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Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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7Expression evaluation *expression* *expr* *E15* *eval*
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9Using expressions is introduced in chapter 41 of the user manual |usr_41.txt|.
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11Note: Expression evaluation can be disabled at compile time. If this has been
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012done, the features in this document are not available. See |+eval| and
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +000013|no-eval-feature|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014
Bram Moolenaar8a7d6542020-01-26 15:56:19 +010015This file is about the backwards compatible Vim script. For Vim9 script,
16which executes much faster, supports type checking and much more, see
17|vim9.txt|.
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Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000191. Variables |variables|
20 1.1 Variable types
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +000021 1.2 Function references |Funcref|
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000022 1.3 Lists |Lists|
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +000023 1.4 Dictionaries |Dictionaries|
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +010024 1.5 Blobs |Blobs|
25 1.6 More about variables |more-variables|
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000262. Expression syntax |expression-syntax|
273. Internal variable |internal-variables|
284. Builtin Functions |functions|
295. Defining functions |user-functions|
306. Curly braces names |curly-braces-names|
317. Commands |expression-commands|
328. Exception handling |exception-handling|
339. Examples |eval-examples|
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +02003410. Vim script version |vimscript-version|
3511. No +eval feature |no-eval-feature|
3612. The sandbox |eval-sandbox|
3713. Textlock |textlock|
Bram Moolenaared997ad2019-07-21 16:42:00 +020038
39Testing support is documented in |testing.txt|.
40Profiling is documented at |profiling|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000041
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000042==============================================================================
431. Variables *variables*
44
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000451.1 Variable types ~
Bram Moolenaarbf821bc2019-01-23 21:15:02 +010046 *E712* *E896* *E897* *E899*
Bram Moolenaar06fe74a2019-08-31 16:20:32 +020047There are ten types of variables:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000048
Bram Moolenaar664f3cf2019-12-07 16:03:51 +010049 *Number* *Integer*
50Number A 32 or 64 bit signed number. |expr-number|
Bram Moolenaarf9706e92020-02-22 14:27:04 +010051 The number of bits is available in |v:numbersize|.
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +010052 Examples: -123 0x10 0177 0o177 0b1011
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +000053
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000054Float A floating point number. |floating-point-format| *Float*
55 {only when compiled with the |+float| feature}
56 Examples: 123.456 1.15e-6 -1.1e3
57
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +000058String A NUL terminated string of 8-bit unsigned characters (bytes).
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000059 |expr-string| Examples: "ab\txx\"--" 'x-z''a,c'
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +000060
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +010061List An ordered sequence of items, see |List| for details.
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +000062 Example: [1, 2, ['a', 'b']]
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000063
Bram Moolenaar39a58ca2005-06-27 22:42:44 +000064Dictionary An associative, unordered array: Each entry has a key and a
65 value. |Dictionary|
Bram Moolenaard5abb4c2019-07-13 22:46:10 +020066 Examples:
67 {'blue': "#0000ff", 'red': "#ff0000"}
Bram Moolenaar4c6d9042019-07-16 22:04:02 +020068 #{blue: "#0000ff", red: "#ff0000"}
Bram Moolenaar39a58ca2005-06-27 22:42:44 +000069
Bram Moolenaar835dc632016-02-07 14:27:38 +010070Funcref A reference to a function |Funcref|.
71 Example: function("strlen")
Bram Moolenaar1d429612016-05-24 15:44:17 +020072 It can be bound to a dictionary and arguments, it then works
73 like a Partial.
74 Example: function("Callback", [arg], myDict)
Bram Moolenaar835dc632016-02-07 14:27:38 +010075
Bram Moolenaar02e83b42016-02-21 20:10:26 +010076Special |v:false|, |v:true|, |v:none| and |v:null|. *Special*
Bram Moolenaar835dc632016-02-07 14:27:38 +010077
Bram Moolenaarebf7dfa2016-04-14 12:46:51 +020078Job Used for a job, see |job_start()|. *Job* *Jobs*
Bram Moolenaar38a55632016-02-15 22:07:32 +010079
Bram Moolenaarebf7dfa2016-04-14 12:46:51 +020080Channel Used for a channel, see |ch_open()|. *Channel* *Channels*
Bram Moolenaar835dc632016-02-07 14:27:38 +010081
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +010082Blob Binary Large Object. Stores any sequence of bytes. See |Blob|
83 for details
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +010084 Example: 0zFF00ED015DAF
85 0z is an empty Blob.
86
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +000087The Number and String types are converted automatically, depending on how they
88are used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000089
90Conversion from a Number to a String is by making the ASCII representation of
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +020091the Number. Examples:
92 Number 123 --> String "123" ~
93 Number 0 --> String "0" ~
94 Number -1 --> String "-1" ~
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +020095 *octal*
Bram Moolenaard43906d2020-07-20 21:31:32 +020096Conversion from a String to a Number only happens in legacy Vim script, not in
97Vim9 script. It is done by converting the first digits to a number.
98Hexadecimal "0xf9", Octal "017" or "0o17", and Binary "0b10"
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +010099numbers are recognized
100NOTE: when using |scriptversion-4| octal with a leading "0" is not recognized.
101The 0o notation requires patch 8.2.0886.
102If the String doesn't start with digits, the result is zero.
Bram Moolenaarfa735342016-01-03 22:14:44 +0100103Examples:
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +0200104 String "456" --> Number 456 ~
105 String "6bar" --> Number 6 ~
106 String "foo" --> Number 0 ~
107 String "0xf1" --> Number 241 ~
108 String "0100" --> Number 64 ~
Bram Moolenaarc17e66c2020-06-02 21:38:22 +0200109 String "0o100" --> Number 64 ~
Bram Moolenaarfa735342016-01-03 22:14:44 +0100110 String "0b101" --> Number 5 ~
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +0200111 String "-8" --> Number -8 ~
112 String "+8" --> Number 0 ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000113
114To force conversion from String to Number, add zero to it: >
115 :echo "0100" + 0
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +0000116< 64 ~
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118To avoid a leading zero to cause octal conversion, or for using a different
119base, use |str2nr()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000120
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +0100121 *TRUE* *FALSE* *Boolean*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000122For boolean operators Numbers are used. Zero is FALSE, non-zero is TRUE.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +0200123You can also use |v:false| and |v:true|, in Vim9 script |false| and |true|.
Bram Moolenaar1c6737b2020-09-07 22:18:52 +0200124When TRUE is returned from a function it is the Number one, FALSE is the
125number zero.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000126
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +0200127Note that in the command: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000128 :if "foo"
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +0200129 :" NOT executed
130"foo" is converted to 0, which means FALSE. If the string starts with a
131non-zero number it means TRUE: >
132 :if "8foo"
133 :" executed
134To test for a non-empty string, use empty(): >
Bram Moolenaar3a0d8092012-10-21 03:02:54 +0200135 :if !empty("foo")
Bram Moolenaar92f26c22020-10-03 20:17:30 +0200136
137< *falsy* *truthy*
138An expression can be used as a condition, ignoring the type and only using
139whether the value is "sort of true" or "sort of false". Falsy is:
140 the number zero
141 empty string, blob, list or dictionary
142Other values are truthy. Examples:
143 0 falsy
144 1 truthy
145 -1 truthy
146 0.0 falsy
147 0.1 truthy
148 '' falsy
149 'x' truthy
150 [] falsy
151 [0] truthy
152 {} falsy
153 #{x: 1} truthy
154 0z falsy
155 0z00 truthy
156
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +0200157 *non-zero-arg*
158Function arguments often behave slightly different from |TRUE|: If the
159argument is present and it evaluates to a non-zero Number, |v:true| or a
Bram Moolenaar64d8e252016-09-06 22:12:34 +0200160non-empty String, then the value is considered to be TRUE.
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +0100161Note that " " and "0" are also non-empty strings, thus considered to be TRUE.
162A List, Dictionary or Float is not a Number or String, thus evaluate to FALSE.
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +0200163
Bram Moolenaar38a55632016-02-15 22:07:32 +0100164 *E745* *E728* *E703* *E729* *E730* *E731* *E908* *E910* *E913*
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +0100165 *E974* *E975* *E976*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +0100166|List|, |Dictionary|, |Funcref|, |Job|, |Channel| and |Blob| types are not
167automatically converted.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000168
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +0000169 *E805* *E806* *E808*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200170When mixing Number and Float the Number is converted to Float. Otherwise
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +0000171there is no automatic conversion of Float. You can use str2float() for String
172to Float, printf() for Float to String and float2nr() for Float to Number.
173
Bram Moolenaar38a55632016-02-15 22:07:32 +0100174 *E891* *E892* *E893* *E894* *E907* *E911* *E914*
Bram Moolenaar13d5aee2016-01-21 23:36:05 +0100175When expecting a Float a Number can also be used, but nothing else.
176
Bram Moolenaarf6f32c32016-03-12 19:03:59 +0100177 *no-type-checking*
178You will not get an error if you try to change the type of a variable.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000179
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000180
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +00001811.2 Function references ~
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +0200182 *Funcref* *E695* *E718*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200183A Funcref variable is obtained with the |function()| function, the |funcref()|
184function or created with the lambda expression |expr-lambda|. It can be used
185in an expression in the place of a function name, before the parenthesis
186around the arguments, to invoke the function it refers to. Example: >
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000187
188 :let Fn = function("MyFunc")
189 :echo Fn()
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000190< *E704* *E705* *E707*
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +0000191A Funcref variable must start with a capital, "s:", "w:", "t:" or "b:". You
Bram Moolenaar7cba6c02013-09-05 22:13:31 +0200192can use "g:" but the following name must still start with a capital. You
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +0000193cannot have both a Funcref variable and a function with the same name.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000194
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000195A special case is defining a function and directly assigning its Funcref to a
196Dictionary entry. Example: >
197 :function dict.init() dict
198 : let self.val = 0
199 :endfunction
200
201The key of the Dictionary can start with a lower case letter. The actual
202function name is not used here. Also see |numbered-function|.
203
204A Funcref can also be used with the |:call| command: >
205 :call Fn()
206 :call dict.init()
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000207
208The name of the referenced function can be obtained with |string()|. >
Bram Moolenaar383f9bc2005-01-19 22:18:32 +0000209 :let func = string(Fn)
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000210
211You can use |call()| to invoke a Funcref and use a list variable for the
212arguments: >
Bram Moolenaar383f9bc2005-01-19 22:18:32 +0000213 :let r = call(Fn, mylist)
Bram Moolenaar1d429612016-05-24 15:44:17 +0200214<
215 *Partial*
216A Funcref optionally binds a Dictionary and/or arguments. This is also called
217a Partial. This is created by passing the Dictionary and/or arguments to
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200218function() or funcref(). When calling the function the Dictionary and/or
219arguments will be passed to the function. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1d429612016-05-24 15:44:17 +0200220
221 let Cb = function('Callback', ['foo'], myDict)
Bram Moolenaarba3ff532018-11-04 14:45:49 +0100222 call Cb('bar')
Bram Moolenaar1d429612016-05-24 15:44:17 +0200223
224This will invoke the function as if using: >
Bram Moolenaarba3ff532018-11-04 14:45:49 +0100225 call myDict.Callback('foo', 'bar')
Bram Moolenaar1d429612016-05-24 15:44:17 +0200226
227This is very useful when passing a function around, e.g. in the arguments of
228|ch_open()|.
229
230Note that binding a function to a Dictionary also happens when the function is
231a member of the Dictionary: >
232
233 let myDict.myFunction = MyFunction
234 call myDict.myFunction()
235
236Here MyFunction() will get myDict passed as "self". This happens when the
237"myFunction" member is accessed. When making assigning "myFunction" to
238otherDict and calling it, it will be bound to otherDict: >
239
240 let otherDict.myFunction = myDict.myFunction
241 call otherDict.myFunction()
242
243Now "self" will be "otherDict". But when the dictionary was bound explicitly
244this won't happen: >
245
246 let myDict.myFunction = function(MyFunction, myDict)
247 let otherDict.myFunction = myDict.myFunction
248 call otherDict.myFunction()
249
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +0200250Here "self" will be "myDict", because it was bound explicitly.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000251
252
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +00002531.3 Lists ~
Bram Moolenaar7e38ea22014-04-05 22:55:53 +0200254 *list* *List* *Lists* *E686*
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000255A List is an ordered sequence of items. An item can be of any type. Items
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200256can be accessed by their index number. Items can be added and removed at any
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000257position in the sequence.
258
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000259
260List creation ~
261 *E696* *E697*
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000262A List is created with a comma separated list of items in square brackets.
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000263Examples: >
264 :let mylist = [1, two, 3, "four"]
265 :let emptylist = []
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000266
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200267An item can be any expression. Using a List for an item creates a
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +0000268List of Lists: >
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000269 :let nestlist = [[11, 12], [21, 22], [31, 32]]
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000270
271An extra comma after the last item is ignored.
272
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000273
274List index ~
275 *list-index* *E684*
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000276An item in the List can be accessed by putting the index in square brackets
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000277after the List. Indexes are zero-based, thus the first item has index zero. >
278 :let item = mylist[0] " get the first item: 1
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000279 :let item = mylist[2] " get the third item: 3
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000280
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000281When the resulting item is a list this can be repeated: >
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000282 :let item = nestlist[0][1] " get the first list, second item: 12
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000283<
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000284A negative index is counted from the end. Index -1 refers to the last item in
285the List, -2 to the last but one item, etc. >
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000286 :let last = mylist[-1] " get the last item: "four"
287
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000288To avoid an error for an invalid index use the |get()| function. When an item
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000289is not available it returns zero or the default value you specify: >
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000290 :echo get(mylist, idx)
291 :echo get(mylist, idx, "NONE")
292
293
294List concatenation ~
Bram Moolenaar34453202021-01-31 13:08:38 +0100295 *list-concatenation*
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000296Two lists can be concatenated with the "+" operator: >
297 :let longlist = mylist + [5, 6]
Bram Moolenaar383f9bc2005-01-19 22:18:32 +0000298 :let mylist += [7, 8]
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000299
Bram Moolenaar34453202021-01-31 13:08:38 +0100300To prepend or append an item, turn the item into a list by putting [] around
301it. To change a list in-place, refer to |list-modification| below.
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000302
303
304Sublist ~
Bram Moolenaarbc8801c2016-08-02 21:04:33 +0200305 *sublist*
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000306A part of the List can be obtained by specifying the first and last index,
307separated by a colon in square brackets: >
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000308 :let shortlist = mylist[2:-1] " get List [3, "four"]
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000309
310Omitting the first index is similar to zero. Omitting the last index is
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +0000311similar to -1. >
Bram Moolenaar540d6e32005-01-09 21:20:18 +0000312 :let endlist = mylist[2:] " from item 2 to the end: [3, "four"]
313 :let shortlist = mylist[2:2] " List with one item: [3]
314 :let otherlist = mylist[:] " make a copy of the List
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000315
Bram Moolenaar6601b622021-01-13 21:47:15 +0100316Notice that the last index is inclusive. If you prefer using an exclusive
317index use the |slice()| method.
318
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +0000319If the first index is beyond the last item of the List or the second item is
320before the first item, the result is an empty list. There is no error
321message.
322
323If the second index is equal to or greater than the length of the list the
324length minus one is used: >
Bram Moolenaar9e54a0e2006-04-14 20:42:25 +0000325 :let mylist = [0, 1, 2, 3]
326 :echo mylist[2:8] " result: [2, 3]
327
Bram Moolenaara7fc0102005-05-18 22:17:12 +0000328NOTE: mylist[s:e] means using the variable "s:e" as index. Watch out for
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200329using a single letter variable before the ":". Insert a space when needed:
Bram Moolenaara7fc0102005-05-18 22:17:12 +0000330mylist[s : e].
331
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000332
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000333List identity ~
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000334 *list-identity*
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000335When variable "aa" is a list and you assign it to another variable "bb", both
336variables refer to the same list. Thus changing the list "aa" will also
337change "bb": >
338 :let aa = [1, 2, 3]
339 :let bb = aa
340 :call add(aa, 4)
341 :echo bb
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000342< [1, 2, 3, 4]
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000343
344Making a copy of a list is done with the |copy()| function. Using [:] also
345works, as explained above. This creates a shallow copy of the list: Changing
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000346a list item in the list will also change the item in the copied list: >
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000347 :let aa = [[1, 'a'], 2, 3]
348 :let bb = copy(aa)
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000349 :call add(aa, 4)
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000350 :let aa[0][1] = 'aaa'
351 :echo aa
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000352< [[1, aaa], 2, 3, 4] >
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000353 :echo bb
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000354< [[1, aaa], 2, 3]
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000355
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000356To make a completely independent list use |deepcopy()|. This also makes a
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000357copy of the values in the list, recursively. Up to a hundred levels deep.
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000358
359The operator "is" can be used to check if two variables refer to the same
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000360List. "isnot" does the opposite. In contrast "==" compares if two lists have
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000361the same value. >
362 :let alist = [1, 2, 3]
363 :let blist = [1, 2, 3]
364 :echo alist is blist
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000365< 0 >
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000366 :echo alist == blist
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000367< 1
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000368
Bram Moolenaar9ba0eb82005-06-13 22:28:56 +0000369Note about comparing lists: Two lists are considered equal if they have the
370same length and all items compare equal, as with using "==". There is one
Bram Moolenaar7d1f5db2005-07-03 21:39:27 +0000371exception: When comparing a number with a string they are considered
372different. There is no automatic type conversion, as with using "==" on
373variables. Example: >
374 echo 4 == "4"
Bram Moolenaar9ba0eb82005-06-13 22:28:56 +0000375< 1 >
Bram Moolenaar7d1f5db2005-07-03 21:39:27 +0000376 echo [4] == ["4"]
Bram Moolenaar9ba0eb82005-06-13 22:28:56 +0000377< 0
378
Bram Moolenaar7d1f5db2005-07-03 21:39:27 +0000379Thus comparing Lists is more strict than comparing numbers and strings. You
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +0000380can compare simple values this way too by putting them in a list: >
Bram Moolenaar7d1f5db2005-07-03 21:39:27 +0000381
382 :let a = 5
383 :let b = "5"
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +0000384 :echo a == b
Bram Moolenaar7d1f5db2005-07-03 21:39:27 +0000385< 1 >
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +0000386 :echo [a] == [b]
Bram Moolenaar7d1f5db2005-07-03 21:39:27 +0000387< 0
Bram Moolenaar9ba0eb82005-06-13 22:28:56 +0000388
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000389
390List unpack ~
391
392To unpack the items in a list to individual variables, put the variables in
393square brackets, like list items: >
394 :let [var1, var2] = mylist
395
396When the number of variables does not match the number of items in the list
397this produces an error. To handle any extra items from the list append ";"
398and a variable name: >
399 :let [var1, var2; rest] = mylist
400
401This works like: >
402 :let var1 = mylist[0]
403 :let var2 = mylist[1]
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +0000404 :let rest = mylist[2:]
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000405
406Except that there is no error if there are only two items. "rest" will be an
407empty list then.
408
409
410List modification ~
411 *list-modification*
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000412To change a specific item of a list use |:let| this way: >
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000413 :let list[4] = "four"
414 :let listlist[0][3] = item
415
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000416To change part of a list you can specify the first and last item to be
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000417modified. The value must at least have the number of items in the range: >
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000418 :let list[3:5] = [3, 4, 5]
419
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000420Adding and removing items from a list is done with functions. Here are a few
421examples: >
422 :call insert(list, 'a') " prepend item 'a'
423 :call insert(list, 'a', 3) " insert item 'a' before list[3]
424 :call add(list, "new") " append String item
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000425 :call add(list, [1, 2]) " append a List as one new item
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000426 :call extend(list, [1, 2]) " extend the list with two more items
427 :let i = remove(list, 3) " remove item 3
Bram Moolenaar9cd15162005-01-16 22:02:49 +0000428 :unlet list[3] " idem
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000429 :let l = remove(list, 3, -1) " remove items 3 to last item
Bram Moolenaar9cd15162005-01-16 22:02:49 +0000430 :unlet list[3 : ] " idem
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000431 :call filter(list, 'v:val !~ "x"') " remove items with an 'x'
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000432
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000433Changing the order of items in a list: >
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000434 :call sort(list) " sort a list alphabetically
435 :call reverse(list) " reverse the order of items
Bram Moolenaar327aa022014-03-25 18:24:23 +0100436 :call uniq(sort(list)) " sort and remove duplicates
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000437
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000438
439For loop ~
440
Bram Moolenaar74e54fc2021-03-26 20:41:29 +0100441The |:for| loop executes commands for each item in a List, String or Blob.
442A variable is set to each item in sequence. Example with a List: >
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000443 :for item in mylist
444 : call Doit(item)
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000445 :endfor
446
447This works like: >
448 :let index = 0
449 :while index < len(mylist)
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000450 : let item = mylist[index]
451 : :call Doit(item)
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000452 : let index = index + 1
453 :endwhile
454
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +0000455If all you want to do is modify each item in the list then the |map()|
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000456function will be a simpler method than a for loop.
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +0000457
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200458Just like the |:let| command, |:for| also accepts a list of variables. This
Bram Moolenaar74e54fc2021-03-26 20:41:29 +0100459requires the argument to be a List of Lists. >
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000460 :for [lnum, col] in [[1, 3], [2, 8], [3, 0]]
461 : call Doit(lnum, col)
462 :endfor
463
464This works like a |:let| command is done for each list item. Again, the types
465must remain the same to avoid an error.
466
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000467It is also possible to put remaining items in a List variable: >
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000468 :for [i, j; rest] in listlist
469 : call Doit(i, j)
470 : if !empty(rest)
471 : echo "remainder: " . string(rest)
472 : endif
473 :endfor
474
Bram Moolenaar74e54fc2021-03-26 20:41:29 +0100475For a Blob one byte at a time is used.
476
477For a String one character, including any composing characters, is used as a
478String. Example: >
479 for c in text
480 echo 'This character is ' .. c
481 endfor
482
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000483
484List functions ~
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000485 *E714*
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000486Functions that are useful with a List: >
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000487 :let r = call(funcname, list) " call a function with an argument list
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000488 :if empty(list) " check if list is empty
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000489 :let l = len(list) " number of items in list
490 :let big = max(list) " maximum value in list
491 :let small = min(list) " minimum value in list
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000492 :let xs = count(list, 'x') " count nr of times 'x' appears in list
493 :let i = index(list, 'x') " index of first 'x' in list
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000494 :let lines = getline(1, 10) " get ten text lines from buffer
495 :call append('$', lines) " append text lines in buffer
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +0000496 :let list = split("a b c") " create list from items in a string
497 :let string = join(list, ', ') " create string from list items
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000498 :let s = string(list) " String representation of list
499 :call map(list, '">> " . v:val') " prepend ">> " to each item
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000500
Bram Moolenaar0cb032e2005-04-23 20:52:00 +0000501Don't forget that a combination of features can make things simple. For
502example, to add up all the numbers in a list: >
503 :exe 'let sum = ' . join(nrlist, '+')
504
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000505
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00005061.4 Dictionaries ~
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +0100507 *dict* *Dict* *Dictionaries* *Dictionary*
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000508A Dictionary is an associative array: Each entry has a key and a value. The
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000509entry can be located with the key. The entries are stored without a specific
510ordering.
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000511
512
513Dictionary creation ~
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000514 *E720* *E721* *E722* *E723*
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000515A Dictionary is created with a comma separated list of entries in curly
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000516braces. Each entry has a key and a value, separated by a colon. Each key can
517only appear once. Examples: >
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000518 :let mydict = {1: 'one', 2: 'two', 3: 'three'}
519 :let emptydict = {}
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000520< *E713* *E716* *E717*
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000521A key is always a String. You can use a Number, it will be converted to a
522String automatically. Thus the String '4' and the number 4 will find the same
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200523entry. Note that the String '04' and the Number 04 are different, since the
Bram Moolenaard5abb4c2019-07-13 22:46:10 +0200524Number will be converted to the String '4'. The empty string can also be used
525as a key.
Bram Moolenaar56c860c2019-08-17 20:09:31 +0200526 *literal-Dict* *#{}*
Bram Moolenaar4c6d9042019-07-16 22:04:02 +0200527To avoid having to put quotes around every key the #{} form can be used. This
Bram Moolenaard5abb4c2019-07-13 22:46:10 +0200528does require the key to consist only of ASCII letters, digits, '-' and '_'.
529Example: >
Bram Moolenaar10455d42019-11-21 15:36:18 +0100530 :let mydict = #{zero: 0, one_key: 1, two-key: 2, 333: 3}
Bram Moolenaar4c6d9042019-07-16 22:04:02 +0200531Note that 333 here is the string "333". Empty keys are not possible with #{}.
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000532
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200533A value can be any expression. Using a Dictionary for a value creates a
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000534nested Dictionary: >
535 :let nestdict = {1: {11: 'a', 12: 'b'}, 2: {21: 'c'}}
536
537An extra comma after the last entry is ignored.
538
539
540Accessing entries ~
541
542The normal way to access an entry is by putting the key in square brackets: >
543 :let val = mydict["one"]
544 :let mydict["four"] = 4
545
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000546You can add new entries to an existing Dictionary this way, unlike Lists.
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000547
548For keys that consist entirely of letters, digits and underscore the following
549form can be used |expr-entry|: >
550 :let val = mydict.one
551 :let mydict.four = 4
552
553Since an entry can be any type, also a List and a Dictionary, the indexing and
554key lookup can be repeated: >
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000555 :echo dict.key[idx].key
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000556
557
558Dictionary to List conversion ~
559
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200560You may want to loop over the entries in a dictionary. For this you need to
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000561turn the Dictionary into a List and pass it to |:for|.
562
563Most often you want to loop over the keys, using the |keys()| function: >
564 :for key in keys(mydict)
565 : echo key . ': ' . mydict[key]
566 :endfor
567
568The List of keys is unsorted. You may want to sort them first: >
569 :for key in sort(keys(mydict))
570
571To loop over the values use the |values()| function: >
572 :for v in values(mydict)
573 : echo "value: " . v
574 :endfor
575
576If you want both the key and the value use the |items()| function. It returns
Bram Moolenaard47d5222018-12-09 20:43:55 +0100577a List in which each item is a List with two items, the key and the value: >
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +0000578 :for [key, value] in items(mydict)
579 : echo key . ': ' . value
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000580 :endfor
581
582
583Dictionary identity ~
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +0000584 *dict-identity*
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000585Just like Lists you need to use |copy()| and |deepcopy()| to make a copy of a
586Dictionary. Otherwise, assignment results in referring to the same
587Dictionary: >
588 :let onedict = {'a': 1, 'b': 2}
589 :let adict = onedict
590 :let adict['a'] = 11
591 :echo onedict['a']
592 11
593
Bram Moolenaarf3bd51a2005-06-14 22:11:18 +0000594Two Dictionaries compare equal if all the key-value pairs compare equal. For
595more info see |list-identity|.
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000596
597
598Dictionary modification ~
599 *dict-modification*
600To change an already existing entry of a Dictionary, or to add a new entry,
601use |:let| this way: >
602 :let dict[4] = "four"
603 :let dict['one'] = item
604
Bram Moolenaar9cd15162005-01-16 22:02:49 +0000605Removing an entry from a Dictionary is done with |remove()| or |:unlet|.
606Three ways to remove the entry with key "aaa" from dict: >
607 :let i = remove(dict, 'aaa')
608 :unlet dict.aaa
609 :unlet dict['aaa']
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000610
611Merging a Dictionary with another is done with |extend()|: >
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000612 :call extend(adict, bdict)
613This extends adict with all entries from bdict. Duplicate keys cause entries
614in adict to be overwritten. An optional third argument can change this.
Bram Moolenaar383f9bc2005-01-19 22:18:32 +0000615Note that the order of entries in a Dictionary is irrelevant, thus don't
616expect ":echo adict" to show the items from bdict after the older entries in
617adict.
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000618
619Weeding out entries from a Dictionary can be done with |filter()|: >
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +0000620 :call filter(dict, 'v:val =~ "x"')
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000621This removes all entries from "dict" with a value not matching 'x'.
Bram Moolenaar388a5d42020-05-26 21:20:45 +0200622This can also be used to remove all entries: >
623 call filter(dict, 0)
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000624
625
626Dictionary function ~
Bram Moolenaar26402cb2013-02-20 21:26:00 +0100627 *Dictionary-function* *self* *E725* *E862*
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000628When a function is defined with the "dict" attribute it can be used in a
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200629special way with a dictionary. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000630 :function Mylen() dict
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000631 : return len(self.data)
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000632 :endfunction
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000633 :let mydict = {'data': [0, 1, 2, 3], 'len': function("Mylen")}
634 :echo mydict.len()
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000635
636This is like a method in object oriented programming. The entry in the
637Dictionary is a |Funcref|. The local variable "self" refers to the dictionary
638the function was invoked from.
639
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000640It is also possible to add a function without the "dict" attribute as a
641Funcref to a Dictionary, but the "self" variable is not available then.
642
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +0000643 *numbered-function* *anonymous-function*
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000644To avoid the extra name for the function it can be defined and directly
645assigned to a Dictionary in this way: >
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000646 :let mydict = {'data': [0, 1, 2, 3]}
Bram Moolenaar5a5f4592015-04-13 12:43:06 +0200647 :function mydict.len()
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000648 : return len(self.data)
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000649 :endfunction
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000650 :echo mydict.len()
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000651
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000652The function will then get a number and the value of dict.len is a |Funcref|
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200653that references this function. The function can only be used through a
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000654|Funcref|. It will automatically be deleted when there is no |Funcref|
655remaining that refers to it.
656
657It is not necessary to use the "dict" attribute for a numbered function.
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000658
Bram Moolenaar1affd722010-08-04 17:49:30 +0200659If you get an error for a numbered function, you can find out what it is with
660a trick. Assuming the function is 42, the command is: >
Bram Moolenaar34cc7d82021-09-21 20:09:51 +0200661 :function g:42
Bram Moolenaar1affd722010-08-04 17:49:30 +0200662
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000663
664Functions for Dictionaries ~
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000665 *E715*
666Functions that can be used with a Dictionary: >
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000667 :if has_key(dict, 'foo') " TRUE if dict has entry with key "foo"
668 :if empty(dict) " TRUE if dict is empty
669 :let l = len(dict) " number of items in dict
670 :let big = max(dict) " maximum value in dict
671 :let small = min(dict) " minimum value in dict
672 :let xs = count(dict, 'x') " count nr of times 'x' appears in dict
673 :let s = string(dict) " String representation of dict
674 :call map(dict, '">> " . v:val') " prepend ">> " to each item
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000675
676
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +01006771.5 Blobs ~
678 *blob* *Blob* *Blobs* *E978*
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +0100679A Blob is a binary object. It can be used to read an image from a file and
680send it over a channel, for example.
681
682A Blob mostly behaves like a |List| of numbers, where each number has the
683value of an 8-bit byte, from 0 to 255.
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +0100684
685
686Blob creation ~
687
688A Blob can be created with a |blob-literal|: >
689 :let b = 0zFF00ED015DAF
Bram Moolenaar0d17f0d2019-01-22 22:20:38 +0100690Dots can be inserted between bytes (pair of hex characters) for readability,
691they don't change the value: >
692 :let b = 0zFF00.ED01.5DAF
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +0100693
694A blob can be read from a file with |readfile()| passing the {type} argument
695set to "B", for example: >
696 :let b = readfile('image.png', 'B')
697
698A blob can be read from a channel with the |ch_readblob()| function.
699
700
701Blob index ~
702 *blob-index* *E979*
703A byte in the Blob can be accessed by putting the index in square brackets
704after the Blob. Indexes are zero-based, thus the first byte has index zero. >
705 :let myblob = 0z00112233
706 :let byte = myblob[0] " get the first byte: 0x00
707 :let byte = myblob[2] " get the third byte: 0x22
708
709A negative index is counted from the end. Index -1 refers to the last byte in
710the Blob, -2 to the last but one byte, etc. >
711 :let last = myblob[-1] " get the last byte: 0x33
712
713To avoid an error for an invalid index use the |get()| function. When an item
714is not available it returns -1 or the default value you specify: >
715 :echo get(myblob, idx)
716 :echo get(myblob, idx, 999)
717
718
Bram Moolenaar5e66b422019-01-24 21:58:10 +0100719Blob iteration ~
720
721The |:for| loop executes commands for each byte of a Blob. The loop variable is
722set to each byte in the Blob. Example: >
723 :for byte in 0z112233
724 : call Doit(byte)
725 :endfor
726This calls Doit() with 0x11, 0x22 and 0x33.
727
728
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +0100729Blob concatenation ~
730
731Two blobs can be concatenated with the "+" operator: >
732 :let longblob = myblob + 0z4455
733 :let myblob += 0z6677
734
735To change a blob in-place see |blob-modification| below.
736
737
738Part of a blob ~
739
740A part of the Blob can be obtained by specifying the first and last index,
741separated by a colon in square brackets: >
742 :let myblob = 0z00112233
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +0100743 :let shortblob = myblob[1:2] " get 0z1122
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +0100744 :let shortblob = myblob[2:-1] " get 0z2233
745
746Omitting the first index is similar to zero. Omitting the last index is
747similar to -1. >
748 :let endblob = myblob[2:] " from item 2 to the end: 0z2233
749 :let shortblob = myblob[2:2] " Blob with one byte: 0z22
750 :let otherblob = myblob[:] " make a copy of the Blob
751
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +0100752If the first index is beyond the last byte of the Blob or the second index is
Bram Moolenaaraa5df7e2019-02-03 14:53:10 +0100753before the first index, the result is an empty Blob. There is no error
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +0100754message.
755
756If the second index is equal to or greater than the length of the list the
757length minus one is used: >
758 :echo myblob[2:8] " result: 0z2233
759
760
761Blob modification ~
762 *blob-modification*
763To change a specific byte of a blob use |:let| this way: >
764 :let blob[4] = 0x44
765
766When the index is just one beyond the end of the Blob, it is appended. Any
767higher index is an error.
768
769To change a sequence of bytes the [:] notation can be used: >
770 let blob[1:3] = 0z445566
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +0100771The length of the replaced bytes must be exactly the same as the value
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +0100772provided. *E972*
773
774To change part of a blob you can specify the first and last byte to be
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +0100775modified. The value must have the same number of bytes in the range: >
776 :let blob[3:5] = 0z334455
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +0100777
778You can also use the functions |add()|, |remove()| and |insert()|.
779
780
781Blob identity ~
782
783Blobs can be compared for equality: >
784 if blob == 0z001122
785And for equal identity: >
786 if blob is otherblob
787< *blob-identity* *E977*
788When variable "aa" is a Blob and you assign it to another variable "bb", both
789variables refer to the same Blob. Then the "is" operator returns true.
790
791When making a copy using [:] or |copy()| the values are the same, but the
792identity is different: >
793 :let blob = 0z112233
794 :let blob2 = blob
795 :echo blob == blob2
796< 1 >
797 :echo blob is blob2
798< 1 >
799 :let blob3 = blob[:]
800 :echo blob == blob3
801< 1 >
802 :echo blob is blob3
803< 0
804
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +0100805Making a copy of a Blob is done with the |copy()| function. Using [:] also
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +0100806works, as explained above.
807
808
8091.6 More about variables ~
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000810 *more-variables*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000811If you need to know the type of a variable or expression, use the |type()|
812function.
813
814When the '!' flag is included in the 'viminfo' option, global variables that
815start with an uppercase letter, and don't contain a lowercase letter, are
816stored in the viminfo file |viminfo-file|.
817
818When the 'sessionoptions' option contains "global", global variables that
819start with an uppercase letter and contain at least one lowercase letter are
820stored in the session file |session-file|.
821
822variable name can be stored where ~
823my_var_6 not
824My_Var_6 session file
825MY_VAR_6 viminfo file
826
827
828It's possible to form a variable name with curly braces, see
829|curly-braces-names|.
830
831==============================================================================
8322. Expression syntax *expression-syntax*
833
834Expression syntax summary, from least to most significant:
835
Bram Moolenaar50ba5262016-09-22 22:33:02 +0200836|expr1| expr2
Bram Moolenaar89bcfda2016-08-30 23:26:57 +0200837 expr2 ? expr1 : expr1 if-then-else
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000838
Bram Moolenaar89bcfda2016-08-30 23:26:57 +0200839|expr2| expr3
Bram Moolenaar0f248b02019-04-04 15:36:05 +0200840 expr3 || expr3 ... logical OR
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000841
Bram Moolenaar89bcfda2016-08-30 23:26:57 +0200842|expr3| expr4
Bram Moolenaar0f248b02019-04-04 15:36:05 +0200843 expr4 && expr4 ... logical AND
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000844
Bram Moolenaar89bcfda2016-08-30 23:26:57 +0200845|expr4| expr5
846 expr5 == expr5 equal
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000847 expr5 != expr5 not equal
848 expr5 > expr5 greater than
849 expr5 >= expr5 greater than or equal
850 expr5 < expr5 smaller than
851 expr5 <= expr5 smaller than or equal
852 expr5 =~ expr5 regexp matches
853 expr5 !~ expr5 regexp doesn't match
854
855 expr5 ==? expr5 equal, ignoring case
856 expr5 ==# expr5 equal, match case
857 etc. As above, append ? for ignoring case, # for
858 matching case
859
Bram Moolenaar5e66b422019-01-24 21:58:10 +0100860 expr5 is expr5 same |List|, |Dictionary| or |Blob| instance
861 expr5 isnot expr5 different |List|, |Dictionary| or |Blob|
862 instance
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +0000863
Bram Moolenaar89bcfda2016-08-30 23:26:57 +0200864|expr5| expr6
Bram Moolenaar0f248b02019-04-04 15:36:05 +0200865 expr6 + expr6 ... number addition, list or blob concatenation
866 expr6 - expr6 ... number subtraction
867 expr6 . expr6 ... string concatenation
868 expr6 .. expr6 ... string concatenation
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000869
Bram Moolenaar89bcfda2016-08-30 23:26:57 +0200870|expr6| expr7
Bram Moolenaar0f248b02019-04-04 15:36:05 +0200871 expr7 * expr7 ... number multiplication
872 expr7 / expr7 ... number division
873 expr7 % expr7 ... number modulo
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000874
Bram Moolenaar89bcfda2016-08-30 23:26:57 +0200875|expr7| expr8
876 ! expr7 logical NOT
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000877 - expr7 unary minus
878 + expr7 unary plus
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000879
Bram Moolenaar89bcfda2016-08-30 23:26:57 +0200880|expr8| expr9
881 expr8[expr1] byte of a String or item of a |List|
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +0000882 expr8[expr1 : expr1] substring of a String or sublist of a |List|
883 expr8.name entry in a |Dictionary|
884 expr8(expr1, ...) function call with |Funcref| variable
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +0200885 expr8->name(expr1, ...) |method| call
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000886
Bram Moolenaar50ba5262016-09-22 22:33:02 +0200887|expr9| number number constant
Bram Moolenaar3fdfa4a2004-10-07 21:02:47 +0000888 "string" string constant, backslash is special
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000889 'string' string constant, ' is doubled
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +0000890 [expr1, ...] |List|
891 {expr1: expr1, ...} |Dictionary|
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +0200892 #{key: expr1, ...} |Dictionary|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000893 &option option value
894 (expr1) nested expression
895 variable internal variable
896 va{ria}ble internal variable with curly braces
897 $VAR environment variable
898 @r contents of register 'r'
899 function(expr1, ...) function call
900 func{ti}on(expr1, ...) function call with curly braces
Bram Moolenaar069c1e72016-07-15 21:25:08 +0200901 {args -> expr1} lambda expression
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000902
903
Bram Moolenaar0f248b02019-04-04 15:36:05 +0200904"..." indicates that the operations in this level can be concatenated.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000905Example: >
906 &nu || &list && &shell == "csh"
907
908All expressions within one level are parsed from left to right.
909
910
Bram Moolenaar4f4d51a2020-10-11 13:57:40 +0200911expr1 *expr1* *trinary* *falsy-operator* *??* *E109*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000912-----
913
Bram Moolenaar92f26c22020-10-03 20:17:30 +0200914The trinary operator: expr2 ? expr1 : expr1
915The falsy operator: expr2 ?? expr1
916
917Trinary operator ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000918
919The expression before the '?' is evaluated to a number. If it evaluates to
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +0200920|TRUE|, the result is the value of the expression between the '?' and ':',
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000921otherwise the result is the value of the expression after the ':'.
922Example: >
923 :echo lnum == 1 ? "top" : lnum
924
925Since the first expression is an "expr2", it cannot contain another ?:. The
926other two expressions can, thus allow for recursive use of ?:.
927Example: >
928 :echo lnum == 1 ? "top" : lnum == 1000 ? "last" : lnum
929
930To keep this readable, using |line-continuation| is suggested: >
931 :echo lnum == 1
932 :\ ? "top"
933 :\ : lnum == 1000
934 :\ ? "last"
935 :\ : lnum
936
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +0000937You should always put a space before the ':', otherwise it can be mistaken for
938use in a variable such as "a:1".
939
Bram Moolenaar92f26c22020-10-03 20:17:30 +0200940Falsy operator ~
941
942This is also known as the "null coalescing operator", but that's too
943complicated, thus we just call it the falsy operator.
944
945The expression before the '??' is evaluated. If it evaluates to
946|truthy|, this is used as the result. Otherwise the expression after the '??'
947is evaluated and used as the result. This is most useful to have a default
948value for an expression that may result in zero or empty: >
949 echo theList ?? 'list is empty'
950 echo GetName() ?? 'unknown'
951
952These are similar, but not equal: >
953 expr2 ?? expr1
954 expr2 ? expr2 : expr1
955In the second line "expr2" is evaluated twice.
956
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000957
958expr2 and expr3 *expr2* *expr3*
959---------------
960
Bram Moolenaar04186092016-08-29 21:55:35 +0200961expr3 || expr3 .. logical OR *expr-barbar*
962expr4 && expr4 .. logical AND *expr-&&*
963
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000964The "||" and "&&" operators take one argument on each side. The arguments
965are (converted to) Numbers. The result is:
966
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +0200967 input output ~
968n1 n2 n1 || n2 n1 && n2 ~
969|FALSE| |FALSE| |FALSE| |FALSE|
970|FALSE| |TRUE| |TRUE| |FALSE|
971|TRUE| |FALSE| |TRUE| |FALSE|
972|TRUE| |TRUE| |TRUE| |TRUE|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000973
974The operators can be concatenated, for example: >
975
976 &nu || &list && &shell == "csh"
977
978Note that "&&" takes precedence over "||", so this has the meaning of: >
979
980 &nu || (&list && &shell == "csh")
981
982Once the result is known, the expression "short-circuits", that is, further
983arguments are not evaluated. This is like what happens in C. For example: >
984
985 let a = 1
986 echo a || b
987
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +0200988This is valid even if there is no variable called "b" because "a" is |TRUE|,
989so the result must be |TRUE|. Similarly below: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000990
991 echo exists("b") && b == "yes"
992
993This is valid whether "b" has been defined or not. The second clause will
994only be evaluated if "b" has been defined.
995
996
997expr4 *expr4*
998-----
999
1000expr5 {cmp} expr5
1001
1002Compare two expr5 expressions, resulting in a 0 if it evaluates to false, or 1
1003if it evaluates to true.
1004
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001005 *expr-==* *expr-!=* *expr->* *expr->=*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001006 *expr-<* *expr-<=* *expr-=~* *expr-!~*
1007 *expr-==#* *expr-!=#* *expr->#* *expr->=#*
1008 *expr-<#* *expr-<=#* *expr-=~#* *expr-!~#*
1009 *expr-==?* *expr-!=?* *expr->?* *expr->=?*
1010 *expr-<?* *expr-<=?* *expr-=~?* *expr-!~?*
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +02001011 *expr-is* *expr-isnot* *expr-is#* *expr-isnot#*
1012 *expr-is?* *expr-isnot?*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001013 use 'ignorecase' match case ignore case ~
1014equal == ==# ==?
1015not equal != !=# !=?
1016greater than > ># >?
1017greater than or equal >= >=# >=?
1018smaller than < <# <?
1019smaller than or equal <= <=# <=?
1020regexp matches =~ =~# =~?
1021regexp doesn't match !~ !~# !~?
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +02001022same instance is is# is?
1023different instance isnot isnot# isnot?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001024
1025Examples:
1026"abc" ==# "Abc" evaluates to 0
1027"abc" ==? "Abc" evaluates to 1
1028"abc" == "Abc" evaluates to 1 if 'ignorecase' is set, 0 otherwise
1029
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +00001030 *E691* *E692*
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +01001031A |List| can only be compared with a |List| and only "equal", "not equal",
1032"is" and "isnot" can be used. This compares the values of the list,
1033recursively. Ignoring case means case is ignored when comparing item values.
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00001034
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +00001035 *E735* *E736*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001036A |Dictionary| can only be compared with a |Dictionary| and only "equal", "not
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +01001037equal", "is" and "isnot" can be used. This compares the key/values of the
1038|Dictionary| recursively. Ignoring case means case is ignored when comparing
1039item values.
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +00001040
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02001041 *E694*
Bram Moolenaare18dbe82016-07-02 21:42:23 +02001042A |Funcref| can only be compared with a |Funcref| and only "equal", "not
1043equal", "is" and "isnot" can be used. Case is never ignored. Whether
1044arguments or a Dictionary are bound (with a partial) matters. The
1045Dictionaries must also be equal (or the same, in case of "is") and the
1046arguments must be equal (or the same).
1047
1048To compare Funcrefs to see if they refer to the same function, ignoring bound
1049Dictionary and arguments, use |get()| to get the function name: >
1050 if get(Part1, 'name') == get(Part2, 'name')
1051 " Part1 and Part2 refer to the same function
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00001052
Bram Moolenaar5e66b422019-01-24 21:58:10 +01001053Using "is" or "isnot" with a |List|, |Dictionary| or |Blob| checks whether
1054the expressions are referring to the same |List|, |Dictionary| or |Blob|
1055instance. A copy of a |List| is different from the original |List|. When
1056using "is" without a |List|, |Dictionary| or |Blob|, it is equivalent to
1057using "equal", using "isnot" equivalent to using "not equal". Except that
1058a different type means the values are different: >
Bram Moolenaar86edef62016-03-13 18:07:30 +01001059 echo 4 == '4'
1060 1
1061 echo 4 is '4'
1062 0
1063 echo 0 is []
1064 0
1065"is#"/"isnot#" and "is?"/"isnot?" can be used to match and ignore case.
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00001066
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001067When comparing a String with a Number, the String is converted to a Number,
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001068and the comparison is done on Numbers. This means that: >
Bram Moolenaar86edef62016-03-13 18:07:30 +01001069 echo 0 == 'x'
1070 1
1071because 'x' converted to a Number is zero. However: >
1072 echo [0] == ['x']
1073 0
1074Inside a List or Dictionary this conversion is not used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001075
1076When comparing two Strings, this is done with strcmp() or stricmp(). This
1077results in the mathematical difference (comparing byte values), not
1078necessarily the alphabetical difference in the local language.
1079
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001080When using the operators with a trailing '#', or the short version and
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00001081'ignorecase' is off, the comparing is done with strcmp(): case matters.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001082
1083When using the operators with a trailing '?', or the short version and
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00001084'ignorecase' is set, the comparing is done with stricmp(): case is ignored.
1085
1086'smartcase' is not used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001087
1088The "=~" and "!~" operators match the lefthand argument with the righthand
1089argument, which is used as a pattern. See |pattern| for what a pattern is.
1090This matching is always done like 'magic' was set and 'cpoptions' is empty, no
1091matter what the actual value of 'magic' or 'cpoptions' is. This makes scripts
1092portable. To avoid backslashes in the regexp pattern to be doubled, use a
1093single-quote string, see |literal-string|.
1094Since a string is considered to be a single line, a multi-line pattern
1095(containing \n, backslash-n) will not match. However, a literal NL character
1096can be matched like an ordinary character. Examples:
1097 "foo\nbar" =~ "\n" evaluates to 1
1098 "foo\nbar" =~ "\\n" evaluates to 0
1099
1100
1101expr5 and expr6 *expr5* *expr6*
1102---------------
Bram Moolenaar0f248b02019-04-04 15:36:05 +02001103expr6 + expr6 Number addition, |List| or |Blob| concatenation *expr-+*
1104expr6 - expr6 Number subtraction *expr--*
1105expr6 . expr6 String concatenation *expr-.*
1106expr6 .. expr6 String concatenation *expr-..*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001107
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00001108For |Lists| only "+" is possible and then both expr6 must be a list. The
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001109result is a new list with the two lists Concatenated.
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00001110
Bram Moolenaar0f248b02019-04-04 15:36:05 +02001111For String concatenation ".." is preferred, since "." is ambiguous, it is also
1112used for |Dict| member access and floating point numbers.
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +02001113When |vimscript-version| is 2 or higher, using "." is not allowed.
Bram Moolenaar0f248b02019-04-04 15:36:05 +02001114
Bram Moolenaar5e66b422019-01-24 21:58:10 +01001115expr7 * expr7 Number multiplication *expr-star*
1116expr7 / expr7 Number division *expr-/*
1117expr7 % expr7 Number modulo *expr-%*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001118
Bram Moolenaar62e1bb42019-04-08 16:25:07 +02001119For all, except "." and "..", Strings are converted to Numbers.
Bram Moolenaard6e256c2011-12-14 15:32:50 +01001120For bitwise operators see |and()|, |or()| and |xor()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001121
1122Note the difference between "+" and ".":
1123 "123" + "456" = 579
1124 "123" . "456" = "123456"
1125
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001126Since '.' has the same precedence as '+' and '-', you need to read: >
1127 1 . 90 + 90.0
1128As: >
1129 (1 . 90) + 90.0
1130That works, since the String "190" is automatically converted to the Number
1131190, which can be added to the Float 90.0. However: >
1132 1 . 90 * 90.0
1133Should be read as: >
1134 1 . (90 * 90.0)
1135Since '.' has lower precedence than '*'. This does NOT work, since this
1136attempts to concatenate a Float and a String.
1137
1138When dividing a Number by zero the result depends on the value:
1139 0 / 0 = -0x80000000 (like NaN for Float)
1140 >0 / 0 = 0x7fffffff (like positive infinity)
1141 <0 / 0 = -0x7fffffff (like negative infinity)
1142 (before Vim 7.2 it was always 0x7fffffff)
1143
Bram Moolenaar22fcfad2016-07-01 18:17:26 +02001144When 64-bit Number support is enabled:
1145 0 / 0 = -0x8000000000000000 (like NaN for Float)
1146 >0 / 0 = 0x7fffffffffffffff (like positive infinity)
1147 <0 / 0 = -0x7fffffffffffffff (like negative infinity)
1148
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001149When the righthand side of '%' is zero, the result is 0.
1150
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001151None of these work for |Funcref|s.
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00001152
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001153. and % do not work for Float. *E804*
1154
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001155
1156expr7 *expr7*
1157-----
1158! expr7 logical NOT *expr-!*
1159- expr7 unary minus *expr-unary--*
1160+ expr7 unary plus *expr-unary-+*
1161
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02001162For '!' |TRUE| becomes |FALSE|, |FALSE| becomes |TRUE| (one).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001163For '-' the sign of the number is changed.
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01001164For '+' the number is unchanged. Note: "++" has no effect.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001165
1166A String will be converted to a Number first.
1167
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001168These three can be repeated and mixed. Examples:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001169 !-1 == 0
1170 !!8 == 1
1171 --9 == 9
1172
1173
1174expr8 *expr8*
1175-----
Bram Moolenaarfc65cab2018-08-28 22:58:02 +02001176This expression is either |expr9| or a sequence of the alternatives below,
1177in any order. E.g., these are all possible:
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +02001178 expr8[expr1].name
1179 expr8.name[expr1]
1180 expr8(expr1, ...)[expr1].name
1181 expr8->(expr1, ...)[expr1]
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02001182Evaluation is always from left to right.
Bram Moolenaarfc65cab2018-08-28 22:58:02 +02001183
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001184expr8[expr1] item of String or |List| *expr-[]* *E111*
Bram Moolenaar03413f42016-04-12 21:07:15 +02001185 *E909* *subscript*
Bram Moolenaare3c37d82020-08-15 18:39:05 +02001186In legacy Vim script:
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00001187If expr8 is a Number or String this results in a String that contains the
Bram Moolenaare3c37d82020-08-15 18:39:05 +02001188expr1'th single byte from expr8. expr8 is used as a String (a number is
1189automatically converted to a String), expr1 as a Number. This doesn't
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +02001190recognize multibyte encodings, see `byteidx()` for an alternative, or use
Bram Moolenaare3c37d82020-08-15 18:39:05 +02001191`split()` to turn the string into a list of characters. Example, to get the
1192byte under the cursor: >
Bram Moolenaar61660ea2006-04-07 21:40:07 +00001193 :let c = getline(".")[col(".") - 1]
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001194
Bram Moolenaare3c37d82020-08-15 18:39:05 +02001195In Vim9 script:
1196If expr8 is a String this results in a String that contains the expr1'th
Bram Moolenaar02b4d9b2021-03-14 19:46:45 +01001197single character (including any composing characters) from expr8. To use byte
1198indexes use |strpart()|.
Bram Moolenaare3c37d82020-08-15 18:39:05 +02001199
1200Index zero gives the first byte or character. Careful: text column numbers
1201start with one!
1202
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001203If the length of the String is less than the index, the result is an empty
Bram Moolenaar85084ef2016-01-17 22:26:33 +01001204String. A negative index always results in an empty string (reason: backward
Bram Moolenaare3c37d82020-08-15 18:39:05 +02001205compatibility). Use [-1:] to get the last byte or character.
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01001206In Vim9 script a negative index is used like with a list: count from the end.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00001207
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001208If expr8 is a |List| then it results the item at index expr1. See |list-index|
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00001209for possible index values. If the index is out of range this results in an
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001210error. Example: >
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00001211 :let item = mylist[-1] " get last item
1212
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001213Generally, if a |List| index is equal to or higher than the length of the
1214|List|, or more negative than the length of the |List|, this results in an
1215error.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00001216
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00001217
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00001218expr8[expr1a : expr1b] substring or sublist *expr-[:]*
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00001219
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +02001220If expr8 is a String this results in the substring with the bytes or
1221characters from expr1a to and including expr1b. expr8 is used as a String,
1222expr1a and expr1b are used as a Number.
Bram Moolenaare3c37d82020-08-15 18:39:05 +02001223
1224In legacy Vim script the indexes are byte indexes. This doesn't recognize
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +02001225multibyte encodings, see |byteidx()| for computing the indexes. If expr8 is
Bram Moolenaare3c37d82020-08-15 18:39:05 +02001226a Number it is first converted to a String.
1227
Bram Moolenaar02b4d9b2021-03-14 19:46:45 +01001228In Vim9 script the indexes are character indexes and include composing
1229characters. To use byte indexes use |strpart()|. To use character indexes
1230without including composing characters use |strcharpart()|.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00001231
Bram Moolenaar6601b622021-01-13 21:47:15 +01001232The item at index expr1b is included, it is inclusive. For an exclusive index
1233use the |slice()| function.
1234
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00001235If expr1a is omitted zero is used. If expr1b is omitted the length of the
1236string minus one is used.
1237
1238A negative number can be used to measure from the end of the string. -1 is
1239the last character, -2 the last but one, etc.
1240
1241If an index goes out of range for the string characters are omitted. If
1242expr1b is smaller than expr1a the result is an empty string.
1243
1244Examples: >
1245 :let c = name[-1:] " last byte of a string
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +02001246 :let c = name[0:-1] " the whole string
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00001247 :let c = name[-2:-2] " last but one byte of a string
1248 :let s = line(".")[4:] " from the fifth byte to the end
1249 :let s = s[:-3] " remove last two bytes
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001250<
Bram Moolenaarbc8801c2016-08-02 21:04:33 +02001251 *slice*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001252If expr8 is a |List| this results in a new |List| with the items indicated by
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001253the indexes expr1a and expr1b. This works like with a String, as explained
Bram Moolenaarbc8801c2016-08-02 21:04:33 +02001254just above. Also see |sublist| below. Examples: >
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00001255 :let l = mylist[:3] " first four items
1256 :let l = mylist[4:4] " List with one item
1257 :let l = mylist[:] " shallow copy of a List
1258
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01001259If expr8 is a |Blob| this results in a new |Blob| with the bytes in the
1260indexes expr1a and expr1b, inclusive. Examples: >
1261 :let b = 0zDEADBEEF
1262 :let bs = b[1:2] " 0zADBE
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01001263 :let bs = b[:] " copy of 0zDEADBEEF
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01001264
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001265Using expr8[expr1] or expr8[expr1a : expr1b] on a |Funcref| results in an
1266error.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001267
Bram Moolenaarda440d22016-01-16 21:27:23 +01001268Watch out for confusion between a namespace and a variable followed by a colon
1269for a sublist: >
1270 mylist[n:] " uses variable n
1271 mylist[s:] " uses namespace s:, error!
1272
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00001273
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001274expr8.name entry in a |Dictionary| *expr-entry*
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00001275
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001276If expr8 is a |Dictionary| and it is followed by a dot, then the following
1277name will be used as a key in the |Dictionary|. This is just like:
1278expr8[name].
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00001279
1280The name must consist of alphanumeric characters, just like a variable name,
1281but it may start with a number. Curly braces cannot be used.
1282
1283There must not be white space before or after the dot.
1284
1285Examples: >
1286 :let dict = {"one": 1, 2: "two"}
Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +02001287 :echo dict.one " shows "1"
1288 :echo dict.2 " shows "two"
1289 :echo dict .2 " error because of space before the dot
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00001290
1291Note that the dot is also used for String concatenation. To avoid confusion
1292always put spaces around the dot for String concatenation.
1293
1294
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001295expr8(expr1, ...) |Funcref| function call
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00001296
1297When expr8 is a |Funcref| type variable, invoke the function it refers to.
1298
1299
Bram Moolenaar22a0c0c2019-08-09 23:25:08 +02001300expr8->name([args]) method call *method* *->*
1301expr8->{lambda}([args])
Bram Moolenaar56c860c2019-08-17 20:09:31 +02001302 *E276*
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +02001303For methods that are also available as global functions this is the same as: >
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02001304 name(expr8 [, args])
1305There can also be methods specifically for the type of "expr8".
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00001306
Bram Moolenaar51841322019-08-08 21:10:01 +02001307This allows for chaining, passing the value that one method returns to the
1308next method: >
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +02001309 mylist->filter(filterexpr)->map(mapexpr)->sort()->join()
1310<
Bram Moolenaar22a0c0c2019-08-09 23:25:08 +02001311Example of using a lambda: >
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02001312 GetPercentage()->{x -> x * 100}()->printf('%d%%')
Bram Moolenaar56c860c2019-08-17 20:09:31 +02001313<
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02001314When using -> the |expr7| operators will be applied first, thus: >
1315 -1.234->string()
1316Is equivalent to: >
1317 (-1.234)->string()
1318And NOT: >
1319 -(1.234->string())
1320<
Bram Moolenaar51841322019-08-08 21:10:01 +02001321 *E274*
1322"->name(" must not contain white space. There can be white space before the
1323"->" and after the "(", thus you can split the lines like this: >
1324 mylist
1325 \ ->filter(filterexpr)
1326 \ ->map(mapexpr)
1327 \ ->sort()
1328 \ ->join()
Bram Moolenaar56c860c2019-08-17 20:09:31 +02001329
1330When using the lambda form there must be no white space between the } and the
1331(.
1332
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +02001333
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00001334 *expr9*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001335number
1336------
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01001337number number constant *expr-number*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001338
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01001339 *0x* *hex-number* *0o* *octal-number* *binary-number*
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02001340Decimal, Hexadecimal (starting with 0x or 0X), Binary (starting with 0b or 0B)
Bram Moolenaarc17e66c2020-06-02 21:38:22 +02001341and Octal (starting with 0, 0o or 0O).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001342
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001343 *floating-point-format*
1344Floating point numbers can be written in two forms:
1345
1346 [-+]{N}.{M}
Bram Moolenaar8a94d872015-01-25 13:02:57 +01001347 [-+]{N}.{M}[eE][-+]{exp}
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001348
1349{N} and {M} are numbers. Both {N} and {M} must be present and can only
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02001350contain digits, except that in |Vim9| script in {N} single quotes between
1351digits are ignored.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001352[-+] means there is an optional plus or minus sign.
1353{exp} is the exponent, power of 10.
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001354Only a decimal point is accepted, not a comma. No matter what the current
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001355locale is.
1356{only when compiled with the |+float| feature}
1357
1358Examples:
1359 123.456
1360 +0.0001
1361 55.0
1362 -0.123
1363 1.234e03
1364 1.0E-6
1365 -3.1416e+88
1366
1367These are INVALID:
1368 3. empty {M}
1369 1e40 missing .{M}
1370
1371Rationale:
1372Before floating point was introduced, the text "123.456" was interpreted as
1373the two numbers "123" and "456", both converted to a string and concatenated,
1374resulting in the string "123456". Since this was considered pointless, and we
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00001375could not find it intentionally being used in Vim scripts, this backwards
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001376incompatibility was accepted in favor of being able to use the normal notation
1377for floating point numbers.
1378
Bram Moolenaard47d5222018-12-09 20:43:55 +01001379 *float-pi* *float-e*
1380A few useful values to copy&paste: >
1381 :let pi = 3.14159265359
1382 :let e = 2.71828182846
1383Or, if you don't want to write them in as floating-point literals, you can
1384also use functions, like the following: >
1385 :let pi = acos(-1.0)
1386 :let e = exp(1.0)
Bram Moolenaar98aefe72018-12-13 22:20:09 +01001387<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001388 *floating-point-precision*
1389The precision and range of floating points numbers depends on what "double"
1390means in the library Vim was compiled with. There is no way to change this at
1391runtime.
1392
1393The default for displaying a |Float| is to use 6 decimal places, like using
1394printf("%g", f). You can select something else when using the |printf()|
1395function. Example: >
1396 :echo printf('%.15e', atan(1))
1397< 7.853981633974483e-01
1398
1399
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001400
Bram Moolenaar979243b2015-06-26 19:35:49 +02001401string *string* *String* *expr-string* *E114*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001402------
1403"string" string constant *expr-quote*
1404
1405Note that double quotes are used.
1406
1407A string constant accepts these special characters:
1408\... three-digit octal number (e.g., "\316")
1409\.. two-digit octal number (must be followed by non-digit)
1410\. one-digit octal number (must be followed by non-digit)
1411\x.. byte specified with two hex numbers (e.g., "\x1f")
1412\x. byte specified with one hex number (must be followed by non-hex char)
1413\X.. same as \x..
1414\X. same as \x.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001415\u.... character specified with up to 4 hex numbers, stored according to the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001416 current value of 'encoding' (e.g., "\u02a4")
Bram Moolenaar541f92d2015-06-19 13:27:23 +02001417\U.... same as \u but allows up to 8 hex numbers.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001418\b backspace <BS>
1419\e escape <Esc>
1420\f formfeed <FF>
1421\n newline <NL>
1422\r return <CR>
1423\t tab <Tab>
1424\\ backslash
1425\" double quote
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +02001426\<xxx> Special key named "xxx". e.g. "\<C-W>" for CTRL-W. This is for use
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001427 in mappings, the 0x80 byte is escaped.
1428 To use the double quote character it must be escaped: "<M-\">".
1429 Don't use <Char-xxxx> to get a utf-8 character, use \uxxxx as
1430 mentioned above.
Bram Moolenaarfccd93f2020-05-31 22:06:51 +02001431\<*xxx> Like \<xxx> but prepends a modifier instead of including it in the
1432 character. E.g. "\<C-w>" is one character 0x17 while "\<*C-w>" is four
Bram Moolenaarebe9d342020-05-30 21:52:54 +02001433 bytes: 3 for the CTRL modifier and then character "W".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001434
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00001435Note that "\xff" is stored as the byte 255, which may be invalid in some
1436encodings. Use "\u00ff" to store character 255 according to the current value
1437of 'encoding'.
1438
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001439Note that "\000" and "\x00" force the end of the string.
1440
1441
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +01001442blob-literal *blob-literal* *E973*
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01001443------------
1444
1445Hexadecimal starting with 0z or 0Z, with an arbitrary number of bytes.
1446The sequence must be an even number of hex characters. Example: >
1447 :let b = 0zFF00ED015DAF
1448
1449
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001450literal-string *literal-string* *E115*
1451---------------
Bram Moolenaar3fdfa4a2004-10-07 21:02:47 +00001452'string' string constant *expr-'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001453
1454Note that single quotes are used.
1455
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001456This string is taken as it is. No backslashes are removed or have a special
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00001457meaning. The only exception is that two quotes stand for one quote.
Bram Moolenaar3fdfa4a2004-10-07 21:02:47 +00001458
1459Single quoted strings are useful for patterns, so that backslashes do not need
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001460to be doubled. These two commands are equivalent: >
Bram Moolenaar3fdfa4a2004-10-07 21:02:47 +00001461 if a =~ "\\s*"
1462 if a =~ '\s*'
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001463
1464
1465option *expr-option* *E112* *E113*
1466------
1467&option option value, local value if possible
1468&g:option global option value
1469&l:option local option value
1470
1471Examples: >
1472 echo "tabstop is " . &tabstop
1473 if &insertmode
1474
1475Any option name can be used here. See |options|. When using the local value
1476and there is no buffer-local or window-local value, the global value is used
1477anyway.
1478
1479
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00001480register *expr-register* *@r*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001481--------
1482@r contents of register 'r'
1483
1484The result is the contents of the named register, as a single string.
1485Newlines are inserted where required. To get the contents of the unnamed
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001486register use @" or @@. See |registers| for an explanation of the available
Bram Moolenaare7566042005-06-17 22:00:15 +00001487registers.
1488
1489When using the '=' register you get the expression itself, not what it
1490evaluates to. Use |eval()| to evaluate it.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001491
1492
1493nesting *expr-nesting* *E110*
1494-------
1495(expr1) nested expression
1496
1497
1498environment variable *expr-env*
1499--------------------
1500$VAR environment variable
1501
1502The String value of any environment variable. When it is not defined, the
1503result is an empty string.
Bram Moolenaar691ddee2019-05-09 14:52:41 +02001504
1505The functions `getenv()` and `setenv()` can also be used and work for
1506environment variables with non-alphanumeric names.
1507The function `environ()` can be used to get a Dict with all environment
1508variables.
1509
1510
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001511 *expr-env-expand*
1512Note that there is a difference between using $VAR directly and using
1513expand("$VAR"). Using it directly will only expand environment variables that
1514are known inside the current Vim session. Using expand() will first try using
1515the environment variables known inside the current Vim session. If that
1516fails, a shell will be used to expand the variable. This can be slow, but it
1517does expand all variables that the shell knows about. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar34401cc2014-08-29 15:12:19 +02001518 :echo $shell
1519 :echo expand("$shell")
1520The first one probably doesn't echo anything, the second echoes the $shell
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001521variable (if your shell supports it).
1522
1523
1524internal variable *expr-variable*
1525-----------------
1526variable internal variable
1527See below |internal-variables|.
1528
1529
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +00001530function call *expr-function* *E116* *E118* *E119* *E120*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001531-------------
1532function(expr1, ...) function call
1533See below |functions|.
1534
1535
Bram Moolenaar069c1e72016-07-15 21:25:08 +02001536lambda expression *expr-lambda* *lambda*
1537-----------------
1538{args -> expr1} lambda expression
1539
1540A lambda expression creates a new unnamed function which returns the result of
Bram Moolenaar42ebd062016-07-17 13:35:14 +02001541evaluating |expr1|. Lambda expressions differ from |user-functions| in
Bram Moolenaar069c1e72016-07-15 21:25:08 +02001542the following ways:
1543
15441. The body of the lambda expression is an |expr1| and not a sequence of |Ex|
1545 commands.
Bram Moolenaar1e96d9b2016-07-29 22:15:09 +020015462. The prefix "a:" should not be used for arguments. E.g.: >
Bram Moolenaar069c1e72016-07-15 21:25:08 +02001547 :let F = {arg1, arg2 -> arg1 - arg2}
1548 :echo F(5, 2)
1549< 3
1550
1551The arguments are optional. Example: >
1552 :let F = {-> 'error function'}
Bram Moolenaar130cbfc2021-04-07 21:07:20 +02001553 :echo F('ignored')
Bram Moolenaar069c1e72016-07-15 21:25:08 +02001554< error function
Bram Moolenaar130cbfc2021-04-07 21:07:20 +02001555
1556Note that in Vim9 script another kind of lambda can be used: |vim9-lambda|.
1557
Bram Moolenaar1e96d9b2016-07-29 22:15:09 +02001558 *closure*
1559Lambda expressions can access outer scope variables and arguments. This is
Bram Moolenaar50ba5262016-09-22 22:33:02 +02001560often called a closure. Example where "i" and "a:arg" are used in a lambda
Bram Moolenaar6bb2cdf2018-02-24 19:53:53 +01001561while they already exist in the function scope. They remain valid even after
1562the function returns: >
Bram Moolenaar1e96d9b2016-07-29 22:15:09 +02001563 :function Foo(arg)
1564 : let i = 3
1565 : return {x -> x + i - a:arg}
1566 :endfunction
1567 :let Bar = Foo(4)
1568 :echo Bar(6)
1569< 5
Bram Moolenaar437bafe2016-08-01 15:40:54 +02001570
Bram Moolenaar388a5d42020-05-26 21:20:45 +02001571Note that the variables must exist in the outer scope before the lambda is
Bram Moolenaar6bb2cdf2018-02-24 19:53:53 +01001572defined for this to work. See also |:func-closure|.
1573
1574Lambda and closure support can be checked with: >
Bram Moolenaar437bafe2016-08-01 15:40:54 +02001575 if has('lambda')
Bram Moolenaar069c1e72016-07-15 21:25:08 +02001576
1577Examples for using a lambda expression with |sort()|, |map()| and |filter()|: >
1578 :echo map([1, 2, 3], {idx, val -> val + 1})
1579< [2, 3, 4] >
1580 :echo sort([3,7,2,1,4], {a, b -> a - b})
1581< [1, 2, 3, 4, 7]
1582
1583The lambda expression is also useful for Channel, Job and timer: >
1584 :let timer = timer_start(500,
1585 \ {-> execute("echo 'Handler called'", "")},
1586 \ {'repeat': 3})
1587< Handler called
1588 Handler called
1589 Handler called
1590
Bram Moolenaar90df4b92021-07-07 20:26:08 +02001591Note that it is possible to cause memory to be used and not freed if the
1592closure is referenced by the context it depends on: >
1593 function Function()
1594 let x = 0
1595 let F = {-> x}
1596 endfunction
1597The closure uses "x" from the function scope, and "F" in that same scope
1598refers to the closure. This cycle results in the memory not being freed.
1599Recommendation: don't do this.
1600
1601Notice how execute() is used to execute an Ex command. That's ugly though.
Bram Moolenaar130cbfc2021-04-07 21:07:20 +02001602In Vim9 script you can use a command block, see |inline-function|.
Bram Moolenaar1e96d9b2016-07-29 22:15:09 +02001603
1604Lambda expressions have internal names like '<lambda>42'. If you get an error
1605for a lambda expression, you can find what it is with the following command: >
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01001606 :function <lambda>42
Bram Moolenaar1e96d9b2016-07-29 22:15:09 +02001607See also: |numbered-function|
1608
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001609==============================================================================
Bram Moolenaar4a748032010-09-30 21:47:56 +020016103. Internal variable *internal-variables* *E461*
1611
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001612An internal variable name can be made up of letters, digits and '_'. But it
1613cannot start with a digit. It's also possible to use curly braces, see
1614|curly-braces-names|.
1615
1616An internal variable is created with the ":let" command |:let|.
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +00001617An internal variable is explicitly destroyed with the ":unlet" command
1618|:unlet|.
1619Using a name that is not an internal variable or refers to a variable that has
1620been destroyed results in an error.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001621
Bram Moolenaar65e0d772020-06-14 17:29:55 +02001622 *variable-scope*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001623There are several name spaces for variables. Which one is to be used is
1624specified by what is prepended:
1625
1626 (nothing) In a function: local to a function; otherwise: global
1627|buffer-variable| b: Local to the current buffer.
1628|window-variable| w: Local to the current window.
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00001629|tabpage-variable| t: Local to the current tab page.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001630|global-variable| g: Global.
1631|local-variable| l: Local to a function.
1632|script-variable| s: Local to a |:source|'ed Vim script.
1633|function-argument| a: Function argument (only inside a function).
Bram Moolenaar75b81562014-04-06 14:09:13 +02001634|vim-variable| v: Global, predefined by Vim.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001635
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001636The scope name by itself can be used as a |Dictionary|. For example, to
1637delete all script-local variables: >
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +00001638 :for k in keys(s:)
1639 : unlet s:[k]
1640 :endfor
Bram Moolenaar65e0d772020-06-14 17:29:55 +02001641
1642Note: in Vim9 script this is different, see |vim9-scopes|.
1643
Bram Moolenaar531da592013-05-06 05:58:55 +02001644 *buffer-variable* *b:var* *b:*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001645A variable name that is preceded with "b:" is local to the current buffer.
1646Thus you can have several "b:foo" variables, one for each buffer.
1647This kind of variable is deleted when the buffer is wiped out or deleted with
1648|:bdelete|.
1649
1650One local buffer variable is predefined:
Bram Moolenaarbf884932013-04-05 22:26:15 +02001651 *b:changedtick* *changetick*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001652b:changedtick The total number of changes to the current buffer. It is
1653 incremented for each change. An undo command is also a change
Bram Moolenaarc024b462019-06-08 18:07:21 +02001654 in this case. Resetting 'modified' when writing the buffer is
1655 also counted.
1656 This can be used to perform an action only when the buffer has
1657 changed. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001658 :if my_changedtick != b:changedtick
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001659 : let my_changedtick = b:changedtick
1660 : call My_Update()
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001661 :endif
Bram Moolenaar3df01732017-02-17 22:47:16 +01001662< You cannot change or delete the b:changedtick variable.
1663
Bram Moolenaar531da592013-05-06 05:58:55 +02001664 *window-variable* *w:var* *w:*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001665A variable name that is preceded with "w:" is local to the current window. It
1666is deleted when the window is closed.
1667
Bram Moolenaarad3b3662013-05-17 18:14:19 +02001668 *tabpage-variable* *t:var* *t:*
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00001669A variable name that is preceded with "t:" is local to the current tab page,
1670It is deleted when the tab page is closed. {not available when compiled
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02001671without the |+windows| feature}
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00001672
Bram Moolenaar531da592013-05-06 05:58:55 +02001673 *global-variable* *g:var* *g:*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001674Inside functions global variables are accessed with "g:". Omitting this will
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001675access a variable local to a function. But "g:" can also be used in any other
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001676place if you like.
1677
Bram Moolenaar531da592013-05-06 05:58:55 +02001678 *local-variable* *l:var* *l:*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001679Inside functions local variables are accessed without prepending anything.
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00001680But you can also prepend "l:" if you like. However, without prepending "l:"
1681you may run into reserved variable names. For example "count". By itself it
1682refers to "v:count". Using "l:count" you can have a local variable with the
1683same name.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001684
1685 *script-variable* *s:var*
1686In a Vim script variables starting with "s:" can be used. They cannot be
1687accessed from outside of the scripts, thus are local to the script.
1688
1689They can be used in:
1690- commands executed while the script is sourced
1691- functions defined in the script
1692- autocommands defined in the script
1693- functions and autocommands defined in functions and autocommands which were
1694 defined in the script (recursively)
1695- user defined commands defined in the script
1696Thus not in:
1697- other scripts sourced from this one
1698- mappings
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001699- menus
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001700- etc.
1701
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00001702Script variables can be used to avoid conflicts with global variable names.
1703Take this example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001704
1705 let s:counter = 0
1706 function MyCounter()
1707 let s:counter = s:counter + 1
1708 echo s:counter
1709 endfunction
1710 command Tick call MyCounter()
1711
1712You can now invoke "Tick" from any script, and the "s:counter" variable in
1713that script will not be changed, only the "s:counter" in the script where
1714"Tick" was defined is used.
1715
1716Another example that does the same: >
1717
1718 let s:counter = 0
1719 command Tick let s:counter = s:counter + 1 | echo s:counter
1720
1721When calling a function and invoking a user-defined command, the context for
Bram Moolenaar69a7cb42004-06-20 12:51:53 +00001722script variables is set to the script where the function or command was
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001723defined.
1724
1725The script variables are also available when a function is defined inside a
1726function that is defined in a script. Example: >
1727
1728 let s:counter = 0
1729 function StartCounting(incr)
1730 if a:incr
1731 function MyCounter()
1732 let s:counter = s:counter + 1
1733 endfunction
1734 else
1735 function MyCounter()
1736 let s:counter = s:counter - 1
1737 endfunction
1738 endif
1739 endfunction
1740
1741This defines the MyCounter() function either for counting up or counting down
1742when calling StartCounting(). It doesn't matter from where StartCounting() is
1743called, the s:counter variable will be accessible in MyCounter().
1744
1745When the same script is sourced again it will use the same script variables.
1746They will remain valid as long as Vim is running. This can be used to
1747maintain a counter: >
1748
1749 if !exists("s:counter")
1750 let s:counter = 1
1751 echo "script executed for the first time"
1752 else
1753 let s:counter = s:counter + 1
1754 echo "script executed " . s:counter . " times now"
1755 endif
1756
1757Note that this means that filetype plugins don't get a different set of script
1758variables for each buffer. Use local buffer variables instead |b:var|.
1759
1760
Bram Moolenaard47d5222018-12-09 20:43:55 +01001761PREDEFINED VIM VARIABLES *vim-variable* *v:var* *v:*
1762 *E963*
1763Some variables can be set by the user, but the type cannot be changed.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001764
Bram Moolenaar69bf6342019-10-29 04:16:57 +01001765 *v:argv* *argv-variable*
1766v:argv The command line arguments Vim was invoked with. This is a
1767 list of strings. The first item is the Vim command.
1768
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001769 *v:beval_col* *beval_col-variable*
1770v:beval_col The number of the column, over which the mouse pointer is.
1771 This is the byte index in the |v:beval_lnum| line.
1772 Only valid while evaluating the 'balloonexpr' option.
1773
1774 *v:beval_bufnr* *beval_bufnr-variable*
1775v:beval_bufnr The number of the buffer, over which the mouse pointer is. Only
1776 valid while evaluating the 'balloonexpr' option.
1777
1778 *v:beval_lnum* *beval_lnum-variable*
1779v:beval_lnum The number of the line, over which the mouse pointer is. Only
1780 valid while evaluating the 'balloonexpr' option.
1781
1782 *v:beval_text* *beval_text-variable*
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00001783v:beval_text The text under or after the mouse pointer. Usually a word as
1784 it is useful for debugging a C program. 'iskeyword' applies,
1785 but a dot and "->" before the position is included. When on a
1786 ']' the text before it is used, including the matching '[' and
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001787 word before it. When on a Visual area within one line the
Bram Moolenaarb4d5fba2017-09-11 19:31:28 +02001788 highlighted text is used. Also see |<cexpr>|.
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001789 Only valid while evaluating the 'balloonexpr' option.
1790
1791 *v:beval_winnr* *beval_winnr-variable*
1792v:beval_winnr The number of the window, over which the mouse pointer is. Only
Bram Moolenaar00654022011-02-25 14:42:19 +01001793 valid while evaluating the 'balloonexpr' option. The first
1794 window has number zero (unlike most other places where a
1795 window gets a number).
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001796
Bram Moolenaar511972d2016-06-04 18:09:59 +02001797 *v:beval_winid* *beval_winid-variable*
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02001798v:beval_winid The |window-ID| of the window, over which the mouse pointer
1799 is. Otherwise like v:beval_winnr.
Bram Moolenaar511972d2016-06-04 18:09:59 +02001800
Bram Moolenaarf193fff2006-04-27 00:02:13 +00001801 *v:char* *char-variable*
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001802v:char Argument for evaluating 'formatexpr' and used for the typed
Bram Moolenaar945e2db2010-06-05 17:43:32 +02001803 character when using <expr> in an abbreviation |:map-<expr>|.
Bram Moolenaare6ae6222013-05-21 21:01:10 +02001804 It is also used by the |InsertCharPre| and |InsertEnter| events.
Bram Moolenaarf193fff2006-04-27 00:02:13 +00001805
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001806 *v:charconvert_from* *charconvert_from-variable*
1807v:charconvert_from
1808 The name of the character encoding of a file to be converted.
1809 Only valid while evaluating the 'charconvert' option.
1810
1811 *v:charconvert_to* *charconvert_to-variable*
1812v:charconvert_to
1813 The name of the character encoding of a file after conversion.
1814 Only valid while evaluating the 'charconvert' option.
1815
1816 *v:cmdarg* *cmdarg-variable*
1817v:cmdarg This variable is used for two purposes:
1818 1. The extra arguments given to a file read/write command.
1819 Currently these are "++enc=" and "++ff=". This variable is
1820 set before an autocommand event for a file read/write
1821 command is triggered. There is a leading space to make it
1822 possible to append this variable directly after the
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001823 read/write command. Note: The "+cmd" argument isn't
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001824 included here, because it will be executed anyway.
1825 2. When printing a PostScript file with ":hardcopy" this is
1826 the argument for the ":hardcopy" command. This can be used
1827 in 'printexpr'.
1828
1829 *v:cmdbang* *cmdbang-variable*
1830v:cmdbang Set like v:cmdarg for a file read/write command. When a "!"
1831 was used the value is 1, otherwise it is 0. Note that this
1832 can only be used in autocommands. For user commands |<bang>|
1833 can be used.
Bram Moolenaar84cf6bd2020-06-16 20:03:43 +02001834 *v:collate* *collate-variable*
1835v:collate The current locale setting for collation order of the runtime
1836 environment. This allows Vim scripts to be aware of the
1837 current locale encoding. Technical: it's the value of
1838 LC_COLLATE. When not using a locale the value is "C".
1839 This variable can not be set directly, use the |:language|
1840 command.
1841 See |multi-lang|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001842
Bram Moolenaar42a45122015-07-10 17:56:23 +02001843 *v:completed_item* *completed_item-variable*
1844v:completed_item
1845 |Dictionary| containing the |complete-items| for the most
1846 recently completed word after |CompleteDone|. The
1847 |Dictionary| is empty if the completion failed.
1848
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001849 *v:count* *count-variable*
1850v:count The count given for the last Normal mode command. Can be used
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001851 to get the count before a mapping. Read-only. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001852 :map _x :<C-U>echo "the count is " . v:count<CR>
1853< Note: The <C-U> is required to remove the line range that you
1854 get when typing ':' after a count.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001855 When there are two counts, as in "3d2w", they are multiplied,
1856 just like what happens in the command, "d6w" for the example.
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00001857 Also used for evaluating the 'formatexpr' option.
Bram Moolenaard2e716e2019-04-20 14:39:52 +02001858 "count" also works, for backwards compatibility, unless
1859 |scriptversion| is 3 or higher.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001860
1861 *v:count1* *count1-variable*
1862v:count1 Just like "v:count", but defaults to one when no count is
1863 used.
1864
1865 *v:ctype* *ctype-variable*
1866v:ctype The current locale setting for characters of the runtime
1867 environment. This allows Vim scripts to be aware of the
1868 current locale encoding. Technical: it's the value of
1869 LC_CTYPE. When not using a locale the value is "C".
1870 This variable can not be set directly, use the |:language|
1871 command.
1872 See |multi-lang|.
1873
1874 *v:dying* *dying-variable*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001875v:dying Normally zero. When a deadly signal is caught it's set to
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001876 one. When multiple signals are caught the number increases.
1877 Can be used in an autocommand to check if Vim didn't
1878 terminate normally. {only works on Unix}
1879 Example: >
1880 :au VimLeave * if v:dying | echo "\nAAAAaaaarrrggghhhh!!!\n" | endif
Bram Moolenaar0e1e25f2010-05-28 21:07:08 +02001881< Note: if another deadly signal is caught when v:dying is one,
1882 VimLeave autocommands will not be executed.
1883
Bram Moolenaarf0068c52020-11-30 17:42:10 +01001884 *v:exiting* *exiting-variable*
1885v:exiting Vim exit code. Normally zero, non-zero when something went
1886 wrong. The value is v:null before invoking the |VimLeavePre|
1887 and |VimLeave| autocmds. See |:q|, |:x| and |:cquit|.
1888 Example: >
1889 :au VimLeave * echo "Exit value is " .. v:exiting
1890<
Bram Moolenaar37f4cbd2019-08-23 20:58:45 +02001891 *v:echospace* *echospace-variable*
1892v:echospace Number of screen cells that can be used for an `:echo` message
1893 in the last screen line before causing the |hit-enter-prompt|.
1894 Depends on 'showcmd', 'ruler' and 'columns'. You need to
1895 check 'cmdheight' for whether there are full-width lines
1896 available above the last line.
1897
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001898 *v:errmsg* *errmsg-variable*
1899v:errmsg Last given error message. It's allowed to set this variable.
1900 Example: >
1901 :let v:errmsg = ""
1902 :silent! next
1903 :if v:errmsg != ""
1904 : ... handle error
Bram Moolenaard2e716e2019-04-20 14:39:52 +02001905< "errmsg" also works, for backwards compatibility, unless
1906 |scriptversion| is 3 or higher.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001907
Bram Moolenaar65a54642018-04-28 16:56:53 +02001908 *v:errors* *errors-variable* *assert-return*
Bram Moolenaar683fa182015-11-30 21:38:24 +01001909v:errors Errors found by assert functions, such as |assert_true()|.
Bram Moolenaar43345542015-11-29 17:35:35 +01001910 This is a list of strings.
1911 The assert functions append an item when an assert fails.
Bram Moolenaar65a54642018-04-28 16:56:53 +02001912 The return value indicates this: a one is returned if an item
1913 was added to v:errors, otherwise zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar43345542015-11-29 17:35:35 +01001914 To remove old results make it empty: >
1915 :let v:errors = []
1916< If v:errors is set to anything but a list it is made an empty
1917 list by the assert function.
1918
Bram Moolenaar7e1652c2017-12-16 18:27:02 +01001919 *v:event* *event-variable*
1920v:event Dictionary containing information about the current
Bram Moolenaar560979e2020-02-04 22:53:05 +01001921 |autocommand|. See the specific event for what it puts in
1922 this dictionary.
Bram Moolenaar2c7f8c52020-04-20 19:52:53 +02001923 The dictionary is emptied when the |autocommand| finishes,
1924 please refer to |dict-identity| for how to get an independent
1925 copy of it. Use |deepcopy()| if you want to keep the
1926 information after the event triggers. Example: >
1927 au TextYankPost * let g:foo = deepcopy(v:event)
1928<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001929 *v:exception* *exception-variable*
1930v:exception The value of the exception most recently caught and not
1931 finished. See also |v:throwpoint| and |throw-variables|.
1932 Example: >
1933 :try
1934 : throw "oops"
1935 :catch /.*/
Bram Moolenaar54775062019-07-31 21:07:14 +02001936 : echo "caught " .. v:exception
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001937 :endtry
1938< Output: "caught oops".
1939
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01001940 *v:false* *false-variable*
1941v:false A Number with value zero. Used to put "false" in JSON. See
Bram Moolenaar6463ca22016-02-13 17:04:46 +01001942 |json_encode()|.
