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Bram Moolenaar6ebe4f92022-10-28 20:47:54 +01001*builtin.txt* For Vim version 9.0. Last change: 2022 Oct 21
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002
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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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7Builtin functions *builtin-functions*
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Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01009Note: Expression evaluation can be disabled at compile time, the builtin
10functions are not available then. See |+eval| and |no-eval-feature|.
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12For functions grouped by what they are used for see |function-list|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000013
141. Overview |builtin-function-list|
152. Details |builtin-function-details|
163. Feature list |feature-list|
174. Matching a pattern in a String |string-match|
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19==============================================================================
201. Overview *builtin-function-list*
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22Use CTRL-] on the function name to jump to the full explanation.
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24USAGE RESULT DESCRIPTION ~
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26abs({expr}) Float or Number absolute value of {expr}
27acos({expr}) Float arc cosine of {expr}
28add({object}, {item}) List/Blob append {item} to {object}
29and({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise AND
30append({lnum}, {text}) Number append {text} below line {lnum}
31appendbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text})
32 Number append {text} below line {lnum}
33 in buffer {expr}
34argc([{winid}]) Number number of files in the argument list
35argidx() Number current index in the argument list
36arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) Number argument list id
37argv({nr} [, {winid}]) String {nr} entry of the argument list
38argv([-1, {winid}]) List the argument list
39asin({expr}) Float arc sine of {expr}
40assert_beeps({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} causes a beep
41assert_equal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
42 Number assert {exp} is equal to {act}
43assert_equalfile({fname-one}, {fname-two} [, {msg}])
44 Number assert file contents are equal
45assert_exception({error} [, {msg}])
46 Number assert {error} is in v:exception
47assert_fails({cmd} [, {error} [, {msg} [, {lnum} [, {context}]]]])
48 Number assert {cmd} fails
49assert_false({actual} [, {msg}])
50 Number assert {actual} is false
51assert_inrange({lower}, {upper}, {actual} [, {msg}])
52 Number assert {actual} is inside the range
53assert_match({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
54 Number assert {pat} matches {text}
55assert_nobeep({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} does not cause a beep
56assert_notequal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
57 Number assert {exp} is not equal {act}
58assert_notmatch({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
59 Number assert {pat} not matches {text}
60assert_report({msg}) Number report a test failure
61assert_true({actual} [, {msg}]) Number assert {actual} is true
62atan({expr}) Float arc tangent of {expr}
63atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) Float arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +010064autocmd_add({acmds}) Bool add a list of autocmds and groups
65autocmd_delete({acmds}) Bool delete a list of autocmds and groups
66autocmd_get([{opts}]) List return a list of autocmds
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000067balloon_gettext() String current text in the balloon
68balloon_show({expr}) none show {expr} inside the balloon
69balloon_split({msg}) List split {msg} as used for a balloon
70blob2list({blob}) List convert {blob} into a list of numbers
71browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
72 String put up a file requester
73browsedir({title}, {initdir}) String put up a directory requester
74bufadd({name}) Number add a buffer to the buffer list
75bufexists({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} exists
76buflisted({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is listed
77bufload({buf}) Number load buffer {buf} if not loaded yet
78bufloaded({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is loaded
79bufname([{buf}]) String Name of the buffer {buf}
80bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]]) Number Number of the buffer {buf}
81bufwinid({buf}) Number window ID of buffer {buf}
82bufwinnr({buf}) Number window number of buffer {buf}
83byte2line({byte}) Number line number at byte count {byte}
84byteidx({expr}, {nr}) Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
85byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr}) Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
86call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}])
87 any call {func} with arguments {arglist}
88ceil({expr}) Float round {expr} up
89ch_canread({handle}) Number check if there is something to read
90ch_close({handle}) none close {handle}
91ch_close_in({handle}) none close in part of {handle}
92ch_evalexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
93 any evaluate {expr} on JSON {handle}
94ch_evalraw({handle}, {string} [, {options}])
95 any evaluate {string} on raw {handle}
96ch_getbufnr({handle}, {what}) Number get buffer number for {handle}/{what}
97ch_getjob({channel}) Job get the Job of {channel}
98ch_info({handle}) String info about channel {handle}
99ch_log({msg} [, {handle}]) none write {msg} in the channel log file
100ch_logfile({fname} [, {mode}]) none start logging channel activity
101ch_open({address} [, {options}])
102 Channel open a channel to {address}
103ch_read({handle} [, {options}]) String read from {handle}
104ch_readblob({handle} [, {options}])
105 Blob read Blob from {handle}
106ch_readraw({handle} [, {options}])
107 String read raw from {handle}
108ch_sendexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
109 any send {expr} over JSON {handle}
110ch_sendraw({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
111 any send {expr} over raw {handle}
112ch_setoptions({handle}, {options})
113 none set options for {handle}
114ch_status({handle} [, {options}])
115 String status of channel {handle}
116changenr() Number current change number
117char2nr({expr} [, {utf8}]) Number ASCII/UTF-8 value of first char in {expr}
118charclass({string}) Number character class of {string}
119charcol({expr}) Number column number of cursor or mark
120charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc}])
121 Number char index of byte {idx} in {string}
122chdir({dir}) String change current working directory
123cindent({lnum}) Number C indent for line {lnum}
124clearmatches([{win}]) none clear all matches
125col({expr}) Number column byte index of cursor or mark
126complete({startcol}, {matches}) none set Insert mode completion
127complete_add({expr}) Number add completion match
128complete_check() Number check for key typed during completion
129complete_info([{what}]) Dict get current completion information
130confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
131 Number number of choice picked by user
132copy({expr}) any make a shallow copy of {expr}
133cos({expr}) Float cosine of {expr}
134cosh({expr}) Float hyperbolic cosine of {expr}
135count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]])
136 Number count how many {expr} are in {comp}
137cscope_connection([{num}, {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
138 Number checks existence of cscope connection
139cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}])
140 Number move cursor to {lnum}, {col}, {off}
141cursor({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
142debugbreak({pid}) Number interrupt process being debugged
143deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) any make a full copy of {expr}
144delete({fname} [, {flags}]) Number delete the file or directory {fname}
145deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}])
146 Number delete lines from buffer {buf}
147did_filetype() Number |TRUE| if FileType autocmd event used
148diff_filler({lnum}) Number diff filler lines about {lnum}
149diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) Number diff highlighting at {lnum}/{col}
150digraph_get({chars}) String get the |digraph| of {chars}
151digraph_getlist([{listall}]) List get all |digraph|s
152digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) Boolean register |digraph|
153digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) Boolean register multiple |digraph|s
154echoraw({expr}) none output {expr} as-is
155empty({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is empty
156environ() Dict return environment variables
157escape({string}, {chars}) String escape {chars} in {string} with '\'
158eval({string}) any evaluate {string} into its value
159eventhandler() Number |TRUE| if inside an event handler
160executable({expr}) Number 1 if executable {expr} exists
161execute({command}) String execute {command} and get the output
162exepath({expr}) String full path of the command {expr}
163exists({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists
164exists_compiled({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists at compile time
165exp({expr}) Float exponential of {expr}
166expand({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]])
167 any expand special keywords in {expr}
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +0100168expandcmd({string} [, {options}])
169 String expand {string} like with `:edit`
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000170extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
171 List/Dict insert items of {expr2} into {expr1}
172extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
173 List/Dict like |extend()| but creates a new
174 List or Dictionary
175feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) Number add key sequence to typeahead buffer
176filereadable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a readable file
177filewritable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a writable file
178filter({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
179 remove items from {expr1} where
180 {expr2} is 0
181finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
182 String find directory {name} in {path}
183findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
184 String find file {name} in {path}
185flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) List flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels
186flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}])
187 List flatten a copy of {list}
188float2nr({expr}) Number convert Float {expr} to a Number
189floor({expr}) Float round {expr} down
190fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) Float remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}
191fnameescape({fname}) String escape special characters in {fname}
192fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) String modify file name
193foldclosed({lnum}) Number first line of fold at {lnum} if closed
194foldclosedend({lnum}) Number last line of fold at {lnum} if closed
195foldlevel({lnum}) Number fold level at {lnum}
196foldtext() String line displayed for closed fold
197foldtextresult({lnum}) String text for closed fold at {lnum}
198foreground() Number bring the Vim window to the foreground
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +0100199fullcommand({name} [, {vim9}]) String get full command from {name}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000200funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
201 Funcref reference to function {name}
202function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
203 Funcref named reference to function {name}
204garbagecollect([{atexit}]) none free memory, breaking cyclic references
205get({list}, {idx} [, {def}]) any get item {idx} from {list} or {def}
206get({dict}, {key} [, {def}]) any get item {key} from {dict} or {def}
207get({func}, {what}) any get property of funcref/partial {func}
208getbufinfo([{buf}]) List information about buffers
209getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
210 List lines {lnum} to {end} of buffer {buf}
211getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}])
212 any variable {varname} in buffer {buf}
213getchangelist([{buf}]) List list of change list items
214getchar([expr]) Number or String
215 get one character from the user
216getcharmod() Number modifiers for the last typed character
217getcharpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