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02001943 When used as a string this evaluates to "v:false". >
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +01001944 echo v:false
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02001945< v:false ~
1946 That is so that eval() can parse the string back to the same
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +02001947 value. Read-only.
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01001948
Bram Moolenaar19a09a12005-03-04 23:39:37 +00001949 *v:fcs_reason* *fcs_reason-variable*
1950v:fcs_reason The reason why the |FileChangedShell| event was triggered.
1951 Can be used in an autocommand to decide what to do and/or what
1952 to set v:fcs_choice to. Possible values:
1953 deleted file no longer exists
1954 conflict file contents, mode or timestamp was
1955 changed and buffer is modified
1956 changed file contents has changed
1957 mode mode of file changed
1958 time only file timestamp changed
1959
1960 *v:fcs_choice* *fcs_choice-variable*
1961v:fcs_choice What should happen after a |FileChangedShell| event was
1962 triggered. Can be used in an autocommand to tell Vim what to
1963 do with the affected buffer:
1964 reload Reload the buffer (does not work if
1965 the file was deleted).
1966 ask Ask the user what to do, as if there
1967 was no autocommand. Except that when
1968 only the timestamp changed nothing
1969 will happen.
1970 <empty> Nothing, the autocommand should do
1971 everything that needs to be done.
1972 The default is empty. If another (invalid) value is used then
1973 Vim behaves like it is empty, there is no warning message.
1974
Bram Moolenaar4c295022021-05-02 17:19:11 +02001975 *v:fname* *fname-variable*
Bram Moolenaar90df4b92021-07-07 20:26:08 +02001976v:fname When evaluating 'includeexpr': the file name that was
1977 detected. Empty otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar4c295022021-05-02 17:19:11 +02001978
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001979 *v:fname_in* *fname_in-variable*
Bram Moolenaar4e330bb2005-12-07 21:04:31 +00001980v:fname_in The name of the input file. Valid while evaluating:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001981 option used for ~
1982 'charconvert' file to be converted
1983 'diffexpr' original file
1984 'patchexpr' original file
1985 'printexpr' file to be printed
Bram Moolenaar2c7a29c2005-12-12 22:02:31 +00001986 And set to the swap file name for |SwapExists|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001987
1988 *v:fname_out* *fname_out-variable*
1989v:fname_out The name of the output file. Only valid while
1990 evaluating:
1991 option used for ~
1992 'charconvert' resulting converted file (*)
1993 'diffexpr' output of diff
1994 'patchexpr' resulting patched file
1995 (*) When doing conversion for a write command (e.g., ":w
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001996 file") it will be equal to v:fname_in. When doing conversion
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001997 for a read command (e.g., ":e file") it will be a temporary
1998 file and different from v:fname_in.
1999
2000 *v:fname_new* *fname_new-variable*
2001v:fname_new The name of the new version of the file. Only valid while
2002 evaluating 'diffexpr'.
2003
2004 *v:fname_diff* *fname_diff-variable*
2005v:fname_diff The name of the diff (patch) file. Only valid while
2006 evaluating 'patchexpr'.
2007
2008 *v:folddashes* *folddashes-variable*
2009v:folddashes Used for 'foldtext': dashes representing foldlevel of a closed
2010 fold.
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +00002011 Read-only in the |sandbox|. |fold-foldtext|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002012
2013 *v:foldlevel* *foldlevel-variable*
2014v:foldlevel Used for 'foldtext': foldlevel of closed fold.
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +00002015 Read-only in the |sandbox|. |fold-foldtext|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002016
2017 *v:foldend* *foldend-variable*
2018v:foldend Used for 'foldtext': last line of closed fold.
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +00002019 Read-only in the |sandbox|. |fold-foldtext|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002020
2021 *v:foldstart* *foldstart-variable*
2022v:foldstart Used for 'foldtext': first line of closed fold.
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +00002023 Read-only in the |sandbox|. |fold-foldtext|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002024
Bram Moolenaar817a8802013-11-09 01:44:43 +01002025 *v:hlsearch* *hlsearch-variable*
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002026v:hlsearch Variable that indicates whether search highlighting is on.
Bram Moolenaar76440e22014-11-27 19:14:49 +01002027 Setting it makes sense only if 'hlsearch' is enabled which
2028 requires |+extra_search|. Setting this variable to zero acts
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +01002029 like the |:nohlsearch| command, setting it to one acts like >
Bram Moolenaar817a8802013-11-09 01:44:43 +01002030 let &hlsearch = &hlsearch
Bram Moolenaar86ae7202015-07-10 19:31:35 +02002031< Note that the value is restored when returning from a
2032 function. |function-search-undo|.
2033
Bram Moolenaar843ee412004-06-30 16:16:41 +00002034 *v:insertmode* *insertmode-variable*
2035v:insertmode Used for the |InsertEnter| and |InsertChange| autocommand
2036 events. Values:
2037 i Insert mode
2038 r Replace mode
2039 v Virtual Replace mode
2040
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00002041 *v:key* *key-variable*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00002042v:key Key of the current item of a |Dictionary|. Only valid while
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00002043 evaluating the expression used with |map()| and |filter()|.
2044 Read-only.
2045
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002046 *v:lang* *lang-variable*
2047v:lang The current locale setting for messages of the runtime
2048 environment. This allows Vim scripts to be aware of the
2049 current language. Technical: it's the value of LC_MESSAGES.
2050 The value is system dependent.
2051 This variable can not be set directly, use the |:language|
2052 command.
2053 It can be different from |v:ctype| when messages are desired
2054 in a different language than what is used for character
2055 encoding. See |multi-lang|.
2056
2057 *v:lc_time* *lc_time-variable*
2058v:lc_time The current locale setting for time messages of the runtime
2059 environment. This allows Vim scripts to be aware of the
2060 current language. Technical: it's the value of LC_TIME.
2061 This variable can not be set directly, use the |:language|
2062 command. See |multi-lang|.
2063
2064 *v:lnum* *lnum-variable*
Bram Moolenaar368373e2010-07-19 20:46:22 +02002065v:lnum Line number for the 'foldexpr' |fold-expr|, 'formatexpr' and
2066 'indentexpr' expressions, tab page number for 'guitablabel'
2067 and 'guitabtooltip'. Only valid while one of these
2068 expressions is being evaluated. Read-only when in the
2069 |sandbox|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002070
Bram Moolenaar219b8702006-11-01 14:32:36 +00002071 *v:mouse_win* *mouse_win-variable*
2072v:mouse_win Window number for a mouse click obtained with |getchar()|.
2073 First window has number 1, like with |winnr()|. The value is
2074 zero when there was no mouse button click.
2075
Bram Moolenaar511972d2016-06-04 18:09:59 +02002076 *v:mouse_winid* *mouse_winid-variable*
2077v:mouse_winid Window ID for a mouse click obtained with |getchar()|.
2078 The value is zero when there was no mouse button click.
2079
Bram Moolenaar219b8702006-11-01 14:32:36 +00002080 *v:mouse_lnum* *mouse_lnum-variable*
2081v:mouse_lnum Line number for a mouse click obtained with |getchar()|.
2082 This is the text line number, not the screen line number. The
2083 value is zero when there was no mouse button click.
2084
2085 *v:mouse_col* *mouse_col-variable*
2086v:mouse_col Column number for a mouse click obtained with |getchar()|.
2087 This is the screen column number, like with |virtcol()|. The
2088 value is zero when there was no mouse button click.
2089
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002090 *v:none* *none-variable* *None*
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01002091v:none An empty String. Used to put an empty item in JSON. See
Bram Moolenaar6463ca22016-02-13 17:04:46 +01002092 |json_encode()|.
Bram Moolenaar2547aa92020-07-26 17:00:44 +02002093 This can also be used as a function argument to use the
2094 default value, see |none-function_argument|.
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +01002095 When used as a number this evaluates to zero.
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02002096 When used as a string this evaluates to "v:none". >
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +01002097 echo v:none
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02002098< v:none ~
2099 That is so that eval() can parse the string back to the same
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +02002100 value. Read-only.
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01002101
2102 *v:null* *null-variable*
2103v:null An empty String. Used to put "null" in JSON. See
Bram Moolenaar6463ca22016-02-13 17:04:46 +01002104 |json_encode()|.
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +01002105 When used as a number this evaluates to zero.
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02002106 When used as a string this evaluates to "v:null". >
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +01002107 echo v:null
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02002108< v:null ~
2109 That is so that eval() can parse the string back to the same
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +02002110 value. Read-only.
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01002111
Bram Moolenaar57d5a012021-01-21 21:42:31 +01002112 *v:numbermax* *numbermax-variable*
2113v:numbermax Maximum value of a number.
2114
Bram Moolenaare0e39172021-01-25 21:14:57 +01002115 *v:numbermin* *numbermin-variable*
Bram Moolenaar2346a632021-06-13 19:02:49 +02002116v:numbermin Minimum value of a number (negative).
Bram Moolenaar57d5a012021-01-21 21:42:31 +01002117
Bram Moolenaarf9706e92020-02-22 14:27:04 +01002118 *v:numbersize* *numbersize-variable*
2119v:numbersize Number of bits in a Number. This is normally 64, but on some
Bram Moolenaarbc93ceb2020-02-26 13:36:21 +01002120 systems it may be 32.
Bram Moolenaarf9706e92020-02-22 14:27:04 +01002121
Bram Moolenaard812df62008-11-09 12:46:09 +00002122 *v:oldfiles* *oldfiles-variable*
2123v:oldfiles List of file names that is loaded from the |viminfo| file on
2124 startup. These are the files that Vim remembers marks for.
2125 The length of the List is limited by the ' argument of the
2126 'viminfo' option (default is 100).
Bram Moolenaar8d043172014-01-23 14:24:41 +01002127 When the |viminfo| file is not used the List is empty.
Bram Moolenaard812df62008-11-09 12:46:09 +00002128 Also see |:oldfiles| and |c_#<|.
2129 The List can be modified, but this has no effect on what is
2130 stored in the |viminfo| file later. If you use values other
2131 than String this will cause trouble.
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02002132 {only when compiled with the |+viminfo| feature}
Bram Moolenaard812df62008-11-09 12:46:09 +00002133
Bram Moolenaar53744302015-07-17 17:38:22 +02002134 *v:option_new*
2135v:option_new New value of the option. Valid while executing an |OptionSet|
2136 autocommand.
2137 *v:option_old*
2138v:option_old Old value of the option. Valid while executing an |OptionSet|
Bram Moolenaard7c96872019-06-15 17:12:48 +02002139 autocommand. Depending on the command used for setting and the
2140 kind of option this is either the local old value or the
2141 global old value.
2142 *v:option_oldlocal*
2143v:option_oldlocal
2144 Old local value of the option. Valid while executing an
2145 |OptionSet| autocommand.
2146 *v:option_oldglobal*
2147v:option_oldglobal
2148 Old global value of the option. Valid while executing an
2149 |OptionSet| autocommand.
Bram Moolenaar53744302015-07-17 17:38:22 +02002150 *v:option_type*
2151v:option_type Scope of the set command. Valid while executing an
2152 |OptionSet| autocommand. Can be either "global" or "local"
Bram Moolenaard7c96872019-06-15 17:12:48 +02002153 *v:option_command*
2154v:option_command
2155 Command used to set the option. Valid while executing an
2156 |OptionSet| autocommand.
2157 value option was set via ~
2158 "setlocal" |:setlocal| or ":let l:xxx"
2159 "setglobal" |:setglobal| or ":let g:xxx"
2160 "set" |:set| or |:let|
2161 "modeline" |modeline|
Bram Moolenaar8af1fbf2008-01-05 12:35:21 +00002162 *v:operator* *operator-variable*
2163v:operator The last operator given in Normal mode. This is a single
2164 character except for commands starting with <g> or <z>,
2165 in which case it is two characters. Best used alongside
2166 |v:prevcount| and |v:register|. Useful if you want to cancel
2167 Operator-pending mode and then use the operator, e.g.: >
2168 :omap O <Esc>:call MyMotion(v:operator)<CR>
2169< The value remains set until another operator is entered, thus
2170 don't expect it to be empty.
2171 v:operator is not set for |:delete|, |:yank| or other Ex
2172 commands.
2173 Read-only.
2174
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002175 *v:prevcount* *prevcount-variable*
2176v:prevcount The count given for the last but one Normal mode command.
2177 This is the v:count value of the previous command. Useful if
Bram Moolenaar8af1fbf2008-01-05 12:35:21 +00002178 you want to cancel Visual or Operator-pending mode and then
2179 use the count, e.g.: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002180 :vmap % <Esc>:call MyFilter(v:prevcount)<CR>
2181< Read-only.
2182
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +00002183 *v:profiling* *profiling-variable*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02002184v:profiling Normally zero. Set to one after using ":profile start".
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +00002185 See |profiling|.
2186
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002187 *v:progname* *progname-variable*
2188v:progname Contains the name (with path removed) with which Vim was
Bram Moolenaard38b0552012-04-25 19:07:41 +02002189 invoked. Allows you to do special initialisations for |view|,
2190 |evim| etc., or any other name you might symlink to Vim.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002191 Read-only.
2192
Bram Moolenaara1706c92014-04-01 19:55:49 +02002193 *v:progpath* *progpath-variable*
Bram Moolenaar56c860c2019-08-17 20:09:31 +02002194v:progpath Contains the command with which Vim was invoked, in a form
2195 that when passed to the shell will run the same Vim executable
2196 as the current one (if $PATH remains unchanged).
2197 Useful if you want to message a Vim server using a
Bram Moolenaara1706c92014-04-01 19:55:49 +02002198 |--remote-expr|.
Bram Moolenaarc7f02552014-04-01 21:00:59 +02002199 To get the full path use: >
2200 echo exepath(v:progpath)
Bram Moolenaar56c860c2019-08-17 20:09:31 +02002201< If the command has a relative path it will be expanded to the
2202 full path, so that it still works after `:cd`. Thus starting
2203 "./vim" results in "/home/user/path/to/vim/src/vim".
2204 On Linux and other systems it will always be the full path.
2205 On Mac it may just be "vim" and using exepath() as mentioned
2206 above should be used to get the full path.
Bram Moolenaar08cab962017-03-04 14:37:18 +01002207 On MS-Windows the executable may be called "vim.exe", but the
2208 ".exe" is not added to v:progpath.
Bram Moolenaara1706c92014-04-01 19:55:49 +02002209 Read-only.
2210
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002211 *v:register* *register-variable*
Bram Moolenaard58e9292011-02-09 17:07:58 +01002212v:register The name of the register in effect for the current normal mode
Bram Moolenaard38b0552012-04-25 19:07:41 +02002213 command (regardless of whether that command actually used a
2214 register). Or for the currently executing normal mode mapping
2215 (use this in custom commands that take a register).
2216 If none is supplied it is the default register '"', unless
2217 'clipboard' contains "unnamed" or "unnamedplus", then it is
2218 '*' or '+'.
Bram Moolenaard58e9292011-02-09 17:07:58 +01002219 Also see |getreg()| and |setreg()|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002220
Bram Moolenaar1c7715d2005-10-03 22:02:18 +00002221 *v:scrollstart* *scrollstart-variable*
2222v:scrollstart String describing the script or function that caused the
2223 screen to scroll up. It's only set when it is empty, thus the
2224 first reason is remembered. It is set to "Unknown" for a
2225 typed command.
2226 This can be used to find out why your script causes the
2227 hit-enter prompt.
2228
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002229 *v:servername* *servername-variable*
Bram Moolenaarc2ce52c2017-08-01 18:35:38 +02002230v:servername The resulting registered |client-server-name| if any.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002231 Read-only.
2232
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002233
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00002234v:searchforward *v:searchforward* *searchforward-variable*
2235 Search direction: 1 after a forward search, 0 after a
2236 backward search. It is reset to forward when directly setting
2237 the last search pattern, see |quote/|.
2238 Note that the value is restored when returning from a
2239 function. |function-search-undo|.
2240 Read-write.
2241
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002242 *v:shell_error* *shell_error-variable*
2243v:shell_error Result of the last shell command. When non-zero, the last
2244 shell command had an error. When zero, there was no problem.
2245 This only works when the shell returns the error code to Vim.
2246 The value -1 is often used when the command could not be
2247 executed. Read-only.
2248 Example: >
2249 :!mv foo bar
2250 :if v:shell_error
2251 : echo 'could not rename "foo" to "bar"!'
2252 :endif
Bram Moolenaard2e716e2019-04-20 14:39:52 +02002253< "shell_error" also works, for backwards compatibility, unless
2254 |scriptversion| is 3 or higher.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002255
2256 *v:statusmsg* *statusmsg-variable*
2257v:statusmsg Last given status message. It's allowed to set this variable.
2258
Bram Moolenaar4e330bb2005-12-07 21:04:31 +00002259 *v:swapname* *swapname-variable*
2260v:swapname Only valid when executing |SwapExists| autocommands: Name of
2261 the swap file found. Read-only.
2262
2263 *v:swapchoice* *swapchoice-variable*
2264v:swapchoice |SwapExists| autocommands can set this to the selected choice
2265 for handling an existing swap file:
2266 'o' Open read-only
2267 'e' Edit anyway
2268 'r' Recover
2269 'd' Delete swapfile
2270 'q' Quit
2271 'a' Abort
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02002272 The value should be a single-character string. An empty value
Bram Moolenaar4e330bb2005-12-07 21:04:31 +00002273 results in the user being asked, as would happen when there is
2274 no SwapExists autocommand. The default is empty.
2275
Bram Moolenaarb3480382005-12-11 21:33:32 +00002276 *v:swapcommand* *swapcommand-variable*
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +00002277v:swapcommand Normal mode command to be executed after a file has been
Bram Moolenaarb3480382005-12-11 21:33:32 +00002278 opened. Can be used for a |SwapExists| autocommand to have
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02002279 another Vim open the file and jump to the right place. For
Bram Moolenaarb3480382005-12-11 21:33:32 +00002280 example, when jumping to a tag the value is ":tag tagname\r".
Bram Moolenaar1f35bf92006-03-07 22:38:47 +00002281 For ":edit +cmd file" the value is ":cmd\r".
Bram Moolenaarb3480382005-12-11 21:33:32 +00002282
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02002283 *v:t_TYPE* *v:t_bool* *t_bool-variable*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002284v:t_bool Value of |Boolean| type. Read-only. See: |type()|
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02002285 *v:t_channel* *t_channel-variable*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002286v:t_channel Value of |Channel| type. Read-only. See: |type()|
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02002287 *v:t_dict* *t_dict-variable*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002288v:t_dict Value of |Dictionary| type. Read-only. See: |type()|
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02002289 *v:t_float* *t_float-variable*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002290v:t_float Value of |Float| type. Read-only. See: |type()|
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02002291 *v:t_func* *t_func-variable*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002292v:t_func Value of |Funcref| type. Read-only. See: |type()|
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02002293 *v:t_job* *t_job-variable*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002294v:t_job Value of |Job| type. Read-only. See: |type()|
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02002295 *v:t_list* *t_list-variable*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002296v:t_list Value of |List| type. Read-only. See: |type()|
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02002297 *v:t_none* *t_none-variable*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002298v:t_none Value of |None| type. Read-only. See: |type()|
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02002299 *v:t_number* *t_number-variable*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002300v:t_number Value of |Number| type. Read-only. See: |type()|
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02002301 *v:t_string* *t_string-variable*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002302v:t_string Value of |String| type. Read-only. See: |type()|
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01002303 *v:t_blob* *t_blob-variable*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002304v:t_blob Value of |Blob| type. Read-only. See: |type()|
Bram Moolenaarf562e722016-07-19 17:25:25 +02002305
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002306 *v:termresponse* *termresponse-variable*
2307v:termresponse The escape sequence returned by the terminal for the |t_RV|
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02002308 termcap entry. It is set when Vim receives an escape sequence
Bram Moolenaarb4230122019-05-30 18:40:53 +02002309 that starts with ESC [ or CSI, then '>' or '?' and ends in a
2310 'c', with only digits and ';' in between.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002311 When this option is set, the TermResponse autocommand event is
2312 fired, so that you can react to the response from the
Bram Moolenaar0c0eddd2020-06-13 15:47:25 +02002313 terminal. You can use |terminalprops()| to see what Vim
2314 figured out about the terminal.
Bram Moolenaarb4230122019-05-30 18:40:53 +02002315 The response from a new xterm is: "<Esc>[> Pp ; Pv ; Pc c". Pp
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002316 is the terminal type: 0 for vt100 and 1 for vt220. Pv is the
2317 patch level (since this was introduced in patch 95, it's
2318 always 95 or bigger). Pc is always zero.
2319 {only when compiled with |+termresponse| feature}
2320
Bram Moolenaarf3af54e2017-08-30 14:53:06 +02002321 *v:termblinkresp*
2322v:termblinkresp The escape sequence returned by the terminal for the |t_RC|
2323 termcap entry. This is used to find out whether the terminal
2324 cursor is blinking. This is used by |term_getcursor()|.
2325
2326 *v:termstyleresp*
2327v:termstyleresp The escape sequence returned by the terminal for the |t_RS|
2328 termcap entry. This is used to find out what the shape of the
2329 cursor is. This is used by |term_getcursor()|.
2330
Bram Moolenaar65e4c4f2017-10-14 23:24:25 +02002331 *v:termrbgresp*
2332v:termrbgresp The escape sequence returned by the terminal for the |t_RB|
Bram Moolenaarf3af54e2017-08-30 14:53:06 +02002333 termcap entry. This is used to find out what the terminal
2334 background color is, see 'background'.
2335
Bram Moolenaar65e4c4f2017-10-14 23:24:25 +02002336 *v:termrfgresp*
2337v:termrfgresp The escape sequence returned by the terminal for the |t_RF|
2338 termcap entry. This is used to find out what the terminal
2339 foreground color is.
2340
Bram Moolenaarf3af54e2017-08-30 14:53:06 +02002341 *v:termu7resp*
2342v:termu7resp The escape sequence returned by the terminal for the |t_u7|
2343 termcap entry. This is used to find out what the terminal
2344 does with ambiguous width characters, see 'ambiwidth'.
2345
Bram Moolenaarebf7dfa2016-04-14 12:46:51 +02002346 *v:testing* *testing-variable*
Bram Moolenaar8e8df252016-05-25 21:23:21 +02002347v:testing Must be set before using `test_garbagecollect_now()`.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01002348 Also, when set certain error messages won't be shown for 2
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002349 seconds. (e.g. "'dictionary' option is empty")
Bram Moolenaarebf7dfa2016-04-14 12:46:51 +02002350
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002351 *v:this_session* *this_session-variable*
2352v:this_session Full filename of the last loaded or saved session file. See
2353 |:mksession|. It is allowed to set this variable. When no
2354 session file has been saved, this variable is empty.
Bram Moolenaard2e716e2019-04-20 14:39:52 +02002355 "this_session" also works, for backwards compatibility, unless
2356 |scriptversion| is 3 or higher
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002357
2358 *v:throwpoint* *throwpoint-variable*
2359v:throwpoint The point where the exception most recently caught and not
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02002360 finished was thrown. Not set when commands are typed. See
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002361 also |v:exception| and |throw-variables|.
2362 Example: >
2363 :try
2364 : throw "oops"
2365 :catch /.*/
2366 : echo "Exception from" v:throwpoint
2367 :endtry
2368< Output: "Exception from test.vim, line 2"
2369
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01002370 *v:true* *true-variable*
2371v:true A Number with value one. Used to put "true" in JSON. See
Bram Moolenaar6463ca22016-02-13 17:04:46 +01002372 |json_encode()|.
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02002373 When used as a string this evaluates to "v:true". >
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +01002374 echo v:true
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02002375< v:true ~
2376 That is so that eval() can parse the string back to the same
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +02002377 value. Read-only.
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00002378 *v:val* *val-variable*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02002379v:val Value of the current item of a |List| or |Dictionary|. Only
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00002380 valid while evaluating the expression used with |map()| and
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00002381 |filter()|. Read-only.
2382
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002383 *v:version* *version-variable*
2384v:version Version number of Vim: Major version number times 100 plus
Bram Moolenaar9b283522019-06-17 22:19:33 +02002385 minor version number. Version 5.0 is 500. Version 5.1
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002386 is 501. Read-only. "version" also works, for backwards
Bram Moolenaard2e716e2019-04-20 14:39:52 +02002387 compatibility, unless |scriptversion| is 3 or higher.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002388 Use |has()| to check if a certain patch was included, e.g.: >
Bram Moolenaar6716d9a2014-04-02 12:12:08 +02002389 if has("patch-7.4.123")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002390< Note that patch numbers are specific to the version, thus both
2391 version 5.0 and 5.1 may have a patch 123, but these are
2392 completely different.
2393
Bram Moolenaar37df9a42019-06-14 14:39:51 +02002394 *v:versionlong* *versionlong-variable*
Bram Moolenaar9b283522019-06-17 22:19:33 +02002395v:versionlong Like v:version, but also including the patchlevel in the last
2396 four digits. Version 8.1 with patch 123 has value 8010123.
2397 This can be used like this: >
2398 if v:versionlong >= 8010123
Bram Moolenaar37df9a42019-06-14 14:39:51 +02002399< However, if there are gaps in the list of patches included
2400 this will not work well. This can happen if a recent patch
2401 was included into an older version, e.g. for a security fix.
2402 Use the has() function to make sure the patch is actually
2403 included.
2404
Bram Moolenaar14735512016-03-26 21:00:08 +01002405 *v:vim_did_enter* *vim_did_enter-variable*
2406v:vim_did_enter Zero until most of startup is done. It is set to one just
2407 before |VimEnter| autocommands are triggered.
2408
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002409 *v:warningmsg* *warningmsg-variable*
2410v:warningmsg Last given warning message. It's allowed to set this variable.
2411
Bram Moolenaar727c8762010-10-20 19:17:48 +02002412 *v:windowid* *windowid-variable*
2413v:windowid When any X11 based GUI is running or when running in a
2414 terminal and Vim connects to the X server (|-X|) this will be
Bram Moolenaar264e9fd2010-10-27 12:33:17 +02002415 set to the window ID.
2416 When an MS-Windows GUI is running this will be set to the
2417 window handle.
2418 Otherwise the value is zero.
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02002419 Note: for windows inside Vim use |winnr()| or |win_getid()|,
2420 see |window-ID|.
Bram Moolenaar727c8762010-10-20 19:17:48 +02002421
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002422==============================================================================
24234. Builtin Functions *functions*
2424
2425See |function-list| for a list grouped by what the function is used for.
2426
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00002427(Use CTRL-] on the function name to jump to the full explanation.)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002428
2429USAGE RESULT DESCRIPTION ~
2430
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002431abs({expr}) Float or Number absolute value of {expr}
2432acos({expr}) Float arc cosine of {expr}
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +01002433add({object}, {item}) List/Blob append {item} to {object}
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002434and({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise AND
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02002435append({lnum}, {text}) Number append {text} below line {lnum}
2436appendbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text})
2437 Number append {text} below line {lnum}
2438 in buffer {expr}
Bram Moolenaarf0d58ef2018-11-16 16:13:44 +01002439argc([{winid}]) Number number of files in the argument list
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00002440argidx() Number current index in the argument list
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002441arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) Number argument list id
Bram Moolenaare6e39892018-10-25 12:32:11 +02002442argv({nr} [, {winid}]) String {nr} entry of the argument list
2443argv([-1, {winid}]) List the argument list
Bram Moolenaarfb517ba2020-06-03 19:55:35 +02002444asin({expr}) Float arc sine of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar65a54642018-04-28 16:56:53 +02002445assert_beeps({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} causes a beep
Bram Moolenaar42205552017-03-18 19:42:22 +01002446assert_equal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
Bram Moolenaar65a54642018-04-28 16:56:53 +02002447 Number assert {exp} is equal to {act}
Bram Moolenaarfb517ba2020-06-03 19:55:35 +02002448assert_equalfile({fname-one}, {fname-two} [, {msg}])
2449 Number assert file contents are equal
Bram Moolenaar42205552017-03-18 19:42:22 +01002450assert_exception({error} [, {msg}])
Bram Moolenaar65a54642018-04-28 16:56:53 +02002451 Number assert {error} is in v:exception
Bram Moolenaar1c6737b2020-09-07 22:18:52 +02002452assert_fails({cmd} [, {error} [, {msg} [, {lnum} [, {context}]]]])
Bram Moolenaar2c64ca12018-10-19 16:22:31 +02002453 Number assert {cmd} fails
Bram Moolenaar42205552017-03-18 19:42:22 +01002454assert_false({actual} [, {msg}])
Bram Moolenaar65a54642018-04-28 16:56:53 +02002455 Number assert {actual} is false
Bram Moolenaar61c04492016-07-23 15:35:35 +02002456assert_inrange({lower}, {upper}, {actual} [, {msg}])
Bram Moolenaar65a54642018-04-28 16:56:53 +02002457 Number assert {actual} is inside the range
Bram Moolenaar42205552017-03-18 19:42:22 +01002458assert_match({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
Bram Moolenaar65a54642018-04-28 16:56:53 +02002459 Number assert {pat} matches {text}
Bram Moolenaar5b8cabf2021-04-02 18:55:57 +02002460assert_nobeep({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} does not cause a beep
Bram Moolenaar42205552017-03-18 19:42:22 +01002461assert_notequal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
Bram Moolenaar65a54642018-04-28 16:56:53 +02002462 Number assert {exp} is not equal {act}
Bram Moolenaar42205552017-03-18 19:42:22 +01002463assert_notmatch({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
Bram Moolenaar65a54642018-04-28 16:56:53 +02002464 Number assert {pat} not matches {text}
2465assert_report({msg}) Number report a test failure
2466assert_true({actual} [, {msg}]) Number assert {actual} is true
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002467atan({expr}) Float arc tangent of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar04186092016-08-29 21:55:35 +02002468atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) Float arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}
Bram Moolenaarbe0a2592019-05-09 13:50:16 +02002469balloon_gettext() String current text in the balloon
Bram Moolenaar74240d32017-12-10 15:26:15 +01002470balloon_show({expr}) none show {expr} inside the balloon
Bram Moolenaar246fe032017-11-19 19:56:27 +01002471balloon_split({msg}) List split {msg} as used for a balloon
Yegappan Lakshmanan5dfe4672021-09-14 17:54:30 +02002472blob2list({blob}) List convert {blob} into a list of numbers
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002473browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002474 String put up a file requester
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002475browsedir({title}, {initdir}) String put up a directory requester
Bram Moolenaar15e248e2019-06-30 20:21:37 +02002476bufadd({name}) Number add a buffer to the buffer list
Bram Moolenaar26735992021-08-08 14:43:22 +02002477bufexists({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} exists
2478buflisted({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is listed
2479bufload({buf}) Number load buffer {buf} if not loaded yet
2480bufloaded({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is loaded
2481bufname([{buf}]) String Name of the buffer {buf}
2482bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]]) Number Number of the buffer {buf}
2483bufwinid({buf}) Number window ID of buffer {buf}
2484bufwinnr({buf}) Number window number of buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002485byte2line({byte}) Number line number at byte count {byte}
2486byteidx({expr}, {nr}) Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
2487byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr}) Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
2488call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}])
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00002489 any call {func} with arguments {arglist}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002490ceil({expr}) Float round {expr} up
Bram Moolenaar4b785f62016-11-29 21:54:44 +01002491ch_canread({handle}) Number check if there is something to read
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002492ch_close({handle}) none close {handle}
Bram Moolenaar0874a832016-09-01 15:11:51 +02002493ch_close_in({handle}) none close in part of {handle}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002494ch_evalexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
Bram Moolenaar5f148ec2016-03-07 22:59:26 +01002495 any evaluate {expr} on JSON {handle}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002496ch_evalraw({handle}, {string} [, {options}])
Bram Moolenaar5f148ec2016-03-07 22:59:26 +01002497 any evaluate {string} on raw {handle}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002498ch_getbufnr({handle}, {what}) Number get buffer number for {handle}/{what}
2499ch_getjob({channel}) Job get the Job of {channel}
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002500ch_info({handle}) String info about channel {handle}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002501ch_log({msg} [, {handle}]) none write {msg} in the channel log file
2502ch_logfile({fname} [, {mode}]) none start logging channel activity
2503ch_open({address} [, {options}])
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002504 Channel open a channel to {address}
2505ch_read({handle} [, {options}]) String read from {handle}
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01002506ch_readblob({handle} [, {options}])
2507 Blob read Blob from {handle}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002508ch_readraw({handle} [, {options}])
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002509 String read raw from {handle}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002510ch_sendexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
Bram Moolenaar5f148ec2016-03-07 22:59:26 +01002511 any send {expr} over JSON {handle}
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01002512ch_sendraw({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
2513 any send {expr} over raw {handle}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002514ch_setoptions({handle}, {options})
2515 none set options for {handle}
Bram Moolenaar7ef38102016-09-26 22:36:58 +02002516ch_status({handle} [, {options}])
2517 String status of channel {handle}
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00002518changenr() Number current change number
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002519char2nr({expr} [, {utf8}]) Number ASCII/UTF8 value of first char in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar4e4473c2020-08-28 22:24:57 +02002520charclass({string}) Number character class of {string}
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01002521charcol({expr}) Number column number of cursor or mark
Bram Moolenaar17793ef2020-12-28 12:56:58 +01002522charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc}])
Bram Moolenaar2346a632021-06-13 19:02:49 +02002523 Number char index of byte {idx} in {string}
Bram Moolenaar1063f3d2019-05-07 22:06:52 +02002524chdir({dir}) String change current working directory
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002525cindent({lnum}) Number C indent for line {lnum}
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01002526clearmatches([{win}]) none clear all matches
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01002527col({expr}) Number column byte index of cursor or mark
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002528complete({startcol}, {matches}) none set Insert mode completion
2529complete_add({expr}) Number add completion match
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00002530complete_check() Number check for key typed during completion
Bram Moolenaarfd133322019-03-29 12:20:27 +01002531complete_info([{what}]) Dict get current completion information
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002532confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002533 Number number of choice picked by user
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002534copy({expr}) any make a shallow copy of {expr}
2535cos({expr}) Float cosine of {expr}
2536cosh({expr}) Float hyperbolic cosine of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02002537count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]])
2538 Number count how many {expr} are in {comp}
Bram Moolenaardc1f1642016-08-16 18:33:43 +02002539cscope_connection([{num}, {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002540 Number checks existence of cscope connection
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002541cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}])
Bram Moolenaar2f3b5102014-11-19 18:54:17 +01002542 Number move cursor to {lnum}, {col}, {off}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002543cursor({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
Bram Moolenaar2346a632021-06-13 19:02:49 +02002544debugbreak({pid}) Number interrupt process being debugged
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002545deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) any make a full copy of {expr}
2546delete({fname} [, {flags}]) Number delete the file or directory {fname}
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02002547deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}])
2548 Number delete lines from buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02002549did_filetype() Number |TRUE| if FileType autocmd event used
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002550diff_filler({lnum}) Number diff filler lines about {lnum}
2551diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) Number diff highlighting at {lnum}/{col}
h-east29b85712021-07-26 21:54:04 +02002552digraph_get({chars}) String get the digraph of {chars}
2553digraph_getlist([{listall}]) List get all |digraph|s
2554digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) Boolean register |digraph|
2555digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) Boolean register multiple |digraph|s
Bram Moolenaar4132eb52020-02-14 16:53:00 +01002556echoraw({expr}) none output {expr} as-is
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02002557empty({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is empty
Bram Moolenaar691ddee2019-05-09 14:52:41 +02002558environ() Dict return environment variables
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002559escape({string}, {chars}) String escape {chars} in {string} with '\'
2560eval({string}) any evaluate {string} into its value
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02002561eventhandler() Number |TRUE| if inside an event handler
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002562executable({expr}) Number 1 if executable {expr} exists
Bram Moolenaar79815f12016-07-09 17:07:29 +02002563execute({command}) String execute {command} and get the output
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002564exepath({expr}) String full path of the command {expr}
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02002565exists({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists
Bram Moolenaar26735992021-08-08 14:43:22 +02002566exists_compiled({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists at compile time
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002567exp({expr}) Float exponential of {expr}
2568expand({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]])
Bram Moolenaar146e9c32012-03-07 19:18:23 +01002569 any expand special keywords in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar80dad482019-06-09 17:22:31 +02002570expandcmd({expr}) String expand {expr} like with `:edit`
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02002571extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
2572 List/Dict insert items of {expr2} into {expr1}
Bram Moolenaarb0e6b512021-01-12 20:23:40 +01002573extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
2574 List/Dict like |extend()| but creates a new
2575 List or Dictionary
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002576feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) Number add key sequence to typeahead buffer
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02002577filereadable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a readable file
2578filewritable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a writable file
Bram Moolenaar50ba5262016-09-22 22:33:02 +02002579filter({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict remove items from {expr1} where
2580 {expr2} is 0
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002581finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
Bram Moolenaarc6fe9192006-04-09 21:54:49 +00002582 String find directory {name} in {path}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002583findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
Bram Moolenaarc6fe9192006-04-09 21:54:49 +00002584 String find file {name} in {path}
Bram Moolenaar077a1e62020-06-08 20:50:43 +02002585flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) List flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels
Bram Moolenaar3b690062021-02-01 20:14:51 +01002586flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}])
2587 List flatten a copy of {list}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002588float2nr({expr}) Number convert Float {expr} to a Number
2589floor({expr}) Float round {expr} down
2590fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) Float remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}
2591fnameescape({fname}) String escape special characters in {fname}
2592fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) String modify file name
2593foldclosed({lnum}) Number first line of fold at {lnum} if closed
2594foldclosedend({lnum}) Number last line of fold at {lnum} if closed
2595foldlevel({lnum}) Number fold level at {lnum}
Bram Moolenaare0fa3742016-02-20 15:47:01 +01002596foldtext() String line displayed for closed fold
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002597foldtextresult({lnum}) String text for closed fold at {lnum}
Bram Moolenaare0fa3742016-02-20 15:47:01 +01002598foreground() Number bring the Vim window to the foreground
Bram Moolenaar038e09e2021-02-06 12:38:51 +01002599fullcommand({name}) String get full command from {name}
Bram Moolenaar437bafe2016-08-01 15:40:54 +02002600funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002601 Funcref reference to function {name}
Bram Moolenaar437bafe2016-08-01 15:40:54 +02002602function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
2603 Funcref named reference to function {name}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002604garbagecollect([{atexit}]) none free memory, breaking cyclic references
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002605get({list}, {idx} [, {def}]) any get item {idx} from {list} or {def}
2606get({dict}, {key} [, {def}]) any get item {key} from {dict} or {def}
Bram Moolenaar03e19a02016-05-24 22:29:49 +02002607get({func}, {what}) any get property of funcref/partial {func}
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02002608getbufinfo([{buf}]) List information about buffers
2609getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
2610 List lines {lnum} to {end} of buffer {buf}
2611getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}])
2612 any variable {varname} in buffer {buf}
2613getchangelist([{buf}]) List list of change list items
Bram Moolenaar3a7503c2021-06-07 18:29:17 +02002614getchar([expr]) Number or String
2615 get one character from the user
Bram Moolenaare0fa3742016-02-20 15:47:01 +01002616getcharmod() Number modifiers for the last typed character
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01002617getcharpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
Bram Moolenaarfc39ecf2015-08-11 20:34:49 +02002618getcharsearch() Dict last character search
Bram Moolenaar3a7503c2021-06-07 18:29:17 +02002619getcharstr([expr]) String get one character from the user
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002620getcmdline() String return the current command-line
2621getcmdpos() Number return cursor position in command-line
Bram Moolenaarfb539272014-08-22 19:21:47 +02002622getcmdtype() String return current command-line type
2623getcmdwintype() String return current command-line window type
Bram Moolenaare9d58a62016-08-13 15:07:41 +02002624getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}])
2625 List list of cmdline completion matches
Bram Moolenaar99ca9c42020-09-22 21:55:41 +02002626getcurpos([{winnr}]) List position of the cursor
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01002627getcursorcharpos([{winnr}]) List character position of the cursor
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002628getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) String get the current working directory
Bram Moolenaar691ddee2019-05-09 14:52:41 +02002629getenv({name}) String return environment variable
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002630getfontname([{name}]) String name of font being used
2631getfperm({fname}) String file permissions of file {fname}
2632getfsize({fname}) Number size in bytes of file {fname}
2633getftime({fname}) Number last modification time of file
2634getftype({fname}) String description of type of file {fname}
Bram Moolenaara3a12462019-09-07 15:08:38 +02002635getimstatus() Number |TRUE| if the IME status is active
Bram Moolenaar4f505882018-02-10 21:06:32 +01002636getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
2637 List list of jump list items
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002638getline({lnum}) String line {lnum} of current buffer
2639getline({lnum}, {end}) List lines {lnum} to {end} of current buffer
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02002640getloclist({nr}) List list of location list items
2641getloclist({nr}, {what}) Dict get specific location list properties
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02002642getmarklist([{buf}]) List list of global/local marks
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01002643getmatches([{win}]) List list of current matches
Bram Moolenaardb3a2052019-11-16 18:22:41 +01002644getmousepos() Dict last known mouse position
Bram Moolenaar18081e32008-02-20 19:11:07 +00002645getpid() Number process ID of Vim
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002646getpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02002647getqflist() List list of quickfix items
2648getqflist({what}) Dict get specific quickfix list properties
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002649getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]])
Bram Moolenaarbb861e22020-06-07 18:16:36 +02002650 String or List contents of a register
2651getreginfo([{regname}]) Dict information about a register
2652getregtype([{regname}]) String type of a register
Bram Moolenaar50ba5262016-09-22 22:33:02 +02002653gettabinfo([{expr}]) List list of tab pages
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002654gettabvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
Bram Moolenaar63dbda12013-02-20 21:12:10 +01002655 any variable {varname} in tab {nr} or {def}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002656gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {name} [, {def}])
Bram Moolenaarc6249bb2006-04-15 20:25:09 +00002657 any {name} in {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}
Bram Moolenaarf49cc602018-11-11 15:21:05 +01002658gettagstack([{nr}]) Dict get the tag stack of window {nr}
Bram Moolenaar0b39c3f2020-08-30 15:52:10 +02002659gettext({text}) String lookup translation of {text}
Bram Moolenaar7132ddc2018-07-15 17:01:11 +02002660getwininfo([{winid}]) List list of info about each window
Bram Moolenaar98ef2332018-03-18 14:44:37 +01002661getwinpos([{timeout}]) List X and Y coord in pixels of the Vim window
Bram Moolenaar3f54fd32018-03-03 21:29:55 +01002662getwinposx() Number X coord in pixels of the Vim window
2663getwinposy() Number Y coord in pixels of the Vim window
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002664getwinvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
Bram Moolenaar63dbda12013-02-20 21:12:10 +01002665 any variable {varname} in window {nr}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002666glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
Bram Moolenaar146e9c32012-03-07 19:18:23 +01002667 any expand file wildcards in {expr}
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002668glob2regpat({expr}) String convert a glob pat into a search pat
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002669globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
Bram Moolenaarbb5ddda2008-11-28 10:01:10 +00002670 String do glob({expr}) for all dirs in {path}
Bram Moolenaar79296512020-03-22 16:17:14 +01002671has({feature} [, {check}]) Number |TRUE| if feature {feature} supported
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02002672has_key({dict}, {key}) Number |TRUE| if {dict} has entry {key}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002673haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02002674 Number |TRUE| if the window executed |:lcd|
Bram Moolenaar00aa0692019-04-27 20:37:57 +02002675 or |:tcd|
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002676hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02002677 Number |TRUE| if mapping to {what} exists
Bram Moolenaar8a7d6542020-01-26 15:56:19 +01002678histadd({history}, {item}) Number add an item to a history
2679histdel({history} [, {item}]) Number remove an item from a history
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002680histget({history} [, {index}]) String get the item {index} from a history
2681histnr({history}) Number highest index of a history
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002682hlID({name}) Number syntax ID of highlight group {name}
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02002683hlexists({name}) Number |TRUE| if highlight group {name} exists
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002684hostname() String name of the machine Vim is running on
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002685iconv({expr}, {from}, {to}) String convert encoding of {expr}
2686indent({lnum}) Number indent of line {lnum}
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01002687index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]])
2688 Number index in {object} where {expr} appears
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002689input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]])
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00002690 String get input from the user
Bram Moolenaarb6e0ec62017-07-23 22:12:20 +02002691inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]])
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002692 String like input() but in a GUI dialog
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002693inputlist({textlist}) Number let the user pick from a choice list
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00002694inputrestore() Number restore typeahead
2695inputsave() Number save and clear typeahead
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002696inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) String like input() but hiding the text
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01002697insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) List insert {item} in {object} [before {idx}]
Bram Moolenaar67a2deb2019-11-25 00:05:32 +01002698interrupt() none interrupt script execution
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002699invert({expr}) Number bitwise invert
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02002700isdirectory({directory}) Number |TRUE| if {directory} is a directory
Bram Moolenaarfda1bff2019-04-04 13:44:37 +02002701isinf({expr}) Number determine if {expr} is infinity value
2702 (positive or negative)
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02002703islocked({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is locked
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002704isnan({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is NaN
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002705items({dict}) List key-value pairs in {dict}
2706job_getchannel({job}) Channel get the channel handle for {job}
Bram Moolenaare1fc5152018-04-21 19:49:08 +02002707job_info([{job}]) Dict get information about {job}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002708job_setoptions({job}, {options}) none set options for {job}
2709job_start({command} [, {options}])
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002710 Job start a job
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002711job_status({job}) String get the status of {job}
2712job_stop({job} [, {how}]) Number stop {job}
2713join({list} [, {sep}]) String join {list} items into one String
2714js_decode({string}) any decode JS style JSON
2715js_encode({expr}) String encode JS style JSON
2716json_decode({string}) any decode JSON
2717json_encode({expr}) String encode JSON
2718keys({dict}) List keys in {dict}
2719len({expr}) Number the length of {expr}
2720libcall({lib}, {func}, {arg}) String call {func} in library {lib} with {arg}
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002721libcallnr({lib}, {func}, {arg}) Number idem, but return a Number
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02002722line({expr} [, {winid}]) Number line nr of cursor, last line or mark
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002723line2byte({lnum}) Number byte count of line {lnum}
2724lispindent({lnum}) Number Lisp indent for line {lnum}
Yegappan Lakshmanan5dfe4672021-09-14 17:54:30 +02002725list2blob({list}) Blob turn {list} of numbers into a Blob
2726list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) String turn {list} of numbers into a String
Bram Moolenaara3347722019-05-11 21:14:24 +02002727listener_add({callback} [, {buf}])
2728 Number add a callback to listen to changes
Bram Moolenaarfe1ade02019-05-14 21:20:36 +02002729listener_flush([{buf}]) none invoke listener callbacks
Bram Moolenaara3347722019-05-11 21:14:24 +02002730listener_remove({id}) none remove a listener callback
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002731localtime() Number current time
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002732log({expr}) Float natural logarithm (base e) of {expr}
2733log10({expr}) Float logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002734luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) any evaluate |Lua| expression
Bram Moolenaar50ba5262016-09-22 22:33:02 +02002735map({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict change each item in {expr1} to {expr}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002736maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]])
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01002737 String or Dict
2738 rhs of mapping {name} in mode {mode}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002739mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00002740 String check for mappings matching {name}
Bram Moolenaarea696852020-11-09 18:31:39 +01002741mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict like |map()| but creates a new List
2742 or Dictionary
2743mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) none restore mapping from |maparg()| result
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002744match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002745 Number position where {pat} matches in {expr}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002746matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00002747 Number highlight {pattern} with {group}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002748matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
Bram Moolenaarb3414592014-06-17 17:48:32 +02002749 Number highlight positions with {group}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002750matcharg({nr}) List arguments of |:match|
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01002751matchdelete({id} [, {win}]) Number delete match identified by {id}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002752matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002753 Number position where {pat} ends in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar4f73b8e2020-09-22 20:33:50 +02002754matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
2755 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
2756matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
2757 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002758matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
Bram Moolenaar3a7c85b2005-02-05 21:39:53 +00002759 List match and submatches of {pat} in {expr}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002760matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
Bram Moolenaar89cb5e02004-07-19 20:55:54 +00002761 String {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002762matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
Bram Moolenaar7fed5c12016-03-29 23:10:31 +02002763 List {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar690afe12017-01-28 18:34:47 +01002764max({expr}) Number maximum value of items in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar0eabd4d2020-03-15 16:13:53 +01002765menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) Dict get menu item information
Bram Moolenaar690afe12017-01-28 18:34:47 +01002766min({expr}) Number minimum value of items in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002767mkdir({name} [, {path} [, {prot}]])
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00002768 Number create directory {name}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002769mode([expr]) String current editing mode
2770mzeval({expr}) any evaluate |MzScheme| expression
2771nextnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line >= {lnum}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002772nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) String single char with ASCII/UTF8 value {expr}
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002773or({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise OR
Bram Moolenaar6a33ef02020-09-25 22:42:48 +02002774pathshorten({expr} [, {len}]) String shorten directory names in a path
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002775perleval({expr}) any evaluate |Perl| expression
Bram Moolenaar931a2772019-07-04 16:54:54 +02002776popup_atcursor({what}, {options}) Number create popup window near the cursor
Bram Moolenaar589edb32019-09-20 14:38:13 +02002777popup_beval({what}, {options}) Number create popup window for 'ballooneval'
Bram Moolenaar931a2772019-07-04 16:54:54 +02002778popup_clear() none close all popup windows
2779popup_close({id} [, {result}]) none close popup window {id}
2780popup_create({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window
2781popup_dialog({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a dialog
2782popup_filter_menu({id}, {key}) Number filter for a menu popup window
2783popup_filter_yesno({id}, {key}) Number filter for a dialog popup window
Bram Moolenaare49fbff2019-08-21 22:50:07 +02002784popup_findinfo() Number get window ID of info popup window
2785popup_findpreview() Number get window ID of preview popup window
Bram Moolenaar931a2772019-07-04 16:54:54 +02002786popup_getoptions({id}) Dict get options of popup window {id}
2787popup_getpos({id}) Dict get position of popup window {id}
2788popup_hide({id}) none hide popup menu {id}
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02002789popup_list() List get a list of window IDs of all popups
Bram Moolenaaref6b9792020-05-13 16:34:15 +02002790popup_locate({row}, {col}) Number get window ID of popup at position
Bram Moolenaar931a2772019-07-04 16:54:54 +02002791popup_menu({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a menu
2792popup_move({id}, {options}) none set position of popup window {id}
2793popup_notification({what}, {options})
2794 Number create a notification popup window
Bram Moolenaar931a2772019-07-04 16:54:54 +02002795popup_setoptions({id}, {options})
2796 none set options for popup window {id}
2797popup_settext({id}, {text}) none set the text of popup window {id}
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02002798popup_show({id}) none unhide popup window {id}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002799pow({x}, {y}) Float {x} to the power of {y}
2800prevnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line <= {lnum}
2801printf({fmt}, {expr1}...) String format text
Bram Moolenaar077cc7a2020-09-04 16:35:35 +02002802prompt_getprompt({buf}) String get prompt text
Bram Moolenaarf2732452018-06-03 14:47:35 +02002803prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) none set prompt callback function
Bram Moolenaar0e5979a2018-06-17 19:36:33 +02002804prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt interrupt function
2805prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt text
Yegappan Lakshmananccfb7c62021-08-16 21:39:09 +02002806prop_add({lnum}, {col}, {props}) none add one text property
2807prop_add_list({props}, [[{lnum}, {col}, {end-lnum}, {end-col}], ...])
2808 none add multiple text properties
Bram Moolenaare3d31b02018-12-24 23:07:04 +01002809prop_clear({lnum} [, {lnum-end} [, {props}]])
Bram Moolenaar98aefe72018-12-13 22:20:09 +01002810 none remove all text properties
2811prop_find({props} [, {direction}])
2812 Dict search for a text property
Bram Moolenaar7ceefb32020-05-01 16:07:38 +02002813prop_list({lnum} [, {props}]) List text properties in {lnum}
Bram Moolenaarc8c88492018-12-27 23:59:26 +01002814prop_remove({props} [, {lnum} [, {lnum-end}]])
Bram Moolenaar98aefe72018-12-13 22:20:09 +01002815 Number remove a text property
2816prop_type_add({name}, {props}) none define a new property type
2817prop_type_change({name}, {props})
2818 none change an existing property type
2819prop_type_delete({name} [, {props}])
2820 none delete a property type
Bram Moolenaarcb80aa22020-10-26 21:12:46 +01002821prop_type_get({name} [, {props}])
Bram Moolenaar98aefe72018-12-13 22:20:09 +01002822 Dict get property type values
2823prop_type_list([{props}]) List get list of property types
Bram Moolenaare9bd5722019-08-17 19:36:06 +02002824pum_getpos() Dict position and size of pum if visible
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00002825pumvisible() Number whether popup menu is visible
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002826py3eval({expr}) any evaluate |python3| expression
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02002827pyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Python| expression
Bram Moolenaarf42dd3c2017-01-28 16:06:38 +01002828pyxeval({expr}) any evaluate |python_x| expression
Bram Moolenaar06b0b4b2019-11-25 15:40:55 +01002829rand([{expr}]) Number get pseudo-random number
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002830range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]])
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00002831 List items from {expr} to {max}
Bram Moolenaarc423ad72021-01-13 20:38:03 +01002832readblob({fname}) Blob read a |Blob| from {fname}
Bram Moolenaar84cf6bd2020-06-16 20:03:43 +02002833readdir({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
2834 List file names in {dir} selected by {expr}
2835readdirex({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
2836 List file info in {dir} selected by {expr}
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01002837readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00002838 List get list of lines from file {fname}
Bram Moolenaar85629982020-06-01 18:39:20 +02002839reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}])
2840 any reduce {object} using {func}
Bram Moolenaarf2732452018-06-03 14:47:35 +02002841reg_executing() String get the executing register name
Bram Moolenaar0b6d9112018-05-22 20:35:17 +02002842reg_recording() String get the recording register name
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002843reltime([{start} [, {end}]]) List get time value
2844reltimefloat({time}) Float turn the time value into a Float
2845reltimestr({time}) String turn time value into a String
Bram Moolenaar3c2881d2017-03-21 19:18:29 +01002846remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002847 String send expression
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002848remote_foreground({server}) Number bring Vim server to the foreground
2849remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}])
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002850 Number check for reply string
Bram Moolenaar3c2881d2017-03-21 19:18:29 +01002851remote_read({serverid} [, {timeout}])
2852 String read reply string
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002853remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002854 String send key sequence
Bram Moolenaar7416f3e2017-03-18 18:10:13 +01002855remote_startserver({name}) none become server {name}
Bram Moolenaar10455d42019-11-21 15:36:18 +01002856remove({list}, {idx} [, {end}]) any/List
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +01002857 remove items {idx}-{end} from {list}
2858remove({blob}, {idx} [, {end}]) Number/Blob
2859 remove bytes {idx}-{end} from {blob}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002860remove({dict}, {key}) any remove entry {key} from {dict}
2861rename({from}, {to}) Number rename (move) file from {from} to {to}
2862repeat({expr}, {count}) String repeat {expr} {count} times
2863resolve({filename}) String get filename a shortcut points to
2864reverse({list}) List reverse {list} in-place
2865round({expr}) Float round off {expr}
Bram Moolenaare99be0e2019-03-26 22:51:09 +01002866rubyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Ruby| expression
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002867screenattr({row}, {col}) Number attribute at screen position
2868screenchar({row}, {col}) Number character at screen position
Bram Moolenaar2912abb2019-03-29 14:16:42 +01002869screenchars({row}, {col}) List List of characters at screen position
Bram Moolenaar9750bb12012-12-05 16:10:42 +01002870screencol() Number current cursor column
Bram Moolenaarb3d17a22019-07-07 18:28:14 +02002871screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) Dict screen row and col of a text character
Bram Moolenaar9750bb12012-12-05 16:10:42 +01002872screenrow() Number current cursor row
Bram Moolenaar2912abb2019-03-29 14:16:42 +01002873screenstring({row}, {col}) String characters at screen position
Bram Moolenaaradc17a52020-06-06 18:37:51 +02002874search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
Bram Moolenaar76929292008-01-06 19:07:36 +00002875 Number search for {pattern}
Bram Moolenaare8f5ec02020-06-01 17:28:35 +02002876searchcount([{options}]) Dict get or update search stats
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002877searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]])
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00002878 Number search for variable declaration
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002879searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00002880 Number search for other end of start/end pair
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002881searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00002882 List search for other end of start/end pair
Bram Moolenaaradc17a52020-06-06 18:37:51 +02002883searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00002884 List search for {pattern}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002885server2client({clientid}, {string})
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002886 Number send reply string
2887serverlist() String get a list of available servers
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02002888setbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text})
2889 Number set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer
Bram Moolenaarb31cf2b2017-09-02 19:45:19 +02002890 {expr}
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02002891setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val})
2892 none set {varname} in buffer {buf} to {val}
Bram Moolenaar08aac3c2020-08-28 21:04:24 +02002893setcellwidths({list}) none set character cell width overrides
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01002894setcharpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002895setcharsearch({dict}) Dict set character search from {dict}
2896setcmdpos({pos}) Number set cursor position in command-line
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01002897setcursorcharpos({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
Bram Moolenaar691ddee2019-05-09 14:52:41 +02002898setenv({name}, {val}) none set environment variable
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002899setfperm({fname}, {mode}) Number set {fname} file permissions to {mode}
2900setline({lnum}, {line}) Number set line {lnum} to {line}
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02002901setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action}])
2902 Number modify location list using {list}
2903setloclist({nr}, {list}, {action}, {what})
2904 Number modify specific location list props
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01002905setmatches({list} [, {win}]) Number restore a list of matches
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002906setpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02002907setqflist({list} [, {action}]) Number modify quickfix list using {list}
2908setqflist({list}, {action}, {what})
2909 Number modify specific quickfix list props
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002910setreg({n}, {v} [, {opt}]) Number set register to value and type
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002911settabvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in tab page {nr} to {val}
2912settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val})
2913 none set {varname} in window {winnr} in tab
2914 page {tabnr} to {val}
Bram Moolenaarf49cc602018-11-11 15:21:05 +01002915settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}])
2916 Number modify tag stack using {dict}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002917setwinvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in window {nr} to {val}
2918sha256({string}) String SHA256 checksum of {string}
2919shellescape({string} [, {special}])
Bram Moolenaar05bb9532008-07-04 09:44:11 +00002920 String escape {string} for use as shell
Bram Moolenaar60a495f2006-10-03 12:44:42 +00002921 command argument
Bram Moolenaarf9514162018-11-22 03:08:29 +01002922shiftwidth([{col}]) Number effective value of 'shiftwidth'
Bram Moolenaar162b7142018-12-21 15:17:36 +01002923sign_define({name} [, {dict}]) Number define or update a sign
Bram Moolenaar809ce4d2019-07-13 21:21:40 +02002924sign_define({list}) List define or update a list of signs
Bram Moolenaar162b7142018-12-21 15:17:36 +01002925sign_getdefined([{name}]) List get a list of defined signs
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02002926sign_getplaced([{buf} [, {dict}]])
Bram Moolenaar162b7142018-12-21 15:17:36 +01002927 List get a list of placed signs
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02002928sign_jump({id}, {group}, {buf})
Bram Moolenaar6b7b7192019-01-11 13:42:41 +01002929 Number jump to a sign
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02002930sign_place({id}, {group}, {name}, {buf} [, {dict}])
Bram Moolenaar162b7142018-12-21 15:17:36 +01002931 Number place a sign
Bram Moolenaar809ce4d2019-07-13 21:21:40 +02002932sign_placelist({list}) List place a list of signs
Bram Moolenaar162b7142018-12-21 15:17:36 +01002933sign_undefine([{name}]) Number undefine a sign
Bram Moolenaar809ce4d2019-07-13 21:21:40 +02002934sign_undefine({list}) List undefine a list of signs
Bram Moolenaar162b7142018-12-21 15:17:36 +01002935sign_unplace({group} [, {dict}])
2936 Number unplace a sign
Bram Moolenaar809ce4d2019-07-13 21:21:40 +02002937sign_unplacelist({list}) List unplace a list of signs
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002938simplify({filename}) String simplify filename as much as possible
2939sin({expr}) Float sine of {expr}
2940sinh({expr}) Float hyperbolic sine of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar6601b622021-01-13 21:47:15 +01002941slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) String, List or Blob
2942 slice of a String, List or Blob
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002943sort({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]])
Bram Moolenaar5f894962011-06-19 02:55:37 +02002944 List sort {list}, using {func} to compare
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +02002945sound_clear() none stop playing all sounds
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +02002946sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
2947 Number play an event sound
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +02002948sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
2949 Number play sound file {path}
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +02002950sound_stop({id}) none stop playing sound {id}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002951soundfold({word}) String sound-fold {word}
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +00002952spellbadword() String badly spelled word at cursor
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002953spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
Bram Moolenaarc54b8a72005-09-30 21:20:29 +00002954 List spelling suggestions
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002955split({expr} [, {pat} [, {keepempty}]])
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00002956 List make |List| from {pat} separated {expr}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002957sqrt({expr}) Float square root of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar06b0b4b2019-11-25 15:40:55 +01002958srand([{expr}]) List get seed for |rand()|
Bram Moolenaar0e57dd82019-09-16 22:56:03 +02002959state([{what}]) String current state of Vim
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02002960str2float({expr} [, {quoted}]) Float convert String to Float
Bram Moolenaar9d401282019-04-06 13:18:12 +02002961str2list({expr} [, {utf8}]) List convert each character of {expr} to
2962 ASCII/UTF8 value
Bram Moolenaar60a8de22019-09-15 14:33:22 +02002963str2nr({expr} [, {base} [, {quoted}]])
2964 Number convert String to Number
Bram Moolenaar70ce8a12021-03-14 19:02:09 +01002965strcharlen({expr}) Number character length of the String {expr}
Bram Moolenaar02b4d9b2021-03-14 19:46:45 +01002966strcharpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]])
Bram Moolenaar6c53fca2020-08-23 17:34:46 +02002967 String {len} characters of {str} at
2968 character {start}
Bram Moolenaar70ce8a12021-03-14 19:02:09 +01002969strchars({expr} [, {skipcc}]) Number character count of the String {expr}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002970strdisplaywidth({expr} [, {col}]) Number display length of the String {expr}
Bram Moolenaar10455d42019-11-21 15:36:18 +01002971strftime({format} [, {time}]) String format time with a specified format
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02002972strgetchar({str}, {index}) Number get char {index} from {str}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002973stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +00002974 Number index of {needle} in {haystack}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002975string({expr}) String String representation of {expr} value
2976strlen({expr}) Number length of the String {expr}
Bram Moolenaar6c53fca2020-08-23 17:34:46 +02002977strpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]])
2978 String {len} bytes/chars of {str} at
2979 byte {start}
Bram Moolenaar10455d42019-11-21 15:36:18 +01002980strptime({format}, {timestring})
2981 Number Convert {timestring} to unix timestamp
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002982strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +00002983 Number last index of {needle} in {haystack}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002984strtrans({expr}) String translate string to make it printable
2985strwidth({expr}) Number display cell length of the String {expr}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002986submatch({nr} [, {list}]) String or List
Bram Moolenaar41571762014-04-02 19:00:58 +02002987 specific match in ":s" or substitute()
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002988substitute({expr}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags})
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002989 String all {pat} in {expr} replaced with {sub}
Bram Moolenaar00f123a2018-08-21 20:28:54 +02002990swapinfo({fname}) Dict information about swap file {fname}
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02002991swapname({buf}) String swap file of buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002992synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) Number syntax ID at {lnum} and {col}
2993synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}])
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002994 String attribute {what} of syntax ID {synID}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002995synIDtrans({synID}) Number translated syntax ID of {synID}
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002996synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) List info about concealing
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002997synstack({lnum}, {col}) List stack of syntax IDs at {lnum} and {col}
2998system({expr} [, {input}]) String output of shell command/filter {expr}
2999systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) List output of shell command/filter {expr}
Bram Moolenaar802a0d92016-06-26 16:17:58 +02003000tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) List list of buffer numbers in tab page
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003001tabpagenr([{arg}]) Number number of current or last tab page
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01003002tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) Number number of current window in tab page
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003003tagfiles() List tags files used
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02003004taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) List list of tags matching {expr}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003005tan({expr}) Float tangent of {expr}
3006tanh({expr}) Float hyperbolic tangent of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +01003007tempname() String name for a temporary file
Bram Moolenaard96ff162018-02-18 22:13:29 +01003008term_dumpdiff({filename}, {filename} [, {options}])
3009 Number display difference between two dumps
3010term_dumpload({filename} [, {options}])
3011 Number displaying a screen dump
Bram Moolenaar6bb2cdf2018-02-24 19:53:53 +01003012term_dumpwrite({buf}, {filename} [, {options}])
Bram Moolenaard96ff162018-02-18 22:13:29 +01003013 none dump terminal window contents
Bram Moolenaare41e3b42017-08-11 16:24:50 +02003014term_getaltscreen({buf}) Number get the alternate screen flag
Bram Moolenaarf59c6e82018-04-10 15:59:11 +02003015term_getansicolors({buf}) List get ANSI palette in GUI color mode
Bram Moolenaar45356542017-08-06 17:53:31 +02003016term_getattr({attr}, {what}) Number get the value of attribute {what}
Bram Moolenaar97870002017-07-30 18:28:38 +02003017term_getcursor({buf}) List get the cursor position of a terminal
Bram Moolenaarc6df10e2017-07-29 20:15:08 +02003018term_getjob({buf}) Job get the job associated with a terminal
Bram Moolenaarc2ce52c2017-08-01 18:35:38 +02003019term_getline({buf}, {row}) String get a line of text from a terminal
Bram Moolenaar82b9ca02017-08-08 23:06:46 +02003020term_getscrolled({buf}) Number get the scroll count of a terminal
Bram Moolenaarc6df10e2017-07-29 20:15:08 +02003021term_getsize({buf}) List get the size of a terminal
Bram Moolenaarb000e322017-07-30 19:38:21 +02003022term_getstatus({buf}) String get the status of a terminal
3023term_gettitle({buf}) String get the title of a terminal
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01003024term_gettty({buf}, [{input}]) String get the tty name of a terminal
Bram Moolenaarc6df10e2017-07-29 20:15:08 +02003025term_list() List get the list of terminal buffers
Bram Moolenaarc2ce52c2017-08-01 18:35:38 +02003026term_scrape({buf}, {row}) List get row of a terminal screen
Bram Moolenaarc6df10e2017-07-29 20:15:08 +02003027term_sendkeys({buf}, {keys}) none send keystrokes to a terminal
Bram Moolenaarf59c6e82018-04-10 15:59:11 +02003028term_setansicolors({buf}, {colors})
3029 none set ANSI palette in GUI color mode
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02003030term_setapi({buf}, {expr}) none set |terminal-api| function name prefix
Bram Moolenaar7dda86f2018-04-20 22:36:41 +02003031term_setkill({buf}, {how}) none set signal to stop job in terminal
Bram Moolenaarb5b75622018-03-09 22:22:21 +01003032term_setrestore({buf}, {command}) none set command to restore terminal
Bram Moolenaar7dda86f2018-04-20 22:36:41 +02003033term_setsize({buf}, {rows}, {cols})
3034 none set the size of a terminal
Bram Moolenaar911ead12019-04-21 00:03:35 +02003035term_start({cmd} [, {options}]) Number open a terminal window and run a job
Bram Moolenaarf3402b12017-08-06 19:07:08 +02003036term_wait({buf} [, {time}]) Number wait for screen to be updated
Bram Moolenaar0c0eddd2020-06-13 15:47:25 +02003037terminalprops() Dict properties of the terminal
Bram Moolenaar8e8df252016-05-25 21:23:21 +02003038test_alloc_fail({id}, {countdown}, {repeat})
3039 none make memory allocation fail
Bram Moolenaar6f1d9a02016-07-24 14:12:38 +02003040test_autochdir() none enable 'autochdir' during startup
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02003041test_feedinput({string}) none add key sequence to input buffer
Bram Moolenaar574860b2016-05-24 17:33:34 +02003042test_garbagecollect_now() none free memory right now for testing
Bram Moolenaaradc67142019-06-22 01:40:42 +02003043test_garbagecollect_soon() none free memory soon for testing
Bram Moolenaareda65222019-05-16 20:29:44 +02003044test_getvalue({string}) any get value of an internal variable
Yegappan Lakshmanan18d46582021-06-23 20:46:52 +02003045test_gui_drop_files({list}, {row}, {col}, {mods})
3046 none drop a list of files in a window
Yegappan Lakshmananf1e74492021-06-21 18:44:26 +02003047test_gui_mouse_event({button}, {row}, {col}, {repeated}, {mods})
3048 none add a mouse event to the input buffer
Bram Moolenaare0c31f62017-03-01 15:07:05 +01003049test_ignore_error({expr}) none ignore a specific error
Bram Moolenaarc0f5a782019-01-13 15:16:13 +01003050test_null_blob() Blob null value for testing
Bram Moolenaar574860b2016-05-24 17:33:34 +02003051test_null_channel() Channel null value for testing
3052test_null_dict() Dict null value for testing
Bram Moolenaare69f6d02020-04-01 22:11:01 +02003053test_null_function() Funcref null value for testing
Bram Moolenaar574860b2016-05-24 17:33:34 +02003054test_null_job() Job null value for testing
3055test_null_list() List null value for testing
3056test_null_partial() Funcref null value for testing
3057test_null_string() String null value for testing
Bram Moolenaar2c64ca12018-10-19 16:22:31 +02003058test_option_not_set({name}) none reset flag indicating option was set
3059test_override({expr}, {val}) none test with Vim internal overrides
Bram Moolenaarc3e92c12019-03-23 14:23:07 +01003060test_refcount({expr}) Number get the reference count of {expr}
Bram Moolenaarab186732018-09-14 21:27:06 +02003061test_scrollbar({which}, {value}, {dragging})
3062 none scroll in the GUI for testing
Bram Moolenaarbb8476b2019-05-04 15:47:48 +02003063test_setmouse({row}, {col}) none set the mouse position for testing
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02003064test_settime({expr}) none set current time for testing
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02003065test_srand_seed([seed]) none set seed for testing srand()
3066test_unknown() any unknown value for testing
3067test_void() any void value for testing
Bram Moolenaar8e97bd72016-08-06 22:05:07 +02003068timer_info([{id}]) List information about timers
Bram Moolenaarb73598e2016-08-07 18:22:53 +02003069timer_pause({id}, {pause}) none pause or unpause a timer
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003070timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +01003071 Number create a timer
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003072timer_stop({timer}) none stop a timer
Bram Moolenaarb73598e2016-08-07 18:22:53 +02003073timer_stopall() none stop all timers
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003074tolower({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to lowercase
3075toupper({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to uppercase
3076tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) String translate chars of {src} in {fromstr}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00003077 to chars in {tostr}
Bram Moolenaar2245ae12020-05-31 22:20:36 +02003078trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]])
3079 String trim characters in {mask} from {text}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003080trunc({expr}) Float truncate Float {expr}
Bram Moolenaara47e05f2021-01-12 21:49:00 +01003081type({expr}) Number type of value {expr}
3082typename({expr}) String representation of the type of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003083undofile({name}) String undo file name for {name}
Bram Moolenaara800b422010-06-27 01:15:55 +02003084undotree() List undo file tree
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003085uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]])
Bram Moolenaar327aa022014-03-25 18:24:23 +01003086 List remove adjacent duplicates from a list
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003087values({dict}) List values in {dict}
3088virtcol({expr}) Number screen column of cursor or mark
3089visualmode([expr]) String last visual mode used
Bram Moolenaar8738fc12013-02-20 17:59:11 +01003090wildmenumode() Number whether 'wildmenu' mode is active
Bram Moolenaar868b7b62019-05-29 21:44:40 +02003091win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}])
3092 String execute {command} in window {id}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003093win_findbuf({bufnr}) List find windows containing {bufnr}
3094win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) Number get window ID for {win} in {tab}
Bram Moolenaar2c7f8c52020-04-20 19:52:53 +02003095win_gettype([{nr}]) String type of window {nr}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003096win_gotoid({expr}) Number go to window with ID {expr}
3097win_id2tabwin({expr}) List get tab and window nr from window ID
3098win_id2win({expr}) Number get window nr from window ID
Bram Moolenaar22044dc2017-12-02 15:43:37 +01003099win_screenpos({nr}) List get screen position of window {nr}
Bram Moolenaard20dcb32019-09-10 21:22:58 +02003100win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}])
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02003101 Number move window {nr} to split of {target}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003102winbufnr({nr}) Number buffer number of window {nr}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003103wincol() Number window column of the cursor
Bram Moolenaar388a5d42020-05-26 21:20:45 +02003104windowsversion() String MS-Windows OS version
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003105winheight({nr}) Number height of window {nr}
Bram Moolenaar0f6b4f02018-08-21 16:56:34 +02003106winlayout([{tabnr}]) List layout of windows in tab {tabnr}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003107winline() Number window line of the cursor
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003108winnr([{expr}]) Number number of current window
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00003109winrestcmd() String returns command to restore window sizes
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003110winrestview({dict}) none restore view of current window
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +00003111winsaveview() Dict save view of current window
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003112winwidth({nr}) Number width of window {nr}
Bram Moolenaared767a22016-01-03 22:49:16 +01003113wordcount() Dict get byte/char/word statistics
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01003114writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
3115 Number write |Blob| or |List| of lines to file
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02003116xor({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise XOR
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003117
Bram Moolenaar03413f42016-04-12 21:07:15 +02003118
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003119abs({expr}) *abs()*
3120 Return the absolute value of {expr}. When {expr} evaluates to
3121 a |Float| abs() returns a |Float|. When {expr} can be
3122 converted to a |Number| abs() returns a |Number|. Otherwise
3123 abs() gives an error message and returns -1.
3124 Examples: >
3125 echo abs(1.456)
3126< 1.456 >
3127 echo abs(-5.456)
3128< 5.456 >
3129 echo abs(-4)
3130< 4
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02003131
3132 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3133 Compute()->abs()
3134
3135< {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003136
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003137
3138acos({expr}) *acos()*
3139 Return the arc cosine of {expr} measured in radians, as a
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02003140 |Float| in the range of [0, pi].
3141 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003142 [-1, 1].
3143 Examples: >
3144 :echo acos(0)
3145< 1.570796 >
3146 :echo acos(-0.5)
3147< 2.094395
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02003148
3149 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3150 Compute()->acos()
3151
3152< {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003153
3154
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +01003155add({object}, {expr}) *add()*
3156 Append the item {expr} to |List| or |Blob| {object}. Returns
3157 the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00003158 :let alist = add([1, 2, 3], item)
3159 :call add(mylist, "woodstock")
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00003160< Note that when {expr} is a |List| it is appended as a single
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00003161 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +01003162 When {object} is a |Blob| then {expr} must be a number.
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +00003163 Use |insert()| to add an item at another position.
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02003164
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02003165 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3166 mylist->add(val1)->add(val2)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003167
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00003168
Bram Moolenaard6e256c2011-12-14 15:32:50 +01003169and({expr}, {expr}) *and()*
3170 Bitwise AND on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
3171 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
3172 Example: >
3173 :let flag = and(bits, 0x80)
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02003174< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3175 :let flag = bits->and(0x80)
Bram Moolenaard6e256c2011-12-14 15:32:50 +01003176
3177
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02003178append({lnum}, {text}) *append()*
3179 When {text} is a |List|: Append each item of the |List| as a
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00003180 text line below line {lnum} in the current buffer.
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02003181 Otherwise append {text} as one text line below line {lnum} in
Bram Moolenaar748bf032005-02-02 23:04:36 +00003182 the current buffer.
Bram Moolenaar34453202021-01-31 13:08:38 +01003183 Any type of item is accepted and converted to a String.
Bram Moolenaar748bf032005-02-02 23:04:36 +00003184 {lnum} can be zero to insert a line before the first one.
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02003185 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00003186 Returns 1 for failure ({lnum} out of range or out of memory),
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02003187 0 for success. Example: >
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00003188 :let failed = append(line('$'), "# THE END")
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00003189 :let failed = append(0, ["Chapter 1", "the beginning"])
Bram Moolenaarca851592018-06-06 21:04:07 +02003190
Bram Moolenaar7ff78462020-07-10 22:00:53 +02003191< Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
3192 passed as the second argument: >
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +02003193 mylist->append(lnum)
3194
3195
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003196appendbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *appendbufline()*
3197 Like |append()| but append the text in buffer {buf}.
Bram Moolenaarca851592018-06-06 21:04:07 +02003198
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02003199 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
3200 |bufload()| if needed.
3201
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003202 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|.
Bram Moolenaarca851592018-06-06 21:04:07 +02003203
3204 {lnum} is used like with |append()|. Note that using |line()|
3205 would use the current buffer, not the one appending to.
3206 Use "$" to append at the end of the buffer.
3207
3208 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
3209
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003210 If {buf} is not a valid buffer or {lnum} is not valid, an
Bram Moolenaarca851592018-06-06 21:04:07 +02003211 error message is given. Example: >
3212 :let failed = appendbufline(13, 0, "# THE START")
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00003213<
Bram Moolenaarcb80aa22020-10-26 21:12:46 +01003214 Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
Bram Moolenaar7ff78462020-07-10 22:00:53 +02003215 passed as the second argument: >
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +02003216 mylist->appendbufline(buf, lnum)
3217
3218
3219argc([{winid}]) *argc()*
Bram Moolenaare6e39892018-10-25 12:32:11 +02003220 The result is the number of files in the argument list. See
3221 |arglist|.
3222 If {winid} is not supplied, the argument list of the current
3223 window is used.
3224 If {winid} is -1, the global argument list is used.
3225 Otherwise {winid} specifies the window of which the argument
3226 list is used: either the window number or the window ID.
3227 Returns -1 if the {winid} argument is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003228
3229 *argidx()*
3230argidx() The result is the current index in the argument list. 0 is
3231 the first file. argc() - 1 is the last one. See |arglist|.
3232
Bram Moolenaar2d1fe052014-05-28 18:22:57 +02003233 *arglistid()*
Bram Moolenaare0fa3742016-02-20 15:47:01 +01003234arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
Bram Moolenaar2d1fe052014-05-28 18:22:57 +02003235 Return the argument list ID. This is a number which
3236 identifies the argument list being used. Zero is used for the
Bram Moolenaarfb539272014-08-22 19:21:47 +02003237 global argument list. See |arglist|.
Bram Moolenaare6e39892018-10-25 12:32:11 +02003238 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid.
Bram Moolenaar2d1fe052014-05-28 18:22:57 +02003239
3240 Without arguments use the current window.
3241 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
3242 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
3243 page.
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02003244 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
Bram Moolenaar2d1fe052014-05-28 18:22:57 +02003245
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003246 *argv()*
Bram Moolenaar7ceefb32020-05-01 16:07:38 +02003247argv([{nr} [, {winid}]])
Bram Moolenaare6e39892018-10-25 12:32:11 +02003248 The result is the {nr}th file in the argument list. See
3249 |arglist|. "argv(0)" is the first one. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003250 :let i = 0
3251 :while i < argc()
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003252 : let f = escape(fnameescape(argv(i)), '.')
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003253 : exe 'amenu Arg.' . f . ' :e ' . f . '<CR>'
3254 : let i = i + 1
3255 :endwhile
Bram Moolenaare6e39892018-10-25 12:32:11 +02003256< Without the {nr} argument, or when {nr} is -1, a |List| with
3257 the whole |arglist| is returned.
3258
3259 The {winid} argument specifies the window ID, see |argc()|.
Bram Moolenaar69bf6342019-10-29 04:16:57 +01003260 For the Vim command line arguments see |v:argv|.
Bram Moolenaare2f98b92006-03-29 21:18:24 +00003261
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003262asin({expr}) *asin()*
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02003263 Return the arc sine of {expr} measured in radians, as a |Float|
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003264 in the range of [-pi/2, pi/2].
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02003265 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003266 [-1, 1].
3267 Examples: >
3268 :echo asin(0.8)
3269< 0.927295 >
3270 :echo asin(-0.5)
3271< -0.523599
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02003272
3273 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3274 Compute()->asin()
3275<
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02003276 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003277
3278
Bram Moolenaar29634562020-01-09 21:46:04 +01003279assert_ functions are documented here: |assert-functions-details|
3280
3281
3282
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003283atan({expr}) *atan()*
3284 Return the principal value of the arc tangent of {expr}, in
3285 the range [-pi/2, +pi/2] radians, as a |Float|.
3286 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
3287 Examples: >
3288 :echo atan(100)
3289< 1.560797 >
3290 :echo atan(-4.01)
3291< -1.326405
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02003292
3293 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3294 Compute()->atan()
3295<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003296 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
3297
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003298
3299atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) *atan2()*
3300 Return the arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}, measured in
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02003301 radians, as a |Float| in the range [-pi, pi].
3302 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003303 Examples: >
3304 :echo atan2(-1, 1)
3305< -0.785398 >
3306 :echo atan2(1, -1)
3307< 2.356194
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02003308
3309 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003310 Compute()->atan2(1)
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02003311<
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02003312 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003313
Bram Moolenaarbe0a2592019-05-09 13:50:16 +02003314balloon_gettext() *balloon_gettext()*
3315 Return the current text in the balloon. Only for the string,
3316 not used for the List.
3317
Bram Moolenaar246fe032017-11-19 19:56:27 +01003318balloon_show({expr}) *balloon_show()*
3319 Show {expr} inside the balloon. For the GUI {expr} is used as
3320 a string. For a terminal {expr} can be a list, which contains
3321 the lines of the balloon. If {expr} is not a list it will be
3322 split with |balloon_split()|.
Bram Moolenaarbe0a2592019-05-09 13:50:16 +02003323 If {expr} is an empty string any existing balloon is removed.
Bram Moolenaar246fe032017-11-19 19:56:27 +01003324
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003325 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar59716a22017-03-01 20:32:44 +01003326 func GetBalloonContent()
Bram Moolenaarbe0a2592019-05-09 13:50:16 +02003327 " ... initiate getting the content
Bram Moolenaar59716a22017-03-01 20:32:44 +01003328 return ''
3329 endfunc
3330 set balloonexpr=GetBalloonContent()
3331
3332 func BalloonCallback(result)
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003333 call balloon_show(a:result)
Bram Moolenaar59716a22017-03-01 20:32:44 +01003334 endfunc
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02003335< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3336 GetText()->balloon_show()
Bram Moolenaar59716a22017-03-01 20:32:44 +01003337<
3338 The intended use is that fetching the content of the balloon
3339 is initiated from 'balloonexpr'. It will invoke an
3340 asynchronous method, in which a callback invokes
3341 balloon_show(). The 'balloonexpr' itself can return an
3342 empty string or a placeholder.
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003343
3344 When showing a balloon is not possible nothing happens, no
3345 error message.
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02003346 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval| or
3347 |+balloon_eval_term| feature}
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003348
Bram Moolenaar246fe032017-11-19 19:56:27 +01003349balloon_split({msg}) *balloon_split()*
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003350 Split String {msg} into lines to be displayed in a balloon.
3351 The splits are made for the current window size and optimize
3352 to show debugger output.
Bram Moolenaar246fe032017-11-19 19:56:27 +01003353 Returns a |List| with the split lines.
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02003354 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3355 GetText()->balloon_split()->balloon_show()
3356
3357< {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval_term|
Bram Moolenaar669a8282017-11-19 20:13:05 +01003358 feature}
Bram Moolenaar246fe032017-11-19 19:56:27 +01003359
Yegappan Lakshmanan5dfe4672021-09-14 17:54:30 +02003360blob2list({blob}) *blob2list()*
3361 Return a List containing the number value of each byte in Blob
3362 {blob}. Examples: >
3363 blob2list(0z0102.0304) returns [1, 2, 3, 4]
3364 blob2list(0z) returns []
3365< Returns an empty List on error. |list2blob()| does the
3366 opposite.
3367
3368 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3369 GetBlob()->blob2list()
3370
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003371 *browse()*
3372browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
3373 Put up a file requester. This only works when "has("browse")"
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02003374 returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003375 The input fields are:
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02003376 {save} when |TRUE|, select file to write
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003377 {title} title for the requester
3378 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
3379 {default} default file name
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02003380 An empty string is returned when the "Cancel" button is hit,
3381 something went wrong, or browsing is not possible.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003382
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +00003383 *browsedir()*
3384browsedir({title}, {initdir})
3385 Put up a directory requester. This only works when
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02003386 "has("browse")" returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +00003387 On systems where a directory browser is not supported a file
3388 browser is used. In that case: select a file in the directory
3389 to be used.
3390 The input fields are:
3391 {title} title for the requester
3392 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
3393 When the "Cancel" button is hit, something went wrong, or
3394 browsing is not possible, an empty string is returned.
3395
Bram Moolenaar15e248e2019-06-30 20:21:37 +02003396bufadd({name}) *bufadd()*
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003397 Add a buffer to the buffer list with String {name}.
Bram Moolenaar15e248e2019-06-30 20:21:37 +02003398 If a buffer for file {name} already exists, return that buffer
3399 number. Otherwise return the buffer number of the newly
3400 created buffer. When {name} is an empty string then a new
3401 buffer is always created.
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +02003402 The buffer will not have 'buflisted' set and not be loaded
Bram Moolenaar5ca1ac32019-07-04 15:39:28 +02003403 yet. To add some text to the buffer use this: >
3404 let bufnr = bufadd('someName')
3405 call bufload(bufnr)
3406 call setbufline(bufnr, 1, ['some', 'text'])
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02003407< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3408 let bufnr = 'somename'->bufadd()
Bram Moolenaar15e248e2019-06-30 20:21:37 +02003409
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003410bufexists({buf}) *bufexists()*
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02003411 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003412 {buf} exists.
3413 If the {buf} argument is a number, buffer numbers are used.
Bram Moolenaara2a80162017-11-21 23:09:50 +01003414 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
3415
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003416 If the {buf} argument is a string it must match a buffer name
Bram Moolenaar69a7cb42004-06-20 12:51:53 +00003417 exactly. The name can be:
3418 - Relative to the current directory.
3419 - A full path.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003420 - The name of a buffer with 'buftype' set to "nofile".
Bram Moolenaar69a7cb42004-06-20 12:51:53 +00003421 - A URL name.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003422 Unlisted buffers will be found.
3423 Note that help files are listed by their short name in the
3424 output of |:buffers|, but bufexists() requires using their
3425 long name to be able to find them.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003426 bufexists() may report a buffer exists, but to use the name
3427 with a |:buffer| command you may need to use |expand()|. Esp
3428 for MS-Windows 8.3 names in the form "c:\DOCUME~1"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003429 Use "bufexists(0)" to test for the existence of an alternate
3430 file name.
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02003431
3432 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3433 let exists = 'somename'->bufexists()
3434<
3435 Obsolete name: buffer_exists(). *buffer_exists()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003436
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003437buflisted({buf}) *buflisted()*
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02003438 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003439 {buf} exists and is listed (has the 'buflisted' option set).