218getcharsearch() Dict last character search
219getcharstr([expr]) String get one character from the user
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +0100220getcmdcompltype() String return the type of the current
221 command-line completion
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000222getcmdline() String return the current command-line
223getcmdpos() Number return cursor position in command-line
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +0100224getcmdscreenpos() Number return cursor screen position in
225 command-line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000226getcmdtype() String return current command-line type
227getcmdwintype() String return current command-line window type
228getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}])
229 List list of cmdline completion matches
230getcurpos([{winnr}]) List position of the cursor
231getcursorcharpos([{winnr}]) List character position of the cursor
232getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) String get the current working directory
233getenv({name}) String return environment variable
234getfontname([{name}]) String name of font being used
235getfperm({fname}) String file permissions of file {fname}
236getfsize({fname}) Number size in bytes of file {fname}
237getftime({fname}) Number last modification time of file
238getftype({fname}) String description of type of file {fname}
239getimstatus() Number |TRUE| if the IME status is active
240getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
241 List list of jump list items
242getline({lnum}) String line {lnum} of current buffer
243getline({lnum}, {end}) List lines {lnum} to {end} of current buffer
244getloclist({nr}) List list of location list items
245getloclist({nr}, {what}) Dict get specific location list properties
246getmarklist([{buf}]) List list of global/local marks
247getmatches([{win}]) List list of current matches
248getmousepos() Dict last known mouse position
249getpid() Number process ID of Vim
250getpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
251getqflist() List list of quickfix items
252getqflist({what}) Dict get specific quickfix list properties
253getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]])
254 String or List contents of a register
255getreginfo([{regname}]) Dict information about a register
256getregtype([{regname}]) String type of a register
Yegappan Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +0100257getscriptinfo([{opts}]) List list of sourced scripts
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000258gettabinfo([{expr}]) List list of tab pages
259gettabvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
260 any variable {varname} in tab {nr} or {def}
261gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {name} [, {def}])
262 any {name} in {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}
263gettagstack([{nr}]) Dict get the tag stack of window {nr}
264gettext({text}) String lookup translation of {text}
265getwininfo([{winid}]) List list of info about each window
266getwinpos([{timeout}]) List X and Y coord in pixels of the Vim window
267getwinposx() Number X coord in pixels of the Vim window
268getwinposy() Number Y coord in pixels of the Vim window
269getwinvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
270 any variable {varname} in window {nr}
271glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
272 any expand file wildcards in {expr}
273glob2regpat({expr}) String convert a glob pat into a search pat
274globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
275 String do glob({expr}) for all dirs in {path}
276has({feature} [, {check}]) Number |TRUE| if feature {feature} supported
277has_key({dict}, {key}) Number |TRUE| if {dict} has entry {key}
278haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
279 Number |TRUE| if the window executed |:lcd|
280 or |:tcd|
281hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
282 Number |TRUE| if mapping to {what} exists
283histadd({history}, {item}) Number add an item to a history
284histdel({history} [, {item}]) Number remove an item from a history
285histget({history} [, {index}]) String get the item {index} from a history
286histnr({history}) Number highest index of a history
287hlID({name}) Number syntax ID of highlight group {name}
288hlexists({name}) Number |TRUE| if highlight group {name} exists
289hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) List get highlight group attributes
290hlset({list}) Number set highlight group attributes
291hostname() String name of the machine Vim is running on
292iconv({expr}, {from}, {to}) String convert encoding of {expr}
293indent({lnum}) Number indent of line {lnum}
294index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]])
295 Number index in {object} where {expr} appears
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +0100296indexof({object}, {expr} [, {opts}]])
297 Number index in {object} where {expr} is true
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000298input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]])
299 String get input from the user
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +0100300inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000301 String like input() but in a GUI dialog
302inputlist({textlist}) Number let the user pick from a choice list
303inputrestore() Number restore typeahead
304inputsave() Number save and clear typeahead
305inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) String like input() but hiding the text
306insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) List insert {item} in {object} [before {idx}]
307interrupt() none interrupt script execution
308invert({expr}) Number bitwise invert
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +0100309isabsolutepath({path}) Number |TRUE| if {path} is an absolute path
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000310isdirectory({directory}) Number |TRUE| if {directory} is a directory
311isinf({expr}) Number determine if {expr} is infinity value
312 (positive or negative)
313islocked({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is locked
314isnan({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is NaN
315items({dict}) List key-value pairs in {dict}
316job_getchannel({job}) Channel get the channel handle for {job}
317job_info([{job}]) Dict get information about {job}
318job_setoptions({job}, {options}) none set options for {job}
319job_start({command} [, {options}])
320 Job start a job
321job_status({job}) String get the status of {job}
322job_stop({job} [, {how}]) Number stop {job}
323join({list} [, {sep}]) String join {list} items into one String
324js_decode({string}) any decode JS style JSON
325js_encode({expr}) String encode JS style JSON
326json_decode({string}) any decode JSON
327json_encode({expr}) String encode JSON
328keys({dict}) List keys in {dict}
zeertzjqcdc83932022-09-12 13:38:41 +0100329keytrans({string}) String translate internal keycodes to a form
330 that can be used by |:map|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000331len({expr}) Number the length of {expr}
332libcall({lib}, {func}, {arg}) String call {func} in library {lib} with {arg}
333libcallnr({lib}, {func}, {arg}) Number idem, but return a Number
334line({expr} [, {winid}]) Number line nr of cursor, last line or mark
335line2byte({lnum}) Number byte count of line {lnum}
336lispindent({lnum}) Number Lisp indent for line {lnum}
337list2blob({list}) Blob turn {list} of numbers into a Blob
338list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) String turn {list} of numbers into a String
339listener_add({callback} [, {buf}])
340 Number add a callback to listen to changes
341listener_flush([{buf}]) none invoke listener callbacks
342listener_remove({id}) none remove a listener callback
343localtime() Number current time
344log({expr}) Float natural logarithm (base e) of {expr}
345log10({expr}) Float logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10
346luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) any evaluate |Lua| expression
347map({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
348 change each item in {expr1} to {expr2}
349maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]])
350 String or Dict
351 rhs of mapping {name} in mode {mode}
352mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
353 String check for mappings matching {name}
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +0100354maplist([{abbr}]) List list of all mappings, a dict for each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000355mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
356 like |map()| but creates a new List or
357 Dictionary
358mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) none restore mapping from |maparg()| result
359match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
360 Number position where {pat} matches in {expr}
361matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
362 Number highlight {pattern} with {group}
363matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
364 Number highlight positions with {group}
365matcharg({nr}) List arguments of |:match|
366matchdelete({id} [, {win}]) Number delete match identified by {id}
367matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
368 Number position where {pat} ends in {expr}
369matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
370 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
371matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
372 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
373matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
374 List match and submatches of {pat} in {expr}
375matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
376 String {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
377matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
378 List {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
379max({expr}) Number maximum value of items in {expr}
380menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) Dict get menu item information
381min({expr}) Number minimum value of items in {expr}
382mkdir({name} [, {path} [, {prot}]])
383 Number create directory {name}
384mode([expr]) String current editing mode
385mzeval({expr}) any evaluate |MzScheme| expression
386nextnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line >= {lnum}
387nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) String single char with ASCII/UTF-8 value {expr}
388or({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise OR
389pathshorten({expr} [, {len}]) String shorten directory names in a path
390perleval({expr}) any evaluate |Perl| expression
391popup_atcursor({what}, {options}) Number create popup window near the cursor
392popup_beval({what}, {options}) Number create popup window for 'ballooneval'
393popup_clear() none close all popup windows
394popup_close({id} [, {result}]) none close popup window {id}
395popup_create({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window
396popup_dialog({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a dialog
397popup_filter_menu({id}, {key}) Number filter for a menu popup window
398popup_filter_yesno({id}, {key}) Number filter for a dialog popup window
Bram Moolenaarbdc09a12022-10-07 14:31:45 +0100399popup_findecho() Number get window ID of popup for `:echowin`
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000400popup_findinfo() Number get window ID of info popup window
401popup_findpreview() Number get window ID of preview popup window
402popup_getoptions({id}) Dict get options of popup window {id}
403popup_getpos({id}) Dict get position of popup window {id}
404popup_hide({id}) none hide popup menu {id}
405popup_list() List get a list of window IDs of all popups
406popup_locate({row}, {col}) Number get window ID of popup at position
407popup_menu({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a menu
408popup_move({id}, {options}) none set position of popup window {id}
409popup_notification({what}, {options})
410 Number create a notification popup window
411popup_setoptions({id}, {options})
412 none set options for popup window {id}
413popup_settext({id}, {text}) none set the text of popup window {id}
414popup_show({id}) none unhide popup window {id}
415pow({x}, {y}) Float {x} to the power of {y}
416prevnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line <= {lnum}
417printf({fmt}, {expr1}...) String format text
418prompt_getprompt({buf}) String get prompt text
419prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) none set prompt callback function
420prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt interrupt function
421prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt text
422prop_add({lnum}, {col}, {props}) none add one text property
423prop_add_list({props}, [[{lnum}, {col}, {end-lnum}, {end-col}], ...])