3440 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003441
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02003442 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3443 let listed = 'somename'->buflisted()
3444
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003445bufload({buf}) *bufload()*
3446 Ensure the buffer {buf} is loaded. When the buffer name
Bram Moolenaar15e248e2019-06-30 20:21:37 +02003447 refers to an existing file then the file is read. Otherwise
3448 the buffer will be empty. If the buffer was already loaded
3449 then there is no change.
3450 If there is an existing swap file for the file of the buffer,
3451 there will be no dialog, the buffer will be loaded anyway.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003452 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
Bram Moolenaar15e248e2019-06-30 20:21:37 +02003453
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02003454 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3455 eval 'somename'->bufload()
3456
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003457bufloaded({buf}) *bufloaded()*
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02003458 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003459 {buf} exists and is loaded (shown in a window or hidden).
3460 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003461
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02003462 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3463 let loaded = 'somename'->bufloaded()
3464
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003465bufname([{buf}]) *bufname()*
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02003466 The result is the name of a buffer. Mostly as it is displayed
3467 by the `:ls` command, but not using special names such as
3468 "[No Name]".
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003469 If {buf} is omitted the current buffer is used.
3470 If {buf} is a Number, that buffer number's name is given.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003471 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003472 If {buf} is a String, it is used as a |file-pattern| to match
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02003473 with the buffer names. This is always done like 'magic' is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003474 set and 'cpoptions' is empty. When there is more than one
3475 match an empty string is returned.
3476 "" or "%" can be used for the current buffer, "#" for the
3477 alternate buffer.
3478 A full match is preferred, otherwise a match at the start, end
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00003479 or middle of the buffer name is accepted. If you only want a
3480 full match then put "^" at the start and "$" at the end of the
3481 pattern.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003482 Listed buffers are found first. If there is a single match
3483 with a listed buffer, that one is returned. Next unlisted
3484 buffers are searched for.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003485 If the {buf} is a String, but you want to use it as a buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003486 number, force it to be a Number by adding zero to it: >
3487 :echo bufname("3" + 0)
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02003488< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3489 echo bufnr->bufname()
3490
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003491< If the buffer doesn't exist, or doesn't have a name, an empty
3492 string is returned. >
3493 bufname("#") alternate buffer name
3494 bufname(3) name of buffer 3
3495 bufname("%") name of current buffer
3496 bufname("file2") name of buffer where "file2" matches.
3497< *buffer_name()*
3498 Obsolete name: buffer_name().
3499
3500 *bufnr()*
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003501bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]])
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00003502 The result is the number of a buffer, as it is displayed by
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003503 the `:ls` command. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00003504 above.
Bram Moolenaard2842ea2019-09-26 23:08:54 +02003505
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00003506 If the buffer doesn't exist, -1 is returned. Or, if the
Bram Moolenaar1c6737b2020-09-07 22:18:52 +02003507 {create} argument is present and TRUE, a new, unlisted,
Bram Moolenaard2842ea2019-09-26 23:08:54 +02003508 buffer is created and its number is returned. Example: >
3509 let newbuf = bufnr('Scratch001', 1)
3510< Using an empty name uses the current buffer. To create a new
3511 buffer with an empty name use |bufadd()|.
3512
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003513 bufnr("$") is the last buffer: >
Bram Moolenaara8eee212019-08-24 22:14:58 +02003514 :let last_buffer = bufnr("$")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003515< The result is a Number, which is the highest buffer number
3516 of existing buffers. Note that not all buffers with a smaller
3517 number necessarily exist, because ":bwipeout" may have removed
3518 them. Use bufexists() to test for the existence of a buffer.
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02003519
3520 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3521 echo bufref->bufnr()
3522<
3523 Obsolete name: buffer_number(). *buffer_number()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003524 *last_buffer_nr()*
3525 Obsolete name for bufnr("$"): last_buffer_nr().
3526
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003527bufwinid({buf}) *bufwinid()*
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02003528 The result is a Number, which is the |window-ID| of the first
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003529 window associated with buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
3530 see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or
Bram Moolenaarb3619a92016-06-04 17:58:52 +02003531 there is no such window, -1 is returned. Example: >
3532
3533 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " . (bufwinid(1))
3534<
3535 Only deals with the current tab page.
3536
Bram Moolenaare49fbff2019-08-21 22:50:07 +02003537 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3538 FindBuffer()->bufwinid()
3539
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003540bufwinnr({buf}) *bufwinnr()*
Bram Moolenaare49fbff2019-08-21 22:50:07 +02003541 Like |bufwinid()| but return the window number instead of the
3542 |window-ID|.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003543 If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or there is no such window, -1
Bram Moolenaare49fbff2019-08-21 22:50:07 +02003544 is returned. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003545
3546 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " . (bufwinnr(1))
3547
3548< The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
3549 |:wincmd|.
Bram Moolenaare49fbff2019-08-21 22:50:07 +02003550
3551 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3552 FindBuffer()->bufwinnr()
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003553
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003554byte2line({byte}) *byte2line()*
3555 Return the line number that contains the character at byte
3556 count {byte} in the current buffer. This includes the
3557 end-of-line character, depending on the 'fileformat' option
3558 for the current buffer. The first character has byte count
3559 one.
3560 Also see |line2byte()|, |go| and |:goto|.
Bram Moolenaar64b4d732019-08-22 22:18:17 +02003561
3562 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3563 GetOffset()->byte2line()
3564
3565< {not available when compiled without the |+byte_offset|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003566 feature}
3567
Bram Moolenaarab79bcb2004-07-18 21:34:53 +00003568byteidx({expr}, {nr}) *byteidx()*
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003569 Return byte index of the {nr}'th character in the String
Bram Moolenaar6c53fca2020-08-23 17:34:46 +02003570 {expr}. Use zero for the first character, it then returns
3571 zero.
Bram Moolenaar4466ad62020-11-21 13:16:30 +01003572 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
3573 equal to {nr}.
Bram Moolenaar0ffbbf92013-11-02 23:29:26 +01003574 Composing characters are not counted separately, their byte
3575 length is added to the preceding base character. See
3576 |byteidxcomp()| below for counting composing characters
3577 separately.
Bram Moolenaarab79bcb2004-07-18 21:34:53 +00003578 Example : >
3579 echo matchstr(str, ".", byteidx(str, 3))
3580< will display the fourth character. Another way to do the
3581 same: >
3582 let s = strpart(str, byteidx(str, 3))
3583 echo strpart(s, 0, byteidx(s, 1))
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02003584< Also see |strgetchar()| and |strcharpart()|.
3585
3586 If there are less than {nr} characters -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaarab79bcb2004-07-18 21:34:53 +00003587 If there are exactly {nr} characters the length of the string
Bram Moolenaar0ffbbf92013-11-02 23:29:26 +01003588 in bytes is returned.
3589
Bram Moolenaar64b4d732019-08-22 22:18:17 +02003590 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3591 GetName()->byteidx(idx)
3592
Bram Moolenaar0ffbbf92013-11-02 23:29:26 +01003593byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr}) *byteidxcomp()*
3594 Like byteidx(), except that a composing character is counted
3595 as a separate character. Example: >
3596 let s = 'e' . nr2char(0x301)
3597 echo byteidx(s, 1)
3598 echo byteidxcomp(s, 1)
3599 echo byteidxcomp(s, 2)
3600< The first and third echo result in 3 ('e' plus composing
3601 character is 3 bytes), the second echo results in 1 ('e' is
3602 one byte).
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01003603 Only works differently from byteidx() when 'encoding' is set
3604 to a Unicode encoding.
Bram Moolenaarab79bcb2004-07-18 21:34:53 +00003605
Bram Moolenaar64b4d732019-08-22 22:18:17 +02003606 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3607 GetName()->byteidxcomp(idx)
3608
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00003609call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}]) *call()* *E699*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00003610 Call function {func} with the items in |List| {arglist} as
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00003611 arguments.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00003612 {func} can either be a |Funcref| or the name of a function.
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00003613 a:firstline and a:lastline are set to the cursor line.
3614 Returns the return value of the called function.
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00003615 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
3616 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00003617
Bram Moolenaar64b4d732019-08-22 22:18:17 +02003618 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3619 GetFunc()->call([arg, arg], dict)
3620
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003621ceil({expr}) *ceil()*
3622 Return the smallest integral value greater than or equal to
3623 {expr} as a |Float| (round up).
3624 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
3625 Examples: >
3626 echo ceil(1.456)
3627< 2.0 >
3628 echo ceil(-5.456)
3629< -5.0 >
3630 echo ceil(4.0)
3631< 4.0
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02003632
3633 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3634 Compute()->ceil()
3635<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003636 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
3637
Bram Moolenaar4b785f62016-11-29 21:54:44 +01003638
Bram Moolenaared997ad2019-07-21 16:42:00 +02003639ch_ functions are documented here: |channel-functions-details|
Bram Moolenaar82b9ca02017-08-08 23:06:46 +02003640
Bram Moolenaar328da0d2016-03-04 22:22:32 +01003641
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003642changenr() *changenr()*
3643 Return the number of the most recent change. This is the same
3644 number as what is displayed with |:undolist| and can be used
3645 with the |:undo| command.
3646 When a change was made it is the number of that change. After
3647 redo it is the number of the redone change. After undo it is
3648 one less than the number of the undone change.
3649
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003650char2nr({string} [, {utf8}]) *char2nr()*
3651 Return number value of the first char in {string}.
3652 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003653 char2nr(" ") returns 32
3654 char2nr("ABC") returns 65
3655< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
3656 Example for "utf-8": >
Bram Moolenaar98ef2332018-03-18 14:44:37 +01003657 char2nr("á") returns 225
3658 char2nr("á"[0]) returns 195
Bram Moolenaar1c6737b2020-09-07 22:18:52 +02003659< With {utf8} set to TRUE, always treat as utf-8 characters.
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003660 A combining character is a separate character.
3661 |nr2char()| does the opposite.
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01003662 To turn a string into a list of character numbers: >
3663 let str = "ABC"
3664 let list = map(split(str, '\zs'), {_, val -> char2nr(val)})
3665< Result: [65, 66, 67]
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003666
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02003667 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3668 GetChar()->char2nr()
3669
Bram Moolenaar4e4473c2020-08-28 22:24:57 +02003670
3671charclass({string}) *charclass()*
3672 Return the character class of the first character in {string}.
3673 The character class is one of:
3674 0 blank
3675 1 punctuation
3676 2 word character
3677 3 emoji
3678 other specific Unicode class
3679 The class is used in patterns and word motions.
3680
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003681
3682charcol({expr}) *charcol()*
3683 Same as |col()| but returns the character index of the column
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01003684 position given with {expr} instead of the byte position.
3685
3686 Example:
3687 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
3688 charcol('.') returns 3
3689 col('.') returns 7
3690
3691< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3692 GetPos()->col()
3693<
Bram Moolenaar17793ef2020-12-28 12:56:58 +01003694 *charidx()*
3695charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc}])
3696 Return the character index of the byte at {idx} in {string}.
3697 The index of the first character is zero.
3698 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
3699 equal to {idx}.
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02003700 When {countcc} is omitted or |FALSE|, then composing characters
3701 are not counted separately, their byte length is
3702 added to the preceding base character.
3703 When {countcc} is |TRUE|, then composing characters are
Bram Moolenaar17793ef2020-12-28 12:56:58 +01003704 counted as separate characters.
3705 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid or if {idx} is greater
3706 than the index of the last byte in {string}. An error is
3707 given if the first argument is not a string, the second
3708 argument is not a number or when the third argument is present
3709 and is not zero or one.
3710 See |byteidx()| and |byteidxcomp()| for getting the byte index
3711 from the character index.
3712 Examples: >
3713 echo charidx('áb́ć', 3) returns 1
3714 echo charidx('áb́ć', 6, 1) returns 4
3715 echo charidx('áb́ć', 16) returns -1
3716<
3717 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3718 GetName()->charidx(idx)
Bram Moolenaar4e4473c2020-08-28 22:24:57 +02003719
Bram Moolenaar1063f3d2019-05-07 22:06:52 +02003720chdir({dir}) *chdir()*
3721 Change the current working directory to {dir}. The scope of
3722 the directory change depends on the directory of the current
3723 window:
3724 - If the current window has a window-local directory
3725 (|:lcd|), then changes the window local directory.
3726 - Otherwise, if the current tabpage has a local
3727 directory (|:tcd|) then changes the tabpage local
3728 directory.
3729 - Otherwise, changes the global directory.
Bram Moolenaar560979e2020-02-04 22:53:05 +01003730 {dir} must be a String.
Bram Moolenaar1063f3d2019-05-07 22:06:52 +02003731 If successful, returns the previous working directory. Pass
3732 this to another chdir() to restore the directory.
3733 On failure, returns an empty string.
3734
3735 Example: >
3736 let save_dir = chdir(newdir)
Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +02003737 if save_dir != ""
Bram Moolenaar1063f3d2019-05-07 22:06:52 +02003738 " ... do some work
3739 call chdir(save_dir)
3740 endif
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02003741
3742< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3743 GetDir()->chdir()
Bram Moolenaar1063f3d2019-05-07 22:06:52 +02003744<
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003745cindent({lnum}) *cindent()*
3746 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the C
3747 indenting rules, as with 'cindent'.
3748 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
3749 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
3750 When {lnum} is invalid or Vim was not compiled the |+cindent|
3751 feature, -1 is returned.
3752 See |C-indenting|.
3753
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02003754 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3755 GetLnum()->cindent()
3756
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01003757clearmatches([{win}]) *clearmatches()*
Bram Moolenaarfd133322019-03-29 12:20:27 +01003758 Clears all matches previously defined for the current window
3759 by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01003760 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
3761 window ID instead of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003762
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02003763 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3764 GetWin()->clearmatches()
3765<
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003766 *col()*
3767col({expr}) The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the column
3768 position given with {expr}. The accepted positions are:
3769 . the cursor position
3770 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
3771 number of bytes in the cursor line plus one)
3772 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
3773 returned)
3774 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
3775 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
3776 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
3777 that it's updated right away.
3778 Additionally {expr} can be [lnum, col]: a |List| with the line
3779 and column number. Most useful when the column is "$", to get
3780 the last column of a specific line. When "lnum" or "col" is
3781 out of range then col() returns zero.
3782 To get the line number use |line()|. To get both use
3783 |getpos()|.
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01003784 For the screen column position use |virtcol()|. For the
3785 character position use |charcol()|.
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003786 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
3787 Examples: >
3788 col(".") column of cursor
3789 col("$") length of cursor line plus one
3790 col("'t") column of mark t
3791 col("'" . markname) column of mark markname
3792< The first column is 1. 0 is returned for an error.
3793 For an uppercase mark the column may actually be in another
3794 buffer.
3795 For the cursor position, when 'virtualedit' is active, the
3796 column is one higher if the cursor is after the end of the
3797 line. This can be used to obtain the column in Insert mode: >
3798 :imap <F2> <C-O>:let save_ve = &ve<CR>
3799 \<C-O>:set ve=all<CR>
3800 \<C-O>:echo col(".") . "\n" <Bar>
3801 \let &ve = save_ve<CR>
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02003802
3803< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3804 GetPos()->col()
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003805<
3806
3807complete({startcol}, {matches}) *complete()* *E785*
3808 Set the matches for Insert mode completion.
3809 Can only be used in Insert mode. You need to use a mapping
3810 with CTRL-R = (see |i_CTRL-R|). It does not work after CTRL-O
3811 or with an expression mapping.
3812 {startcol} is the byte offset in the line where the completed
3813 text start. The text up to the cursor is the original text
3814 that will be replaced by the matches. Use col('.') for an
3815 empty string. "col('.') - 1" will replace one character by a
3816 match.
3817 {matches} must be a |List|. Each |List| item is one match.
3818 See |complete-items| for the kind of items that are possible.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003819 "longest" in 'completeopt' is ignored.
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003820 Note that the after calling this function you need to avoid
3821 inserting anything that would cause completion to stop.
3822 The match can be selected with CTRL-N and CTRL-P as usual with
3823 Insert mode completion. The popup menu will appear if
3824 specified, see |ins-completion-menu|.
3825 Example: >
3826 inoremap <F5> <C-R>=ListMonths()<CR>
3827
3828 func! ListMonths()
3829 call complete(col('.'), ['January', 'February', 'March',
3830 \ 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September',
3831 \ 'October', 'November', 'December'])
3832 return ''
3833 endfunc
3834< This isn't very useful, but it shows how it works. Note that
3835 an empty string is returned to avoid a zero being inserted.
3836
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02003837 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
3838 second argument: >
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02003839 GetMatches()->complete(col('.'))
3840
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003841complete_add({expr}) *complete_add()*
3842 Add {expr} to the list of matches. Only to be used by the
3843 function specified with the 'completefunc' option.
3844 Returns 0 for failure (empty string or out of memory),
3845 1 when the match was added, 2 when the match was already in
3846 the list.
3847 See |complete-functions| for an explanation of {expr}. It is
3848 the same as one item in the list that 'omnifunc' would return.
3849
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02003850 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3851 GetMoreMatches()->complete_add()
3852
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003853complete_check() *complete_check()*
3854 Check for a key typed while looking for completion matches.
3855 This is to be used when looking for matches takes some time.
3856 Returns |TRUE| when searching for matches is to be aborted,
3857 zero otherwise.
3858 Only to be used by the function specified with the
3859 'completefunc' option.
3860
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003861
3862complete_info([{what}]) *complete_info()*
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02003863 Returns a |Dictionary| with information about Insert mode
Bram Moolenaarfd133322019-03-29 12:20:27 +01003864 completion. See |ins-completion|.
3865 The items are:
3866 mode Current completion mode name string.
Bram Moolenaar723dd942019-04-04 13:11:03 +02003867 See |complete_info_mode| for the values.
Bram Moolenaarfd133322019-03-29 12:20:27 +01003868 pum_visible |TRUE| if popup menu is visible.
3869 See |pumvisible()|.
3870 items List of completion matches. Each item is a
3871 dictionary containing the entries "word",
3872 "abbr", "menu", "kind", "info" and "user_data".
3873 See |complete-items|.
3874 selected Selected item index. First index is zero.
3875 Index is -1 if no item is selected (showing
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02003876 typed text only, or the last completion after
3877 no item is selected when using the <Up> or
3878 <Down> keys)
Bram Moolenaarfd133322019-03-29 12:20:27 +01003879 inserted Inserted string. [NOT IMPLEMENT YET]
3880
3881 *complete_info_mode*
3882 mode values are:
3883 "" Not in completion mode
3884 "keyword" Keyword completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-N|
3885 "ctrl_x" Just pressed CTRL-X |i_CTRL-X|
zeertzjq27fef592021-10-03 12:01:27 +01003886 "scroll" Scrolling with |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-E| or
3887 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-Y|
Bram Moolenaarfd133322019-03-29 12:20:27 +01003888 "whole_line" Whole lines |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-L|
3889 "files" File names |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-F|
3890 "tags" Tags |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-]|
3891 "path_defines" Definition completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-D|
3892 "path_patterns" Include completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-I|
3893 "dictionary" Dictionary |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K|
3894 "thesaurus" Thesaurus |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T|
3895 "cmdline" Vim Command line |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-V|
3896 "function" User defined completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-U|
3897 "omni" Omni completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-O|
3898 "spell" Spelling suggestions |i_CTRL-X_s|
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +02003899 "eval" |complete()| completion
Bram Moolenaarfd133322019-03-29 12:20:27 +01003900 "unknown" Other internal modes
3901
3902 If the optional {what} list argument is supplied, then only
3903 the items listed in {what} are returned. Unsupported items in
3904 {what} are silently ignored.
3905
Bram Moolenaare9bd5722019-08-17 19:36:06 +02003906 To get the position and size of the popup menu, see
3907 |pum_getpos()|. It's also available in |v:event| during the
3908 |CompleteChanged| event.
3909
Bram Moolenaarfd133322019-03-29 12:20:27 +01003910 Examples: >
3911 " Get all items
3912 call complete_info()
3913 " Get only 'mode'
3914 call complete_info(['mode'])
3915 " Get only 'mode' and 'pum_visible'
3916 call complete_info(['mode', 'pum_visible'])
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02003917
3918< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3919 GetItems()->complete_info()
Bram Moolenaarfd133322019-03-29 12:20:27 +01003920<
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003921 *confirm()*
3922confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
Bram Moolenaar647e24b2019-03-17 16:39:46 +01003923 confirm() offers the user a dialog, from which a choice can be
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003924 made. It returns the number of the choice. For the first
3925 choice this is 1.
3926 Note: confirm() is only supported when compiled with dialog
3927 support, see |+dialog_con| and |+dialog_gui|.
3928
3929 {msg} is displayed in a |dialog| with {choices} as the
3930 alternatives. When {choices} is missing or empty, "&OK" is
3931 used (and translated).
3932 {msg} is a String, use '\n' to include a newline. Only on
3933 some systems the string is wrapped when it doesn't fit.
3934
3935 {choices} is a String, with the individual choices separated
3936 by '\n', e.g. >
3937 confirm("Save changes?", "&Yes\n&No\n&Cancel")
3938< The letter after the '&' is the shortcut key for that choice.
3939 Thus you can type 'c' to select "Cancel". The shortcut does
3940 not need to be the first letter: >
3941 confirm("file has been modified", "&Save\nSave &All")
3942< For the console, the first letter of each choice is used as
Bram Moolenaar3132cdd2020-11-05 20:41:49 +01003943 the default shortcut key. Case is ignored.
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003944
3945 The optional {default} argument is the number of the choice
3946 that is made if the user hits <CR>. Use 1 to make the first
3947 choice the default one. Use 0 to not set a default. If
3948 {default} is omitted, 1 is used.
3949
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02003950 The optional {type} String argument gives the type of dialog.
3951 This is only used for the icon of the GTK, Mac, Motif and
3952 Win32 GUI. It can be one of these values: "Error",
3953 "Question", "Info", "Warning" or "Generic". Only the first
3954 character is relevant. When {type} is omitted, "Generic" is
3955 used.
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003956
3957 If the user aborts the dialog by pressing <Esc>, CTRL-C,
3958 or another valid interrupt key, confirm() returns 0.
3959
3960 An example: >
3961 :let choice = confirm("What do you want?", "&Apples\n&Oranges\n&Bananas", 2)
3962 :if choice == 0
3963 : echo "make up your mind!"
3964 :elseif choice == 3
3965 : echo "tasteful"
3966 :else
3967 : echo "I prefer bananas myself."
3968 :endif
3969< In a GUI dialog, buttons are used. The layout of the buttons
3970 depends on the 'v' flag in 'guioptions'. If it is included,
3971 the buttons are always put vertically. Otherwise, confirm()
3972 tries to put the buttons in one horizontal line. If they
3973 don't fit, a vertical layout is used anyway. For some systems
3974 the horizontal layout is always used.
3975
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02003976 Can also be used as a |method|in: >
3977 BuildMessage()->confirm("&Yes\n&No")
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02003978<
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00003979 *copy()*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02003980copy({expr}) Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00003981 different from using {expr} directly.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00003982 When {expr} is a |List| a shallow copy is created. This means
3983 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003984 copy, and vice versa. But the items are identical, thus
Bram Moolenaar7823a3b2016-02-11 21:08:32 +01003985 changing an item changes the contents of both |Lists|.
3986 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
3987 Also see |deepcopy()|.
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02003988 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3989 mylist->copy()
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00003990
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003991cos({expr}) *cos()*
3992 Return the cosine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
3993 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
3994 Examples: >
3995 :echo cos(100)
3996< 0.862319 >
3997 :echo cos(-4.01)
3998< -0.646043
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02003999
4000 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4001 Compute()->cos()
4002<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004003 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
4004
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02004005
4006cosh({expr}) *cosh()*
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02004007 Return the hyperbolic cosine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02004008 [1, inf].
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02004009 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02004010 Examples: >
4011 :echo cosh(0.5)
4012< 1.127626 >
4013 :echo cosh(-0.5)
4014< -1.127626
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02004015
4016 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4017 Compute()->cosh()
4018<
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02004019 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02004020
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01004021
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004022count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]]) *count()*
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00004023 Return the number of times an item with value {expr} appears
Bram Moolenaar9966b212017-07-28 16:46:57 +02004024 in |String|, |List| or |Dictionary| {comp}.
4025
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004026 If {start} is given then start with the item with this index.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00004027 {start} can only be used with a |List|.
Bram Moolenaar9966b212017-07-28 16:46:57 +02004028
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02004029 When {ic} is given and it's |TRUE| then case is ignored.
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00004030
Bram Moolenaar9966b212017-07-28 16:46:57 +02004031 When {comp} is a string then the number of not overlapping
Bram Moolenaar338e47f2017-12-19 11:55:26 +01004032 occurrences of {expr} is returned. Zero is returned when
4033 {expr} is an empty string.
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +02004034
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02004035 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4036 mylist->count(val)
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +02004037<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004038 *cscope_connection()*
4039cscope_connection([{num} , {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
4040 Checks for the existence of a |cscope| connection. If no
4041 parameters are specified, then the function returns:
4042 0, if cscope was not available (not compiled in), or
4043 if there are no cscope connections;
4044 1, if there is at least one cscope connection.
4045
4046 If parameters are specified, then the value of {num}
4047 determines how existence of a cscope connection is checked:
4048
4049 {num} Description of existence check
4050 ----- ------------------------------
4051 0 Same as no parameters (e.g., "cscope_connection()").
4052 1 Ignore {prepend}, and use partial string matches for
4053 {dbpath}.
4054 2 Ignore {prepend}, and use exact string matches for
4055 {dbpath}.
4056 3 Use {prepend}, use partial string matches for both
4057 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
4058 4 Use {prepend}, use exact string matches for both
4059 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
4060
4061 Note: All string comparisons are case sensitive!
4062
4063 Examples. Suppose we had the following (from ":cs show"): >
4064
4065 # pid database name prepend path
4066 0 27664 cscope.out /usr/local
4067<
4068 Invocation Return Val ~
4069 ---------- ---------- >
4070 cscope_connection() 1
4071 cscope_connection(1, "out") 1
4072 cscope_connection(2, "out") 0
4073 cscope_connection(3, "out") 0
4074 cscope_connection(3, "out", "local") 1
4075 cscope_connection(4, "out") 0
4076 cscope_connection(4, "out", "local") 0
4077 cscope_connection(4, "cscope.out", "/usr/local") 1
4078<
Bram Moolenaar0b238792006-03-02 22:49:12 +00004079cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *cursor()*
4080cursor({list})
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00004081 Positions the cursor at the column (byte count) {col} in the
4082 line {lnum}. The first column is one.
Bram Moolenaar493c1782014-05-28 14:34:46 +02004083
Bram Moolenaar0b238792006-03-02 22:49:12 +00004084 When there is one argument {list} this is used as a |List|
Bram Moolenaar493c1782014-05-28 14:34:46 +02004085 with two, three or four item:
Bram Moolenaar03413f42016-04-12 21:07:15 +02004086 [{lnum}, {col}]
Bram Moolenaar493c1782014-05-28 14:34:46 +02004087 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}]
4088 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}, {curswant}]
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02004089 This is like the return value of |getpos()| or |getcurpos()|,
Bram Moolenaar6f6c0f82014-05-28 20:31:42 +02004090 but without the first item.
Bram Moolenaar493c1782014-05-28 14:34:46 +02004091
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01004092 To position the cursor using the character count, use
4093 |setcursorcharpos()|.
4094
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004095 Does not change the jumplist.
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02004096 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004097 If {lnum} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
4098 the cursor will be positioned at the last line in the buffer.
4099 If {lnum} is zero, the cursor will stay in the current line.
Bram Moolenaar6f16eb82005-08-23 21:02:42 +00004100 If {col} is greater than the number of bytes in the line,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004101 the cursor will be positioned at the last character in the
4102 line.
4103 If {col} is zero, the cursor will stay in the current column.
Bram Moolenaar6f6c0f82014-05-28 20:31:42 +02004104 If {curswant} is given it is used to set the preferred column
Bram Moolenaar34401cc2014-08-29 15:12:19 +02004105 for vertical movement. Otherwise {col} is used.
Bram Moolenaar2f3b5102014-11-19 18:54:17 +01004106
Bram Moolenaar0b238792006-03-02 22:49:12 +00004107 When 'virtualedit' is used {off} specifies the offset in
4108 screen columns from the start of the character. E.g., a
Bram Moolenaard46bbc72007-05-12 14:38:41 +00004109 position within a <Tab> or after the last character.
Bram Moolenaar798b30b2009-04-22 10:56:16 +00004110 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004111
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02004112 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4113 GetCursorPos()->cursor()
4114
Bram Moolenaar4551c0a2018-06-20 22:38:21 +02004115debugbreak({pid}) *debugbreak()*
4116 Specifically used to interrupt a program being debugged. It
4117 will cause process {pid} to get a SIGTRAP. Behavior for other
4118 processes is undefined. See |terminal-debugger|.
4119 {only available on MS-Windows}
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00004120
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02004121 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4122 GetPid()->debugbreak()
4123
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01004124deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) *deepcopy()* *E698*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02004125 Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00004126 different from using {expr} directly.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00004127 When {expr} is a |List| a full copy is created. This means
4128 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
Bram Moolenaar6463ca22016-02-13 17:04:46 +01004129 copy, and vice versa. When an item is a |List| or
4130 |Dictionary|, a copy for it is made, recursively. Thus
4131 changing an item in the copy does not change the contents of
4132 the original |List|.
4133 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
Bram Moolenaar7ff78462020-07-10 22:00:53 +02004134
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00004135 When {noref} is omitted or zero a contained |List| or
4136 |Dictionary| is only copied once. All references point to
4137 this single copy. With {noref} set to 1 every occurrence of a
4138 |List| or |Dictionary| results in a new copy. This also means
4139 that a cyclic reference causes deepcopy() to fail.
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +00004140 *E724*
4141 Nesting is possible up to 100 levels. When there is an item
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00004142 that refers back to a higher level making a deep copy with
4143 {noref} set to 1 will fail.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00004144 Also see |copy()|.
4145
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02004146 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4147 GetObject()->deepcopy()
4148
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02004149delete({fname} [, {flags}]) *delete()*
Bram Moolenaarda440d22016-01-16 21:27:23 +01004150 Without {flags} or with {flags} empty: Deletes the file by the
Bram Moolenaar43a34f92016-01-17 15:56:34 +01004151 name {fname}. This also works when {fname} is a symbolic link.
Bram Moolenaarda440d22016-01-16 21:27:23 +01004152
4153 When {flags} is "d": Deletes the directory by the name
Bram Moolenaar43a34f92016-01-17 15:56:34 +01004154 {fname}. This fails when directory {fname} is not empty.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01004155
Bram Moolenaarda440d22016-01-16 21:27:23 +01004156 When {flags} is "rf": Deletes the directory by the name
Bram Moolenaar43a34f92016-01-17 15:56:34 +01004157 {fname} and everything in it, recursively. BE CAREFUL!
Bram Moolenaar36f44c22016-08-28 18:17:20 +02004158 Note: on MS-Windows it is not possible to delete a directory
4159 that is being used.
Bram Moolenaar818078d2016-08-27 21:58:42 +02004160
Bram Moolenaar43a34f92016-01-17 15:56:34 +01004161 A symbolic link itself is deleted, not what it points to.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01004162
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01004163 The result is a Number, which is 0/false if the delete
4164 operation was successful and -1/true when the deletion failed
4165 or partly failed.
Bram Moolenaarda440d22016-01-16 21:27:23 +01004166
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00004167 Use |remove()| to delete an item from a |List|.
Bram Moolenaard79a2622018-06-07 18:17:46 +02004168 To delete a line from the buffer use |:delete| or
4169 |deletebufline()|.
4170
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02004171 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4172 GetName()->delete()
4173
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02004174deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}]) *deletebufline()*
4175 Delete lines {first} to {last} (inclusive) from buffer {buf}.
Bram Moolenaard79a2622018-06-07 18:17:46 +02004176 If {last} is omitted then delete line {first} only.
4177 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
4178
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02004179 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
4180 |bufload()| if needed.
4181
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02004182 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
Bram Moolenaard79a2622018-06-07 18:17:46 +02004183
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02004184 {first} and {last} are used like with |getline()|. Note that
Bram Moolenaard79a2622018-06-07 18:17:46 +02004185 when using |line()| this refers to the current buffer. Use "$"
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02004186 to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004187
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02004188 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4189 GetBuffer()->deletebufline(1)
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02004190<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004191 *did_filetype()*
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02004192did_filetype() Returns |TRUE| when autocommands are being executed and the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004193 FileType event has been triggered at least once. Can be used
4194 to avoid triggering the FileType event again in the scripts
4195 that detect the file type. |FileType|
Bram Moolenaar6aa8cea2017-06-05 14:44:35 +02004196 Returns |FALSE| when `:setf FALLBACK` was used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004197 When editing another file, the counter is reset, thus this
4198 really checks if the FileType event has been triggered for the
4199 current buffer. This allows an autocommand that starts
4200 editing another buffer to set 'filetype' and load a syntax
4201 file.
4202
Bram Moolenaar47136d72004-10-12 20:02:24 +00004203diff_filler({lnum}) *diff_filler()*
4204 Returns the number of filler lines above line {lnum}.
4205 These are the lines that were inserted at this point in
4206 another diff'ed window. These filler lines are shown in the
4207 display but don't exist in the buffer.
4208 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
4209 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
4210 Returns 0 if the current window is not in diff mode.
4211
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02004212 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4213 GetLnum()->diff_filler()
4214
Bram Moolenaar47136d72004-10-12 20:02:24 +00004215diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) *diff_hlID()*
4216 Returns the highlight ID for diff mode at line {lnum} column
4217 {col} (byte index). When the current line does not have a
4218 diff change zero is returned.
4219 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
4220 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
4221 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
4222 line.
4223 The highlight ID can be used with |synIDattr()| to obtain
4224 syntax information about the highlighting.
4225
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02004226 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4227 GetLnum()->diff_hlID(col)
h-east29b85712021-07-26 21:54:04 +02004228<
4229
4230digraph_get({chars}) *digraph_get()* *E1214*
4231 Return the digraph of {chars}. This should be a string with
4232 exactly two characters. If {chars} are not just two
4233 characters, or the digraph of {chars} does not exist, an error
4234 is given and an empty string is returned.
4235
4236 The character will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
4237 when needed. This does require the conversion to be
4238 available, it might fail.
4239
4240 Also see |digraph_getlist()|.
4241
4242 Examples: >
4243 " Get a built-in digraph
4244 :echo digraph_get('00') " Returns '∞'
4245
4246 " Get a user-defined digraph
4247 :call digraph_set('aa', 'あ')
4248 :echo digraph_get('aa') " Returns 'あ'
4249<
4250 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4251 GetChars()->digraph_get()
4252<
4253 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
4254 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
4255 display an error message.
4256
4257
4258digraph_getlist([{listall}]) *digraph_getlist()*
4259 Return a list of digraphs. If the {listall} argument is given
4260 and it is TRUE, return all digraphs, including the default
4261 digraphs. Otherwise, return only user-defined digraphs.
4262
4263 The characters will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
4264 when needed. This does require the conservation to be
4265 available, it might fail.
4266
4267 Also see |digraph_get()|.
4268
4269 Examples: >
4270 " Get user-defined digraphs
4271 :echo digraph_getlist()
4272
4273 " Get all the digraphs, including default digraphs
4274 :echo digraph_getlist(1)
4275<
4276 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4277 GetNumber()->digraph_getlist()
4278<
4279 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
4280 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
4281 display an error message.
4282
4283
4284digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) *digraph_set()* *E1205*
4285 Add digraph {chars} to the list. {chars} must be a string
4286 with two characters. {digraph} is a string with one utf-8
4287 encoded character. Be careful, composing characters are NOT
4288 ignored. This function is similar to |:digraphs| command, but
4289 useful to add digraphs start with a white space.
4290
4291 The function result is v:true if |digraph| is registered. If
4292 this fails an error message is given and v:false is returned.
4293
4294 If you want to define multiple digraphs at once, you can use
4295 |digraph_setlist()|.
4296
4297 Example: >
4298 call digraph_set(' ', 'あ')
4299<
4300 Can be used as a |method|: >
4301 GetString()->digraph_set('あ')
4302<
4303 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
4304 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
4305 display an error message.
4306
4307
4308digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) *digraph_setlist()*
4309 Similar to |digraph_set()| but this function can add multiple
4310 digraphs at once. {digraphlist} is a list composed of lists,
4311 where each list contains two strings with {chars} and
4312 {digraph} as in |digraph_set()|.
4313 Example: >
4314 call digraph_setlist([['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']])
4315<
4316 It is similar to the following: >
4317 for [chars, digraph] in [['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']]
4318 call digraph_set(chars, digraph)
4319 endfor
4320< Except that the function returns after the first error,
4321 following digraphs will not be added.
4322
4323 Can be used as a |method|: >
4324 GetList()->digraph_setlist()
4325<
4326 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
4327 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
4328 display an error message.
Bram Moolenaar691ddee2019-05-09 14:52:41 +02004329
Bram Moolenaar4132eb52020-02-14 16:53:00 +01004330
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02004331echoraw({string}) *echoraw()*
4332 Output {string} as-is, including unprintable characters.
4333 This can be used to output a terminal code. For example, to
4334 disable modifyOtherKeys: >
Bram Moolenaar4132eb52020-02-14 16:53:00 +01004335 call echoraw(&t_TE)
4336< and to enable it again: >
4337 call echoraw(&t_TI)
4338< Use with care, you can mess up the terminal this way.
4339
4340
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +00004341empty({expr}) *empty()*
4342 Return the Number 1 if {expr} is empty, zero otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar835dc632016-02-07 14:27:38 +01004343 - A |List| or |Dictionary| is empty when it does not have any
4344 items.
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +01004345 - A |String| is empty when its length is zero.
4346 - A |Number| and |Float| are empty when their value is zero.
Bram Moolenaar835dc632016-02-07 14:27:38 +01004347 - |v:false|, |v:none| and |v:null| are empty, |v:true| is not.
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +01004348 - A |Job| is empty when it failed to start.
4349 - A |Channel| is empty when it is closed.
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01004350 - A |Blob| is empty when its length is zero.
Bram Moolenaar835dc632016-02-07 14:27:38 +01004351
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01004352 For a long |List| this is much faster than comparing the
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00004353 length with zero.
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004354
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02004355 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4356 mylist->empty()
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +00004357
Bram Moolenaar29634562020-01-09 21:46:04 +01004358environ() *environ()*
4359 Return all of environment variables as dictionary. You can
4360 check if an environment variable exists like this: >
4361 :echo has_key(environ(), 'HOME')
4362< Note that the variable name may be CamelCase; to ignore case
4363 use this: >
4364 :echo index(keys(environ()), 'HOME', 0, 1) != -1
4365
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004366escape({string}, {chars}) *escape()*
4367 Escape the characters in {chars} that occur in {string} with a
4368 backslash. Example: >
4369 :echo escape('c:\program files\vim', ' \')
4370< results in: >
4371 c:\\program\ files\\vim
Bram Moolenaarb4d5fba2017-09-11 19:31:28 +02004372< Also see |shellescape()| and |fnameescape()|.
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00004373
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004374 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4375 GetText()->escape(' \')
4376<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004377 *eval()*
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00004378eval({string}) Evaluate {string} and return the result. Especially useful to
4379 turn the result of |string()| back into the original value.
Bram Moolenaar0d17f0d2019-01-22 22:20:38 +01004380 This works for Numbers, Floats, Strings, Blobs and composites
4381 of them. Also works for |Funcref|s that refer to existing
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004382 functions.
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00004383
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +02004384 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4385 argv->join()->eval()
4386
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004387eventhandler() *eventhandler()*
4388 Returns 1 when inside an event handler. That is that Vim got
4389 interrupted while waiting for the user to type a character,
4390 e.g., when dropping a file on Vim. This means interactive
4391 commands cannot be used. Otherwise zero is returned.
4392
4393executable({expr}) *executable()*
4394 This function checks if an executable with the name {expr}
4395 exists. {expr} must be the name of the program without any
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004396 arguments.
4397 executable() uses the value of $PATH and/or the normal
4398 searchpath for programs. *PATHEXT*
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01004399 On MS-Windows the ".exe", ".bat", etc. can optionally be
4400 included. Then the extensions in $PATHEXT are tried. Thus if
4401 "foo.exe" does not exist, "foo.exe.bat" can be found. If
Bram Moolenaar95da1362020-05-30 18:37:55 +02004402 $PATHEXT is not set then ".com;.exe;.bat;.cmd" is used. A dot
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01004403 by itself can be used in $PATHEXT to try using the name
4404 without an extension. When 'shell' looks like a Unix shell,
4405 then the name is also tried without adding an extension.
4406 On MS-Windows it only checks if the file exists and is not a
4407 directory, not if it's really executable.
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00004408 On MS-Windows an executable in the same directory as Vim is
4409 always found. Since this directory is added to $PATH it
4410 should also work to execute it |win32-PATH|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004411 The result is a Number:
4412 1 exists
4413 0 does not exist
4414 -1 not implemented on this system
Bram Moolenaar6dc819b2018-07-03 16:42:19 +02004415 |exepath()| can be used to get the full path of an executable.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004416
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004417 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4418 GetCommand()->executable()
4419
Bram Moolenaar79815f12016-07-09 17:07:29 +02004420execute({command} [, {silent}]) *execute()*
4421 Execute an Ex command or commands and return the output as a
4422 string.
4423 {command} can be a string or a List. In case of a List the
4424 lines are executed one by one.
4425 This is equivalent to: >
4426 redir => var
4427 {command}
4428 redir END
4429<
4430 The optional {silent} argument can have these values:
4431 "" no `:silent` used
4432 "silent" `:silent` used
4433 "silent!" `:silent!` used
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01004434 The default is "silent". Note that with "silent!", unlike
Bram Moolenaar069c1e72016-07-15 21:25:08 +02004435 `:redir`, error messages are dropped. When using an external
4436 command the screen may be messed up, use `system()` instead.
Bram Moolenaar79815f12016-07-09 17:07:29 +02004437 *E930*
4438 It is not possible to use `:redir` anywhere in {command}.
4439
4440 To get a list of lines use |split()| on the result: >
Bram Moolenaar063b9d12016-07-09 20:21:48 +02004441 split(execute('args'), "\n")
Bram Moolenaar79815f12016-07-09 17:07:29 +02004442
Bram Moolenaar868b7b62019-05-29 21:44:40 +02004443< To execute a command in another window than the current one
4444 use `win_execute()`.
4445
4446 When used recursively the output of the recursive call is not
Bram Moolenaar79815f12016-07-09 17:07:29 +02004447 included in the output of the higher level call.
4448
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004449 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4450 GetCommand()->execute()
4451
Bram Moolenaarc7f02552014-04-01 21:00:59 +02004452exepath({expr}) *exepath()*
4453 If {expr} is an executable and is either an absolute path, a
4454 relative path or found in $PATH, return the full path.
4455 Note that the current directory is used when {expr} starts
4456 with "./", which may be a problem for Vim: >
4457 echo exepath(v:progpath)
Bram Moolenaar7e38ea22014-04-05 22:55:53 +02004458< If {expr} cannot be found in $PATH or is not executable then
Bram Moolenaarc7f02552014-04-01 21:00:59 +02004459 an empty string is returned.
4460
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004461 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4462 GetCommand()->exepath()
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02004463<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004464 *exists()*
Bram Moolenaar8e97bd72016-08-06 22:05:07 +02004465exists({expr}) The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if {expr} is defined,
4466 zero otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar26735992021-08-08 14:43:22 +02004467
4468 Note: In a compiled |:def| function the evaluation is done at
4469 runtime. Use `exists_compiled()` to evaluate the expression
4470 at compile time.
Bram Moolenaar8e97bd72016-08-06 22:05:07 +02004471
4472 For checking for a supported feature use |has()|.
4473 For checking if a file exists use |filereadable()|.
4474
4475 The {expr} argument is a string, which contains one of these:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004476 &option-name Vim option (only checks if it exists,
4477 not if it really works)
4478 +option-name Vim option that works.
4479 $ENVNAME environment variable (could also be
4480 done by comparing with an empty
4481 string)
4482 *funcname built-in function (see |functions|)
4483 or user defined function (see
Bram Moolenaar15c47602020-03-26 22:16:48 +01004484 |user-functions|) that is implemented.
4485 Also works for a variable that is a
4486 Funcref.
4487 ?funcname built-in function that could be
4488 implemented; to be used to check if
4489 "funcname" is valid
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004490 varname internal variable (see
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02004491 |internal-variables|). Also works
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00004492 for |curly-braces-names|, |Dictionary|
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02004493 entries, |List| items, etc.
4494 Does not work for local variables in a
4495 compiled `:def` function.
4496 Beware that evaluating an index may
4497 cause an error message for an invalid
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00004498 expression. E.g.: >
4499 :let l = [1, 2, 3]
4500 :echo exists("l[5]")
4501< 0 >
4502 :echo exists("l[xx]")
4503< E121: Undefined variable: xx
4504 0
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004505 :cmdname Ex command: built-in command, user
4506 command or command modifier |:command|.
4507 Returns:
4508 1 for match with start of a command
4509 2 full match with a command
4510 3 matches several user commands
4511 To check for a supported command
4512 always check the return value to be 2.
Bram Moolenaar14716812006-05-04 21:54:08 +00004513 :2match The |:2match| command.
4514 :3match The |:3match| command.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004515 #event autocommand defined for this event
4516 #event#pattern autocommand defined for this event and
4517 pattern (the pattern is taken
4518 literally and compared to the
4519 autocommand patterns character by
4520 character)
Bram Moolenaara9b1e742005-12-19 22:14:58 +00004521 #group autocommand group exists
4522 #group#event autocommand defined for this group and
4523 event.
4524 #group#event#pattern
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00004525 autocommand defined for this group,
Bram Moolenaara9b1e742005-12-19 22:14:58 +00004526 event and pattern.
Bram Moolenaarf4cd3e82005-12-22 22:47:02 +00004527 ##event autocommand for this event is
4528 supported.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004529
4530 Examples: >
4531 exists("&shortname")
4532 exists("$HOSTNAME")
4533 exists("*strftime")
4534 exists("*s:MyFunc")
4535 exists("bufcount")
4536 exists(":Make")
Bram Moolenaara9b1e742005-12-19 22:14:58 +00004537 exists("#CursorHold")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004538 exists("#BufReadPre#*.gz")
Bram Moolenaara9b1e742005-12-19 22:14:58 +00004539 exists("#filetypeindent")
4540 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType")
4541 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType#*")
Bram Moolenaarf4cd3e82005-12-22 22:47:02 +00004542 exists("##ColorScheme")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004543< There must be no space between the symbol (&/$/*/#) and the
4544 name.
Bram Moolenaar91170f82006-05-05 21:15:17 +00004545 There must be no extra characters after the name, although in
4546 a few cases this is ignored. That may become more strict in
4547 the future, thus don't count on it!
4548 Working example: >
4549 exists(":make")
4550< NOT working example: >
4551 exists(":make install")
Bram Moolenaar9c102382006-05-03 21:26:49 +00004552
4553< Note that the argument must be a string, not the name of the
4554 variable itself. For example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004555 exists(bufcount)
4556< This doesn't check for existence of the "bufcount" variable,
Bram Moolenaar06a89a52006-04-29 22:01:03 +00004557 but gets the value of "bufcount", and checks if that exists.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004558
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004559 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4560 Varname()->exists()
Bram Moolenaar26735992021-08-08 14:43:22 +02004561<
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004562
Bram Moolenaarb6f55bb2021-08-10 10:23:27 +02004563exists_compiled({expr}) *exists_compiled()*
Bram Moolenaar26735992021-08-08 14:43:22 +02004564 Like `exists()` but evaluated at compile time. This is useful
4565 to skip a block where a function is used that would otherwise
4566 give an error: >
4567 if exists_compiled('*ThatFunction')
4568 ThatFunction('works')
4569 endif
4570< If `exists()` were used then a compilation error would be
4571 given if ThatFunction() is not defined.
4572
4573 {expr} must be a literal string. *E1232*
4574 Can only be used in a |:def| function. *E1233*
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02004575 This does not work to check for arguments or local variables.
Bram Moolenaar26735992021-08-08 14:43:22 +02004576
4577
4578exp({expr}) *exp()*
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02004579 Return the exponential of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02004580 [0, inf].
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02004581 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02004582 Examples: >
4583 :echo exp(2)
4584< 7.389056 >
4585 :echo exp(-1)
4586< 0.367879
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02004587
4588 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4589 Compute()->exp()
4590<
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02004591 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02004592
4593
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02004594expand({string} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]]) *expand()*
4595 Expand wildcards and the following special keywords in
4596 {string}. 'wildignorecase' applies.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004597
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02004598 If {list} is given and it is |TRUE|, a List will be returned.
Bram Moolenaar84f72352012-03-11 15:57:40 +01004599 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
4600 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters. [Note: in
4601 version 5.0 a space was used, which caused problems when a
4602 file name contains a space]
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004603
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02004604 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty string. A name
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02004605 for a non-existing file is not included, unless {string} does
Bram Moolenaarec7944a2013-06-12 21:29:15 +02004606 not start with '%', '#' or '<', see below.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004607
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02004608 When {string} starts with '%', '#' or '<', the expansion is
4609 done like for the |cmdline-special| variables with their
4610 associated modifiers. Here is a short overview:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004611
4612 % current file name
4613 # alternate file name
4614 #n alternate file name n
4615 <cfile> file name under the cursor
4616 <afile> autocmd file name
4617 <abuf> autocmd buffer number (as a String!)
4618 <amatch> autocmd matched name
Bram Moolenaar1d59aa12020-09-19 18:50:13 +02004619 <cexpr> C expression under the cursor
Bram Moolenaara6878372014-03-22 21:02:50 +01004620 <sfile> sourced script file or function name
Bram Moolenaarf29c1c62018-09-10 21:05:02 +02004621 <slnum> sourced script line number or function
4622 line number
4623 <sflnum> script file line number, also when in
4624 a function
Bram Moolenaaraa970ab2020-08-02 16:10:39 +02004625 <SID> "<SNR>123_" where "123" is the
4626 current script ID |<SID>|
Bram Moolenaar1d59aa12020-09-19 18:50:13 +02004627 <stack> call stack
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004628 <cword> word under the cursor
4629 <cWORD> WORD under the cursor
4630 <client> the {clientid} of the last received
4631 message |server2client()|
4632 Modifiers:
4633 :p expand to full path
4634 :h head (last path component removed)
4635 :t tail (last path component only)
4636 :r root (one extension removed)
4637 :e extension only
4638
4639 Example: >
4640 :let &tags = expand("%:p:h") . "/tags"
4641< Note that when expanding a string that starts with '%', '#' or
4642 '<', any following text is ignored. This does NOT work: >
4643 :let doesntwork = expand("%:h.bak")
4644< Use this: >
4645 :let doeswork = expand("%:h") . ".bak"
4646< Also note that expanding "<cfile>" and others only returns the
4647 referenced file name without further expansion. If "<cfile>"
4648 is "~/.cshrc", you need to do another expand() to have the
4649 "~/" expanded into the path of the home directory: >
4650 :echo expand(expand("<cfile>"))
4651<
4652 There cannot be white space between the variables and the
4653 following modifier. The |fnamemodify()| function can be used
4654 to modify normal file names.
4655
4656 When using '%' or '#', and the current or alternate file name
4657 is not defined, an empty string is used. Using "%:p" in a
4658 buffer with no name, results in the current directory, with a
4659 '/' added.
4660
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02004661 When {string} does not start with '%', '#' or '<', it is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004662 expanded like a file name is expanded on the command line.
4663 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' are used, unless the optional
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02004664 {nosuf} argument is given and it is |TRUE|.
Bram Moolenaar146e9c32012-03-07 19:18:23 +01004665 Names for non-existing files are included. The "**" item can
4666 be used to search in a directory tree. For example, to find
4667 all "README" files in the current directory and below: >
Bram Moolenaar02743632005-07-25 20:42:36 +00004668 :echo expand("**/README")
4669<
Bram Moolenaar647e24b2019-03-17 16:39:46 +01004670 expand() can also be used to expand variables and environment
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004671 variables that are only known in a shell. But this can be
Bram Moolenaar34401cc2014-08-29 15:12:19 +02004672 slow, because a shell may be used to do the expansion. See
4673 |expr-env-expand|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004674 The expanded variable is still handled like a list of file
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02004675 names. When an environment variable cannot be expanded, it is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004676 left unchanged. Thus ":echo expand('$FOOBAR')" results in
4677 "$FOOBAR".
4678
4679 See |glob()| for finding existing files. See |system()| for
4680 getting the raw output of an external command.
4681
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004682 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4683 Getpattern()->expand()
4684
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02004685expandcmd({string}) *expandcmd()*
4686 Expand special items in String {string} like what is done for
4687 an Ex command such as `:edit`. This expands special keywords,
4688 like with |expand()|, and environment variables, anywhere in
4689 {string}. "~user" and "~/path" are only expanded at the
4690 start.
Bram Moolenaar96f45c02019-10-26 19:53:45 +02004691 Returns the expanded string. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar80dad482019-06-09 17:22:31 +02004692 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o')
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004693
4694< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4695 GetCommand()->expandcmd()
Bram Moolenaar80dad482019-06-09 17:22:31 +02004696<
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004697extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extend()*
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00004698 {expr1} and {expr2} must be both |Lists| or both
4699 |Dictionaries|.
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004700
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00004701 If they are |Lists|: Append {expr2} to {expr1}.
Bram Moolenaar3132cdd2020-11-05 20:41:49 +01004702 If {expr3} is given insert the items of {expr2} before the
4703 item with index {expr3} in {expr1}. When {expr3} is zero
4704 insert before the first item. When {expr3} is equal to
4705 len({expr1}) then {expr2} is appended.
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00004706 Examples: >
4707 :echo sort(extend(mylist, [7, 5]))
4708 :call extend(mylist, [2, 3], 1)
Bram Moolenaardc9cf9c2008-08-08 10:36:31 +00004709< When {expr1} is the same List as {expr2} then the number of
4710 items copied is equal to the original length of the List.
4711 E.g., when {expr3} is 1 you get N new copies of the first item
4712 (where N is the original length of the List).
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02004713 Use |add()| to concatenate one item to a list. To concatenate
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00004714 two lists into a new list use the + operator: >
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00004715 :let newlist = [1, 2, 3] + [4, 5]
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004716<
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00004717 If they are |Dictionaries|:
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004718 Add all entries from {expr2} to {expr1}.
4719 If a key exists in both {expr1} and {expr2} then {expr3} is
4720 used to decide what to do:
4721 {expr3} = "keep": keep the value of {expr1}
4722 {expr3} = "force": use the value of {expr2}
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00004723 {expr3} = "error": give an error message *E737*
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004724 When {expr3} is omitted then "force" is assumed.
4725
4726 {expr1} is changed when {expr2} is not empty. If necessary
4727 make a copy of {expr1} first.
4728 {expr2} remains unchanged.
Bram Moolenaarf2571c62015-06-09 19:44:55 +02004729 When {expr1} is locked and {expr2} is not empty the operation
4730 fails.
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004731 Returns {expr1}.
4732
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02004733 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4734 mylist->extend(otherlist)
4735
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00004736
Bram Moolenaarb0e6b512021-01-12 20:23:40 +01004737extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extendnew()*
4738 Like |extend()| but instead of adding items to {expr1} a new
4739 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
4740 unchanged. Items can still be changed by {expr2}, if you
4741 don't want that use |deepcopy()| first.
4742
4743
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +00004744feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) *feedkeys()*
4745 Characters in {string} are queued for processing as if they
Bram Moolenaar0a988df2015-01-27 15:19:24 +01004746 come from a mapping or were typed by the user.
Bram Moolenaarb328cca2019-01-06 16:24:01 +01004747
Bram Moolenaar0a988df2015-01-27 15:19:24 +01004748 By default the string is added to the end of the typeahead
4749 buffer, thus if a mapping is still being executed the
4750 characters come after them. Use the 'i' flag to insert before
4751 other characters, they will be executed next, before any
4752 characters from a mapping.
Bram Moolenaarb328cca2019-01-06 16:24:01 +01004753
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +00004754 The function does not wait for processing of keys contained in
4755 {string}.
Bram Moolenaarb328cca2019-01-06 16:24:01 +01004756
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +00004757 To include special keys into {string}, use double-quotes
4758 and "\..." notation |expr-quote|. For example,
Bram Moolenaar79166c42007-05-10 18:29:51 +00004759 feedkeys("\<CR>") simulates pressing of the <Enter> key. But
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +00004760 feedkeys('\<CR>') pushes 5 characters.
Bram Moolenaarbe0a2592019-05-09 13:50:16 +02004761 A special code that might be useful is <Ignore>, it exits the
4762 wait for a character without doing anything. *<Ignore>*
Bram Moolenaarb328cca2019-01-06 16:24:01 +01004763
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +00004764 {mode} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
Bram Moolenaarb328cca2019-01-06 16:24:01 +01004765 'm' Remap keys. This is default. If {mode} is absent,
4766 keys are remapped.
Bram Moolenaar551dbcc2006-04-25 22:13:59 +00004767 'n' Do not remap keys.
4768 't' Handle keys as if typed; otherwise they are handled as
4769 if coming from a mapping. This matters for undo,
4770 opening folds, etc.
Bram Moolenaar5e66b422019-01-24 21:58:10 +01004771 'L' Lowlevel input. Only works for Unix or when using the
4772 GUI. Keys are used as if they were coming from the
4773 terminal. Other flags are not used. *E980*
Bram Moolenaar79296512020-03-22 16:17:14 +01004774 When a CTRL-C interrupts and 't' is included it sets
4775 the internal "got_int" flag.
Bram Moolenaar0a988df2015-01-27 15:19:24 +01004776 'i' Insert the string instead of appending (see above).
Bram Moolenaar25281632016-01-21 23:32:32 +01004777 'x' Execute commands until typeahead is empty. This is
4778 similar to using ":normal!". You can call feedkeys()
4779 several times without 'x' and then one time with 'x'
4780 (possibly with an empty {string}) to execute all the
Bram Moolenaar03413f42016-04-12 21:07:15 +02004781 typeahead. Note that when Vim ends in Insert mode it
4782 will behave as if <Esc> is typed, to avoid getting
4783 stuck, waiting for a character to be typed before the
4784 script continues.
Bram Moolenaarb328cca2019-01-06 16:24:01 +01004785 Note that if you manage to call feedkeys() while
Bram Moolenaar5b69c222019-01-11 14:50:06 +01004786 executing commands, thus calling it recursively, then
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02004787 all typeahead will be consumed by the last call.
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02004788 '!' When used with 'x' will not end Insert mode. Can be
4789 used in a test when a timer is set to exit Insert mode
4790 a little later. Useful for testing CursorHoldI.
4791
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +00004792 Return value is always 0.
4793
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004794 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4795 GetInput()->feedkeys()
4796
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004797filereadable({file}) *filereadable()*
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02004798 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a file with the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004799 name {file} exists, and can be read. If {file} doesn't exist,
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02004800 or is a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {file} is any
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004801 expression, which is used as a String.
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00004802 If you don't care about the file being readable you can use
4803 |glob()|.
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +02004804 {file} is used as-is, you may want to expand wildcards first: >
4805 echo filereadable('~/.vimrc')
4806 0
4807 echo filereadable(expand('~/.vimrc'))
4808 1
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004809
4810< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4811 GetName()->filereadable()
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +02004812< *file_readable()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004813 Obsolete name: file_readable().
4814
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00004815
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00004816filewritable({file}) *filewritable()*
4817 The result is a Number, which is 1 when a file with the
4818 name {file} exists, and can be written. If {file} doesn't
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004819 exist, or is not writable, the result is 0. If {file} is a
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00004820 directory, and we can write to it, the result is 2.
4821
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004822 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02004823 GetName()->filewritable()
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004824
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00004825
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02004826filter({expr1}, {expr2}) *filter()*
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02004827 {expr1} must be a |List|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02004828 For each item in {expr1} evaluate {expr2} and when the result
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02004829 is zero remove the item from the |List| or |Dictionary|. For a
4830 |Blob| each byte is removed.
4831
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02004832 {expr2} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01004833
Bram Moolenaar50ba5262016-09-22 22:33:02 +02004834 If {expr2} is a |string|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02004835 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
Bram Moolenaar50ba5262016-09-22 22:33:02 +02004836 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02004837 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
4838 current byte.
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004839 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02004840 call filter(mylist, 'v:val !~ "OLD"')
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004841< Removes the items where "OLD" appears. >
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02004842 call filter(mydict, 'v:key >= 8')
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004843< Removes the items with a key below 8. >
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02004844 call filter(var, 0)
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00004845< Removes all the items, thus clears the |List| or |Dictionary|.
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00004846
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02004847 Note that {expr2} is the result of expression and is then
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004848 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
4849 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes.
4850
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02004851 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
4852 1. the key or the index of the current item.
4853 2. the value of the current item.
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02004854 The function must return |TRUE| if the item should be kept.
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02004855 Example that keeps the odd items of a list: >
4856 func Odd(idx, val)
4857 return a:idx % 2 == 1
4858 endfunc
4859 call filter(mylist, function('Odd'))
Bram Moolenaar50ba5262016-09-22 22:33:02 +02004860< It is shorter when using a |lambda|: >
4861 call filter(myList, {idx, val -> idx * val <= 42})
4862< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
4863 call filter(myList, {idx -> idx % 2 == 1})
Bram Moolenaar2ec618c2016-10-01 14:47:05 +02004864<
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00004865 The operation is done in-place. If you want a |List| or
4866 |Dictionary| to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
Bram Moolenaarafeb4fa2006-02-01 21:51:12 +00004867 :let l = filter(copy(mylist), 'v:val =~ "KEEP"')
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004868
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02004869< Returns {expr1}, the |List| , |Blob| or |Dictionary| that was
4870 filtered. When an error is encountered while evaluating
4871 {expr2} no further items in {expr1} are processed. When
4872 {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
4873 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00004874
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02004875 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4876 mylist->filter(expr2)
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00004877
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01004878finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *finddir()*
Bram Moolenaar5b6b1ca2007-03-27 08:19:43 +00004879 Find directory {name} in {path}. Supports both downwards and
4880 upwards recursive directory searches. See |file-searching|
4881 for the syntax of {path}.
Bram Moolenaar6c391a72021-09-09 21:55:11 +02004882
Bram Moolenaar5b6b1ca2007-03-27 08:19:43 +00004883 Returns the path of the first found match. When the found
4884 directory is below the current directory a relative path is
4885 returned. Otherwise a full path is returned.
Bram Moolenaar89cb5e02004-07-19 20:55:54 +00004886 If {path} is omitted or empty then 'path' is used.
Bram Moolenaar6c391a72021-09-09 21:55:11 +02004887
Bram Moolenaar89cb5e02004-07-19 20:55:54 +00004888 If the optional {count} is given, find {count}'s occurrence of
Bram Moolenaar433f7c82006-03-21 21:29:36 +00004889 {name} in {path} instead of the first one.
Bram Moolenaar899dddf2006-03-26 21:06:50 +00004890 When {count} is negative return all the matches in a |List|.
Bram Moolenaar6c391a72021-09-09 21:55:11 +02004891
4892 This is quite similar to the ex-command `:find`.
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02004893 {only available when compiled with the |+file_in_path|
4894 feature}
Bram Moolenaar89cb5e02004-07-19 20:55:54 +00004895
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004896 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4897 GetName()->finddir()
4898
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01004899findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *findfile()*
Bram Moolenaar89cb5e02004-07-19 20:55:54 +00004900 Just like |finddir()|, but find a file instead of a directory.
Bram Moolenaar433f7c82006-03-21 21:29:36 +00004901 Uses 'suffixesadd'.
4902 Example: >
4903 :echo findfile("tags.vim", ".;")
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00004904< Searches from the directory of the current file upwards until
4905 it finds the file "tags.vim".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004906
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004907 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4908 GetName()->findfile()
4909
Bram Moolenaar077a1e62020-06-08 20:50:43 +02004910flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flatten()*
4911 Flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels. Without {maxdepth}
4912 the result is a |List| without nesting, as if {maxdepth} is
4913 a very large number.
Bram Moolenaar3b690062021-02-01 20:14:51 +01004914 The {list} is changed in place, use |flattennew()| if you do
Bram Moolenaar077a1e62020-06-08 20:50:43 +02004915 not want that.
Bram Moolenaar3b690062021-02-01 20:14:51 +01004916 In Vim9 script flatten() cannot be used, you must always use
4917 |flattennew()|.
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +02004918 *E900*
Bram Moolenaar077a1e62020-06-08 20:50:43 +02004919 {maxdepth} means how deep in nested lists changes are made.
4920 {list} is not modified when {maxdepth} is 0.
4921 {maxdepth} must be positive number.
4922
4923 If there is an error the number zero is returned.
4924
4925 Example: >
4926 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5])
4927< [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] >
4928 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5], 1)
4929< [1, 2, [3, 4], 5]
4930
Bram Moolenaar3b690062021-02-01 20:14:51 +01004931flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flattennew()*
4932 Like |flatten()| but first make a copy of {list}.
4933
4934
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004935float2nr({expr}) *float2nr()*
4936 Convert {expr} to a Number by omitting the part after the
4937 decimal point.
4938 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a Number.
4939 When the value of {expr} is out of range for a |Number| the
Bram Moolenaar22fcfad2016-07-01 18:17:26 +02004940 result is truncated to 0x7fffffff or -0x7fffffff (or when
4941 64-bit Number support is enabled, 0x7fffffffffffffff or
Bram Moolenaarb4d5fba2017-09-11 19:31:28 +02004942 -0x7fffffffffffffff). NaN results in -0x80000000 (or when
Bram Moolenaar22fcfad2016-07-01 18:17:26 +02004943 64-bit Number support is enabled, -0x8000000000000000).
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004944 Examples: >
4945 echo float2nr(3.95)
4946< 3 >
4947 echo float2nr(-23.45)
4948< -23 >
4949 echo float2nr(1.0e100)
Bram Moolenaar22fcfad2016-07-01 18:17:26 +02004950< 2147483647 (or 9223372036854775807) >
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004951 echo float2nr(-1.0e150)
Bram Moolenaar22fcfad2016-07-01 18:17:26 +02004952< -2147483647 (or -9223372036854775807) >
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004953 echo float2nr(1.0e-100)
4954< 0
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02004955
4956 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4957 Compute()->float2nr()
4958<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004959 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
4960
4961
4962floor({expr}) *floor()*
4963 Return the largest integral value less than or equal to
4964 {expr} as a |Float| (round down).
4965 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
4966 Examples: >
4967 echo floor(1.856)
4968< 1.0 >
4969 echo floor(-5.456)
4970< -6.0 >
4971 echo floor(4.0)
4972< 4.0
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02004973
4974 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4975 Compute()->floor()
4976<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004977 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01004978
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02004979
4980fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) *fmod()*
4981 Return the remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}, even if the
4982 division is not representable. Returns {expr1} - i * {expr2}
4983 for some integer i such that if {expr2} is non-zero, the
4984 result has the same sign as {expr1} and magnitude less than
4985 the magnitude of {expr2}. If {expr2} is zero, the value
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02004986 returned is zero. The value returned is a |Float|.
4987 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02004988 Examples: >
4989 :echo fmod(12.33, 1.22)
4990< 0.13 >
4991 :echo fmod(-12.33, 1.22)
4992< -0.13
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02004993
4994 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4995 Compute()->fmod(1.22)
4996<
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02004997 {only available when compiled with |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02004998
4999
Bram Moolenaaraebaf892008-05-28 14:49:58 +00005000fnameescape({string}) *fnameescape()*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02005001 Escape {string} for use as file name command argument. All
Bram Moolenaaraebaf892008-05-28 14:49:58 +00005002 characters that have a special meaning, such as '%' and '|'
5003 are escaped with a backslash.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00005004 For most systems the characters escaped are
5005 " \t\n*?[{`$\\%#'\"|!<". For systems where a backslash
5006 appears in a filename, it depends on the value of 'isfname'.
Bram Moolenaar1b24e4b2008-08-08 10:59:17 +00005007 A leading '+' and '>' is also escaped (special after |:edit|
5008 and |:write|). And a "-" by itself (special after |:cd|).
Bram Moolenaaraebaf892008-05-28 14:49:58 +00005009 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1b24e4b2008-08-08 10:59:17 +00005010 :let fname = '+some str%nge|name'
Bram Moolenaaraebaf892008-05-28 14:49:58 +00005011 :exe "edit " . fnameescape(fname)
5012< results in executing: >
Bram Moolenaar1b24e4b2008-08-08 10:59:17 +00005013 edit \+some\ str\%nge\|name
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02005014<
5015 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5016 GetName()->fnameescape()
Bram Moolenaaraebaf892008-05-28 14:49:58 +00005017
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005018fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) *fnamemodify()*
5019 Modify file name {fname} according to {mods}. {mods} is a
5020 string of characters like it is used for file names on the
5021 command line. See |filename-modifiers|.
5022 Example: >
5023 :echo fnamemodify("main.c", ":p:h")
5024< results in: >
5025 /home/mool/vim/vim/src
Bram Moolenaar4072ba52020-12-23 13:56:35 +01005026< If {mods} is empty then {fname} is returned.
5027 Note: Environment variables don't work in {fname}, use
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005028 |expand()| first then.
5029
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02005030 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5031 GetName()->fnamemodify(':p:h')
5032
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005033foldclosed({lnum}) *foldclosed()*
5034 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
5035 fold, the result is the number of the first line in that fold.
5036 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar4d8f4762021-06-27 15:18:56 +02005037 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
5038 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005039
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02005040 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5041 GetLnum()->foldclosed()
5042
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005043foldclosedend({lnum}) *foldclosedend()*
5044 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
5045 fold, the result is the number of the last line in that fold.
5046 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar4d8f4762021-06-27 15:18:56 +02005047 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
5048 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005049
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02005050 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5051 GetLnum()->foldclosedend()
5052
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005053foldlevel({lnum}) *foldlevel()*
5054 The result is a Number, which is the foldlevel of line {lnum}
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02005055 in the current buffer. For nested folds the deepest level is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005056 returned. If there is no fold at line {lnum}, zero is
5057 returned. It doesn't matter if the folds are open or closed.
5058 When used while updating folds (from 'foldexpr') -1 is
5059 returned for lines where folds are still to be updated and the
5060 foldlevel is unknown. As a special case the level of the
5061 previous line is usually available.
Bram Moolenaar4d8f4762021-06-27 15:18:56 +02005062 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
5063 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005064
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02005065 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5066 GetLnum()->foldlevel()
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02005067<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005068 *foldtext()*
5069foldtext() Returns a String, to be displayed for a closed fold. This is
5070 the default function used for the 'foldtext' option and should
5071 only be called from evaluating 'foldtext'. It uses the
5072 |v:foldstart|, |v:foldend| and |v:folddashes| variables.
5073 The returned string looks like this: >
5074 +-- 45 lines: abcdef
Bram Moolenaar42205552017-03-18 19:42:22 +01005075< The number of leading dashes depends on the foldlevel. The
5076 "45" is the number of lines in the fold. "abcdef" is the text
5077 in the first non-blank line of the fold. Leading white space,
5078 "//" or "/*" and the text from the 'foldmarker' and
5079 'commentstring' options is removed.
5080 When used to draw the actual foldtext, the rest of the line
5081 will be filled with the fold char from the 'fillchars'
5082 setting.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005083 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
5084
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +00005085foldtextresult({lnum}) *foldtextresult()*
5086 Returns the text that is displayed for the closed fold at line
5087 {lnum}. Evaluates 'foldtext' in the appropriate context.
5088 When there is no closed fold at {lnum} an empty string is
5089 returned.
5090 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
5091 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
5092 Useful when exporting folded text, e.g., to HTML.
5093 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
5094
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02005095
5096 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5097 GetLnum()->foldtextresult()
5098<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005099 *foreground()*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02005100foreground() Move the Vim window to the foreground. Useful when sent from
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005101 a client to a Vim server. |remote_send()|
5102 On Win32 systems this might not work, the OS does not always
5103 allow a window to bring itself to the foreground. Use
5104 |remote_foreground()| instead.
5105 {only in the Win32, Athena, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
5106 Win32 console version}
5107
Bram Moolenaar038e09e2021-02-06 12:38:51 +01005108fullcommand({name}) *fullcommand()*
5109 Get the full command name from a short abbreviated command
5110 name; see |20.2| for details on command abbreviations.
5111
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005112 The string argument {name} may start with a `:` and can
5113 include a [range], these are skipped and not returned.
Bram Moolenaar038e09e2021-02-06 12:38:51 +01005114 Returns an empty string if a command doesn't exist or if it's
Bram Moolenaar6c391a72021-09-09 21:55:11 +02005115 ambiguous (for user-defined commands).
Bram Moolenaar038e09e2021-02-06 12:38:51 +01005116
5117 For example `fullcommand('s')`, `fullcommand('sub')`,
5118 `fullcommand(':%substitute')` all return "substitute".
5119
5120 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5121 GetName()->fullcommand()
5122<
Bram Moolenaar437bafe2016-08-01 15:40:54 +02005123 *funcref()*
5124funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
5125 Just like |function()|, but the returned Funcref will lookup
5126 the function by reference, not by name. This matters when the
5127 function {name} is redefined later.
5128
5129 Unlike |function()|, {name} must be an existing user function.
5130 Also for autoloaded functions. {name} cannot be a builtin
5131 function.
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005132
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02005133 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5134 GetFuncname()->funcref([arg])
5135<
Bram Moolenaar2346a632021-06-13 19:02:49 +02005136 *function()* *partial* *E700* *E922* *E923*
Bram Moolenaar1735bc92016-03-14 23:05:14 +01005137function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00005138 Return a |Funcref| variable that refers to function {name}.
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +01005139 {name} can be the name of a user defined function or an
5140 internal function.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00005141
Bram Moolenaar437bafe2016-08-01 15:40:54 +02005142 {name} can also be a Funcref or a partial. When it is a
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +01005143 partial the dict stored in it will be used and the {dict}
5144 argument is not allowed. E.g.: >
5145 let FuncWithArg = function(dict.Func, [arg])
5146 let Broken = function(dict.Func, [arg], dict)
5147<
Bram Moolenaar437bafe2016-08-01 15:40:54 +02005148 When using the Funcref the function will be found by {name},
5149 also when it was redefined later. Use |funcref()| to keep the
5150 same function.
5151
Bram Moolenaar1735bc92016-03-14 23:05:14 +01005152 When {arglist} or {dict} is present this creates a partial.
Bram Moolenaar06d2d382016-05-20 17:24:11 +02005153 That means the argument list and/or the dictionary is stored in
Bram Moolenaar1735bc92016-03-14 23:05:14 +01005154 the Funcref and will be used when the Funcref is called.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01005155
Bram Moolenaar1735bc92016-03-14 23:05:14 +01005156 The arguments are passed to the function in front of other
Bram Moolenaar088e8e32019-08-08 22:15:18 +02005157 arguments, but after any argument from |method|. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1735bc92016-03-14 23:05:14 +01005158 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
5159 ...
Bram Moolenaar088e8e32019-08-08 22:15:18 +02005160 let Partial = function('Callback', ['one', 'two'])
Bram Moolenaar1735bc92016-03-14 23:05:14 +01005161 ...
Bram Moolenaar088e8e32019-08-08 22:15:18 +02005162 call Partial('name')
Bram Moolenaar1735bc92016-03-14 23:05:14 +01005163< Invokes the function as with: >
5164 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
5165
Bram Moolenaar088e8e32019-08-08 22:15:18 +02005166< With a |method|: >
5167 func Callback(one, two, three)
5168 ...
5169 let Partial = function('Callback', ['two'])
5170 ...
5171 eval 'one'->Partial('three')
5172< Invokes the function as with: >
5173 call Callback('one', 'two', 'three')
5174
Bram Moolenaar03602ec2016-03-20 20:57:45 +01005175< The function() call can be nested to add more arguments to the
5176 Funcref. The extra arguments are appended to the list of
5177 arguments. Example: >
5178 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
5179 ...
5180 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'])
5181 let Func2 = function(Func, ['two'])
5182 ...
5183 call Func2('name')
5184< Invokes the function as with: >
5185 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
5186
Bram Moolenaar1735bc92016-03-14 23:05:14 +01005187< The Dictionary is only useful when calling a "dict" function.
5188 In that case the {dict} is passed in as "self". Example: >
5189 function Callback() dict
5190 echo "called for " . self.name
5191 endfunction
5192 ...
5193 let context = {"name": "example"}
5194 let Func = function('Callback', context)
5195 ...
5196 call Func() " will echo: called for example
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +01005197< The use of function() is not needed when there are no extra
5198 arguments, these two are equivalent: >
5199 let Func = function('Callback', context)
5200 let Func = context.Callback
Bram Moolenaar1735bc92016-03-14 23:05:14 +01005201
5202< The argument list and the Dictionary can be combined: >
5203 function Callback(arg1, count) dict
5204 ...
5205 let context = {"name": "example"}
5206 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'], context)
5207 ...
5208 call Func(500)
5209< Invokes the function as with: >
5210 call context.Callback('one', 500)
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02005211<
5212 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5213 GetFuncname()->function([arg])
Bram Moolenaar1735bc92016-03-14 23:05:14 +01005214
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005215
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01005216garbagecollect([{atexit}]) *garbagecollect()*
Bram Moolenaarebf7dfa2016-04-14 12:46:51 +02005217 Cleanup unused |Lists|, |Dictionaries|, |Channels| and |Jobs|
5218 that have circular references.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01005219
Bram Moolenaarebf7dfa2016-04-14 12:46:51 +02005220 There is hardly ever a need to invoke this function, as it is
5221 automatically done when Vim runs out of memory or is waiting
5222 for the user to press a key after 'updatetime'. Items without
5223 circular references are always freed when they become unused.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00005224 This is useful if you have deleted a very big |List| and/or
5225 |Dictionary| with circular references in a script that runs
5226 for a long time.
Bram Moolenaarebf7dfa2016-04-14 12:46:51 +02005227
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01005228 When the optional {atexit} argument is one, garbage
Bram Moolenaar9d2c8c12007-09-25 16:00:00 +00005229 collection will also be done when exiting Vim, if it wasn't
5230 done before. This is useful when checking for memory leaks.
Bram Moolenaar39a58ca2005-06-27 22:42:44 +00005231
Bram Moolenaar574860b2016-05-24 17:33:34 +02005232 The garbage collection is not done immediately but only when
5233 it's safe to perform. This is when waiting for the user to
5234 type a character. To force garbage collection immediately use
5235 |test_garbagecollect_now()|.
Bram Moolenaarebf7dfa2016-04-14 12:46:51 +02005236
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +00005237get({list}, {idx} [, {default}]) *get()*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00005238 Get item {idx} from |List| {list}. When this item is not
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005239 available return {default}. Return zero when {default} is
5240 omitted.
Bram Moolenaar7ff78462020-07-10 22:00:53 +02005241 Preferably used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02005242 mylist->get(idx)
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +01005243get({blob}, {idx} [, {default}])
5244 Get byte {idx} from |Blob| {blob}. When this byte is not
5245 available return {default}. Return -1 when {default} is
5246 omitted.
Bram Moolenaar7ff78462020-07-10 22:00:53 +02005247 Preferably used as a |method|: >
5248 myblob->get(idx)
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00005249get({dict}, {key} [, {default}])
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00005250 Get item with key {key} from |Dictionary| {dict}. When this
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00005251 item is not available return {default}. Return zero when
Bram Moolenaar54775062019-07-31 21:07:14 +02005252 {default} is omitted. Useful example: >
5253 let val = get(g:, 'var_name', 'default')
5254< This gets the value of g:var_name if it exists, and uses
5255 'default' when it does not exist.
Bram Moolenaar7ff78462020-07-10 22:00:53 +02005256 Preferably used as a |method|: >
5257 mydict->get(key)
Bram Moolenaar03e19a02016-05-24 22:29:49 +02005258get({func}, {what})
5259 Get an item with from Funcref {func}. Possible values for
Bram Moolenaar2bbf8ef2016-05-24 18:37:12 +02005260 {what} are:
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01005261 "name" The function name
5262 "func" The function
5263 "dict" The dictionary
5264 "args" The list with arguments
Bram Moolenaar7ff78462020-07-10 22:00:53 +02005265 Preferably used as a |method|: >
5266 myfunc->get(what)
5267<
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005268 *getbufinfo()*
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005269getbufinfo([{buf}])
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005270getbufinfo([{dict}])
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02005271 Get information about buffers as a List of Dictionaries.
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005272
5273 Without an argument information about all the buffers is
5274 returned.
5275
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02005276 When the argument is a |Dictionary| only the buffers matching
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005277 the specified criteria are returned. The following keys can
5278 be specified in {dict}:
5279 buflisted include only listed buffers.
5280 bufloaded include only loaded buffers.
Bram Moolenaar8e6a31d2017-12-10 21:06:22 +01005281 bufmodified include only modified buffers.
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005282
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005283 Otherwise, {buf} specifies a particular buffer to return
5284 information for. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005285 above. If the buffer is found the returned List has one item.
5286 Otherwise the result is an empty list.
5287
5288 Each returned List item is a dictionary with the following
5289 entries:
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02005290 bufnr Buffer number.
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005291 changed TRUE if the buffer is modified.
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02005292 changedtick Number of changes made to the buffer.
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005293 hidden TRUE if the buffer is hidden.
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02005294 lastused Timestamp in seconds, like
Bram Moolenaar52410572019-10-27 05:12:45 +01005295 |localtime()|, when the buffer was
5296 last used.
5297 {only with the |+viminfo| feature}
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005298 listed TRUE if the buffer is listed.
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02005299 lnum Line number used for the buffer when
5300 opened in the current window.
Bram Moolenaardad44732021-03-31 20:07:33 +02005301 Only valid if the buffer has been
5302 displayed in the window in the past.
5303 If you want the line number of the
5304 last known cursor position in a given
5305 window, use |line()|: >
5306 :echo line('.', {winid})
5307<
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02005308 linecount Number of lines in the buffer (only
Bram Moolenaara9e96792019-12-17 22:40:15 +01005309 valid when loaded)
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005310 loaded TRUE if the buffer is loaded.
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02005311 name Full path to the file in the buffer.
5312 signs List of signs placed in the buffer.
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005313 Each list item is a dictionary with
5314 the following fields:
5315 id sign identifier
5316 lnum line number
5317 name sign name
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02005318 variables A reference to the dictionary with
Bram Moolenaar30567352016-08-27 21:25:44 +02005319 buffer-local variables.
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02005320 windows List of |window-ID|s that display this
Bram Moolenaar30567352016-08-27 21:25:44 +02005321 buffer
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02005322 popups List of popup |window-ID|s that
Bram Moolenaar5ca1ac32019-07-04 15:39:28 +02005323 display this buffer
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005324
5325 Examples: >
5326 for buf in getbufinfo()
5327 echo buf.name
5328 endfor
5329 for buf in getbufinfo({'buflisted':1})
Bram Moolenaar30567352016-08-27 21:25:44 +02005330 if buf.changed
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005331 ....
5332 endif
5333 endfor
5334<
Bram Moolenaar30567352016-08-27 21:25:44 +02005335 To get buffer-local options use: >
Bram Moolenaard473c8c2018-08-11 18:00:22 +02005336 getbufvar({bufnr}, '&option_name')
Bram Moolenaar30567352016-08-27 21:25:44 +02005337<
Bram Moolenaar6434fc52020-07-18 22:24:22 +02005338 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5339 GetBufnr()->getbufinfo()
5340<
5341
Bram Moolenaar45360022005-07-21 21:08:21 +00005342 *getbufline()*
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005343getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00005344 Return a |List| with the lines starting from {lnum} to {end}
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005345 (inclusive) in the buffer {buf}. If {end} is omitted, a
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00005346 |List| with only the line {lnum} is returned.
Bram Moolenaar45360022005-07-21 21:08:21 +00005347
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005348 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
Bram Moolenaar45360022005-07-21 21:08:21 +00005349
Bram Moolenaar661b1822005-07-28 22:36:45 +00005350 For {lnum} and {end} "$" can be used for the last line of the
5351 buffer. Otherwise a number must be used.
Bram Moolenaar45360022005-07-21 21:08:21 +00005352
5353 When {lnum} is smaller than 1 or bigger than the number of
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00005354 lines in the buffer, an empty |List| is returned.
Bram Moolenaar45360022005-07-21 21:08:21 +00005355
5356 When {end} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
5357 it is treated as {end} is set to the number of lines in the
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00005358 buffer. When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is
Bram Moolenaar45360022005-07-21 21:08:21 +00005359 returned.
5360
Bram Moolenaar661b1822005-07-28 22:36:45 +00005361 This function works only for loaded buffers. For unloaded and
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00005362 non-existing buffers, an empty |List| is returned.
Bram Moolenaar45360022005-07-21 21:08:21 +00005363
5364 Example: >
5365 :let lines = getbufline(bufnr("myfile"), 1, "$")
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005366
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005367< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5368 GetBufnr()->getbufline(lnum)
5369
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005370getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getbufvar()*
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005371 The result is the value of option or local buffer variable
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005372 {varname} in buffer {buf}. Note that the name without "b:"
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005373 must be used.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005374 The {varname} argument is a string.
Bram Moolenaar1b884a02020-12-10 21:11:27 +01005375 When {varname} is empty returns a |Dictionary| with all the
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00005376 buffer-local variables.
Bram Moolenaar1b884a02020-12-10 21:11:27 +01005377 When {varname} is equal to "&" returns a |Dictionary| with all
Bram Moolenaar30567352016-08-27 21:25:44 +02005378 the buffer-local options.
5379 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" returns the value of
5380 a buffer-local option.
Bram Moolenaar4317d9b2005-03-18 20:25:31 +00005381 This also works for a global or buffer-local option, but it
5382 doesn't work for a global variable, window-local variable or
5383 window-local option.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005384 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
Bram Moolenaar63dbda12013-02-20 21:12:10 +01005385 When the buffer or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
5386 string is returned, there is no error message.
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005387 Examples: >
5388 :let bufmodified = getbufvar(1, "&mod")
5389 :echo "todo myvar = " . getbufvar("todo", "myvar")
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005390
5391< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5392 GetBufnr()->getbufvar(varname)
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005393<
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005394getchangelist([{buf}]) *getchangelist()*
5395 Returns the |changelist| for the buffer {buf}. For the use
5396 of {buf}, see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't
Bram Moolenaar07ad8162018-02-13 13:59:59 +01005397 exist, an empty list is returned.
5398
5399 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the change
5400 locations and the current position in the list. Each
5401 entry in the change list is a dictionary with the following
5402 entries:
5403 col column number
5404 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
5405 lnum line number
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005406 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, then the current
Bram Moolenaar07ad8162018-02-13 13:59:59 +01005407 position refers to the position in the list. For other
5408 buffers, it is set to the length of the list.
5409
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005410 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5411 GetBufnr()->getchangelist()
5412
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005413getchar([expr]) *getchar()*
Bram Moolenaar91170f82006-05-05 21:15:17 +00005414 Get a single character from the user or input stream.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005415 If [expr] is omitted, wait until a character is available.
5416 If [expr] is 0, only get a character when one is available.
Bram Moolenaar91170f82006-05-05 21:15:17 +00005417 Return zero otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005418 If [expr] is 1, only check if a character is available, it is
Bram Moolenaar91170f82006-05-05 21:15:17 +00005419 not consumed. Return zero if no character available.
Bram Moolenaar3a7503c2021-06-07 18:29:17 +02005420 If you prefer always getting a string use |getcharstr()|.
Bram Moolenaar91170f82006-05-05 21:15:17 +00005421
Bram Moolenaardfb18412013-12-11 18:53:29 +01005422 Without [expr] and when [expr] is 0 a whole character or
Bram Moolenaarc577d812017-07-08 22:37:34 +02005423 special key is returned. If it is a single character, the
Bram Moolenaar91170f82006-05-05 21:15:17 +00005424 result is a number. Use nr2char() to convert it to a String.
5425 Otherwise a String is returned with the encoded character.
Bram Moolenaarc577d812017-07-08 22:37:34 +02005426 For a special key it's a String with a sequence of bytes
5427 starting with 0x80 (decimal: 128). This is the same value as
5428 the String "\<Key>", e.g., "\<Left>". The returned value is
5429 also a String when a modifier (shift, control, alt) was used
5430 that is not included in the character.
Bram Moolenaar91170f82006-05-05 21:15:17 +00005431
Bram Moolenaar822ff862014-06-12 21:46:14 +02005432 When [expr] is 0 and Esc is typed, there will be a short delay
5433 while Vim waits to see if this is the start of an escape
5434 sequence.
5435
Bram Moolenaardfb18412013-12-11 18:53:29 +01005436 When [expr] is 1 only the first byte is returned. For a
Bram Moolenaar56a907a2006-05-06 21:44:30 +00005437 one-byte character it is the character itself as a number.
5438 Use nr2char() to convert it to a String.
Bram Moolenaar91170f82006-05-05 21:15:17 +00005439
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01005440 Use getcharmod() to obtain any additional modifiers.
5441
Bram Moolenaar219b8702006-11-01 14:32:36 +00005442 When the user clicks a mouse button, the mouse event will be
5443 returned. The position can then be found in |v:mouse_col|,
Bram Moolenaardb3a2052019-11-16 18:22:41 +01005444 |v:mouse_lnum|, |v:mouse_winid| and |v:mouse_win|.
Bram Moolenaarae97b942020-07-09 19:16:35 +02005445 |getmousepos()| can also be used. Mouse move events will be
5446 ignored.
5447 This example positions the mouse as it would normally happen: >
Bram Moolenaar219b8702006-11-01 14:32:36 +00005448 let c = getchar()
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00005449 if c == "\<LeftMouse>" && v:mouse_win > 0
Bram Moolenaar219b8702006-11-01 14:32:36 +00005450 exe v:mouse_win . "wincmd w"
5451 exe v:mouse_lnum
5452 exe "normal " . v:mouse_col . "|"
5453 endif
5454<
Bram Moolenaar690afe12017-01-28 18:34:47 +01005455 When using bracketed paste only the first character is
5456 returned, the rest of the pasted text is dropped.
5457 |xterm-bracketed-paste|.
5458
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005459 There is no prompt, you will somehow have to make clear to the
Bram Moolenaar4072ba52020-12-23 13:56:35 +01005460 user that a character has to be typed. The screen is not
5461 redrawn, e.g. when resizing the window. When using a popup
5462 window it should work better with a |popup-filter|.
5463
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005464 There is no mapping for the character.
5465 Key codes are replaced, thus when the user presses the <Del>
5466 key you get the code for the <Del> key, not the raw character
5467 sequence. Examples: >
5468 getchar() == "\<Del>"
5469 getchar() == "\<S-Left>"
5470< This example redefines "f" to ignore case: >
5471 :nmap f :call FindChar()<CR>
5472 :function FindChar()
5473 : let c = nr2char(getchar())
5474 : while col('.') < col('$') - 1
5475 : normal l
5476 : if getline('.')[col('.') - 1] ==? c
5477 : break
5478 : endif
5479 : endwhile
5480 :endfunction
Bram Moolenaared32d942014-12-06 23:33:00 +01005481<
Bram Moolenaar2b8388b2015-02-28 13:11:45 +01005482 You may also receive synthetic characters, such as
Bram Moolenaared32d942014-12-06 23:33:00 +01005483 |<CursorHold>|. Often you will want to ignore this and get
5484 another character: >
5485 :function GetKey()
5486 : let c = getchar()
5487 : while c == "\<CursorHold>"
5488 : let c = getchar()
5489 : endwhile
5490 : return c
5491 :endfunction
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005492
5493getcharmod() *getcharmod()*
5494 The result is a Number which is the state of the modifiers for
5495 the last obtained character with getchar() or in another way.
5496 These values are added together:
5497 2 shift
5498 4 control
5499 8 alt (meta)
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01005500 16 meta (when it's different from ALT)
5501 32 mouse double click
5502 64 mouse triple click
5503 96 mouse quadruple click (== 32 + 64)
5504 128 command (Macintosh only)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005505 Only the modifiers that have not been included in the
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02005506 character itself are obtained. Thus Shift-a results in "A"
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01005507 without a modifier.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005508
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01005509 *getcharpos()*
5510getcharpos({expr})
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005511 Get the position for String {expr}. Same as |getpos()| but the
5512 column number in the returned List is a character index
5513 instead of a byte index.
Bram Moolenaarc8cdf0f2021-03-13 13:28:13 +01005514 If |getpos()| returns a very large column number, such as
5515 2147483647, then getcharpos() will return the character index
5516 of the last character.
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01005517
5518 Example:
5519 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
5520 getcharpos('.') returns [0, 5, 3, 0]
5521 getpos('.') returns [0, 5, 7, 0]
5522<
5523 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5524 GetMark()->getcharpos()
5525
Bram Moolenaardbd24b52015-08-11 14:26:19 +02005526getcharsearch() *getcharsearch()*
5527 Return the current character search information as a {dict}
5528 with the following entries:
5529
5530 char character previously used for a character
5531 search (|t|, |f|, |T|, or |F|); empty string
5532 if no character search has been performed
5533 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
5534 0 for backward
5535 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
5536 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
5537 character search
5538
5539 This can be useful to always have |;| and |,| search
5540 forward/backward regardless of the direction of the previous
5541 character search: >
5542 :nnoremap <expr> ; getcharsearch().forward ? ';' : ','
5543 :nnoremap <expr> , getcharsearch().forward ? ',' : ';'
5544< Also see |setcharsearch()|.
5545
Bram Moolenaar3a7503c2021-06-07 18:29:17 +02005546
5547getcharstr([expr]) *getcharstr()*
5548 Get a single character from the user or input stream as a
5549 string.
5550 If [expr] is omitted, wait until a character is available.
5551 If [expr] is 0 or false, only get a character when one is
5552 available. Return an empty string otherwise.
5553 If [expr] is 1 or true, only check if a character is
5554 available, it is not consumed. Return an empty string
5555 if no character is available.
5556 Otherwise this works like |getchar()|, except that a number
5557 result is converted to a string.
5558
5559
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005560getcmdline() *getcmdline()*
5561 Return the current command-line. Only works when the command
5562 line is being edited, thus requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or
5563 |c_CTRL-R_=|.
5564 Example: >
5565 :cmap <F7> <C-\>eescape(getcmdline(), ' \')<CR>
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00005566< Also see |getcmdtype()|, |getcmdpos()| and |setcmdpos()|.
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02005567 Returns an empty string when entering a password or using
5568 |inputsecret()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005569
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00005570getcmdpos() *getcmdpos()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005571 Return the position of the cursor in the command line as a
5572 byte count. The first column is 1.
5573 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
Bram Moolenaar5b435d62012-04-05 17:33:26 +02005574 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
5575 Returns 0 otherwise.
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00005576 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()| and |getcmdline()|.
5577
5578getcmdtype() *getcmdtype()*
5579 Return the current command-line type. Possible return values
5580 are:
Bram Moolenaar1e015462005-09-25 22:16:38 +00005581 : normal Ex command
5582 > debug mode command |debug-mode|
5583 / forward search command
5584 ? backward search command
5585 @ |input()| command
5586 - |:insert| or |:append| command
Bram Moolenaar6e932462014-09-09 18:48:09 +02005587 = |i_CTRL-R_=|
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00005588 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
Bram Moolenaar5b435d62012-04-05 17:33:26 +02005589 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
5590 Returns an empty string otherwise.
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00005591 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and |getcmdline()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005592
Bram Moolenaarfb539272014-08-22 19:21:47 +02005593getcmdwintype() *getcmdwintype()*
5594 Return the current |command-line-window| type. Possible return
5595 values are the same as |getcmdtype()|. Returns an empty string
5596 when not in the command-line window.
5597
Bram Moolenaare9d58a62016-08-13 15:07:41 +02005598getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}]) *getcompletion()*
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005599 Return a list of command-line completion matches. The String
5600 {type} argument specifies what for. The following completion
5601 types are supported:
Bram Moolenaaraa4d7322016-07-09 18:50:29 +02005602
Bram Moolenaarcd43eff2018-03-29 15:55:38 +02005603 arglist file names in argument list
Bram Moolenaaraa4d7322016-07-09 18:50:29 +02005604 augroup autocmd groups
5605 buffer buffer names
5606 behave :behave suboptions
5607 color color schemes
5608 command Ex command (and arguments)
Bram Moolenaar1f1fd442020-06-07 18:45:14 +02005609 cmdline |cmdline-completion| result
Bram Moolenaaraa4d7322016-07-09 18:50:29 +02005610 compiler compilers
5611 cscope |:cscope| suboptions
Bram Moolenaarae7dba82019-12-29 13:56:33 +01005612 diff_buffer |:diffget| and |:diffput| completion
Bram Moolenaaraa4d7322016-07-09 18:50:29 +02005613 dir directory names
5614 environment environment variable names
5615 event autocommand events
5616 expression Vim expression
5617 file file and directory names
5618 file_in_path file and directory names in |'path'|
5619 filetype filetype names |'filetype'|
5620 function function name
5621 help help subjects
5622 highlight highlight groups
5623 history :history suboptions
5624 locale locale names (as output of locale -a)
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +02005625 mapclear buffer argument
Bram Moolenaaraa4d7322016-07-09 18:50:29 +02005626 mapping mapping name
5627 menu menus
Bram Moolenaar9e507ca2016-10-15 15:39:39 +02005628 messages |:messages| suboptions
Bram Moolenaaraa4d7322016-07-09 18:50:29 +02005629 option options
Bram Moolenaar9e507ca2016-10-15 15:39:39 +02005630 packadd optional package |pack-add| names
Bram Moolenaaraa4d7322016-07-09 18:50:29 +02005631 shellcmd Shell command
5632 sign |:sign| suboptions
5633 syntax syntax file names |'syntax'|
5634 syntime |:syntime| suboptions
5635 tag tags
5636 tag_listfiles tags, file names
5637 user user names
5638 var user variables
5639
Bram Moolenaar1f1fd442020-06-07 18:45:14 +02005640 If {pat} is an empty string, then all the matches are
5641 returned. Otherwise only items matching {pat} are returned.
5642 See |wildcards| for the use of special characters in {pat}.
Bram Moolenaaraa4d7322016-07-09 18:50:29 +02005643
Bram Moolenaare9d58a62016-08-13 15:07:41 +02005644 If the optional {filtered} flag is set to 1, then 'wildignore'
5645 is applied to filter the results. Otherwise all the matches
5646 are returned. The 'wildignorecase' option always applies.
5647
Bram Moolenaar1f1fd442020-06-07 18:45:14 +02005648 If {type} is "cmdline", then the |cmdline-completion| result is
5649 returned. For example, to complete the possible values after
5650 a ":call" command: >
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +02005651 echo getcompletion('call ', 'cmdline')
Bram Moolenaar1f1fd442020-06-07 18:45:14 +02005652<
Bram Moolenaaraa4d7322016-07-09 18:50:29 +02005653 If there are no matches, an empty list is returned. An
5654 invalid value for {type} produces an error.
5655
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005656 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5657 GetPattern()->getcompletion('color')
5658<
Bram Moolenaar6f6c0f82014-05-28 20:31:42 +02005659 *getcurpos()*
Bram Moolenaar99ca9c42020-09-22 21:55:41 +02005660getcurpos([{winid}])
5661 Get the position of the cursor. This is like getpos('.'), but
Bram Moolenaard1caa942020-04-10 22:10:56 +02005662 includes an extra "curswant" item in the list:
5663 [0, lnum, col, off, curswant] ~
Bram Moolenaar6f6c0f82014-05-28 20:31:42 +02005664 The "curswant" number is the preferred column when moving the
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01005665 cursor vertically. Also see |getcursorcharpos()| and
5666 |getpos()|.
5667 The first "bufnum" item is always zero. The byte position of
5668 the cursor is returned in 'col'. To get the character
5669 position, use |getcursorcharpos()|.
Bram Moolenaarcd5c8f82017-04-09 20:11:58 +02005670
Bram Moolenaar99ca9c42020-09-22 21:55:41 +02005671 The optional {winid} argument can specify the window. It can
5672 be the window number or the |window-ID|. The last known
5673 cursor position is returned, this may be invalid for the
5674 current value of the buffer if it is not the current window.
5675 If {winid} is invalid a list with zeroes is returned.
5676
Bram Moolenaar6f6c0f82014-05-28 20:31:42 +02005677 This can be used to save and restore the cursor position: >
5678 let save_cursor = getcurpos()
5679 MoveTheCursorAround
5680 call setpos('.', save_cursor)
Bram Moolenaarcd5c8f82017-04-09 20:11:58 +02005681< Note that this only works within the window. See
5682 |winrestview()| for restoring more state.
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01005683
5684 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5685 GetWinid()->getcurpos()
Bram Moolenaar2346a632021-06-13 19:02:49 +02005686<
5687 *getcursorcharpos()*
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01005688getcursorcharpos([{winid}])
5689 Same as |getcurpos()| but the column number in the returned
5690 List is a character index instead of a byte index.
5691
5692 Example:
5693 With the cursor on '보' in line 3 with text "여보세요": >
5694 getcursorcharpos() returns [0, 3, 2, 0, 3]
5695 getcurpos() returns [0, 3, 4, 0, 3]
Bram Moolenaar2346a632021-06-13 19:02:49 +02005696<
5697 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01005698 GetWinid()->getcursorcharpos()
5699
5700< *getcwd()*
Bram Moolenaarc9703302016-01-17 21:49:33 +01005701getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
5702 The result is a String, which is the name of the current
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005703 working directory.
Bram Moolenaarc9703302016-01-17 21:49:33 +01005704
5705 With {winnr} return the local current directory of this window
Bram Moolenaar54591292018-02-09 20:53:59 +01005706 in the current tab page. {winnr} can be the window number or
5707 the |window-ID|.
5708 If {winnr} is -1 return the name of the global working
5709 directory. See also |haslocaldir()|.
5710
Bram Moolenaarc9703302016-01-17 21:49:33 +01005711 With {winnr} and {tabnr} return the local current directory of
Bram Moolenaar00aa0692019-04-27 20:37:57 +02005712 the window in the specified tab page. If {winnr} is -1 return
5713 the working directory of the tabpage.
5714 If {winnr} is zero use the current window, if {tabnr} is zero
5715 use the current tabpage.
5716 Without any arguments, return the working directory of the
5717 current window.
Bram Moolenaarc9703302016-01-17 21:49:33 +01005718 Return an empty string if the arguments are invalid.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005719
Bram Moolenaar00aa0692019-04-27 20:37:57 +02005720 Examples: >
5721 " Get the working directory of the current window
5722 :echo getcwd()
5723 :echo getcwd(0)
5724 :echo getcwd(0, 0)
5725 " Get the working directory of window 3 in tabpage 2
5726 :echo getcwd(3, 2)
5727 " Get the global working directory
5728 :echo getcwd(-1)
5729 " Get the working directory of tabpage 3
5730 :echo getcwd(-1, 3)
5731 " Get the working directory of current tabpage
5732 :echo getcwd(-1, 0)
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005733
5734< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5735 GetWinnr()->getcwd()
mityu61065042021-07-19 20:07:21 +02005736
Bram Moolenaar691ddee2019-05-09 14:52:41 +02005737getenv({name}) *getenv()*
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005738 Return the value of environment variable {name}. The {name}
5739 argument is a string, without a leading '$'. Example: >
5740 myHome = getenv('HOME')
5741
5742< When the variable does not exist |v:null| is returned. That
Bram Moolenaar54775062019-07-31 21:07:14 +02005743 is different from a variable set to an empty string, although
5744 some systems interpret the empty value as the variable being
5745 deleted. See also |expr-env|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005746
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005747 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5748 GetVarname()->getenv()
5749
Bram Moolenaard8b0cf12004-12-12 11:33:30 +00005750getfontname([{name}]) *getfontname()*
5751 Without an argument returns the name of the normal font being
5752 used. Like what is used for the Normal highlight group
5753 |hl-Normal|.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005754 With an argument a check is done whether String {name} is a
5755 valid font name. If not then an empty string is returned.
Bram Moolenaard8b0cf12004-12-12 11:33:30 +00005756 Otherwise the actual font name is returned, or {name} if the
5757 GUI does not support obtaining the real name.
Bram Moolenaarc6fe9192006-04-09 21:54:49 +00005758 Only works when the GUI is running, thus not in your vimrc or
Bram Moolenaard8b0cf12004-12-12 11:33:30 +00005759 gvimrc file. Use the |GUIEnter| autocommand to use this
5760 function just after the GUI has started.
Bram Moolenaar3df01732017-02-17 22:47:16 +01005761 Note that the GTK GUI accepts any font name, thus checking for
5762 a valid name does not work.
Bram Moolenaard8b0cf12004-12-12 11:33:30 +00005763
Bram Moolenaar5eb86f92004-07-26 12:53:41 +00005764getfperm({fname}) *getfperm()*
5765 The result is a String, which is the read, write, and execute
5766 permissions of the given file {fname}.
5767 If {fname} does not exist or its directory cannot be read, an
5768 empty string is returned.
5769 The result is of the form "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of
5770 "rwx" flags represent, in turn, the permissions of the owner
5771 of the file, the group the file belongs to, and other users.
5772 If a user does not have a given permission the flag for this
Bram Moolenaar9b451252012-08-15 17:43:31 +02005773 is replaced with the string "-". Examples: >
Bram Moolenaar5eb86f92004-07-26 12:53:41 +00005774 :echo getfperm("/etc/passwd")
Bram Moolenaar9b451252012-08-15 17:43:31 +02005775 :echo getfperm(expand("~/.vimrc"))
Bram Moolenaar5eb86f92004-07-26 12:53:41 +00005776< This will hopefully (from a security point of view) display
5777 the string "rw-r--r--" or even "rw-------".
Bram Moolenaare2cc9702005-03-15 22:43:58 +00005778
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005779 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5780 GetFilename()->getfperm()
5781<
Bram Moolenaar2ec618c2016-10-01 14:47:05 +02005782 For setting permissions use |setfperm()|.
Bram Moolenaar80492532016-03-08 17:08:53 +01005783
Bram Moolenaar691ddee2019-05-09 14:52:41 +02005784getfsize({fname}) *getfsize()*
5785 The result is a Number, which is the size in bytes of the
5786 given file {fname}.
5787 If {fname} is a directory, 0 is returned.
5788 If the file {fname} can't be found, -1 is returned.
5789 If the size of {fname} is too big to fit in a Number then -2
5790 is returned.
5791
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005792 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5793 GetFilename()->getfsize()
5794
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005795getftime({fname}) *getftime()*
5796 The result is a Number, which is the last modification time of
5797 the given file {fname}. The value is measured as seconds
5798 since 1st Jan 1970, and may be passed to strftime(). See also
5799 |localtime()| and |strftime()|.
5800 If the file {fname} can't be found -1 is returned.
5801
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005802 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5803 GetFilename()->getftime()
5804
Bram Moolenaar5eb86f92004-07-26 12:53:41 +00005805getftype({fname}) *getftype()*
5806 The result is a String, which is a description of the kind of
5807 file of the given file {fname}.
5808 If {fname} does not exist an empty string is returned.
5809 Here is a table over different kinds of files and their
5810 results:
5811 Normal file "file"
5812 Directory "dir"
5813 Symbolic link "link"
5814 Block device "bdev"
5815 Character device "cdev"
5816 Socket "socket"
5817 FIFO "fifo"
5818 All other "other"
5819 Example: >
5820 getftype("/home")
5821< Note that a type such as "link" will only be returned on
5822 systems that support it. On some systems only "dir" and
Bram Moolenaar13d5aee2016-01-21 23:36:05 +01005823 "file" are returned. On MS-Windows a symbolic link to a
5824 directory returns "dir" instead of "link".
Bram Moolenaar5eb86f92004-07-26 12:53:41 +00005825
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005826 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5827 GetFilename()->getftype()
5828
Bram Moolenaara3a12462019-09-07 15:08:38 +02005829getimstatus() *getimstatus()*
5830 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when the IME status is
5831 active.
5832 See 'imstatusfunc'.
5833
Bram Moolenaard96ff162018-02-18 22:13:29 +01005834getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *getjumplist()*
Bram Moolenaar4f505882018-02-10 21:06:32 +01005835 Returns the |jumplist| for the specified window.
5836
5837 Without arguments use the current window.
5838 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
5839 {winnr} can also be a |window-ID|.
5840 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
5841 page.
5842
5843 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the jump
5844 locations and the last used jump position number in the list.
5845 Each entry in the jump location list is a dictionary with
5846 the following entries:
5847 bufnr buffer number
5848 col column number
5849 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
5850 filename filename if available
5851 lnum line number
5852
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005853 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5854 GetWinnr()->getjumplist()
5855
5856< *getline()*
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005857getline({lnum} [, {end}])
5858 Without {end} the result is a String, which is line {lnum}
5859 from the current buffer. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005860 getline(1)
5861< When {lnum} is a String that doesn't start with a
Bram Moolenaarf2732452018-06-03 14:47:35 +02005862 digit, |line()| is called to translate the String into a Number.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005863 To get the line under the cursor: >
5864 getline(".")
5865< When {lnum} is smaller than 1 or bigger than the number of
5866 lines in the buffer, an empty string is returned.
5867
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00005868 When {end} is given the result is a |List| where each item is
5869 a line from the current buffer in the range {lnum} to {end},
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005870 including line {end}.
5871 {end} is used in the same way as {lnum}.
5872 Non-existing lines are silently omitted.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00005873 When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is returned.
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005874 Example: >
5875 :let start = line('.')
5876 :let end = search("^$") - 1
5877 :let lines = getline(start, end)
5878
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005879< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5880 ComputeLnum()->getline()
5881
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00005882< To get lines from another buffer see |getbufline()|
5883
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01005884getloclist({nr} [, {what}]) *getloclist()*
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02005885 Returns a |List| with all the entries in the location list for
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02005886 window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
Bram Moolenaar888ccac2016-06-04 18:49:36 +02005887 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
5888
Bram Moolenaar17c7c012006-01-26 22:25:15 +00005889 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00005890 returned. For an invalid window number {nr}, an empty list is
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01005891 returned. Otherwise, same as |getqflist()|.
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005892
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02005893 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
5894 returns the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. Refer to
5895 |getqflist()| for the supported items in {what}.
Bram Moolenaar647e24b2019-03-17 16:39:46 +01005896
5897 In addition to the items supported by |getqflist()| in {what},
5898 the following item is supported by |getloclist()|:
5899
Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +02005900 filewinid id of the window used to display files
Bram Moolenaar647e24b2019-03-17 16:39:46 +01005901 from the location list. This field is
5902 applicable only when called from a
5903 location list window. See
5904 |location-list-file-window| for more
5905 details.
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02005906
Bram Moolenaar1b884a02020-12-10 21:11:27 +01005907 Returns a |Dictionary| with default values if there is no
5908 location list for the window {nr}.
Bram Moolenaar99ca9c42020-09-22 21:55:41 +02005909 Returns an empty Dictionary if window {nr} does not exist.
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02005910
5911 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
5912 :echo getloclist(3, {'all': 0})
5913 :echo getloclist(5, {'filewinid': 0})
5914
5915
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005916getmarklist([{buf}]) *getmarklist()*
5917 Without the {buf} argument returns a |List| with information
Bram Moolenaarcfb4b472020-05-31 15:41:57 +02005918 about all the global marks. |mark|
5919
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005920 If the optional {buf} argument is specified, returns the
5921 local marks defined in buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
Bram Moolenaarcfb4b472020-05-31 15:41:57 +02005922 see |bufname()|.
5923
Bram Moolenaar1d59aa12020-09-19 18:50:13 +02005924 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following:
Bram Moolenaar2346a632021-06-13 19:02:49 +02005925 mark name of the mark prefixed by "'"
5926 pos a |List| with the position of the mark:
Bram Moolenaarcfb4b472020-05-31 15:41:57 +02005927 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
Bram Moolenaar2346a632021-06-13 19:02:49 +02005928 Refer to |getpos()| for more information.
5929 file file name
Bram Moolenaarcfb4b472020-05-31 15:41:57 +02005930
5931 Refer to |getpos()| for getting information about a specific
5932 mark.
5933
Bram Moolenaarf17e7ea2020-06-01 14:14:44 +02005934 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5935 GetBufnr()->getmarklist()
Bram Moolenaarcfb4b472020-05-31 15:41:57 +02005936
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01005937getmatches([{win}]) *getmatches()*
Bram Moolenaarfd133322019-03-29 12:20:27 +01005938 Returns a |List| with all matches previously defined for the
5939 current window by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
5940 |getmatches()| is useful in combination with |setmatches()|,
5941 as |setmatches()| can restore a list of matches saved by
5942 |getmatches()|.
Bram Moolenaar4d8f4762021-06-27 15:18:56 +02005943 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
5944 window ID instead of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00005945 Example: >
5946 :echo getmatches()
5947< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
5948 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
5949 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
5950 :let m = getmatches()
5951 :call clearmatches()
5952 :echo getmatches()
5953< [] >
5954 :call setmatches(m)
5955 :echo getmatches()
5956< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
5957 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
5958 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
5959 :unlet m
5960<
Bram Moolenaardb3a2052019-11-16 18:22:41 +01005961getmousepos() *getmousepos()*
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02005962 Returns a |Dictionary| with the last known position of the
Bram Moolenaardb3a2052019-11-16 18:22:41 +01005963 mouse. This can be used in a mapping for a mouse click or in
5964 a filter of a popup window. The items are:
5965 screenrow screen row
5966 screencol screen column
5967 winid Window ID of the click
5968 winrow row inside "winid"
5969 wincol column inside "winid"
5970 line text line inside "winid"
5971 column text column inside "winid"
5972 All numbers are 1-based.
5973
5974 If not over a window, e.g. when in the command line, then only
5975 "screenrow" and "screencol" are valid, the others are zero.
5976
5977 When on the status line below a window or the vertical
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02005978 separator right of a window, the "line" and "column" values
Bram Moolenaardb3a2052019-11-16 18:22:41 +01005979 are zero.
5980
5981 When the position is after the text then "column" is the
Bram Moolenaar90df4b92021-07-07 20:26:08 +02005982 length of the text in bytes plus one.
Bram Moolenaardb3a2052019-11-16 18:22:41 +01005983
5984 If the mouse is over a popup window then that window is used.
5985
Bram Moolenaardb3a2052019-11-16 18:22:41 +01005986 When using |getchar()| the Vim variables |v:mouse_lnum|,
5987 |v:mouse_col| and |v:mouse_winid| also provide these values.
5988
Bram Moolenaar822ff862014-06-12 21:46:14 +02005989 *getpid()*
5990getpid() Return a Number which is the process ID of the Vim process.
5991 On Unix and MS-Windows this is a unique number, until Vim
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01005992 exits.
Bram Moolenaar822ff862014-06-12 21:46:14 +02005993
5994 *getpos()*
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02005995getpos({expr}) Get the position for String {expr}. For possible values of
5996 {expr} see |line()|. For getting the cursor position see
Bram Moolenaar822ff862014-06-12 21:46:14 +02005997 |getcurpos()|.
5998 The result is a |List| with four numbers:
5999 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
6000 "bufnum" is zero, unless a mark like '0 or 'A is used, then it
6001 is the buffer number of the mark.
6002 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
6003 column is 1.
6004 The "off" number is zero, unless 'virtualedit' is used. Then
6005 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
6006 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
6007 character.
6008 Note that for '< and '> Visual mode matters: when it is "V"
6009 (visual line mode) the column of '< is zero and the column of
6010 '> is a large number.
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01006011 The column number in the returned List is the byte position
6012 within the line. To get the character position in the line,
Bram Moolenaar2346a632021-06-13 19:02:49 +02006013 use |getcharpos()|.
Bram Moolenaarc8cdf0f2021-03-13 13:28:13 +01006014 The column number can be very large, e.g. 2147483647, in which
6015 case it means "after the end of the line".
Bram Moolenaar822ff862014-06-12 21:46:14 +02006016 This can be used to save and restore the position of a mark: >
6017 let save_a_mark = getpos("'a")
6018 ...
Bram Moolenaared32d942014-12-06 23:33:00 +01006019 call setpos("'a", save_a_mark)
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01006020< Also see |getcharpos()|, |getcurpos()| and |setpos()|.
Bram Moolenaar822ff862014-06-12 21:46:14 +02006021
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02006022 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6023 GetMark()->getpos()
6024
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02006025getqflist([{what}]) *getqflist()*
Bram Moolenaar1b884a02020-12-10 21:11:27 +01006026 Returns a |List| with all the current quickfix errors. Each
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00006027 list item is a dictionary with these entries:
6028 bufnr number of buffer that has the file name, use
6029 bufname() to get the name
Bram Moolenaard76ce852018-05-01 15:02:04 +02006030 module module name
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00006031 lnum line number in the buffer (first line is 1)
thinca6864efa2021-06-19 20:45:20 +02006032 end_lnum
6033 end of line number if the item is multiline
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00006034 col column number (first column is 1)
thinca6864efa2021-06-19 20:45:20 +02006035 end_col end of column number if the item has range
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02006036 vcol |TRUE|: "col" is visual column
6037 |FALSE|: "col" is byte index
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00006038 nr error number
Bram Moolenaar48b66fb2007-02-04 01:58:18 +00006039 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00006040 text description of the error
6041 type type of the error, 'E', '1', etc.
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02006042 valid |TRUE|: recognized error message
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00006043
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02006044 When there is no error list or it's empty, an empty list is
Bram Moolenaar4d8f4762021-06-27 15:18:56 +02006045 returned. Quickfix list entries with a non-existing buffer
6046 number are returned with "bufnr" set to zero (Note: some
6047 functions accept buffer number zero for the alternate buffer,
6048 you may need to explicitly check for zero).
Bram Moolenaare7eb9df2005-09-09 19:49:30 +00006049
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00006050 Useful application: Find pattern matches in multiple files and
6051 do something with them: >
6052 :vimgrep /theword/jg *.c
6053 :for d in getqflist()
6054 : echo bufname(d.bufnr) ':' d.lnum '=' d.text
6055 :endfor
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02006056<
6057 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
6058 returns only the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. The
6059 following string items are supported in {what}:
Bram Moolenaarb254af32017-12-18 19:48:58 +01006060 changedtick get the total number of changes made
Bram Moolenaar15142e22018-04-30 22:19:58 +02006061 to the list |quickfix-changedtick|
6062 context get the |quickfix-context|
Bram Moolenaar36538222017-09-02 19:51:44 +02006063 efm errorformat to use when parsing "lines". If
Bram Moolenaar2f058492017-11-30 20:27:52 +01006064 not present, then the 'errorformat' option
Bram Moolenaar36538222017-09-02 19:51:44 +02006065 value is used.
Bram Moolenaara539f4f2017-08-30 20:33:55 +02006066 id get information for the quickfix list with
6067 |quickfix-ID|; zero means the id for the
Bram Moolenaar2f058492017-11-30 20:27:52 +01006068 current list or the list specified by "nr"
Bram Moolenaar858ba062020-05-31 23:11:59 +02006069 idx get information for the quickfix entry at this
6070 index in the list specified by 'id' or 'nr'.
6071 If set to zero, then uses the current entry.
Bram Moolenaar5b69c222019-01-11 14:50:06 +01006072 See |quickfix-index|
Bram Moolenaar6a8958d2017-06-22 21:33:20 +02006073 items quickfix list entries
Bram Moolenaar15142e22018-04-30 22:19:58 +02006074 lines parse a list of lines using 'efm' and return
6075 the resulting entries. Only a |List| type is
6076 accepted. The current quickfix list is not
6077 modified. See |quickfix-parse|.
Bram Moolenaar890680c2016-09-27 21:28:56 +02006078 nr get information for this quickfix list; zero
Bram Moolenaar36538222017-09-02 19:51:44 +02006079 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
Bram Moolenaar875feea2017-06-11 16:07:51 +02006080 the last quickfix list
Bram Moolenaar647e24b2019-03-17 16:39:46 +01006081 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
6082 window. Returns 0 if the quickfix buffer is
6083 not present. See |quickfix-buffer|.
Bram Moolenaarfc2b2702017-09-15 22:43:07 +02006084 size number of entries in the quickfix list
Bram Moolenaar15142e22018-04-30 22:19:58 +02006085 title get the list title |quickfix-title|
Bram Moolenaar74240d32017-12-10 15:26:15 +01006086 winid get the quickfix |window-ID|
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02006087 all all of the above quickfix properties
Bram Moolenaar74240d32017-12-10 15:26:15 +01006088 Non-string items in {what} are ignored. To get the value of a
Bram Moolenaara6d48492017-12-12 22:45:31 +01006089 particular item, set it to zero.
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02006090 If "nr" is not present then the current quickfix list is used.
Bram Moolenaara539f4f2017-08-30 20:33:55 +02006091 If both "nr" and a non-zero "id" are specified, then the list
6092 specified by "id" is used.
Bram Moolenaarb4d5fba2017-09-11 19:31:28 +02006093 To get the number of lists in the quickfix stack, set "nr" to
6094 "$" in {what}. The "nr" value in the returned dictionary
Bram Moolenaar875feea2017-06-11 16:07:51 +02006095 contains the quickfix stack size.
Bram Moolenaarb4d5fba2017-09-11 19:31:28 +02006096 When "lines" is specified, all the other items except "efm"
6097 are ignored. The returned dictionary contains the entry
6098 "items" with the list of entries.
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00006099
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02006100 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
Bram Moolenaarb254af32017-12-18 19:48:58 +01006101 changedtick total number of changes made to the
6102 list |quickfix-changedtick|
Bram Moolenaar15142e22018-04-30 22:19:58 +02006103 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
Bram Moolenaara6d48492017-12-12 22:45:31 +01006104 If not present, set to "".
6105 id quickfix list ID |quickfix-ID|. If not
6106 present, set to 0.
Bram Moolenaar858ba062020-05-31 23:11:59 +02006107 idx index of the quickfix entry in the list. If not
Bram Moolenaara6d48492017-12-12 22:45:31 +01006108 present, set to 0.
6109 items quickfix list entries. If not present, set to
6110 an empty list.
6111 nr quickfix list number. If not present, set to 0
Bram Moolenaar647e24b2019-03-17 16:39:46 +01006112 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
6113 window. If not present, set to 0.
Bram Moolenaara6d48492017-12-12 22:45:31 +01006114 size number of entries in the quickfix list. If not
6115 present, set to 0.
6116 title quickfix list title text. If not present, set
6117 to "".
Bram Moolenaar74240d32017-12-10 15:26:15 +01006118 winid quickfix |window-ID|. If not present, set to 0
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02006119
Bram Moolenaar15142e22018-04-30 22:19:58 +02006120 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02006121 :echo getqflist({'all': 1})
6122 :echo getqflist({'nr': 2, 'title': 1})
Bram Moolenaar2c809b72017-09-01 18:34:02 +02006123 :echo getqflist({'lines' : ["F1:10:L10"]})
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02006124<
Bram Moolenaarb7cb42b2014-04-02 19:55:10 +02006125getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]]) *getreg()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006126 The result is a String, which is the contents of register
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00006127 {regname}. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006128 :let cliptext = getreg('*')
Bram Moolenaardc1f1642016-08-16 18:33:43 +02006129< When {regname} was not set the result is an empty string.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02006130 The {regname} argument is a string.
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02006131
6132 getreg('=') returns the last evaluated value of the expression
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00006133 register. (For use in maps.)
Bram Moolenaar2389c3c2005-05-22 22:07:59 +00006134 getreg('=', 1) returns the expression itself, so that it can
6135 be restored with |setreg()|. For other registers the extra
6136 argument is ignored, thus you can always give it.
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02006137
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02006138 If {list} is present and |TRUE|, the result type is changed
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02006139 to |List|. Each list item is one text line. Use it if you care
Bram Moolenaarb7cb42b2014-04-02 19:55:10 +02006140 about zero bytes possibly present inside register: without
6141 third argument both NLs and zero bytes are represented as NLs
6142 (see |NL-used-for-Nul|).
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02006143 When the register was not set an empty list is returned.
6144
Bram Moolenaar34cc7d82021-09-21 20:09:51 +02006145 If {regname} is "", the unnamed register '"' is used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006146 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
Bram Moolenaar942db232021-02-13 18:14:48 +01006147 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006148
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02006149 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6150 GetRegname()->getreg()
6151
Bram Moolenaarbb861e22020-06-07 18:16:36 +02006152getreginfo([{regname}]) *getreginfo()*
6153 Returns detailed information about register {regname} as a
6154 Dictionary with the following entries:
6155 regcontents List of lines contained in register
6156 {regname}, like
6157 |getreg|({regname}, 1, 1).
6158 regtype the type of register {regname}, as in
6159 |getregtype()|.
6160 isunnamed Boolean flag, v:true if this register
6161 is currently pointed to by the unnamed
6162 register.
6163 points_to for the unnamed register, gives the
6164 single letter name of the register
6165 currently pointed to (see |quotequote|).
6166 For example, after deleting a line
6167 with `dd`, this field will be "1",
6168 which is the register that got the
6169 deleted text.
6170
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02006171 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is invalid
6172 or not set, an empty Dictionary will be returned.
Bram Moolenaar34cc7d82021-09-21 20:09:51 +02006173 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
Bram Moolenaarbb861e22020-06-07 18:16:36 +02006174 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +02006175 The returned Dictionary can be passed to |setreg()|.
Bram Moolenaar942db232021-02-13 18:14:48 +01006176 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
Bram Moolenaarbb861e22020-06-07 18:16:36 +02006177
6178 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6179 GetRegname()->getreginfo()
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00006180
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006181getregtype([{regname}]) *getregtype()*
6182 The result is a String, which is type of register {regname}.
6183 The value will be one of:
6184 "v" for |characterwise| text
6185 "V" for |linewise| text
6186 "<CTRL-V>{width}" for |blockwise-visual| text
Bram Moolenaar32b92012014-01-14 12:33:36 +01006187 "" for an empty or unknown register
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006188 <CTRL-V> is one character with value 0x16.
Bram Moolenaar34cc7d82021-09-21 20:09:51 +02006189 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is "", the
6190 unnamed register '"' is used. If {regname} is not specified,
6191 |v:register| is used.
Bram Moolenaar942db232021-02-13 18:14:48 +01006192 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006193
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02006194 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6195 GetRegname()->getregtype()
6196
Bram Moolenaar4d8f4762021-06-27 15:18:56 +02006197gettabinfo([{tabnr}]) *gettabinfo()*
6198 If {tabnr} is not specified, then information about all the
6199 tab pages is returned as a |List|. Each List item is a
6200 |Dictionary|. Otherwise, {tabnr} specifies the tab page
6201 number and information about that one is returned. If the tab
6202 page does not exist an empty List is returned.
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02006203
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02006204 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02006205 tabnr tab page number.
Bram Moolenaar30567352016-08-27 21:25:44 +02006206 variables a reference to the dictionary with
6207 tabpage-local variables
Bram Moolenaarf6b40102019-02-22 15:24:03 +01006208 windows List of |window-ID|s in the tab page.
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02006209
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02006210 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6211 GetTabnr()->gettabinfo()
6212
Bram Moolenaar63dbda12013-02-20 21:12:10 +01006213gettabvar({tabnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabvar()*
Bram Moolenaar06b5d512010-05-22 15:37:44 +02006214 Get the value of a tab-local variable {varname} in tab page
6215 {tabnr}. |t:var|
6216 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02006217 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
6218 dictionary with all tab-local variables is returned.
Bram Moolenaar06b5d512010-05-22 15:37:44 +02006219 Note that the name without "t:" must be used.
Bram Moolenaar63dbda12013-02-20 21:12:10 +01006220 When the tab or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
6221 string is returned, there is no error message.
Bram Moolenaar06b5d512010-05-22 15:37:44 +02006222
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02006223 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6224 GetTabnr()->gettabvar(varname)
6225
Bram Moolenaar63dbda12013-02-20 21:12:10 +01006226gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabwinvar()*
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00006227 Get the value of window-local variable {varname} in window
6228 {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02006229 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
6230 dictionary with all window-local variables is returned.
Bram Moolenaar30567352016-08-27 21:25:44 +02006231 When {varname} is equal to "&" get the values of all
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02006232 window-local options in a |Dictionary|.
Bram Moolenaar30567352016-08-27 21:25:44 +02006233 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" get the value of a
6234 window-local option.
Bram Moolenaar63dbda12013-02-20 21:12:10 +01006235 Note that {varname} must be the name without "w:".
Bram Moolenaarc6249bb2006-04-15 20:25:09 +00006236 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
6237 use |getwinvar()|.
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02006238 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
Bram Moolenaarc6249bb2006-04-15 20:25:09 +00006239 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
6240 This also works for a global option, buffer-local option and
6241 window-local option, but it doesn't work for a global variable
6242 or buffer-local variable.
Bram Moolenaar63dbda12013-02-20 21:12:10 +01006243 When the tab, window or variable doesn't exist {def} or an
6244 empty string is returned, there is no error message.
Bram Moolenaarc6249bb2006-04-15 20:25:09 +00006245 Examples: >
6246 :let list_is_on = gettabwinvar(1, 2, '&list')
6247 :echo "myvar = " . gettabwinvar(3, 1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaard46bbc72007-05-12 14:38:41 +00006248<
Bram Moolenaarb477af22018-07-15 20:20:18 +02006249 To obtain all window-local variables use: >
6250 gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, '&')
6251
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02006252< Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar5d69fdb2019-08-31 19:13:58 +02006253 GetTabnr()->gettabwinvar(winnr, varname)
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02006254
Bram Moolenaar4d8f4762021-06-27 15:18:56 +02006255gettagstack([{winnr}]) *gettagstack()*
6256 The result is a Dict, which is the tag stack of window {winnr}.
6257 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
6258 When {winnr} is not specified, the current window is used.
6259 When window {winnr} doesn't exist, an empty Dict is returned.
Bram Moolenaarf49cc602018-11-11 15:21:05 +01006260
6261 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
6262 curidx Current index in the stack. When at
6263 top of the stack, set to (length + 1).
6264 Index of bottom of the stack is 1.
6265 items List of items in the stack. Each item
6266 is a dictionary containing the
6267 entries described below.
6268 length Number of entries in the stack.
6269
6270 Each item in the stack is a dictionary with the following
6271 entries:
6272 bufnr buffer number of the current jump
6273 from cursor position before the tag jump.
6274 See |getpos()| for the format of the
6275 returned list.
6276 matchnr current matching tag number. Used when
6277 multiple matching tags are found for a
6278 name.
6279 tagname name of the tag
6280
6281 See |tagstack| for more information about the tag stack.
6282
Bram Moolenaar5d69fdb2019-08-31 19:13:58 +02006283 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6284 GetWinnr()->gettagstack()
6285
Bram Moolenaar0b39c3f2020-08-30 15:52:10 +02006286
6287gettext({text}) *gettext()*
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02006288 Translate String {text} if possible.
Bram Moolenaar0b39c3f2020-08-30 15:52:10 +02006289 This is mainly for use in the distributed Vim scripts. When
6290 generating message translations the {text} is extracted by
6291 xgettext, the translator can add the translated message in the
6292 .po file and Vim will lookup the translation when gettext() is
6293 called.
6294 For {text} double quoted strings are preferred, because
6295 xgettext does not understand escaping in single quoted
6296 strings.
6297
6298
Bram Moolenaar7132ddc2018-07-15 17:01:11 +02006299getwininfo([{winid}]) *getwininfo()*
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02006300 Returns information about windows as a |List| with Dictionaries.
Bram Moolenaar7132ddc2018-07-15 17:01:11 +02006301
6302 If {winid} is given Information about the window with that ID
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02006303 is returned, as a |List| with one item. If the window does not
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +02006304 exist the result is an empty list.
Bram Moolenaar7132ddc2018-07-15 17:01:11 +02006305
6306 Without {winid} information about all the windows in all the
6307 tab pages is returned.
6308
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02006309 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
Bram Moolenaar130cbfc2021-04-07 21:07:20 +02006310 botline last complete displayed buffer line
Bram Moolenaar7132ddc2018-07-15 17:01:11 +02006311 bufnr number of buffer in the window
6312 height window height (excluding winbar)
Bram Moolenaar7132ddc2018-07-15 17:01:11 +02006313 loclist 1 if showing a location list
6314 {only with the +quickfix feature}
6315 quickfix 1 if quickfix or location list window
6316 {only with the +quickfix feature}
6317 terminal 1 if a terminal window
6318 {only with the +terminal feature}
6319 tabnr tab page number
Bram Moolenaar10455d42019-11-21 15:36:18 +01006320 topline first displayed buffer line
Bram Moolenaar7132ddc2018-07-15 17:01:11 +02006321 variables a reference to the dictionary with
6322 window-local variables
6323 width window width
Bram Moolenaarb477af22018-07-15 20:20:18 +02006324 winbar 1 if the window has a toolbar, 0
6325 otherwise
Bram Moolenaardad44732021-03-31 20:07:33 +02006326 wincol leftmost screen column of the window;
6327 "col" from |win_screenpos()|
Bram Moolenaar7132ddc2018-07-15 17:01:11 +02006328 winid |window-ID|
6329 winnr window number
Bram Moolenaardad44732021-03-31 20:07:33 +02006330 winrow topmost screen line of the window;
6331 "row" from |win_screenpos()|
Bram Moolenaar7132ddc2018-07-15 17:01:11 +02006332
Bram Moolenaar5d69fdb2019-08-31 19:13:58 +02006333 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6334 GetWinnr()->getwininfo()
6335
Bram Moolenaar3f54fd32018-03-03 21:29:55 +01006336getwinpos([{timeout}]) *getwinpos()*
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02006337 The result is a |List| with two numbers, the result of
Bram Moolenaar10455d42019-11-21 15:36:18 +01006338 |getwinposx()| and |getwinposy()| combined:
Bram Moolenaar3f54fd32018-03-03 21:29:55 +01006339 [x-pos, y-pos]
6340 {timeout} can be used to specify how long to wait in msec for
6341 a response from the terminal. When omitted 100 msec is used.
Bram Moolenaarb5b75622018-03-09 22:22:21 +01006342 Use a longer time for a remote terminal.
6343 When using a value less than 10 and no response is received
6344 within that time, a previously reported position is returned,
6345 if available. This can be used to poll for the position and
Bram Moolenaar5b69c222019-01-11 14:50:06 +01006346 do some work in the meantime: >
Bram Moolenaarb5b75622018-03-09 22:22:21 +01006347 while 1
6348 let res = getwinpos(1)
6349 if res[0] >= 0
6350 break
6351 endif
6352 " Do some work here
6353 endwhile
6354<
Bram Moolenaar5d69fdb2019-08-31 19:13:58 +02006355
6356 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6357 GetTimeout()->getwinpos()
6358<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006359 *getwinposx()*
6360getwinposx() The result is a Number, which is the X coordinate in pixels of
Bram Moolenaarcd5c8f82017-04-09 20:11:58 +02006361 the left hand side of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an
Bram Moolenaar3f54fd32018-03-03 21:29:55 +01006362 xterm (uses a timeout of 100 msec).
Bram Moolenaarcd5c8f82017-04-09 20:11:58 +02006363 The result will be -1 if the information is not available.
6364 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006365
6366 *getwinposy()*
6367getwinposy() The result is a Number, which is the Y coordinate in pixels of
Bram Moolenaar3f54fd32018-03-03 21:29:55 +01006368 the top of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an xterm (uses
6369 a timeout of 100 msec).
Bram Moolenaarcd5c8f82017-04-09 20:11:58 +02006370 The result will be -1 if the information is not available.
6371 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006372
Bram Moolenaar63dbda12013-02-20 21:12:10 +01006373getwinvar({winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getwinvar()*
Bram Moolenaarc6249bb2006-04-15 20:25:09 +00006374 Like |gettabwinvar()| for the current tabpage.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006375 Examples: >
6376 :let list_is_on = getwinvar(2, '&list')
6377 :echo "myvar = " . getwinvar(1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar5d69fdb2019-08-31 19:13:58 +02006378
6379< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6380 GetWinnr()->getwinvar(varname)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006381<
Bram Moolenaard8b77f72015-03-05 21:21:19 +01006382glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]]) *glob()*
Bram Moolenaarbb5ddda2008-11-28 10:01:10 +00006383 Expand the file wildcards in {expr}. See |wildcards| for the
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00006384 use of special characters.
Bram Moolenaar84f72352012-03-11 15:57:40 +01006385
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02006386 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
Bram Moolenaarbb5ddda2008-11-28 10:01:10 +00006387 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
6388 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
6389 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +01006390 'wildignorecase' always applies.
Bram Moolenaar84f72352012-03-11 15:57:40 +01006391
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02006392 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
Bram Moolenaar84f72352012-03-11 15:57:40 +01006393 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is,
6394 you also get filenames containing newlines correctly.
6395 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
6396 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters.
6397
6398 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty String or List.
Bram Moolenaard8b77f72015-03-05 21:21:19 +01006399
Bram Moolenaar62e1bb42019-04-08 16:25:07 +02006400 You can also use |readdir()| if you need to do complicated
6401 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
6402
Bram Moolenaar61d35bd2012-03-28 20:51:51 +02006403 A name for a non-existing file is not included. A symbolic
6404 link is only included if it points to an existing file.
Bram Moolenaard8b77f72015-03-05 21:21:19 +01006405 However, when the {alllinks} argument is present and it is
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02006406 |TRUE| then all symbolic links are included.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006407
6408 For most systems backticks can be used to get files names from
6409 any external command. Example: >
6410 :let tagfiles = glob("`find . -name tags -print`")
6411 :let &tags = substitute(tagfiles, "\n", ",", "g")
6412< The result of the program inside the backticks should be one
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02006413 item per line. Spaces inside an item are allowed.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006414
6415 See |expand()| for expanding special Vim variables. See
6416 |system()| for getting the raw output of an external command.
6417
Bram Moolenaar5d69fdb2019-08-31 19:13:58 +02006418 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6419 GetExpr()->glob()
6420
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02006421glob2regpat({string}) *glob2regpat()*
Bram Moolenaar5837f1f2015-03-21 18:06:14 +01006422 Convert a file pattern, as used by glob(), into a search
6423 pattern. The result can be used to match with a string that
6424 is a file name. E.g. >
6425 if filename =~ glob2regpat('Make*.mak')
6426< This is equivalent to: >
6427 if filename =~ '^Make.*\.mak$'
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02006428< When {string} is an empty string the result is "^$", match an
Bram Moolenaar3b5f9292016-01-28 22:37:01 +01006429 empty string.
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02006430 Note that the result depends on the system. On MS-Windows
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02006431 a backslash usually means a path separator.
Bram Moolenaar3b5f9292016-01-28 22:37:01 +01006432
Bram Moolenaar5d69fdb2019-08-31 19:13:58 +02006433 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6434 GetExpr()->glob2regpat()
6435< *globpath()*
Bram Moolenaar6463ca22016-02-13 17:04:46 +01006436globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02006437 Perform glob() for String {expr} on all directories in {path}
6438 and concatenate the results. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006439 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim")
Bram Moolenaar1b1063a2014-05-07 18:35:30 +02006440<
6441 {path} is a comma-separated list of directory names. Each
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006442 directory name is prepended to {expr} and expanded like with
Bram Moolenaarbb5ddda2008-11-28 10:01:10 +00006443 |glob()|. A path separator is inserted when needed.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006444 To add a comma inside a directory name escape it with a
6445 backslash. Note that on MS-Windows a directory may have a
6446 trailing backslash, remove it if you put a comma after it.
6447 If the expansion fails for one of the directories, there is no
6448 error message.
Bram Moolenaar1b1063a2014-05-07 18:35:30 +02006449
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02006450 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
Bram Moolenaarbb5ddda2008-11-28 10:01:10 +00006451 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
6452 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
6453 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006454
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02006455 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
Bram Moolenaar1b1063a2014-05-07 18:35:30 +02006456 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is, you
6457 also get filenames containing newlines correctly. Otherwise
6458 the result is a String and when there are several matches,
6459 they are separated by <NL> characters. Example: >
6460 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim", 0, 1)
6461<
Bram Moolenaar6463ca22016-02-13 17:04:46 +01006462 {alllinks} is used as with |glob()|.
Bram Moolenaard8b77f72015-03-05 21:21:19 +01006463
Bram Moolenaar02743632005-07-25 20:42:36 +00006464 The "**" item can be used to search in a directory tree.
6465 For example, to find all "README.txt" files in the directories
6466 in 'runtimepath' and below: >
6467 :echo globpath(&rtp, "**/README.txt")
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00006468< Upwards search and limiting the depth of "**" is not
6469 supported, thus using 'path' will not always work properly.
6470
Bram Moolenaar5d69fdb2019-08-31 19:13:58 +02006471 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
6472 second argument: >
6473 GetExpr()->globpath(&rtp)
6474<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006475 *has()*
Bram Moolenaar79296512020-03-22 16:17:14 +01006476has({feature} [, {check}])
6477 When {check} is omitted or is zero: The result is a Number,
6478 which is 1 if the feature {feature} is supported, zero
6479 otherwise. The {feature} argument is a string, case is
6480 ignored. See |feature-list| below.
6481
6482 When {check} is present and not zero: The result is a Number,
6483 which is 1 if the feature {feature} could ever be supported,
6484 zero otherwise. This is useful to check for a typo in
Bram Moolenaar191acfd2020-03-27 20:42:43 +01006485 {feature} and to detect dead code. Keep in mind that an older
6486 Vim version will not know about a feature added later and
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +02006487 features that have been abandoned will not be known by the
Bram Moolenaar191acfd2020-03-27 20:42:43 +01006488 current Vim version.
Bram Moolenaar79296512020-03-22 16:17:14 +01006489
Bram Moolenaar26735992021-08-08 14:43:22 +02006490 Also see |exists()| and |exists_compiled()|.
Bram Moolenaar79296512020-03-22 16:17:14 +01006491
Bram Moolenaarb17893a2020-03-14 08:19:51 +01006492 Note that to skip code that has a syntax error when the
6493 feature is not available, Vim may skip the rest of the line
Bram Moolenaar7ceefb32020-05-01 16:07:38 +02006494 and miss a following `endif`. Therefore put the `endif` on a
Bram Moolenaarb17893a2020-03-14 08:19:51 +01006495 separate line: >
6496 if has('feature')
6497 let x = this->breaks->without->the->feature
6498 endif
Bram Moolenaarff781552020-03-19 20:37:11 +01006499< If the `endif` would be moved to the second line as "| endif" it
6500 would not be found.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006501
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00006502
6503has_key({dict}, {key}) *has_key()*
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01006504 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if |Dictionary| {dict}
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02006505 has an entry with key {key}. FALSE otherwise. The {key}
6506 argument is a string.
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00006507
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +02006508 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6509 mydict->has_key(key)
6510
Bram Moolenaarc9703302016-01-17 21:49:33 +01006511haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *haslocaldir()*
Bram Moolenaar00aa0692019-04-27 20:37:57 +02006512 The result is a Number:
6513 1 when the window has set a local directory via |:lcd|
6514 2 when the tab-page has set a local directory via |:tcd|
6515 0 otherwise.
Bram Moolenaarc9703302016-01-17 21:49:33 +01006516
6517 Without arguments use the current window.
6518 With {winnr} use this window in the current tab page.
6519 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
6520 page.
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02006521 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
Bram Moolenaar00aa0692019-04-27 20:37:57 +02006522 If {winnr} is -1 it is ignored and only the tabpage is used.
Bram Moolenaarc9703302016-01-17 21:49:33 +01006523 Return 0 if the arguments are invalid.
Bram Moolenaar00aa0692019-04-27 20:37:57 +02006524 Examples: >
6525 if haslocaldir() == 1
6526 " window local directory case
6527 elseif haslocaldir() == 2
6528 " tab-local directory case
6529 else
6530 " global directory case
6531 endif
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00006532
Bram Moolenaar00aa0692019-04-27 20:37:57 +02006533 " current window
6534 :echo haslocaldir()
6535 :echo haslocaldir(0)
6536 :echo haslocaldir(0, 0)
6537 " window n in current tab page
6538 :echo haslocaldir(n)
6539 :echo haslocaldir(n, 0)
6540 " window n in tab page m
6541 :echo haslocaldir(n, m)
6542 " tab page m
6543 :echo haslocaldir(-1, m)
6544<
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006545 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6546 GetWinnr()->haslocaldir()
6547
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00006548hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *hasmapto()*
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01006549 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if there is a mapping
6550 that contains {what} in somewhere in the rhs (what it is
6551 mapped to) and this mapping exists in one of the modes
6552 indicated by {mode}.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02006553 The arguments {what} and {mode} are strings.
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02006554 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
Bram Moolenaar39f05632006-03-19 22:15:26 +00006555 instead of mappings. Don't forget to specify Insert and/or
6556 Command-line mode.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006557 Both the global mappings and the mappings local to the current
6558 buffer are checked for a match.
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01006559 If no matching mapping is found FALSE is returned.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006560 The following characters are recognized in {mode}:
6561 n Normal mode
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02006562 v Visual and Select mode
6563 x Visual mode
6564 s Select mode
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006565 o Operator-pending mode
6566 i Insert mode
6567 l Language-Argument ("r", "f", "t", etc.)
6568 c Command-line mode
6569 When {mode} is omitted, "nvo" is used.
6570
6571 This function is useful to check if a mapping already exists
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02006572 to a function in a Vim script. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006573 :if !hasmapto('\ABCdoit')
6574 : map <Leader>d \ABCdoit
6575 :endif
6576< This installs the mapping to "\ABCdoit" only if there isn't
6577 already a mapping to "\ABCdoit".
6578
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006579 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6580 GetRHS()->hasmapto()
6581
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006582histadd({history}, {item}) *histadd()*
6583 Add the String {item} to the history {history} which can be
6584 one of: *hist-names*
6585 "cmd" or ":" command line history
6586 "search" or "/" search pattern history
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00006587 "expr" or "=" typed expression history
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006588 "input" or "@" input line history
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02006589 "debug" or ">" debug command history
Bram Moolenaar3e496b02016-09-25 22:11:48 +02006590 empty the current or last used history
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02006591 The {history} string does not need to be the whole name, one
6592 character is sufficient.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006593 If {item} does already exist in the history, it will be
6594 shifted to become the newest entry.
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01006595 The result is a Number: TRUE if the operation was successful,
6596 otherwise FALSE is returned.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006597
6598 Example: >
6599 :call histadd("input", strftime("%Y %b %d"))
6600 :let date=input("Enter date: ")
6601< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
6602
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02006603 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006604 second argument: >
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02006605 GetHistory()->histadd('search')
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006606
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006607histdel({history} [, {item}]) *histdel()*
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00006608 Clear {history}, i.e. delete all its entries. See |hist-names|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006609 for the possible values of {history}.
6610
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00006611 If the parameter {item} evaluates to a String, it is used as a
6612 regular expression. All entries matching that expression will
6613 be removed from the history (if there are any).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006614 Upper/lowercase must match, unless "\c" is used |/\c|.
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00006615 If {item} evaluates to a Number, it will be interpreted as
6616 an index, see |:history-indexing|. The respective entry will
6617 be removed if it exists.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006618
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01006619 The result is TRUE for a successful operation, otherwise FALSE
6620 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006621
6622 Examples:
6623 Clear expression register history: >
6624 :call histdel("expr")
6625<
6626 Remove all entries starting with "*" from the search history: >
6627 :call histdel("/", '^\*')
6628<
6629 The following three are equivalent: >
6630 :call histdel("search", histnr("search"))
6631 :call histdel("search", -1)
6632 :call histdel("search", '^'.histget("search", -1).'$')
6633<
6634 To delete the last search pattern and use the last-but-one for
6635 the "n" command and 'hlsearch': >
6636 :call histdel("search", -1)
6637 :let @/ = histget("search", -1)
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006638<
6639 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6640 GetHistory()->histdel()
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006641
6642histget({history} [, {index}]) *histget()*
6643 The result is a String, the entry with Number {index} from
6644 {history}. See |hist-names| for the possible values of
6645 {history}, and |:history-indexing| for {index}. If there is
6646 no such entry, an empty String is returned. When {index} is
6647 omitted, the most recent item from the history is used.
6648
6649 Examples:
6650 Redo the second last search from history. >
6651 :execute '/' . histget("search", -2)
6652
6653< Define an Ex command ":H {num}" that supports re-execution of
6654 the {num}th entry from the output of |:history|. >
6655 :command -nargs=1 H execute histget("cmd", 0+<args>)
6656<
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006657 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6658 GetHistory()->histget()
6659
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006660histnr({history}) *histnr()*
6661 The result is the Number of the current entry in {history}.
6662 See |hist-names| for the possible values of {history}.
6663 If an error occurred, -1 is returned.
6664
6665 Example: >
6666 :let inp_index = histnr("expr")
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006667
6668< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6669 GetHistory()->histnr()
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006670<
6671hlexists({name}) *hlexists()*
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01006672 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if a highlight group
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006673 called {name} exists. This is when the group has been
6674 defined in some way. Not necessarily when highlighting has
6675 been defined for it, it may also have been used for a syntax
6676 item.
6677 *highlight_exists()*
6678 Obsolete name: highlight_exists().
6679
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006680 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6681 GetName()->hlexists()
6682<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006683 *hlID()*
6684hlID({name}) The result is a Number, which is the ID of the highlight group
6685 with name {name}. When the highlight group doesn't exist,
6686 zero is returned.
6687 This can be used to retrieve information about the highlight
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02006688 group. For example, to get the background color of the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006689 "Comment" group: >
6690 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(hlID("Comment")), "bg")
6691< *highlightID()*
6692 Obsolete name: highlightID().
6693
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006694 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6695 GetName()->hlID()
6696
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006697hostname() *hostname()*
6698 The result is a String, which is the name of the machine on
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00006699 which Vim is currently running. Machine names greater than
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006700 256 characters long are truncated.
6701
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02006702iconv({string}, {from}, {to}) *iconv()*
6703 The result is a String, which is the text {string} converted
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006704 from encoding {from} to encoding {to}.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01006705 When the conversion completely fails an empty string is
6706 returned. When some characters could not be converted they
6707 are replaced with "?".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006708 The encoding names are whatever the iconv() library function
6709 can accept, see ":!man 3 iconv".
6710 Most conversions require Vim to be compiled with the |+iconv|
6711 feature. Otherwise only UTF-8 to latin1 conversion and back
6712 can be done.
6713 This can be used to display messages with special characters,
6714 no matter what 'encoding' is set to. Write the message in
6715 UTF-8 and use: >
6716 echo iconv(utf8_str, "utf-8", &enc)
6717< Note that Vim uses UTF-8 for all Unicode encodings, conversion
6718 from/to UCS-2 is automatically changed to use UTF-8. You
6719 cannot use UCS-2 in a string anyway, because of the NUL bytes.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006720
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006721 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6722 GetText()->iconv('latin1', 'utf-8')
6723<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006724 *indent()*
6725indent({lnum}) The result is a Number, which is indent of line {lnum} in the
6726 current buffer. The indent is counted in spaces, the value
6727 of 'tabstop' is relevant. {lnum} is used just like in
6728 |getline()|.
6729 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned.
6730
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006731 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6732 GetLnum()->indent()
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00006733
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01006734index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]]) *index()*
6735 If {object} is a |List| return the lowest index where the item
6736 has a value equal to {expr}. There is no automatic
6737 conversion, so the String "4" is different from the Number 4.
6738 And the number 4 is different from the Float 4.0. The value
6739 of 'ignorecase' is not used here, case always matters.
6740
6741 If {object} is |Blob| return the lowest index where the byte
6742 value is equal to {expr}.
6743
Bram Moolenaar748bf032005-02-02 23:04:36 +00006744 If {start} is given then start looking at the item with index
6745 {start} (may be negative for an item relative to the end).
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02006746 When {ic} is given and it is |TRUE|, ignore case. Otherwise
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00006747 case must match.
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01006748 -1 is returned when {expr} is not found in {object}.
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00006749 Example: >
6750 :let idx = index(words, "the")
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +00006751 :if index(numbers, 123) >= 0
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00006752
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006753< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6754 GetObject()->index(what)
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00006755
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00006756input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]]) *input()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006757 The result is a String, which is whatever the user typed on
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01006758 the command-line. The {prompt} argument is either a prompt
6759 string, or a blank string (for no prompt). A '\n' can be used
6760 in the prompt to start a new line.
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00006761 The highlighting set with |:echohl| is used for the prompt.
6762 The input is entered just like a command-line, with the same
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02006763 editing commands and mappings. There is a separate history
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00006764 for lines typed for input().
6765 Example: >
6766 :if input("Coffee or beer? ") == "beer"
6767 : echo "Cheers!"
6768 :endif
6769<
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01006770 If the optional {text} argument is present and not empty, this
6771 is used for the default reply, as if the user typed this.
6772 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00006773 :let color = input("Color? ", "white")
6774
6775< The optional {completion} argument specifies the type of
6776 completion supported for the input. Without it completion is
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02006777 not performed. The supported completion types are the same as
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00006778 that can be supplied to a user-defined command using the
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02006779 "-complete=" argument. Refer to |:command-completion| for
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00006780 more information. Example: >
6781 let fname = input("File: ", "", "file")
6782<
6783 NOTE: This function must not be used in a startup file, for
6784 the versions that only run in GUI mode (e.g., the Win32 GUI).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006785 Note: When input() is called from within a mapping it will
6786 consume remaining characters from that mapping, because a
6787 mapping is handled like the characters were typed.
6788 Use |inputsave()| before input() and |inputrestore()|
6789 after input() to avoid that. Another solution is to avoid
6790 that further characters follow in the mapping, e.g., by using
6791 |:execute| or |:normal|.
6792
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00006793 Example with a mapping: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006794 :nmap \x :call GetFoo()<CR>:exe "/" . Foo<CR>
6795 :function GetFoo()
6796 : call inputsave()
6797 : let g:Foo = input("enter search pattern: ")
6798 : call inputrestore()
6799 :endfunction
6800
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006801< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6802 GetPrompt()->input()
6803
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006804inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]]) *inputdialog()*
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01006805 Like |input()|, but when the GUI is running and text dialogs
6806 are supported, a dialog window pops up to input the text.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006807 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar2d17fa32012-10-21 00:45:18 +02006808 :let n = inputdialog("value for shiftwidth", shiftwidth())
6809 :if n != ""
6810 : let &sw = n
6811 :endif
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006812< When the dialog is cancelled {cancelreturn} is returned. When
6813 omitted an empty string is returned.
6814 Hitting <Enter> works like pressing the OK button. Hitting
6815 <Esc> works like pressing the Cancel button.
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00006816 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006817
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006818 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6819 GetPrompt()->inputdialog()
6820
Bram Moolenaar578b49e2005-09-10 19:22:57 +00006821inputlist({textlist}) *inputlist()*
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00006822 {textlist} must be a |List| of strings. This |List| is
6823 displayed, one string per line. The user will be prompted to
6824 enter a number, which is returned.
Bram Moolenaar578b49e2005-09-10 19:22:57 +00006825 The user can also select an item by clicking on it with the
Bram Moolenaar65e0d772020-06-14 17:29:55 +02006826 mouse, if the mouse is enabled in the command line ('mouse' is
6827 "a" or includes "c"). For the first string 0 is returned.
6828 When clicking above the first item a negative number is
6829 returned. When clicking on the prompt one more than the
6830 length of {textlist} is returned.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01006831 Make sure {textlist} has less than 'lines' entries, otherwise
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02006832 it won't work. It's a good idea to put the entry number at
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00006833 the start of the string. And put a prompt in the first item.
6834 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar578b49e2005-09-10 19:22:57 +00006835 let color = inputlist(['Select color:', '1. red',
6836 \ '2. green', '3. blue'])
6837
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006838< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6839 GetChoices()->inputlist()
6840
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006841inputrestore() *inputrestore()*
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01006842 Restore typeahead that was saved with a previous |inputsave()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006843 Should be called the same number of times inputsave() is
6844 called. Calling it more often is harmless though.
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01006845 Returns TRUE when there is nothing to restore, FALSE otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006846
6847inputsave() *inputsave()*
6848 Preserve typeahead (also from mappings) and clear it, so that
6849 a following prompt gets input from the user. Should be
6850 followed by a matching inputrestore() after the prompt. Can
6851 be used several times, in which case there must be just as
6852 many inputrestore() calls.
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01006853 Returns TRUE when out of memory, FALSE otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006854
6855inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) *inputsecret()*
6856 This function acts much like the |input()| function with but
6857 two exceptions:
6858 a) the user's response will be displayed as a sequence of
6859 asterisks ("*") thereby keeping the entry secret, and
6860 b) the user's response will not be recorded on the input
6861 |history| stack.
6862 The result is a String, which is whatever the user actually
6863 typed on the command-line in response to the issued prompt.
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00006864 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006865
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006866 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6867 GetPrompt()->inputsecret()
6868
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01006869insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) *insert()*
6870 When {object} is a |List| or a |Blob| insert {item} at the start
6871 of it.
6872
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00006873 If {idx} is specified insert {item} before the item with index
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02006874 {idx}. If {idx} is zero it goes before the first item, just
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00006875 like omitting {idx}. A negative {idx} is also possible, see
6876 |list-index|. -1 inserts just before the last item.
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01006877
6878 Returns the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00006879 :let mylist = insert([2, 3, 5], 1)
6880 :call insert(mylist, 4, -1)
6881 :call insert(mylist, 6, len(mylist))
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00006882< The last example can be done simpler with |add()|.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00006883 Note that when {item} is a |List| it is inserted as a single
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00006884 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00006885
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02006886 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6887 mylist->insert(item)
6888
Bram Moolenaar67a2deb2019-11-25 00:05:32 +01006889interrupt() *interrupt()*
6890 Interrupt script execution. It works more or less like the
6891 user typing CTRL-C, most commands won't execute and control
6892 returns to the user. This is useful to abort execution
6893 from lower down, e.g. in an autocommand. Example: >
6894 :function s:check_typoname(file)
6895 : if fnamemodify(a:file, ':t') == '['
6896 : echomsg 'Maybe typo'
6897 : call interrupt()
6898 : endif
6899 :endfunction
6900 :au BufWritePre * call s:check_typoname(expand('<amatch>'))
6901
Bram Moolenaard6e256c2011-12-14 15:32:50 +01006902invert({expr}) *invert()*
6903 Bitwise invert. The argument is converted to a number. A
6904 List, Dict or Float argument causes an error. Example: >
6905 :let bits = invert(bits)
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02006906< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6907 :let bits = bits->invert()
Bram Moolenaard6e256c2011-12-14 15:32:50 +01006908
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006909isdirectory({directory}) *isdirectory()*
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02006910 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a directory
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006911 with the name {directory} exists. If {directory} doesn't
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02006912 exist, or isn't a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {directory}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006913 is any expression, which is used as a String.
6914
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006915 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6916 GetName()->isdirectory()
6917
Bram Moolenaarfda1bff2019-04-04 13:44:37 +02006918isinf({expr}) *isinf()*
6919 Return 1 if {expr} is a positive infinity, or -1 a negative
6920 infinity, otherwise 0. >
6921 :echo isinf(1.0 / 0.0)
6922< 1 >
6923 :echo isinf(-1.0 / 0.0)
6924< -1
6925
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02006926 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6927 Compute()->isinf()
6928<
Bram Moolenaarfda1bff2019-04-04 13:44:37 +02006929 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
6930
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00006931islocked({expr}) *islocked()* *E786*
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02006932 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {expr} is the
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +00006933 name of a locked variable.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02006934 The string argument {expr} must be the name of a variable,
6935 |List| item or |Dictionary| entry, not the variable itself!
6936 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +00006937 :let alist = [0, ['a', 'b'], 2, 3]
6938 :lockvar 1 alist
6939 :echo islocked('alist') " 1
6940 :echo islocked('alist[1]') " 0
6941
6942< When {expr} is a variable that does not exist you get an error
Bram Moolenaar551dbcc2006-04-25 22:13:59 +00006943 message. Use |exists()| to check for existence.
Bram Moolenaar4c295022021-05-02 17:19:11 +02006944 In Vim9 script it does not work for local variables.
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +00006945
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006946 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6947 GetName()->islocked()
6948
Bram Moolenaarf3913272016-02-25 00:00:01 +01006949isnan({expr}) *isnan()*
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02006950 Return |TRUE| if {expr} is a float with value NaN. >
Bram Moolenaarf3913272016-02-25 00:00:01 +01006951 echo isnan(0.0 / 0.0)
Bram Moolenaar0f248b02019-04-04 15:36:05 +02006952< 1
Bram Moolenaarf3913272016-02-25 00:00:01 +01006953
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02006954 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6955 Compute()->isnan()
6956<
Bram Moolenaarf3913272016-02-25 00:00:01 +01006957 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
6958
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +00006959items({dict}) *items()*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00006960 Return a |List| with all the key-value pairs of {dict}. Each
6961 |List| item is a list with two items: the key of a {dict}
6962 entry and the value of this entry. The |List| is in arbitrary
Bram Moolenaar0d17f0d2019-01-22 22:20:38 +01006963 order. Also see |keys()| and |values()|.
6964 Example: >
6965 for [key, value] in items(mydict)
6966 echo key . ': ' . value
6967 endfor
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +00006968
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02006969< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6970 mydict->items()
Bram Moolenaar38a55632016-02-15 22:07:32 +01006971
Bram Moolenaared997ad2019-07-21 16:42:00 +02006972job_ functions are documented here: |job-functions-details|
Bram Moolenaarf6f32c32016-03-12 19:03:59 +01006973
Bram Moolenaar835dc632016-02-07 14:27:38 +01006974
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00006975join({list} [, {sep}]) *join()*
6976 Join the items in {list} together into one String.
6977 When {sep} is specified it is put in between the items. If
6978 {sep} is omitted a single space is used.
6979 Note that {sep} is not added at the end. You might want to
6980 add it there too: >
6981 let lines = join(mylist, "\n") . "\n"
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00006982< String items are used as-is. |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00006983 converted into a string like with |string()|.
6984 The opposite function is |split()|.
6985
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02006986 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6987 mylist->join()
6988
Bram Moolenaar7823a3b2016-02-11 21:08:32 +01006989js_decode({string}) *js_decode()*
6990 This is similar to |json_decode()| with these differences:
Bram Moolenaar595e64e2016-02-07 19:19:53 +01006991 - Object key names do not have to be in quotes.
Bram Moolenaaree142ad2017-01-11 21:50:08 +01006992 - Strings can be in single quotes.
Bram Moolenaar595e64e2016-02-07 19:19:53 +01006993 - Empty items in an array (between two commas) are allowed and
6994 result in v:none items.
6995
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02006996 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6997 ReadObject()->js_decode()
6998
Bram Moolenaar7823a3b2016-02-11 21:08:32 +01006999js_encode({expr}) *js_encode()*
7000 This is similar to |json_encode()| with these differences:
Bram Moolenaar595e64e2016-02-07 19:19:53 +01007001 - Object key names are not in quotes.
7002 - v:none items in an array result in an empty item between
7003 commas.
7004 For example, the Vim object:
Bram Moolenaar7823a3b2016-02-11 21:08:32 +01007005 [1,v:none,{"one":1},v:none] ~
Bram Moolenaar595e64e2016-02-07 19:19:53 +01007006 Will be encoded as:
7007 [1,,{one:1},,] ~
Bram Moolenaar7823a3b2016-02-11 21:08:32 +01007008 While json_encode() would produce:
Bram Moolenaar595e64e2016-02-07 19:19:53 +01007009 [1,null,{"one":1},null] ~
7010 This encoding is valid for JavaScript. It is more efficient
7011 than JSON, especially when using an array with optional items.
7012
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02007013 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7014 GetObject()->js_encode()
Bram Moolenaar595e64e2016-02-07 19:19:53 +01007015
Bram Moolenaar7823a3b2016-02-11 21:08:32 +01007016json_decode({string}) *json_decode()*
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +01007017 This parses a JSON formatted string and returns the equivalent
Bram Moolenaar7823a3b2016-02-11 21:08:32 +01007018 in Vim values. See |json_encode()| for the relation between
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +01007019 JSON and Vim values.
7020 The decoding is permissive:
Bram Moolenaarcd5c8f82017-04-09 20:11:58 +02007021 - A trailing comma in an array and object is ignored, e.g.
7022 "[1, 2, ]" is the same as "[1, 2]".
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01007023 - Integer keys are accepted in objects, e.g. {1:2} is the
Bram Moolenaar0d17f0d2019-01-22 22:20:38 +01007024 same as {"1":2}.
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +01007025 - More floating point numbers are recognized, e.g. "1." for
Bram Moolenaarcd5c8f82017-04-09 20:11:58 +02007026 "1.0", or "001.2" for "1.2". Special floating point values
Bram Moolenaar5f6b3792019-01-12 14:24:27 +01007027 "Infinity", "-Infinity" and "NaN" (capitalization ignored)
7028 are accepted.
Bram Moolenaarcd5c8f82017-04-09 20:11:58 +02007029 - Leading zeroes in integer numbers are ignored, e.g. "012"
7030 for "12" or "-012" for "-12".
7031 - Capitalization is ignored in literal names null, true or
7032 false, e.g. "NULL" for "null", "True" for "true".
7033 - Control characters U+0000 through U+001F which are not
7034 escaped in strings are accepted, e.g. " " (tab
7035 character in string) for "\t".
Bram Moolenaar0d17f0d2019-01-22 22:20:38 +01007036 - An empty JSON expression or made of only spaces is accepted
7037 and results in v:none.
Bram Moolenaarcd5c8f82017-04-09 20:11:58 +02007038 - Backslash in an invalid 2-character sequence escape is
7039 ignored, e.g. "\a" is decoded as "a".
7040 - A correct surrogate pair in JSON strings should normally be
7041 a 12 character sequence such as "\uD834\uDD1E", but
7042 json_decode() silently accepts truncated surrogate pairs
7043 such as "\uD834" or "\uD834\u"
7044 *E938*
7045 A duplicate key in an object, valid in rfc7159, is not
7046 accepted by json_decode() as the result must be a valid Vim
7047 type, e.g. this fails: {"a":"b", "a":"c"}
7048
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02007049 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7050 ReadObject()->json_decode()
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01007051
Bram Moolenaar7823a3b2016-02-11 21:08:32 +01007052json_encode({expr}) *json_encode()*
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +01007053 Encode {expr} as JSON and return this as a string.
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01007054 The encoding is specified in:
Bram Moolenaar009d84a2016-01-28 14:12:00 +01007055 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7159.html
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01007056 Vim values are converted as follows:
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01007057 |Number| decimal number
7058 |Float| floating point number
Bram Moolenaar7ce686c2016-02-27 16:33:22 +01007059 Float nan "NaN"
7060 Float inf "Infinity"
Bram Moolenaar5f6b3792019-01-12 14:24:27 +01007061 Float -inf "-Infinity"
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01007062 |String| in double quotes (possibly null)
7063 |Funcref| not possible, error
7064 |List| as an array (possibly null); when
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02007065 used recursively: []
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01007066 |Dict| as an object (possibly null); when
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02007067 used recursively: {}
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01007068 |Blob| as an array of the individual bytes
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01007069 v:false "false"
7070 v:true "true"
Bram Moolenaar595e64e2016-02-07 19:19:53 +01007071 v:none "null"
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01007072 v:null "null"
Bram Moolenaar7ce686c2016-02-27 16:33:22 +01007073 Note that NaN and Infinity are passed on as values. This is
7074 missing in the JSON standard, but several implementations do
7075 allow it. If not then you will get an error.
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01007076
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02007077 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7078 GetObject()->json_encode()
7079
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00007080keys({dict}) *keys()*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00007081 Return a |List| with all the keys of {dict}. The |List| is in
Bram Moolenaar0d17f0d2019-01-22 22:20:38 +01007082 arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |values()|.
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00007083
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02007084 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7085 mydict->keys()
7086
7087< *len()* *E701*
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00007088len({expr}) The result is a Number, which is the length of the argument.
7089 When {expr} is a String or a Number the length in bytes is
7090 used, as with |strlen()|.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00007091 When {expr} is a |List| the number of items in the |List| is
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00007092 returned.
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01007093 When {expr} is a |Blob| the number of bytes is returned.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00007094 When {expr} is a |Dictionary| the number of entries in the
7095 |Dictionary| is returned.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00007096 Otherwise an error is given.
7097
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02007098 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7099 mylist->len()
7100
7101< *libcall()* *E364* *E368*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007102libcall({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
7103 Call function {funcname} in the run-time library {libname}
7104 with single argument {argument}.
7105 This is useful to call functions in a library that you
7106 especially made to be used with Vim. Since only one argument
7107 is possible, calling standard library functions is rather
7108 limited.
7109 The result is the String returned by the function. If the
7110 function returns NULL, this will appear as an empty string ""
7111 to Vim.
7112 If the function returns a number, use libcallnr()!
7113 If {argument} is a number, it is passed to the function as an
7114 int; if {argument} is a string, it is passed as a
7115 null-terminated string.
7116 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
7117
7118 libcall() allows you to write your own 'plug-in' extensions to
7119 Vim without having to recompile the program. It is NOT a
7120 means to call system functions! If you try to do so Vim will
7121 very probably crash.
7122
7123 For Win32, the functions you write must be placed in a DLL
7124 and use the normal C calling convention (NOT Pascal which is
7125 used in Windows System DLLs). The function must take exactly
7126 one parameter, either a character pointer or a long integer,
7127 and must return a character pointer or NULL. The character
7128 pointer returned must point to memory that will remain valid
7129 after the function has returned (e.g. in static data in the
7130 DLL). If it points to allocated memory, that memory will
7131 leak away. Using a static buffer in the function should work,
7132 it's then freed when the DLL is unloaded.
7133
7134 WARNING: If the function returns a non-valid pointer, Vim may
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00007135 crash! This also happens if the function returns a number,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007136 because Vim thinks it's a pointer.
7137 For Win32 systems, {libname} should be the filename of the DLL
7138 without the ".DLL" suffix. A full path is only required if
7139 the DLL is not in the usual places.
7140 For Unix: When compiling your own plugins, remember that the
7141 object code must be compiled as position-independent ('PIC').
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01007142 {only in Win32 and some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007143 feature is present}
7144 Examples: >
7145 :echo libcall("libc.so", "getenv", "HOME")
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02007146
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02007147< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7148 third argument: >
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02007149 GetValue()->libcall("libc.so", "getenv")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007150<
7151 *libcallnr()*
7152libcallnr({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01007153 Just like |libcall()|, but used for a function that returns an
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007154 int instead of a string.
7155 {only in Win32 on some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
7156 feature is present}
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00007157 Examples: >
7158 :echo libcallnr("/usr/lib/libc.so", "getpid", "")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007159 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "printf", "Hello World!\n")
7160 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "sleep", 10)
7161<
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02007162 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7163 third argument: >
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02007164 GetValue()->libcallnr("libc.so", "printf")
7165<
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02007166
7167line({expr} [, {winid}]) *line()*
7168 The result is a Number, which is the line number of the file
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02007169 position given with {expr}. The {expr} argument is a string.
7170 The accepted positions are:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007171 . the cursor position
7172 $ the last line in the current buffer
7173 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
7174 returned)
Bram Moolenaara1d5fa62017-04-03 22:02:55 +02007175 w0 first line visible in current window (one if the
7176 display isn't updated, e.g. in silent Ex mode)
7177 w$ last line visible in current window (this is one
7178 less than "w0" if no lines are visible)
Bram Moolenaar9ecd0232008-06-20 15:31:51 +00007179 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
7180 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
7181 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
7182 that it's updated right away.
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00007183 Note that a mark in another file can be used. The line number
7184 then applies to another buffer.
Bram Moolenaar0b238792006-03-02 22:49:12 +00007185 To get the column number use |col()|. To get both use
7186 |getpos()|.
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02007187 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
7188 that window instead of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007189 Examples: >
7190 line(".") line number of the cursor
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02007191 line(".", winid) idem, in window "winid"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007192 line("'t") line number of mark t
7193 line("'" . marker) line number of mark marker
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +01007194<
7195 To jump to the last known position when opening a file see
7196 |last-position-jump|.
Bram Moolenaar69a7cb42004-06-20 12:51:53 +00007197
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02007198 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7199 GetValue()->line()
7200
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007201line2byte({lnum}) *line2byte()*
7202 Return the byte count from the start of the buffer for line
7203 {lnum}. This includes the end-of-line character, depending on
7204 the 'fileformat' option for the current buffer. The first
Bram Moolenaarb6b046b2011-12-30 13:11:27 +01007205 line returns 1. 'encoding' matters, 'fileencoding' is ignored.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007206 This can also be used to get the byte count for the line just
7207 below the last line: >
7208 line2byte(line("$") + 1)
Bram Moolenaarb6b046b2011-12-30 13:11:27 +01007209< This is the buffer size plus one. If 'fileencoding' is empty
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02007210 it is the file size plus one. {lnum} is used like with
7211 |getline()|. When {lnum} is invalid, or the |+byte_offset|
7212 feature has been disabled at compile time, -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007213 Also see |byte2line()|, |go| and |:goto|.
7214
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02007215 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7216 GetLnum()->line2byte()
7217
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007218lispindent({lnum}) *lispindent()*
7219 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the lisp
7220 indenting rules, as with 'lisp'.
7221 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
7222 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
7223 When {lnum} is invalid or Vim was not compiled the
7224 |+lispindent| feature, -1 is returned.
7225
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02007226 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7227 GetLnum()->lispindent()
7228
Yegappan Lakshmanan5dfe4672021-09-14 17:54:30 +02007229list2blob({list}) *list2blob()*
7230 Return a Blob concatenating all the number values in {list}.
7231 Examples: >
7232 list2blob([1, 2, 3, 4]) returns 0z01020304
7233 list2blob([]) returns 0z
7234< Returns an empty Blob on error. If one of the numbers is
7235 negative or more than 255 error *E1239* is given.
7236
7237 |blob2list()| does the opposite.