424 none add multiple text properties
425prop_clear({lnum} [, {lnum-end} [, {props}]])
426 none remove all text properties
427prop_find({props} [, {direction}])
428 Dict search for a text property
429prop_list({lnum} [, {props}]) List text properties in {lnum}
430prop_remove({props} [, {lnum} [, {lnum-end}]])
431 Number remove a text property
432prop_type_add({name}, {props}) none define a new property type
433prop_type_change({name}, {props})
434 none change an existing property type
435prop_type_delete({name} [, {props}])
436 none delete a property type
437prop_type_get({name} [, {props}])
438 Dict get property type values
439prop_type_list([{props}]) List get list of property types
440pum_getpos() Dict position and size of pum if visible
441pumvisible() Number whether popup menu is visible
442py3eval({expr}) any evaluate |python3| expression
443pyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Python| expression
444pyxeval({expr}) any evaluate |python_x| expression
445rand([{expr}]) Number get pseudo-random number
446range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]])
447 List items from {expr} to {max}
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +0100448readblob({fname} [, {offset} [, {size}]])
449 Blob read a |Blob| from {fname}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000450readdir({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
451 List file names in {dir} selected by {expr}
452readdirex({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
453 List file info in {dir} selected by {expr}
454readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
455 List get list of lines from file {fname}
456reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}])
457 any reduce {object} using {func}
458reg_executing() String get the executing register name
459reg_recording() String get the recording register name
460reltime([{start} [, {end}]]) List get time value
461reltimefloat({time}) Float turn the time value into a Float
462reltimestr({time}) String turn time value into a String
463remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
464 String send expression
465remote_foreground({server}) Number bring Vim server to the foreground
466remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}])
467 Number check for reply string
468remote_read({serverid} [, {timeout}])
469 String read reply string
470remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
471 String send key sequence
472remote_startserver({name}) none become server {name}
473remove({list}, {idx} [, {end}]) any/List
474 remove items {idx}-{end} from {list}
475remove({blob}, {idx} [, {end}]) Number/Blob
476 remove bytes {idx}-{end} from {blob}
477remove({dict}, {key}) any remove entry {key} from {dict}
478rename({from}, {to}) Number rename (move) file from {from} to {to}
Bakudankun375141e2022-09-09 18:46:47 +0100479repeat({expr}, {count}) List/Blob/String
480 repeat {expr} {count} times
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000481resolve({filename}) String get filename a shortcut points to
482reverse({list}) List reverse {list} in-place
483round({expr}) Float round off {expr}
484rubyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Ruby| expression
485screenattr({row}, {col}) Number attribute at screen position
486screenchar({row}, {col}) Number character at screen position
487screenchars({row}, {col}) List List of characters at screen position
488screencol() Number current cursor column
489screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) Dict screen row and col of a text character
490screenrow() Number current cursor row
491screenstring({row}, {col}) String characters at screen position
492search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
493 Number search for {pattern}
494searchcount([{options}]) Dict get or update search stats
495searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]])
496 Number search for variable declaration
497searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
498 Number search for other end of start/end pair
499searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
500 List search for other end of start/end pair
501searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
502 List search for {pattern}
503server2client({clientid}, {string})
504 Number send reply string
505serverlist() String get a list of available servers
506setbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text})
507 Number set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer
508 {expr}
509setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val})
510 none set {varname} in buffer {buf} to {val}
511setcellwidths({list}) none set character cell width overrides
512setcharpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
513setcharsearch({dict}) Dict set character search from {dict}
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +0100514setcmdline({str} [, {pos}]) Number set command-line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000515setcmdpos({pos}) Number set cursor position in command-line
516setcursorcharpos({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
517setenv({name}, {val}) none set environment variable
518setfperm({fname}, {mode}) Number set {fname} file permissions to {mode}
519setline({lnum}, {line}) Number set line {lnum} to {line}
520setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action}])
521 Number modify location list using {list}
522setloclist({nr}, {list}, {action}, {what})
523 Number modify specific location list props
524setmatches({list} [, {win}]) Number restore a list of matches
525setpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
526setqflist({list} [, {action}]) Number modify quickfix list using {list}
527setqflist({list}, {action}, {what})
528 Number modify specific quickfix list props
529setreg({n}, {v} [, {opt}]) Number set register to value and type
530settabvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in tab page {nr} to {val}
531settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val})
532 none set {varname} in window {winnr} in tab
533 page {tabnr} to {val}
534settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}])
535 Number modify tag stack using {dict}
536setwinvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in window {nr} to {val}
537sha256({string}) String SHA256 checksum of {string}
538shellescape({string} [, {special}])
539 String escape {string} for use as shell
540 command argument
541shiftwidth([{col}]) Number effective value of 'shiftwidth'
542sign_define({name} [, {dict}]) Number define or update a sign
543sign_define({list}) List define or update a list of signs
544sign_getdefined([{name}]) List get a list of defined signs
545sign_getplaced([{buf} [, {dict}]])
546 List get a list of placed signs
547sign_jump({id}, {group}, {buf})
548 Number jump to a sign
549sign_place({id}, {group}, {name}, {buf} [, {dict}])
550 Number place a sign
551sign_placelist({list}) List place a list of signs
552sign_undefine([{name}]) Number undefine a sign
553sign_undefine({list}) List undefine a list of signs
554sign_unplace({group} [, {dict}])
555 Number unplace a sign
556sign_unplacelist({list}) List unplace a list of signs
557simplify({filename}) String simplify filename as much as possible
558sin({expr}) Float sine of {expr}
559sinh({expr}) Float hyperbolic sine of {expr}
560slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) String, List or Blob
561 slice of a String, List or Blob
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +0000562sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]])
563 List sort {list}, compare with {how}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000564sound_clear() none stop playing all sounds
565sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
566 Number play an event sound
567sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
568 Number play sound file {path}
569sound_stop({id}) none stop playing sound {id}
570soundfold({word}) String sound-fold {word}
571spellbadword() String badly spelled word at cursor
572spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
573 List spelling suggestions
574split({expr} [, {pat} [, {keepempty}]])
575 List make |List| from {pat} separated {expr}
576sqrt({expr}) Float square root of {expr}
577srand([{expr}]) List get seed for |rand()|
578state([{what}]) String current state of Vim
579str2float({expr} [, {quoted}]) Float convert String to Float
580str2list({expr} [, {utf8}]) List convert each character of {expr} to
581 ASCII/UTF-8 value
582str2nr({expr} [, {base} [, {quoted}]])
583 Number convert String to Number
584strcharlen({expr}) Number character length of the String {expr}
585strcharpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]])
586 String {len} characters of {str} at
587 character {start}
588strchars({expr} [, {skipcc}]) Number character count of the String {expr}
589strdisplaywidth({expr} [, {col}]) Number display length of the String {expr}
590strftime({format} [, {time}]) String format time with a specified format
591strgetchar({str}, {index}) Number get char {index} from {str}
592stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
593 Number index of {needle} in {haystack}
594string({expr}) String String representation of {expr} value
595strlen({expr}) Number length of the String {expr}
596strpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]])
597 String {len} bytes/chars of {str} at
598 byte {start}
599strptime({format}, {timestring})
600 Number Convert {timestring} to unix timestamp
601strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
602 Number last index of {needle} in {haystack}
603strtrans({expr}) String translate string to make it printable
604strwidth({expr}) Number display cell length of the String {expr}
605submatch({nr} [, {list}]) String or List
606 specific match in ":s" or substitute()
607substitute({expr}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags})
608 String all {pat} in {expr} replaced with {sub}
609swapinfo({fname}) Dict information about swap file {fname}
610swapname({buf}) String swap file of buffer {buf}
611synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) Number syntax ID at {lnum} and {col}
612synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}])
613 String attribute {what} of syntax ID {synID}
614synIDtrans({synID}) Number translated syntax ID of {synID}
615synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) List info about concealing
616synstack({lnum}, {col}) List stack of syntax IDs at {lnum} and {col}
617system({expr} [, {input}]) String output of shell command/filter {expr}
618systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) List output of shell command/filter {expr}
619tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) List list of buffer numbers in tab page
620tabpagenr([{arg}]) Number number of current or last tab page
621tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) Number number of current window in tab page
622tagfiles() List tags files used
623taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) List list of tags matching {expr}
624tan({expr}) Float tangent of {expr}
625tanh({expr}) Float hyperbolic tangent of {expr}
626tempname() String name for a temporary file
627term_dumpdiff({filename}, {filename} [, {options}])
628 Number display difference between two dumps
629term_dumpload({filename} [, {options}])
630 Number displaying a screen dump
631term_dumpwrite({buf}, {filename} [, {options}])
632 none dump terminal window contents
633term_getaltscreen({buf}) Number get the alternate screen flag
634term_getansicolors({buf}) List get ANSI palette in GUI color mode
635term_getattr({attr}, {what}) Number get the value of attribute {what}
636term_getcursor({buf}) List get the cursor position of a terminal
637term_getjob({buf}) Job get the job associated with a terminal
638term_getline({buf}, {row}) String get a line of text from a terminal
639term_getscrolled({buf}) Number get the scroll count of a terminal
640term_getsize({buf}) List get the size of a terminal
641term_getstatus({buf}) String get the status of a terminal
642term_gettitle({buf}) String get the title of a terminal
643term_gettty({buf}, [{input}]) String get the tty name of a terminal
644term_list() List get the list of terminal buffers
645term_scrape({buf}, {row}) List get row of a terminal screen
646term_sendkeys({buf}, {keys}) none send keystrokes to a terminal
647term_setansicolors({buf}, {colors})
648 none set ANSI palette in GUI color mode
649term_setapi({buf}, {expr}) none set |terminal-api| function name prefix
650term_setkill({buf}, {how}) none set signal to stop job in terminal
651term_setrestore({buf}, {command}) none set command to restore terminal
652term_setsize({buf}, {rows}, {cols})
653 none set the size of a terminal
654term_start({cmd} [, {options}]) Number open a terminal window and run a job
655term_wait({buf} [, {time}]) Number wait for screen to be updated
656terminalprops() Dict properties of the terminal
657test_alloc_fail({id}, {countdown}, {repeat})
658 none make memory allocation fail
659test_autochdir() none enable 'autochdir' during startup
660test_feedinput({string}) none add key sequence to input buffer
661test_garbagecollect_now() none free memory right now for testing
662test_garbagecollect_soon() none free memory soon for testing
663test_getvalue({string}) any get value of an internal variable
Yegappan Lakshmanan06011e12022-01-30 12:37:29 +0000664test_gui_event({event}, {args}) bool generate a GUI event for testing
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000665test_ignore_error({expr}) none ignore a specific error
666test_null_blob() Blob null value for testing
667test_null_channel() Channel null value for testing
668test_null_dict() Dict null value for testing
669test_null_function() Funcref null value for testing
670test_null_job() Job null value for testing
671test_null_list() List null value for testing
672test_null_partial() Funcref null value for testing
673test_null_string() String null value for testing
674test_option_not_set({name}) none reset flag indicating option was set
675test_override({expr}, {val}) none test with Vim internal overrides
676test_refcount({expr}) Number get the reference count of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000677test_setmouse({row}, {col}) none set the mouse position for testing
678test_settime({expr}) none set current time for testing
679test_srand_seed([seed]) none set seed for testing srand()
680test_unknown() any unknown value for testing
681test_void() any void value for testing
682timer_info([{id}]) List information about timers
683timer_pause({id}, {pause}) none pause or unpause a timer
684timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
685 Number create a timer
686timer_stop({timer}) none stop a timer
687timer_stopall() none stop all timers
688tolower({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to lowercase
689toupper({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to uppercase
690tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) String translate chars of {src} in {fromstr}
691 to chars in {tostr}
692trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]])
693 String trim characters in {mask} from {text}
694trunc({expr}) Float truncate Float {expr}
695type({expr}) Number type of value {expr}
696typename({expr}) String representation of the type of {expr}
697undofile({name}) String undo file name for {name}
698undotree() List undo file tree
699uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]])
700 List remove adjacent duplicates from a list
701values({dict}) List values in {dict}
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100702virtcol({expr} [, {list}]) Number or List
703 screen column of cursor or mark
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +0100704virtcol2col({winid}, {lnum}, {col})
705 Number byte index of a character on screen
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000706visualmode([expr]) String last visual mode used
707wildmenumode() Number whether 'wildmenu' mode is active
708win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}])
709 String execute {command} in window {id}
710win_findbuf({bufnr}) List find windows containing {bufnr}
711win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) Number get window ID for {win} in {tab}
712win_gettype([{nr}]) String type of window {nr}
713win_gotoid({expr}) Number go to window with ID {expr}
714win_id2tabwin({expr}) List get tab and window nr from window ID
715win_id2win({expr}) Number get window nr from window ID
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +0000716win_move_separator({nr}) Number move window vertical separator
717win_move_statusline({nr}) Number move window status line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000718win_screenpos({nr}) List get screen position of window {nr}
719win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}])
720 Number move window {nr} to split of {target}
721winbufnr({nr}) Number buffer number of window {nr}
722wincol() Number window column of the cursor
723windowsversion() String MS-Windows OS version
724winheight({nr}) Number height of window {nr}
725winlayout([{tabnr}]) List layout of windows in tab {tabnr}
726winline() Number window line of the cursor
727winnr([{expr}]) Number number of current window
728winrestcmd() String returns command to restore window sizes
729winrestview({dict}) none restore view of current window
730winsaveview() Dict save view of current window
731winwidth({nr}) Number width of window {nr}
732wordcount() Dict get byte/char/word statistics
733writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
734 Number write |Blob| or |List| of lines to file
735xor({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise XOR
736
737==============================================================================
7382. Details *builtin-function-details*
739
740Not all functions are here, some have been moved to a help file covering the
741specific functionality.
742
743abs({expr}) *abs()*
744 Return the absolute value of {expr}. When {expr} evaluates to
745 a |Float| abs() returns a |Float|. When {expr} can be
746 converted to a |Number| abs() returns a |Number|. Otherwise
747 abs() gives an error message and returns -1.
748 Examples: >
749 echo abs(1.456)
750< 1.456 >
751 echo abs(-5.456)
752< 5.456 >
753 echo abs(-4)
754< 4
755
756 Can also be used as a |method|: >
757 Compute()->abs()
758
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000759
760acos({expr}) *acos()*
761 Return the arc cosine of {expr} measured in radians, as a
762 |Float| in the range of [0, pi].
763 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100764 [-1, 1]. Otherwise acos() returns "nan".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000765 Examples: >
766 :echo acos(0)
767< 1.570796 >
768 :echo acos(-0.5)
769< 2.094395
770
771 Can also be used as a |method|: >
772 Compute()->acos()
773
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000774
775add({object}, {expr}) *add()*
776 Append the item {expr} to |List| or |Blob| {object}. Returns
777 the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
778 :let alist = add([1, 2, 3], item)
779 :call add(mylist, "woodstock")
780< Note that when {expr} is a |List| it is appended as a single
781 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
782 When {object} is a |Blob| then {expr} must be a number.
783 Use |insert()| to add an item at another position.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100784 Returns 1 if {object} is not a |List| or a |Blob|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000785
786 Can also be used as a |method|: >
787 mylist->add(val1)->add(val2)
788
789
790and({expr}, {expr}) *and()*
791 Bitwise AND on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
792 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100793 Also see `or()` and `xor()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000794 Example: >
795 :let flag = and(bits, 0x80)
796< Can also be used as a |method|: >
797 :let flag = bits->and(0x80)
798
799
800append({lnum}, {text}) *append()*
801 When {text} is a |List|: Append each item of the |List| as a
802 text line below line {lnum} in the current buffer.
803 Otherwise append {text} as one text line below line {lnum} in
804 the current buffer.
805 Any type of item is accepted and converted to a String.
806 {lnum} can be zero to insert a line before the first one.
807 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
808 Returns 1 for failure ({lnum} out of range or out of memory),
809 0 for success. In |Vim9| script an invalid argument or
810 negative number results in an error. Example: >
811 :let failed = append(line('$'), "# THE END")
812 :let failed = append(0, ["Chapter 1", "the beginning"])
813
814< Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
815 passed as the second argument: >
816 mylist->append(lnum)
817
818
819appendbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *appendbufline()*
820 Like |append()| but append the text in buffer {buf}.
821
822 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
823 |bufload()| if needed.
824
825 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|.
826
Bram Moolenaar8b6256f2021-12-28 11:24:49 +0000827 {lnum} is the line number to append below. Note that using
828 |line()| would use the current buffer, not the one appending
829 to. Use "$" to append at the end of the buffer. Other string
830 values are not supported.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000831
832 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
833 In |Vim9| script an error is given for an invalid {lnum}.
834
835 If {buf} is not a valid buffer or {lnum} is not valid, an
836 error message is given. Example: >
837 :let failed = appendbufline(13, 0, "# THE START")
838<
839 Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
840 passed as the second argument: >
841 mylist->appendbufline(buf, lnum)
842
843
844argc([{winid}]) *argc()*
845 The result is the number of files in the argument list. See
846 |arglist|.
847 If {winid} is not supplied, the argument list of the current
848 window is used.
849 If {winid} is -1, the global argument list is used.
850 Otherwise {winid} specifies the window of which the argument
851 list is used: either the window number or the window ID.
852 Returns -1 if the {winid} argument is invalid.
853
854 *argidx()*
855argidx() The result is the current index in the argument list. 0 is
856 the first file. argc() - 1 is the last one. See |arglist|.
857
858 *arglistid()*
859arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
860 Return the argument list ID. This is a number which
861 identifies the argument list being used. Zero is used for the
862 global argument list. See |arglist|.
863 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid.
864
865 Without arguments use the current window.
866 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
867 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
868 page.
869 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
870
871 *argv()*
872argv([{nr} [, {winid}]])
873 The result is the {nr}th file in the argument list. See
874 |arglist|. "argv(0)" is the first one. Example: >
875 :let i = 0
876 :while i < argc()
877 : let f = escape(fnameescape(argv(i)), '.')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +0000878 : exe 'amenu Arg.' .. f .. ' :e ' .. f .. '<CR>'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000879 : let i = i + 1
880 :endwhile
881< Without the {nr} argument, or when {nr} is -1, a |List| with
882 the whole |arglist| is returned.
883
884 The {winid} argument specifies the window ID, see |argc()|.
885 For the Vim command line arguments see |v:argv|.
886
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100887 Returns an empty string if {nr}th argument is not present in
888 the argument list. Returns an empty List if the {winid}
889 argument is invalid.
890
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000891asin({expr}) *asin()*
892 Return the arc sine of {expr} measured in radians, as a |Float|
893 in the range of [-pi/2, pi/2].
894 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
895 [-1, 1].
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100896 Returns "nan" if {expr} is outside the range [-1, 1]. Returns
897 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000898 Examples: >
899 :echo asin(0.8)
900< 0.927295 >
901 :echo asin(-0.5)
902< -0.523599
903
904 Can also be used as a |method|: >
905 Compute()->asin()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000906
907
908assert_ functions are documented here: |assert-functions-details|
909
910
911
912atan({expr}) *atan()*
913 Return the principal value of the arc tangent of {expr}, in
914 the range [-pi/2, +pi/2] radians, as a |Float|.
915 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100916 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000917 Examples: >
918 :echo atan(100)
919< 1.560797 >
920 :echo atan(-4.01)
921< -1.326405
922
923 Can also be used as a |method|: >
924 Compute()->atan()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000925
926
927atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) *atan2()*
928 Return the arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}, measured in
929 radians, as a |Float| in the range [-pi, pi].