7238
7239 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7240 GetList()->list2blob()
7241
Bram Moolenaar9d401282019-04-06 13:18:12 +02007242list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) *list2str()*
7243 Convert each number in {list} to a character string can
7244 concatenate them all. Examples: >
7245 list2str([32]) returns " "
7246 list2str([65, 66, 67]) returns "ABC"
7247< The same can be done (slowly) with: >
7248 join(map(list, {nr, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
7249< |str2list()| does the opposite.
7250
7251 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
7252 With {utf8} is 1, always return utf-8 characters.
7253 With utf-8 composing characters work as expected: >
7254 list2str([97, 769]) returns "á"
7255<
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02007256 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7257 GetList()->list2str()
7258
Bram Moolenaara3347722019-05-11 21:14:24 +02007259listener_add({callback} [, {buf}]) *listener_add()*
7260 Add a callback function that will be invoked when changes have
7261 been made to buffer {buf}.
7262 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
7263 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
7264 buffer is used.
7265 Returns a unique ID that can be passed to |listener_remove()|.
7266
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +02007267 The {callback} is invoked with five arguments:
Bram Moolenaarfe1ade02019-05-14 21:20:36 +02007268 a:bufnr the buffer that was changed
7269 a:start first changed line number
7270 a:end first line number below the change
Bram Moolenaar96f45c02019-10-26 19:53:45 +02007271 a:added number of lines added, negative if lines were
7272 deleted
Bram Moolenaarfe1ade02019-05-14 21:20:36 +02007273 a:changes a List of items with details about the changes
7274
7275 Example: >
7276 func Listener(bufnr, start, end, added, changes)
7277 echo 'lines ' .. a:start .. ' until ' .. a:end .. ' changed'
7278 endfunc
7279 call listener_add('Listener', bufnr)
7280
7281< The List cannot be changed. Each item in a:changes is a
Bram Moolenaar8aad88d2019-05-12 13:53:50 +02007282 dictionary with these entries:
Bram Moolenaara3347722019-05-11 21:14:24 +02007283 lnum the first line number of the change
7284 end the first line below the change
7285 added number of lines added; negative if lines were
7286 deleted
7287 col first column in "lnum" that was affected by
7288 the change; one if unknown or the whole line
7289 was affected; this is a byte index, first
7290 character has a value of one.
7291 When lines are inserted the values are:
Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +02007292 lnum line above which the new line is added
Bram Moolenaara3347722019-05-11 21:14:24 +02007293 end equal to "lnum"
7294 added number of lines inserted
Bram Moolenaarfe1ade02019-05-14 21:20:36 +02007295 col 1
Bram Moolenaara3347722019-05-11 21:14:24 +02007296 When lines are deleted the values are:
7297 lnum the first deleted line
7298 end the line below the first deleted line, before
7299 the deletion was done
7300 added negative, number of lines deleted
Bram Moolenaarfe1ade02019-05-14 21:20:36 +02007301 col 1
Bram Moolenaara3347722019-05-11 21:14:24 +02007302 When lines are changed:
7303 lnum the first changed line
7304 end the line below the last changed line
Bram Moolenaarfe1ade02019-05-14 21:20:36 +02007305 added 0
7306 col first column with a change or 1
Bram Moolenaara3347722019-05-11 21:14:24 +02007307
Bram Moolenaarfe1ade02019-05-14 21:20:36 +02007308 The entries are in the order the changes were made, thus the
7309 most recent change is at the end. The line numbers are valid
7310 when the callback is invoked, but later changes may make them
7311 invalid, thus keeping a copy for later might not work.
Bram Moolenaar8aad88d2019-05-12 13:53:50 +02007312
Bram Moolenaarfe1ade02019-05-14 21:20:36 +02007313 The {callback} is invoked just before the screen is updated,
7314 when |listener_flush()| is called or when a change is being
7315 made that changes the line count in a way it causes a line
7316 number in the list of changes to become invalid.
Bram Moolenaar8aad88d2019-05-12 13:53:50 +02007317
Bram Moolenaarfe1ade02019-05-14 21:20:36 +02007318 The {callback} is invoked with the text locked, see
7319 |textlock|. If you do need to make changes to the buffer, use
7320 a timer to do this later |timer_start()|.
Bram Moolenaara3347722019-05-11 21:14:24 +02007321
7322 The {callback} is not invoked when the buffer is first loaded.
7323 Use the |BufReadPost| autocmd event to handle the initial text
7324 of a buffer.
7325 The {callback} is also not invoked when the buffer is
7326 unloaded, use the |BufUnload| autocmd event for that.
7327
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02007328 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7329 second argument: >
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02007330 GetBuffer()->listener_add(callback)
7331
Bram Moolenaarfe1ade02019-05-14 21:20:36 +02007332listener_flush([{buf}]) *listener_flush()*
7333 Invoke listener callbacks for buffer {buf}. If there are no
7334 pending changes then no callbacks are invoked.
7335
7336 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
7337 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
7338 buffer is used.
7339
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02007340 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7341 GetBuffer()->listener_flush()
7342
Bram Moolenaara3347722019-05-11 21:14:24 +02007343listener_remove({id}) *listener_remove()*
7344 Remove a listener previously added with listener_add().
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01007345 Returns FALSE when {id} could not be found, TRUE when {id} was
Bram Moolenaar809ce4d2019-07-13 21:21:40 +02007346 removed.
Bram Moolenaara3347722019-05-11 21:14:24 +02007347
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02007348 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7349 GetListenerId()->listener_remove()
7350
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007351localtime() *localtime()*
7352 Return the current time, measured as seconds since 1st Jan
Bram Moolenaar10455d42019-11-21 15:36:18 +01007353 1970. See also |strftime()|, |strptime()| and |getftime()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007354
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00007355
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02007356log({expr}) *log()*
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02007357 Return the natural logarithm (base e) of {expr} as a |Float|.
7358 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02007359 (0, inf].
7360 Examples: >
7361 :echo log(10)
7362< 2.302585 >
7363 :echo log(exp(5))
7364< 5.0
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02007365
7366 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7367 Compute()->log()
7368<
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02007369 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02007370
7371
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00007372log10({expr}) *log10()*
7373 Return the logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10 as a |Float|.
7374 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
7375 Examples: >
7376 :echo log10(1000)
7377< 3.0 >
7378 :echo log10(0.01)
7379< -2.0
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02007380
7381 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7382 Compute()->log10()
7383<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00007384 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007385
7386luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) *luaeval()*
7387 Evaluate Lua expression {expr} and return its result converted
7388 to Vim data structures. Second {expr} may hold additional
Bram Moolenaard38b0552012-04-25 19:07:41 +02007389 argument accessible as _A inside first {expr}.
7390 Strings are returned as they are.
7391 Boolean objects are converted to numbers.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007392 Numbers are converted to |Float| values if vim was compiled
Bram Moolenaard38b0552012-04-25 19:07:41 +02007393 with |+float| and to numbers otherwise.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007394 Dictionaries and lists obtained by vim.eval() are returned
Bram Moolenaard38b0552012-04-25 19:07:41 +02007395 as-is.
7396 Other objects are returned as zero without any errors.
7397 See |lua-luaeval| for more details.
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02007398 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
7399 to {expr}.
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02007400
7401 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7402 GetExpr()->luaeval()
7403
7404< {only available when compiled with the |+lua| feature}
Bram Moolenaard38b0552012-04-25 19:07:41 +02007405
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02007406map({expr1}, {expr2}) *map()*
Bram Moolenaarea696852020-11-09 18:31:39 +01007407 {expr1} must be a |List|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02007408 Replace each item in {expr1} with the result of evaluating
Bram Moolenaarea696852020-11-09 18:31:39 +01007409 {expr2}. For a |Blob| each byte is replaced.
7410 If the item type changes you may want to use |mapnew()| to
7411 create a new List or Dictionary. This is required when using
7412 Vim9 script.
7413
7414 {expr2} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007415
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02007416 If {expr2} is a |string|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
7417 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
7418 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02007419 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
7420 current byte.
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00007421 Example: >
7422 :call map(mylist, '"> " . v:val . " <"')
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00007423< This puts "> " before and " <" after each item in "mylist".
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00007424
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02007425 Note that {expr2} is the result of an expression and is then
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00007426 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
Bram Moolenaar3a7c85b2005-02-05 21:39:53 +00007427 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes. You
7428 still have to double ' quotes
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00007429
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02007430 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it is called with two arguments:
7431 1. The key or the index of the current item.
7432 2. the value of the current item.
7433 The function must return the new value of the item. Example
7434 that changes each value by "key-value": >
7435 func KeyValue(key, val)
7436 return a:key . '-' . a:val
7437 endfunc
7438 call map(myDict, function('KeyValue'))
Bram Moolenaar50ba5262016-09-22 22:33:02 +02007439< It is shorter when using a |lambda|: >
7440 call map(myDict, {key, val -> key . '-' . val})
7441< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
7442 call map(myDict, {key -> 'item: ' . key})
Bram Moolenaar088e8e32019-08-08 22:15:18 +02007443< If you do not use "key" you can use a short name: >
7444 call map(myDict, {_, val -> 'item: ' . val})
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02007445<
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00007446 The operation is done in-place. If you want a |List| or
7447 |Dictionary| to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02007448 :let tlist = map(copy(mylist), ' v:val . "\t"')
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00007449
Bram Moolenaarea696852020-11-09 18:31:39 +01007450< Returns {expr1}, the |List|, |Blob| or |Dictionary| that was
7451 filtered. When an error is encountered while evaluating
7452 {expr2} no further items in {expr1} are processed. When
7453 {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
7454 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00007455
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02007456 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7457 mylist->map(expr2)
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00007458
Bram Moolenaar4c9243f2020-05-22 13:10:44 +02007459
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007460maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]]) *maparg()*
Bram Moolenaarbd743252010-10-20 21:23:33 +02007461 When {dict} is omitted or zero: Return the rhs of mapping
7462 {name} in mode {mode}. The returned String has special
7463 characters translated like in the output of the ":map" command
7464 listing.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007465
Bram Moolenaarbd743252010-10-20 21:23:33 +02007466 When there is no mapping for {name}, an empty String is
Bram Moolenaar0b0f0992018-05-22 21:41:30 +02007467 returned. When the mapping for {name} is empty, then "<Nop>"
7468 is returned.
Bram Moolenaarbd743252010-10-20 21:23:33 +02007469
7470 The {name} can have special key names, like in the ":map"
7471 command.
7472
Bram Moolenaard12f5c12006-01-25 22:10:52 +00007473 {mode} can be one of these strings:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007474 "n" Normal
Bram Moolenaarbd743252010-10-20 21:23:33 +02007475 "v" Visual (including Select)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007476 "o" Operator-pending
7477 "i" Insert
7478 "c" Cmd-line
Bram Moolenaarbd743252010-10-20 21:23:33 +02007479 "s" Select
7480 "x" Visual
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007481 "l" langmap |language-mapping|
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +02007482 "t" Terminal-Job
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007483 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
Bram Moolenaard12f5c12006-01-25 22:10:52 +00007484 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
Bram Moolenaarbd743252010-10-20 21:23:33 +02007485
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02007486 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00007487 instead of mappings.
Bram Moolenaarbd743252010-10-20 21:23:33 +02007488
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02007489 When {dict} is there and it is |TRUE| return a dictionary
Bram Moolenaarbd743252010-10-20 21:23:33 +02007490 containing all the information of the mapping with the
7491 following items:
Bram Moolenaar9c652532020-05-24 13:10:18 +02007492 "lhs" The {lhs} of the mapping as it would be typed
7493 "lhsraw" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes
7494 "lhsrawalt" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes, alternate
7495 form, only present when it differs from "lhsraw"
Bram Moolenaarbd743252010-10-20 21:23:33 +02007496 "rhs" The {rhs} of the mapping as typed.
7497 "silent" 1 for a |:map-silent| mapping, else 0.
Bram Moolenaar05365702010-10-27 18:34:44 +02007498 "noremap" 1 if the {rhs} of the mapping is not remappable.
Bram Moolenaar2da0f0c2020-04-01 19:22:12 +02007499 "script" 1 if mapping was defined with <script>.
Bram Moolenaarbd743252010-10-20 21:23:33 +02007500 "expr" 1 for an expression mapping (|:map-<expr>|).
7501 "buffer" 1 for a buffer local mapping (|:map-local|).
7502 "mode" Modes for which the mapping is defined. In
7503 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
7504 characters will be used:
7505 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
7506 "!" Insert and Commandline mode
Bram Moolenaar166af9b2010-11-16 20:34:40 +01007507 (|mapmode-ic|)
Bram Moolenaar05365702010-10-27 18:34:44 +02007508 "sid" The script local ID, used for <sid> mappings
7509 (|<SID>|).
Bram Moolenaarf29c1c62018-09-10 21:05:02 +02007510 "lnum" The line number in "sid", zero if unknown.
Bram Moolenaardfb18412013-12-11 18:53:29 +01007511 "nowait" Do not wait for other, longer mappings.
7512 (|:map-<nowait>|).
Bram Moolenaar4c9243f2020-05-22 13:10:44 +02007513
7514 The dictionary can be used to restore a mapping with
7515 |mapset()|.
Bram Moolenaarbd743252010-10-20 21:23:33 +02007516
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007517 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
7518 then the global mappings.
Bram Moolenaara40ceaf2006-01-13 22:35:40 +00007519 This function can be used to map a key even when it's already
7520 mapped, and have it do the original mapping too. Sketch: >
7521 exe 'nnoremap <Tab> ==' . maparg('<Tab>', 'n')
7522
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02007523< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7524 GetKey()->maparg('n')
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007525
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007526mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *mapcheck()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007527 Check if there is a mapping that matches with {name} in mode
7528 {mode}. See |maparg()| for {mode} and special names in
7529 {name}.
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02007530 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00007531 instead of mappings.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007532 A match happens with a mapping that starts with {name} and
7533 with a mapping which is equal to the start of {name}.
7534
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00007535 matches mapping "a" "ab" "abc" ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007536 mapcheck("a") yes yes yes
7537 mapcheck("abc") yes yes yes
7538 mapcheck("ax") yes no no
7539 mapcheck("b") no no no
7540
7541 The difference with maparg() is that mapcheck() finds a
7542 mapping that matches with {name}, while maparg() only finds a
7543 mapping for {name} exactly.
7544 When there is no mapping that starts with {name}, an empty
Bram Moolenaar0b0f0992018-05-22 21:41:30 +02007545 String is returned. If there is one, the RHS of that mapping
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007546 is returned. If there are several mappings that start with
Bram Moolenaar0b0f0992018-05-22 21:41:30 +02007547 {name}, the RHS of one of them is returned. This will be
7548 "<Nop>" if the RHS is empty.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007549 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
7550 then the global mappings.
7551 This function can be used to check if a mapping can be added
7552 without being ambiguous. Example: >
7553 :if mapcheck("_vv") == ""
7554 : map _vv :set guifont=7x13<CR>
7555 :endif
7556< This avoids adding the "_vv" mapping when there already is a
7557 mapping for "_v" or for "_vvv".
7558
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02007559 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7560 GetKey()->mapcheck('n')
7561
Bram Moolenaar9c652532020-05-24 13:10:18 +02007562
Bram Moolenaarea696852020-11-09 18:31:39 +01007563mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) *mapnew()*
7564 Like |map()| but instead of replacing items in {expr1} a new
7565 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
Bram Moolenaar1b884a02020-12-10 21:11:27 +01007566 unchanged. Items can still be changed by {expr2}, if you
7567 don't want that use |deepcopy()| first.
Bram Moolenaarea696852020-11-09 18:31:39 +01007568
7569
7570mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) *mapset()*
Bram Moolenaar4c9243f2020-05-22 13:10:44 +02007571 Restore a mapping from a dictionary returned by |maparg()|.
Bram Moolenaar9c652532020-05-24 13:10:18 +02007572 {mode} and {abbr} should be the same as for the call to
7573 |maparg()|. *E460*
Bram Moolenaar4c9243f2020-05-22 13:10:44 +02007574 {mode} is used to define the mode in which the mapping is set,
7575 not the "mode" entry in {dict}.
7576 Example for saving and restoring a mapping: >
7577 let save_map = maparg('K', 'n', 0, 1)
7578 nnoremap K somethingelse
7579 ...
7580 call mapset('n', 0, save_map)
Bram Moolenaar9c652532020-05-24 13:10:18 +02007581< Note that if you are going to replace a map in several modes,
7582 e.g. with `:map!`, you need to save the mapping for all of
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02007583 them, since they can differ.
Bram Moolenaar9c652532020-05-24 13:10:18 +02007584
7585
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007586match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *match()*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00007587 When {expr} is a |List| then this returns the index of the
7588 first item where {pat} matches. Each item is used as a
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00007589 String, |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are used as echoed.
Bram Moolenaar93a1df22018-09-10 11:51:50 +02007590
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02007591 Otherwise, {expr} is used as a String. The result is a
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00007592 Number, which gives the index (byte offset) in {expr} where
7593 {pat} matches.
Bram Moolenaar93a1df22018-09-10 11:51:50 +02007594
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00007595 A match at the first character or |List| item returns zero.
Bram Moolenaar89cb5e02004-07-19 20:55:54 +00007596 If there is no match -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar93a1df22018-09-10 11:51:50 +02007597
Bram Moolenaar20f90cf2011-05-19 12:22:51 +02007598 For getting submatches see |matchlist()|.
Bram Moolenaar89cb5e02004-07-19 20:55:54 +00007599 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00007600 :echo match("testing", "ing") " results in 4
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +00007601 :echo match([1, 'x'], '\a') " results in 1
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00007602< See |string-match| for how {pat} is used.
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +00007603 *strpbrk()*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02007604 Vim doesn't have a strpbrk() function. But you can do: >
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +00007605 :let sepidx = match(line, '[.,;: \t]')
7606< *strcasestr()*
7607 Vim doesn't have a strcasestr() function. But you can add
7608 "\c" to the pattern to ignore case: >
7609 :let idx = match(haystack, '\cneedle')
7610<
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00007611 If {start} is given, the search starts from byte index
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00007612 {start} in a String or item {start} in a |List|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007613 The result, however, is still the index counted from the
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00007614 first character/item. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007615 :echo match("testing", "ing", 2)
7616< result is again "4". >
7617 :echo match("testing", "ing", 4)
7618< result is again "4". >
7619 :echo match("testing", "t", 2)
7620< result is "3".
Bram Moolenaar5e3cb7e2006-02-27 23:58:35 +00007621 For a String, if {start} > 0 then it is like the string starts
Bram Moolenaar0b238792006-03-02 22:49:12 +00007622 {start} bytes later, thus "^" will match at {start}. Except
7623 when {count} is given, then it's like matches before the
7624 {start} byte are ignored (this is a bit complicated to keep it
7625 backwards compatible).
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00007626 For a String, if {start} < 0, it will be set to 0. For a list
7627 the index is counted from the end.
Bram Moolenaare224ffa2006-03-01 00:01:28 +00007628 If {start} is out of range ({start} > strlen({expr}) for a
7629 String or {start} > len({expr}) for a |List|) -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00007630
Bram Moolenaar5e3cb7e2006-02-27 23:58:35 +00007631 When {count} is given use the {count}'th match. When a match
Bram Moolenaare224ffa2006-03-01 00:01:28 +00007632 is found in a String the search for the next one starts one
Bram Moolenaar5e3cb7e2006-02-27 23:58:35 +00007633 character further. Thus this example results in 1: >
7634 echo match("testing", "..", 0, 2)
7635< In a |List| the search continues in the next item.
Bram Moolenaar0b238792006-03-02 22:49:12 +00007636 Note that when {count} is added the way {start} works changes,
7637 see above.
Bram Moolenaar5e3cb7e2006-02-27 23:58:35 +00007638
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007639 See |pattern| for the patterns that are accepted.
7640 The 'ignorecase' option is used to set the ignore-caseness of
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02007641 the pattern. 'smartcase' is NOT used. The matching is always
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007642 done like 'magic' is set and 'cpoptions' is empty.
Bram Moolenaarbc93ceb2020-02-26 13:36:21 +01007643 Note that a match at the start is preferred, thus when the
7644 pattern is using "*" (any number of matches) it tends to find
7645 zero matches at the start instead of a number of matches
7646 further down in the text.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007647
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02007648 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7649 GetList()->match('word')
7650<
Bram Moolenaar95e51472018-07-28 16:55:56 +02007651 *matchadd()* *E798* *E799* *E801* *E957*
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007652matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00007653 Defines a pattern to be highlighted in the current window (a
7654 "match"). It will be highlighted with {group}. Returns an
7655 identification number (ID), which can be used to delete the
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01007656 match using |matchdelete()|. The ID is bound to the window.
Bram Moolenaar8e69b4a2013-11-09 03:41:58 +01007657 Matching is case sensitive and magic, unless case sensitivity
7658 or magicness are explicitly overridden in {pattern}. The
7659 'magic', 'smartcase' and 'ignorecase' options are not used.
Bram Moolenaarf9132812015-07-21 19:19:13 +02007660 The "Conceal" value is special, it causes the match to be
7661 concealed.
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00007662
7663 The optional {priority} argument assigns a priority to the
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02007664 match. A match with a high priority will have its
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00007665 highlighting overrule that of a match with a lower priority.
7666 A priority is specified as an integer (negative numbers are no
7667 exception). If the {priority} argument is not specified, the
7668 default priority is 10. The priority of 'hlsearch' is zero,
7669 hence all matches with a priority greater than zero will
7670 overrule it. Syntax highlighting (see 'syntax') is a separate
7671 mechanism, and regardless of the chosen priority a match will
7672 always overrule syntax highlighting.
7673
7674 The optional {id} argument allows the request for a specific
7675 match ID. If a specified ID is already taken, an error
7676 message will appear and the match will not be added. An ID
7677 is specified as a positive integer (zero excluded). IDs 1, 2
7678 and 3 are reserved for |:match|, |:2match| and |:3match|,
Bram Moolenaar6561d522015-07-21 15:48:27 +02007679 respectively. If the {id} argument is not specified or -1,
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00007680 |matchadd()| automatically chooses a free ID.
7681
Bram Moolenaar85084ef2016-01-17 22:26:33 +01007682 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
7683 values. Currently this is used to specify a match specific
Bram Moolenaar6561d522015-07-21 15:48:27 +02007684 conceal character that will be shown for |hl-Conceal|
7685 highlighted matches. The dict can have the following members:
7686
7687 conceal Special character to show instead of the
Bram Moolenaar6463ca22016-02-13 17:04:46 +01007688 match (only for |hl-Conceal| highlighted
Bram Moolenaar6561d522015-07-21 15:48:27 +02007689 matches, see |:syn-cchar|)
Bram Moolenaar95e51472018-07-28 16:55:56 +02007690 window Instead of the current window use the
7691 window with this number or window ID.
Bram Moolenaar6561d522015-07-21 15:48:27 +02007692
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00007693 The number of matches is not limited, as it is the case with
7694 the |:match| commands.
7695
7696 Example: >
7697 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
7698 :let m = matchadd("MyGroup", "TODO")
7699< Deletion of the pattern: >
7700 :call matchdelete(m)
7701
7702< A list of matches defined by |matchadd()| and |:match| are
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02007703 available from |getmatches()|. All matches can be deleted in
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00007704 one operation by |clearmatches()|.
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00007705
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02007706 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7707 GetGroup()->matchadd('TODO')
7708<
Bram Moolenaar8e97bd72016-08-06 22:05:07 +02007709 *matchaddpos()*
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007710matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
Bram Moolenaarb3414592014-06-17 17:48:32 +02007711 Same as |matchadd()|, but requires a list of positions {pos}
7712 instead of a pattern. This command is faster than |matchadd()|
7713 because it does not require to handle regular expressions and
7714 sets buffer line boundaries to redraw screen. It is supposed
7715 to be used when fast match additions and deletions are
7716 required, for example to highlight matching parentheses.
7717
Bram Moolenaarc8cdf0f2021-03-13 13:28:13 +01007718 {pos} is a list of positions. Each position can be one of
7719 these:
Bram Moolenaarb6da44a2014-06-25 18:15:22 +02007720 - A number. This whole line will be highlighted. The first
Bram Moolenaarb3414592014-06-17 17:48:32 +02007721 line has number 1.
7722 - A list with one number, e.g., [23]. The whole line with this
7723 number will be highlighted.
7724 - A list with two numbers, e.g., [23, 11]. The first number is
Bram Moolenaarb6da44a2014-06-25 18:15:22 +02007725 the line number, the second one is the column number (first
7726 column is 1, the value must correspond to the byte index as
7727 |col()| would return). The character at this position will
7728 be highlighted.
Bram Moolenaarb3414592014-06-17 17:48:32 +02007729 - A list with three numbers, e.g., [23, 11, 3]. As above, but
Bram Moolenaarb6da44a2014-06-25 18:15:22 +02007730 the third number gives the length of the highlight in bytes.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007731
Bram Moolenaarc8cdf0f2021-03-13 13:28:13 +01007732 The maximum number of positions in {pos} is 8.
Bram Moolenaarb3414592014-06-17 17:48:32 +02007733
7734 Example: >
7735 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
7736 :let m = matchaddpos("MyGroup", [[23, 24], 34])
7737< Deletion of the pattern: >
7738 :call matchdelete(m)
7739
7740< Matches added by |matchaddpos()| are returned by
Bram Moolenaarc8cdf0f2021-03-13 13:28:13 +01007741 |getmatches()|.
Bram Moolenaarb3414592014-06-17 17:48:32 +02007742
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02007743 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7744 GetGroup()->matchaddpos([23, 11])
7745
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00007746matcharg({nr}) *matcharg()*
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00007747 Selects the {nr} match item, as set with a |:match|,
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00007748 |:2match| or |:3match| command.
7749 Return a |List| with two elements:
7750 The name of the highlight group used
7751 The pattern used.
7752 When {nr} is not 1, 2 or 3 returns an empty |List|.
7753 When there is no match item set returns ['', ''].
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00007754 This is useful to save and restore a |:match|.
7755 Highlighting matches using the |:match| commands are limited
7756 to three matches. |matchadd()| does not have this limitation.
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00007757
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02007758 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7759 GetMatch()->matcharg()
7760
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01007761matchdelete({id} [, {win}) *matchdelete()* *E802* *E803*
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00007762 Deletes a match with ID {id} previously defined by |matchadd()|
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00007763 or one of the |:match| commands. Returns 0 if successful,
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00007764 otherwise -1. See example for |matchadd()|. All matches can
7765 be deleted in one operation by |clearmatches()|.
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01007766 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
7767 window ID instead of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00007768
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02007769 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7770 GetMatch()->matchdelete()
7771
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007772matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchend()*
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01007773 Same as |match()|, but return the index of first character
7774 after the match. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007775 :echo matchend("testing", "ing")
7776< results in "7".
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +00007777 *strspn()* *strcspn()*
7778 Vim doesn't have a strspn() or strcspn() function, but you can
7779 do it with matchend(): >
7780 :let span = matchend(line, '[a-zA-Z]')
7781 :let span = matchend(line, '[^a-zA-Z]')
7782< Except that -1 is returned when there are no matches.
7783
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01007784 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007785 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 2)
7786< results in "7". >
7787 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 5)
7788< result is "-1".
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01007789 When {expr} is a |List| the result is equal to |match()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007790
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02007791 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7792 GetText()->matchend('word')
7793
Bram Moolenaar635414d2020-09-11 22:25:15 +02007794
Bram Moolenaar4f73b8e2020-09-22 20:33:50 +02007795matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzy()*
Bram Moolenaar1b884a02020-12-10 21:11:27 +01007796 If {list} is a list of strings, then returns a |List| with all
Bram Moolenaar4f73b8e2020-09-22 20:33:50 +02007797 the strings in {list} that fuzzy match {str}. The strings in
7798 the returned list are sorted based on the matching score.
7799
Bram Moolenaar8ded5b62020-10-23 16:50:30 +02007800 The optional {dict} argument always supports the following
7801 items:
7802 matchseq When this item is present and {str} contains
7803 multiple words separated by white space, then
7804 returns only matches that contain the words in
7805 the given sequence.
7806
Bram Moolenaar4f73b8e2020-09-22 20:33:50 +02007807 If {list} is a list of dictionaries, then the optional {dict}
Bram Moolenaar8ded5b62020-10-23 16:50:30 +02007808 argument supports the following additional items:
Bram Moolenaar4f73b8e2020-09-22 20:33:50 +02007809 key key of the item which is fuzzy matched against
7810 {str}. The value of this item should be a
7811 string.
7812 text_cb |Funcref| that will be called for every item
7813 in {list} to get the text for fuzzy matching.
7814 This should accept a dictionary item as the
7815 argument and return the text for that item to
7816 use for fuzzy matching.
7817
7818 {str} is treated as a literal string and regular expression
7819 matching is NOT supported. The maximum supported {str} length
7820 is 256.
Bram Moolenaar635414d2020-09-11 22:25:15 +02007821
Bram Moolenaar8ded5b62020-10-23 16:50:30 +02007822 When {str} has multiple words each separated by white space,
7823 then the list of strings that have all the words is returned.
7824
Bram Moolenaar635414d2020-09-11 22:25:15 +02007825 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then an
7826 empty list is returned. If length of {str} is greater than
7827 256, then returns an empty list.
7828
Bram Moolenaar3ec32172021-05-16 12:39:47 +02007829 Refer to |fuzzy-match| for more information about fuzzy
7830 matching strings.
7831
Bram Moolenaar635414d2020-09-11 22:25:15 +02007832 Example: >
7833 :echo matchfuzzy(["clay", "crow"], "cay")
7834< results in ["clay"]. >
7835 :echo getbufinfo()->map({_, v -> v.name})->matchfuzzy("ndl")
7836< results in a list of buffer names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
Bram Moolenaar4f73b8e2020-09-22 20:33:50 +02007837 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("ndl", {'key' : 'name'})
7838< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
7839 names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
7840 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("spl",
7841 \ {'text_cb' : {v -> v.name}})
7842< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
7843 names fuzzy matching "spl". >
Bram Moolenaar635414d2020-09-11 22:25:15 +02007844 :echo v:oldfiles->matchfuzzy("test")
7845< results in a list of file names fuzzy matching "test". >
7846 :let l = readfile("buffer.c")->matchfuzzy("str")
Bram Moolenaar8ded5b62020-10-23 16:50:30 +02007847< results in a list of lines in "buffer.c" fuzzy matching "str". >
7848 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one')
7849< results in ['two one', 'one two']. >
7850 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one',
7851 \ {'matchseq': 1})
7852< results in ['two one'].
Bram Moolenaar635414d2020-09-11 22:25:15 +02007853
Bram Moolenaar4f73b8e2020-09-22 20:33:50 +02007854matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzypos()*
7855 Same as |matchfuzzy()|, but returns the list of matched
Bram Moolenaar9d19e4f2021-01-02 18:31:32 +01007856 strings, the list of character positions where characters
7857 in {str} matches and a list of matching scores. You can
Bram Moolenaar2346a632021-06-13 19:02:49 +02007858 use |byteidx()| to convert a character position to a byte
Bram Moolenaar9d19e4f2021-01-02 18:31:32 +01007859 position.
Bram Moolenaar4f73b8e2020-09-22 20:33:50 +02007860
7861 If {str} matches multiple times in a string, then only the
7862 positions for the best match is returned.
7863
7864 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then a
Bram Moolenaar9d19e4f2021-01-02 18:31:32 +01007865 list with three empty list items is returned.
Bram Moolenaar4f73b8e2020-09-22 20:33:50 +02007866
7867 Example: >
7868 :echo matchfuzzypos(['testing'], 'tsg')
Bram Moolenaar9d19e4f2021-01-02 18:31:32 +01007869< results in [['testing'], [[0, 2, 6]], [99]] >
Bram Moolenaar4f73b8e2020-09-22 20:33:50 +02007870 :echo matchfuzzypos(['clay', 'lacy'], 'la')
Bram Moolenaar9d19e4f2021-01-02 18:31:32 +01007871< results in [['lacy', 'clay'], [[0, 1], [1, 2]], [153, 133]] >
Bram Moolenaar4f73b8e2020-09-22 20:33:50 +02007872 :echo [{'text': 'hello', 'id' : 10}]->matchfuzzypos('ll', {'key' : 'text'})
Bram Moolenaar9d19e4f2021-01-02 18:31:32 +01007873< results in [[{'id': 10, 'text': 'hello'}], [[2, 3]], [127]]
Bram Moolenaar635414d2020-09-11 22:25:15 +02007874
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007875matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchlist()*
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01007876 Same as |match()|, but return a |List|. The first item in the
Bram Moolenaar3a7c85b2005-02-05 21:39:53 +00007877 list is the matched string, same as what matchstr() would
7878 return. Following items are submatches, like "\1", "\2", etc.
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +00007879 in |:substitute|. When an optional submatch didn't match an
7880 empty string is used. Example: >
7881 echo matchlist('acd', '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)')
7882< Results in: ['acd', 'a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']
Bram Moolenaar3a7c85b2005-02-05 21:39:53 +00007883 When there is no match an empty list is returned.
7884
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02007885 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7886 GetList()->matchlist('word')
7887
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007888matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstr()*
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00007889 Same as |match()|, but return the matched string. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007890 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing")
7891< results in "ing".
7892 When there is no match "" is returned.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01007893 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007894 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 2)
7895< results in "ing". >
7896 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 5)
7897< result is "".
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00007898 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item is returned.
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00007899 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007900
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02007901 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7902 GetText()->matchstr('word')
7903
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007904matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstrpos()*
Bram Moolenaar7fed5c12016-03-29 23:10:31 +02007905 Same as |matchstr()|, but return the matched string, the start
7906 position and the end position of the match. Example: >
7907 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing")
7908< results in ["ing", 4, 7].
7909 When there is no match ["", -1, -1] is returned.
7910 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
7911 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 2)
7912< results in ["ing", 4, 7]. >
7913 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 5)
7914< result is ["", -1, -1].
7915 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item, the index
7916 of first item where {pat} matches, the start position and the
7917 end position of the match are returned. >
7918 :echo matchstrpos([1, '__x'], '\a')
7919< result is ["x", 1, 2, 3].
7920 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
7921
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02007922 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7923 GetText()->matchstrpos('word')
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02007924<
Bram Moolenaar0eabd4d2020-03-15 16:13:53 +01007925
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +00007926 *max()*
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01007927max({expr}) Return the maximum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
7928 echo max([apples, pears, oranges])
7929
7930< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
Bram Moolenaar29634562020-01-09 21:46:04 +01007931 it returns the maximum of all values in the Dictionary.
7932 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
Bram Moolenaar690afe12017-01-28 18:34:47 +01007933 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
Bram Moolenaarf8be4612017-06-23 20:52:40 +02007934 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +00007935
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02007936 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7937 mylist->max()
7938
Bram Moolenaar0eabd4d2020-03-15 16:13:53 +01007939
7940menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) *menu_info()*
7941 Return information about the specified menu {name} in
7942 mode {mode}. The menu name should be specified without the
Yegappan Lakshmanan51491ad2021-09-30 19:00:00 +01007943 shortcut character ('&'). If {name} is "", then the top-level
7944 menu names are returned.
Bram Moolenaar0eabd4d2020-03-15 16:13:53 +01007945
7946 {mode} can be one of these strings:
7947 "n" Normal
7948 "v" Visual (including Select)
7949 "o" Operator-pending
7950 "i" Insert
7951 "c" Cmd-line
7952 "s" Select
7953 "x" Visual
7954 "t" Terminal-Job
7955 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
7956 "!" Insert and Cmd-line
7957 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
7958
7959 Returns a |Dictionary| containing the following items:
7960 accel menu item accelerator text |menu-text|
7961 display display name (name without '&')
7962 enabled v:true if this menu item is enabled
7963 Refer to |:menu-enable|
7964 icon name of the icon file (for toolbar)
7965 |toolbar-icon|
7966 iconidx index of a built-in icon
7967 modes modes for which the menu is defined. In
7968 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
7969 characters will be used:
7970 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
7971 name menu item name.
7972 noremenu v:true if the {rhs} of the menu item is not
7973 remappable else v:false.
7974 priority menu order priority |menu-priority|
7975 rhs right-hand-side of the menu item. The returned
7976 string has special characters translated like
7977 in the output of the ":menu" command listing.
7978 When the {rhs} of a menu item is empty, then
7979 "<Nop>" is returned.
7980 script v:true if script-local remapping of {rhs} is
7981 allowed else v:false. See |:menu-script|.
7982 shortcut shortcut key (character after '&' in
7983 the menu name) |menu-shortcut|
7984 silent v:true if the menu item is created
7985 with <silent> argument |:menu-silent|
7986 submenus |List| containing the names of
7987 all the submenus. Present only if the menu
7988 item has submenus.
7989
7990 Returns an empty dictionary if the menu item is not found.
7991
7992 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarff781552020-03-19 20:37:11 +01007993 :echo menu_info('Edit.Cut')
7994 :echo menu_info('File.Save', 'n')
Yegappan Lakshmanan51491ad2021-09-30 19:00:00 +01007995
7996 " Display the entire menu hierarchy in a buffer
7997 func ShowMenu(name, pfx)
7998 let m = menu_info(a:name)
7999 call append(line('$'), a:pfx .. m.display)
8000 for child in m->get('submenus', [])
8001 call ShowMenu(a:name .. '.' .. escape(child, '.'),
8002 \ a:pfx .. ' ')
8003 endfor
8004 endfunc
8005 new
8006 for topmenu in menu_info('').submenus
8007 call ShowMenu(topmenu, '')
8008 endfor
Bram Moolenaar0eabd4d2020-03-15 16:13:53 +01008009<
8010 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaarff781552020-03-19 20:37:11 +01008011 GetMenuName()->menu_info('v')
Bram Moolenaar0eabd4d2020-03-15 16:13:53 +01008012
8013
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02008014< *min()*
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01008015min({expr}) Return the minimum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
8016 echo min([apples, pears, oranges])
8017
8018< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
Bram Moolenaar29634562020-01-09 21:46:04 +01008019 it returns the minimum of all values in the Dictionary.
8020 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
Bram Moolenaar690afe12017-01-28 18:34:47 +01008021 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
Bram Moolenaarf8be4612017-06-23 20:52:40 +02008022 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +00008023
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02008024 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8025 mylist->min()
8026
8027< *mkdir()* *E739*
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00008028mkdir({name} [, {path} [, {prot}]])
8029 Create directory {name}.
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +01008030
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00008031 If {path} is "p" then intermediate directories are created as
8032 necessary. Otherwise it must be "".
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +01008033
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00008034 If {prot} is given it is used to set the protection bits of
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01008035 the new directory. The default is 0o755 (rwxr-xr-x: r/w for
8036 the user, readable for others). Use 0o700 to make it
8037 unreadable for others. This is only used for the last part of
8038 {name}. Thus if you create /tmp/foo/bar then /tmp/foo will be
8039 created with 0o755.
Bram Moolenaared39e1d2008-08-09 17:55:22 +00008040 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01008041 :call mkdir($HOME . "/tmp/foo/bar", "p", 0o700)
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +01008042
Bram Moolenaared39e1d2008-08-09 17:55:22 +00008043< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +01008044
Bram Moolenaar78a16b02018-04-14 13:51:55 +02008045 There is no error if the directory already exists and the "p"
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +01008046 flag is passed (since patch 8.0.1708). However, without the
Bram Moolenaar10455d42019-11-21 15:36:18 +01008047 "p" option the call will fail.
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +01008048
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01008049 The function result is a Number, which is TRUE if the call was
8050 successful or FALSE if the directory creation failed or partly
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +01008051 failed.
8052
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00008053 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
8054 :if exists("*mkdir")
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02008055
8056< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8057 GetName()->mkdir()
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00008058<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008059 *mode()*
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008060mode([expr]) Return a string that indicates the current mode.
Bram Moolenaar05bb9532008-07-04 09:44:11 +00008061 If [expr] is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
8062 a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then the full mode is
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02008063 returned, otherwise only the first letter is returned.
Bram Moolenaar0e57dd82019-09-16 22:56:03 +02008064 Also see |state()|.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008065
Bram Moolenaar72406a42021-10-02 16:34:55 +01008066 n Normal
Bram Moolenaar612cc382018-07-29 15:34:26 +02008067 no Operator-pending
Bram Moolenaar5976f8f2018-12-27 23:44:44 +01008068 nov Operator-pending (forced characterwise |o_v|)
8069 noV Operator-pending (forced linewise |o_V|)
8070 noCTRL-V Operator-pending (forced blockwise |o_CTRL-V|);
Bram Moolenaar5b69c222019-01-11 14:50:06 +01008071 CTRL-V is one character
Bram Moolenaar612cc382018-07-29 15:34:26 +02008072 niI Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Insert-mode|
8073 niR Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Replace-mode|
8074 niV Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Virtual-Replace-mode|
Bram Moolenaar72406a42021-10-02 16:34:55 +01008075 nt Terminal-Normal (insert goes to Terminal-Job mode)
Bram Moolenaar612cc382018-07-29 15:34:26 +02008076 v Visual by character
8077 V Visual by line
8078 CTRL-V Visual blockwise
8079 s Select by character
8080 S Select by line
8081 CTRL-S Select blockwise
zeertzjqeaf3f362021-07-28 16:51:53 +02008082 vs Visual by character using |v_CTRL-O| from
8083 Select mode
8084 Vs Visual by line using |v_CTRL-O| from Select mode
8085 CTRL-Vs Visual blockwise using |v_CTRL-O| from Select mode
Bram Moolenaar612cc382018-07-29 15:34:26 +02008086 i Insert
8087 ic Insert mode completion |compl-generic|
8088 ix Insert mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
8089 R Replace |R|
8090 Rc Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
8091 Rv Virtual Replace |gR|
8092 Rx Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
8093 c Command-line editing
8094 cv Vim Ex mode |gQ|
8095 ce Normal Ex mode |Q|
8096 r Hit-enter prompt
8097 rm The -- more -- prompt
8098 r? A |:confirm| query of some sort
8099 ! Shell or external command is executing
8100 t Terminal-Job mode: keys go to the job
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008101 This is useful in the 'statusline' option or when used
8102 with |remote_expr()| In most other places it always returns
8103 "c" or "n".
Bram Moolenaar612cc382018-07-29 15:34:26 +02008104 Note that in the future more modes and more specific modes may
8105 be added. It's better not to compare the whole string but only
8106 the leading character(s).
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008107 Also see |visualmode()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008108
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02008109 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8110 DoFull()->mode()
8111
Bram Moolenaar7e506b62010-01-19 15:55:06 +01008112mzeval({expr}) *mzeval()*
8113 Evaluate MzScheme expression {expr} and return its result
Bram Moolenaard38b0552012-04-25 19:07:41 +02008114 converted to Vim data structures.
Bram Moolenaar7e506b62010-01-19 15:55:06 +01008115 Numbers and strings are returned as they are.
8116 Pairs (including lists and improper lists) and vectors are
8117 returned as Vim |Lists|.
8118 Hash tables are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with keys
8119 converted to strings.
8120 All other types are converted to string with display function.
8121 Examples: >
8122 :mz (define l (list 1 2 3))
8123 :mz (define h (make-hash)) (hash-set! h "list" l)
8124 :echo mzeval("l")
8125 :echo mzeval("h")
8126<
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02008127 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
8128 to {expr}.
8129
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02008130 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8131 GetExpr()->mzeval()
8132<
Bram Moolenaar7e506b62010-01-19 15:55:06 +01008133 {only available when compiled with the |+mzscheme| feature}
8134
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008135nextnonblank({lnum}) *nextnonblank()*
8136 Return the line number of the first line at or below {lnum}
8137 that is not blank. Example: >
8138 if getline(nextnonblank(1)) =~ "Java"
8139< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
8140 below it, zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02008141 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008142 See also |prevnonblank()|.
8143
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02008144 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8145 GetLnum()->nextnonblank()
8146
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01008147nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) *nr2char()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008148 Return a string with a single character, which has the number
8149 value {expr}. Examples: >
8150 nr2char(64) returns "@"
8151 nr2char(32) returns " "
Bram Moolenaard35d7842013-01-23 17:17:10 +01008152< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
8153 Example for "utf-8": >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008154 nr2char(300) returns I with bow character
Bram Moolenaard35d7842013-01-23 17:17:10 +01008155< With {utf8} set to 1, always return utf-8 characters.
8156 Note that a NUL character in the file is specified with
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008157 nr2char(10), because NULs are represented with newline
8158 characters. nr2char(0) is a real NUL and terminates the
Bram Moolenaar383f9bc2005-01-19 22:18:32 +00008159 string, thus results in an empty string.
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01008160 To turn a list of character numbers into a string: >
8161 let list = [65, 66, 67]
8162 let str = join(map(list, {_, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
8163< Result: "ABC"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008164
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02008165 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8166 GetNumber()->nr2char()
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02008167
Bram Moolenaard6e256c2011-12-14 15:32:50 +01008168or({expr}, {expr}) *or()*
8169 Bitwise OR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
8170 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
8171 Example: >
8172 :let bits = or(bits, 0x80)
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02008173< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8174 :let bits = bits->or(0x80)
Bram Moolenaard6e256c2011-12-14 15:32:50 +01008175
8176
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02008177pathshorten({path} [, {len}]) *pathshorten()*
8178 Shorten directory names in the path {path} and return the
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00008179 result. The tail, the file name, is kept as-is. The other
Bram Moolenaar6a33ef02020-09-25 22:42:48 +02008180 components in the path are reduced to {len} letters in length.
8181 If {len} is omitted or smaller than 1 then 1 is used (single
8182 letters). Leading '~' and '.' characters are kept. Examples: >
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00008183 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim')
8184< ~/.v/a/myfile.vim ~
Bram Moolenaar6a33ef02020-09-25 22:42:48 +02008185>
8186 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim', 2)
8187< ~/.vi/au/myfile.vim ~
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00008188 It doesn't matter if the path exists or not.
8189
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02008190 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8191 GetDirectories()->pathshorten()
8192
Bram Moolenaare9b892e2016-01-17 21:15:58 +01008193perleval({expr}) *perleval()*
8194 Evaluate Perl expression {expr} in scalar context and return
8195 its result converted to Vim data structures. If value can't be
Bram Moolenaar85084ef2016-01-17 22:26:33 +01008196 converted, it is returned as a string Perl representation.
8197 Note: If you want an array or hash, {expr} must return a
8198 reference to it.
Bram Moolenaare9b892e2016-01-17 21:15:58 +01008199 Example: >
8200 :echo perleval('[1 .. 4]')
8201< [1, 2, 3, 4]
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02008202
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02008203 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
8204 to {expr}.
8205
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02008206 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8207 GetExpr()->perleval()
8208
8209< {only available when compiled with the |+perl| feature}
Bram Moolenaare9b892e2016-01-17 21:15:58 +01008210
Bram Moolenaar931a2772019-07-04 16:54:54 +02008211
Bram Moolenaar1c6737b2020-09-07 22:18:52 +02008212popup_ functions are documented here: |popup-functions|
Bram Moolenaar931a2772019-07-04 16:54:54 +02008213
8214
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008215pow({x}, {y}) *pow()*
8216 Return the power of {x} to the exponent {y} as a |Float|.
8217 {x} and {y} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
8218 Examples: >
8219 :echo pow(3, 3)
8220< 27.0 >
8221 :echo pow(2, 16)
8222< 65536.0 >
8223 :echo pow(32, 0.20)
8224< 2.0
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02008225
8226 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8227 Compute()->pow(3)
8228<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008229 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01008230
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00008231prevnonblank({lnum}) *prevnonblank()*
8232 Return the line number of the first line at or above {lnum}
8233 that is not blank. Example: >
8234 let ind = indent(prevnonblank(v:lnum - 1))
8235< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
8236 above it, zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02008237 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00008238 Also see |nextnonblank()|.
8239
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02008240 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8241 GetLnum()->prevnonblank()
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00008242
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008243printf({fmt}, {expr1} ...) *printf()*
8244 Return a String with {fmt}, where "%" items are replaced by
8245 the formatted form of their respective arguments. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008246 printf("%4d: E%d %.30s", lnum, errno, msg)
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008247< May result in:
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008248 " 99: E42 asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfas" ~
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008249
Bram Moolenaarfd8ca212019-08-10 00:13:30 +02008250 When used as a |method| the base is passed as the second
8251 argument: >
8252 Compute()->printf("result: %d")
8253
8254< Often used items are:
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00008255 %s string
Bram Moolenaar3ab72c52012-11-14 18:10:56 +01008256 %6S string right-aligned in 6 display cells
Bram Moolenaar98692072006-02-04 00:57:42 +00008257 %6s string right-aligned in 6 bytes
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008258 %.9s string truncated to 9 bytes
8259 %c single byte
8260 %d decimal number
8261 %5d decimal number padded with spaces to 5 characters
8262 %x hex number
8263 %04x hex number padded with zeros to at least 4 characters
8264 %X hex number using upper case letters
8265 %o octal number
Bram Moolenaar91984b92016-08-16 21:58:41 +02008266 %08b binary number padded with zeros to at least 8 chars
Bram Moolenaar04186092016-08-29 21:55:35 +02008267 %f floating point number as 12.23, inf, -inf or nan
8268 %F floating point number as 12.23, INF, -INF or NAN
8269 %e floating point number as 1.23e3, inf, -inf or nan
8270 %E floating point number as 1.23E3, INF, -INF or NAN
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008271 %g floating point number, as %f or %e depending on value
Bram Moolenaar3df01732017-02-17 22:47:16 +01008272 %G floating point number, as %F or %E depending on value
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008273 %% the % character itself
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008274
8275 Conversion specifications start with '%' and end with the
8276 conversion type. All other characters are copied unchanged to
8277 the result.
8278
8279 The "%" starts a conversion specification. The following
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008280 arguments appear in sequence:
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008281
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008282 % [flags] [field-width] [.precision] type
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008283
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00008284 flags
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008285 Zero or more of the following flags:
8286
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008287 # The value should be converted to an "alternate
8288 form". For c, d, and s conversions, this option
8289 has no effect. For o conversions, the precision
8290 of the number is increased to force the first
8291 character of the output string to a zero (except
8292 if a zero value is printed with an explicit
8293 precision of zero).
Bram Moolenaar91984b92016-08-16 21:58:41 +02008294 For b and B conversions, a non-zero result has
8295 the string "0b" (or "0B" for B conversions)
8296 prepended to it.
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008297 For x and X conversions, a non-zero result has
8298 the string "0x" (or "0X" for X conversions)
8299 prepended to it.
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008300
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008301 0 (zero) Zero padding. For all conversions the converted
8302 value is padded on the left with zeros rather
8303 than blanks. If a precision is given with a
Bram Moolenaar91984b92016-08-16 21:58:41 +02008304 numeric conversion (d, b, B, o, x, and X), the 0
8305 flag is ignored.
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008306
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008307 - A negative field width flag; the converted value
8308 is to be left adjusted on the field boundary.
8309 The converted value is padded on the right with
8310 blanks, rather than on the left with blanks or
8311 zeros. A - overrides a 0 if both are given.
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008312
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008313 ' ' (space) A blank should be left before a positive
8314 number produced by a signed conversion (d).
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008315
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008316 + A sign must always be placed before a number
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02008317 produced by a signed conversion. A + overrides
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008318 a space if both are used.
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008319
8320 field-width
8321 An optional decimal digit string specifying a minimum
Bram Moolenaar98692072006-02-04 00:57:42 +00008322 field width. If the converted value has fewer bytes
8323 than the field width, it will be padded with spaces on
8324 the left (or right, if the left-adjustment flag has
8325 been given) to fill out the field width.
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008326
8327 .precision
8328 An optional precision, in the form of a period '.'
8329 followed by an optional digit string. If the digit
8330 string is omitted, the precision is taken as zero.
8331 This gives the minimum number of digits to appear for
8332 d, o, x, and X conversions, or the maximum number of
Bram Moolenaar98692072006-02-04 00:57:42 +00008333 bytes to be printed from a string for s conversions.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008334 For floating point it is the number of digits after
8335 the decimal point.
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008336
8337 type
8338 A character that specifies the type of conversion to
8339 be applied, see below.
8340
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008341 A field width or precision, or both, may be indicated by an
8342 asterisk '*' instead of a digit string. In this case, a
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02008343 Number argument supplies the field width or precision. A
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008344 negative field width is treated as a left adjustment flag
8345 followed by a positive field width; a negative precision is
8346 treated as though it were missing. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008347 :echo printf("%d: %.*s", nr, width, line)
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008348< This limits the length of the text used from "line" to
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008349 "width" bytes.
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008350
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00008351 The conversion specifiers and their meanings are:
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008352
Bram Moolenaar91984b92016-08-16 21:58:41 +02008353 *printf-d* *printf-b* *printf-B* *printf-o*
8354 *printf-x* *printf-X*
8355 dbBoxX The Number argument is converted to signed decimal
8356 (d), unsigned binary (b and B), unsigned octal (o), or
8357 unsigned hexadecimal (x and X) notation. The letters
8358 "abcdef" are used for x conversions; the letters
8359 "ABCDEF" are used for X conversions.
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008360 The precision, if any, gives the minimum number of
8361 digits that must appear; if the converted value
8362 requires fewer digits, it is padded on the left with
8363 zeros.
8364 In no case does a non-existent or small field width
8365 cause truncation of a numeric field; if the result of
8366 a conversion is wider than the field width, the field
8367 is expanded to contain the conversion result.
Bram Moolenaar30567352016-08-27 21:25:44 +02008368 The 'h' modifier indicates the argument is 16 bits.
8369 The 'l' modifier indicates the argument is 32 bits.
8370 The 'L' modifier indicates the argument is 64 bits.
8371 Generally, these modifiers are not useful. They are
8372 ignored when type is known from the argument.
8373
8374 i alias for d
8375 D alias for ld
8376 U alias for lu
8377 O alias for lo
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008378
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008379 *printf-c*
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008380 c The Number argument is converted to a byte, and the
8381 resulting character is written.
8382
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008383 *printf-s*
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008384 s The text of the String argument is used. If a
8385 precision is specified, no more bytes than the number
8386 specified are used.
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02008387 If the argument is not a String type, it is
8388 automatically converted to text with the same format
8389 as ":echo".
Bram Moolenaar0122c402015-02-03 19:13:34 +01008390 *printf-S*
Bram Moolenaar3ab72c52012-11-14 18:10:56 +01008391 S The text of the String argument is used. If a
8392 precision is specified, no more display cells than the
Bram Moolenaar4c92e752019-02-17 21:18:32 +01008393 number specified are used.
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008394
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008395 *printf-f* *E807*
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01008396 f F The Float argument is converted into a string of the
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008397 form 123.456. The precision specifies the number of
8398 digits after the decimal point. When the precision is
8399 zero the decimal point is omitted. When the precision
8400 is not specified 6 is used. A really big number
Bram Moolenaar04186092016-08-29 21:55:35 +02008401 (out of range or dividing by zero) results in "inf"
Bram Moolenaarf8be4612017-06-23 20:52:40 +02008402 or "-inf" with %f (INF or -INF with %F).
8403 "0.0 / 0.0" results in "nan" with %f (NAN with %F).
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008404 Example: >
8405 echo printf("%.2f", 12.115)
8406< 12.12
8407 Note that roundoff depends on the system libraries.
8408 Use |round()| when in doubt.
8409
8410 *printf-e* *printf-E*
8411 e E The Float argument is converted into a string of the
8412 form 1.234e+03 or 1.234E+03 when using 'E'. The
8413 precision specifies the number of digits after the
8414 decimal point, like with 'f'.
8415
8416 *printf-g* *printf-G*
8417 g G The Float argument is converted like with 'f' if the
8418 value is between 0.001 (inclusive) and 10000000.0
8419 (exclusive). Otherwise 'e' is used for 'g' and 'E'
8420 for 'G'. When no precision is specified superfluous
8421 zeroes and '+' signs are removed, except for the zero
8422 immediately after the decimal point. Thus 10000000.0
8423 results in 1.0e7.
8424
8425 *printf-%*
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008426 % A '%' is written. No argument is converted. The
8427 complete conversion specification is "%%".
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008428
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00008429 When a Number argument is expected a String argument is also
8430 accepted and automatically converted.
8431 When a Float or String argument is expected a Number argument
8432 is also accepted and automatically converted.
8433 Any other argument type results in an error message.
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008434
Bram Moolenaar83bab712005-08-01 21:58:57 +00008435 *E766* *E767*
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008436 The number of {exprN} arguments must exactly match the number
8437 of "%" items. If there are not sufficient or too many
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008438 arguments an error is given. Up to 18 arguments can be used.
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008439
8440
Bram Moolenaar077cc7a2020-09-04 16:35:35 +02008441prompt_getprompt({buf}) *prompt_getprompt()*
Bram Moolenaarcb80aa22020-10-26 21:12:46 +01008442 Returns the effective prompt text for buffer {buf}. {buf} can
8443 be a buffer name or number. See |prompt-buffer|.
Bram Moolenaar077cc7a2020-09-04 16:35:35 +02008444
8445 If the buffer doesn't exist or isn't a prompt buffer, an empty
8446 string is returned.
8447
8448 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8449 GetBuffer()->prompt_getprompt()
8450
Dominique Pelle74509232021-07-03 19:27:37 +02008451< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
8452
Bram Moolenaar077cc7a2020-09-04 16:35:35 +02008453
Bram Moolenaarf2732452018-06-03 14:47:35 +02008454prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setcallback()*
Bram Moolenaar0e5979a2018-06-17 19:36:33 +02008455 Set prompt callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr}
8456 is an empty string the callback is removed. This has only
Bram Moolenaarf2732452018-06-03 14:47:35 +02008457 effect if {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
Bram Moolenaar0e5979a2018-06-17 19:36:33 +02008458
Bram Moolenaarf2732452018-06-03 14:47:35 +02008459 The callback is invoked when pressing Enter. The current
8460 buffer will always be the prompt buffer. A new line for a
8461 prompt is added before invoking the callback, thus the prompt
8462 for which the callback was invoked will be in the last but one
8463 line.
8464 If the callback wants to add text to the buffer, it must
8465 insert it above the last line, since that is where the current
8466 prompt is. This can also be done asynchronously.
8467 The callback is invoked with one argument, which is the text
8468 that was entered at the prompt. This can be an empty string
8469 if the user only typed Enter.
8470 Example: >
Bram Moolenaara8eee212019-08-24 22:14:58 +02008471 call prompt_setcallback(bufnr(), function('s:TextEntered'))
Bram Moolenaarf2732452018-06-03 14:47:35 +02008472 func s:TextEntered(text)
8473 if a:text == 'exit' || a:text == 'quit'
8474 stopinsert
8475 close
8476 else
8477 call append(line('$') - 1, 'Entered: "' . a:text . '"')
8478 " Reset 'modified' to allow the buffer to be closed.
8479 set nomodified
8480 endif
8481 endfunc
8482
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02008483< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8484 GetBuffer()->prompt_setcallback(callback)
8485
Dominique Pelle74509232021-07-03 19:27:37 +02008486< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02008487
Bram Moolenaar0e5979a2018-06-17 19:36:33 +02008488prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setinterrupt()*
8489 Set a callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr} is an
8490 empty string the callback is removed. This has only effect if
8491 {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
8492
8493 This callback will be invoked when pressing CTRL-C in Insert
8494 mode. Without setting a callback Vim will exit Insert mode,
8495 as in any buffer.
8496
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02008497 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8498 GetBuffer()->prompt_setinterrupt(callback)
8499
Dominique Pelle74509232021-07-03 19:27:37 +02008500< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
8501
Bram Moolenaar0e5979a2018-06-17 19:36:33 +02008502prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) *prompt_setprompt()*
8503 Set prompt for buffer {buf} to {text}. You most likely want
8504 {text} to end in a space.
8505 The result is only visible if {buf} has 'buftype' set to
8506 "prompt". Example: >
Bram Moolenaara8eee212019-08-24 22:14:58 +02008507 call prompt_setprompt(bufnr(), 'command: ')
Bram Moolenaar98aefe72018-12-13 22:20:09 +01008508<
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02008509 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8510 GetBuffer()->prompt_setprompt('command: ')
8511
Dominique Pelle74509232021-07-03 19:27:37 +02008512< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
8513
Bram Moolenaar077cc7a2020-09-04 16:35:35 +02008514prop_ functions are documented here: |text-prop-functions|
Bram Moolenaarf2732452018-06-03 14:47:35 +02008515
Bram Moolenaare9bd5722019-08-17 19:36:06 +02008516pum_getpos() *pum_getpos()*
8517 If the popup menu (see |ins-completion-menu|) is not visible,
8518 returns an empty |Dictionary|, otherwise, returns a
8519 |Dictionary| with the following keys:
8520 height nr of items visible
8521 width screen cells
8522 row top screen row (0 first row)
8523 col leftmost screen column (0 first col)
8524 size total nr of items
Bram Moolenaar96f45c02019-10-26 19:53:45 +02008525 scrollbar |TRUE| if scrollbar is visible
Bram Moolenaare9bd5722019-08-17 19:36:06 +02008526
8527 The values are the same as in |v:event| during
8528 |CompleteChanged|.
8529
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00008530pumvisible() *pumvisible()*
8531 Returns non-zero when the popup menu is visible, zero
8532 otherwise. See |ins-completion-menu|.
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +00008533 This can be used to avoid some things that would remove the
8534 popup menu.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008535
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02008536py3eval({expr}) *py3eval()*
8537 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
8538 converted to Vim data structures.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01008539 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
8540 copied though, Unicode strings are additionally converted to
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02008541 'encoding').
8542 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01008543 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02008544 keys converted to strings.
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02008545 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
8546 to {expr}.
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02008547
8548 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8549 GetExpr()->py3eval()
8550
8551< {only available when compiled with the |+python3| feature}
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02008552
8553 *E858* *E859*
8554pyeval({expr}) *pyeval()*
8555 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
8556 converted to Vim data structures.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01008557 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02008558 copied though).
8559 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01008560 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type,
Bram Moolenaard09acef2012-09-21 14:54:30 +02008561 non-string keys result in error.
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02008562 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
8563 to {expr}.
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02008564
8565 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8566 GetExpr()->pyeval()
8567
8568< {only available when compiled with the |+python| feature}
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02008569
Bram Moolenaarf42dd3c2017-01-28 16:06:38 +01008570pyxeval({expr}) *pyxeval()*
8571 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
8572 converted to Vim data structures.
8573 Uses Python 2 or 3, see |python_x| and 'pyxversion'.
8574 See also: |pyeval()|, |py3eval()|
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02008575
8576 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8577 GetExpr()->pyxeval()
8578
8579< {only available when compiled with the |+python| or the
Bram Moolenaarf42dd3c2017-01-28 16:06:38 +01008580 |+python3| feature}
8581
Bram Moolenaar89a9c152021-08-29 21:55:35 +02008582rand([{expr}]) *rand()* *random*
8583 Return a pseudo-random Number generated with an xoshiro128**
8584 algorithm using seed {expr}. The returned number is 32 bits,
8585 also on 64 bits systems, for consistency.
8586 {expr} can be initialized by |srand()| and will be updated by
8587 rand(). If {expr} is omitted, an internal seed value is used
8588 and updated.
8589
8590 Examples: >
8591 :echo rand()
8592 :let seed = srand()
8593 :echo rand(seed)
8594 :echo rand(seed) % 16 " random number 0 - 15
8595<
8596
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +00008597 *E726* *E727*
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00008598range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]]) *range()*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00008599 Returns a |List| with Numbers:
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00008600 - If only {expr} is specified: [0, 1, ..., {expr} - 1]
8601 - If {max} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + 1, ..., {max}]
8602 - If {stride} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + {stride}, ...,
8603 {max}] (increasing {expr} with {stride} each time, not
8604 producing a value past {max}).
Bram Moolenaare7566042005-06-17 22:00:15 +00008605 When the maximum is one before the start the result is an
8606 empty list. When the maximum is more than one before the
8607 start this is an error.
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00008608 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00008609 range(4) " [0, 1, 2, 3]
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00008610 range(2, 4) " [2, 3, 4]
8611 range(2, 9, 3) " [2, 5, 8]
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00008612 range(2, -2, -1) " [2, 1, 0, -1, -2]
Bram Moolenaare7566042005-06-17 22:00:15 +00008613 range(0) " []
8614 range(2, 0) " error!
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00008615<
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02008616 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8617 GetExpr()->range()
8618<
Bram Moolenaar06b0b4b2019-11-25 15:40:55 +01008619
Bram Moolenaarc423ad72021-01-13 20:38:03 +01008620readblob({fname}) *readblob()*
8621 Read file {fname} in binary mode and return a |Blob|.
8622 When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
8623 the result is an empty |Blob|.
8624 Also see |readfile()| and |writefile()|.
8625
8626
Bram Moolenaar84cf6bd2020-06-16 20:03:43 +02008627readdir({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdir()*
Bram Moolenaar543c9b12019-04-05 22:50:40 +02008628 Return a list with file and directory names in {directory}.
Bram Moolenaar62e1bb42019-04-08 16:25:07 +02008629 You can also use |glob()| if you don't need to do complicated
8630 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
Bram Moolenaar84cf6bd2020-06-16 20:03:43 +02008631 The list will be sorted (case sensitive), see the {dict}
8632 argument below for changing the sort order.
Bram Moolenaar543c9b12019-04-05 22:50:40 +02008633
8634 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
8635 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
8636 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
8637 be handled.
8638 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
8639 added to the list.
8640 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
8641 to the list.
Bram Moolenaar6c9ba042020-06-01 16:09:41 +02008642 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
Bram Moolenaar543c9b12019-04-05 22:50:40 +02008643 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to the entry name.
8644 When {expr} is a function the name is passed as the argument.
8645 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
8646 readdir(dirname, {n -> n =~ '.txt$'})
8647< To skip hidden and backup files: >
8648 readdir(dirname, {n -> n !~ '^\.\|\~$'})
8649
Bram Moolenaar84cf6bd2020-06-16 20:03:43 +02008650< The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
8651 values. Currently this is used to specify if and how sorting
8652 should be performed. The dict can have the following members:
8653
8654 sort How to sort the result returned from the system.
8655 Valid values are:
8656 "none" do not sort (fastest method)
8657 "case" sort case sensitive (byte value of
8658 each character, technically, using
8659 strcmp()) (default)
8660 "icase" sort case insensitive (technically
8661 using strcasecmp())
8662 "collate" sort using the collation order
8663 of the "POSIX" or "C" |locale|
8664 (technically using strcoll())
8665 Other values are silently ignored.
8666
8667 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
8668 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
8669 readdir('.', '1', #{sort: 'none'})
Bram Moolenaar543c9b12019-04-05 22:50:40 +02008670< If you want to get a directory tree: >
Bram Moolenaar84cf6bd2020-06-16 20:03:43 +02008671 function! s:tree(dir)
8672 return {a:dir : map(readdir(a:dir),
Bram Moolenaar543c9b12019-04-05 22:50:40 +02008673 \ {_, x -> isdirectory(x) ?
Bram Moolenaar84cf6bd2020-06-16 20:03:43 +02008674 \ {x : s:tree(a:dir . '/' . x)} : x})}
8675 endfunction
8676 echo s:tree(".")
Bram Moolenaar543c9b12019-04-05 22:50:40 +02008677<
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02008678 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8679 GetDirName()->readdir()
8680<
Bram Moolenaar84cf6bd2020-06-16 20:03:43 +02008681readdirex({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdirex()*
Bram Moolenaar6c9ba042020-06-01 16:09:41 +02008682 Extended version of |readdir()|.
8683 Return a list of Dictionaries with file and directory
8684 information in {directory}.
8685 This is useful if you want to get the attributes of file and
8686 directory at the same time as getting a list of a directory.
8687 This is much faster than calling |readdir()| then calling
8688 |getfperm()|, |getfsize()|, |getftime()| and |getftype()| for
8689 each file and directory especially on MS-Windows.
Bram Moolenaar84cf6bd2020-06-16 20:03:43 +02008690 The list will by default be sorted by name (case sensitive),
8691 the sorting can be changed by using the optional {dict}
8692 argument, see |readdir()|.
Bram Moolenaar6c9ba042020-06-01 16:09:41 +02008693
8694 The Dictionary for file and directory information has the
8695 following items:
8696 group Group name of the entry. (Only on Unix)
8697 name Name of the entry.
8698 perm Permissions of the entry. See |getfperm()|.
8699 size Size of the entry. See |getfsize()|.
8700 time Timestamp of the entry. See |getftime()|.
8701 type Type of the entry.
8702 On Unix, almost same as |getftype()| except:
8703 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
8704 Other symlink "link"
8705 On MS-Windows:
8706 Normal file "file"
8707 Directory "dir"
8708 Junction "junction"
8709 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
8710 Other symlink "link"
8711 Other reparse point "reparse"
8712 user User name of the entry's owner. (Only on Unix)
8713 On Unix, if the entry is a symlink, the Dictionary includes
8714 the information of the target (except the "type" item).
8715 On MS-Windows, it includes the information of the symlink
8716 itself because of performance reasons.
8717
8718 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
8719 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
8720 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
8721 be handled.
8722 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
8723 added to the list.
8724 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
8725 to the list.
8726 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02008727 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to a |Dictionary|
Bram Moolenaar6c9ba042020-06-01 16:09:41 +02008728 of the entry.
8729 When {expr} is a function the entry is passed as the argument.
8730 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
8731 readdirex(dirname, {e -> e.name =~ '.txt$'})
8732<
Bram Moolenaar84cf6bd2020-06-16 20:03:43 +02008733 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
8734 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
8735 readdirex(dirname, '1', #{sort: 'none'})
8736
8737<
Bram Moolenaar6c9ba042020-06-01 16:09:41 +02008738 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8739 GetDirName()->readdirex()
8740<
Bram Moolenaarc423ad72021-01-13 20:38:03 +01008741
Bram Moolenaar3a7c85b2005-02-05 21:39:53 +00008742 *readfile()*
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01008743readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00008744 Read file {fname} and return a |List|, each line of the file
Bram Moolenaar6100d022016-10-02 16:51:57 +02008745 as an item. Lines are broken at NL characters. Macintosh
8746 files separated with CR will result in a single long line
8747 (unless a NL appears somewhere).
Bram Moolenaar06583f12010-08-07 20:30:49 +02008748 All NUL characters are replaced with a NL character.
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01008749 When {type} contains "b" binary mode is used:
Bram Moolenaar3a7c85b2005-02-05 21:39:53 +00008750 - When the last line ends in a NL an extra empty list item is
8751 added.
8752 - No CR characters are removed.
8753 Otherwise:
8754 - CR characters that appear before a NL are removed.
8755 - Whether the last line ends in a NL or not does not matter.
Bram Moolenaar06583f12010-08-07 20:30:49 +02008756 - When 'encoding' is Unicode any UTF-8 byte order mark is
8757 removed from the text.
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00008758 When {max} is given this specifies the maximum number of lines
8759 to be read. Useful if you only want to check the first ten
8760 lines of a file: >
8761 :for line in readfile(fname, '', 10)
8762 : if line =~ 'Date' | echo line | endif
8763 :endfor
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00008764< When {max} is negative -{max} lines from the end of the file
8765 are returned, or as many as there are.
8766 When {max} is zero the result is an empty list.
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00008767 Note that without {max} the whole file is read into memory.
8768 Also note that there is no recognition of encoding. Read a
8769 file into a buffer if you need to.
Bram Moolenaarc423ad72021-01-13 20:38:03 +01008770 Deprecated (use |readblob()| instead): When {type} contains
8771 "B" a |Blob| is returned with the binary data of the file
8772 unmodified.
Bram Moolenaar3a7c85b2005-02-05 21:39:53 +00008773 When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
8774 the result is an empty list.
8775 Also see |writefile()|.
8776
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02008777 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8778 GetFileName()->readfile()
8779
Bram Moolenaar85629982020-06-01 18:39:20 +02008780reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}]) *reduce()* *E998*
8781 {func} is called for every item in {object}, which can be a
8782 |List| or a |Blob|. {func} is called with two arguments: the
8783 result so far and current item. After processing all items
8784 the result is returned.
8785
8786 {initial} is the initial result. When omitted, the first item
8787 in {object} is used and {func} is first called for the second
8788 item. If {initial} is not given and {object} is empty no
8789 result can be computed, an E998 error is given.
8790
8791 Examples: >
8792 echo reduce([1, 3, 5], { acc, val -> acc + val })
8793 echo reduce(['x', 'y'], { acc, val -> acc .. val }, 'a')
8794 echo reduce(0z1122, { acc, val -> 2 * acc + val })
8795<
8796 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8797 echo mylist->reduce({ acc, val -> acc + val }, 0)
8798
8799
Bram Moolenaar0b6d9112018-05-22 20:35:17 +02008800reg_executing() *reg_executing()*
8801 Returns the single letter name of the register being executed.
8802 Returns an empty string when no register is being executed.
8803 See |@|.
8804
8805reg_recording() *reg_recording()*
8806 Returns the single letter name of the register being recorded.
Bram Moolenaar62e1bb42019-04-08 16:25:07 +02008807 Returns an empty string when not recording. See |q|.
Bram Moolenaar0b6d9112018-05-22 20:35:17 +02008808
Bram Moolenaar433f7c82006-03-21 21:29:36 +00008809reltime([{start} [, {end}]]) *reltime()*
Bram Moolenaar3132cdd2020-11-05 20:41:49 +01008810 Return an item that represents a time value. The item is a
8811 list with items that depend on the system. In Vim 9 script
8812 list<any> can be used.
8813 The item can be passed to |reltimestr()| to convert it to a
8814 string or |reltimefloat()| to convert to a Float.
8815
8816 Without an argument reltime() returns the current time.
Bram Moolenaar433f7c82006-03-21 21:29:36 +00008817 With one argument is returns the time passed since the time
8818 specified in the argument.
Bram Moolenaar551dbcc2006-04-25 22:13:59 +00008819 With two arguments it returns the time passed between {start}
Bram Moolenaar433f7c82006-03-21 21:29:36 +00008820 and {end}.
Bram Moolenaar3132cdd2020-11-05 20:41:49 +01008821
Bram Moolenaar433f7c82006-03-21 21:29:36 +00008822 The {start} and {end} arguments must be values returned by
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02008823 reltime(). If there is an error zero is returned in legacy
8824 script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02008825
8826 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8827 GetStart()->reltime()
8828<
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02008829 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
Bram Moolenaar433f7c82006-03-21 21:29:36 +00008830
Bram Moolenaar03413f42016-04-12 21:07:15 +02008831reltimefloat({time}) *reltimefloat()*
8832 Return a Float that represents the time value of {time}.
8833 Example: >
8834 let start = reltime()
8835 call MyFunction()
8836 let seconds = reltimefloat(reltime(start))
8837< See the note of reltimestr() about overhead.
8838 Also see |profiling|.
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02008839 If there is an error 0.0 is returned in legacy script, in Vim9
8840 script an error is given.
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02008841
8842 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8843 reltime(start)->reltimefloat()
8844
8845< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
Bram Moolenaar03413f42016-04-12 21:07:15 +02008846
Bram Moolenaar433f7c82006-03-21 21:29:36 +00008847reltimestr({time}) *reltimestr()*
8848 Return a String that represents the time value of {time}.
8849 This is the number of seconds, a dot and the number of
8850 microseconds. Example: >
8851 let start = reltime()
8852 call MyFunction()
8853 echo reltimestr(reltime(start))
8854< Note that overhead for the commands will be added to the time.
8855 The accuracy depends on the system.
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00008856 Leading spaces are used to make the string align nicely. You
8857 can use split() to remove it. >
8858 echo split(reltimestr(reltime(start)))[0]
8859< Also see |profiling|.
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02008860 If there is an error an empty string is returned in legacy
8861 script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02008862
8863 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8864 reltime(start)->reltimestr()
8865
8866< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
Bram Moolenaar433f7c82006-03-21 21:29:36 +00008867
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008868 *remote_expr()* *E449*
Bram Moolenaar81b9d0b2017-03-19 21:20:53 +01008869remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02008870 Send the {string} to {server}. The string is sent as an
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008871 expression and the result is returned after evaluation.
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +00008872 The result must be a String or a |List|. A |List| is turned
8873 into a String by joining the items with a line break in
8874 between (not at the end), like with join(expr, "\n").
Bram Moolenaar81b9d0b2017-03-19 21:20:53 +01008875 If {idvar} is present and not empty, it is taken as the name
8876 of a variable and a {serverid} for later use with
Bram Moolenaar6bb2cdf2018-02-24 19:53:53 +01008877 |remote_read()| is stored there.
Bram Moolenaar81b9d0b2017-03-19 21:20:53 +01008878 If {timeout} is given the read times out after this many
8879 seconds. Otherwise a timeout of 600 seconds is used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008880 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
8881 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8882 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
8883 Note: Any errors will cause a local error message to be issued
8884 and the result will be the empty string.
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +01008885
8886 Variables will be evaluated in the global namespace,
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01008887 independent of a function currently being active. Except
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +01008888 when in debug mode, then local function variables and
8889 arguments can be evaluated.
8890
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008891 Examples: >
8892 :echo remote_expr("gvim", "2+2")
8893 :echo remote_expr("gvim1", "b:current_syntax")
8894<
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02008895 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8896 ServerName()->remote_expr(expr)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008897
8898remote_foreground({server}) *remote_foreground()*
8899 Move the Vim server with the name {server} to the foreground.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02008900 The {server} argument is a string.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008901 This works like: >
8902 remote_expr({server}, "foreground()")
8903< Except that on Win32 systems the client does the work, to work
8904 around the problem that the OS doesn't always allow the server
8905 to bring itself to the foreground.
Bram Moolenaar9372a112005-12-06 19:59:18 +00008906 Note: This does not restore the window if it was minimized,
8907 like foreground() does.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008908 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02008909
8910 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8911 ServerName()->remote_foreground()
8912
8913< {only in the Win32, Athena, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008914 Win32 console version}
8915
8916
8917remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}]) *remote_peek()*
8918 Returns a positive number if there are available strings
8919 from {serverid}. Copies any reply string into the variable
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02008920 {retvar} if specified. {retvar} must be a string with the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008921 name of a variable.
8922 Returns zero if none are available.
8923 Returns -1 if something is wrong.
8924 See also |clientserver|.
8925 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8926 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
8927 Examples: >
8928 :let repl = ""
8929 :echo "PEEK: ".remote_peek(id, "repl").": ".repl
8930
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02008931< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8932 ServerId()->remote_peek()
8933
Bram Moolenaar81b9d0b2017-03-19 21:20:53 +01008934remote_read({serverid}, [{timeout}]) *remote_read()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008935 Return the oldest available reply from {serverid} and consume
Bram Moolenaar81b9d0b2017-03-19 21:20:53 +01008936 it. Unless a {timeout} in seconds is given, it blocks until a
8937 reply is available.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008938 See also |clientserver|.
8939 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8940 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
8941 Example: >
8942 :echo remote_read(id)
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02008943
8944< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8945 ServerId()->remote_read()
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008946<
8947 *remote_send()* *E241*
8948remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02008949 Send the {string} to {server}. The string is sent as input
Bram Moolenaard4755bb2004-09-02 19:12:26 +00008950 keys and the function returns immediately. At the Vim server
8951 the keys are not mapped |:map|.
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00008952 If {idvar} is present, it is taken as the name of a variable
8953 and a {serverid} for later use with remote_read() is stored
8954 there.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008955 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
8956 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8957 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
Bram Moolenaar7416f3e2017-03-18 18:10:13 +01008958
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008959 Note: Any errors will be reported in the server and may mess
8960 up the display.
8961 Examples: >
8962 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":DropAndReply ".file, "serverid").
8963 \ remote_read(serverid)
8964
8965 :autocmd NONE RemoteReply *
8966 \ echo remote_read(expand("<amatch>"))
8967 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":sleep 10 | echo ".
8968 \ 'server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")<CR>')
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00008969<
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02008970 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8971 ServerName()->remote_send(keys)
8972<
Bram Moolenaar7416f3e2017-03-18 18:10:13 +01008973 *remote_startserver()* *E941* *E942*
8974remote_startserver({name})
8975 Become the server {name}. This fails if already running as a
8976 server, when |v:servername| is not empty.
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02008977
8978 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8979 ServerName()->remote_startserver()
8980
8981< {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
Bram Moolenaar7416f3e2017-03-18 18:10:13 +01008982
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00008983remove({list}, {idx} [, {end}]) *remove()*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00008984 Without {end}: Remove the item at {idx} from |List| {list} and
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01008985 return the item.
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00008986 With {end}: Remove items from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02008987 return a |List| with these items. When {idx} points to the same
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00008988 item as {end} a list with one item is returned. When {end}
8989 points to an item before {idx} this is an error.
8990 See |list-index| for possible values of {idx} and {end}.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00008991 Example: >
8992 :echo "last item: " . remove(mylist, -1)
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00008993 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +01008994<
8995 Use |delete()| to remove a file.
8996
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02008997 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8998 mylist->remove(idx)
8999
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01009000remove({blob}, {idx} [, {end}])
9001 Without {end}: Remove the byte at {idx} from |Blob| {blob} and
9002 return the byte.
9003 With {end}: Remove bytes from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
9004 return a |Blob| with these bytes. When {idx} points to the same
9005 byte as {end} a |Blob| with one byte is returned. When {end}
9006 points to a byte before {idx} this is an error.
9007 Example: >
9008 :echo "last byte: " . remove(myblob, -1)
9009 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +01009010
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00009011remove({dict}, {key})
Bram Moolenaar54775062019-07-31 21:07:14 +02009012 Remove the entry from {dict} with key {key} and return it.
9013 Example: >
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00009014 :echo "removed " . remove(dict, "one")
9015< If there is no {key} in {dict} this is an error.
9016
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009017rename({from}, {to}) *rename()*
9018 Rename the file by the name {from} to the name {to}. This
9019 should also work to move files across file systems. The
9020 result is a Number, which is 0 if the file was renamed
9021 successfully, and non-zero when the renaming failed.
Bram Moolenaar798b30b2009-04-22 10:56:16 +00009022 NOTE: If {to} exists it is overwritten without warning.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009023 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
9024
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02009025 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9026 GetOldName()->rename(newname)
9027
Bram Moolenaarab79bcb2004-07-18 21:34:53 +00009028repeat({expr}, {count}) *repeat()*
9029 Repeat {expr} {count} times and return the concatenated
9030 result. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar551dbcc2006-04-25 22:13:59 +00009031 :let separator = repeat('-', 80)
Bram Moolenaarab79bcb2004-07-18 21:34:53 +00009032< When {count} is zero or negative the result is empty.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00009033 When {expr} is a |List| the result is {expr} concatenated
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02009034 {count} times. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00009035 :let longlist = repeat(['a', 'b'], 3)
9036< Results in ['a', 'b', 'a', 'b', 'a', 'b'].
Bram Moolenaarab79bcb2004-07-18 21:34:53 +00009037
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02009038 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9039 mylist->repeat(count)
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00009040
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009041resolve({filename}) *resolve()* *E655*
9042 On MS-Windows, when {filename} is a shortcut (a .lnk file),
9043 returns the path the shortcut points to in a simplified form.
Bram Moolenaardce1e892019-02-10 23:18:53 +01009044 When {filename} is a symbolic link or junction point, return
9045 the full path to the target. If the target of junction is
9046 removed, return {filename}.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009047 On Unix, repeat resolving symbolic links in all path
9048 components of {filename} and return the simplified result.
9049 To cope with link cycles, resolving of symbolic links is
9050 stopped after 100 iterations.
9051 On other systems, return the simplified {filename}.
9052 The simplification step is done as by |simplify()|.
9053 resolve() keeps a leading path component specifying the
9054 current directory (provided the result is still a relative
9055 path name) and also keeps a trailing path separator.
9056
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02009057 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9058 GetName()->resolve()
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02009059
9060reverse({object}) *reverse()*
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01009061 Reverse the order of items in {object} in-place.
9062 {object} can be a |List| or a |Blob|.
9063 Returns {object}.
9064 If you want an object to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00009065 :let revlist = reverse(copy(mylist))
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02009066< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9067 mylist->reverse()
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00009068
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009069round({expr}) *round()*
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00009070 Round off {expr} to the nearest integral value and return it
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009071 as a |Float|. If {expr} lies halfway between two integral
9072 values, then use the larger one (away from zero).
9073 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
9074 Examples: >
9075 echo round(0.456)
9076< 0.0 >
9077 echo round(4.5)
9078< 5.0 >
9079 echo round(-4.5)
9080< -5.0
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02009081
9082 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9083 Compute()->round()
9084<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009085 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaar34feacb2012-12-05 19:01:43 +01009086
Bram Moolenaare99be0e2019-03-26 22:51:09 +01009087rubyeval({expr}) *rubyeval()*
9088 Evaluate Ruby expression {expr} and return its result
9089 converted to Vim data structures.
9090 Numbers, floats and strings are returned as they are (strings
9091 are copied though).
9092 Arrays are represented as Vim |List| type.
9093 Hashes are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type.
9094 Other objects are represented as strings resulted from their
9095 "Object#to_s" method.
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02009096 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
9097 to {expr}.
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02009098
9099 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9100 GetRubyExpr()->rubyeval()
9101
9102< {only available when compiled with the |+ruby| feature}
Bram Moolenaare99be0e2019-03-26 22:51:09 +01009103
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01009104screenattr({row}, {col}) *screenattr()*
Bram Moolenaar36f44c22016-08-28 18:17:20 +02009105 Like |screenchar()|, but return the attribute. This is a rather
Bram Moolenaar9a773482013-06-11 18:40:13 +02009106 arbitrary number that can only be used to compare to the
9107 attribute at other positions.
9108
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009109 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9110 GetRow()->screenattr(col)
9111
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01009112screenchar({row}, {col}) *screenchar()*
Bram Moolenaar9a773482013-06-11 18:40:13 +02009113 The result is a Number, which is the character at position
9114 [row, col] on the screen. This works for every possible
9115 screen position, also status lines, window separators and the
9116 command line. The top left position is row one, column one
9117 The character excludes composing characters. For double-byte
9118 encodings it may only be the first byte.
9119 This is mainly to be used for testing.
9120 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
9121
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009122 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9123 GetRow()->screenchar(col)
9124
Bram Moolenaar2912abb2019-03-29 14:16:42 +01009125screenchars({row}, {col}) *screenchars()*
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02009126 The result is a |List| of Numbers. The first number is the same
Bram Moolenaar2912abb2019-03-29 14:16:42 +01009127 as what |screenchar()| returns. Further numbers are
9128 composing characters on top of the base character.
9129 This is mainly to be used for testing.
9130 Returns an empty List when row or col is out of range.
9131
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009132 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9133 GetRow()->screenchars(col)
9134
Bram Moolenaar34feacb2012-12-05 19:01:43 +01009135screencol() *screencol()*
9136 The result is a Number, which is the current screen column of
9137 the cursor. The leftmost column has number 1.
9138 This function is mainly used for testing.
9139
9140 Note: Always returns the current screen column, thus if used
9141 in a command (e.g. ":echo screencol()") it will return the
9142 column inside the command line, which is 1 when the command is
9143 executed. To get the cursor position in the file use one of
9144 the following mappings: >
9145 nnoremap <expr> GG ":echom ".screencol()."\n"
9146 nnoremap <silent> GG :echom screencol()<CR>
Bram Moolenaar957cf672020-11-12 14:21:06 +01009147 nnoremap GG <Cmd>echom screencol()<CR>
Bram Moolenaar34feacb2012-12-05 19:01:43 +01009148<
Bram Moolenaarb3d17a22019-07-07 18:28:14 +02009149screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *screenpos()*
9150 The result is a Dict with the screen position of the text
9151 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and column
9152 {col}. {col} is a one-based byte index.