930 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100931 Returns 0.0 if {expr1} or {expr2} is not a |Float| or a
932 |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000933 Examples: >
934 :echo atan2(-1, 1)
935< -0.785398 >
936 :echo atan2(1, -1)
937< 2.356194
938
939 Can also be used as a |method|: >
940 Compute()->atan2(1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000941
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100942
943autocmd_add({acmds}) *autocmd_add()*
944 Adds a List of autocmds and autocmd groups.
945
946 The {acmds} argument is a List where each item is a Dict with
947 the following optional items:
948 bufnr buffer number to add a buffer-local autocmd.
949 If this item is specified, then the "pattern"
950 item is ignored.
951 cmd Ex command to execute for this autocmd event
952 event autocmd event name. Refer to |autocmd-events|.
Yegappan Lakshmanane0ff3a72022-05-27 18:05:33 +0100953 This can be either a String with a single
954 event name or a List of event names.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100955 group autocmd group name. Refer to |autocmd-groups|.
956 If this group doesn't exist then it is
957 created. If not specified or empty, then the
958 default group is used.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +0100959 nested boolean flag, set to v:true to add a nested
960 autocmd. Refer to |autocmd-nested|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100961 once boolean flag, set to v:true to add an autocmd
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +0100962 which executes only once. Refer to
963 |autocmd-once|.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100964 pattern autocmd pattern string. Refer to
965 |autocmd-patterns|. If "bufnr" item is
Yegappan Lakshmanane0ff3a72022-05-27 18:05:33 +0100966 present, then this item is ignored. This can
967 be a String with a single pattern or a List of
968 patterns.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +0100969 replace boolean flag, set to v:true to remove all the
970 commands associated with the specified autocmd
971 event and group and add the {cmd}. This is
972 useful to avoid adding the same command
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100973 multiple times for an autocmd event in a group.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100974
975 Returns v:true on success and v:false on failure.
976 Examples: >
977 " Create a buffer-local autocmd for buffer 5
978 let acmd = {}
979 let acmd.group = 'MyGroup'
980 let acmd.event = 'BufEnter'
981 let acmd.bufnr = 5
982 let acmd.cmd = 'call BufEnterFunc()'
983 call autocmd_add([acmd])
984
985 Can also be used as a |method|: >
986 GetAutocmdList()->autocmd_add()
987<
988autocmd_delete({acmds}) *autocmd_delete()*
989 Deletes a List of autocmds and autocmd groups.
990
991 The {acmds} argument is a List where each item is a Dict with
992 the following optional items:
993 bufnr buffer number to delete a buffer-local autocmd.
994 If this item is specified, then the "pattern"
995 item is ignored.
996 cmd Ex command for this autocmd event
997 event autocmd event name. Refer to |autocmd-events|.
998 If '*' then all the autocmd events in this
999 group are deleted.
1000 group autocmd group name. Refer to |autocmd-groups|.
1001 If not specified or empty, then the default
1002 group is used.
1003 nested set to v:true for a nested autocmd.
1004 Refer to |autocmd-nested|.
1005 once set to v:true for an autocmd which executes
1006 only once. Refer to |autocmd-once|.
1007 pattern autocmd pattern string. Refer to
1008 |autocmd-patterns|. If "bufnr" item is
1009 present, then this item is ignored.
1010
1011 If only {group} is specified in a {acmds} entry and {event},
1012 {pattern} and {cmd} are not specified, then that autocmd group
1013 is deleted.
1014
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001015 Returns |v:true| on success and |v:false| on failure.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001016 Examples: >
1017 " :autocmd! BufLeave *.vim
1018 let acmd = #{event: 'BufLeave', pattern: '*.vim'}
1019 call autocmd_delete([acmd]})
1020 " :autocmd! MyGroup1 BufLeave
1021 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup1', event: 'BufLeave'}
1022 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1023 " :autocmd! MyGroup2 BufEnter *.c
1024 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup2', event: 'BufEnter',
1025 \ pattern: '*.c'}
1026 " :autocmd! MyGroup2 * *.c
1027 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup2', event: '*',
1028 \ pattern: '*.c'}
1029 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1030 " :autocmd! MyGroup3
1031 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup3'}
1032 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1033<
1034 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1035 GetAutocmdList()->autocmd_delete()
1036
1037autocmd_get([{opts}]) *autocmd_get()*
1038 Returns a |List| of autocmds. If {opts} is not supplied, then
1039 returns the autocmds for all the events in all the groups.
1040
1041 The optional {opts} Dict argument supports the following
1042 items:
1043 group Autocmd group name. If specified, returns only
1044 the autocmds defined in this group. If the
1045 specified group doesn't exist, results in an
1046 error message. If set to an empty string,
1047 then the default autocmd group is used.
1048 event Autocmd event name. If specified, returns only
1049 the autocmds defined for this event. If set
1050 to "*", then returns autocmds for all the
1051 events. If the specified event doesn't exist,
1052 results in an error message.
1053 pattern Autocmd pattern. If specified, returns only
1054 the autocmds defined for this pattern.
1055 A combination of the above three times can be supplied in
1056 {opts}.
1057
1058 Each Dict in the returned List contains the following items:
1059 bufnr For buffer-local autocmds, buffer number where
1060 the autocmd is defined.
1061 cmd Command executed for this autocmd.
1062 event Autocmd event name.
1063 group Autocmd group name.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +01001064 nested Boolean flag, set to v:true for a nested
1065 autocmd. See |autocmd-nested|.
1066 once Boolean flag, set to v:true, if the autocmd
1067 will be executed only once. See |autocmd-once|.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001068 pattern Autocmd pattern. For a buffer-local
1069 autocmd, this will be of the form "<buffer=n>".
1070 If there are multiple commands for an autocmd event in a
1071 group, then separate items are returned for each command.
1072
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001073 Returns an empty List if an autocmd with the specified group
1074 or event or pattern is not found.
1075
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001076 Examples: >
1077 " :autocmd MyGroup
1078 echo autocmd_get(#{group: 'Mygroup'})
1079 " :autocmd G BufUnload
1080 echo autocmd_get(#{group: 'G', event: 'BufUnload'})
1081 " :autocmd G * *.ts
1082 let acmd = #{group: 'G', event: '*', pattern: '*.ts'}
1083 echo autocmd_get(acmd)
1084 " :autocmd Syntax
1085 echo autocmd_get(#{event: 'Syntax'})
1086 " :autocmd G BufEnter *.ts
1087 let acmd = #{group: 'G', event: 'BufEnter',
1088 \ pattern: '*.ts'}
1089 echo autocmd_get(acmd)
1090<
1091 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1092 Getopts()->autocmd_get()
1093<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001094balloon_gettext() *balloon_gettext()*
1095 Return the current text in the balloon. Only for the string,
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001096 not used for the List. Returns an empty string if balloon
1097 is not present.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001098
1099balloon_show({expr}) *balloon_show()*
1100 Show {expr} inside the balloon. For the GUI {expr} is used as
1101 a string. For a terminal {expr} can be a list, which contains
1102 the lines of the balloon. If {expr} is not a list it will be
1103 split with |balloon_split()|.
1104 If {expr} is an empty string any existing balloon is removed.
1105
1106 Example: >
1107 func GetBalloonContent()
1108 " ... initiate getting the content
1109 return ''
1110 endfunc
1111 set balloonexpr=GetBalloonContent()
1112
1113 func BalloonCallback(result)
1114 call balloon_show(a:result)
1115 endfunc
1116< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1117 GetText()->balloon_show()
1118<
1119 The intended use is that fetching the content of the balloon
1120 is initiated from 'balloonexpr'. It will invoke an
1121 asynchronous method, in which a callback invokes
1122 balloon_show(). The 'balloonexpr' itself can return an
Bram Moolenaar069a7d52022-06-27 22:16:08 +01001123 empty string or a placeholder, e.g. "loading...".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001124
Bram Moolenaar069a7d52022-06-27 22:16:08 +01001125 When showing a balloon is not possible then nothing happens,
1126 no error message is given.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001127 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval| or
1128 |+balloon_eval_term| feature}
1129
1130balloon_split({msg}) *balloon_split()*
1131 Split String {msg} into lines to be displayed in a balloon.
1132 The splits are made for the current window size and optimize
1133 to show debugger output.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001134 Returns a |List| with the split lines. Returns an empty List
1135 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001136 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1137 GetText()->balloon_split()->balloon_show()
1138
1139< {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval_term|
1140 feature}
1141
1142blob2list({blob}) *blob2list()*
1143 Return a List containing the number value of each byte in Blob
1144 {blob}. Examples: >
1145 blob2list(0z0102.0304) returns [1, 2, 3, 4]
1146 blob2list(0z) returns []
1147< Returns an empty List on error. |list2blob()| does the
1148 opposite.
1149
1150 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1151 GetBlob()->blob2list()
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01001152<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001153 *browse()*
1154browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
1155 Put up a file requester. This only works when "has("browse")"
1156 returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
1157 The input fields are:
1158 {save} when |TRUE|, select file to write
1159 {title} title for the requester
1160 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
1161 {default} default file name
1162 An empty string is returned when the "Cancel" button is hit,
1163 something went wrong, or browsing is not possible.
1164
1165 *browsedir()*
1166browsedir({title}, {initdir})
1167 Put up a directory requester. This only works when
1168 "has("browse")" returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
1169 On systems where a directory browser is not supported a file
1170 browser is used. In that case: select a file in the directory
1171 to be used.
1172 The input fields are:
1173 {title} title for the requester
1174 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
1175 When the "Cancel" button is hit, something went wrong, or
1176 browsing is not possible, an empty string is returned.
1177
1178bufadd({name}) *bufadd()*
Bram Moolenaar2eddbac2022-08-25 12:45:21 +01001179 Add a buffer to the buffer list with name {name} (must be a
1180 String).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001181 If a buffer for file {name} already exists, return that buffer
1182 number. Otherwise return the buffer number of the newly
1183 created buffer. When {name} is an empty string then a new
1184 buffer is always created.
1185 The buffer will not have 'buflisted' set and not be loaded
1186 yet. To add some text to the buffer use this: >
1187 let bufnr = bufadd('someName')
1188 call bufload(bufnr)
1189 call setbufline(bufnr, 1, ['some', 'text'])
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001190< Returns 0 on error.
1191 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001192 let bufnr = 'somename'->bufadd()
1193
1194bufexists({buf}) *bufexists()*
1195 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1196 {buf} exists.
1197 If the {buf} argument is a number, buffer numbers are used.
1198 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1199
1200 If the {buf} argument is a string it must match a buffer name
1201 exactly. The name can be:
1202 - Relative to the current directory.
1203 - A full path.
1204 - The name of a buffer with 'buftype' set to "nofile".
1205 - A URL name.
1206 Unlisted buffers will be found.
1207 Note that help files are listed by their short name in the
1208 output of |:buffers|, but bufexists() requires using their
1209 long name to be able to find them.
1210 bufexists() may report a buffer exists, but to use the name
1211 with a |:buffer| command you may need to use |expand()|. Esp
1212 for MS-Windows 8.3 names in the form "c:\DOCUME~1"
1213 Use "bufexists(0)" to test for the existence of an alternate
1214 file name.
1215
1216 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1217 let exists = 'somename'->bufexists()
1218<
1219 Obsolete name: buffer_exists(). *buffer_exists()*
1220
1221buflisted({buf}) *buflisted()*
1222 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1223 {buf} exists and is listed (has the 'buflisted' option set).
1224 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1225
1226 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1227 let listed = 'somename'->buflisted()
1228
1229bufload({buf}) *bufload()*
1230 Ensure the buffer {buf} is loaded. When the buffer name
1231 refers to an existing file then the file is read. Otherwise
1232 the buffer will be empty. If the buffer was already loaded
Bram Moolenaar2eddbac2022-08-25 12:45:21 +01001233 then there is no change. If the buffer is not related to a
1234 file the no file is read (e.g., when 'buftype' is "nofile").
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001235 If there is an existing swap file for the file of the buffer,
1236 there will be no dialog, the buffer will be loaded anyway.
1237 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1238
1239 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1240 eval 'somename'->bufload()
1241
1242bufloaded({buf}) *bufloaded()*
1243 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1244 {buf} exists and is loaded (shown in a window or hidden).
1245 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1246
1247 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1248 let loaded = 'somename'->bufloaded()
1249
1250bufname([{buf}]) *bufname()*
1251 The result is the name of a buffer. Mostly as it is displayed
1252 by the `:ls` command, but not using special names such as
1253 "[No Name]".
1254 If {buf} is omitted the current buffer is used.
1255 If {buf} is a Number, that buffer number's name is given.
1256 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1257 If {buf} is a String, it is used as a |file-pattern| to match
1258 with the buffer names. This is always done like 'magic' is
1259 set and 'cpoptions' is empty. When there is more than one
1260 match an empty string is returned.
1261 "" or "%" can be used for the current buffer, "#" for the
1262 alternate buffer.
1263 A full match is preferred, otherwise a match at the start, end
1264 or middle of the buffer name is accepted. If you only want a
1265 full match then put "^" at the start and "$" at the end of the
1266 pattern.
1267 Listed buffers are found first. If there is a single match
1268 with a listed buffer, that one is returned. Next unlisted
1269 buffers are searched for.
1270 If the {buf} is a String, but you want to use it as a buffer
1271 number, force it to be a Number by adding zero to it: >
1272 :echo bufname("3" + 0)
1273< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1274 echo bufnr->bufname()
1275
1276< If the buffer doesn't exist, or doesn't have a name, an empty
1277 string is returned. >
1278 bufname("#") alternate buffer name
1279 bufname(3) name of buffer 3
1280 bufname("%") name of current buffer
1281 bufname("file2") name of buffer where "file2" matches.
1282< *buffer_name()*
1283 Obsolete name: buffer_name().
1284
1285 *bufnr()*
1286bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]])
1287 The result is the number of a buffer, as it is displayed by
1288 the `:ls` command. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
1289 above.
1290
1291 If the buffer doesn't exist, -1 is returned. Or, if the
1292 {create} argument is present and TRUE, a new, unlisted,
1293 buffer is created and its number is returned. Example: >
1294 let newbuf = bufnr('Scratch001', 1)
1295< Using an empty name uses the current buffer. To create a new
1296 buffer with an empty name use |bufadd()|.
1297
1298 bufnr("$") is the last buffer: >
1299 :let last_buffer = bufnr("$")
1300< The result is a Number, which is the highest buffer number
1301 of existing buffers. Note that not all buffers with a smaller
1302 number necessarily exist, because ":bwipeout" may have removed
1303 them. Use bufexists() to test for the existence of a buffer.
1304
1305 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1306 echo bufref->bufnr()
1307<
1308 Obsolete name: buffer_number(). *buffer_number()*
1309 *last_buffer_nr()*
1310 Obsolete name for bufnr("$"): last_buffer_nr().
1311
1312bufwinid({buf}) *bufwinid()*
1313 The result is a Number, which is the |window-ID| of the first
1314 window associated with buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
1315 see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or
1316 there is no such window, -1 is returned. Example: >
1317
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001318 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinid(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001319<
1320 Only deals with the current tab page.
1321
1322 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1323 FindBuffer()->bufwinid()
1324
1325bufwinnr({buf}) *bufwinnr()*
1326 Like |bufwinid()| but return the window number instead of the
1327 |window-ID|.
1328 If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or there is no such window, -1
1329 is returned. Example: >
1330
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001331 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinnr(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001332
1333< The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
1334 |:wincmd|.
1335
1336 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1337 FindBuffer()->bufwinnr()
1338
1339byte2line({byte}) *byte2line()*
1340 Return the line number that contains the character at byte
1341 count {byte} in the current buffer. This includes the
1342 end-of-line character, depending on the 'fileformat' option
1343 for the current buffer. The first character has byte count
1344 one.
1345 Also see |line2byte()|, |go| and |:goto|.
1346
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001347 Returns -1 if the {byte} value is invalid.
1348
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001349 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1350 GetOffset()->byte2line()
1351
1352< {not available when compiled without the |+byte_offset|
1353 feature}
1354
1355byteidx({expr}, {nr}) *byteidx()*
1356 Return byte index of the {nr}'th character in the String
1357 {expr}. Use zero for the first character, it then returns
1358 zero.
1359 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1360 equal to {nr}.
1361 Composing characters are not counted separately, their byte
1362 length is added to the preceding base character. See
1363 |byteidxcomp()| below for counting composing characters
1364 separately.
1365 Example : >
1366 echo matchstr(str, ".", byteidx(str, 3))
1367< will display the fourth character. Another way to do the
1368 same: >
1369 let s = strpart(str, byteidx(str, 3))
1370 echo strpart(s, 0, byteidx(s, 1))
1371< Also see |strgetchar()| and |strcharpart()|.
1372
1373 If there are less than {nr} characters -1 is returned.
1374 If there are exactly {nr} characters the length of the string
1375 in bytes is returned.
1376
1377 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1378 GetName()->byteidx(idx)
1379
1380byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr}) *byteidxcomp()*
1381 Like byteidx(), except that a composing character is counted
1382 as a separate character. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001383 let s = 'e' .. nr2char(0x301)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001384 echo byteidx(s, 1)
1385 echo byteidxcomp(s, 1)
1386 echo byteidxcomp(s, 2)
1387< The first and third echo result in 3 ('e' plus composing
1388 character is 3 bytes), the second echo results in 1 ('e' is
1389 one byte).
1390 Only works differently from byteidx() when 'encoding' is set
1391 to a Unicode encoding.
1392
1393 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1394 GetName()->byteidxcomp(idx)
1395
1396call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}]) *call()* *E699*
1397 Call function {func} with the items in |List| {arglist} as
1398 arguments.
1399 {func} can either be a |Funcref| or the name of a function.
1400 a:firstline and a:lastline are set to the cursor line.
1401 Returns the return value of the called function.
1402 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
1403 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
1404
1405 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1406 GetFunc()->call([arg, arg], dict)
1407
1408ceil({expr}) *ceil()*
1409 Return the smallest integral value greater than or equal to
1410 {expr} as a |Float| (round up).
1411 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
1412 Examples: >
1413 echo ceil(1.456)
1414< 2.0 >
1415 echo ceil(-5.456)
1416< -5.0 >
1417 echo ceil(4.0)
1418< 4.0
1419
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001420 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
1421
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001422 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1423 Compute()->ceil()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001424
1425
1426ch_ functions are documented here: |channel-functions-details|
1427
1428
1429changenr() *changenr()*
1430 Return the number of the most recent change. This is the same
1431 number as what is displayed with |:undolist| and can be used
1432 with the |:undo| command.