9153 The Dict has these members:
9154 row screen row
9155 col first screen column
9156 endcol last screen column
9157 curscol cursor screen column
9158 If the specified position is not visible, all values are zero.
9159 The "endcol" value differs from "col" when the character
9160 occupies more than one screen cell. E.g. for a Tab "col" can
9161 be 1 and "endcol" can be 8.
9162 The "curscol" value is where the cursor would be placed. For
9163 a Tab it would be the same as "endcol", while for a double
9164 width character it would be the same as "col".
Bram Moolenaar90df4b92021-07-07 20:26:08 +02009165 The |conceal| feature is ignored here, the column numbers are
9166 as if 'conceallevel' is zero. You can set the cursor to the
9167 right position and use |screencol()| to get the value with
9168 |conceal| taken into account.
Bram Moolenaarb3d17a22019-07-07 18:28:14 +02009169
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009170 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9171 GetWinid()->screenpos(lnum, col)
9172
Bram Moolenaar34feacb2012-12-05 19:01:43 +01009173screenrow() *screenrow()*
9174 The result is a Number, which is the current screen row of the
9175 cursor. The top line has number one.
9176 This function is mainly used for testing.
Bram Moolenaar437bafe2016-08-01 15:40:54 +02009177 Alternatively you can use |winline()|.
Bram Moolenaar34feacb2012-12-05 19:01:43 +01009178
9179 Note: Same restrictions as with |screencol()|.
9180
Bram Moolenaar2912abb2019-03-29 14:16:42 +01009181screenstring({row}, {col}) *screenstring()*
9182 The result is a String that contains the base character and
9183 any composing characters at position [row, col] on the screen.
9184 This is like |screenchars()| but returning a String with the
9185 characters.
9186 This is mainly to be used for testing.
9187 Returns an empty String when row or col is out of range.
9188
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009189 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9190 GetRow()->screenstring(col)
Bram Moolenaaradc17a52020-06-06 18:37:51 +02009191<
9192 *search()*
9193search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009194 Search for regexp pattern {pattern}. The search starts at the
Bram Moolenaar383f9bc2005-01-19 22:18:32 +00009195 cursor position (you can use |cursor()| to set it).
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00009196
Bram Moolenaar2df58b42012-11-28 18:21:11 +01009197 When a match has been found its line number is returned.
Bram Moolenaarb8ff1fb2012-02-04 21:59:01 +01009198 If there is no match a 0 is returned and the cursor doesn't
9199 move. No error message is given.
Bram Moolenaarb8ff1fb2012-02-04 21:59:01 +01009200
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009201 {flags} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
Bram Moolenaarad4d8a12015-12-28 19:20:36 +01009202 'b' search Backward instead of forward
9203 'c' accept a match at the Cursor position
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +00009204 'e' move to the End of the match
Bram Moolenaar5eb86f92004-07-26 12:53:41 +00009205 'n' do Not move the cursor
Bram Moolenaarad4d8a12015-12-28 19:20:36 +01009206 'p' return number of matching sub-Pattern (see below)
9207 's' Set the ' mark at the previous location of the cursor
9208 'w' Wrap around the end of the file
9209 'W' don't Wrap around the end of the file
9210 'z' start searching at the cursor column instead of zero
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009211 If neither 'w' or 'W' is given, the 'wrapscan' option applies.
9212
Bram Moolenaar02743632005-07-25 20:42:36 +00009213 If the 's' flag is supplied, the ' mark is set, only if the
9214 cursor is moved. The 's' flag cannot be combined with the 'n'
9215 flag.
9216
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00009217 'ignorecase', 'smartcase' and 'magic' are used.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01009218
Bram Moolenaar4466ad62020-11-21 13:16:30 +01009219 When the 'z' flag is not given, forward searching always
9220 starts in column zero and then matches before the cursor are
9221 skipped. When the 'c' flag is present in 'cpo' the next
9222 search starts after the match. Without the 'c' flag the next
9223 search starts one column further. This matters for
9224 overlapping matches.
9225 When searching backwards and the 'z' flag is given then the
9226 search starts in column zero, thus no match in the current
9227 line will be found (unless wrapping around the end of the
9228 file).
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00009229
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00009230 When the {stopline} argument is given then the search stops
9231 after searching this line. This is useful to restrict the
9232 search to a range of lines. Examples: >
9233 let match = search('(', 'b', line("w0"))
9234 let end = search('END', '', line("w$"))
9235< When {stopline} is used and it is not zero this also implies
9236 that the search does not wrap around the end of the file.
Bram Moolenaar76929292008-01-06 19:07:36 +00009237 A zero value is equal to not giving the argument.
9238
9239 When the {timeout} argument is given the search stops when
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02009240 more than this many milliseconds have passed. Thus when
Bram Moolenaar76929292008-01-06 19:07:36 +00009241 {timeout} is 500 the search stops after half a second.
9242 The value must not be negative. A zero value is like not
9243 giving the argument.
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02009244 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00009245
Bram Moolenaaradc17a52020-06-06 18:37:51 +02009246 If the {skip} expression is given it is evaluated with the
9247 cursor positioned on the start of a match. If it evaluates to
9248 non-zero this match is skipped. This can be used, for
9249 example, to skip a match in a comment or a string.
9250 {skip} can be a string, which is evaluated as an expression, a
9251 function reference or a lambda.
9252 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
9253 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
9254 and -1 returned.
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +00009255 *search()-sub-match*
9256 With the 'p' flag the returned value is one more than the
9257 first sub-match in \(\). One if none of them matched but the
9258 whole pattern did match.
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00009259 To get the column number too use |searchpos()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009260
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +00009261 The cursor will be positioned at the match, unless the 'n'
9262 flag is used.
9263
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009264 Example (goes over all files in the argument list): >
9265 :let n = 1
9266 :while n <= argc() " loop over all files in arglist
9267 : exe "argument " . n
9268 : " start at the last char in the file and wrap for the
9269 : " first search to find match at start of file
9270 : normal G$
9271 : let flags = "w"
9272 : while search("foo", flags) > 0
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009273 : s/foo/bar/g
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009274 : let flags = "W"
9275 : endwhile
9276 : update " write the file if modified
9277 : let n = n + 1
9278 :endwhile
9279<
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +00009280 Example for using some flags: >
9281 :echo search('\<if\|\(else\)\|\(endif\)', 'ncpe')
9282< This will search for the keywords "if", "else", and "endif"
9283 under or after the cursor. Because of the 'p' flag, it
9284 returns 1, 2, or 3 depending on which keyword is found, or 0
9285 if the search fails. With the cursor on the first word of the
9286 line:
9287 if (foo == 0) | let foo = foo + 1 | endif ~
9288 the function returns 1. Without the 'c' flag, the function
9289 finds the "endif" and returns 3. The same thing happens
9290 without the 'e' flag if the cursor is on the "f" of "if".
9291 The 'n' flag tells the function not to move the cursor.
9292
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009293 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9294 GetPattern()->search()
Bram Moolenaar92d640f2005-09-05 22:11:52 +00009295
Bram Moolenaare8f5ec02020-06-01 17:28:35 +02009296searchcount([{options}]) *searchcount()*
9297 Get or update the last search count, like what is displayed
9298 without the "S" flag in 'shortmess'. This works even if
9299 'shortmess' does contain the "S" flag.
9300
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02009301 This returns a |Dictionary|. The dictionary is empty if the
Bram Moolenaare8f5ec02020-06-01 17:28:35 +02009302 previous pattern was not set and "pattern" was not specified.
9303
9304 key type meaning ~
9305 current |Number| current position of match;
9306 0 if the cursor position is
9307 before the first match
9308 exact_match |Boolean| 1 if "current" is matched on
9309 "pos", otherwise 0
9310 total |Number| total count of matches found
9311 incomplete |Number| 0: search was fully completed
9312 1: recomputing was timed out
9313 2: max count exceeded
9314
9315 For {options} see further down.
9316
9317 To get the last search count when |n| or |N| was pressed, call
9318 this function with `recompute: 0` . This sometimes returns
9319 wrong information because |n| and |N|'s maximum count is 99.
9320 If it exceeded 99 the result must be max count + 1 (100). If
9321 you want to get correct information, specify `recompute: 1`: >
9322
9323 " result == maxcount + 1 (100) when many matches
9324 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
9325
9326 " Below returns correct result (recompute defaults
9327 " to 1)
9328 let result = searchcount()
9329<
9330 The function is useful to add the count to |statusline|: >
9331 function! LastSearchCount() abort
9332 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
9333 if empty(result)
9334 return ''
9335 endif
9336 if result.incomplete ==# 1 " timed out
9337 return printf(' /%s [?/??]', @/)
9338 elseif result.incomplete ==# 2 " max count exceeded
9339 if result.total > result.maxcount &&
9340 \ result.current > result.maxcount
9341 return printf(' /%s [>%d/>%d]', @/,
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +02009342 \ result.current, result.total)
Bram Moolenaare8f5ec02020-06-01 17:28:35 +02009343 elseif result.total > result.maxcount
9344 return printf(' /%s [%d/>%d]', @/,
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +02009345 \ result.current, result.total)
Bram Moolenaare8f5ec02020-06-01 17:28:35 +02009346 endif
9347 endif
9348 return printf(' /%s [%d/%d]', @/,
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +02009349 \ result.current, result.total)
Bram Moolenaare8f5ec02020-06-01 17:28:35 +02009350 endfunction
9351 let &statusline .= '%{LastSearchCount()}'
9352
9353 " Or if you want to show the count only when
9354 " 'hlsearch' was on
9355 " let &statusline .=
9356 " \ '%{v:hlsearch ? LastSearchCount() : ""}'
9357<
9358 You can also update the search count, which can be useful in a
9359 |CursorMoved| or |CursorMovedI| autocommand: >
9360
9361 autocmd CursorMoved,CursorMovedI *
9362 \ let s:searchcount_timer = timer_start(
9363 \ 200, function('s:update_searchcount'))
9364 function! s:update_searchcount(timer) abort
9365 if a:timer ==# s:searchcount_timer
9366 call searchcount(#{
9367 \ recompute: 1, maxcount: 0, timeout: 100})
9368 redrawstatus
9369 endif
9370 endfunction
9371<
9372 This can also be used to count matched texts with specified
9373 pattern in the current buffer using "pattern": >
9374
9375 " Count '\<foo\>' in this buffer
9376 " (Note that it also updates search count)
9377 let result = searchcount(#{pattern: '\<foo\>'})
9378
9379 " To restore old search count by old pattern,
9380 " search again
9381 call searchcount()
9382<
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02009383 {options} must be a |Dictionary|. It can contain:
Bram Moolenaare8f5ec02020-06-01 17:28:35 +02009384 key type meaning ~
9385 recompute |Boolean| if |TRUE|, recompute the count
9386 like |n| or |N| was executed.
9387 otherwise returns the last
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02009388 computed result (when |n| or
9389 |N| was used when "S" is not
9390 in 'shortmess', or this
9391 function was called).
Bram Moolenaare8f5ec02020-06-01 17:28:35 +02009392 (default: |TRUE|)
9393 pattern |String| recompute if this was given
9394 and different with |@/|.
9395 this works as same as the
9396 below command is executed
9397 before calling this function >
9398 let @/ = pattern
9399< (default: |@/|)
9400 timeout |Number| 0 or negative number is no
9401 timeout. timeout milliseconds
9402 for recomputing the result
9403 (default: 0)
9404 maxcount |Number| 0 or negative number is no
9405 limit. max count of matched
9406 text while recomputing the
9407 result. if search exceeded
9408 total count, "total" value
9409 becomes `maxcount + 1`
Bram Moolenaar7e6a5152021-01-02 16:39:53 +01009410 (default: 99)
Bram Moolenaare8f5ec02020-06-01 17:28:35 +02009411 pos |List| `[lnum, col, off]` value
9412 when recomputing the result.
9413 this changes "current" result
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02009414 value. see |cursor()|,
9415 |getpos()|
Bram Moolenaare8f5ec02020-06-01 17:28:35 +02009416 (default: cursor's position)
9417
9418
Bram Moolenaarf75a9632005-09-13 21:20:47 +00009419searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]]) *searchdecl()*
9420 Search for the declaration of {name}.
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00009421
Bram Moolenaarf75a9632005-09-13 21:20:47 +00009422 With a non-zero {global} argument it works like |gD|, find
9423 first match in the file. Otherwise it works like |gd|, find
9424 first match in the function.
9425
9426 With a non-zero {thisblock} argument matches in a {} block
9427 that ends before the cursor position are ignored. Avoids
9428 finding variable declarations only valid in another scope.
9429
Bram Moolenaar92d640f2005-09-05 22:11:52 +00009430 Moves the cursor to the found match.
9431 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
9432 Example: >
9433 if searchdecl('myvar') == 0
9434 echo getline('.')
9435 endif
9436<
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009437 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9438 GetName()->searchdecl()
9439<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009440 *searchpair()*
Bram Moolenaar76929292008-01-06 19:07:36 +00009441searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
9442 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009443 Search for the match of a nested start-end pair. This can be
9444 used to find the "endif" that matches an "if", while other
9445 if/endif pairs in between are ignored.
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00009446 The search starts at the cursor. The default is to search
9447 forward, include 'b' in {flags} to search backward.
9448 If a match is found, the cursor is positioned at it and the
9449 line number is returned. If no match is found 0 or -1 is
9450 returned and the cursor doesn't move. No error message is
9451 given.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009452
9453 {start}, {middle} and {end} are patterns, see |pattern|. They
9454 must not contain \( \) pairs. Use of \%( \) is allowed. When
9455 {middle} is not empty, it is found when searching from either
9456 direction, but only when not in a nested start-end pair. A
9457 typical use is: >
9458 searchpair('\<if\>', '\<else\>', '\<endif\>')
9459< By leaving {middle} empty the "else" is skipped.
9460
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +00009461 {flags} 'b', 'c', 'n', 's', 'w' and 'W' are used like with
9462 |search()|. Additionally:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009463 'r' Repeat until no more matches found; will find the
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009464 outer pair. Implies the 'W' flag.
9465 'm' Return number of matches instead of line number with
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +00009466 the match; will be > 1 when 'r' is used.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009467 Note: it's nearly always a good idea to use the 'W' flag, to
9468 avoid wrapping around the end of the file.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009469
9470 When a match for {start}, {middle} or {end} is found, the
9471 {skip} expression is evaluated with the cursor positioned on
9472 the start of the match. It should return non-zero if this
9473 match is to be skipped. E.g., because it is inside a comment
9474 or a string.
9475 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
9476 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
9477 and -1 returned.
Bram Moolenaar48570482017-10-30 21:48:41 +01009478 {skip} can be a string, a lambda, a funcref or a partial.
Bram Moolenaar675e8d62018-06-24 20:42:01 +02009479 Anything else makes the function fail.
Bram Moolenaar3ec32172021-05-16 12:39:47 +02009480 In a `:def` function when the {skip} argument is a string
9481 constant it is compiled into instructions.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009482
Bram Moolenaar76929292008-01-06 19:07:36 +00009483 For {stopline} and {timeout} see |search()|.
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00009484
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009485 The value of 'ignorecase' is used. 'magic' is ignored, the
9486 patterns are used like it's on.
9487
9488 The search starts exactly at the cursor. A match with
9489 {start}, {middle} or {end} at the next character, in the
9490 direction of searching, is the first one found. Example: >
9491 if 1
9492 if 2
9493 endif 2
9494 endif 1
9495< When starting at the "if 2", with the cursor on the "i", and
9496 searching forwards, the "endif 2" is found. When starting on
9497 the character just before the "if 2", the "endif 1" will be
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02009498 found. That's because the "if 2" will be found first, and
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009499 then this is considered to be a nested if/endif from "if 2" to
9500 "endif 2".
9501 When searching backwards and {end} is more than one character,
9502 it may be useful to put "\zs" at the end of the pattern, so
9503 that when the cursor is inside a match with the end it finds
9504 the matching start.
9505
9506 Example, to find the "endif" command in a Vim script: >
9507
9508 :echo searchpair('\<if\>', '\<el\%[seif]\>', '\<en\%[dif]\>', 'W',
9509 \ 'getline(".") =~ "^\\s*\""')
9510
9511< The cursor must be at or after the "if" for which a match is
9512 to be found. Note that single-quote strings are used to avoid
9513 having to double the backslashes. The skip expression only
9514 catches comments at the start of a line, not after a command.
9515 Also, a word "en" or "if" halfway a line is considered a
9516 match.
9517 Another example, to search for the matching "{" of a "}": >
9518
9519 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW')
9520
9521< This works when the cursor is at or before the "}" for which a
9522 match is to be found. To reject matches that syntax
9523 highlighting recognized as strings: >
9524
9525 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW',
9526 \ 'synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 0), "name") =~? "string"')
9527<
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00009528 *searchpairpos()*
Bram Moolenaar76929292008-01-06 19:07:36 +00009529searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
9530 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01009531 Same as |searchpair()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00009532 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
9533 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00009534 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02009535 returns [0, 0]. >
9536
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00009537 :let [lnum,col] = searchpairpos('{', '', '}', 'n')
9538<
9539 See |match-parens| for a bigger and more useful example.
9540
Bram Moolenaaradc17a52020-06-06 18:37:51 +02009541 *searchpos()*
9542searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00009543 Same as |search()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00009544 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
9545 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
9546 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
9547 returns [0, 0].
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +00009548 Example: >
9549 :let [lnum, col] = searchpos('mypattern', 'n')
9550
9551< When the 'p' flag is given then there is an extra item with
9552 the sub-pattern match number |search()-sub-match|. Example: >
9553 :let [lnum, col, submatch] = searchpos('\(\l\)\|\(\u\)', 'np')
9554< In this example "submatch" is 2 when a lowercase letter is
9555 found |/\l|, 3 when an uppercase letter is found |/\u|.
9556
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009557 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9558 GetPattern()->searchpos()
9559
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02009560server2client({clientid}, {string}) *server2client()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009561 Send a reply string to {clientid}. The most recent {clientid}
9562 that sent a string can be retrieved with expand("<client>").
9563 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01009564 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009565 Note:
9566 This id has to be stored before the next command can be
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00009567 received. I.e. before returning from the received command and
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009568 before calling any commands that waits for input.
9569 See also |clientserver|.
9570 Example: >
9571 :echo server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009572
9573< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9574 GetClientId()->server2client(string)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009575<
9576serverlist() *serverlist()*
9577 Return a list of available server names, one per line.
9578 When there are no servers or the information is not available
9579 an empty string is returned. See also |clientserver|.
9580 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
9581 Example: >
9582 :echo serverlist()
9583<
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02009584setbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *setbufline()*
9585 Set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer {buf}. This works like
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02009586 |setline()| for the specified buffer.
9587
9588 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
9589 |bufload()| if needed.
9590
9591 To insert lines use |appendbufline()|.
9592 Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
9593
9594 {text} can be a string to set one line, or a list of strings
9595 to set multiple lines. If the list extends below the last
9596 line then those lines are added.
Bram Moolenaarb31cf2b2017-09-02 19:45:19 +02009597
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02009598 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
Bram Moolenaarb31cf2b2017-09-02 19:45:19 +02009599
9600 {lnum} is used like with |setline()|.
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02009601 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
9602 added below the last line.
Bram Moolenaarb31cf2b2017-09-02 19:45:19 +02009603
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02009604 When {buf} is not a valid buffer, the buffer is not loaded or
Bram Moolenaar6bf2c622019-07-04 17:12:09 +02009605 {lnum} is not valid then 1 is returned. On success 0 is
9606 returned.
Bram Moolenaarb31cf2b2017-09-02 19:45:19 +02009607
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02009608 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9609 third argument: >
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009610 GetText()->setbufline(buf, lnum)
9611
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02009612setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val}) *setbufvar()*
9613 Set option or local variable {varname} in buffer {buf} to
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009614 {val}.
9615 This also works for a global or local window option, but it
9616 doesn't work for a global or local window variable.
9617 For a local window option the global value is unchanged.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02009618 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
9619 The {varname} argument is a string.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009620 Note that the variable name without "b:" must be used.
9621 Examples: >
9622 :call setbufvar(1, "&mod", 1)
9623 :call setbufvar("todo", "myvar", "foobar")
9624< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
9625
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02009626 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9627 third argument: >
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009628 GetValue()->setbufvar(buf, varname)
9629
Bram Moolenaar08aac3c2020-08-28 21:04:24 +02009630
9631setcellwidths({list}) *setcellwidths()*
9632 Specify overrides for cell widths of character ranges. This
9633 tells Vim how wide characters are, counted in screen cells.
9634 This overrides 'ambiwidth'. Example: >
9635 setcellwidths([[0xad, 0xad, 1],
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +02009636 \ [0x2194, 0x2199, 2]])
Bram Moolenaar08aac3c2020-08-28 21:04:24 +02009637
9638< *E1109* *E1110* *E1111* *E1112* *E1113*
9639 The {list} argument is a list of lists with each three
9640 numbers. These three numbers are [low, high, width]. "low"
9641 and "high" can be the same, in which case this refers to one
9642 character. Otherwise it is the range of characters from "low"
9643 to "high" (inclusive). "width" is either 1 or 2, indicating
9644 the character width in screen cells.
9645 An error is given if the argument is invalid, also when a
9646 range overlaps with another.
9647 Only characters with value 0x100 and higher can be used.
9648
9649 To clear the overrides pass an empty list: >
9650 setcellwidths([]);
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +02009651< You can use the script $VIMRUNTIME/tools/emoji_list.vim to see
9652 the effect for known emoji characters.
Bram Moolenaar08aac3c2020-08-28 21:04:24 +02009653
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01009654setcharpos({expr}, {list}) *setcharpos()*
9655 Same as |setpos()| but uses the specified column number as the
9656 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
9657
9658 Example:
9659 With the text "여보세요" in line 8: >
9660 call setcharpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
9661< positions the cursor on the fourth character '요'. >
9662 call setpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
9663< positions the cursor on the second character '보'.
9664
9665 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9666 GetPosition()->setcharpos('.')
Bram Moolenaar08aac3c2020-08-28 21:04:24 +02009667
Bram Moolenaar12969c02015-09-08 23:36:10 +02009668setcharsearch({dict}) *setcharsearch()*
Bram Moolenaardbd24b52015-08-11 14:26:19 +02009669 Set the current character search information to {dict},
9670 which contains one or more of the following entries:
9671
9672 char character which will be used for a subsequent
9673 |,| or |;| command; an empty string clears the
9674 character search
9675 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
9676 0 for backward
9677 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
9678 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
9679 character search
9680
9681 This can be useful to save/restore a user's character search
9682 from a script: >
9683 :let prevsearch = getcharsearch()
9684 :" Perform a command which clobbers user's search
9685 :call setcharsearch(prevsearch)
9686< Also see |getcharsearch()|.
9687
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009688 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9689 SavedSearch()->setcharsearch()
9690
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009691setcmdpos({pos}) *setcmdpos()*
9692 Set the cursor position in the command line to byte position
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02009693 {pos}. The first position is 1.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009694 Use |getcmdpos()| to obtain the current position.
9695 Only works while editing the command line, thus you must use
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00009696 |c_CTRL-\_e|, |c_CTRL-R_=| or |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '='. For
9697 |c_CTRL-\_e| and |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '=' the position is
9698 set after the command line is set to the expression. For
9699 |c_CTRL-R_=| it is set after evaluating the expression but
9700 before inserting the resulting text.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009701 When the number is too big the cursor is put at the end of the
9702 line. A number smaller than one has undefined results.
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01009703 Returns FALSE when successful, TRUE when not editing the
9704 command line.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009705
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009706 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9707 GetPos()->setcmdpos()
9708
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01009709setcursorcharpos({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *setcursorcharpos()*
9710setcursorcharpos({list})
9711 Same as |cursor()| but uses the specified column number as the
9712 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
9713
9714 Example:
9715 With the text "여보세요" in line 4: >
9716 call setcursorcharpos(4, 3)
9717< positions the cursor on the third character '세'. >
9718 call cursor(4, 3)
9719< positions the cursor on the first character '여'.
9720
9721 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9722 GetCursorPos()->setcursorcharpos()
9723
mityu61065042021-07-19 20:07:21 +02009724
Bram Moolenaar691ddee2019-05-09 14:52:41 +02009725setenv({name}, {val}) *setenv()*
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02009726 Set environment variable {name} to {val}. Example: >
9727 call setenv('HOME', '/home/myhome')
9728
9729< When {val} is |v:null| the environment variable is deleted.
Bram Moolenaar691ddee2019-05-09 14:52:41 +02009730 See also |expr-env|.
9731
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02009732 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9733 second argument: >
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009734 GetPath()->setenv('PATH')
9735
Bram Moolenaar80492532016-03-08 17:08:53 +01009736setfperm({fname}, {mode}) *setfperm()* *chmod*
9737 Set the file permissions for {fname} to {mode}.
9738 {mode} must be a string with 9 characters. It is of the form
9739 "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of "rwx" flags represent, in
9740 turn, the permissions of the owner of the file, the group the
9741 file belongs to, and other users. A '-' character means the
9742 permission is off, any other character means on. Multi-byte
9743 characters are not supported.
9744
9745 For example "rw-r-----" means read-write for the user,
9746 readable by the group, not accessible by others. "xx-x-----"
9747 would do the same thing.
9748
9749 Returns non-zero for success, zero for failure.
9750
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02009751 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9752 GetFilename()->setfperm(mode)
9753<
Bram Moolenaar80492532016-03-08 17:08:53 +01009754 To read permissions see |getfperm()|.
9755
9756
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009757setline({lnum}, {text}) *setline()*
Bram Moolenaarb8ff1fb2012-02-04 21:59:01 +01009758 Set line {lnum} of the current buffer to {text}. To insert
Bram Moolenaarb31cf2b2017-09-02 19:45:19 +02009759 lines use |append()|. To set lines in another buffer use
Bram Moolenaarb328cca2019-01-06 16:24:01 +01009760 |setbufline()|. Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
Bram Moolenaarb31cf2b2017-09-02 19:45:19 +02009761
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00009762 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009763 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02009764 added below the last line.
Bram Moolenaar34453202021-01-31 13:08:38 +01009765 {text} can be any type or a List of any type, each item is
9766 converted to a String.
Bram Moolenaarb31cf2b2017-09-02 19:45:19 +02009767
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01009768 If this succeeds, FALSE is returned. If this fails (most likely
9769 because {lnum} is invalid) TRUE is returned.
Bram Moolenaarb31cf2b2017-09-02 19:45:19 +02009770
9771 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009772 :call setline(5, strftime("%c"))
Bram Moolenaarb31cf2b2017-09-02 19:45:19 +02009773
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009774< When {text} is a |List| then line {lnum} and following lines
Bram Moolenaar2389c3c2005-05-22 22:07:59 +00009775 will be set to the items in the list. Example: >
9776 :call setline(5, ['aaa', 'bbb', 'ccc'])
9777< This is equivalent to: >
Bram Moolenaar53bfca22012-04-13 23:04:47 +02009778 :for [n, l] in [[5, 'aaa'], [6, 'bbb'], [7, 'ccc']]
Bram Moolenaar2389c3c2005-05-22 22:07:59 +00009779 : call setline(n, l)
9780 :endfor
Bram Moolenaarb4d5fba2017-09-11 19:31:28 +02009781
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009782< Note: The '[ and '] marks are not set.
9783
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02009784 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9785 second argument: >
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009786 GetText()->setline(lnum)
9787
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01009788setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setloclist()*
Bram Moolenaar17c7c012006-01-26 22:25:15 +00009789 Create or replace or add to the location list for window {nr}.
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02009790 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
Bram Moolenaar888ccac2016-06-04 18:49:36 +02009791 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
9792
9793 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
9794 modified. For an invalid window number {nr}, -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00009795 Otherwise, same as |setqflist()|.
9796 Also see |location-list|.
9797
Bram Moolenaar7ff78462020-07-10 22:00:53 +02009798 For {action} see |setqflist-action|.
9799
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02009800 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
9801 only the items listed in {what} are set. Refer to |setqflist()|
9802 for the list of supported keys in {what}.
9803
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +02009804 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9805 second argument: >
9806 GetLoclist()->setloclist(winnr)
9807
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01009808setmatches({list} [, {win}]) *setmatches()*
Bram Moolenaar99fa7212020-04-26 15:59:55 +02009809 Restores a list of matches saved by |getmatches()| for the
9810 current window. Returns 0 if successful, otherwise -1. All
Bram Moolenaarfd133322019-03-29 12:20:27 +01009811 current matches are cleared before the list is restored. See
9812 example for |getmatches()|.
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01009813 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
9814 window ID instead of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00009815
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +02009816 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9817 GetMatches()->setmatches()
9818<
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00009819 *setpos()*
9820setpos({expr}, {list})
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02009821 Set the position for String {expr}. Possible values:
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00009822 . the cursor
9823 'x mark x
9824
Bram Moolenaar493c1782014-05-28 14:34:46 +02009825 {list} must be a |List| with four or five numbers:
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00009826 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
Bram Moolenaar493c1782014-05-28 14:34:46 +02009827 [bufnum, lnum, col, off, curswant]
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00009828
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02009829 "bufnum" is the buffer number. Zero can be used for the
Bram Moolenaarf13e00b2017-01-28 18:23:54 +01009830 current buffer. When setting an uppercase mark "bufnum" is
9831 used for the mark position. For other marks it specifies the
9832 buffer to set the mark in. You can use the |bufnr()| function
9833 to turn a file name into a buffer number.
9834 For setting the cursor and the ' mark "bufnum" is ignored,
9835 since these are associated with a window, not a buffer.
Bram Moolenaardb552d602006-03-23 22:59:57 +00009836 Does not change the jumplist.
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00009837
9838 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01009839 column is 1. Use a zero "lnum" to delete a mark. If "col" is
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01009840 smaller than 1 then 1 is used. To use the character count
9841 instead of the byte count, use |setcharpos()|.
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00009842
9843 The "off" number is only used when 'virtualedit' is set. Then
9844 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
Bram Moolenaard46bbc72007-05-12 14:38:41 +00009845 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00009846 character.
9847
Bram Moolenaar493c1782014-05-28 14:34:46 +02009848 The "curswant" number is only used when setting the cursor
9849 position. It sets the preferred column for when moving the
9850 cursor vertically. When the "curswant" number is missing the
9851 preferred column is not set. When it is present and setting a
9852 mark position it is not used.
9853
Bram Moolenaardfb18412013-12-11 18:53:29 +01009854 Note that for '< and '> changing the line number may result in
9855 the marks to be effectively be swapped, so that '< is always
9856 before '>.
9857
Bram Moolenaar08250432008-02-13 11:42:46 +00009858 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
9859 An error message is given if {expr} is invalid.
9860
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01009861 Also see |setcharpos()|, |getpos()| and |getcurpos()|.
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00009862
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00009863 This does not restore the preferred column for moving
Bram Moolenaar493c1782014-05-28 14:34:46 +02009864 vertically; if you set the cursor position with this, |j| and
9865 |k| motions will jump to previous columns! Use |cursor()| to
9866 also set the preferred column. Also see the "curswant" key in
9867 |winrestview()|.
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00009868
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +02009869 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9870 GetPosition()->setpos('.')
9871
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01009872setqflist({list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setqflist()*
Bram Moolenaarae338332017-08-11 20:25:26 +02009873 Create or replace or add to the quickfix list.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01009874
Bram Moolenaarb17893a2020-03-14 08:19:51 +01009875 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
9876 only the items listed in {what} are set. The first {list}
9877 argument is ignored. See below for the supported items in
9878 {what}.
Bram Moolenaar7ff78462020-07-10 22:00:53 +02009879 *setqflist-what*
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02009880 When {what} is not present, the items in {list} are used. Each
Bram Moolenaarae338332017-08-11 20:25:26 +02009881 item must be a dictionary. Non-dictionary items in {list} are
9882 ignored. Each dictionary item can contain the following
9883 entries:
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00009884
Bram Moolenaar48b66fb2007-02-04 01:58:18 +00009885 bufnr buffer number; must be the number of a valid
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009886 buffer
Bram Moolenaar48b66fb2007-02-04 01:58:18 +00009887 filename name of a file; only used when "bufnr" is not
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009888 present or it is invalid.
Bram Moolenaard76ce852018-05-01 15:02:04 +02009889 module name of a module; if given it will be used in
9890 quickfix error window instead of the filename.
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00009891 lnum line number in the file
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00009892 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00009893 col column number
9894 vcol when non-zero: "col" is visual column
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00009895 when zero: "col" is byte index
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00009896 nr error number
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00009897 text description of the error
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00009898 type single-character error type, 'E', 'W', etc.
Bram Moolenaarf1d21c82017-04-22 21:20:46 +02009899 valid recognized error message
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00009900
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00009901 The "col", "vcol", "nr", "type" and "text" entries are
9902 optional. Either "lnum" or "pattern" entry can be used to
9903 locate a matching error line.
Bram Moolenaar48b66fb2007-02-04 01:58:18 +00009904 If the "filename" and "bufnr" entries are not present or
9905 neither the "lnum" or "pattern" entries are present, then the
9906 item will not be handled as an error line.
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00009907 If both "pattern" and "lnum" are present then "pattern" will
9908 be used.
Bram Moolenaarf1d21c82017-04-22 21:20:46 +02009909 If the "valid" entry is not supplied, then the valid flag is
9910 set when "bufnr" is a valid buffer or "filename" exists.
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +02009911 If you supply an empty {list}, the quickfix list will be
9912 cleared.
Bram Moolenaar48b66fb2007-02-04 01:58:18 +00009913 Note that the list is not exactly the same as what
9914 |getqflist()| returns.
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00009915
Bram Moolenaar7ff78462020-07-10 22:00:53 +02009916 {action} values: *setqflist-action* *E927*
Bram Moolenaarb6fa30c2017-03-29 14:19:25 +02009917 'a' The items from {list} are added to the existing
9918 quickfix list. If there is no existing list, then a
9919 new list is created.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01009920
Bram Moolenaarb6fa30c2017-03-29 14:19:25 +02009921 'r' The items from the current quickfix list are replaced
9922 with the items from {list}. This can also be used to
9923 clear the list: >
9924 :call setqflist([], 'r')
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01009925<
Bram Moolenaarb6fa30c2017-03-29 14:19:25 +02009926 'f' All the quickfix lists in the quickfix stack are
9927 freed.
9928
Bram Moolenaar511972d2016-06-04 18:09:59 +02009929 If {action} is not present or is set to ' ', then a new list
Bram Moolenaar55b69262017-08-13 13:42:01 +02009930 is created. The new quickfix list is added after the current
9931 quickfix list in the stack and all the following lists are
9932 freed. To add a new quickfix list at the end of the stack,
Bram Moolenaar36538222017-09-02 19:51:44 +02009933 set "nr" in {what} to "$".
Bram Moolenaar35c54e52005-05-20 21:25:31 +00009934
Bram Moolenaarb17893a2020-03-14 08:19:51 +01009935 The following items can be specified in dictionary {what}:
Bram Moolenaar15142e22018-04-30 22:19:58 +02009936 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
Bram Moolenaar36538222017-09-02 19:51:44 +02009937 efm errorformat to use when parsing text from
9938 "lines". If this is not present, then the
9939 'errorformat' option value is used.
Bram Moolenaar5b69c222019-01-11 14:50:06 +01009940 See |quickfix-parse|
Bram Moolenaara539f4f2017-08-30 20:33:55 +02009941 id quickfix list identifier |quickfix-ID|
Bram Moolenaar5b69c222019-01-11 14:50:06 +01009942 idx index of the current entry in the quickfix
9943 list specified by 'id' or 'nr'. If set to '$',
9944 then the last entry in the list is set as the
9945 current entry. See |quickfix-index|
Bram Moolenaar6a8958d2017-06-22 21:33:20 +02009946 items list of quickfix entries. Same as the {list}
9947 argument.
Bram Moolenaar2c809b72017-09-01 18:34:02 +02009948 lines use 'errorformat' to parse a list of lines and
9949 add the resulting entries to the quickfix list
9950 {nr} or {id}. Only a |List| value is supported.
Bram Moolenaar5b69c222019-01-11 14:50:06 +01009951 See |quickfix-parse|
Bram Moolenaar875feea2017-06-11 16:07:51 +02009952 nr list number in the quickfix stack; zero
Bram Moolenaar36538222017-09-02 19:51:44 +02009953 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
Bram Moolenaar5b69c222019-01-11 14:50:06 +01009954 the last quickfix list.
Bram Moolenaar858ba062020-05-31 23:11:59 +02009955 quickfixtextfunc
9956 function to get the text to display in the
Bram Moolenaard43906d2020-07-20 21:31:32 +02009957 quickfix window. The value can be the name of
9958 a function or a funcref or a lambda. Refer to
Bram Moolenaar858ba062020-05-31 23:11:59 +02009959 |quickfix-window-function| for an explanation
9960 of how to write the function and an example.
Bram Moolenaar5b69c222019-01-11 14:50:06 +01009961 title quickfix list title text. See |quickfix-title|
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02009962 Unsupported keys in {what} are ignored.
9963 If the "nr" item is not present, then the current quickfix list
Bram Moolenaar86f100dc2017-06-28 21:26:27 +02009964 is modified. When creating a new quickfix list, "nr" can be
9965 set to a value one greater than the quickfix stack size.
Bram Moolenaara539f4f2017-08-30 20:33:55 +02009966 When modifying a quickfix list, to guarantee that the correct
Bram Moolenaar36538222017-09-02 19:51:44 +02009967 list is modified, "id" should be used instead of "nr" to
Bram Moolenaara539f4f2017-08-30 20:33:55 +02009968 specify the list.
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02009969
Bram Moolenaar15142e22018-04-30 22:19:58 +02009970 Examples (See also |setqflist-examples|): >
Bram Moolenaar2c809b72017-09-01 18:34:02 +02009971 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'title': 'My search'})
9972 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'nr': 2, 'title': 'Errors'})
Bram Moolenaar15142e22018-04-30 22:19:58 +02009973 :call setqflist([], 'a', {'id':qfid, 'lines':["F1:10:L10"]})
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02009974<
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00009975 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
9976
9977 This function can be used to create a quickfix list
9978 independent of the 'errorformat' setting. Use a command like
Bram Moolenaar94237492017-04-23 18:40:21 +02009979 `:cc 1` to jump to the first position.
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00009980
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +02009981 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9982 second argument: >
9983 GetErrorlist()->setqflist()
9984<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009985 *setreg()*
Bram Moolenaare0fa3742016-02-20 15:47:01 +01009986setreg({regname}, {value} [, {options}])
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009987 Set the register {regname} to {value}.
Bram Moolenaar0e05de42020-03-25 22:23:46 +01009988 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +02009989 The {regname} argument is a string. In |Vim9-script|
9990 {regname} must be one character.
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02009991
Bram Moolenaarbb861e22020-06-07 18:16:36 +02009992 {value} may be any value returned by |getreg()| or
9993 |getreginfo()|, including a |List| or |Dict|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009994 If {options} contains "a" or {regname} is upper case,
9995 then the value is appended.
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02009996
Bram Moolenaarc6485bc2010-07-28 17:02:55 +02009997 {options} can also contain a register type specification:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009998 "c" or "v" |characterwise| mode
9999 "l" or "V" |linewise| mode
10000 "b" or "<CTRL-V>" |blockwise-visual| mode
10001 If a number immediately follows "b" or "<CTRL-V>" then this is
10002 used as the width of the selection - if it is not specified
10003 then the width of the block is set to the number of characters
Bram Moolenaard46bbc72007-05-12 14:38:41 +000010004 in the longest line (counting a <Tab> as 1 character).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010005
10006 If {options} contains no register settings, then the default
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010010007 is to use character mode unless {value} ends in a <NL> for
10008 string {value} and linewise mode for list {value}. Blockwise
Bram Moolenaar5a50c222014-04-02 22:17:10 +020010009 mode is never selected automatically.
10010 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
10011
10012 *E883*
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010010013 Note: you may not use |List| containing more than one item to
10014 set search and expression registers. Lists containing no
Bram Moolenaar5a50c222014-04-02 22:17:10 +020010015 items act like empty strings.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010016
10017 Examples: >
10018 :call setreg(v:register, @*)
10019 :call setreg('*', @%, 'ac')
10020 :call setreg('a', "1\n2\n3", 'b5')
Bram Moolenaarbb861e22020-06-07 18:16:36 +020010021 :call setreg('"', { 'points_to': 'a'})
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010022
10023< This example shows using the functions to save and restore a
Bram Moolenaarb4d5fba2017-09-11 19:31:28 +020010024 register: >
Bram Moolenaarbb861e22020-06-07 18:16:36 +020010025 :let var_a = getreginfo()
10026 :call setreg('a', var_a)
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +020010027< or: >
Bram Moolenaar5a50c222014-04-02 22:17:10 +020010028 :let var_a = getreg('a', 1, 1)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010029 :let var_amode = getregtype('a')
10030 ....
10031 :call setreg('a', var_a, var_amode)
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010010032< Note: you may not reliably restore register value
10033 without using the third argument to |getreg()| as without it
Bram Moolenaarb4d5fba2017-09-11 19:31:28 +020010034 newlines are represented as newlines AND Nul bytes are
10035 represented as newlines as well, see |NL-used-for-Nul|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010036
Bram Moolenaarb4d5fba2017-09-11 19:31:28 +020010037 You can also change the type of a register by appending
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010038 nothing: >
10039 :call setreg('a', '', 'al')
10040
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +020010041< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
10042 second argument: >
10043 GetText()->setreg('a')
10044
Bram Moolenaar06b5d512010-05-22 15:37:44 +020010045settabvar({tabnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabvar()*
10046 Set tab-local variable {varname} to {val} in tab page {tabnr}.
10047 |t:var|
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010048 The {varname} argument is a string.
Bram Moolenaarb4230122019-05-30 18:40:53 +020010049 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
10050 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype'.
Bram Moolenaar06b5d512010-05-22 15:37:44 +020010051 Note that the variable name without "t:" must be used.
10052 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
Bram Moolenaar06b5d512010-05-22 15:37:44 +020010053 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
10054
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020010055 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
10056 third argument: >
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +020010057 GetValue()->settabvar(tab, name)
10058
Bram Moolenaarc6249bb2006-04-15 20:25:09 +000010059settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabwinvar()*
10060 Set option or local variable {varname} in window {winnr} to
10061 {val}.
10062 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
10063 use |setwinvar()|.
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +020010064 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
Bram Moolenaarc6249bb2006-04-15 20:25:09 +000010065 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
Bram Moolenaarb4230122019-05-30 18:40:53 +020010066 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
10067 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype' or 'syntax'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010068 This also works for a global or local buffer option, but it
10069 doesn't work for a global or local buffer variable.
10070 For a local buffer option the global value is unchanged.
10071 Note that the variable name without "w:" must be used.
Bram Moolenaarc6249bb2006-04-15 20:25:09 +000010072 Examples: >
10073 :call settabwinvar(1, 1, "&list", 0)
10074 :call settabwinvar(3, 2, "myvar", "foobar")
10075< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
10076
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020010077 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
10078 fourth argument: >
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +020010079 GetValue()->settabvar(tab, winnr, name)
10080
Bram Moolenaarf49cc602018-11-11 15:21:05 +010010081settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}]) *settagstack()*
10082 Modify the tag stack of the window {nr} using {dict}.
10083 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
10084
10085 For a list of supported items in {dict}, refer to
Bram Moolenaar271fa082020-01-02 14:02:16 +010010086 |gettagstack()|. "curidx" takes effect before changing the tag
10087 stack.
Bram Moolenaarf49cc602018-11-11 15:21:05 +010010088 *E962*
Bram Moolenaar271fa082020-01-02 14:02:16 +010010089 How the tag stack is modified depends on the {action}
10090 argument:
10091 - If {action} is not present or is set to 'r', then the tag
10092 stack is replaced.
10093 - If {action} is set to 'a', then new entries from {dict} are
10094 pushed (added) onto the tag stack.
10095 - If {action} is set to 't', then all the entries from the
10096 current entry in the tag stack or "curidx" in {dict} are
10097 removed and then new entries are pushed to the stack.
10098
10099 The current index is set to one after the length of the tag
10100 stack after the modification.
Bram Moolenaarf49cc602018-11-11 15:21:05 +010010101
10102 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
10103
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +020010104 Examples (for more examples see |tagstack-examples|):
Bram Moolenaard1caa942020-04-10 22:10:56 +020010105 Empty the tag stack of window 3: >
Bram Moolenaarf49cc602018-11-11 15:21:05 +010010106 call settagstack(3, {'items' : []})
10107
Bram Moolenaarf49cc602018-11-11 15:21:05 +010010108< Save and restore the tag stack: >
10109 let stack = gettagstack(1003)
10110 " do something else
10111 call settagstack(1003, stack)
10112 unlet stack
10113<
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020010114 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
10115 second argument: >
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +020010116 GetStack()->settagstack(winnr)
10117
10118setwinvar({winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *setwinvar()*
Bram Moolenaarc6249bb2006-04-15 20:25:09 +000010119 Like |settabwinvar()| for the current tab page.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010120 Examples: >
10121 :call setwinvar(1, "&list", 0)
10122 :call setwinvar(2, "myvar", "foobar")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010123
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020010124< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
10125 third argument: >
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +020010126 GetValue()->setwinvar(winnr, name)
10127
Bram Moolenaaraf9aeb92013-02-13 17:35:04 +010010128sha256({string}) *sha256()*
Bram Moolenaar2b8388b2015-02-28 13:11:45 +010010129 Returns a String with 64 hex characters, which is the SHA256
Bram Moolenaaraf9aeb92013-02-13 17:35:04 +010010130 checksum of {string}.
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +020010131
10132 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10133 GetText()->sha256()
10134
10135< {only available when compiled with the |+cryptv| feature}
Bram Moolenaaraf9aeb92013-02-13 17:35:04 +010010136
Bram Moolenaar05bb9532008-07-04 09:44:11 +000010137shellescape({string} [, {special}]) *shellescape()*
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010010138 Escape {string} for use as a shell command argument.
Mike Williamsa3d1b292021-06-30 20:56:00 +020010139 When the 'shell' contains powershell (MS-Windows) or pwsh
10140 (MS-Windows, Linux, and MacOS) then it will enclose {string}
10141 in single quotes and will double up all internal single
10142 quotes.
10143 On MS-Windows, when 'shellslash' is not set, it will enclose
10144 {string} in double quotes and double all double quotes within
10145 {string}.
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +020010146 Otherwise it will enclose {string} in single quotes and
10147 replace all "'" with "'\''".
Bram Moolenaar875feea2017-06-11 16:07:51 +020010148
Bram Moolenaar05bb9532008-07-04 09:44:11 +000010149 When the {special} argument is present and it's a non-zero
10150 Number or a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then special
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +000010151 items such as "!", "%", "#" and "<cword>" will be preceded by
10152 a backslash. This backslash will be removed again by the |:!|
Bram Moolenaar05bb9532008-07-04 09:44:11 +000010153 command.
Bram Moolenaar875feea2017-06-11 16:07:51 +020010154
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +000010155 The "!" character will be escaped (again with a |non-zero-arg|
10156 {special}) when 'shell' contains "csh" in the tail. That is
10157 because for csh and tcsh "!" is used for history replacement
10158 even when inside single quotes.
Bram Moolenaar875feea2017-06-11 16:07:51 +020010159
10160 With a |non-zero-arg| {special} the <NL> character is also
10161 escaped. When 'shell' containing "csh" in the tail it's
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +000010162 escaped a second time.
Bram Moolenaar875feea2017-06-11 16:07:51 +020010163
Jason Cox6e823512021-08-29 12:36:49 +020010164 The "\" character will be escaped when 'shell' contains "fish"
10165 in the tail. That is because for fish "\" is used as an escape
10166 character inside single quotes.
10167
Bram Moolenaar05bb9532008-07-04 09:44:11 +000010168 Example of use with a |:!| command: >
10169 :exe '!dir ' . shellescape(expand('<cfile>'), 1)
10170< This results in a directory listing for the file under the
10171 cursor. Example of use with |system()|: >
10172 :call system("chmod +w -- " . shellescape(expand("%")))
Bram Moolenaar26df0922014-02-23 23:39:13 +010010173< See also |::S|.
Bram Moolenaar60a495f2006-10-03 12:44:42 +000010174
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +020010175 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10176 GetCommand()->shellescape()
Bram Moolenaar60a495f2006-10-03 12:44:42 +000010177
Bram Moolenaarf9514162018-11-22 03:08:29 +010010178shiftwidth([{col}]) *shiftwidth()*
Bram Moolenaar2d17fa32012-10-21 00:45:18 +020010179 Returns the effective value of 'shiftwidth'. This is the
10180 'shiftwidth' value unless it is zero, in which case it is the
Bram Moolenaar009d84a2016-01-28 14:12:00 +010010181 'tabstop' value. This function was introduced with patch
Bram Moolenaarf9514162018-11-22 03:08:29 +010010182 7.3.694 in 2012, everybody should have it by now (however it
10183 did not allow for the optional {col} argument until 8.1.542).
Bram Moolenaar2d17fa32012-10-21 00:45:18 +020010184
Bram Moolenaarf9514162018-11-22 03:08:29 +010010185 When there is one argument {col} this is used as column number
10186 for which to return the 'shiftwidth' value. This matters for the
10187 'vartabstop' feature. If the 'vartabstop' setting is enabled and
10188 no {col} argument is given, column 1 will be assumed.
Bram Moolenaarf0d58ef2018-11-16 16:13:44 +010010189
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +020010190 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10191 GetColumn()->shiftwidth()
10192
Bram Moolenaared997ad2019-07-21 16:42:00 +020010193sign_ functions are documented here: |sign-functions-details|
Bram Moolenaar2d17fa32012-10-21 00:45:18 +020010194
Bram Moolenaar162b7142018-12-21 15:17:36 +010010195
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010196simplify({filename}) *simplify()*
10197 Simplify the file name as much as possible without changing
10198 the meaning. Shortcuts (on MS-Windows) or symbolic links (on
10199 Unix) are not resolved. If the first path component in
10200 {filename} designates the current directory, this will be
10201 valid for the result as well. A trailing path separator is
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +020010202 not removed either. On Unix "//path" is unchanged, but
10203 "///path" is simplified to "/path" (this follows the Posix
10204 standard).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010205 Example: >
10206 simplify("./dir/.././/file/") == "./file/"
10207< Note: The combination "dir/.." is only removed if "dir" is
10208 a searchable directory or does not exist. On Unix, it is also
10209 removed when "dir" is a symbolic link within the same
10210 directory. In order to resolve all the involved symbolic
10211 links before simplifying the path name, use |resolve()|.
10212
Bram Moolenaar7035fd92020-04-08 20:03:52 +020010213 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10214 GetName()->simplify()
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +000010215
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010216sin({expr}) *sin()*
10217 Return the sine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
10218 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
10219 Examples: >
10220 :echo sin(100)
10221< -0.506366 >
10222 :echo sin(-4.01)
10223< 0.763301
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +020010224
10225 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10226 Compute()->sin()
10227<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010228 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010010229
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010230
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +020010231sinh({expr}) *sinh()*
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +020010232 Return the hyperbolic sine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +020010233 [-inf, inf].
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +020010234 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +020010235 Examples: >
10236 :echo sinh(0.5)
10237< 0.521095 >
10238 :echo sinh(-0.9)
10239< -1.026517
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +020010240
10241 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10242 Compute()->sinh()
10243<
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +020010244 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +020010245
10246
Bram Moolenaar2346a632021-06-13 19:02:49 +020010247slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) *slice()*
Bram Moolenaar6601b622021-01-13 21:47:15 +010010248 Similar to using a |slice| "expr[start : end]", but "end" is
10249 used exclusive. And for a string the indexes are used as
10250 character indexes instead of byte indexes, like in
Bram Moolenaar02b4d9b2021-03-14 19:46:45 +010010251 |vim9script|. Also, composing characters are not counted.
Bram Moolenaar6601b622021-01-13 21:47:15 +010010252 When {end} is omitted the slice continues to the last item.
10253 When {end} is -1 the last item is omitted.
10254
10255 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10256 GetList()->slice(offset)
10257
10258
Bram Moolenaar5f894962011-06-19 02:55:37 +020010259sort({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]]) *sort()* *E702*
Bram Moolenaar327aa022014-03-25 18:24:23 +010010260 Sort the items in {list} in-place. Returns {list}.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010010261
Bram Moolenaar327aa022014-03-25 18:24:23 +010010262 If you want a list to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +000010263 :let sortedlist = sort(copy(mylist))
Bram Moolenaar822ff862014-06-12 21:46:14 +020010264
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +020010265< When {func} is omitted, is empty or zero, then sort() uses the
10266 string representation of each item to sort on. Numbers sort
10267 after Strings, |Lists| after Numbers. For sorting text in the
10268 current buffer use |:sort|.
Bram Moolenaar327aa022014-03-25 18:24:23 +010010269
Bram Moolenaar34401cc2014-08-29 15:12:19 +020010270 When {func} is given and it is '1' or 'i' then case is
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +020010271 ignored.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010010272
Bram Moolenaar3132cdd2020-11-05 20:41:49 +010010273 When {func} is given and it is 'l' then the current collation
10274 locale is used for ordering. Implementation details: strcoll()
10275 is used to compare strings. See |:language| check or set the
10276 collation locale. |v:collate| can also be used to check the
10277 current locale. Sorting using the locale typically ignores
10278 case. Example: >
10279 " ö is sorted similarly to o with English locale.
10280 :language collate en_US.UTF8
10281 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
10282< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'] ~
10283>
10284 " ö is sorted after z with Swedish locale.
10285 :language collate sv_SE.UTF8
10286 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
10287< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'p', 'z', 'ö'] ~
10288 This does not work properly on Mac.
Bram Moolenaar55e29612020-11-01 13:57:44 +010010289
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +020010290 When {func} is given and it is 'n' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar3132cdd2020-11-05 20:41:49 +010010291 sorted numerical (Implementation detail: this uses the
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +020010292 strtod() function to parse numbers, Strings, Lists, Dicts and
10293 Funcrefs will be considered as being 0).
10294
Bram Moolenaarb00da1d2015-12-03 16:33:12 +010010295 When {func} is given and it is 'N' then all items will be
10296 sorted numerical. This is like 'n' but a string containing
10297 digits will be used as the number they represent.
10298
Bram Moolenaar13d5aee2016-01-21 23:36:05 +010010299 When {func} is given and it is 'f' then all items will be
10300 sorted numerical. All values must be a Number or a Float.
10301
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000010302 When {func} is a |Funcref| or a function name, this function
10303 is called to compare items. The function is invoked with two
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010010304 items as argument and must return zero if they are equal, 1 or
10305 bigger if the first one sorts after the second one, -1 or
10306 smaller if the first one sorts before the second one.
Bram Moolenaar327aa022014-03-25 18:24:23 +010010307
10308 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
10309 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
10310
Bram Moolenaar8bb1c3e2014-07-04 16:43:17 +020010311 The sort is stable, items which compare equal (as number or as
10312 string) will keep their relative position. E.g., when sorting
Bram Moolenaardb6ea062014-07-10 22:01:47 +020010313 on numbers, text strings will sort next to each other, in the
Bram Moolenaar8bb1c3e2014-07-04 16:43:17 +020010314 same order as they were originally.
10315
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +020010316 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10317 mylist->sort()
10318
10319< Also see |uniq()|.
Bram Moolenaar327aa022014-03-25 18:24:23 +010010320
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010010321 Example: >
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +000010322 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
10323 return a:i1 == a:i2 ? 0 : a:i1 > a:i2 ? 1 : -1
10324 endfunc
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010325 eval mylist->sort("MyCompare")
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010010326< A shorter compare version for this specific simple case, which
10327 ignores overflow: >
10328 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
10329 return a:i1 - a:i2
10330 endfunc
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010331< For a simple expression you can use a lambda: >
10332 eval mylist->sort({i1, i2 -> i1 - i2})
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +000010333<
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +020010334sound_clear() *sound_clear()*
10335 Stop playing all sounds.
Bram Moolenaar9b283522019-06-17 22:19:33 +020010336 {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +020010337
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +020010338 *sound_playevent()*
10339sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
10340 Play a sound identified by {name}. Which event names are
10341 supported depends on the system. Often the XDG sound names
10342 are used. On Ubuntu they may be found in
10343 /usr/share/sounds/freedesktop/stereo. Example: >
10344 call sound_playevent('bell')
Bram Moolenaar9b283522019-06-17 22:19:33 +020010345< On MS-Windows, {name} can be SystemAsterisk, SystemDefault,
10346 SystemExclamation, SystemExit, SystemHand, SystemQuestion,
10347 SystemStart, SystemWelcome, etc.
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +020010348
Bram Moolenaar9b283522019-06-17 22:19:33 +020010349 When {callback} is specified it is invoked when the sound is
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +020010350 finished. The first argument is the sound ID, the second
10351 argument is the status:
10352 0 sound was played to the end
Bram Moolenaar12ee7ff2019-06-10 22:47:40 +020010353 1 sound was interrupted
Bram Moolenaar6c1e1572019-06-22 02:13:00 +020010354 2 error occurred after sound started
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +020010355 Example: >
10356 func Callback(id, status)
10357 echomsg "sound " .. a:id .. " finished with " .. a:status
10358 endfunc
10359 call sound_playevent('bell', 'Callback')
10360
Bram Moolenaar9b283522019-06-17 22:19:33 +020010361< MS-Windows: {callback} doesn't work for this function.
10362
10363 Returns the sound ID, which can be passed to `sound_stop()`.
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +020010364 Returns zero if the sound could not be played.
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010365
10366 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10367 GetSoundName()->sound_playevent()
10368
10369< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +020010370
10371 *sound_playfile()*
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +020010372sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
10373 Like `sound_playevent()` but play sound file {path}. {path}
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +020010374 must be a full path. On Ubuntu you may find files to play
10375 with this command: >
10376 :!find /usr/share/sounds -type f | grep -v index.theme
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010377
10378< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10379 GetSoundPath()->sound_playfile()
10380
Bram Moolenaar12ee7ff2019-06-10 22:47:40 +020010381< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +020010382
10383
10384sound_stop({id}) *sound_stop()*
10385 Stop playing sound {id}. {id} must be previously returned by
10386 `sound_playevent()` or `sound_playfile()`.
Bram Moolenaar9b283522019-06-17 22:19:33 +020010387
10388 On MS-Windows, this does not work for event sound started by
10389 `sound_playevent()`. To stop event sounds, use `sound_clear()`.
10390
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010391 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10392 soundid->sound_stop()
10393
10394< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +020010395
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +000010396 *soundfold()*
10397soundfold({word})
10398 Return the sound-folded equivalent of {word}. Uses the first
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010399 language in 'spelllang' for the current window that supports
Bram Moolenaar42eeac32005-06-29 22:40:58 +000010400 soundfolding. 'spell' must be set. When no sound folding is
10401 possible the {word} is returned unmodified.
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +000010402 This can be used for making spelling suggestions. Note that
10403 the method can be quite slow.
10404
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010405 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10406 GetWord()->soundfold()
10407<
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +000010408 *spellbadword()*
Bram Moolenaar1e015462005-09-25 22:16:38 +000010409spellbadword([{sentence}])
10410 Without argument: The result is the badly spelled word under
10411 or after the cursor. The cursor is moved to the start of the
10412 bad word. When no bad word is found in the cursor line the
10413 result is an empty string and the cursor doesn't move.
10414
10415 With argument: The result is the first word in {sentence} that
10416 is badly spelled. If there are no spelling mistakes the
10417 result is an empty string.
10418
10419 The return value is a list with two items:
10420 - The badly spelled word or an empty string.
10421 - The type of the spelling error:
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +000010422 "bad" spelling mistake
Bram Moolenaar1e015462005-09-25 22:16:38 +000010423 "rare" rare word
10424 "local" word only valid in another region
10425 "caps" word should start with Capital
10426 Example: >
10427 echo spellbadword("the quik brown fox")
10428< ['quik', 'bad'] ~
10429
Bram Moolenaar152e79e2020-06-10 15:32:08 +020010430 The spelling information for the current window and the value
10431 of 'spelllang' are used.
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +000010432
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010433 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10434 GetText()->spellbadword()
10435<
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +000010436 *spellsuggest()*
Bram Moolenaarc54b8a72005-09-30 21:20:29 +000010437spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000010438 Return a |List| with spelling suggestions to replace {word}.
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +000010439 When {max} is given up to this number of suggestions are
10440 returned. Otherwise up to 25 suggestions are returned.
10441
Bram Moolenaarc54b8a72005-09-30 21:20:29 +000010442 When the {capital} argument is given and it's non-zero only
10443 suggestions with a leading capital will be given. Use this
10444 after a match with 'spellcapcheck'.
10445
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +000010446 {word} can be a badly spelled word followed by other text.
10447 This allows for joining two words that were split. The
Bram Moolenaarf461c8e2005-06-25 23:04:51 +000010448 suggestions also include the following text, thus you can
10449 replace a line.
10450
10451 {word} may also be a good word. Similar words will then be
Bram Moolenaarc54b8a72005-09-30 21:20:29 +000010452 returned. {word} itself is not included in the suggestions,
10453 although it may appear capitalized.
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +000010454
10455 The spelling information for the current window is used. The
Bram Moolenaar152e79e2020-06-10 15:32:08 +020010456 values of 'spelllang' and 'spellsuggest' are used.
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +000010457
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010458 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10459 GetWord()->spellsuggest()
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +000010460
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010461split({string} [, {pattern} [, {keepempty}]]) *split()*
10462 Make a |List| out of {string}. When {pattern} is omitted or
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000010463 empty each white-separated sequence of characters becomes an
10464 item.
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +000010465 Otherwise the string is split where {pattern} matches,
Bram Moolenaar97d62492012-11-15 21:28:22 +010010466 removing the matched characters. 'ignorecase' is not used
10467 here, add \c to ignore case. |/\c|
Bram Moolenaar2389c3c2005-05-22 22:07:59 +000010468 When the first or last item is empty it is omitted, unless the
10469 {keepempty} argument is given and it's non-zero.
Bram Moolenaar5c06f8b2005-05-31 22:14:58 +000010470 Other empty items are kept when {pattern} matches at least one
10471 character or when {keepempty} is non-zero.
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +000010472 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +000010473 :let words = split(getline('.'), '\W\+')
Bram Moolenaar2389c3c2005-05-22 22:07:59 +000010474< To split a string in individual characters: >
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +000010475 :for c in split(mystring, '\zs')
Bram Moolenaar12969c02015-09-08 23:36:10 +020010476< If you want to keep the separator you can also use '\zs' at
10477 the end of the pattern: >
Bram Moolenaar0cb032e2005-04-23 20:52:00 +000010478 :echo split('abc:def:ghi', ':\zs')
10479< ['abc:', 'def:', 'ghi'] ~
Bram Moolenaar2389c3c2005-05-22 22:07:59 +000010480 Splitting a table where the first element can be empty: >
10481 :let items = split(line, ':', 1)
10482< The opposite function is |join()|.
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +000010483
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020010484 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10485 GetString()->split()
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +000010486
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010487sqrt({expr}) *sqrt()*
10488 Return the non-negative square root of Float {expr} as a
10489 |Float|.
10490 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|. When {expr}
10491 is negative the result is NaN (Not a Number).
10492 Examples: >
10493 :echo sqrt(100)
10494< 10.0 >
10495 :echo sqrt(-4.01)
10496< nan
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +000010497 "nan" may be different, it depends on system libraries.
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +020010498
10499 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10500 Compute()->sqrt()
10501<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010502 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010010503
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010504
Bram Moolenaar06b0b4b2019-11-25 15:40:55 +010010505srand([{expr}]) *srand()*
10506 Initialize seed used by |rand()|:
10507 - If {expr} is not given, seed values are initialized by
Bram Moolenaarf8c1f922019-11-28 22:13:14 +010010508 reading from /dev/urandom, if possible, or using time(NULL)
10509 a.k.a. epoch time otherwise; this only has second accuracy.
10510 - If {expr} is given it must be a Number. It is used to
10511 initialize the seed values. This is useful for testing or
10512 when a predictable sequence is intended.
Bram Moolenaar06b0b4b2019-11-25 15:40:55 +010010513
10514 Examples: >
10515 :let seed = srand()
10516 :let seed = srand(userinput)
10517 :echo rand(seed)
10518
Bram Moolenaar0e57dd82019-09-16 22:56:03 +020010519state([{what}]) *state()*
10520 Return a string which contains characters indicating the
10521 current state. Mostly useful in callbacks that want to do
10522 work that may not always be safe. Roughly this works like:
10523 - callback uses state() to check if work is safe to do.
Bram Moolenaar589edb32019-09-20 14:38:13 +020010524 Yes: then do it right away.
10525 No: add to work queue and add a |SafeState| and/or
10526 |SafeStateAgain| autocommand (|SafeState| triggers at
10527 toplevel, |SafeStateAgain| triggers after handling
10528 messages and callbacks).
10529 - When SafeState or SafeStateAgain is triggered and executes
10530 your autocommand, check with `state()` if the work can be
10531 done now, and if yes remove it from the queue and execute.
10532 Remove the autocommand if the queue is now empty.
Bram Moolenaar0e57dd82019-09-16 22:56:03 +020010533 Also see |mode()|.
10534
10535 When {what} is given only characters in this string will be
10536 added. E.g, this checks if the screen has scrolled: >
Bram Moolenaar589edb32019-09-20 14:38:13 +020010537 if state('s') == ''
10538 " screen has not scrolled
Bram Moolenaar0e57dd82019-09-16 22:56:03 +020010539<
Bram Moolenaard103ee72019-09-18 21:15:31 +020010540 These characters indicate the state, generally indicating that
10541 something is busy:
Bram Moolenaar589edb32019-09-20 14:38:13 +020010542 m halfway a mapping, :normal command, feedkeys() or
10543 stuffed command
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +020010544 o operator pending, e.g. after |d|
Bram Moolenaar589edb32019-09-20 14:38:13 +020010545 a Insert mode autocomplete active
10546 x executing an autocommand
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020010547 w blocked on waiting, e.g. ch_evalexpr(), ch_read() and
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +020010548 ch_readraw() when reading json
10549 S not triggering SafeState or SafeStateAgain, e.g. after
10550 |f| or a count
Bram Moolenaar589edb32019-09-20 14:38:13 +020010551 c callback invoked, including timer (repeats for
10552 recursiveness up to "ccc")
10553 s screen has scrolled for messages
Bram Moolenaar0e57dd82019-09-16 22:56:03 +020010554
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010555str2float({string} [, {quoted}]) *str2float()*
10556 Convert String {string} to a Float. This mostly works the
10557 same as when using a floating point number in an expression,
10558 see |floating-point-format|. But it's a bit more permissive.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010559 E.g., "1e40" is accepted, while in an expression you need to
Bram Moolenaard47d5222018-12-09 20:43:55 +010010560 write "1.0e40". The hexadecimal form "0x123" is also
10561 accepted, but not others, like binary or octal.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010562 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
10563 quotes before the dot are ignored, thus "1'000.0" is a
10564 thousand.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010565 Text after the number is silently ignored.
10566 The decimal point is always '.', no matter what the locale is
10567 set to. A comma ends the number: "12,345.67" is converted to
10568 12.0. You can strip out thousands separators with
10569 |substitute()|: >
10570 let f = str2float(substitute(text, ',', '', 'g'))
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +020010571<
10572 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10573 let f = text->substitute(',', '', 'g')->str2float()
10574<
10575 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010576
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010577str2list({string} [, {utf8}]) *str2list()*
Bram Moolenaar9d401282019-04-06 13:18:12 +020010578 Return a list containing the number values which represent
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010579 each character in String {string}. Examples: >
Bram Moolenaar9d401282019-04-06 13:18:12 +020010580 str2list(" ") returns [32]
10581 str2list("ABC") returns [65, 66, 67]
10582< |list2str()| does the opposite.
10583
10584 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
10585 With {utf8} set to 1, always treat the String as utf-8
10586 characters. With utf-8 composing characters are handled
10587 properly: >
10588 str2list("á") returns [97, 769]
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010589
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020010590< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10591 GetString()->str2list()
10592
10593
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010594str2nr({string} [, {base} [, {quoted}]]) *str2nr()*
10595 Convert string {string} to a number.
Bram Moolenaarfa735342016-01-03 22:14:44 +010010596 {base} is the conversion base, it can be 2, 8, 10 or 16.
Bram Moolenaar60a8de22019-09-15 14:33:22 +020010597 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
10598 quotes are ignored, thus "1'000'000" is a million.
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020010599
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +000010600 When {base} is omitted base 10 is used. This also means that
10601 a leading zero doesn't cause octal conversion to be used, as
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020010602 with the default String to Number conversion. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020010603 let nr = str2nr('0123')
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020010604<
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +000010605 When {base} is 16 a leading "0x" or "0X" is ignored. With a
Bram Moolenaarfa735342016-01-03 22:14:44 +010010606 different base the result will be zero. Similarly, when
Bram Moolenaarc17e66c2020-06-02 21:38:22 +020010607 {base} is 8 a leading "0", "0o" or "0O" is ignored, and when
10608 {base} is 2 a leading "0b" or "0B" is ignored.
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +000010609 Text after the number is silently ignored.
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +000010610
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010611 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10612 GetText()->str2nr()
10613
Bram Moolenaar70ce8a12021-03-14 19:02:09 +010010614
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010615strcharlen({string}) *strcharlen()*
Bram Moolenaar70ce8a12021-03-14 19:02:09 +010010616 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010617 in String {string}. Composing characters are ignored.
Bram Moolenaar70ce8a12021-03-14 19:02:09 +010010618 |strchars()| can count the number of characters, counting
10619 composing characters separately.
10620
10621 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
10622
10623 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10624 GetText()->strcharlen()
10625
10626
Bram Moolenaar02b4d9b2021-03-14 19:46:45 +010010627strcharpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]]) *strcharpart()*
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010628 Like |strpart()| but using character index and length instead
Bram Moolenaar02b4d9b2021-03-14 19:46:45 +010010629 of byte index and length.
10630 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
10631 counted separately.
10632 When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored,
10633 similar to |slice()|.
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010634 When a character index is used where a character does not
Bram Moolenaar02b4d9b2021-03-14 19:46:45 +010010635 exist it is omitted and counted as one character. For
10636 example: >
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010637 strcharpart('abc', -1, 2)
10638< results in 'a'.
10639
10640 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10641 GetText()->strcharpart(5)
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +000010642
Bram Moolenaar70ce8a12021-03-14 19:02:09 +010010643
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010644strchars({string} [, {skipcc}]) *strchars()*
Bram Moolenaar72597a52010-07-18 15:31:08 +020010645 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010646 in String {string}.
Bram Moolenaar979243b2015-06-26 19:35:49 +020010647 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
10648 counted separately.
10649 When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored.
Bram Moolenaar02b4d9b2021-03-14 19:46:45 +010010650 |strcharlen()| always does this.
Bram Moolenaar70ce8a12021-03-14 19:02:09 +010010651
Bram Moolenaardc536092010-07-18 15:45:49 +020010652 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010010653
Bram Moolenaar86ae7202015-07-10 19:31:35 +020010654 {skipcc} is only available after 7.4.755. For backward
10655 compatibility, you can define a wrapper function: >
10656 if has("patch-7.4.755")
10657 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
10658 return strchars(a:str, a:skipcc)
10659 endfunction
10660 else
10661 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
10662 if a:skipcc
10663 return strlen(substitute(a:str, ".", "x", "g"))
10664 else
10665 return strchars(a:str)
10666 endif
10667 endfunction
10668 endif
10669<
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010670 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10671 GetText()->strchars()
Bram Moolenaar86ae7202015-07-10 19:31:35 +020010672
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010673strdisplaywidth({string} [, {col}]) *strdisplaywidth()*
Bram Moolenaardc536092010-07-18 15:45:49 +020010674 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010675 String {string} occupies on the screen when it starts at {col}
Bram Moolenaar4c92e752019-02-17 21:18:32 +010010676 (first column is zero). When {col} is omitted zero is used.
10677 Otherwise it is the screen column where to start. This
10678 matters for Tab characters.
Bram Moolenaar4d32c2d2010-07-18 22:10:01 +020010679 The option settings of the current window are used. This
10680 matters for anything that's displayed differently, such as
10681 'tabstop' and 'display'.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010682 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
Bram Moolenaardc536092010-07-18 15:45:49 +020010683 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
10684 Also see |strlen()|, |strwidth()| and |strchars()|.
Bram Moolenaar72597a52010-07-18 15:31:08 +020010685
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010686 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10687 GetText()->strdisplaywidth()
10688
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010689strftime({format} [, {time}]) *strftime()*
10690 The result is a String, which is a formatted date and time, as
10691 specified by the {format} string. The given {time} is used,
10692 or the current time if no time is given. The accepted
10693 {format} depends on your system, thus this is not portable!
10694 See the manual page of the C function strftime() for the
10695 format. The maximum length of the result is 80 characters.
Bram Moolenaar10455d42019-11-21 15:36:18 +010010696 See also |localtime()|, |getftime()| and |strptime()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010697 The language can be changed with the |:language| command.
10698 Examples: >
10699 :echo strftime("%c") Sun Apr 27 11:49:23 1997
10700 :echo strftime("%Y %b %d %X") 1997 Apr 27 11:53:25
10701 :echo strftime("%y%m%d %T") 970427 11:53:55
10702 :echo strftime("%H:%M") 11:55
10703 :echo strftime("%c", getftime("file.c"))
10704 Show mod time of file.c.
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +000010705< Not available on all systems. To check use: >
10706 :if exists("*strftime")
10707
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010708< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10709 GetFormat()->strftime()
10710
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +020010711strgetchar({str}, {index}) *strgetchar()*
10712 Get character {index} from {str}. This uses a character
10713 index, not a byte index. Composing characters are considered
10714 separate characters here.
10715 Also see |strcharpart()| and |strchars()|.
10716
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010717 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10718 GetText()->strgetchar(5)
10719
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +000010720stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *stridx()*
10721 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
10722 {haystack} of the first occurrence of the String {needle}.
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +000010723 If {start} is specified, the search starts at index {start}.
10724 This can be used to find a second match: >
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +010010725 :let colon1 = stridx(line, ":")
10726 :let colon2 = stridx(line, ":", colon1 + 1)
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +000010727< The search is done case-sensitive.
Bram Moolenaare2cc9702005-03-15 22:43:58 +000010728 For pattern searches use |match()|.
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +000010729 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +000010730 See also |strridx()|.
10731 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010732 :echo stridx("An Example", "Example") 3
10733 :echo stridx("Starting point", "Start") 0
10734 :echo stridx("Starting point", "start") -1
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +000010735< *strstr()* *strchr()*
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +000010736 stridx() works similar to the C function strstr(). When used
10737 with a single character it works similar to strchr().
10738
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010739 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10740 GetHaystack()->stridx(needle)
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020010741<
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +000010742 *string()*
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +000010743string({expr}) Return {expr} converted to a String. If {expr} is a Number,
Bram Moolenaar0d17f0d2019-01-22 22:20:38 +010010744 Float, String, Blob or a composition of them, then the result
10745 can be parsed back with |eval()|.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +000010746 {expr} type result ~
Bram Moolenaar4f3f6682016-03-26 23:01:59 +010010747 String 'string' (single quotes are doubled)
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +000010748 Number 123
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010749 Float 123.123456 or 1.123456e8
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +000010750 Funcref function('name')
Bram Moolenaar0d17f0d2019-01-22 22:20:38 +010010751 Blob 0z00112233.44556677.8899
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +000010752 List [item, item]
Bram Moolenaar9ba0eb82005-06-13 22:28:56 +000010753 Dictionary {key: value, key: value}
Bram Moolenaar4f3f6682016-03-26 23:01:59 +010010754
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +020010755 When a |List| or |Dictionary| has a recursive reference it is
Bram Moolenaar4f3f6682016-03-26 23:01:59 +010010756 replaced by "[...]" or "{...}". Using eval() on the result
10757 will then fail.
10758
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +020010759 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10760 mylist->string()
10761
10762< Also see |strtrans()|.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +000010763
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010764
10765strlen({string}) *strlen()*
10766 The result is a Number, which is the length of the String
10767 {string} in bytes.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +000010768 If the argument is a Number it is first converted to a String.
10769 For other types an error is given.
Bram Moolenaar6c53fca2020-08-23 17:34:46 +020010770 If you want to count the number of multibyte characters use
Bram Moolenaar641e48c2015-06-25 16:09:26 +020010771 |strchars()|.
10772 Also see |len()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010773
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020010774 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10775 GetString()->strlen()
10776
Bram Moolenaar6c53fca2020-08-23 17:34:46 +020010777strpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]]) *strpart()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010778 The result is a String, which is part of {src}, starting from
Bram Moolenaar9372a112005-12-06 19:59:18 +000010779 byte {start}, with the byte length {len}.
Bram Moolenaar6c53fca2020-08-23 17:34:46 +020010780 When {chars} is present and TRUE then {len} is the number of
10781 characters positions (composing characters are not counted
10782 separately, thus "1" means one base character and any
10783 following composing characters).
10784 To count {start} as characters instead of bytes use
10785 |strcharpart()|.
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +020010786
10787 When bytes are selected which do not exist, this doesn't
10788 result in an error, the bytes are simply omitted.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010789 If {len} is missing, the copy continues from {start} till the
10790 end of the {src}. >
10791 strpart("abcdefg", 3, 2) == "de"
10792 strpart("abcdefg", -2, 4) == "ab"
10793 strpart("abcdefg", 5, 4) == "fg"
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010794 strpart("abcdefg", 3) == "defg"
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +020010795
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010796< Note: To get the first character, {start} must be 0. For
Bram Moolenaar6c53fca2020-08-23 17:34:46 +020010797 example, to get the character under the cursor: >
10798 strpart(getline("."), col(".") - 1, 1, v:true)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010799<
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010800 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10801 GetText()->strpart(5)
10802
Bram Moolenaar10455d42019-11-21 15:36:18 +010010803strptime({format}, {timestring}) *strptime()*
10804 The result is a Number, which is a unix timestamp representing
10805 the date and time in {timestring}, which is expected to match
10806 the format specified in {format}.
10807
10808 The accepted {format} depends on your system, thus this is not
10809 portable! See the manual page of the C function strptime()
10810 for the format. Especially avoid "%c". The value of $TZ also
10811 matters.
10812
10813 If the {timestring} cannot be parsed with {format} zero is
10814 returned. If you do not know the format of {timestring} you
10815 can try different {format} values until you get a non-zero
10816 result.
10817
10818 See also |strftime()|.
10819 Examples: >
10820 :echo strptime("%Y %b %d %X", "1997 Apr 27 11:49:23")
10821< 862156163 >
10822 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%y%m%d %T", "970427 11:53:55"))
10823< Sun Apr 27 11:53:55 1997 >
10824 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S", "19970427115355") + 3600)
10825< Sun Apr 27 12:53:55 1997
10826
10827 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
10828 :if exists("*strptime")
10829
10830
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +000010831strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *strridx()*
10832 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
10833 {haystack} of the last occurrence of the String {needle}.
10834 When {start} is specified, matches beyond this index are
10835 ignored. This can be used to find a match before a previous
10836 match: >
10837 :let lastcomma = strridx(line, ",")
10838 :let comma2 = strridx(line, ",", lastcomma - 1)
10839< The search is done case-sensitive.
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +000010840 For pattern searches use |match()|.
10841 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
Bram Moolenaard4755bb2004-09-02 19:12:26 +000010842 If the {needle} is empty the length of {haystack} is returned.
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +000010843 See also |stridx()|. Examples: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010844 :echo strridx("an angry armadillo", "an") 3
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +000010845< *strrchr()*
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +000010846 When used with a single character it works similar to the C
10847 function strrchr().
10848
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010849 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10850 GetHaystack()->strridx(needle)
10851
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010852strtrans({string}) *strtrans()*
10853 The result is a String, which is {string} with all unprintable
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010854 characters translated into printable characters |'isprint'|.
10855 Like they are shown in a window. Example: >
10856 echo strtrans(@a)
10857< This displays a newline in register a as "^@" instead of
10858 starting a new line.
10859
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020010860 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10861 GetString()->strtrans()
10862
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010863strwidth({string}) *strwidth()*
Bram Moolenaar72597a52010-07-18 15:31:08 +020010864 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010865 String {string} occupies. A Tab character is counted as one
Bram Moolenaardc536092010-07-18 15:45:49 +020010866 cell, alternatively use |strdisplaywidth()|.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010867 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
Bram Moolenaar72597a52010-07-18 15:31:08 +020010868 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
Bram Moolenaardc536092010-07-18 15:45:49 +020010869 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strchars()|.
Bram Moolenaar72597a52010-07-18 15:31:08 +020010870
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020010871 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10872 GetString()->strwidth()
10873
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010010874submatch({nr} [, {list}]) *submatch()* *E935*
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +020010875 Only for an expression in a |:substitute| command or
10876 substitute() function.
10877 Returns the {nr}'th submatch of the matched text. When {nr}
10878 is 0 the whole matched text is returned.
Bram Moolenaar41571762014-04-02 19:00:58 +020010879 Note that a NL in the string can stand for a line break of a
10880 multi-line match or a NUL character in the text.
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +020010881 Also see |sub-replace-expression|.
Bram Moolenaar41571762014-04-02 19:00:58 +020010882
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010010883 If {list} is present and non-zero then submatch() returns
10884 a list of strings, similar to |getline()| with two arguments.
Bram Moolenaar41571762014-04-02 19:00:58 +020010885 NL characters in the text represent NUL characters in the
10886 text.
10887 Only returns more than one item for |:substitute|, inside
10888 |substitute()| this list will always contain one or zero
10889 items, since there are no real line breaks.
10890
Bram Moolenaar6100d022016-10-02 16:51:57 +020010891 When substitute() is used recursively only the submatches in
10892 the current (deepest) call can be obtained.
10893
Bram Moolenaar2f058492017-11-30 20:27:52 +010010894 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010895 :s/\d\+/\=submatch(0) + 1/
Bram Moolenaar2f058492017-11-30 20:27:52 +010010896 :echo substitute(text, '\d\+', '\=submatch(0) + 1', '')
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010897< This finds the first number in the line and adds one to it.
10898 A line break is included as a newline character.
10899
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010900 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10901 GetNr()->submatch()
10902
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010903substitute({string}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags}) *substitute()*
10904 The result is a String, which is a copy of {string}, in which
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +020010905 the first match of {pat} is replaced with {sub}.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010906 When {flags} is "g", all matches of {pat} in {string} are
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +020010907 replaced. Otherwise {flags} should be "".
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010010908
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +020010909 This works like the ":substitute" command (without any flags).
10910 But the matching with {pat} is always done like the 'magic'
10911 option is set and 'cpoptions' is empty (to make scripts
Bram Moolenaar2df58b42012-11-28 18:21:11 +010010912 portable). 'ignorecase' is still relevant, use |/\c| or |/\C|
10913 if you want to ignore or match case and ignore 'ignorecase'.
10914 'smartcase' is not used. See |string-match| for how {pat} is
10915 used.
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +020010916
10917 A "~" in {sub} is not replaced with the previous {sub}.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010918 Note that some codes in {sub} have a special meaning
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020010919 |sub-replace-special|. For example, to replace something with
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010920 "\n" (two characters), use "\\\\n" or '\\n'.
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +020010921
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010922 When {pat} does not match in {string}, {string} is returned
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010923 unmodified.
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +020010924
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010925 Example: >
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +020010926 :let &path = substitute(&path, ",\\=[^,]*$", "", "")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010927< This removes the last component of the 'path' option. >
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +020010928 :echo substitute("testing", ".*", "\\U\\0", "")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010929< results in "TESTING".
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +020010930
10931 When {sub} starts with "\=", the remainder is interpreted as
10932 an expression. See |sub-replace-expression|. Example: >
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +020010933 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)',
Bram Moolenaar20f90cf2011-05-19 12:22:51 +020010934 \ '\=nr2char("0x" . submatch(1))', 'g')
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010935
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +020010936< When {sub} is a Funcref that function is called, with one
10937 optional argument. Example: >
10938 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', SubNr, 'g')
10939< The optional argument is a list which contains the whole
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020010940 matched string and up to nine submatches, like what
10941 |submatch()| returns. Example: >
10942 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', {m -> '0x' . m[1]}, 'g')
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +020010943
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020010944< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10945 GetString()->substitute(pat, sub, flags)
10946
Bram Moolenaar20aac6c2018-09-02 21:07:30 +020010947swapinfo({fname}) *swapinfo()*
Bram Moolenaar00f123a2018-08-21 20:28:54 +020010948 The result is a dictionary, which holds information about the
10949 swapfile {fname}. The available fields are:
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +020010950 version Vim version
Bram Moolenaar00f123a2018-08-21 20:28:54 +020010951 user user name
10952 host host name
10953 fname original file name
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +020010954 pid PID of the Vim process that created the swap
Bram Moolenaar00f123a2018-08-21 20:28:54 +020010955 file
10956 mtime last modification time in seconds
10957 inode Optional: INODE number of the file
Bram Moolenaar47ad5652018-08-21 21:09:07 +020010958 dirty 1 if file was modified, 0 if not
Bram Moolenaarfc65cab2018-08-28 22:58:02 +020010959 Note that "user" and "host" are truncated to at most 39 bytes.
Bram Moolenaar00f123a2018-08-21 20:28:54 +020010960 In case of failure an "error" item is added with the reason:
10961 Cannot open file: file not found or in accessible
10962 Cannot read file: cannot read first block
Bram Moolenaar47ad5652018-08-21 21:09:07 +020010963 Not a swap file: does not contain correct block ID
10964 Magic number mismatch: Info in first block is invalid
Bram Moolenaar00f123a2018-08-21 20:28:54 +020010965
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010966 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10967 GetFilename()->swapinfo()
10968
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010969swapname({buf}) *swapname()*
Bram Moolenaar110bd602018-09-16 18:46:59 +020010970 The result is the swap file path of the buffer {expr}.
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010971 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
10972 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, the result is equal to
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +020010973 |:swapname| (unless there is no swap file).
Bram Moolenaar6aa57292021-08-14 21:25:52 +020010974 If buffer {buf} has no swap file, returns an empty string.
Bram Moolenaar110bd602018-09-16 18:46:59 +020010975
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010976 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10977 GetBufname()->swapname()
10978
Bram Moolenaar47136d72004-10-12 20:02:24 +000010979synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) *synID()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010980 The result is a Number, which is the syntax ID at the position
Bram Moolenaar47136d72004-10-12 20:02:24 +000010981 {lnum} and {col} in the current window.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010982 The syntax ID can be used with |synIDattr()| and
10983 |synIDtrans()| to obtain syntax information about text.
Bram Moolenaarce0842a2005-07-18 21:58:11 +000010984
Bram Moolenaar47136d72004-10-12 20:02:24 +000010985 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
Bram Moolenaarce0842a2005-07-18 21:58:11 +000010986 line. 'synmaxcol' applies, in a longer line zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +020010987 Note that when the position is after the last character,
10988 that's where the cursor can be in Insert mode, synID() returns
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +020010989 zero. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaarce0842a2005-07-18 21:58:11 +000010990
Bram Moolenaar79815f12016-07-09 17:07:29 +020010991 When {trans} is |TRUE|, transparent items are reduced to the
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020010992 item that they reveal. This is useful when wanting to know
Bram Moolenaar79815f12016-07-09 17:07:29 +020010993 the effective color. When {trans} is |FALSE|, the transparent
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010994 item is returned. This is useful when wanting to know which
10995 syntax item is effective (e.g. inside parens).
10996 Warning: This function can be very slow. Best speed is
10997 obtained by going through the file in forward direction.
10998
10999 Example (echoes the name of the syntax item under the cursor): >
11000 :echo synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 1), "name")
11001<
Bram Moolenaar7510fe72010-07-25 12:46:44 +020011002
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011003synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}]) *synIDattr()*
11004 The result is a String, which is the {what} attribute of
11005 syntax ID {synID}. This can be used to obtain information
11006 about a syntax item.
11007 {mode} can be "gui", "cterm" or "term", to get the attributes
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020011008 for that mode. When {mode} is omitted, or an invalid value is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011009 used, the attributes for the currently active highlighting are
11010 used (GUI, cterm or term).
11011 Use synIDtrans() to follow linked highlight groups.
11012 {what} result
11013 "name" the name of the syntax item
11014 "fg" foreground color (GUI: color name used to set
11015 the color, cterm: color number as a string,
11016 term: empty string)
Bram Moolenaar6f507d62008-11-28 10:16:05 +000011017 "bg" background color (as with "fg")
Bram Moolenaar12682fd2010-03-10 13:43:49 +010011018 "font" font name (only available in the GUI)
11019 |highlight-font|
Bram Moolenaar391c3622020-09-29 20:59:17 +020011020 "sp" special color for the GUI (as with "fg")
11021 |highlight-guisp|
11022 "ul" underline color for cterm: number as a string
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011023 "fg#" like "fg", but for the GUI and the GUI is
11024 running the name in "#RRGGBB" form
11025 "bg#" like "fg#" for "bg"
Bram Moolenaar6f507d62008-11-28 10:16:05 +000011026 "sp#" like "fg#" for "sp"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011027 "bold" "1" if bold
11028 "italic" "1" if italic
11029 "reverse" "1" if reverse
11030 "inverse" "1" if inverse (= reverse)
Bram Moolenaar12682fd2010-03-10 13:43:49 +010011031 "standout" "1" if standout
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011032 "underline" "1" if underlined
Bram Moolenaare2cc9702005-03-15 22:43:58 +000011033 "undercurl" "1" if undercurled
Bram Moolenaarcf4b00c2017-09-02 18:33:56 +020011034 "strike" "1" if strikethrough
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011035
11036 Example (echoes the color of the syntax item under the
11037 cursor): >
11038 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(synID(line("."), col("."), 1)), "fg")
11039<
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020011040 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11041 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
11042
11043
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011044synIDtrans({synID}) *synIDtrans()*
11045 The result is a Number, which is the translated syntax ID of
11046 {synID}. This is the syntax group ID of what is being used to
11047 highlight the character. Highlight links given with
11048 ":highlight link" are followed.
11049
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020011050 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11051 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
11052
Bram Moolenaar483c5d82010-10-20 18:45:33 +020011053synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) *synconcealed()*
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +020011054 The result is a |List| with currently three items:
Bram Moolenaar4d785892017-06-22 22:00:50 +020011055 1. The first item in the list is 0 if the character at the
11056 position {lnum} and {col} is not part of a concealable
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +020011057 region, 1 if it is. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar4d785892017-06-22 22:00:50 +020011058 2. The second item in the list is a string. If the first item
11059 is 1, the second item contains the text which will be
11060 displayed in place of the concealed text, depending on the
11061 current setting of 'conceallevel' and 'listchars'.
Bram Moolenaarcc0750d2017-06-24 22:29:24 +020011062 3. The third and final item in the list is a number
11063 representing the specific syntax region matched in the
11064 line. When the character is not concealed the value is
11065 zero. This allows detection of the beginning of a new
11066 concealable region if there are two consecutive regions
11067 with the same replacement character. For an example, if
11068 the text is "123456" and both "23" and "45" are concealed
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +020011069 and replaced by the character "X", then:
Bram Moolenaarcc0750d2017-06-24 22:29:24 +020011070 call returns ~
Bram Moolenaarc572da52017-08-27 16:52:01 +020011071 synconcealed(lnum, 1) [0, '', 0]
11072 synconcealed(lnum, 2) [1, 'X', 1]
11073 synconcealed(lnum, 3) [1, 'X', 1]
11074 synconcealed(lnum, 4) [1, 'X', 2]
11075 synconcealed(lnum, 5) [1, 'X', 2]
11076 synconcealed(lnum, 6) [0, '', 0]
Bram Moolenaar483c5d82010-10-20 18:45:33 +020011077
11078
Bram Moolenaar9d188ab2008-01-10 21:24:39 +000011079synstack({lnum}, {col}) *synstack()*
11080 Return a |List|, which is the stack of syntax items at the
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +020011081 position {lnum} and {col} in the current window. {lnum} is
11082 used like with |getline()|. Each item in the List is an ID
11083 like what |synID()| returns.
Bram Moolenaar9d188ab2008-01-10 21:24:39 +000011084 The first item in the List is the outer region, following are
11085 items contained in that one. The last one is what |synID()|
11086 returns, unless not the whole item is highlighted or it is a
11087 transparent item.
11088 This function is useful for debugging a syntax file.
11089 Example that shows the syntax stack under the cursor: >
11090 for id in synstack(line("."), col("."))
11091 echo synIDattr(id, "name")
11092 endfor
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +020011093< When the position specified with {lnum} and {col} is invalid
11094 nothing is returned. The position just after the last
11095 character in a line and the first column in an empty line are
11096 valid positions.
Bram Moolenaar9d188ab2008-01-10 21:24:39 +000011097
Bram Moolenaarc0197e22004-09-13 20:26:32 +000011098system({expr} [, {input}]) *system()* *E677*
Bram Moolenaar39c29ed2014-04-05 19:44:40 +020011099 Get the output of the shell command {expr} as a string. See
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +020011100 |systemlist()| to get the output as a |List|.
Bram Moolenaar57ebe6e2014-04-05 18:55:46 +020011101
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010011102 When {input} is given and is a string this string is written
11103 to a file and passed as stdin to the command. The string is
11104 written as-is, you need to take care of using the correct line
Bram Moolenaar57ebe6e2014-04-05 18:55:46 +020011105 separators yourself.
11106 If {input} is given and is a |List| it is written to the file
11107 in a way |writefile()| does with {binary} set to "b" (i.e.
11108 with a newline between each list item with newlines inside
Bram Moolenaar12c44922017-01-08 13:26:03 +010011109 list items converted to NULs).
11110 When {input} is given and is a number that is a valid id for
11111 an existing buffer then the content of the buffer is written
11112 to the file line by line, each line terminated by a NL and
11113 NULs characters where the text has a NL.
Bram Moolenaar069c1e72016-07-15 21:25:08 +020011114
11115 Pipes are not used, the 'shelltemp' option is not used.
Bram Moolenaar57ebe6e2014-04-05 18:55:46 +020011116
Bram Moolenaar04186092016-08-29 21:55:35 +020011117 When prepended by |:silent| the terminal will not be set to
Bram Moolenaar52a72462014-08-29 15:53:52 +020011118 cooked mode. This is meant to be used for commands that do
11119 not need the user to type. It avoids stray characters showing
11120 up on the screen which require |CTRL-L| to remove. >
11121 :silent let f = system('ls *.vim')
11122<
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010011123 Note: Use |shellescape()| or |::S| with |expand()| or
11124 |fnamemodify()| to escape special characters in a command
11125 argument. Newlines in {expr} may cause the command to fail.
11126 The characters in 'shellquote' and 'shellxquote' may also
Bram Moolenaar26df0922014-02-23 23:39:13 +010011127 cause trouble.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011128 This is not to be used for interactive commands.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011129
Bram Moolenaar05bb9532008-07-04 09:44:11 +000011130 The result is a String. Example: >
11131 :let files = system("ls " . shellescape(expand('%:h')))
Bram Moolenaar26df0922014-02-23 23:39:13 +010011132 :let files = system('ls ' . expand('%:h:S'))
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011133
11134< To make the result more system-independent, the shell output
11135 is filtered to replace <CR> with <NL> for Macintosh, and
11136 <CR><NL> with <NL> for DOS-like systems.
Bram Moolenaar9d98fe92013-08-03 18:35:36 +020011137 To avoid the string being truncated at a NUL, all NUL
11138 characters are replaced with SOH (0x01).
11139
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011140 The command executed is constructed using several options:
11141 'shell' 'shellcmdflag' 'shellxquote' {expr} 'shellredir' {tmp} 'shellxquote'
11142 ({tmp} is an automatically generated file name).
Bram Moolenaar6f345a12019-12-17 21:27:18 +010011143 For Unix, braces are put around {expr} to allow for
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011144 concatenated commands.
11145
Bram Moolenaar433f7c82006-03-21 21:29:36 +000011146 The command will be executed in "cooked" mode, so that a
11147 CTRL-C will interrupt the command (on Unix at least).
11148
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011149 The resulting error code can be found in |v:shell_error|.
11150 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +000011151
11152 Note that any wrong value in the options mentioned above may
11153 make the function fail. It has also been reported to fail
11154 when using a security agent application.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011155 Unlike ":!cmd" there is no automatic check for changed files.
11156 Use |:checktime| to force a check.
11157
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020011158 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11159 :echo GetCmd()->system()
11160
Bram Moolenaare2cc9702005-03-15 22:43:58 +000011161
Bram Moolenaar39c29ed2014-04-05 19:44:40 +020011162systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) *systemlist()*
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010011163 Same as |system()|, but returns a |List| with lines (parts of
11164 output separated by NL) with NULs transformed into NLs. Output
11165 is the same as |readfile()| will output with {binary} argument
Bram Moolenaar5be4cee2019-09-27 19:34:08 +020011166 set to "b", except that there is no extra empty item when the
11167 result ends in a NL.
11168 Note that on MS-Windows you may get trailing CR characters.
Bram Moolenaar39c29ed2014-04-05 19:44:40 +020011169
Bram Moolenaar5be4cee2019-09-27 19:34:08 +020011170 To see the difference between "echo hello" and "echo -n hello"
11171 use |system()| and |split()|: >
11172 echo system('echo hello')->split('\n', 1)
11173<
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +010011174 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar39c29ed2014-04-05 19:44:40 +020011175
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020011176 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11177 :echo GetCmd()->systemlist()
11178
Bram Moolenaar39c29ed2014-04-05 19:44:40 +020011179
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +000011180tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) *tabpagebuflist()*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000011181 The result is a |List|, where each item is the number of the
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +000011182 buffer associated with each window in the current tab page.
Bram Moolenaardc1f1642016-08-16 18:33:43 +020011183 {arg} specifies the number of the tab page to be used. When
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +000011184 omitted the current tab page is used.
11185 When {arg} is invalid the number zero is returned.
11186 To get a list of all buffers in all tabs use this: >
Bram Moolenaar61d35bd2012-03-28 20:51:51 +020011187 let buflist = []
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +000011188 for i in range(tabpagenr('$'))
Bram Moolenaar61d35bd2012-03-28 20:51:51 +020011189 call extend(buflist, tabpagebuflist(i + 1))
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +000011190 endfor
11191< Note that a buffer may appear in more than one window.
11192
Bram Moolenaarce90e362019-09-08 18:58:44 +020011193 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11194 GetTabpage()->tabpagebuflist()
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +000011195
11196tabpagenr([{arg}]) *tabpagenr()*
Bram Moolenaar7e8fd632006-02-18 22:14:51 +000011197 The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
11198 tab page. The first tab page has number 1.
Bram Moolenaar62a23252020-08-09 14:04:42 +020011199
11200 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
11201 $ the number of the last tab page (the tab page
11202 count).
11203 # the number of the last accessed tab page
11204 (where |g<Tab>| goes to). if there is no
11205 previous tab page 0 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar7e8fd632006-02-18 22:14:51 +000011206 The number can be used with the |:tab| command.
11207
11208
Bram Moolenaar76f3b1a2014-03-27 22:30:07 +010011209tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) *tabpagewinnr()*
Bram Moolenaard04f4402010-08-15 13:30:34 +020011210 Like |winnr()| but for tab page {tabarg}.
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +000011211 {tabarg} specifies the number of tab page to be used.
11212 {arg} is used like with |winnr()|:
11213 - When omitted the current window number is returned. This is
11214 the window which will be used when going to this tab page.
11215 - When "$" the number of windows is returned.
11216 - When "#" the previous window nr is returned.
11217 Useful examples: >
11218 tabpagewinnr(1) " current window of tab page 1
11219 tabpagewinnr(4, '$') " number of windows in tab page 4
11220< When {tabarg} is invalid zero is returned.
11221
Bram Moolenaarce90e362019-09-08 18:58:44 +020011222 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11223 GetTabpage()->tabpagewinnr()
11224<
Bram Moolenaarfa1d1402006-03-25 21:59:56 +000011225 *tagfiles()*
11226tagfiles() Returns a |List| with the file names used to search for tags
11227 for the current buffer. This is the 'tags' option expanded.
11228
11229
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010011230taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) *taglist()*
Bram Moolenaar1b884a02020-12-10 21:11:27 +010011231 Returns a |List| of tags matching the regular expression {expr}.
Bram Moolenaarc6aafba2017-03-21 17:09:10 +010011232
11233 If {filename} is passed it is used to prioritize the results
11234 in the same way that |:tselect| does. See |tag-priority|.
11235 {filename} should be the full path of the file.
11236
Bram Moolenaard8c00872005-07-22 21:52:15 +000011237 Each list item is a dictionary with at least the following
11238 entries:
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +000011239 name Name of the tag.
11240 filename Name of the file where the tag is
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000011241 defined. It is either relative to the
11242 current directory or a full path.
Bram Moolenaare2cc9702005-03-15 22:43:58 +000011243 cmd Ex command used to locate the tag in
11244 the file.
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +000011245 kind Type of the tag. The value for this
Bram Moolenaare2cc9702005-03-15 22:43:58 +000011246 entry depends on the language specific
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000011247 kind values. Only available when
11248 using a tags file generated by
11249 Exuberant ctags or hdrtag.
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +000011250 static A file specific tag. Refer to
Bram Moolenaare2cc9702005-03-15 22:43:58 +000011251 |static-tag| for more information.
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000011252 More entries may be present, depending on the content of the
11253 tags file: access, implementation, inherits and signature.
11254 Refer to the ctags documentation for information about these
11255 fields. For C code the fields "struct", "class" and "enum"
11256 may appear, they give the name of the entity the tag is
11257 contained in.
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +000011258
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +010011259 The ex-command "cmd" can be either an ex search pattern, a
Bram Moolenaar4317d9b2005-03-18 20:25:31 +000011260 line number or a line number followed by a byte number.
Bram Moolenaare2cc9702005-03-15 22:43:58 +000011261
11262 If there are no matching tags, then an empty list is returned.
11263
11264 To get an exact tag match, the anchors '^' and '$' should be
Bram Moolenaara3e6bc92013-01-30 14:18:00 +010011265 used in {expr}. This also make the function work faster.
11266 Refer to |tag-regexp| for more information about the tag
11267 search regular expression pattern.
Bram Moolenaare2cc9702005-03-15 22:43:58 +000011268
11269 Refer to |'tags'| for information about how the tags file is
11270 located by Vim. Refer to |tags-file-format| for the format of
11271 the tags file generated by the different ctags tools.
11272
Bram Moolenaarce90e362019-09-08 18:58:44 +020011273 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11274 GetTagpattern()->taglist()
11275
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +020011276tan({expr}) *tan()*
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +020011277 Return the tangent of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +020011278 in the range [-inf, inf].
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +020011279 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +020011280 Examples: >
11281 :echo tan(10)
11282< 0.648361 >
11283 :echo tan(-4.01)
11284< -1.181502
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +020011285
11286 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11287 Compute()->tan()
11288<
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +020011289 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +020011290
11291
11292tanh({expr}) *tanh()*
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +020011293 Return the hyperbolic tangent of {expr} as a |Float| in the
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +020011294 range [-1, 1].
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +020011295 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +020011296 Examples: >
11297 :echo tanh(0.5)
11298< 0.462117 >
11299 :echo tanh(-1)
11300< -0.761594
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +020011301
11302 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11303 Compute()->tanh()
11304<
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +020011305 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +020011306
11307
Bram Moolenaar574860b2016-05-24 17:33:34 +020011308tempname() *tempname()* *temp-file-name*
11309 The result is a String, which is the name of a file that
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020011310 doesn't exist. It can be used for a temporary file. The name
Bram Moolenaar574860b2016-05-24 17:33:34 +020011311 is different for at least 26 consecutive calls. Example: >
11312 :let tmpfile = tempname()
11313 :exe "redir > " . tmpfile
11314< For Unix, the file will be in a private directory |tempfile|.
11315 For MS-Windows forward slashes are used when the 'shellslash'
Mike Williamsa3d1b292021-06-30 20:56:00 +020011316 option is set, or when 'shellcmdflag' starts with '-' and
11317 'shell' does not contain powershell or pwsh.
Bram Moolenaar574860b2016-05-24 17:33:34 +020011318
Bram Moolenaared997ad2019-07-21 16:42:00 +020011319
Bram Moolenaar6bf2c622019-07-04 17:12:09 +020011320term_ functions are documented here: |terminal-function-details|
Bram Moolenaar574860b2016-05-24 17:33:34 +020011321
Bram Moolenaar0c0eddd2020-06-13 15:47:25 +020011322
11323terminalprops() *terminalprops()*
Bram Moolenaar1b884a02020-12-10 21:11:27 +010011324 Returns a |Dictionary| with properties of the terminal that Vim
Bram Moolenaar0c0eddd2020-06-13 15:47:25 +020011325 detected from the response to |t_RV| request. See
11326 |v:termresponse| for the response itself. If |v:termresponse|
11327 is empty most values here will be 'u' for unknown.
Bram Moolenaarcb80aa22020-10-26 21:12:46 +010011328 cursor_style whether sending |t_RS| works **
11329 cursor_blink_mode whether sending |t_RC| works **
Bram Moolenaar0c0eddd2020-06-13 15:47:25 +020011330 underline_rgb whether |t_8u| works **
11331 mouse mouse type supported
11332
11333 ** value 'u' for unknown, 'y' for yes, 'n' for no
11334
11335 If the |+termresponse| feature is missing then the result is
11336 an empty dictionary.
11337
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +020011338 If "cursor_style" is 'y' then |t_RS| will be sent to request the
Bram Moolenaar0c0eddd2020-06-13 15:47:25 +020011339 current cursor style.
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +020011340 If "cursor_blink_mode" is 'y' then |t_RC| will be sent to
Bram Moolenaar0c0eddd2020-06-13 15:47:25 +020011341 request the cursor blink status.
11342 "cursor_style" and "cursor_blink_mode" are also set if |t_u7|
11343 is not empty, Vim will detect the working of sending |t_RS|
11344 and |t_RC| on startup.
11345
11346 When "underline_rgb" is not 'y', then |t_8u| will be made empty.
11347 This avoids sending it to xterm, which would clear the colors.
11348
11349 For "mouse" the value 'u' is unknown
11350
11351 Also see:
11352 - 'ambiwidth' - detected by using |t_u7|.
11353 - |v:termstyleresp| and |v:termblinkresp| for the response to
11354 |t_RS| and |t_RC|.
11355
11356
Bram Moolenaar54775062019-07-31 21:07:14 +020011357test_ functions are documented here: |test-functions-details|
Bram Moolenaar8e8df252016-05-25 21:23:21 +020011358
Bram Moolenaar574860b2016-05-24 17:33:34 +020011359
Bram Moolenaar8e97bd72016-08-06 22:05:07 +020011360 *timer_info()*
11361timer_info([{id}])
11362 Return a list with information about timers.
11363 When {id} is given only information about this timer is
11364 returned. When timer {id} does not exist an empty list is
11365 returned.
11366 When {id} is omitted information about all timers is returned.
11367
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +020011368 For each timer the information is stored in a |Dictionary| with
Bram Moolenaar8e97bd72016-08-06 22:05:07 +020011369 these items:
11370 "id" the timer ID
11371 "time" time the timer was started with
11372 "remaining" time until the timer fires
11373 "repeat" number of times the timer will still fire;
Bram Moolenaarb73598e2016-08-07 18:22:53 +020011374 -1 means forever
Bram Moolenaar8e97bd72016-08-06 22:05:07 +020011375 "callback" the callback
Bram Moolenaarb73598e2016-08-07 18:22:53 +020011376 "paused" 1 if the timer is paused, 0 otherwise
11377
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011378 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11379 GetTimer()->timer_info()
11380
11381< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
Bram Moolenaarb73598e2016-08-07 18:22:53 +020011382
11383timer_pause({timer}, {paused}) *timer_pause()*
11384 Pause or unpause a timer. A paused timer does not invoke its
Bram Moolenaardc1f1642016-08-16 18:33:43 +020011385 callback when its time expires. Unpausing a timer may cause
11386 the callback to be invoked almost immediately if enough time
11387 has passed.
Bram Moolenaarb73598e2016-08-07 18:22:53 +020011388
11389 Pausing a timer is useful to avoid the callback to be called
11390 for a short time.
11391
11392 If {paused} evaluates to a non-zero Number or a non-empty
11393 String, then the timer is paused, otherwise it is unpaused.
11394 See |non-zero-arg|.
11395
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011396 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11397 GetTimer()->timer_pause(1)
11398
11399< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
Bram Moolenaar8e97bd72016-08-06 22:05:07 +020011400
Bram Moolenaardc1f1642016-08-16 18:33:43 +020011401 *timer_start()* *timer* *timers*
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +010011402timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
11403 Create a timer and return the timer ID.
11404
11405 {time} is the waiting time in milliseconds. This is the
11406 minimum time before invoking the callback. When the system is
11407 busy or Vim is not waiting for input the time will be longer.
11408
11409 {callback} is the function to call. It can be the name of a
Bram Moolenaarf37506f2016-08-31 22:22:10 +020011410 function or a |Funcref|. It is called with one argument, which
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +010011411 is the timer ID. The callback is only invoked when Vim is
11412 waiting for input.
Bram Moolenaar4072ba52020-12-23 13:56:35 +010011413 If you want to show a message look at |popup_notification()|
Bram Moolenaar7e6a5152021-01-02 16:39:53 +010011414 to avoid interfering with what the user is doing.
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +010011415
11416 {options} is a dictionary. Supported entries:
11417 "repeat" Number of times to repeat calling the
Bram Moolenaarabd468e2016-09-08 22:22:43 +020011418 callback. -1 means forever. When not present
11419 the callback will be called once.
Bram Moolenaarc577d812017-07-08 22:37:34 +020011420 If the timer causes an error three times in a
11421 row the repeat is cancelled. This avoids that
11422 Vim becomes unusable because of all the error
11423 messages.
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +010011424
11425 Example: >
11426 func MyHandler(timer)
11427 echo 'Handler called'
11428 endfunc
11429 let timer = timer_start(500, 'MyHandler',
11430 \ {'repeat': 3})
11431< This will invoke MyHandler() three times at 500 msec
11432 intervals.
Bram Moolenaarb73598e2016-08-07 18:22:53 +020011433
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011434 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11435 GetMsec()->timer_start(callback)
11436
11437< Not available in the |sandbox|.
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +010011438 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
11439
Bram Moolenaar03602ec2016-03-20 20:57:45 +010011440timer_stop({timer}) *timer_stop()*
Bram Moolenaar06d2d382016-05-20 17:24:11 +020011441 Stop a timer. The timer callback will no longer be invoked.
11442 {timer} is an ID returned by timer_start(), thus it must be a
Bram Moolenaar8e97bd72016-08-06 22:05:07 +020011443 Number. If {timer} does not exist there is no error.
Bram Moolenaar03602ec2016-03-20 20:57:45 +010011444
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011445 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11446 GetTimer()->timer_stop()
11447
11448< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
Bram Moolenaarb73598e2016-08-07 18:22:53 +020011449
11450timer_stopall() *timer_stopall()*
11451 Stop all timers. The timer callbacks will no longer be
Bram Moolenaar809ce4d2019-07-13 21:21:40 +020011452 invoked. Useful if a timer is misbehaving. If there are no
11453 timers there is no error.
Bram Moolenaarb73598e2016-08-07 18:22:53 +020011454
11455 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
11456
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011457tolower({expr}) *tolower()*
11458 The result is a copy of the String given, with all uppercase
11459 characters turned into lowercase (just like applying |gu| to
11460 the string).
11461
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011462 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11463 GetText()->tolower()
11464
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011465toupper({expr}) *toupper()*
11466 The result is a copy of the String given, with all lowercase
11467 characters turned into uppercase (just like applying |gU| to
11468 the string).
11469
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011470 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11471 GetText()->toupper()
11472
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +000011473tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) *tr()*
11474 The result is a copy of the {src} string with all characters
11475 which appear in {fromstr} replaced by the character in that
11476 position in the {tostr} string. Thus the first character in
11477 {fromstr} is translated into the first character in {tostr}
11478 and so on. Exactly like the unix "tr" command.
11479 This code also deals with multibyte characters properly.
11480
11481 Examples: >
11482 echo tr("hello there", "ht", "HT")
11483< returns "Hello THere" >
11484 echo tr("<blob>", "<>", "{}")
11485< returns "{blob}"
11486
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011487 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11488 GetText()->tr(from, to)
11489
Bram Moolenaar2245ae12020-05-31 22:20:36 +020011490trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]]) *trim()*
Bram Moolenaar295ac5a2018-03-22 23:04:02 +010011491 Return {text} as a String where any character in {mask} is
Bram Moolenaar2245ae12020-05-31 22:20:36 +020011492 removed from the beginning and/or end of {text}.
11493
Bram Moolenaar295ac5a2018-03-22 23:04:02 +010011494 If {mask} is not given, {mask} is all characters up to 0x20,
11495 which includes Tab, space, NL and CR, plus the non-breaking
11496 space character 0xa0.
Bram Moolenaar2245ae12020-05-31 22:20:36 +020011497
11498 The optional {dir} argument specifies where to remove the
11499 characters:
11500 0 remove from the beginning and end of {text}
11501 1 remove only at the beginning of {text}
11502 2 remove only at the end of {text}
11503 When omitted both ends are trimmed.
11504
11505 This function deals with multibyte characters properly.
Bram Moolenaar295ac5a2018-03-22 23:04:02 +010011506
11507 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarab943432018-03-29 18:27:07 +020011508 echo trim(" some text ")
11509< returns "some text" >
11510 echo trim(" \r\t\t\r RESERVE \t\n\x0B\xA0") . "_TAIL"
Bram Moolenaar295ac5a2018-03-22 23:04:02 +010011511< returns "RESERVE_TAIL" >
Bram Moolenaarab943432018-03-29 18:27:07 +020011512 echo trim("rm<Xrm<>X>rrm", "rm<>")
Bram Moolenaar2245ae12020-05-31 22:20:36 +020011513< returns "Xrm<>X" (characters in the middle are not removed) >
11514 echo trim(" vim ", " ", 2)
11515< returns " vim"
Bram Moolenaar295ac5a2018-03-22 23:04:02 +010011516
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011517 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11518 GetText()->trim()
11519
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000011520trunc({expr}) *trunc()*
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +000011521 Return the largest integral value with magnitude less than or
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000011522 equal to {expr} as a |Float| (truncate towards zero).
11523 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
11524 Examples: >
11525 echo trunc(1.456)
11526< 1.0 >
11527 echo trunc(-5.456)
11528< -5.0 >
11529 echo trunc(4.0)
11530< 4.0
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +020011531
11532 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11533 Compute()->trunc()
11534<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000011535 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010011536
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +000011537 *type()*
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +020011538type({expr}) The result is a Number representing the type of {expr}.
11539 Instead of using the number directly, it is better to use the
11540 v:t_ variable that has the value:
11541 Number: 0 |v:t_number|
11542 String: 1 |v:t_string|
11543 Funcref: 2 |v:t_func|
11544 List: 3 |v:t_list|
11545 Dictionary: 4 |v:t_dict|
11546 Float: 5 |v:t_float|
11547 Boolean: 6 |v:t_bool| (v:false and v:true)
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010011548 None: 7 |v:t_none| (v:null and v:none)
11549 Job: 8 |v:t_job|
11550 Channel: 9 |v:t_channel|
11551 Blob: 10 |v:t_blob|
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +020011552 For backward compatibility, this method can be used: >
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +000011553 :if type(myvar) == type(0)
11554 :if type(myvar) == type("")
11555 :if type(myvar) == type(function("tr"))
11556 :if type(myvar) == type([])
Bram Moolenaar748bf032005-02-02 23:04:36 +000011557 :if type(myvar) == type({})
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000011558 :if type(myvar) == type(0.0)
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +010011559 :if type(myvar) == type(v:false)
Bram Moolenaar6463ca22016-02-13 17:04:46 +010011560 :if type(myvar) == type(v:none)
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +020011561< To check if the v:t_ variables exist use this: >
11562 :if exists('v:t_number')
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011563
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +020011564< Can also be used as a |method|: >
11565 mylist->type()
11566
Bram Moolenaara47e05f2021-01-12 21:49:00 +010011567
11568typename({expr}) *typename()*
11569 Return a string representation of the type of {expr}.
11570 Example: >
11571 echo typename([1, 2, 3])
11572 list<number>
11573
11574
Bram Moolenaara17d4c12010-05-30 18:30:36 +020011575undofile({name}) *undofile()*
11576 Return the name of the undo file that would be used for a file
11577 with name {name} when writing. This uses the 'undodir'
11578 option, finding directories that exist. It does not check if
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +020011579 the undo file exists.
Bram Moolenaar945e2db2010-06-05 17:43:32 +020011580 {name} is always expanded to the full path, since that is what
11581 is used internally.
Bram Moolenaar80716072012-05-01 21:14:34 +020011582 If {name} is empty undofile() returns an empty string, since a
11583 buffer without a file name will not write an undo file.
Bram Moolenaara17d4c12010-05-30 18:30:36 +020011584 Useful in combination with |:wundo| and |:rundo|.
Bram Moolenaarb328cca2019-01-06 16:24:01 +010011585 When compiled without the |+persistent_undo| option this always
Bram Moolenaara17d4c12010-05-30 18:30:36 +020011586 returns an empty string.
11587
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011588 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11589 GetFilename()->undofile()
11590
Bram Moolenaara800b422010-06-27 01:15:55 +020011591undotree() *undotree()*
11592 Return the current state of the undo tree in a dictionary with
11593 the following items:
11594 "seq_last" The highest undo sequence number used.
11595 "seq_cur" The sequence number of the current position in
11596 the undo tree. This differs from "seq_last"
11597 when some changes were undone.
11598 "time_cur" Time last used for |:earlier| and related
11599 commands. Use |strftime()| to convert to
11600 something readable.
11601 "save_last" Number of the last file write. Zero when no
11602 write yet.
Bram Moolenaar730cde92010-06-27 05:18:54 +020011603 "save_cur" Number of the current position in the undo
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010011604 tree.
Bram Moolenaara800b422010-06-27 01:15:55 +020011605 "synced" Non-zero when the last undo block was synced.
11606 This happens when waiting from input from the
11607 user. See |undo-blocks|.
11608 "entries" A list of dictionaries with information about
11609 undo blocks.
11610
11611 The first item in the "entries" list is the oldest undo item.
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +020011612 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with these items:
Bram Moolenaara800b422010-06-27 01:15:55 +020011613 "seq" Undo sequence number. Same as what appears in
11614 |:undolist|.
11615 "time" Timestamp when the change happened. Use
11616 |strftime()| to convert to something readable.
11617 "newhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
11618 that was added. This marks the last change
11619 and where further changes will be added.
11620 "curhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
11621 that was undone. This marks the current
11622 position in the undo tree, the block that will
11623 be used by a redo command. When nothing was
11624 undone after the last change this item will
11625 not appear anywhere.
11626 "save" Only appears on the last block before a file
11627 write. The number is the write count. The
11628 first write has number 1, the last one the
11629 "save_last" mentioned above.
11630 "alt" Alternate entry. This is again a List of undo
11631 blocks. Each item may again have an "alt"
11632 item.
11633
Bram Moolenaar327aa022014-03-25 18:24:23 +010011634uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]]) *uniq()* *E882*
11635 Remove second and succeeding copies of repeated adjacent
11636 {list} items in-place. Returns {list}. If you want a list
11637 to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
11638 :let newlist = uniq(copy(mylist))
11639< The default compare function uses the string representation of
11640 each item. For the use of {func} and {dict} see |sort()|.
11641
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +020011642 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11643 mylist->uniq()
11644
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +000011645values({dict}) *values()*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020011646 Return a |List| with all the values of {dict}. The |List| is
Bram Moolenaar0d17f0d2019-01-22 22:20:38 +010011647 in arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |keys()|.
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +000011648
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +020011649 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11650 mydict->values()
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +000011651
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011652virtcol({expr}) *virtcol()*
11653 The result is a Number, which is the screen column of the file
11654 position given with {expr}. That is, the last screen position
11655 occupied by the character at that position, when the screen
11656 would be of unlimited width. When there is a <Tab> at the
11657 position, the returned Number will be the column at the end of
11658 the <Tab>. For example, for a <Tab> in column 1, with 'ts'
Bram Moolenaar61d35bd2012-03-28 20:51:51 +020011659 set to 8, it returns 8. |conceal| is ignored.
Bram Moolenaar477933c2007-07-17 14:32:23 +000011660 For the byte position use |col()|.
11661 For the use of {expr} see |col()|.
11662 When 'virtualedit' is used {expr} can be [lnum, col, off], where
Bram Moolenaar0b238792006-03-02 22:49:12 +000011663 "off" is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
Bram Moolenaard46bbc72007-05-12 14:38:41 +000011664 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
Bram Moolenaar97293012011-07-18 19:40:27 +020011665 character. When "off" is omitted zero is used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011666 When Virtual editing is active in the current mode, a position
11667 beyond the end of the line can be returned. |'virtualedit'|
11668 The accepted positions are:
11669 . the cursor position
11670 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
11671 number of displayed characters in the cursor line
11672 plus one)
11673 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
11674 returned)
Bram Moolenaare3faf442014-12-14 01:27:49 +010011675 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
11676 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
11677 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
11678 that it's updated right away.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011679 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
11680 Examples: >
11681 virtcol(".") with text "foo^Lbar", with cursor on the "^L", returns 5
11682 virtcol("$") with text "foo^Lbar", returns 9
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000011683 virtcol("'t") with text " there", with 't at 'h', returns 6
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020011684< The first column is 1. 0 is returned for an error.
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000011685 A more advanced example that echoes the maximum length of
11686 all lines: >
11687 echo max(map(range(1, line('$')), "virtcol([v:val, '$'])"))
11688
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011689< Can also be used as a |method|: >
11690 GetPos()->virtcol()
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011691
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011692
11693visualmode([{expr}]) *visualmode()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011694 The result is a String, which describes the last Visual mode
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +000011695 used in the current buffer. Initially it returns an empty
11696 string, but once Visual mode has been used, it returns "v",
11697 "V", or "<CTRL-V>" (a single CTRL-V character) for
11698 character-wise, line-wise, or block-wise Visual mode
11699 respectively.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011700 Example: >
11701 :exe "normal " . visualmode()
11702< This enters the same Visual mode as before. It is also useful
11703 in scripts if you wish to act differently depending on the
11704 Visual mode that was used.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000011705 If Visual mode is active, use |mode()| to get the Visual mode
11706 (e.g., in a |:vmap|).
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011707 If {expr} is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
Bram Moolenaar05bb9532008-07-04 09:44:11 +000011708 a non-empty String, then the Visual mode will be cleared and
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +020011709 the old value is returned. See |non-zero-arg|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011710
Bram Moolenaar8738fc12013-02-20 17:59:11 +010011711wildmenumode() *wildmenumode()*
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +020011712 Returns |TRUE| when the wildmenu is active and |FALSE|
Bram Moolenaar8738fc12013-02-20 17:59:11 +010011713 otherwise. See 'wildmenu' and 'wildmode'.
11714 This can be used in mappings to handle the 'wildcharm' option
11715 gracefully. (Makes only sense with |mapmode-c| mappings).
11716
11717 For example to make <c-j> work like <down> in wildmode, use: >
11718 :cnoremap <expr> <C-j> wildmenumode() ? "\<Down>\<Tab>" : "\<c-j>"
11719<
11720 (Note, this needs the 'wildcharm' option set appropriately).
11721
Bram Moolenaar868b7b62019-05-29 21:44:40 +020011722win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}]) *win_execute()*
11723 Like `execute()` but in the context of window {id}.
11724 The window will temporarily be made the current window,
Bram Moolenaarb4230122019-05-30 18:40:53 +020011725 without triggering autocommands. When executing {command}
11726 autocommands will be triggered, this may have unexpected side
11727 effects. Use |:noautocmd| if needed.
Bram Moolenaar868b7b62019-05-29 21:44:40 +020011728 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarb4230122019-05-30 18:40:53 +020011729 call win_execute(winid, 'set syntax=python')
11730< Doing the same with `setwinvar()` would not trigger
11731 autocommands and not actually show syntax highlighting.
Bram Moolenaarc423ad72021-01-13 20:38:03 +010011732
Bram Moolenaar61da1bf2019-06-06 12:14:49 +020011733 *E994*
11734 Not all commands are allowed in popup windows.
Bram Moolenaarc423ad72021-01-13 20:38:03 +010011735 When window {id} does not exist then no error is given and
11736 an empty string is returned.
Bram Moolenaar8738fc12013-02-20 17:59:11 +010011737
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020011738 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
11739 second argument: >
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011740 GetCommand()->win_execute(winid)
11741
Bram Moolenaar9cdf86b2016-03-13 19:04:51 +010011742win_findbuf({bufnr}) *win_findbuf()*
Bram Moolenaar1b884a02020-12-10 21:11:27 +010011743 Returns a |List| with |window-ID|s for windows that contain
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +020011744 buffer {bufnr}. When there is none the list is empty.
Bram Moolenaar9cdf86b2016-03-13 19:04:51 +010011745
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011746 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11747 GetBufnr()->win_findbuf()
11748
Bram Moolenaar86edef62016-03-13 18:07:30 +010011749win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) *win_getid()*
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +020011750 Get the |window-ID| for the specified window.
Bram Moolenaar86edef62016-03-13 18:07:30 +010011751 When {win} is missing use the current window.
11752 With {win} this is the window number. The top window has
Bram Moolenaarba3ff532018-11-04 14:45:49 +010011753 number 1.
Bram Moolenaar86edef62016-03-13 18:07:30 +010011754 Without {tab} use the current tab, otherwise the tab with
11755 number {tab}. The first tab has number one.
11756 Return zero if the window cannot be found.
11757
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011758 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11759 GetWinnr()->win_getid()
11760
Bram Moolenaar00f3b4e2020-02-14 14:32:22 +010011761
11762win_gettype([{nr}]) *win_gettype()*
11763 Return the type of the window:
Bram Moolenaar40a019f2020-06-17 21:41:35 +020011764 "autocmd" autocommand window. Temporary window
Bram Moolenaar0fe937f2020-06-16 22:42:04 +020011765 used to execute autocommands.
Bram Moolenaar00f3b4e2020-02-14 14:32:22 +010011766 "command" command-line window |cmdwin|
11767 (empty) normal window
Yegappan Lakshmanan28d84212021-07-31 12:43:23 +020011768 "loclist" |location-list-window|
11769 "popup" popup window |popup|
11770 "preview" preview window |preview-window|
11771 "quickfix" |quickfix-window|
Bram Moolenaar00f3b4e2020-02-14 14:32:22 +010011772 "unknown" window {nr} not found
11773
11774 When {nr} is omitted return the type of the current window.
11775 When {nr} is given return the type of this window by number or
11776 |window-ID|.
11777
11778 Also see the 'buftype' option. When running a terminal in a
11779 popup window then 'buftype' is "terminal" and win_gettype()
11780 returns "popup".
11781
11782
Bram Moolenaar86edef62016-03-13 18:07:30 +010011783win_gotoid({expr}) *win_gotoid()*
11784 Go to window with ID {expr}. This may also change the current
11785 tabpage.
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +010011786 Return TRUE if successful, FALSE if the window cannot be found.
Bram Moolenaar86edef62016-03-13 18:07:30 +010011787
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011788 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11789 GetWinid()->win_gotoid()
11790
Bram Moolenaar03413f42016-04-12 21:07:15 +020011791win_id2tabwin({expr}) *win_id2tabwin()*
Bram Moolenaar86edef62016-03-13 18:07:30 +010011792 Return a list with the tab number and window number of window
11793 with ID {expr}: [tabnr, winnr].
11794 Return [0, 0] if the window cannot be found.
11795
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011796 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11797 GetWinid()->win_id2tabwin()
11798
Bram Moolenaar86edef62016-03-13 18:07:30 +010011799win_id2win({expr}) *win_id2win()*
11800 Return the window number of window with ID {expr}.
11801 Return 0 if the window cannot be found in the current tabpage.
11802
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011803 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11804 GetWinid()->win_id2win()
11805
Bram Moolenaar22044dc2017-12-02 15:43:37 +010011806win_screenpos({nr}) *win_screenpos()*
11807 Return the screen position of window {nr} as a list with two
11808 numbers: [row, col]. The first window always has position
Bram Moolenaar7132ddc2018-07-15 17:01:11 +020011809 [1, 1], unless there is a tabline, then it is [2, 1].
Bram Moolenaar1c6737b2020-09-07 22:18:52 +020011810 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|. Use zero
11811 for the current window.
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +020011812 Returns [0, 0] if the window cannot be found in the current
Bram Moolenaar22044dc2017-12-02 15:43:37 +010011813 tabpage.
11814
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011815 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11816 GetWinid()->win_screenpos()
11817<
Bram Moolenaard20dcb32019-09-10 21:22:58 +020011818win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}]) *win_splitmove()*
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +020011819 Move the window {nr} to a new split of the window {target}.
Bram Moolenaard20dcb32019-09-10 21:22:58 +020011820 This is similar to moving to {target}, creating a new window
11821 using |:split| but having the same contents as window {nr}, and
11822 then closing {nr}.
11823
11824 Both {nr} and {target} can be window numbers or |window-ID|s.
Bram Moolenaar29634562020-01-09 21:46:04 +010011825 Both must be in the current tab page.
Bram Moolenaard20dcb32019-09-10 21:22:58 +020011826
11827 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
11828
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +020011829 {options} is a |Dictionary| with the following optional entries:
Bram Moolenaard20dcb32019-09-10 21:22:58 +020011830 "vertical" When TRUE, the split is created vertically,
11831 like with |:vsplit|.
11832 "rightbelow" When TRUE, the split is made below or to the
11833 right (if vertical). When FALSE, it is done
11834 above or to the left (if vertical). When not
11835 present, the values of 'splitbelow' and
11836 'splitright' are used.
11837
11838 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11839 GetWinid()->win_splitmove(target)
11840<
Bram Moolenaar4132eb52020-02-14 16:53:00 +010011841
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011842 *winbufnr()*
11843winbufnr({nr}) The result is a Number, which is the number of the buffer
Bram Moolenaar888ccac2016-06-04 18:49:36 +020011844 associated with window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +020011845 the |window-ID|.
Bram Moolenaar888ccac2016-06-04 18:49:36 +020011846 When {nr} is zero, the number of the buffer in the current
11847 window is returned.
11848 When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011849 Example: >
11850 :echo "The file in the current window is " . bufname(winbufnr(0))
11851<
Bram Moolenaare49fbff2019-08-21 22:50:07 +020011852 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11853 FindWindow()->winbufnr()->bufname()
11854<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011855 *wincol()*
11856wincol() The result is a Number, which is the virtual column of the
11857 cursor in the window. This is counting screen cells from the
11858 left side of the window. The leftmost column is one.
11859
Bram Moolenaar0c1e3742019-12-27 13:49:24 +010011860 *windowsversion()*
11861windowsversion()
11862 The result is a String. For MS-Windows it indicates the OS
11863 version. E.g, Windows 10 is "10.0", Windows 8 is "6.2",
11864 Windows XP is "5.1". For non-MS-Windows systems the result is
11865 an empty string.
11866
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011867winheight({nr}) *winheight()*
11868 The result is a Number, which is the height of window {nr}.
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +020011869 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011870 When {nr} is zero, the height of the current window is
11871 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
11872 An existing window always has a height of zero or more.
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +020011873 This excludes any window toolbar line.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011874 Examples: >
11875 :echo "The current window has " . winheight(0) . " lines."
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011876
11877< Can also be used as a |method|: >
11878 GetWinid()->winheight()
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011879<
Bram Moolenaar0f6b4f02018-08-21 16:56:34 +020011880winlayout([{tabnr}]) *winlayout()*
11881 The result is a nested List containing the layout of windows
11882 in a tabpage.
11883
11884 Without {tabnr} use the current tabpage, otherwise the tabpage
11885 with number {tabnr}. If the tabpage {tabnr} is not found,
11886 returns an empty list.
11887
11888 For a leaf window, it returns:
11889 ['leaf', {winid}]
11890 For horizontally split windows, which form a column, it
11891 returns:
11892 ['col', [{nested list of windows}]]
11893 For vertically split windows, which form a row, it returns:
11894 ['row', [{nested list of windows}]]
11895
11896 Example: >
11897 " Only one window in the tab page
11898 :echo winlayout()
11899 ['leaf', 1000]
11900 " Two horizontally split windows
11901 :echo winlayout()
11902 ['col', [['leaf', 1000], ['leaf', 1001]]]
Bram Moolenaarb17893a2020-03-14 08:19:51 +010011903 " The second tab page, with three horizontally split
11904 " windows, with two vertically split windows in the
11905 " middle window
Bram Moolenaar0f6b4f02018-08-21 16:56:34 +020011906 :echo winlayout(2)
Bram Moolenaarb17893a2020-03-14 08:19:51 +010011907 ['col', [['leaf', 1002], ['row', [['leaf', 1003],
11908 ['leaf', 1001]]], ['leaf', 1000]]]
Bram Moolenaar0f6b4f02018-08-21 16:56:34 +020011909<
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011910 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11911 GetTabnr()->winlayout()
11912<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011913 *winline()*
11914winline() The result is a Number, which is the screen line of the cursor
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020011915 in the window. This is counting screen lines from the top of
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011916 the window. The first line is one.
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +000011917 If the cursor was moved the view on the file will be updated
11918 first, this may cause a scroll.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011919
11920 *winnr()*
Bram Moolenaar5eb86f92004-07-26 12:53:41 +000011921winnr([{arg}]) The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
11922 window. The top window has number 1.
Bram Moolenaar560979e2020-02-04 22:53:05 +010011923 Returns zero for a popup window.
Bram Moolenaar46ad2882019-04-08 20:01:47 +020011924
11925 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
11926 $ the number of the last window (the window
11927 count).
11928 # the number of the last accessed window (where
11929 |CTRL-W_p| goes to). If there is no previous
11930 window or it is in another tab page 0 is
11931 returned.
11932 {N}j the number of the Nth window below the
11933 current window (where |CTRL-W_j| goes to).
11934 {N}k the number of the Nth window above the current
11935 window (where |CTRL-W_k| goes to).
11936 {N}h the number of the Nth window left of the
11937 current window (where |CTRL-W_h| goes to).
11938 {N}l the number of the Nth window right of the
11939 current window (where |CTRL-W_l| goes to).
Bram Moolenaar5eb86f92004-07-26 12:53:41 +000011940 The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
11941 |:wincmd|.
Bram Moolenaar690afe12017-01-28 18:34:47 +010011942 Also see |tabpagewinnr()| and |win_getid()|.
Bram Moolenaar46ad2882019-04-08 20:01:47 +020011943 Examples: >
11944 let window_count = winnr('$')
11945 let prev_window = winnr('#')
11946 let wnum = winnr('3k')
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011947
11948< Can also be used as a |method|: >
11949 GetWinval()->winnr()
Bram Moolenaar46ad2882019-04-08 20:01:47 +020011950<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011951 *winrestcmd()*
11952winrestcmd() Returns a sequence of |:resize| commands that should restore
11953 the current window sizes. Only works properly when no windows
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +000011954 are opened or closed and the current window and tab page is
11955 unchanged.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011956 Example: >
11957 :let cmd = winrestcmd()
11958 :call MessWithWindowSizes()
11959 :exe cmd
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +000011960<
11961 *winrestview()*
11962winrestview({dict})
11963 Uses the |Dictionary| returned by |winsaveview()| to restore
11964 the view of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar82c25852014-05-28 16:47:16 +020011965 Note: The {dict} does not have to contain all values, that are
11966 returned by |winsaveview()|. If values are missing, those
11967 settings won't be restored. So you can use: >
11968 :call winrestview({'curswant': 4})
11969<
11970 This will only set the curswant value (the column the cursor
11971 wants to move on vertical movements) of the cursor to column 5
11972 (yes, that is 5), while all other settings will remain the
11973 same. This is useful, if you set the cursor position manually.
11974
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +000011975 If you have changed the values the result is unpredictable.
11976 If the window size changed the result won't be the same.
11977
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011978 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11979 GetView()->winrestview()
11980<
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +000011981 *winsaveview()*
11982winsaveview() Returns a |Dictionary| that contains information to restore
11983 the view of the current window. Use |winrestview()| to
11984 restore the view.
11985 This is useful if you have a mapping that jumps around in the
11986 buffer and you want to go back to the original view.
11987 This does not save fold information. Use the 'foldenable'
Bram Moolenaardb552d602006-03-23 22:59:57 +000011988 option to temporarily switch off folding, so that folds are
Bram Moolenaar07d87792014-07-19 14:04:47 +020011989 not opened when moving around. This may have side effects.
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +000011990 The return value includes:
11991 lnum cursor line number
Bram Moolenaar82c25852014-05-28 16:47:16 +020011992 col cursor column (Note: the first column
11993 zero, as opposed to what getpos()
11994 returns)
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +000011995 coladd cursor column offset for 'virtualedit'
11996 curswant column for vertical movement
11997 topline first line in the window
11998 topfill filler lines, only in diff mode
Bram Moolenaarcb80aa22020-10-26 21:12:46 +010011999 leftcol first column displayed; only used when
12000 'wrap' is off
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +000012001 skipcol columns skipped
12002 Note that no option values are saved.
12003
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012004
12005winwidth({nr}) *winwidth()*
12006 The result is a Number, which is the width of window {nr}.
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +020012007 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012008 When {nr} is zero, the width of the current window is
12009 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
12010 An existing window always has a width of zero or more.
12011 Examples: >
12012 :echo "The current window has " . winwidth(0) . " columns."
12013 :if winwidth(0) <= 50
Bram Moolenaar7567d0b2017-11-16 23:04:15 +010012014 : 50 wincmd |
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012015 :endif
Bram Moolenaarf8be4612017-06-23 20:52:40 +020012016< For getting the terminal or screen size, see the 'columns'
12017 option.
Bram Moolenaar22fcfad2016-07-01 18:17:26 +020012018
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020012019 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12020 GetWinid()->winwidth()
12021
Bram Moolenaar22fcfad2016-07-01 18:17:26 +020012022
Bram Moolenaared767a22016-01-03 22:49:16 +010012023wordcount() *wordcount()*
12024 The result is a dictionary of byte/chars/word statistics for
12025 the current buffer. This is the same info as provided by
12026 |g_CTRL-G|
12027 The return value includes:
12028 bytes Number of bytes in the buffer
12029 chars Number of chars in the buffer
12030 words Number of words in the buffer
12031 cursor_bytes Number of bytes before cursor position
12032 (not in Visual mode)
12033 cursor_chars Number of chars before cursor position
12034 (not in Visual mode)
12035 cursor_words Number of words before cursor position
12036 (not in Visual mode)
12037 visual_bytes Number of bytes visually selected
Bram Moolenaarf8be4612017-06-23 20:52:40 +020012038 (only in Visual mode)
Bram Moolenaared767a22016-01-03 22:49:16 +010012039 visual_chars Number of chars visually selected
Bram Moolenaarf8be4612017-06-23 20:52:40 +020012040 (only in Visual mode)
Bram Moolenaarc572da52017-08-27 16:52:01 +020012041 visual_words Number of words visually selected
Bram Moolenaarf8be4612017-06-23 20:52:40 +020012042 (only in Visual mode)
Bram Moolenaared767a22016-01-03 22:49:16 +010012043
12044
Bram Moolenaar3a7c85b2005-02-05 21:39:53 +000012045 *writefile()*
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +010012046writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
12047 When {object} is a |List| write it to file {fname}. Each list
12048 item is separated with a NL. Each list item must be a String
12049 or Number.
Bram Moolenaar6b2e9382014-11-05 18:06:01 +010012050 When {flags} contains "b" then binary mode is used: There will
Bram Moolenaar3a7c85b2005-02-05 21:39:53 +000012051 not be a NL after the last list item. An empty item at the
12052 end does cause the last line in the file to end in a NL.
Bram Moolenaar6b2e9382014-11-05 18:06:01 +010012053
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +010012054 When {object} is a |Blob| write the bytes to file {fname}
12055 unmodified.
12056
Bram Moolenaar6b2e9382014-11-05 18:06:01 +010012057 When {flags} contains "a" then append mode is used, lines are
Bram Moolenaar46fceaa2016-10-23 21:21:08 +020012058 appended to the file: >
Bram Moolenaar6b2e9382014-11-05 18:06:01 +010012059 :call writefile(["foo"], "event.log", "a")
12060 :call writefile(["bar"], "event.log", "a")
Bram Moolenaar7567d0b2017-11-16 23:04:15 +010012061<
12062 When {flags} contains "s" then fsync() is called after writing
12063 the file. This flushes the file to disk, if possible. This
12064 takes more time but avoids losing the file if the system
12065 crashes.
Bram Moolenaar74240d32017-12-10 15:26:15 +010012066 When {flags} does not contain "S" or "s" then fsync() is
12067 called if the 'fsync' option is set.
Bram Moolenaar7567d0b2017-11-16 23:04:15 +010012068 When {flags} contains "S" then fsync() is not called, even
12069 when 'fsync' is set.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010012070
Bram Moolenaar7567d0b2017-11-16 23:04:15 +010012071 All NL characters are replaced with a NUL character.
Bram Moolenaar3a7c85b2005-02-05 21:39:53 +000012072 Inserting CR characters needs to be done before passing {list}
12073 to writefile().
12074 An existing file is overwritten, if possible.
12075 When the write fails -1 is returned, otherwise 0. There is an
12076 error message if the file can't be created or when writing
12077 fails.
12078 Also see |readfile()|.
12079 To copy a file byte for byte: >
12080 :let fl = readfile("foo", "b")
12081 :call writefile(fl, "foocopy", "b")
Bram Moolenaard6e256c2011-12-14 15:32:50 +010012082
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020012083< Can also be used as a |method|: >
12084 GetText()->writefile("thefile")
12085
Bram Moolenaard6e256c2011-12-14 15:32:50 +010012086
12087xor({expr}, {expr}) *xor()*
12088 Bitwise XOR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
12089 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
12090 Example: >
12091 :let bits = xor(bits, 0x80)
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020012092<
12093 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +020012094 :let bits = bits->xor(0x80)
Bram Moolenaar6ee8d892012-01-10 14:55:01 +010012095<
Bram Moolenaard6e256c2011-12-14 15:32:50 +010012096
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012097 *feature-list*
Bram Moolenaarade0d392020-01-21 22:33:58 +010012098There are three types of features:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000120991. Features that are only supported when they have been enabled when Vim
12100 was compiled |+feature-list|. Example: >
12101 :if has("cindent")
Bram Moolenaar34cc7d82021-09-21 20:09:51 +020012102< *gui_running*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000121032. Features that are only supported when certain conditions have been met.
12104 Example: >
12105 :if has("gui_running")
12106< *has-patch*
Bram Moolenaar2f018892018-05-18 18:12:06 +0200121073. Beyond a certain version or at a certain version and including a specific
12108 patch. The "patch-7.4.248" feature means that the Vim version is 7.5 or
12109 later, or it is version 7.4 and patch 248 was included. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarbcb98982014-05-01 14:08:19 +020012110 :if has("patch-7.4.248")
Bram Moolenaar2f018892018-05-18 18:12:06 +020012111< Note that it's possible for patch 248 to be omitted even though 249 is
12112 included. Only happens when cherry-picking patches.
12113 Note that this form only works for patch 7.4.237 and later, before that
12114 you need to check for the patch and the v:version. Example (checking
12115 version 6.2.148 or later): >
12116 :if v:version > 602 || (v:version == 602 && has("patch148"))
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012117
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +020012118Hint: To find out if Vim supports backslashes in a file name (MS-Windows),
12119use: `if exists('+shellslash')`
12120
12121
Bram Moolenaar7cba6c02013-09-05 22:13:31 +020012122acl Compiled with |ACL| support.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012123all_builtin_terms Compiled with all builtin terminals enabled.
12124amiga Amiga version of Vim.
12125arabic Compiled with Arabic support |Arabic|.
12126arp Compiled with ARP support (Amiga).
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010012127autocmd Compiled with autocommand support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar91f84f62018-07-29 15:07:52 +020012128autochdir Compiled with support for 'autochdir'
Bram Moolenaare42a6d22017-11-12 19:21:51 +010012129autoservername Automatically enable |clientserver|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012130balloon_eval Compiled with |balloon-eval| support.
Bram Moolenaar45360022005-07-21 21:08:21 +000012131balloon_multiline GUI supports multiline balloons.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012132beos BeOS version of Vim.
12133browse Compiled with |:browse| support, and browse() will
12134 work.
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +020012135browsefilter Compiled with support for |browsefilter|.
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010012136bsd Compiled on an OS in the BSD family (excluding macOS).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012137builtin_terms Compiled with some builtin terminals.
12138byte_offset Compiled with support for 'o' in 'statusline'
Bram Moolenaarbc93ceb2020-02-26 13:36:21 +010012139channel Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012140cindent Compiled with 'cindent' support.
12141clientserver Compiled with remote invocation support |clientserver|.
12142clipboard Compiled with 'clipboard' support.
Bram Moolenaar4999a7f2019-08-10 22:21:48 +020012143clipboard_working Compiled with 'clipboard' support and it can be used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012144cmdline_compl Compiled with |cmdline-completion| support.
12145cmdline_hist Compiled with |cmdline-history| support.
12146cmdline_info Compiled with 'showcmd' and 'ruler' support.
12147comments Compiled with |'comments'| support.
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +010012148compatible Compiled to be very Vi compatible.
Bram Moolenaaraa5df7e2019-02-03 14:53:10 +010012149conpty Platform where |ConPTY| can be used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012150cryptv Compiled with encryption support |encryption|.
12151cscope Compiled with |cscope| support.
Bram Moolenaar314dd792019-02-03 15:27:20 +010012152cursorbind Compiled with |'cursorbind'| (always true)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012153debug Compiled with "DEBUG" defined.
12154dialog_con Compiled with console dialog support.
12155dialog_gui Compiled with GUI dialog support.
12156diff Compiled with |vimdiff| and 'diff' support.
12157digraphs Compiled with support for digraphs.
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012158directx Compiled with support for DirectX and 'renderoptions'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012159dnd Compiled with support for the "~ register |quote_~|.
Bram Moolenaar90df4b92021-07-07 20:26:08 +020012160drop_file Compiled with |drop_file| support.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012161ebcdic Compiled on a machine with ebcdic character set.
12162emacs_tags Compiled with support for Emacs tags.
12163eval Compiled with expression evaluation support. Always
12164 true, of course!
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010012165ex_extra |+ex_extra| (always true)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012166extra_search Compiled with support for |'incsearch'| and
12167 |'hlsearch'|
Bram Moolenaar4ceaa3a2019-12-03 22:49:09 +010012168farsi Support for Farsi was removed |farsi|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012169file_in_path Compiled with support for |gf| and |<cfile>|
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +000012170filterpipe When 'shelltemp' is off pipes are used for shell
12171 read/write/filter commands
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012172find_in_path Compiled with support for include file searches
12173 |+find_in_path|.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000012174float Compiled with support for |Float|.
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +010012175fname_case Case in file names matters (for Amiga and MS-Windows
12176 this is not present).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012177folding Compiled with |folding| support.
12178footer Compiled with GUI footer support. |gui-footer|
12179fork Compiled to use fork()/exec() instead of system().
12180gettext Compiled with message translation |multi-lang|
12181gui Compiled with GUI enabled.
12182gui_athena Compiled with Athena GUI.
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +010012183gui_gnome Compiled with Gnome support (gui_gtk is also defined).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012184gui_gtk Compiled with GTK+ GUI (any version).
12185gui_gtk2 Compiled with GTK+ 2 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
Bram Moolenaar98921892016-02-23 17:14:37 +010012186gui_gtk3 Compiled with GTK+ 3 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
Bram Moolenaarb3f74062020-02-26 16:16:53 +010012187gui_haiku Compiled with Haiku GUI.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012188gui_mac Compiled with Macintosh GUI.
12189gui_motif Compiled with Motif GUI.
12190gui_photon Compiled with Photon GUI.
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +010012191gui_running Vim is running in the GUI, or it will start soon.
Bram Moolenaar130cbfc2021-04-07 21:07:20 +020012192gui_win32 Compiled with MS-Windows Win32 GUI.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012193gui_win32s idem, and Win32s system being used (Windows 3.1)
Bram Moolenaarb3f74062020-02-26 16:16:53 +010012194haiku Haiku version of Vim.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012195hangul_input Compiled with Hangul input support. |hangul|
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010012196hpux HP-UX version of Vim.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012197iconv Can use iconv() for conversion.
12198insert_expand Compiled with support for CTRL-X expansion commands in
Bram Moolenaare49fbff2019-08-21 22:50:07 +020012199 Insert mode. (always true)
Bram Moolenaard1caa942020-04-10 22:10:56 +020012200job Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
Bram Moolenaar352f5542020-04-13 19:04:21 +020012201ipv6 Compiled with support for IPv6 networking in |channel|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012202jumplist Compiled with |jumplist| support.
12203keymap Compiled with 'keymap' support.
Bram Moolenaar437bafe2016-08-01 15:40:54 +020012204lambda Compiled with |lambda| support.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012205langmap Compiled with 'langmap' support.
12206libcall Compiled with |libcall()| support.
Bram Moolenaar597a4222014-06-25 14:39:50 +020012207linebreak Compiled with 'linebreak', 'breakat', 'showbreak' and
12208 'breakindent' support.
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010012209linux Linux version of Vim.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012210lispindent Compiled with support for lisp indenting.
12211listcmds Compiled with commands for the buffer list |:files|
12212 and the argument list |arglist|.
12213localmap Compiled with local mappings and abbr. |:map-local|
Bram Moolenaar0ba04292010-07-14 23:23:17 +020012214lua Compiled with Lua interface |Lua|.
Bram Moolenaard0573012017-10-28 21:11:06 +020012215mac Any Macintosh version of Vim cf. osx
12216macunix Synonym for osxdarwin
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012217menu Compiled with support for |:menu|.
12218mksession Compiled with support for |:mksession|.
12219modify_fname Compiled with file name modifiers. |filename-modifiers|
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +020012220 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar3132cdd2020-11-05 20:41:49 +010012221mouse Compiled with support for mouse.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012222mouse_dec Compiled with support for Dec terminal mouse.
12223mouse_gpm Compiled with support for gpm (Linux console mouse)
Bram Moolenaar4b8366b2019-05-04 17:34:34 +020012224mouse_gpm_enabled GPM mouse is working
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012225mouse_netterm Compiled with support for netterm mouse.
12226mouse_pterm Compiled with support for qnx pterm mouse.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000012227mouse_sysmouse Compiled with support for sysmouse (*BSD console mouse)
Bram Moolenaar9b451252012-08-15 17:43:31 +020012228mouse_sgr Compiled with support for sgr mouse.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +010012229mouse_urxvt Compiled with support for urxvt mouse.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012230mouse_xterm Compiled with support for xterm mouse.
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +010012231mouseshape Compiled with support for 'mouseshape'.
Bram Moolenaar4c92e752019-02-17 21:18:32 +010012232multi_byte Compiled with support for 'encoding' (always true)
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +020012233multi_byte_encoding 'encoding' is set to a multibyte encoding.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012234multi_byte_ime Compiled with support for IME input method.
12235multi_lang Compiled with support for multiple languages.
Bram Moolenaar325b7a22004-07-05 15:58:32 +000012236mzscheme Compiled with MzScheme interface |mzscheme|.
Bram Moolenaarb26e6322010-05-22 21:34:09 +020012237netbeans_enabled Compiled with support for |netbeans| and connected.
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +010012238netbeans_intg Compiled with support for |netbeans|.
Bram Moolenaar22fcfad2016-07-01 18:17:26 +020012239num64 Compiled with 64-bit |Number| support.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012240ole Compiled with OLE automation support for Win32.
Bram Moolenaard0573012017-10-28 21:11:06 +020012241osx Compiled for macOS cf. mac
12242osxdarwin Compiled for macOS, with |mac-darwin-feature|
Bram Moolenaar91c49372016-05-08 09:50:29 +020012243packages Compiled with |packages| support.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012244path_extra Compiled with up/downwards search in 'path' and 'tags'
12245perl Compiled with Perl interface.
Bram Moolenaar55debbe2010-05-23 23:34:36 +020012246persistent_undo Compiled with support for persistent undo history.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012247postscript Compiled with PostScript file printing.
12248printer Compiled with |:hardcopy| support.
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +000012249profile Compiled with |:profile| support.
Bram Moolenaar84b242c2018-01-28 17:45:49 +010012250python Python 2.x interface available. |has-python|
12251python_compiled Compiled with Python 2.x interface. |has-python|
12252python_dynamic Python 2.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
12253python3 Python 3.x interface available. |has-python|
12254python3_compiled Compiled with Python 3.x interface. |has-python|
12255python3_dynamic Python 3.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
Bram Moolenaarbc93ceb2020-02-26 13:36:21 +010012256pythonx Python 2.x and/or 3.x interface available. |python_x|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012257qnx QNX version of Vim.
12258quickfix Compiled with |quickfix| support.
Bram Moolenaard68071d2006-05-02 22:08:30 +000012259reltime Compiled with |reltime()| support.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012260rightleft Compiled with 'rightleft' support.
12261ruby Compiled with Ruby interface |ruby|.
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010012262scrollbind Compiled with 'scrollbind' support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012263showcmd Compiled with 'showcmd' support.
12264signs Compiled with |:sign| support.
12265smartindent Compiled with 'smartindent' support.
Christian Brabandtf573c6e2021-06-20 14:02:16 +020012266sodium Compiled with libsodium for better crypt support
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +020012267sound Compiled with sound support, e.g. `sound_playevent()`
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +010012268spell Compiled with spell checking support |spell|.
Bram Moolenaaref94eec2009-11-11 13:22:11 +000012269startuptime Compiled with |--startuptime| support.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012270statusline Compiled with support for 'statusline', 'rulerformat'
12271 and special formats of 'titlestring' and 'iconstring'.
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010012272sun SunOS version of Vim.
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +010012273sun_workshop Support for Sun |workshop| has been removed.
Bram Moolenaar82cf9b62005-06-07 21:09:25 +000012274syntax Compiled with syntax highlighting support |syntax|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012275syntax_items There are active syntax highlighting items for the
12276 current buffer.
12277system Compiled to use system() instead of fork()/exec().
12278tag_binary Compiled with binary searching in tags files
12279 |tag-binary-search|.
Bram Moolenaar723dd942019-04-04 13:11:03 +020012280tag_old_static Support for old static tags was removed, see
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012281 |tag-old-static|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012282tcl Compiled with Tcl interface.
Bram Moolenaar91c49372016-05-08 09:50:29 +020012283termguicolors Compiled with true color in terminal support.
Bram Moolenaarc2ce52c2017-08-01 18:35:38 +020012284terminal Compiled with |terminal| support.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012285terminfo Compiled with terminfo instead of termcap.
12286termresponse Compiled with support for |t_RV| and |v:termresponse|.
12287textobjects Compiled with support for |text-objects|.
Bram Moolenaar98aefe72018-12-13 22:20:09 +010012288textprop Compiled with support for |text-properties|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012289tgetent Compiled with tgetent support, able to use a termcap
12290 or terminfo file.
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +010012291timers Compiled with |timer_start()| support.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012292title Compiled with window title support |'title'|.
12293toolbar Compiled with support for |gui-toolbar|.
Bram Moolenaar2cab0e12016-11-24 15:09:07 +010012294ttyin input is a terminal (tty)
12295ttyout output is a terminal (tty)
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +020012296unix Unix version of Vim. *+unix*
Bram Moolenaar3df01732017-02-17 22:47:16 +010012297unnamedplus Compiled with support for "unnamedplus" in 'clipboard'
Bram Moolenaarac9fb182019-04-27 13:04:13 +020012298user_commands User-defined commands. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar4ceaa3a2019-12-03 22:49:09 +010012299vartabs Compiled with variable tabstop support |'vartabstop'|.
Bram Moolenaar22f1d0e2018-02-27 14:53:30 +010012300vcon Win32: Virtual console support is working, can use
12301 'termguicolors'. Also see |+vtp|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012302vertsplit Compiled with vertically split windows |:vsplit|.
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010012303 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +010012304vim_starting True while initial source'ing takes place. |startup|
Bram Moolenaar4f3f6682016-03-26 23:01:59 +010012305 *vim_starting*
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +010012306viminfo Compiled with viminfo support.
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +020012307vimscript-1 Compiled Vim script version 1 support
12308vimscript-2 Compiled Vim script version 2 support
Bram Moolenaar911ead12019-04-21 00:03:35 +020012309vimscript-3 Compiled Vim script version 3 support
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010012310virtualedit Compiled with 'virtualedit' option. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar5b69c222019-01-11 14:50:06 +010012311visual Compiled with Visual mode. (always true)
12312visualextra Compiled with extra Visual mode commands. (always
12313 true) |blockwise-operators|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012314vms VMS version of Vim.
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010012315vreplace Compiled with |gR| and |gr| commands. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar98ef2332018-03-18 14:44:37 +010012316vtp Compiled for vcon support |+vtp| (check vcon to find
Bram Moolenaar5a3a49e2018-03-20 18:35:53 +010012317 out if it works in the current console).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012318wildignore Compiled with 'wildignore' option.
12319wildmenu Compiled with 'wildmenu' option.
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010012320win16 old version for MS-Windows 3.1 (always false)
Bram Moolenaard58e9292011-02-09 17:07:58 +010012321win32 Win32 version of Vim (MS-Windows 95 and later, 32 or
12322 64 bits)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012323win32unix Win32 version of Vim, using Unix files (Cygwin)
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +010012324win64 Win64 version of Vim (MS-Windows 64 bit).
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010012325win95 Win32 version for MS-Windows 95/98/ME (always false)
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +010012326winaltkeys Compiled with 'winaltkeys' option.
12327windows Compiled with support for more than one window.
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010012328 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012329writebackup Compiled with 'writebackup' default on.
12330xfontset Compiled with X fontset support |xfontset|.
12331xim Compiled with X input method support |xim|.
Bram Moolenaar7cba6c02013-09-05 22:13:31 +020012332xpm Compiled with pixmap support.
12333xpm_w32 Compiled with pixmap support for Win32. (Only for
12334 backward compatibility. Use "xpm" instead.)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012335xsmp Compiled with X session management support.
12336xsmp_interact Compiled with interactive X session management support.
12337xterm_clipboard Compiled with support for xterm clipboard.
12338xterm_save Compiled with support for saving and restoring the
12339 xterm screen.
12340x11 Compiled with X11 support.
12341
12342 *string-match*
12343Matching a pattern in a String
12344
12345A regexp pattern as explained at |pattern| is normally used to find a match in
12346the buffer lines. When a pattern is used to find a match in a String, almost
12347everything works in the same way. The difference is that a String is handled
12348like it is one line. When it contains a "\n" character, this is not seen as a
12349line break for the pattern. It can be matched with a "\n" in the pattern, or
12350with ".". Example: >
12351 :let a = "aaaa\nxxxx"
12352 :echo matchstr(a, "..\n..")
12353 aa
12354 xx
12355 :echo matchstr(a, "a.x")
12356 a
12357 x
12358
12359Don't forget that "^" will only match at the first character of the String and
12360"$" at the last character of the string. They don't match after or before a
12361"\n".
12362
12363==============================================================================
123645. Defining functions *user-functions*
12365
12366New functions can be defined. These can be called just like builtin
12367functions. The function executes a sequence of Ex commands. Normal mode
12368commands can be executed with the |:normal| command.
12369
Bram Moolenaar8a7d6542020-01-26 15:56:19 +010012370This section is about the legacy functions. For the Vim9 functions, which
12371execute much faster, support type checking and more, see |vim9.txt|.
12372
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012373The function name must start with an uppercase letter, to avoid confusion with
12374builtin functions. To prevent from using the same name in different scripts
12375avoid obvious, short names. A good habit is to start the function name with
12376the name of the script, e.g., "HTMLcolor()".
12377
Bram Moolenaar92d640f2005-09-05 22:11:52 +000012378It's also possible to use curly braces, see |curly-braces-names|. And the
12379|autoload| facility is useful to define a function only when it's called.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012380
12381 *local-function*
12382A function local to a script must start with "s:". A local script function
12383can only be called from within the script and from functions, user commands
12384and autocommands defined in the script. It is also possible to call the
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +000012385function from a mapping defined in the script, but then |<SID>| must be used
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012386instead of "s:" when the mapping is expanded outside of the script.
Bram Moolenaarbcb98982014-05-01 14:08:19 +020012387There are only script-local functions, no buffer-local or window-local
12388functions.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012389
12390 *:fu* *:function* *E128* *E129* *E123*
12391:fu[nction] List all functions and their arguments.
12392
12393:fu[nction] {name} List function {name}.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000012394 {name} can also be a |Dictionary| entry that is a
12395 |Funcref|: >
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012396 :function dict.init
Bram Moolenaar92d640f2005-09-05 22:11:52 +000012397
12398:fu[nction] /{pattern} List functions with a name matching {pattern}.
12399 Example that lists all functions ending with "File": >
12400 :function /File$
Bram Moolenaar5b8d8fd2005-08-16 23:01:50 +000012401<
12402 *:function-verbose*
12403When 'verbose' is non-zero, listing a function will also display where it was
12404last defined. Example: >
12405
12406 :verbose function SetFileTypeSH
12407 function SetFileTypeSH(name)
12408 Last set from /usr/share/vim/vim-7.0/filetype.vim
12409<
Bram Moolenaar8aff23a2005-08-19 20:40:30 +000012410See |:verbose-cmd| for more information.
Bram Moolenaar5b8d8fd2005-08-16 23:01:50 +000012411
Bram Moolenaarbcb98982014-05-01 14:08:19 +020012412 *E124* *E125* *E853* *E884*
Bram Moolenaar10ce39a2016-07-29 22:37:06 +020012413:fu[nction][!] {name}([arguments]) [range] [abort] [dict] [closure]
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +010012414 Define a new function by the name {name}. The body of
12415 the function follows in the next lines, until the
12416 matching |:endfunction|.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010012417
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +010012418 The name must be made of alphanumeric characters and
12419 '_', and must start with a capital or "s:" (see
12420 above). Note that using "b:" or "g:" is not allowed.
12421 (since patch 7.4.260 E884 is given if the function
12422 name has a colon in the name, e.g. for "foo:bar()".
12423 Before that patch no error was given).
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012424
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000012425 {name} can also be a |Dictionary| entry that is a
12426 |Funcref|: >
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012427 :function dict.init(arg)
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012428< "dict" must be an existing dictionary. The entry
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012429 "init" is added if it didn't exist yet. Otherwise [!]
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012430 is required to overwrite an existing function. The
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012431 result is a |Funcref| to a numbered function. The
12432 function can only be used with a |Funcref| and will be
12433 deleted if there are no more references to it.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012434 *E127* *E122*
12435 When a function by this name already exists and [!] is
Bram Moolenaarded5f1b2018-11-10 17:33:29 +010012436 not used an error message is given. There is one
12437 exception: When sourcing a script again, a function
12438 that was previously defined in that script will be
12439 silently replaced.
12440 When [!] is used, an existing function is silently
12441 replaced. Unless it is currently being executed, that
12442 is an error.
Bram Moolenaarf8be4612017-06-23 20:52:40 +020012443 NOTE: Use ! wisely. If used without care it can cause
12444 an existing function to be replaced unexpectedly,
12445 which is hard to debug.
Bram Moolenaar388a5d42020-05-26 21:20:45 +020012446 NOTE: In Vim9 script script-local functions cannot be
12447 deleted or redefined.
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +000012448
12449 For the {arguments} see |function-argument|.
12450
Bram Moolenaar8d043172014-01-23 14:24:41 +010012451 *:func-range* *a:firstline* *a:lastline*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012452 When the [range] argument is added, the function is
12453 expected to take care of a range itself. The range is
12454 passed as "a:firstline" and "a:lastline". If [range]
12455 is excluded, ":{range}call" will call the function for
12456 each line in the range, with the cursor on the start
12457 of each line. See |function-range-example|.
Bram Moolenaar2df58b42012-11-28 18:21:11 +010012458 The cursor is still moved to the first line of the
12459 range, as is the case with all Ex commands.
Bram Moolenaar8d043172014-01-23 14:24:41 +010012460 *:func-abort*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012461 When the [abort] argument is added, the function will
12462 abort as soon as an error is detected.
Bram Moolenaar8d043172014-01-23 14:24:41 +010012463 *:func-dict*
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +000012464 When the [dict] argument is added, the function must
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012465 be invoked through an entry in a |Dictionary|. The
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +000012466 local variable "self" will then be set to the
12467 dictionary. See |Dictionary-function|.
Bram Moolenaar10ce39a2016-07-29 22:37:06 +020012468 *:func-closure* *E932*
12469 When the [closure] argument is added, the function
12470 can access variables and arguments from the outer
12471 scope. This is usually called a closure. In this
12472 example Bar() uses "x" from the scope of Foo(). It
12473 remains referenced even after Foo() returns: >
12474 :function! Foo()
12475 : let x = 0
12476 : function! Bar() closure
12477 : let x += 1
12478 : return x
12479 : endfunction
Bram Moolenaarbc8801c2016-08-02 21:04:33 +020012480 : return funcref('Bar')
Bram Moolenaar10ce39a2016-07-29 22:37:06 +020012481 :endfunction
12482
12483 :let F = Foo()
12484 :echo F()
12485< 1 >
12486 :echo F()
12487< 2 >
12488 :echo F()
12489< 3
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012490
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000012491 *function-search-undo*
Bram Moolenaar98692072006-02-04 00:57:42 +000012492 The last used search pattern and the redo command "."
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000012493 will not be changed by the function. This also
12494 implies that the effect of |:nohlsearch| is undone
12495 when the function returns.
Bram Moolenaar98692072006-02-04 00:57:42 +000012496
Bram Moolenaarf8be4612017-06-23 20:52:40 +020012497 *:endf* *:endfunction* *E126* *E193* *W22*
Bram Moolenaar663bb232017-06-22 19:12:10 +020012498:endf[unction] [argument]
12499 The end of a function definition. Best is to put it
12500 on a line by its own, without [argument].
12501
12502 [argument] can be:
12503 | command command to execute next
12504 \n command command to execute next
12505 " comment always ignored
Bram Moolenaarf8be4612017-06-23 20:52:40 +020012506 anything else ignored, warning given when
12507 'verbose' is non-zero
Bram Moolenaar663bb232017-06-22 19:12:10 +020012508 The support for a following command was added in Vim
12509 8.0.0654, before that any argument was silently
12510 ignored.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012511
Bram Moolenaarf8be4612017-06-23 20:52:40 +020012512 To be able to define a function inside an `:execute`
12513 command, use line breaks instead of |:bar|: >
12514 :exe "func Foo()\necho 'foo'\nendfunc"
12515<
Bram Moolenaar437bafe2016-08-01 15:40:54 +020012516 *:delf* *:delfunction* *E130* *E131* *E933*
Bram Moolenaar663bb232017-06-22 19:12:10 +020012517:delf[unction][!] {name}
12518 Delete function {name}.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000012519 {name} can also be a |Dictionary| entry that is a
12520 |Funcref|: >
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012521 :delfunc dict.init
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012522< This will remove the "init" entry from "dict". The
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012523 function is deleted if there are no more references to
12524 it.
Bram Moolenaar663bb232017-06-22 19:12:10 +020012525 With the ! there is no error if the function does not
12526 exist.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012527 *:retu* *:return* *E133*
12528:retu[rn] [expr] Return from a function. When "[expr]" is given, it is
12529 evaluated and returned as the result of the function.
12530 If "[expr]" is not given, the number 0 is returned.
12531 When a function ends without an explicit ":return",
12532 the number 0 is returned.
12533 Note that there is no check for unreachable lines,
12534 thus there is no warning if commands follow ":return".
12535
12536 If the ":return" is used after a |:try| but before the
12537 matching |:finally| (if present), the commands
12538 following the ":finally" up to the matching |:endtry|
12539 are executed first. This process applies to all
12540 nested ":try"s inside the function. The function
12541 returns at the outermost ":endtry".
12542
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +000012543 *function-argument* *a:var*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012544An argument can be defined by giving its name. In the function this can then
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +000012545be used as "a:name" ("a:" for argument).
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000012546 *a:0* *a:1* *a:000* *E740* *...*
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +000012547Up to 20 arguments can be given, separated by commas. After the named
12548arguments an argument "..." can be specified, which means that more arguments
12549may optionally be following. In the function the extra arguments can be used
12550as "a:1", "a:2", etc. "a:0" is set to the number of extra arguments (which
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000012551can be 0). "a:000" is set to a |List| that contains these arguments. Note
12552that "a:1" is the same as "a:000[0]".
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +000012553 *E742*
12554The a: scope and the variables in it cannot be changed, they are fixed.
Bram Moolenaar069c1e72016-07-15 21:25:08 +020012555However, if a composite type is used, such as |List| or |Dictionary| , you can
12556change their contents. Thus you can pass a |List| to a function and have the
12557function add an item to it. If you want to make sure the function cannot
12558change a |List| or |Dictionary| use |:lockvar|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012559
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +000012560It is also possible to define a function without any arguments. You must
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +010012561still supply the () then.
12562
Bram Moolenaar98ef2332018-03-18 14:44:37 +010012563It is allowed to define another function inside a function body.
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +000012564
Bram Moolenaar42ae78c2019-05-09 21:08:58 +020012565 *optional-function-argument*
12566You can provide default values for positional named arguments. This makes
12567them optional for function calls. When a positional argument is not
12568specified at a call, the default expression is used to initialize it.
Bram Moolenaard1caa942020-04-10 22:10:56 +020012569This only works for functions declared with `:function` or `:def`, not for
12570lambda expressions |expr-lambda|.
Bram Moolenaar42ae78c2019-05-09 21:08:58 +020012571
12572Example: >
12573 function Something(key, value = 10)
Bram Moolenaar8aad88d2019-05-12 13:53:50 +020012574 echo a:key .. ": " .. a:value
Bram Moolenaar42ae78c2019-05-09 21:08:58 +020012575 endfunction
12576 call Something('empty') "empty: 10"
Bram Moolenaar8aad88d2019-05-12 13:53:50 +020012577 call Something('key', 20) "key: 20"
Bram Moolenaar42ae78c2019-05-09 21:08:58 +020012578
12579The argument default expressions are evaluated at the time of the function
12580call, not definition. Thus it is possible to use an expression which is
Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +020012581invalid the moment the function is defined. The expressions are also only
Bram Moolenaar42ae78c2019-05-09 21:08:58 +020012582evaluated when arguments are not specified during a call.
Bram Moolenaar2547aa92020-07-26 17:00:44 +020012583 *none-function_argument*
Bram Moolenaar42ae78c2019-05-09 21:08:58 +020012584You can pass |v:none| to use the default expression. Note that this means you
12585cannot pass v:none as an ordinary value when an argument has a default
12586expression.
12587
12588Example: >
12589 function Something(a = 10, b = 20, c = 30)
12590 endfunction
12591 call Something(1, v:none, 3) " b = 20
12592<
12593 *E989*
12594Optional arguments with default expressions must occur after any mandatory
12595arguments. You can use "..." after all optional named arguments.
12596
12597It is possible for later argument defaults to refer to prior arguments,
12598but not the other way around. They must be prefixed with "a:", as with all
12599arguments.
12600
12601Example that works: >
12602 :function Okay(mandatory, optional = a:mandatory)
12603 :endfunction
12604Example that does NOT work: >
12605 :function NoGood(first = a:second, second = 10)
12606 :endfunction
12607<
Bram Moolenaard1caa942020-04-10 22:10:56 +020012608When not using "...", the number of arguments in a function call must be at
12609least equal to the number of mandatory named arguments. When using "...", the
12610number of arguments may be larger than the total of mandatory and optional
12611arguments.
Bram Moolenaar42ae78c2019-05-09 21:08:58 +020012612
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +000012613 *local-variables*
Bram Moolenaar069c1e72016-07-15 21:25:08 +020012614Inside a function local variables can be used. These will disappear when the
12615function returns. Global variables need to be accessed with "g:".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012616
12617Example: >
12618 :function Table(title, ...)
12619 : echohl Title
12620 : echo a:title
12621 : echohl None
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +000012622 : echo a:0 . " items:"
12623 : for s in a:000
12624 : echon ' ' . s
12625 : endfor
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012626 :endfunction
12627
12628This function can then be called with: >
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +000012629 call Table("Table", "line1", "line2")
12630 call Table("Empty Table")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012631
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000012632To return more than one value, return a |List|: >
12633 :function Compute(n1, n2)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012634 : if a:n2 == 0
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000012635 : return ["fail", 0]
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012636 : endif
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000012637 : return ["ok", a:n1 / a:n2]
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012638 :endfunction
12639
12640This function can then be called with: >
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000012641 :let [success, div] = Compute(102, 6)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012642 :if success == "ok"
12643 : echo div
12644 :endif
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000012645<
Bram Moolenaar39f05632006-03-19 22:15:26 +000012646 *:cal* *:call* *E107* *E117*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012647:[range]cal[l] {name}([arguments])
12648 Call a function. The name of the function and its arguments
Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +020012649 are as specified with `:function`. Up to 20 arguments can be
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000012650 used. The returned value is discarded.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012651 Without a range and for functions that accept a range, the
12652 function is called once. When a range is given the cursor is
12653 positioned at the start of the first line before executing the
12654 function.
12655 When a range is given and the function doesn't handle it
12656 itself, the function is executed for each line in the range,
12657 with the cursor in the first column of that line. The cursor
12658 is left at the last line (possibly moved by the last function
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012659 call). The arguments are re-evaluated for each line. Thus
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012660 this works:
12661 *function-range-example* >
12662 :function Mynumber(arg)
12663 : echo line(".") . " " . a:arg
12664 :endfunction
12665 :1,5call Mynumber(getline("."))