1433 When a change was made it is the number of that change. After
1434 redo it is the number of the redone change. After undo it is
1435 one less than the number of the undone change.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001436 Returns 0 if the undo list is empty.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001437
1438char2nr({string} [, {utf8}]) *char2nr()*
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001439 Return Number value of the first char in {string}.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001440 Examples: >
1441 char2nr(" ") returns 32
1442 char2nr("ABC") returns 65
1443< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
1444 Example for "utf-8": >
1445 char2nr("á") returns 225
1446 char2nr("á"[0]) returns 195
1447< When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat as UTF-8 characters.
1448 A combining character is a separate character.
1449 |nr2char()| does the opposite.
1450 To turn a string into a list of character numbers: >
1451 let str = "ABC"
1452 let list = map(split(str, '\zs'), {_, val -> char2nr(val)})
1453< Result: [65, 66, 67]
1454
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001455 Returns 0 if {string} is not a |String|.
1456
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001457 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1458 GetChar()->char2nr()
1459
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001460charclass({string}) *charclass()*
1461 Return the character class of the first character in {string}.
1462 The character class is one of:
1463 0 blank
1464 1 punctuation
1465 2 word character
1466 3 emoji
1467 other specific Unicode class
1468 The class is used in patterns and word motions.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001469 Returns 0 if {string} is not a |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001470
1471
1472charcol({expr}) *charcol()*
1473 Same as |col()| but returns the character index of the column
1474 position given with {expr} instead of the byte position.
1475
1476 Example:
1477 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
1478 charcol('.') returns 3
1479 col('.') returns 7
1480
1481< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1482 GetPos()->col()
1483<
1484 *charidx()*
1485charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc}])
1486 Return the character index of the byte at {idx} in {string}.
1487 The index of the first character is zero.
1488 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1489 equal to {idx}.
1490 When {countcc} is omitted or |FALSE|, then composing characters
1491 are not counted separately, their byte length is
1492 added to the preceding base character.
1493 When {countcc} is |TRUE|, then composing characters are
1494 counted as separate characters.
1495 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid or if {idx} is greater
1496 than the index of the last byte in {string}. An error is
1497 given if the first argument is not a string, the second
1498 argument is not a number or when the third argument is present
1499 and is not zero or one.
1500 See |byteidx()| and |byteidxcomp()| for getting the byte index
1501 from the character index.
1502 Examples: >
1503 echo charidx('áb́ć', 3) returns 1
1504 echo charidx('áb́ć', 6, 1) returns 4
1505 echo charidx('áb́ć', 16) returns -1
1506<
1507 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1508 GetName()->charidx(idx)
1509
1510chdir({dir}) *chdir()*
1511 Change the current working directory to {dir}. The scope of
1512 the directory change depends on the directory of the current
1513 window:
1514 - If the current window has a window-local directory
1515 (|:lcd|), then changes the window local directory.
1516 - Otherwise, if the current tabpage has a local
1517 directory (|:tcd|) then changes the tabpage local
1518 directory.
1519 - Otherwise, changes the global directory.
1520 {dir} must be a String.
1521 If successful, returns the previous working directory. Pass
1522 this to another chdir() to restore the directory.
1523 On failure, returns an empty string.
1524
1525 Example: >
1526 let save_dir = chdir(newdir)
1527 if save_dir != ""
1528 " ... do some work
1529 call chdir(save_dir)
1530 endif
1531
1532< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1533 GetDir()->chdir()
1534<
1535cindent({lnum}) *cindent()*
1536 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the C
1537 indenting rules, as with 'cindent'.
1538 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
1539 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01001540 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001541 See |C-indenting|.
1542
1543 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1544 GetLnum()->cindent()
1545
1546clearmatches([{win}]) *clearmatches()*
1547 Clears all matches previously defined for the current window
1548 by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
1549 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
1550 window ID instead of the current window.
1551
1552 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1553 GetWin()->clearmatches()
1554<
1555 *col()*
1556col({expr}) The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the column
1557 position given with {expr}. The accepted positions are:
1558 . the cursor position
1559 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
1560 number of bytes in the cursor line plus one)
1561 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
1562 returned)
1563 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
1564 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
1565 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
1566 that it's updated right away.
1567 Additionally {expr} can be [lnum, col]: a |List| with the line
1568 and column number. Most useful when the column is "$", to get
1569 the last column of a specific line. When "lnum" or "col" is
1570 out of range then col() returns zero.
1571 To get the line number use |line()|. To get both use
1572 |getpos()|.
1573 For the screen column position use |virtcol()|. For the
1574 character position use |charcol()|.
1575 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
1576 Examples: >
1577 col(".") column of cursor
1578 col("$") length of cursor line plus one
1579 col("'t") column of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001580 col("'" .. markname) column of mark markname
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001581< The first column is 1. Returns 0 if {expr} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001582 For an uppercase mark the column may actually be in another
1583 buffer.
1584 For the cursor position, when 'virtualedit' is active, the
1585 column is one higher if the cursor is after the end of the
Bram Moolenaar6ebe4f92022-10-28 20:47:54 +01001586 line. Also, when using a <Cmd> mapping the cursor isn't
1587 moved, this can be used to obtain the column in Insert mode: >
1588 :imap <F2> <Cmd>echo col(".")<CR>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001589
1590< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1591 GetPos()->col()
1592<
1593
1594complete({startcol}, {matches}) *complete()* *E785*
1595 Set the matches for Insert mode completion.
1596 Can only be used in Insert mode. You need to use a mapping
1597 with CTRL-R = (see |i_CTRL-R|). It does not work after CTRL-O
1598 or with an expression mapping.
1599 {startcol} is the byte offset in the line where the completed
1600 text start. The text up to the cursor is the original text
1601 that will be replaced by the matches. Use col('.') for an
1602 empty string. "col('.') - 1" will replace one character by a
1603 match.
1604 {matches} must be a |List|. Each |List| item is one match.
1605 See |complete-items| for the kind of items that are possible.
1606 "longest" in 'completeopt' is ignored.
1607 Note that the after calling this function you need to avoid
1608 inserting anything that would cause completion to stop.
1609 The match can be selected with CTRL-N and CTRL-P as usual with
1610 Insert mode completion. The popup menu will appear if
1611 specified, see |ins-completion-menu|.
1612 Example: >
1613 inoremap <F5> <C-R>=ListMonths()<CR>
1614
1615 func! ListMonths()
1616 call complete(col('.'), ['January', 'February', 'March',
1617 \ 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September',
1618 \ 'October', 'November', 'December'])
1619 return ''
1620 endfunc
1621< This isn't very useful, but it shows how it works. Note that
1622 an empty string is returned to avoid a zero being inserted.
1623
1624 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
1625 second argument: >
1626 GetMatches()->complete(col('.'))
1627
1628complete_add({expr}) *complete_add()*
1629 Add {expr} to the list of matches. Only to be used by the
1630 function specified with the 'completefunc' option.
1631 Returns 0 for failure (empty string or out of memory),
1632 1 when the match was added, 2 when the match was already in
1633 the list.
1634 See |complete-functions| for an explanation of {expr}. It is
1635 the same as one item in the list that 'omnifunc' would return.
1636
1637 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1638 GetMoreMatches()->complete_add()
1639
1640complete_check() *complete_check()*
1641 Check for a key typed while looking for completion matches.
1642 This is to be used when looking for matches takes some time.
1643 Returns |TRUE| when searching for matches is to be aborted,
1644 zero otherwise.
1645 Only to be used by the function specified with the
1646 'completefunc' option.
1647
1648
1649complete_info([{what}]) *complete_info()*
1650 Returns a |Dictionary| with information about Insert mode
1651 completion. See |ins-completion|.
1652 The items are:
1653 mode Current completion mode name string.
1654 See |complete_info_mode| for the values.
1655 pum_visible |TRUE| if popup menu is visible.
1656 See |pumvisible()|.
1657 items List of completion matches. Each item is a
1658 dictionary containing the entries "word",
1659 "abbr", "menu", "kind", "info" and "user_data".
1660 See |complete-items|.
1661 selected Selected item index. First index is zero.
1662 Index is -1 if no item is selected (showing
1663 typed text only, or the last completion after
1664 no item is selected when using the <Up> or
1665 <Down> keys)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01001666 inserted Inserted string. [NOT IMPLEMENTED YET]
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001667
1668 *complete_info_mode*
1669 mode values are:
1670 "" Not in completion mode
1671 "keyword" Keyword completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-N|
1672 "ctrl_x" Just pressed CTRL-X |i_CTRL-X|
1673 "scroll" Scrolling with |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-E| or
1674 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-Y|
1675 "whole_line" Whole lines |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-L|
1676 "files" File names |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-F|
1677 "tags" Tags |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-]|
1678 "path_defines" Definition completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-D|
1679 "path_patterns" Include completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-I|
1680 "dictionary" Dictionary |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K|
1681 "thesaurus" Thesaurus |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T|
1682 "cmdline" Vim Command line |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-V|
1683 "function" User defined completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-U|
1684 "omni" Omni completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-O|
1685 "spell" Spelling suggestions |i_CTRL-X_s|
1686 "eval" |complete()| completion
1687 "unknown" Other internal modes
1688
1689 If the optional {what} list argument is supplied, then only
1690 the items listed in {what} are returned. Unsupported items in
1691 {what} are silently ignored.
1692
1693 To get the position and size of the popup menu, see
1694 |pum_getpos()|. It's also available in |v:event| during the
1695 |CompleteChanged| event.
1696
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001697 Returns an empty |Dictionary| on error.
1698
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001699 Examples: >
1700 " Get all items
1701 call complete_info()
1702 " Get only 'mode'
1703 call complete_info(['mode'])
1704 " Get only 'mode' and 'pum_visible'
1705 call complete_info(['mode', 'pum_visible'])
1706
1707< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1708 GetItems()->complete_info()
1709<
1710 *confirm()*
1711confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
1712 confirm() offers the user a dialog, from which a choice can be
1713 made. It returns the number of the choice. For the first
1714 choice this is 1.
1715 Note: confirm() is only supported when compiled with dialog
1716 support, see |+dialog_con| and |+dialog_gui|.
1717
1718 {msg} is displayed in a |dialog| with {choices} as the
1719 alternatives. When {choices} is missing or empty, "&OK" is
1720 used (and translated).
1721 {msg} is a String, use '\n' to include a newline. Only on
1722 some systems the string is wrapped when it doesn't fit.
1723
1724 {choices} is a String, with the individual choices separated
1725 by '\n', e.g. >
1726 confirm("Save changes?", "&Yes\n&No\n&Cancel")
1727< The letter after the '&' is the shortcut key for that choice.
1728 Thus you can type 'c' to select "Cancel". The shortcut does
1729 not need to be the first letter: >
1730 confirm("file has been modified", "&Save\nSave &All")
1731< For the console, the first letter of each choice is used as
1732 the default shortcut key. Case is ignored.
1733
1734 The optional {default} argument is the number of the choice
1735 that is made if the user hits <CR>. Use 1 to make the first
1736 choice the default one. Use 0 to not set a default. If
1737 {default} is omitted, 1 is used.
1738
1739 The optional {type} String argument gives the type of dialog.
1740 This is only used for the icon of the GTK, Mac, Motif and
1741 Win32 GUI. It can be one of these values: "Error",
1742 "Question", "Info", "Warning" or "Generic". Only the first
1743 character is relevant. When {type} is omitted, "Generic" is
1744 used.
1745
1746 If the user aborts the dialog by pressing <Esc>, CTRL-C,
1747 or another valid interrupt key, confirm() returns 0.
1748
1749 An example: >
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001750 let choice = confirm("What do you want?",
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001751 \ "&Apples\n&Oranges\n&Bananas", 2)
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001752 if choice == 0
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001753 echo "make up your mind!"
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001754 elseif choice == 3
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001755 echo "tasteful"
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001756 else
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001757 echo "I prefer bananas myself."
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001758 endif
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001759< In a GUI dialog, buttons are used. The layout of the buttons
1760 depends on the 'v' flag in 'guioptions'. If it is included,
1761 the buttons are always put vertically. Otherwise, confirm()
1762 tries to put the buttons in one horizontal line. If they
1763 don't fit, a vertical layout is used anyway. For some systems
1764 the horizontal layout is always used.
1765
1766 Can also be used as a |method|in: >
1767 BuildMessage()->confirm("&Yes\n&No")
1768<
1769 *copy()*
1770copy({expr}) Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
1771 different from using {expr} directly.
1772 When {expr} is a |List| a shallow copy is created. This means
1773 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
1774 copy, and vice versa. But the items are identical, thus
1775 changing an item changes the contents of both |Lists|.
1776 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
1777 Also see |deepcopy()|.
1778 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1779 mylist->copy()
1780
1781cos({expr}) *cos()*
1782 Return the cosine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
1783 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001784 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001785 Examples: >
1786 :echo cos(100)
1787< 0.862319 >
1788 :echo cos(-4.01)
1789< -0.646043
1790
1791 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1792 Compute()->cos()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001793
1794
1795cosh({expr}) *cosh()*
1796 Return the hyperbolic cosine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
1797 [1, inf].
1798 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001799 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001800 Examples: >
1801 :echo cosh(0.5)
1802< 1.127626 >
1803 :echo cosh(-0.5)
1804< -1.127626
1805
1806 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1807 Compute()->cosh()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001808
1809
1810count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]]) *count()*
1811 Return the number of times an item with value {expr} appears
1812 in |String|, |List| or |Dictionary| {comp}.
1813
1814 If {start} is given then start with the item with this index.
1815 {start} can only be used with a |List|.
1816
1817 When {ic} is given and it's |TRUE| then case is ignored.
1818
1819 When {comp} is a string then the number of not overlapping
1820 occurrences of {expr} is returned. Zero is returned when
1821 {expr} is an empty string.
1822
1823 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1824 mylist->count(val)
1825<
1826 *cscope_connection()*
1827cscope_connection([{num} , {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
1828 Checks for the existence of a |cscope| connection. If no
1829 parameters are specified, then the function returns:
1830 0, if cscope was not available (not compiled in), or
1831 if there are no cscope connections;
1832 1, if there is at least one cscope connection.
1833
1834 If parameters are specified, then the value of {num}
1835 determines how existence of a cscope connection is checked:
1836
1837 {num} Description of existence check
1838 ----- ------------------------------
1839 0 Same as no parameters (e.g., "cscope_connection()").
1840 1 Ignore {prepend}, and use partial string matches for
1841 {dbpath}.
1842 2 Ignore {prepend}, and use exact string matches for
1843 {dbpath}.
1844 3 Use {prepend}, use partial string matches for both
1845 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
1846 4 Use {prepend}, use exact string matches for both
1847 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
1848
1849 Note: All string comparisons are case sensitive!
1850
1851 Examples. Suppose we had the following (from ":cs show"): >
1852
1853 # pid database name prepend path
1854 0 27664 cscope.out /usr/local
1855<
1856 Invocation Return Val ~
1857 ---------- ---------- >
1858 cscope_connection() 1
1859 cscope_connection(1, "out") 1
1860 cscope_connection(2, "out") 0
1861 cscope_connection(3, "out") 0
1862 cscope_connection(3, "out", "local") 1
1863 cscope_connection(4, "out") 0
1864 cscope_connection(4, "out", "local") 0
1865 cscope_connection(4, "cscope.out", "/usr/local") 1
1866<
1867cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *cursor()*
1868cursor({list})
1869 Positions the cursor at the column (byte count) {col} in the
1870 line {lnum}. The first column is one.
1871
1872 When there is one argument {list} this is used as a |List|
1873 with two, three or four item:
1874 [{lnum}, {col}]
1875 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}]
1876 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}, {curswant}]
1877 This is like the return value of |getpos()| or |getcurpos()|,
1878 but without the first item.
1879
1880 To position the cursor using the character count, use
1881 |setcursorcharpos()|.
1882
1883 Does not change the jumplist.
Bram Moolenaar7c6cd442022-10-11 21:54:04 +01001884 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|, except that if {lnum} is
1885 zero, the cursor will stay in the current line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001886 If {lnum} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
1887 the cursor will be positioned at the last line in the buffer.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001888 If {col} is greater than the number of bytes in the line,
1889 the cursor will be positioned at the last character in the
1890 line.
1891 If {col} is zero, the cursor will stay in the current column.
1892 If {curswant} is given it is used to set the preferred column
1893 for vertical movement. Otherwise {col} is used.
1894
1895 When 'virtualedit' is used {off} specifies the offset in
1896 screen columns from the start of the character. E.g., a
1897 position within a <Tab> or after the last character.
1898 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
1899
1900 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1901 GetCursorPos()->cursor()
1902
1903debugbreak({pid}) *debugbreak()*
1904 Specifically used to interrupt a program being debugged. It
1905 will cause process {pid} to get a SIGTRAP. Behavior for other
1906 processes is undefined. See |terminal-debugger|.
1907 {only available on MS-Windows}
1908
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001909 Returns |TRUE| if successfully interrupted the program.
1910 Otherwise returns |FALSE|.
1911
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001912 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1913 GetPid()->debugbreak()
1914
1915deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) *deepcopy()* *E698*
1916 Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
1917 different from using {expr} directly.
1918 When {expr} is a |List| a full copy is created. This means
1919 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
1920 copy, and vice versa. When an item is a |List| or
1921 |Dictionary|, a copy for it is made, recursively. Thus
1922 changing an item in the copy does not change the contents of
1923 the original |List|.
1924 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
1925
1926 When {noref} is omitted or zero a contained |List| or
1927 |Dictionary| is only copied once. All references point to
1928 this single copy. With {noref} set to 1 every occurrence of a
1929 |List| or |Dictionary| results in a new copy. This also means
1930 that a cyclic reference causes deepcopy() to fail.
1931 *E724*
1932 Nesting is possible up to 100 levels. When there is an item
1933 that refers back to a higher level making a deep copy with
1934 {noref} set to 1 will fail.
1935 Also see |copy()|.
1936
1937 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1938 GetObject()->deepcopy()
1939
1940delete({fname} [, {flags}]) *delete()*
1941 Without {flags} or with {flags} empty: Deletes the file by the
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01001942 name {fname}.
1943
1944 This also works when {fname} is a symbolic link. The symbolic
1945 link itself is deleted, not what it points to.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001946
1947 When {flags} is "d": Deletes the directory by the name
1948 {fname}. This fails when directory {fname} is not empty.
1949
1950 When {flags} is "rf": Deletes the directory by the name
1951 {fname} and everything in it, recursively. BE CAREFUL!
1952 Note: on MS-Windows it is not possible to delete a directory
1953 that is being used.
1954
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001955 The result is a Number, which is 0/false if the delete
1956 operation was successful and -1/true when the deletion failed
1957 or partly failed.
1958
1959 Use |remove()| to delete an item from a |List|.
1960 To delete a line from the buffer use |:delete| or
1961 |deletebufline()|.
1962
1963 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1964 GetName()->delete()
1965
1966deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}]) *deletebufline()*
1967 Delete lines {first} to {last} (inclusive) from buffer {buf}