12666<
12667 The "a:firstline" and "a:lastline" are defined anyway, they
12668 can be used to do something different at the start or end of
12669 the range.
12670
12671 Example of a function that handles the range itself: >
12672
12673 :function Cont() range
12674 : execute (a:firstline + 1) . "," . a:lastline . 's/^/\t\\ '
12675 :endfunction
12676 :4,8call Cont()
12677<
12678 This function inserts the continuation character "\" in front
12679 of all the lines in the range, except the first one.
12680
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000012681 When the function returns a composite value it can be further
12682 dereferenced, but the range will not be used then. Example: >
12683 :4,8call GetDict().method()
12684< Here GetDict() gets the range but method() does not.
12685
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012686 *E132*
12687The recursiveness of user functions is restricted with the |'maxfuncdepth'|
12688option.
12689
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +020012690It is also possible to use `:eval`. It does not support a range, but does
12691allow for method chaining, e.g.: >
12692 eval GetList()->Filter()->append('$')
12693
Bram Moolenaar088e8e32019-08-08 22:15:18 +020012694A function can also be called as part of evaluating an expression or when it
12695is used as a method: >
12696 let x = GetList()
12697 let y = GetList()->Filter()
12698
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012699
12700AUTOMATICALLY LOADING FUNCTIONS ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012701 *autoload-functions*
12702When using many or large functions, it's possible to automatically define them
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012703only when they are used. There are two methods: with an autocommand and with
12704the "autoload" directory in 'runtimepath'.
12705
12706
12707Using an autocommand ~
12708
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +000012709This is introduced in the user manual, section |41.14|.
12710
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012711The autocommand is useful if you have a plugin that is a long Vim script file.
Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +020012712You can define the autocommand and quickly quit the script with `:finish`.
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012713That makes Vim startup faster. The autocommand should then load the same file
Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +020012714again, setting a variable to skip the `:finish` command.
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012715
12716Use the FuncUndefined autocommand event with a pattern that matches the
12717function(s) to be defined. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012718
12719 :au FuncUndefined BufNet* source ~/vim/bufnetfuncs.vim
12720
12721The file "~/vim/bufnetfuncs.vim" should then define functions that start with
12722"BufNet". Also see |FuncUndefined|.
12723
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012724
12725Using an autoload script ~
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +000012726 *autoload* *E746*
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +000012727This is introduced in the user manual, section |41.15|.
12728
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012729Using a script in the "autoload" directory is simpler, but requires using
12730exactly the right file name. A function that can be autoloaded has a name
12731like this: >
12732
Bram Moolenaara7fc0102005-05-18 22:17:12 +000012733 :call filename#funcname()
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012734
Bram Moolenaar65e0d772020-06-14 17:29:55 +020012735These functions are always global, in Vim9 script "g:" needs to be used: >
12736 :call g:filename#funcname()
12737
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012738When such a function is called, and it is not defined yet, Vim will search the
12739"autoload" directories in 'runtimepath' for a script file called
12740"filename.vim". For example "~/.vim/autoload/filename.vim". That file should
12741then define the function like this: >
12742
Bram Moolenaara7fc0102005-05-18 22:17:12 +000012743 function filename#funcname()
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012744 echo "Done!"
12745 endfunction
12746
Bram Moolenaar60a795a2005-09-16 21:55:43 +000012747The file name and the name used before the # in the function must match
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012748exactly, and the defined function must have the name exactly as it will be
Bram Moolenaar65e0d772020-06-14 17:29:55 +020012749called. In Vim9 script the "g:" prefix must be used: >
12750 function g:filename#funcname()
12751
12752or for a compiled function: >
12753 def g:filename#funcname()
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012754
Bram Moolenaara7fc0102005-05-18 22:17:12 +000012755It is possible to use subdirectories. Every # in the function name works like
12756a path separator. Thus when calling a function: >
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012757
Bram Moolenaara7fc0102005-05-18 22:17:12 +000012758 :call foo#bar#func()
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012759
12760Vim will look for the file "autoload/foo/bar.vim" in 'runtimepath'.
12761
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +000012762This also works when reading a variable that has not been set yet: >
12763
Bram Moolenaara7fc0102005-05-18 22:17:12 +000012764 :let l = foo#bar#lvar
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +000012765
Bram Moolenaara5792f52005-11-23 21:25:05 +000012766However, when the autoload script was already loaded it won't be loaded again
12767for an unknown variable.
12768
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +000012769When assigning a value to such a variable nothing special happens. This can
12770be used to pass settings to the autoload script before it's loaded: >
12771
Bram Moolenaara7fc0102005-05-18 22:17:12 +000012772 :let foo#bar#toggle = 1
12773 :call foo#bar#func()
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +000012774
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +000012775Note that when you make a mistake and call a function that is supposed to be
12776defined in an autoload script, but the script doesn't actually define the
Bram Moolenaarcb80aa22020-10-26 21:12:46 +010012777function, you will get an error message for the missing function. If you fix
12778the autoload script it won't be automatically loaded again. Either restart
12779Vim or manually source the script.
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +000012780
12781Also note that if you have two script files, and one calls a function in the
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000012782other and vice versa, before the used function is defined, it won't work.
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +000012783Avoid using the autoload functionality at the toplevel.
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012784
Bram Moolenaar433f7c82006-03-21 21:29:36 +000012785Hint: If you distribute a bunch of scripts you can pack them together with the
12786|vimball| utility. Also read the user manual |distribute-script|.
12787
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012788==============================================================================
127896. Curly braces names *curly-braces-names*
12790
Bram Moolenaar84f72352012-03-11 15:57:40 +010012791In most places where you can use a variable, you can use a "curly braces name"
12792variable. This is a regular variable name with one or more expressions
12793wrapped in braces {} like this: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012794 my_{adjective}_variable
12795
12796When Vim encounters this, it evaluates the expression inside the braces, puts
12797that in place of the expression, and re-interprets the whole as a variable
12798name. So in the above example, if the variable "adjective" was set to
12799"noisy", then the reference would be to "my_noisy_variable", whereas if
12800"adjective" was set to "quiet", then it would be to "my_quiet_variable".
12801
12802One application for this is to create a set of variables governed by an option
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012803value. For example, the statement >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012804 echo my_{&background}_message
12805
12806would output the contents of "my_dark_message" or "my_light_message" depending
12807on the current value of 'background'.
12808
12809You can use multiple brace pairs: >
12810 echo my_{adverb}_{adjective}_message
12811..or even nest them: >
12812 echo my_{ad{end_of_word}}_message
12813where "end_of_word" is either "verb" or "jective".
12814
12815However, the expression inside the braces must evaluate to a valid single
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +000012816variable name, e.g. this is invalid: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012817 :let foo='a + b'
12818 :echo c{foo}d
12819.. since the result of expansion is "ca + bd", which is not a variable name.
12820
12821 *curly-braces-function-names*
12822You can call and define functions by an evaluated name in a similar way.
12823Example: >
12824 :let func_end='whizz'
12825 :call my_func_{func_end}(parameter)
12826
12827This would call the function "my_func_whizz(parameter)".
12828
Bram Moolenaar84f72352012-03-11 15:57:40 +010012829This does NOT work: >
12830 :let i = 3
12831 :let @{i} = '' " error
12832 :echo @{i} " error
12833
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012834==============================================================================
128357. Commands *expression-commands*
12836
Bram Moolenaar65e0d772020-06-14 17:29:55 +020012837Note: in Vim9 script `:let` is used for variable declaration, not assignment.
12838An assignment leaves out the `:let` command. |vim9-declaration|
12839
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012840:let {var-name} = {expr1} *:let* *E18*
12841 Set internal variable {var-name} to the result of the
12842 expression {expr1}. The variable will get the type
12843 from the {expr}. If {var-name} didn't exist yet, it
12844 is created.
12845
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +000012846:let {var-name}[{idx}] = {expr1} *E689*
12847 Set a list item to the result of the expression
12848 {expr1}. {var-name} must refer to a list and {idx}
12849 must be a valid index in that list. For nested list
12850 the index can be repeated.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000012851 This cannot be used to add an item to a |List|.
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012852 This cannot be used to set a byte in a String. You
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000012853 can do that like this: >
12854 :let var = var[0:2] . 'X' . var[4:]
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +010012855< When {var-name} is a |Blob| then {idx} can be the
12856 length of the blob, in which case one byte is
12857 appended.
12858
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012859 *E711* *E719*
12860:let {var-name}[{idx1}:{idx2}] = {expr1} *E708* *E709* *E710*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000012861 Set a sequence of items in a |List| to the result of
12862 the expression {expr1}, which must be a list with the
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +000012863 correct number of items.
12864 {idx1} can be omitted, zero is used instead.
12865 {idx2} can be omitted, meaning the end of the list.
12866 When the selected range of items is partly past the
12867 end of the list, items will be added.
12868
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +020012869 *:let+=* *:let-=* *:letstar=*
12870 *:let/=* *:let%=* *:let.=* *:let..=* *E734* *E985*
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012871:let {var} += {expr1} Like ":let {var} = {var} + {expr1}".
12872:let {var} -= {expr1} Like ":let {var} = {var} - {expr1}".
Bram Moolenaarff697e62019-02-12 22:28:33 +010012873:let {var} *= {expr1} Like ":let {var} = {var} * {expr1}".
12874:let {var} /= {expr1} Like ":let {var} = {var} / {expr1}".
12875:let {var} %= {expr1} Like ":let {var} = {var} % {expr1}".
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012876:let {var} .= {expr1} Like ":let {var} = {var} . {expr1}".
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +020012877:let {var} ..= {expr1} Like ":let {var} = {var} .. {expr1}".
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012878 These fail if {var} was not set yet and when the type
12879 of {var} and {expr1} don't fit the operator.
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +020012880 `.=` is not supported with Vim script version 2 and
12881 later, see |vimscript-version|.
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012882
12883
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012884:let ${env-name} = {expr1} *:let-environment* *:let-$*
12885 Set environment variable {env-name} to the result of
12886 the expression {expr1}. The type is always String.
Bram Moolenaar56c860c2019-08-17 20:09:31 +020012887
12888 On some systems making an environment variable empty
12889 causes it to be deleted. Many systems do not make a
12890 difference between an environment variable that is not
12891 set and an environment variable that is empty.
12892
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012893:let ${env-name} .= {expr1}
12894 Append {expr1} to the environment variable {env-name}.
12895 If the environment variable didn't exist yet this
12896 works like "=".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012897
12898:let @{reg-name} = {expr1} *:let-register* *:let-@*
12899 Write the result of the expression {expr1} in register
12900 {reg-name}. {reg-name} must be a single letter, and
12901 must be the name of a writable register (see
12902 |registers|). "@@" can be used for the unnamed
12903 register, "@/" for the search pattern.
12904 If the result of {expr1} ends in a <CR> or <NL>, the
12905 register will be linewise, otherwise it will be set to
12906 characterwise.
12907 This can be used to clear the last search pattern: >
12908 :let @/ = ""
12909< This is different from searching for an empty string,
12910 that would match everywhere.
12911
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012912:let @{reg-name} .= {expr1}
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012913 Append {expr1} to register {reg-name}. If the
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012914 register was empty it's like setting it to {expr1}.
12915
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000012916:let &{option-name} = {expr1} *:let-option* *:let-&*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012917 Set option {option-name} to the result of the
Bram Moolenaarfca34d62005-01-04 21:38:36 +000012918 expression {expr1}. A String or Number value is
12919 always converted to the type of the option.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012920 For an option local to a window or buffer the effect
12921 is just like using the |:set| command: both the local
Bram Moolenaara5fac542005-10-12 20:58:49 +000012922 value and the global value are changed.
Bram Moolenaarfca34d62005-01-04 21:38:36 +000012923 Example: >
12924 :let &path = &path . ',/usr/local/include'
Bram Moolenaar3df01732017-02-17 22:47:16 +010012925< This also works for terminal codes in the form t_xx.
12926 But only for alphanumerical names. Example: >
12927 :let &t_k1 = "\<Esc>[234;"
12928< When the code does not exist yet it will be created as
12929 a terminal key code, there is no error.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012930
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012931:let &{option-name} .= {expr1}
12932 For a string option: Append {expr1} to the value.
12933 Does not insert a comma like |:set+=|.
12934
12935:let &{option-name} += {expr1}
12936:let &{option-name} -= {expr1}
12937 For a number or boolean option: Add or subtract
12938 {expr1}.
12939
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012940:let &l:{option-name} = {expr1}
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012941:let &l:{option-name} .= {expr1}
12942:let &l:{option-name} += {expr1}
12943:let &l:{option-name} -= {expr1}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012944 Like above, but only set the local value of an option
12945 (if there is one). Works like |:setlocal|.
12946
12947:let &g:{option-name} = {expr1}
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012948:let &g:{option-name} .= {expr1}
12949:let &g:{option-name} += {expr1}
12950:let &g:{option-name} -= {expr1}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012951 Like above, but only set the global value of an option
12952 (if there is one). Works like |:setglobal|.
12953
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +000012954:let [{name1}, {name2}, ...] = {expr1} *:let-unpack* *E687* *E688*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000012955 {expr1} must evaluate to a |List|. The first item in
Bram Moolenaarfca34d62005-01-04 21:38:36 +000012956 the list is assigned to {name1}, the second item to
12957 {name2}, etc.
12958 The number of names must match the number of items in
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000012959 the |List|.
Bram Moolenaarfca34d62005-01-04 21:38:36 +000012960 Each name can be one of the items of the ":let"
12961 command as mentioned above.
12962 Example: >
12963 :let [s, item] = GetItem(s)
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012964< Detail: {expr1} is evaluated first, then the
12965 assignments are done in sequence. This matters if
12966 {name2} depends on {name1}. Example: >
12967 :let x = [0, 1]
12968 :let i = 0
12969 :let [i, x[i]] = [1, 2]
12970 :echo x
12971< The result is [0, 2].
12972
12973:let [{name1}, {name2}, ...] .= {expr1}
12974:let [{name1}, {name2}, ...] += {expr1}
12975:let [{name1}, {name2}, ...] -= {expr1}
12976 Like above, but append/add/subtract the value for each
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000012977 |List| item.
Bram Moolenaarfca34d62005-01-04 21:38:36 +000012978
Bram Moolenaard1caa942020-04-10 22:10:56 +020012979:let [{name}, ..., ; {lastname}] = {expr1} *E452*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000012980 Like |:let-unpack| above, but the |List| may have more
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012981 items than there are names. A list of the remaining
12982 items is assigned to {lastname}. If there are no
12983 remaining items {lastname} is set to an empty list.
Bram Moolenaarfca34d62005-01-04 21:38:36 +000012984 Example: >
12985 :let [a, b; rest] = ["aval", "bval", 3, 4]
12986<
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012987:let [{name}, ..., ; {lastname}] .= {expr1}
12988:let [{name}, ..., ; {lastname}] += {expr1}
12989:let [{name}, ..., ; {lastname}] -= {expr1}
12990 Like above, but append/add/subtract the value for each
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000012991 |List| item.
Bram Moolenaar4a748032010-09-30 21:47:56 +020012992
Bram Moolenaar24582002019-07-21 14:14:26 +020012993 *:let=<<* *:let-heredoc*
12994 *E990* *E991* *E172* *E221*
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020012995:let {var-name} =<< [trim] {endmarker}
Bram Moolenaarf5842c52019-05-19 18:41:26 +020012996text...
12997text...
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020012998{endmarker}
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +020012999 Set internal variable {var-name} to a |List|
13000 containing the lines of text bounded by the string
Bram Moolenaaraa970ab2020-08-02 16:10:39 +020013001 {endmarker}. The lines of text is used as a
13002 |literal-string|.
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020013003 {endmarker} must not contain white space.
13004 {endmarker} cannot start with a lower case character.
13005 The last line should end only with the {endmarker}
13006 string without any other character. Watch out for
13007 white space after {endmarker}!
Bram Moolenaarf5842c52019-05-19 18:41:26 +020013008
Bram Moolenaare7eb9272019-06-24 00:58:07 +020013009 Without "trim" any white space characters in the lines
13010 of text are preserved. If "trim" is specified before
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020013011 {endmarker}, then indentation is stripped so you can
13012 do: >
Bram Moolenaare7eb9272019-06-24 00:58:07 +020013013 let text =<< trim END
13014 if ok
13015 echo 'done'
13016 endif
13017 END
13018< Results in: ["if ok", " echo 'done'", "endif"]
13019 The marker must line up with "let" and the indentation
13020 of the first line is removed from all the text lines.
13021 Specifically: all the leading indentation exactly
13022 matching the leading indentation of the first
13023 non-empty text line is stripped from the input lines.
13024 All leading indentation exactly matching the leading
13025 indentation before `let` is stripped from the line
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020013026 containing {endmarker}. Note that the difference
13027 between space and tab matters here.
Bram Moolenaarf5842c52019-05-19 18:41:26 +020013028
13029 If {var-name} didn't exist yet, it is created.
13030 Cannot be followed by another command, but can be
13031 followed by a comment.
13032
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020013033 To avoid line continuation to be applied, consider
13034 adding 'C' to 'cpoptions': >
13035 set cpo+=C
13036 let var =<< END
13037 \ leading backslash
13038 END
13039 set cpo-=C
13040<
Bram Moolenaarf5842c52019-05-19 18:41:26 +020013041 Examples: >
13042 let var1 =<< END
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020013043 Sample text 1
13044 Sample text 2
13045 Sample text 3
13046 END
Bram Moolenaarf5842c52019-05-19 18:41:26 +020013047
13048 let data =<< trim DATA
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020013049 1 2 3 4
13050 5 6 7 8
Bram Moolenaarf5842c52019-05-19 18:41:26 +020013051 DATA
13052<
Bram Moolenaar4a748032010-09-30 21:47:56 +020013053 *E121*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020013054:let {var-name} .. List the value of variable {var-name}. Multiple
Bram Moolenaardcaf10e2005-01-21 11:55:25 +000013055 variable names may be given. Special names recognized
13056 here: *E738*
Bram Moolenaarca003e12006-03-17 23:19:38 +000013057 g: global variables
13058 b: local buffer variables
13059 w: local window variables
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +000013060 t: local tab page variables
Bram Moolenaarca003e12006-03-17 23:19:38 +000013061 s: script-local variables
13062 l: local function variables
Bram Moolenaardcaf10e2005-01-21 11:55:25 +000013063 v: Vim variables.
Bram Moolenaar65e0d772020-06-14 17:29:55 +020013064 This does not work in Vim9 script. |vim9-declaration|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013065
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +000013066:let List the values of all variables. The type of the
13067 variable is indicated before the value:
13068 <nothing> String
13069 # Number
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +000013070 * Funcref
Bram Moolenaar65e0d772020-06-14 17:29:55 +020013071 This does not work in Vim9 script. |vim9-declaration|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013072
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000013073:unl[et][!] {name} ... *:unlet* *:unl* *E108* *E795*
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +000013074 Remove the internal variable {name}. Several variable
13075 names can be given, they are all removed. The name
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000013076 may also be a |List| or |Dictionary| item.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013077 With [!] no error message is given for non-existing
13078 variables.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000013079 One or more items from a |List| can be removed: >
Bram Moolenaar9cd15162005-01-16 22:02:49 +000013080 :unlet list[3] " remove fourth item
13081 :unlet list[3:] " remove fourth item to last
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000013082< One item from a |Dictionary| can be removed at a time: >
Bram Moolenaar9cd15162005-01-16 22:02:49 +000013083 :unlet dict['two']
13084 :unlet dict.two
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +000013085< This is especially useful to clean up used global
13086 variables and script-local variables (these are not
13087 deleted when the script ends). Function-local
13088 variables are automatically deleted when the function
13089 ends.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013090
Bram Moolenaar137374f2018-05-13 15:59:50 +020013091:unl[et] ${env-name} ... *:unlet-environment* *:unlet-$*
13092 Remove environment variable {env-name}.
13093 Can mix {name} and ${env-name} in one :unlet command.
13094 No error message is given for a non-existing
13095 variable, also without !.
13096 If the system does not support deleting an environment
Bram Moolenaar9937a052019-06-15 15:45:06 +020013097 variable, it is made empty.
Bram Moolenaar137374f2018-05-13 15:59:50 +020013098
Bram Moolenaar1c196e72019-06-16 15:41:58 +020013099 *:cons* *:const*
Bram Moolenaar9937a052019-06-15 15:45:06 +020013100:cons[t] {var-name} = {expr1}
13101:cons[t] [{name1}, {name2}, ...] = {expr1}
Bram Moolenaar9937a052019-06-15 15:45:06 +020013102:cons[t] [{name}, ..., ; {lastname}] = {expr1}
13103:cons[t] {var-name} =<< [trim] {marker}
13104text...
13105text...
13106{marker}
13107 Similar to |:let|, but additionally lock the variable
13108 after setting the value. This is the same as locking
13109 the variable with |:lockvar| just after |:let|, thus: >
13110 :const x = 1
13111< is equivalent to: >
13112 :let x = 1
Bram Moolenaar021bda52020-08-17 21:07:22 +020013113 :lockvar! x
Bram Moolenaara187c432020-09-16 21:08:28 +020013114< NOTE: in Vim9 script `:const` works differently, see
13115 |vim9-const|
13116 This is useful if you want to make sure the variable
Bram Moolenaar021bda52020-08-17 21:07:22 +020013117 is not modified. If the value is a List or Dictionary
13118 literal then the items also cannot be changed: >
13119 const ll = [1, 2, 3]
13120 let ll[1] = 5 " Error!
13121< Nested references are not locked: >
13122 let lvar = ['a']
13123 const lconst = [0, lvar]
13124 let lconst[0] = 2 " Error!
13125 let lconst[1][0] = 'b' " OK
13126< *E995*
Bram Moolenaar9b283522019-06-17 22:19:33 +020013127 |:const| does not allow to for changing a variable: >
Bram Moolenaar9937a052019-06-15 15:45:06 +020013128 :let x = 1
13129 :const x = 2 " Error!
Bram Moolenaar1c196e72019-06-16 15:41:58 +020013130< *E996*
13131 Note that environment variables, option values and
13132 register values cannot be used here, since they cannot
13133 be locked.
13134
Bram Moolenaar85850f32019-07-19 22:05:51 +020013135:cons[t]
13136:cons[t] {var-name}
13137 If no argument is given or only {var-name} is given,
13138 the behavior is the same as |:let|.
13139
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +000013140:lockv[ar][!] [depth] {name} ... *:lockvar* *:lockv*
13141 Lock the internal variable {name}. Locking means that
13142 it can no longer be changed (until it is unlocked).
13143 A locked variable can be deleted: >
13144 :lockvar v
Bram Moolenaardad44732021-03-31 20:07:33 +020013145 :let v = 'asdf' " fails!
13146 :unlet v " works
Bram Moolenaare7877fe2017-02-20 22:35:33 +010013147< *E741* *E940*
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +000013148 If you try to change a locked variable you get an
Bram Moolenaare7877fe2017-02-20 22:35:33 +010013149 error message: "E741: Value is locked: {name}".
13150 If you try to lock or unlock a built-in variable you
13151 get an error message: "E940: Cannot lock or unlock
13152 variable {name}".
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +000013153
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000013154 [depth] is relevant when locking a |List| or
13155 |Dictionary|. It specifies how deep the locking goes:
Bram Moolenaara187c432020-09-16 21:08:28 +020013156 0 Lock the variable {name} but not its
13157 value.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000013158 1 Lock the |List| or |Dictionary| itself,
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +000013159 cannot add or remove items, but can
13160 still change their values.
13161 2 Also lock the values, cannot change
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000013162 the items. If an item is a |List| or
13163 |Dictionary|, cannot add or remove
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +000013164 items, but can still change the
13165 values.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000013166 3 Like 2 but for the |List| /
13167 |Dictionary| in the |List| /
13168 |Dictionary|, one level deeper.
13169 The default [depth] is 2, thus when {name} is a |List|
13170 or |Dictionary| the values cannot be changed.
Bram Moolenaara187c432020-09-16 21:08:28 +020013171
13172 Example with [depth] 0: >
13173 let mylist = [1, 2, 3]
13174 lockvar 0 mylist
13175 let mylist[0] = 77 " OK
13176 call add(mylist, 4] " OK
13177 let mylist = [7, 8, 9] " Error!
13178< *E743*
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +000013179 For unlimited depth use [!] and omit [depth].
13180 However, there is a maximum depth of 100 to catch
13181 loops.
13182
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000013183 Note that when two variables refer to the same |List|
13184 and you lock one of them, the |List| will also be
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +000013185 locked when used through the other variable.
13186 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +000013187 :let l = [0, 1, 2, 3]
13188 :let cl = l
13189 :lockvar l
13190 :let cl[1] = 99 " won't work!
13191< You may want to make a copy of a list to avoid this.
13192 See |deepcopy()|.
13193
13194
13195:unlo[ckvar][!] [depth] {name} ... *:unlockvar* *:unlo*
13196 Unlock the internal variable {name}. Does the
13197 opposite of |:lockvar|.
13198
Bram Moolenaar61da1bf2019-06-06 12:14:49 +020013199:if {expr1} *:if* *:end* *:endif* *:en* *E171* *E579* *E580*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013200:en[dif] Execute the commands until the next matching ":else"
13201 or ":endif" if {expr1} evaluates to non-zero.
13202
13203 From Vim version 4.5 until 5.0, every Ex command in
13204 between the ":if" and ":endif" is ignored. These two
13205 commands were just to allow for future expansions in a
Bram Moolenaar85084ef2016-01-17 22:26:33 +010013206 backward compatible way. Nesting was allowed. Note
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013207 that any ":else" or ":elseif" was ignored, the "else"
13208 part was not executed either.
13209
13210 You can use this to remain compatible with older
13211 versions: >
13212 :if version >= 500
13213 : version-5-specific-commands
13214 :endif
13215< The commands still need to be parsed to find the
13216 "endif". Sometimes an older Vim has a problem with a
13217 new command. For example, ":silent" is recognized as
13218 a ":substitute" command. In that case ":execute" can
13219 avoid problems: >
13220 :if version >= 600
13221 : execute "silent 1,$delete"
13222 :endif
13223<
13224 NOTE: The ":append" and ":insert" commands don't work
13225 properly in between ":if" and ":endif".
13226
13227 *:else* *:el* *E581* *E583*
13228:el[se] Execute the commands until the next matching ":else"
13229 or ":endif" if they previously were not being
13230 executed.
13231
13232 *:elseif* *:elsei* *E582* *E584*
13233:elsei[f] {expr1} Short for ":else" ":if", with the addition that there
13234 is no extra ":endif".
13235
13236:wh[ile] {expr1} *:while* *:endwhile* *:wh* *:endw*
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000013237 *E170* *E585* *E588* *E733*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013238:endw[hile] Repeat the commands between ":while" and ":endwhile",
13239 as long as {expr1} evaluates to non-zero.
13240 When an error is detected from a command inside the
13241 loop, execution continues after the "endwhile".
Bram Moolenaar12805862005-01-05 22:16:17 +000013242 Example: >
13243 :let lnum = 1
13244 :while lnum <= line("$")
13245 :call FixLine(lnum)
13246 :let lnum = lnum + 1
13247 :endwhile
13248<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013249 NOTE: The ":append" and ":insert" commands don't work
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +000013250 properly inside a ":while" and ":for" loop.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013251
Bram Moolenaar5e66b422019-01-24 21:58:10 +010013252:for {var} in {object} *:for* *E690* *E732*
Bram Moolenaar12805862005-01-05 22:16:17 +000013253:endfo[r] *:endfo* *:endfor*
13254 Repeat the commands between ":for" and ":endfor" for
Bram Moolenaar5e66b422019-01-24 21:58:10 +010013255 each item in {object}. {object} can be a |List| or
13256 a |Blob|. Variable {var} is set to the value of each
13257 item. When an error is detected for a command inside
13258 the loop, execution continues after the "endfor".
13259 Changing {object} inside the loop affects what items
13260 are used. Make a copy if this is unwanted: >
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +000013261 :for item in copy(mylist)
Bram Moolenaar5e66b422019-01-24 21:58:10 +010013262<
13263 When {object} is a |List| and not making a copy, Vim
13264 stores a reference to the next item in the |List|
13265 before executing the commands with the current item.
13266 Thus the current item can be removed without effect.
13267 Removing any later item means it will not be found.
13268 Thus the following example works (an inefficient way
13269 to make a |List| empty): >
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010013270 for item in mylist
13271 call remove(mylist, 0)
13272 endfor
Bram Moolenaar5e66b422019-01-24 21:58:10 +010013273< Note that reordering the |List| (e.g., with sort() or
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +000013274 reverse()) may have unexpected effects.
Bram Moolenaar12805862005-01-05 22:16:17 +000013275
Bram Moolenaar5e66b422019-01-24 21:58:10 +010013276 When {object} is a |Blob|, Vim always makes a copy to
13277 iterate over. Unlike with |List|, modifying the
13278 |Blob| does not affect the iteration.
13279
Bram Moolenaar12805862005-01-05 22:16:17 +000013280:for [{var1}, {var2}, ...] in {listlist}
13281:endfo[r]
13282 Like ":for" above, but each item in {listlist} must be
13283 a list, of which each item is assigned to {var1},
13284 {var2}, etc. Example: >
13285 :for [lnum, col] in [[1, 3], [2, 5], [3, 8]]
13286 :echo getline(lnum)[col]
13287 :endfor
13288<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013289 *:continue* *:con* *E586*
Bram Moolenaar12805862005-01-05 22:16:17 +000013290:con[tinue] When used inside a ":while" or ":for" loop, jumps back
13291 to the start of the loop.
13292 If it is used after a |:try| inside the loop but
13293 before the matching |:finally| (if present), the
13294 commands following the ":finally" up to the matching
13295 |:endtry| are executed first. This process applies to
13296 all nested ":try"s inside the loop. The outermost
13297 ":endtry" then jumps back to the start of the loop.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013298
13299 *:break* *:brea* *E587*
Bram Moolenaar12805862005-01-05 22:16:17 +000013300:brea[k] When used inside a ":while" or ":for" loop, skips to
13301 the command after the matching ":endwhile" or
13302 ":endfor".
13303 If it is used after a |:try| inside the loop but
13304 before the matching |:finally| (if present), the
13305 commands following the ":finally" up to the matching
13306 |:endtry| are executed first. This process applies to
13307 all nested ":try"s inside the loop. The outermost
13308 ":endtry" then jumps to the command after the loop.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013309
13310:try *:try* *:endt* *:endtry* *E600* *E601* *E602*
13311:endt[ry] Change the error handling for the commands between
13312 ":try" and ":endtry" including everything being
13313 executed across ":source" commands, function calls,
13314 or autocommand invocations.
13315
13316 When an error or interrupt is detected and there is
13317 a |:finally| command following, execution continues
13318 after the ":finally". Otherwise, or when the
13319 ":endtry" is reached thereafter, the next
13320 (dynamically) surrounding ":try" is checked for
13321 a corresponding ":finally" etc. Then the script
Bram Moolenaarbc93ceb2020-02-26 13:36:21 +010013322 processing is terminated. Whether a function
13323 definition has an "abort" argument does not matter.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013324 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarbc93ceb2020-02-26 13:36:21 +010013325 try | call Unknown() | finally | echomsg "cleanup" | endtry
13326 echomsg "not reached"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013327<
13328 Moreover, an error or interrupt (dynamically) inside
13329 ":try" and ":endtry" is converted to an exception. It
13330 can be caught as if it were thrown by a |:throw|
13331 command (see |:catch|). In this case, the script
13332 processing is not terminated.
13333
13334 The value "Vim:Interrupt" is used for an interrupt
13335 exception. An error in a Vim command is converted
13336 to a value of the form "Vim({command}):{errmsg}",
13337 other errors are converted to a value of the form
13338 "Vim:{errmsg}". {command} is the full command name,
13339 and {errmsg} is the message that is displayed if the
13340 error exception is not caught, always beginning with
13341 the error number.
13342 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarbc93ceb2020-02-26 13:36:21 +010013343 try | sleep 100 | catch /^Vim:Interrupt$/ | endtry
13344 try | edit | catch /^Vim(edit):E\d\+/ | echo "error" | endtry
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013345<
13346 *:cat* *:catch* *E603* *E604* *E605*
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010013347:cat[ch] /{pattern}/ The following commands until the next |:catch|,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013348 |:finally|, or |:endtry| that belongs to the same
13349 |:try| as the ":catch" are executed when an exception
13350 matching {pattern} is being thrown and has not yet
13351 been caught by a previous ":catch". Otherwise, these
13352 commands are skipped.
13353 When {pattern} is omitted all errors are caught.
13354 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaar647e24b2019-03-17 16:39:46 +010013355 :catch /^Vim:Interrupt$/ " catch interrupts (CTRL-C)
13356 :catch /^Vim\%((\a\+)\)\=:E/ " catch all Vim errors
13357 :catch /^Vim\%((\a\+)\)\=:/ " catch errors and interrupts
13358 :catch /^Vim(write):/ " catch all errors in :write
13359 :catch /^Vim\%((\a\+)\)\=:E123:/ " catch error E123
13360 :catch /my-exception/ " catch user exception
13361 :catch /.*/ " catch everything
13362 :catch " same as /.*/
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013363<
13364 Another character can be used instead of / around the
13365 {pattern}, so long as it does not have a special
13366 meaning (e.g., '|' or '"') and doesn't occur inside
13367 {pattern}.
Bram Moolenaar7e38ea22014-04-05 22:55:53 +020013368 Information about the exception is available in
13369 |v:exception|. Also see |throw-variables|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013370 NOTE: It is not reliable to ":catch" the TEXT of
13371 an error message because it may vary in different
13372 locales.
13373
13374 *:fina* *:finally* *E606* *E607*
13375:fina[lly] The following commands until the matching |:endtry|
13376 are executed whenever the part between the matching
13377 |:try| and the ":finally" is left: either by falling
13378 through to the ":finally" or by a |:continue|,
13379 |:break|, |:finish|, or |:return|, or by an error or
13380 interrupt or exception (see |:throw|).
13381
13382 *:th* *:throw* *E608*
13383:th[row] {expr1} The {expr1} is evaluated and thrown as an exception.
13384 If the ":throw" is used after a |:try| but before the
13385 first corresponding |:catch|, commands are skipped
13386 until the first ":catch" matching {expr1} is reached.
13387 If there is no such ":catch" or if the ":throw" is
13388 used after a ":catch" but before the |:finally|, the
13389 commands following the ":finally" (if present) up to
13390 the matching |:endtry| are executed. If the ":throw"
13391 is after the ":finally", commands up to the ":endtry"
13392 are skipped. At the ":endtry", this process applies
13393 again for the next dynamically surrounding ":try"
13394 (which may be found in a calling function or sourcing
13395 script), until a matching ":catch" has been found.
13396 If the exception is not caught, the command processing
13397 is terminated.
13398 Example: >
13399 :try | throw "oops" | catch /^oo/ | echo "caught" | endtry
Bram Moolenaar662db672011-03-22 14:05:35 +010013400< Note that "catch" may need to be on a separate line
13401 for when an error causes the parsing to skip the whole
13402 line and not see the "|" that separates the commands.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013403
13404 *:ec* *:echo*
13405:ec[ho] {expr1} .. Echoes each {expr1}, with a space in between. The
13406 first {expr1} starts on a new line.
13407 Also see |:comment|.
13408 Use "\n" to start a new line. Use "\r" to move the
13409 cursor to the first column.
13410 Uses the highlighting set by the |:echohl| command.
13411 Cannot be followed by a comment.
13412 Example: >
13413 :echo "the value of 'shell' is" &shell
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000013414< *:echo-redraw*
13415 A later redraw may make the message disappear again.
13416 And since Vim mostly postpones redrawing until it's
13417 finished with a sequence of commands this happens
13418 quite often. To avoid that a command from before the
13419 ":echo" causes a redraw afterwards (redraws are often
13420 postponed until you type something), force a redraw
13421 with the |:redraw| command. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013422 :new | redraw | echo "there is a new window"
13423<
13424 *:echon*
13425:echon {expr1} .. Echoes each {expr1}, without anything added. Also see
13426 |:comment|.
13427 Uses the highlighting set by the |:echohl| command.
13428 Cannot be followed by a comment.
13429 Example: >
13430 :echon "the value of 'shell' is " &shell
13431<
13432 Note the difference between using ":echo", which is a
13433 Vim command, and ":!echo", which is an external shell
13434 command: >
13435 :!echo % --> filename
13436< The arguments of ":!" are expanded, see |:_%|. >
13437 :!echo "%" --> filename or "filename"
13438< Like the previous example. Whether you see the double
13439 quotes or not depends on your 'shell'. >
13440 :echo % --> nothing
13441< The '%' is an illegal character in an expression. >
13442 :echo "%" --> %
13443< This just echoes the '%' character. >
13444 :echo expand("%") --> filename
13445< This calls the expand() function to expand the '%'.
13446
13447 *:echoh* *:echohl*
13448:echoh[l] {name} Use the highlight group {name} for the following
13449 |:echo|, |:echon| and |:echomsg| commands. Also used
13450 for the |input()| prompt. Example: >
13451 :echohl WarningMsg | echo "Don't panic!" | echohl None
13452< Don't forget to set the group back to "None",
13453 otherwise all following echo's will be highlighted.
13454
13455 *:echom* *:echomsg*
13456:echom[sg] {expr1} .. Echo the expression(s) as a true message, saving the
13457 message in the |message-history|.
13458 Spaces are placed between the arguments as with the
13459 |:echo| command. But unprintable characters are
13460 displayed, not interpreted.
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000013461 The parsing works slightly different from |:echo|,
13462 more like |:execute|. All the expressions are first
13463 evaluated and concatenated before echoing anything.
Bram Moolenaar461a7fc2018-12-22 13:28:07 +010013464 If expressions does not evaluate to a Number or
13465 String, string() is used to turn it into a string.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013466 Uses the highlighting set by the |:echohl| command.
13467 Example: >
13468 :echomsg "It's a Zizzer Zazzer Zuzz, as you can plainly see."
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000013469< See |:echo-redraw| to avoid the message disappearing
13470 when the screen is redrawn.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013471 *:echoe* *:echoerr*
13472:echoe[rr] {expr1} .. Echo the expression(s) as an error message, saving the
13473 message in the |message-history|. When used in a
13474 script or function the line number will be added.
13475 Spaces are placed between the arguments as with the
Bram Moolenaar461a7fc2018-12-22 13:28:07 +010013476 |:echomsg| command. When used inside a try conditional,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013477 the message is raised as an error exception instead
13478 (see |try-echoerr|).
13479 Example: >
13480 :echoerr "This script just failed!"
13481< If you just want a highlighted message use |:echohl|.
13482 And to get a beep: >
13483 :exe "normal \<Esc>"
Bram Moolenaar4c868302021-03-22 16:19:45 +010013484
13485:echoc[onsole] {expr1} .. *:echoc* *:echoconsole*
13486 Intended for testing: works like `:echomsg` but when
13487 running in the GUI and started from a terminal write
13488 the text to stdout.
13489
Bram Moolenaar09c6f262019-11-17 15:55:14 +010013490 *:eval*
13491:eval {expr} Evaluate {expr} and discard the result. Example: >
13492 :eval Getlist()->Filter()->append('$')
13493
13494< The expression is supposed to have a side effect,
13495 since the resulting value is not used. In the example
13496 the `append()` call appends the List with text to the
13497 buffer. This is similar to `:call` but works with any
13498 expression.
13499
13500 The command can be shortened to `:ev` or `:eva`, but
13501 these are hard to recognize and therefore not to be
13502 used.
13503
Bram Moolenaarbc93ceb2020-02-26 13:36:21 +010013504 The command cannot be followed by "|" and another
13505 command, since "|" is seen as part of the expression.
13506
Bram Moolenaar09c6f262019-11-17 15:55:14 +010013507
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013508 *:exe* *:execute*
13509:exe[cute] {expr1} .. Executes the string that results from the evaluation
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +020013510 of {expr1} as an Ex command.
13511 Multiple arguments are concatenated, with a space in
Bram Moolenaar7e6a5152021-01-02 16:39:53 +010013512 between. To avoid the extra space use the ".."
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +020013513 operator to concatenate strings into one argument.
13514 {expr1} is used as the processed command, command line
13515 editing keys are not recognized.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013516 Cannot be followed by a comment.
13517 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +020013518 :execute "buffer" nextbuf
Bram Moolenaarc8cdf0f2021-03-13 13:28:13 +010013519 :execute "normal" count .. "w"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013520<
13521 ":execute" can be used to append a command to commands
13522 that don't accept a '|'. Example: >
13523 :execute '!ls' | echo "theend"
13524
13525< ":execute" is also a nice way to avoid having to type
13526 control characters in a Vim script for a ":normal"
13527 command: >
13528 :execute "normal ixxx\<Esc>"
13529< This has an <Esc> character, see |expr-string|.
13530
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000013531 Be careful to correctly escape special characters in
13532 file names. The |fnameescape()| function can be used
Bram Moolenaar05bb9532008-07-04 09:44:11 +000013533 for Vim commands, |shellescape()| for |:!| commands.
13534 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc8cdf0f2021-03-13 13:28:13 +010013535 :execute "e " .. fnameescape(filename)
13536 :execute "!ls " .. shellescape(filename, 1)
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000013537<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013538 Note: The executed string may be any command-line, but
Bram Moolenaar76f3b1a2014-03-27 22:30:07 +010013539 starting or ending "if", "while" and "for" does not
13540 always work, because when commands are skipped the
13541 ":execute" is not evaluated and Vim loses track of
13542 where blocks start and end. Also "break" and
13543 "continue" should not be inside ":execute".
13544 This example does not work, because the ":execute" is
13545 not evaluated and Vim does not see the "while", and
13546 gives an error for finding an ":endwhile": >
13547 :if 0
13548 : execute 'while i > 5'
13549 : echo "test"
13550 : endwhile
13551 :endif
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013552<
13553 It is allowed to have a "while" or "if" command
13554 completely in the executed string: >
13555 :execute 'while i < 5 | echo i | let i = i + 1 | endwhile'
13556<
13557
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010013558 *:exe-comment*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013559 ":execute", ":echo" and ":echon" cannot be followed by
13560 a comment directly, because they see the '"' as the
13561 start of a string. But, you can use '|' followed by a
13562 comment. Example: >
13563 :echo "foo" | "this is a comment
13564
13565==============================================================================
135668. Exception handling *exception-handling*
13567
13568The Vim script language comprises an exception handling feature. This section
13569explains how it can be used in a Vim script.
13570
13571Exceptions may be raised by Vim on an error or on interrupt, see
13572|catch-errors| and |catch-interrupt|. You can also explicitly throw an
13573exception by using the ":throw" command, see |throw-catch|.
13574
13575
13576TRY CONDITIONALS *try-conditionals*
13577
13578Exceptions can be caught or can cause cleanup code to be executed. You can
13579use a try conditional to specify catch clauses (that catch exceptions) and/or
13580a finally clause (to be executed for cleanup).
13581 A try conditional begins with a |:try| command and ends at the matching
13582|:endtry| command. In between, you can use a |:catch| command to start
13583a catch clause, or a |:finally| command to start a finally clause. There may
13584be none or multiple catch clauses, but there is at most one finally clause,
13585which must not be followed by any catch clauses. The lines before the catch
13586clauses and the finally clause is called a try block. >
13587
13588 :try
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000013589 : ...
13590 : ... TRY BLOCK
13591 : ...
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013592 :catch /{pattern}/
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000013593 : ...
13594 : ... CATCH CLAUSE
13595 : ...
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013596 :catch /{pattern}/
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000013597 : ...
13598 : ... CATCH CLAUSE
13599 : ...
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013600 :finally
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000013601 : ...
13602 : ... FINALLY CLAUSE
13603 : ...
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013604 :endtry
13605
13606The try conditional allows to watch code for exceptions and to take the
13607appropriate actions. Exceptions from the try block may be caught. Exceptions
13608from the try block and also the catch clauses may cause cleanup actions.
13609 When no exception is thrown during execution of the try block, the control
13610is transferred to the finally clause, if present. After its execution, the
13611script continues with the line following the ":endtry".
13612 When an exception occurs during execution of the try block, the remaining
13613lines in the try block are skipped. The exception is matched against the
13614patterns specified as arguments to the ":catch" commands. The catch clause
13615after the first matching ":catch" is taken, other catch clauses are not
13616executed. The catch clause ends when the next ":catch", ":finally", or
13617":endtry" command is reached - whatever is first. Then, the finally clause
13618(if present) is executed. When the ":endtry" is reached, the script execution
13619continues in the following line as usual.
13620 When an exception that does not match any of the patterns specified by the
13621":catch" commands is thrown in the try block, the exception is not caught by
13622that try conditional and none of the catch clauses is executed. Only the
13623finally clause, if present, is taken. The exception pends during execution of
13624the finally clause. It is resumed at the ":endtry", so that commands after
13625the ":endtry" are not executed and the exception might be caught elsewhere,
13626see |try-nesting|.
13627 When during execution of a catch clause another exception is thrown, the
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020013628remaining lines in that catch clause are not executed. The new exception is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013629not matched against the patterns in any of the ":catch" commands of the same
13630try conditional and none of its catch clauses is taken. If there is, however,
13631a finally clause, it is executed, and the exception pends during its
13632execution. The commands following the ":endtry" are not executed. The new
13633exception might, however, be caught elsewhere, see |try-nesting|.
13634 When during execution of the finally clause (if present) an exception is
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020013635thrown, the remaining lines in the finally clause are skipped. If the finally
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013636clause has been taken because of an exception from the try block or one of the
13637catch clauses, the original (pending) exception is discarded. The commands
13638following the ":endtry" are not executed, and the exception from the finally
13639clause is propagated and can be caught elsewhere, see |try-nesting|.
13640
13641The finally clause is also executed, when a ":break" or ":continue" for
13642a ":while" loop enclosing the complete try conditional is executed from the
13643try block or a catch clause. Or when a ":return" or ":finish" is executed
13644from the try block or a catch clause of a try conditional in a function or
13645sourced script, respectively. The ":break", ":continue", ":return", or
13646":finish" pends during execution of the finally clause and is resumed when the
13647":endtry" is reached. It is, however, discarded when an exception is thrown
13648from the finally clause.
13649 When a ":break" or ":continue" for a ":while" loop enclosing the complete
13650try conditional or when a ":return" or ":finish" is encountered in the finally
13651clause, the rest of the finally clause is skipped, and the ":break",
13652":continue", ":return" or ":finish" is executed as usual. If the finally
13653clause has been taken because of an exception or an earlier ":break",
13654":continue", ":return", or ":finish" from the try block or a catch clause,
13655this pending exception or command is discarded.
13656
13657For examples see |throw-catch| and |try-finally|.
13658
13659
13660NESTING OF TRY CONDITIONALS *try-nesting*
13661
13662Try conditionals can be nested arbitrarily. That is, a complete try
13663conditional can be put into the try block, a catch clause, or the finally
13664clause of another try conditional. If the inner try conditional does not
13665catch an exception thrown in its try block or throws a new exception from one
13666of its catch clauses or its finally clause, the outer try conditional is
13667checked according to the rules above. If the inner try conditional is in the
13668try block of the outer try conditional, its catch clauses are checked, but
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020013669otherwise only the finally clause is executed. It does not matter for
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013670nesting, whether the inner try conditional is directly contained in the outer
13671one, or whether the outer one sources a script or calls a function containing
13672the inner try conditional.
13673
13674When none of the active try conditionals catches an exception, just their
13675finally clauses are executed. Thereafter, the script processing terminates.
13676An error message is displayed in case of an uncaught exception explicitly
13677thrown by a ":throw" command. For uncaught error and interrupt exceptions
13678implicitly raised by Vim, the error message(s) or interrupt message are shown
13679as usual.
13680
13681For examples see |throw-catch|.
13682
13683
13684EXAMINING EXCEPTION HANDLING CODE *except-examine*
13685
13686Exception handling code can get tricky. If you are in doubt what happens, set
13687'verbose' to 13 or use the ":13verbose" command modifier when sourcing your
13688script file. Then you see when an exception is thrown, discarded, caught, or
13689finished. When using a verbosity level of at least 14, things pending in
13690a finally clause are also shown. This information is also given in debug mode
13691(see |debug-scripts|).
13692
13693
13694THROWING AND CATCHING EXCEPTIONS *throw-catch*
13695
13696You can throw any number or string as an exception. Use the |:throw| command
13697and pass the value to be thrown as argument: >
13698 :throw 4711
13699 :throw "string"
13700< *throw-expression*
13701You can also specify an expression argument. The expression is then evaluated
13702first, and the result is thrown: >
13703 :throw 4705 + strlen("string")
13704 :throw strpart("strings", 0, 6)
13705
13706An exception might be thrown during evaluation of the argument of the ":throw"
13707command. Unless it is caught there, the expression evaluation is abandoned.
13708The ":throw" command then does not throw a new exception.
13709 Example: >
13710
13711 :function! Foo(arg)
13712 : try
13713 : throw a:arg
13714 : catch /foo/
13715 : endtry
13716 : return 1
13717 :endfunction
13718 :
13719 :function! Bar()
13720 : echo "in Bar"
13721 : return 4710
13722 :endfunction
13723 :
13724 :throw Foo("arrgh") + Bar()
13725
13726This throws "arrgh", and "in Bar" is not displayed since Bar() is not
13727executed. >
13728 :throw Foo("foo") + Bar()
13729however displays "in Bar" and throws 4711.
13730
13731Any other command that takes an expression as argument might also be
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020013732abandoned by an (uncaught) exception during the expression evaluation. The
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013733exception is then propagated to the caller of the command.
13734 Example: >
13735
13736 :if Foo("arrgh")
13737 : echo "then"
13738 :else
13739 : echo "else"
13740 :endif
13741
13742Here neither of "then" or "else" is displayed.
13743
13744 *catch-order*
13745Exceptions can be caught by a try conditional with one or more |:catch|
13746commands, see |try-conditionals|. The values to be caught by each ":catch"
13747command can be specified as a pattern argument. The subsequent catch clause
13748gets executed when a matching exception is caught.
13749 Example: >
13750
13751 :function! Foo(value)
13752 : try
13753 : throw a:value
13754 : catch /^\d\+$/
13755 : echo "Number thrown"
13756 : catch /.*/
13757 : echo "String thrown"
13758 : endtry
13759 :endfunction
13760 :
13761 :call Foo(0x1267)
13762 :call Foo('string')
13763
13764The first call to Foo() displays "Number thrown", the second "String thrown".
13765An exception is matched against the ":catch" commands in the order they are
13766specified. Only the first match counts. So you should place the more
13767specific ":catch" first. The following order does not make sense: >
13768
13769 : catch /.*/
13770 : echo "String thrown"
13771 : catch /^\d\+$/
13772 : echo "Number thrown"
13773
13774The first ":catch" here matches always, so that the second catch clause is
13775never taken.
13776
13777 *throw-variables*
13778If you catch an exception by a general pattern, you may access the exact value
13779in the variable |v:exception|: >
13780
13781 : catch /^\d\+$/
13782 : echo "Number thrown. Value is" v:exception
13783
13784You may also be interested where an exception was thrown. This is stored in
13785|v:throwpoint|. Note that "v:exception" and "v:throwpoint" are valid for the
13786exception most recently caught as long it is not finished.
13787 Example: >
13788
13789 :function! Caught()
13790 : if v:exception != ""
13791 : echo 'Caught "' . v:exception . '" in ' . v:throwpoint
13792 : else
13793 : echo 'Nothing caught'
13794 : endif
13795 :endfunction
13796 :
13797 :function! Foo()
13798 : try
13799 : try
13800 : try
13801 : throw 4711
13802 : finally
13803 : call Caught()
13804 : endtry
13805 : catch /.*/
13806 : call Caught()
13807 : throw "oops"
13808 : endtry
13809 : catch /.*/
13810 : call Caught()
13811 : finally
13812 : call Caught()
13813 : endtry
13814 :endfunction
13815 :
13816 :call Foo()
13817
13818This displays >
13819
13820 Nothing caught
13821 Caught "4711" in function Foo, line 4
13822 Caught "oops" in function Foo, line 10
13823 Nothing caught
13824
13825A practical example: The following command ":LineNumber" displays the line
13826number in the script or function where it has been used: >
13827
13828 :function! LineNumber()
13829 : return substitute(v:throwpoint, '.*\D\(\d\+\).*', '\1', "")
13830 :endfunction
13831 :command! LineNumber try | throw "" | catch | echo LineNumber() | endtry
13832<
13833 *try-nested*
13834An exception that is not caught by a try conditional can be caught by
13835a surrounding try conditional: >
13836
13837 :try
13838 : try
13839 : throw "foo"
13840 : catch /foobar/
13841 : echo "foobar"
13842 : finally
13843 : echo "inner finally"
13844 : endtry
13845 :catch /foo/
13846 : echo "foo"
13847 :endtry
13848
13849The inner try conditional does not catch the exception, just its finally
13850clause is executed. The exception is then caught by the outer try
13851conditional. The example displays "inner finally" and then "foo".
13852
13853 *throw-from-catch*
13854You can catch an exception and throw a new one to be caught elsewhere from the
13855catch clause: >
13856
13857 :function! Foo()
13858 : throw "foo"
13859 :endfunction
13860 :
13861 :function! Bar()
13862 : try
13863 : call Foo()
13864 : catch /foo/
13865 : echo "Caught foo, throw bar"
13866 : throw "bar"
13867 : endtry
13868 :endfunction
13869 :
13870 :try
13871 : call Bar()
13872 :catch /.*/
13873 : echo "Caught" v:exception
13874 :endtry
13875
13876This displays "Caught foo, throw bar" and then "Caught bar".
13877
13878 *rethrow*
13879There is no real rethrow in the Vim script language, but you may throw
13880"v:exception" instead: >
13881
13882 :function! Bar()
13883 : try
13884 : call Foo()
13885 : catch /.*/
13886 : echo "Rethrow" v:exception
13887 : throw v:exception
13888 : endtry
13889 :endfunction
13890< *try-echoerr*
13891Note that this method cannot be used to "rethrow" Vim error or interrupt
13892exceptions, because it is not possible to fake Vim internal exceptions.
13893Trying so causes an error exception. You should throw your own exception
13894denoting the situation. If you want to cause a Vim error exception containing
13895the original error exception value, you can use the |:echoerr| command: >
13896
13897 :try
13898 : try
13899 : asdf
13900 : catch /.*/
13901 : echoerr v:exception
13902 : endtry
13903 :catch /.*/
13904 : echo v:exception
13905 :endtry
13906
13907This code displays
13908
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000013909 Vim(echoerr):Vim:E492: Not an editor command: asdf ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013910
13911
13912CLEANUP CODE *try-finally*
13913
13914Scripts often change global settings and restore them at their end. If the
13915user however interrupts the script by pressing CTRL-C, the settings remain in
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020013916an inconsistent state. The same may happen to you in the development phase of
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013917a script when an error occurs or you explicitly throw an exception without
13918catching it. You can solve these problems by using a try conditional with
13919a finally clause for restoring the settings. Its execution is guaranteed on
13920normal control flow, on error, on an explicit ":throw", and on interrupt.
13921(Note that errors and interrupts from inside the try conditional are converted
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020013922to exceptions. When not caught, they terminate the script after the finally
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013923clause has been executed.)
13924Example: >
13925
13926 :try
13927 : let s:saved_ts = &ts
13928 : set ts=17
13929 :
13930 : " Do the hard work here.
13931 :
13932 :finally
13933 : let &ts = s:saved_ts
13934 : unlet s:saved_ts
13935 :endtry
13936
13937This method should be used locally whenever a function or part of a script
13938changes global settings which need to be restored on failure or normal exit of
13939that function or script part.
13940
13941 *break-finally*
13942Cleanup code works also when the try block or a catch clause is left by
13943a ":continue", ":break", ":return", or ":finish".
13944 Example: >
13945
13946 :let first = 1
13947 :while 1
13948 : try
13949 : if first
13950 : echo "first"
13951 : let first = 0
13952 : continue
13953 : else
13954 : throw "second"
13955 : endif
13956 : catch /.*/
13957 : echo v:exception
13958 : break
13959 : finally
13960 : echo "cleanup"
13961 : endtry
13962 : echo "still in while"
13963 :endwhile
13964 :echo "end"
13965
13966This displays "first", "cleanup", "second", "cleanup", and "end". >
13967
13968 :function! Foo()
13969 : try
13970 : return 4711
13971 : finally
13972 : echo "cleanup\n"
13973 : endtry
13974 : echo "Foo still active"
13975 :endfunction
13976 :
13977 :echo Foo() "returned by Foo"
13978
13979This displays "cleanup" and "4711 returned by Foo". You don't need to add an
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020013980extra ":return" in the finally clause. (Above all, this would override the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013981return value.)
13982
13983 *except-from-finally*
13984Using either of ":continue", ":break", ":return", ":finish", or ":throw" in
13985a finally clause is possible, but not recommended since it abandons the
13986cleanup actions for the try conditional. But, of course, interrupt and error
13987exceptions might get raised from a finally clause.
13988 Example where an error in the finally clause stops an interrupt from
13989working correctly: >
13990
13991 :try
13992 : try
13993 : echo "Press CTRL-C for interrupt"
13994 : while 1
13995 : endwhile
13996 : finally
13997 : unlet novar
13998 : endtry
13999 :catch /novar/
14000 :endtry
14001 :echo "Script still running"
14002 :sleep 1
14003
14004If you need to put commands that could fail into a finally clause, you should
14005think about catching or ignoring the errors in these commands, see
14006|catch-errors| and |ignore-errors|.
14007
14008
14009CATCHING ERRORS *catch-errors*
14010
14011If you want to catch specific errors, you just have to put the code to be
14012watched in a try block and add a catch clause for the error message. The
14013presence of the try conditional causes all errors to be converted to an
14014exception. No message is displayed and |v:errmsg| is not set then. To find
14015the right pattern for the ":catch" command, you have to know how the format of
14016the error exception is.
14017 Error exceptions have the following format: >
14018
14019 Vim({cmdname}):{errmsg}
14020or >
14021 Vim:{errmsg}
14022
14023{cmdname} is the name of the command that failed; the second form is used when
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020014024the command name is not known. {errmsg} is the error message usually produced
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014025when the error occurs outside try conditionals. It always begins with
14026a capital "E", followed by a two or three-digit error number, a colon, and
14027a space.
14028
14029Examples:
14030
14031The command >
14032 :unlet novar
14033normally produces the error message >
14034 E108: No such variable: "novar"
14035which is converted inside try conditionals to an exception >
14036 Vim(unlet):E108: No such variable: "novar"
14037
14038The command >
14039 :dwim
14040normally produces the error message >
14041 E492: Not an editor command: dwim
14042which is converted inside try conditionals to an exception >
14043 Vim:E492: Not an editor command: dwim
14044
14045You can catch all ":unlet" errors by a >
14046 :catch /^Vim(unlet):/
14047or all errors for misspelled command names by a >
14048 :catch /^Vim:E492:/
14049
14050Some error messages may be produced by different commands: >
14051 :function nofunc
14052and >
14053 :delfunction nofunc
14054both produce the error message >
14055 E128: Function name must start with a capital: nofunc
14056which is converted inside try conditionals to an exception >
14057 Vim(function):E128: Function name must start with a capital: nofunc
14058or >
14059 Vim(delfunction):E128: Function name must start with a capital: nofunc
14060respectively. You can catch the error by its number independently on the
14061command that caused it if you use the following pattern: >
14062 :catch /^Vim(\a\+):E128:/
14063
14064Some commands like >
14065 :let x = novar
14066produce multiple error messages, here: >
14067 E121: Undefined variable: novar
14068 E15: Invalid expression: novar
14069Only the first is used for the exception value, since it is the most specific
14070one (see |except-several-errors|). So you can catch it by >
14071 :catch /^Vim(\a\+):E121:/
14072
14073You can catch all errors related to the name "nofunc" by >
14074 :catch /\<nofunc\>/
14075
14076You can catch all Vim errors in the ":write" and ":read" commands by >
14077 :catch /^Vim(\(write\|read\)):E\d\+:/
14078
14079You can catch all Vim errors by the pattern >
14080 :catch /^Vim\((\a\+)\)\=:E\d\+:/
14081<
14082 *catch-text*
14083NOTE: You should never catch the error message text itself: >
14084 :catch /No such variable/
Bram Moolenaar2b8388b2015-02-28 13:11:45 +010014085only works in the English locale, but not when the user has selected
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014086a different language by the |:language| command. It is however helpful to
14087cite the message text in a comment: >
14088 :catch /^Vim(\a\+):E108:/ " No such variable
14089
14090
14091IGNORING ERRORS *ignore-errors*
14092
14093You can ignore errors in a specific Vim command by catching them locally: >
14094
14095 :try
14096 : write
14097 :catch
14098 :endtry
14099
14100But you are strongly recommended NOT to use this simple form, since it could
14101catch more than you want. With the ":write" command, some autocommands could
14102be executed and cause errors not related to writing, for instance: >
14103
14104 :au BufWritePre * unlet novar
14105
14106There could even be such errors you are not responsible for as a script
14107writer: a user of your script might have defined such autocommands. You would
14108then hide the error from the user.
14109 It is much better to use >
14110
14111 :try
14112 : write
14113 :catch /^Vim(write):/
14114 :endtry
14115
14116which only catches real write errors. So catch only what you'd like to ignore
14117intentionally.
14118
14119For a single command that does not cause execution of autocommands, you could
14120even suppress the conversion of errors to exceptions by the ":silent!"
14121command: >
14122 :silent! nunmap k
14123This works also when a try conditional is active.
14124
14125
14126CATCHING INTERRUPTS *catch-interrupt*
14127
14128When there are active try conditionals, an interrupt (CTRL-C) is converted to
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020014129the exception "Vim:Interrupt". You can catch it like every exception. The
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014130script is not terminated, then.
14131 Example: >
14132
14133 :function! TASK1()
14134 : sleep 10
14135 :endfunction
14136
14137 :function! TASK2()
14138 : sleep 20
14139 :endfunction
14140
14141 :while 1
14142 : let command = input("Type a command: ")
14143 : try
14144 : if command == ""
14145 : continue
14146 : elseif command == "END"
14147 : break
14148 : elseif command == "TASK1"
14149 : call TASK1()
14150 : elseif command == "TASK2"
14151 : call TASK2()
14152 : else
14153 : echo "\nIllegal command:" command
14154 : continue
14155 : endif
14156 : catch /^Vim:Interrupt$/
14157 : echo "\nCommand interrupted"
14158 : " Caught the interrupt. Continue with next prompt.
14159 : endtry
14160 :endwhile
14161
14162You can interrupt a task here by pressing CTRL-C; the script then asks for
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020014163a new command. If you press CTRL-C at the prompt, the script is terminated.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014164
14165For testing what happens when CTRL-C would be pressed on a specific line in
14166your script, use the debug mode and execute the |>quit| or |>interrupt|
14167command on that line. See |debug-scripts|.
14168
14169
14170CATCHING ALL *catch-all*
14171
14172The commands >
14173
14174 :catch /.*/
14175 :catch //
14176 :catch
14177
14178catch everything, error exceptions, interrupt exceptions and exceptions
14179explicitly thrown by the |:throw| command. This is useful at the top level of
14180a script in order to catch unexpected things.
14181 Example: >
14182
14183 :try
14184 :
14185 : " do the hard work here
14186 :
14187 :catch /MyException/
14188 :
14189 : " handle known problem
14190 :
14191 :catch /^Vim:Interrupt$/
14192 : echo "Script interrupted"
14193 :catch /.*/
14194 : echo "Internal error (" . v:exception . ")"
14195 : echo " - occurred at " . v:throwpoint
14196 :endtry
14197 :" end of script
14198
14199Note: Catching all might catch more things than you want. Thus, you are
14200strongly encouraged to catch only for problems that you can really handle by
14201specifying a pattern argument to the ":catch".
14202 Example: Catching all could make it nearly impossible to interrupt a script
14203by pressing CTRL-C: >
14204
14205 :while 1
14206 : try
14207 : sleep 1
14208 : catch
14209 : endtry
14210 :endwhile
14211
14212
14213EXCEPTIONS AND AUTOCOMMANDS *except-autocmd*
14214
14215Exceptions may be used during execution of autocommands. Example: >
14216
14217 :autocmd User x try
14218 :autocmd User x throw "Oops!"
14219 :autocmd User x catch
14220 :autocmd User x echo v:exception
14221 :autocmd User x endtry
14222 :autocmd User x throw "Arrgh!"
14223 :autocmd User x echo "Should not be displayed"
14224 :
14225 :try
14226 : doautocmd User x
14227 :catch
14228 : echo v:exception
14229 :endtry
14230
14231This displays "Oops!" and "Arrgh!".
14232
14233 *except-autocmd-Pre*
14234For some commands, autocommands get executed before the main action of the
14235command takes place. If an exception is thrown and not caught in the sequence
14236of autocommands, the sequence and the command that caused its execution are
14237abandoned and the exception is propagated to the caller of the command.
14238 Example: >
14239
14240 :autocmd BufWritePre * throw "FAIL"
14241 :autocmd BufWritePre * echo "Should not be displayed"
14242 :
14243 :try
14244 : write
14245 :catch
14246 : echo "Caught:" v:exception "from" v:throwpoint
14247 :endtry
14248
14249Here, the ":write" command does not write the file currently being edited (as
14250you can see by checking 'modified'), since the exception from the BufWritePre
14251autocommand abandons the ":write". The exception is then caught and the
14252script displays: >
14253
14254 Caught: FAIL from BufWrite Auto commands for "*"
14255<
14256 *except-autocmd-Post*
14257For some commands, autocommands get executed after the main action of the
14258command has taken place. If this main action fails and the command is inside
14259an active try conditional, the autocommands are skipped and an error exception
14260is thrown that can be caught by the caller of the command.
14261 Example: >
14262
14263 :autocmd BufWritePost * echo "File successfully written!"
14264 :
14265 :try
14266 : write /i/m/p/o/s/s/i/b/l/e
14267 :catch
14268 : echo v:exception
14269 :endtry
14270
14271This just displays: >
14272
14273 Vim(write):E212: Can't open file for writing (/i/m/p/o/s/s/i/b/l/e)
14274
14275If you really need to execute the autocommands even when the main action
14276fails, trigger the event from the catch clause.
14277 Example: >
14278
14279 :autocmd BufWritePre * set noreadonly
14280 :autocmd BufWritePost * set readonly
14281 :
14282 :try
14283 : write /i/m/p/o/s/s/i/b/l/e
14284 :catch
14285 : doautocmd BufWritePost /i/m/p/o/s/s/i/b/l/e
14286 :endtry
14287<
14288You can also use ":silent!": >
14289
14290 :let x = "ok"
14291 :let v:errmsg = ""
14292 :autocmd BufWritePost * if v:errmsg != ""
14293 :autocmd BufWritePost * let x = "after fail"
14294 :autocmd BufWritePost * endif
14295 :try
14296 : silent! write /i/m/p/o/s/s/i/b/l/e
14297 :catch
14298 :endtry
14299 :echo x
14300
14301This displays "after fail".
14302
14303If the main action of the command does not fail, exceptions from the
14304autocommands will be catchable by the caller of the command: >
14305
14306 :autocmd BufWritePost * throw ":-("
14307 :autocmd BufWritePost * echo "Should not be displayed"
14308 :
14309 :try
14310 : write
14311 :catch
14312 : echo v:exception
14313 :endtry
14314<
14315 *except-autocmd-Cmd*
14316For some commands, the normal action can be replaced by a sequence of
14317autocommands. Exceptions from that sequence will be catchable by the caller
14318of the command.
14319 Example: For the ":write" command, the caller cannot know whether the file
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020014320had actually been written when the exception occurred. You need to tell it in
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014321some way. >
14322
14323 :if !exists("cnt")
14324 : let cnt = 0
14325 :
14326 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * if &modified
14327 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * let cnt = cnt + 1
14328 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * if cnt % 3 == 2
14329 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * throw "BufWriteCmdError"
14330 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * endif
14331 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * write | set nomodified
14332 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * if cnt % 3 == 0
14333 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * throw "BufWriteCmdError"
14334 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * endif
14335 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * echo "File successfully written!"
14336 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * endif
14337 :endif
14338 :
14339 :try
14340 : write
14341 :catch /^BufWriteCmdError$/
14342 : if &modified
14343 : echo "Error on writing (file contents not changed)"
14344 : else
14345 : echo "Error after writing"
14346 : endif
14347 :catch /^Vim(write):/
14348 : echo "Error on writing"
14349 :endtry
14350
14351When this script is sourced several times after making changes, it displays
14352first >
14353 File successfully written!
14354then >
14355 Error on writing (file contents not changed)
14356then >
14357 Error after writing
14358etc.
14359
14360 *except-autocmd-ill*
14361You cannot spread a try conditional over autocommands for different events.
14362The following code is ill-formed: >
14363
14364 :autocmd BufWritePre * try
14365 :
14366 :autocmd BufWritePost * catch
14367 :autocmd BufWritePost * echo v:exception
14368 :autocmd BufWritePost * endtry
14369 :
14370 :write
14371
14372
14373EXCEPTION HIERARCHIES AND PARAMETERIZED EXCEPTIONS *except-hier-param*
14374
14375Some programming languages allow to use hierarchies of exception classes or to
14376pass additional information with the object of an exception class. You can do
14377similar things in Vim.
14378 In order to throw an exception from a hierarchy, just throw the complete
14379class name with the components separated by a colon, for instance throw the
14380string "EXCEPT:MATHERR:OVERFLOW" for an overflow in a mathematical library.
14381 When you want to pass additional information with your exception class, add
14382it in parentheses, for instance throw the string "EXCEPT:IO:WRITEERR(myfile)"
14383for an error when writing "myfile".
14384 With the appropriate patterns in the ":catch" command, you can catch for
14385base classes or derived classes of your hierarchy. Additional information in
14386parentheses can be cut out from |v:exception| with the ":substitute" command.
14387 Example: >
14388
14389 :function! CheckRange(a, func)
14390 : if a:a < 0
14391 : throw "EXCEPT:MATHERR:RANGE(" . a:func . ")"
14392 : endif
14393 :endfunction
14394 :
14395 :function! Add(a, b)
14396 : call CheckRange(a:a, "Add")
14397 : call CheckRange(a:b, "Add")
14398 : let c = a:a + a:b
14399 : if c < 0
14400 : throw "EXCEPT:MATHERR:OVERFLOW"
14401 : endif
14402 : return c
14403 :endfunction
14404 :
14405 :function! Div(a, b)
14406 : call CheckRange(a:a, "Div")
14407 : call CheckRange(a:b, "Div")
14408 : if (a:b == 0)
14409 : throw "EXCEPT:MATHERR:ZERODIV"
14410 : endif
14411 : return a:a / a:b
14412 :endfunction
14413 :
14414 :function! Write(file)
14415 : try
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000014416 : execute "write" fnameescape(a:file)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014417 : catch /^Vim(write):/
14418 : throw "EXCEPT:IO(" . getcwd() . ", " . a:file . "):WRITEERR"
14419 : endtry
14420 :endfunction
14421 :
14422 :try
14423 :
14424 : " something with arithmetics and I/O
14425 :
14426 :catch /^EXCEPT:MATHERR:RANGE/
14427 : let function = substitute(v:exception, '.*(\(\a\+\)).*', '\1', "")
14428 : echo "Range error in" function
14429 :
14430 :catch /^EXCEPT:MATHERR/ " catches OVERFLOW and ZERODIV
14431 : echo "Math error"
14432 :
14433 :catch /^EXCEPT:IO/
14434 : let dir = substitute(v:exception, '.*(\(.\+\),\s*.\+).*', '\1', "")
14435 : let file = substitute(v:exception, '.*(.\+,\s*\(.\+\)).*', '\1', "")
14436 : if file !~ '^/'
14437 : let file = dir . "/" . file
14438 : endif
14439 : echo 'I/O error for "' . file . '"'
14440 :
14441 :catch /^EXCEPT/
14442 : echo "Unspecified error"
14443 :
14444 :endtry
14445
14446The exceptions raised by Vim itself (on error or when pressing CTRL-C) use
14447a flat hierarchy: they are all in the "Vim" class. You cannot throw yourself
14448exceptions with the "Vim" prefix; they are reserved for Vim.
14449 Vim error exceptions are parameterized with the name of the command that
14450failed, if known. See |catch-errors|.
14451
14452
14453PECULIARITIES
14454 *except-compat*
14455The exception handling concept requires that the command sequence causing the
14456exception is aborted immediately and control is transferred to finally clauses
14457and/or a catch clause.
14458
14459In the Vim script language there are cases where scripts and functions
14460continue after an error: in functions without the "abort" flag or in a command
14461after ":silent!", control flow goes to the following line, and outside
14462functions, control flow goes to the line following the outermost ":endwhile"
14463or ":endif". On the other hand, errors should be catchable as exceptions
14464(thus, requiring the immediate abortion).
14465
14466This problem has been solved by converting errors to exceptions and using
14467immediate abortion (if not suppressed by ":silent!") only when a try
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020014468conditional is active. This is no restriction since an (error) exception can
14469be caught only from an active try conditional. If you want an immediate
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014470termination without catching the error, just use a try conditional without
14471catch clause. (You can cause cleanup code being executed before termination
14472by specifying a finally clause.)
14473
14474When no try conditional is active, the usual abortion and continuation
14475behavior is used instead of immediate abortion. This ensures compatibility of
14476scripts written for Vim 6.1 and earlier.
14477
14478However, when sourcing an existing script that does not use exception handling
14479commands (or when calling one of its functions) from inside an active try
14480conditional of a new script, you might change the control flow of the existing
14481script on error. You get the immediate abortion on error and can catch the
14482error in the new script. If however the sourced script suppresses error
14483messages by using the ":silent!" command (checking for errors by testing
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020014484|v:errmsg| if appropriate), its execution path is not changed. The error is
14485not converted to an exception. (See |:silent|.) So the only remaining cause
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014486where this happens is for scripts that don't care about errors and produce
14487error messages. You probably won't want to use such code from your new
14488scripts.
14489
14490 *except-syntax-err*
14491Syntax errors in the exception handling commands are never caught by any of
14492the ":catch" commands of the try conditional they belong to. Its finally
14493clauses, however, is executed.
14494 Example: >
14495
14496 :try
14497 : try
14498 : throw 4711
14499 : catch /\(/
14500 : echo "in catch with syntax error"
14501 : catch
14502 : echo "inner catch-all"
14503 : finally
14504 : echo "inner finally"
14505 : endtry
14506 :catch
14507 : echo 'outer catch-all caught "' . v:exception . '"'
14508 : finally
14509 : echo "outer finally"
14510 :endtry
14511
14512This displays: >
14513 inner finally
14514 outer catch-all caught "Vim(catch):E54: Unmatched \("
14515 outer finally
14516The original exception is discarded and an error exception is raised, instead.
14517
14518 *except-single-line*
14519The ":try", ":catch", ":finally", and ":endtry" commands can be put on
14520a single line, but then syntax errors may make it difficult to recognize the
14521"catch" line, thus you better avoid this.
14522 Example: >
14523 :try | unlet! foo # | catch | endtry
14524raises an error exception for the trailing characters after the ":unlet!"
14525argument, but does not see the ":catch" and ":endtry" commands, so that the
14526error exception is discarded and the "E488: Trailing characters" message gets
14527displayed.
14528
14529 *except-several-errors*
14530When several errors appear in a single command, the first error message is
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +020014531usually the most specific one and therefore converted to the error exception.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014532 Example: >
14533 echo novar
14534causes >
14535 E121: Undefined variable: novar
14536 E15: Invalid expression: novar
14537The value of the error exception inside try conditionals is: >
14538 Vim(echo):E121: Undefined variable: novar
14539< *except-syntax-error*
14540But when a syntax error is detected after a normal error in the same command,
14541the syntax error is used for the exception being thrown.
14542 Example: >
14543 unlet novar #
14544causes >
14545 E108: No such variable: "novar"
14546 E488: Trailing characters
14547The value of the error exception inside try conditionals is: >
14548 Vim(unlet):E488: Trailing characters
14549This is done because the syntax error might change the execution path in a way
14550not intended by the user. Example: >
14551 try
14552 try | unlet novar # | catch | echo v:exception | endtry
14553 catch /.*/
14554 echo "outer catch:" v:exception
14555 endtry
14556This displays "outer catch: Vim(unlet):E488: Trailing characters", and then
14557a "E600: Missing :endtry" error message is given, see |except-single-line|.
14558
14559==============================================================================
145609. Examples *eval-examples*
14561
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014562Printing in Binary ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014563>
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010014564 :" The function Nr2Bin() returns the binary string representation of a number.
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014565 :func Nr2Bin(nr)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014566 : let n = a:nr
14567 : let r = ""
14568 : while n
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014569 : let r = '01'[n % 2] . r
14570 : let n = n / 2
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014571 : endwhile
14572 : return r
14573 :endfunc
14574
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014575 :" The function String2Bin() converts each character in a string to a
14576 :" binary string, separated with dashes.
14577 :func String2Bin(str)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014578 : let out = ''
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014579 : for ix in range(strlen(a:str))
14580 : let out = out . '-' . Nr2Bin(char2nr(a:str[ix]))
14581 : endfor
14582 : return out[1:]
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014583 :endfunc
14584
14585Example of its use: >
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014586 :echo Nr2Bin(32)
14587result: "100000" >
14588 :echo String2Bin("32")
14589result: "110011-110010"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014590
14591
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014592Sorting lines ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014593
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014594This example sorts lines with a specific compare function. >
14595
14596 :func SortBuffer()
14597 : let lines = getline(1, '$')
14598 : call sort(lines, function("Strcmp"))
14599 : call setline(1, lines)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014600 :endfunction
14601
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014602As a one-liner: >
14603 :call setline(1, sort(getline(1, '$'), function("Strcmp")))
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014604
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014605
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014606scanf() replacement ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014607 *sscanf*
14608There is no sscanf() function in Vim. If you need to extract parts from a
14609line, you can use matchstr() and substitute() to do it. This example shows
14610how to get the file name, line number and column number out of a line like
14611"foobar.txt, 123, 45". >
14612 :" Set up the match bit
14613 :let mx='\(\f\+\),\s*\(\d\+\),\s*\(\d\+\)'
14614 :"get the part matching the whole expression
14615 :let l = matchstr(line, mx)
14616 :"get each item out of the match
14617 :let file = substitute(l, mx, '\1', '')
14618 :let lnum = substitute(l, mx, '\2', '')
14619 :let col = substitute(l, mx, '\3', '')
14620
14621The input is in the variable "line", the results in the variables "file",
14622"lnum" and "col". (idea from Michael Geddes)
14623
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014624
14625getting the scriptnames in a Dictionary ~
14626 *scriptnames-dictionary*
14627The |:scriptnames| command can be used to get a list of all script files that
14628have been sourced. There is no equivalent function or variable for this
14629(because it's rarely needed). In case you need to manipulate the list this
14630code can be used: >
14631 " Get the output of ":scriptnames" in the scriptnames_output variable.
14632 let scriptnames_output = ''
14633 redir => scriptnames_output
14634 silent scriptnames
14635 redir END
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010014636
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000014637 " Split the output into lines and parse each line. Add an entry to the
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014638 " "scripts" dictionary.
14639 let scripts = {}
14640 for line in split(scriptnames_output, "\n")
14641 " Only do non-blank lines.
14642 if line =~ '\S'
14643 " Get the first number in the line.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000014644 let nr = matchstr(line, '\d\+')
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014645 " Get the file name, remove the script number " 123: ".
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000014646 let name = substitute(line, '.\+:\s*', '', '')
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014647 " Add an item to the Dictionary
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000014648 let scripts[nr] = name
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014649 endif
14650 endfor
14651 unlet scriptnames_output
14652
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014653==============================================================================
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +02001465410. Vim script versions *vimscript-version* *vimscript-versions*
Bram Moolenaar911ead12019-04-21 00:03:35 +020014655 *scriptversion*
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +020014656Over time many features have been added to Vim script. This includes Ex
14657commands, functions, variable types, etc. Each individual feature can be
14658checked with the |has()| and |exists()| functions.
14659
14660Sometimes old syntax of functionality gets in the way of making Vim better.
14661When support is taken away this will break older Vim scripts. To make this
14662explicit the |:scriptversion| command can be used. When a Vim script is not
14663compatible with older versions of Vim this will give an explicit error,
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +020014664instead of failing in mysterious ways.
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +020014665
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +020014666 *scriptversion-1* >
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +020014667 :scriptversion 1
14668< This is the original Vim script, same as not using a |:scriptversion|
14669 command. Can be used to go back to old syntax for a range of lines.
14670 Test for support with: >
14671 has('vimscript-1')
14672
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +020014673< *scriptversion-2* >
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +020014674 :scriptversion 2
Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +020014675< String concatenation with "." is not supported, use ".." instead.
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +020014676 This avoids the ambiguity using "." for Dict member access and
14677 floating point numbers. Now ".5" means the number 0.5.
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +020014678
14679 *scriptversion-3* >
Bram Moolenaar911ead12019-04-21 00:03:35 +020014680 :scriptversion 3
14681< All |vim-variable|s must be prefixed by "v:". E.g. "version" doesn't
14682 work as |v:version| anymore, it can be used as a normal variable.
14683 Same for some obvious names as "count" and others.
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +020014684
Bram Moolenaar911ead12019-04-21 00:03:35 +020014685 Test for support with: >
14686 has('vimscript-3')
Bram Moolenaar60a8de22019-09-15 14:33:22 +020014687<
14688 *scriptversion-4* >
14689 :scriptversion 4
Bram Moolenaarc17e66c2020-06-02 21:38:22 +020014690< Numbers with a leading zero are not recognized as octal. "0o" or "0O"
14691 is still recognized as octal. With the
Bram Moolenaar60a8de22019-09-15 14:33:22 +020014692 previous version you get: >
Bram Moolenaarc17e66c2020-06-02 21:38:22 +020014693 echo 017 " displays 15 (octal)
14694 echo 0o17 " displays 15 (octal)
14695 echo 018 " displays 18 (decimal)
Bram Moolenaar60a8de22019-09-15 14:33:22 +020014696< with script version 4: >
Bram Moolenaarc17e66c2020-06-02 21:38:22 +020014697 echo 017 " displays 17 (decimal)
14698 echo 0o17 " displays 15 (octal)
14699 echo 018 " displays 18 (decimal)
Bram Moolenaar60a8de22019-09-15 14:33:22 +020014700< Also, it is possible to use single quotes inside numbers to make them
14701 easier to read: >
14702 echo 1'000'000
14703< The quotes must be surrounded by digits.
14704
14705 Test for support with: >
14706 has('vimscript-4')
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +020014707
14708==============================================================================
1470911. No +eval feature *no-eval-feature*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014710
14711When the |+eval| feature was disabled at compile time, none of the expression
14712evaluation commands are available. To prevent this from causing Vim scripts
14713to generate all kinds of errors, the ":if" and ":endif" commands are still
14714recognized, though the argument of the ":if" and everything between the ":if"
14715and the matching ":endif" is ignored. Nesting of ":if" blocks is allowed, but
14716only if the commands are at the start of the line. The ":else" command is not
14717recognized.
14718
14719Example of how to avoid executing commands when the |+eval| feature is
14720missing: >
14721
14722 :if 1
14723 : echo "Expression evaluation is compiled in"
14724 :else
14725 : echo "You will _never_ see this message"
14726 :endif
14727
Bram Moolenaar773a97c2019-06-06 20:39:55 +020014728To execute a command only when the |+eval| feature is disabled can be done in
14729two ways. The simplest is to exit the script (or Vim) prematurely: >
14730 if 1
14731 echo "commands executed with +eval"
14732 finish
14733 endif
14734 args " command executed without +eval
14735
14736If you do not want to abort loading the script you can use a trick, as this
14737example shows: >
Bram Moolenaar45d2cca2017-04-30 16:36:05 +020014738
14739 silent! while 0
14740 set history=111
14741 silent! endwhile
14742
14743When the |+eval| feature is available the command is skipped because of the
14744"while 0". Without the |+eval| feature the "while 0" is an error, which is
14745silently ignored, and the command is executed.
Bram Moolenaarcd5c8f82017-04-09 20:11:58 +020014746
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014747==============================================================================
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +02001474812. The sandbox *eval-sandbox* *sandbox* *E48*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014749
Bram Moolenaar368373e2010-07-19 20:46:22 +020014750The 'foldexpr', 'formatexpr', 'includeexpr', 'indentexpr', 'statusline' and
14751'foldtext' options may be evaluated in a sandbox. This means that you are
14752protected from these expressions having nasty side effects. This gives some
14753safety for when these options are set from a modeline. It is also used when
14754the command from a tags file is executed and for CTRL-R = in the command line.
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +000014755The sandbox is also used for the |:sandbox| command.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014756
14757These items are not allowed in the sandbox:
14758 - changing the buffer text
Bram Moolenaarb477af22018-07-15 20:20:18 +020014759 - defining or changing mapping, autocommands, user commands
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014760 - setting certain options (see |option-summary|)
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014761 - setting certain v: variables (see |v:var|) *E794*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014762 - executing a shell command
14763 - reading or writing a file
14764 - jumping to another buffer or editing a file
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +000014765 - executing Python, Perl, etc. commands
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +000014766This is not guaranteed 100% secure, but it should block most attacks.
14767
14768 *:san* *:sandbox*
Bram Moolenaar045e82d2005-07-08 22:25:33 +000014769:san[dbox] {cmd} Execute {cmd} in the sandbox. Useful to evaluate an
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +000014770 option that may have been set from a modeline, e.g.
14771 'foldexpr'.
14772
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +000014773 *sandbox-option*
14774A few options contain an expression. When this expression is evaluated it may
Bram Moolenaar9b2200a2006-03-20 21:55:45 +000014775have to be done in the sandbox to avoid a security risk. But the sandbox is
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +000014776restrictive, thus this only happens when the option was set from an insecure
14777location. Insecure in this context are:
Bram Moolenaar551dbcc2006-04-25 22:13:59 +000014778- sourcing a .vimrc or .exrc in the current directory
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +000014779- while executing in the sandbox
14780- value coming from a modeline
Bram Moolenaarb477af22018-07-15 20:20:18 +020014781- executing a function that was defined in the sandbox
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +000014782
14783Note that when in the sandbox and saving an option value and restoring it, the
14784option will still be marked as it was set in the sandbox.
14785
14786==============================================================================
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +02001478713. Textlock *textlock*
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +000014788
14789In a few situations it is not allowed to change the text in the buffer, jump
14790to another window and some other things that might confuse or break what Vim
14791is currently doing. This mostly applies to things that happen when Vim is
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020014792actually doing something else. For example, evaluating the 'balloonexpr' may
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +000014793happen any moment the mouse cursor is resting at some position.
14794
14795This is not allowed when the textlock is active:
14796 - changing the buffer text
14797 - jumping to another buffer or window
14798 - editing another file
14799 - closing a window or quitting Vim
14800 - etc.
14801
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014802
Bram Moolenaar91f84f62018-07-29 15:07:52 +020014803 vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: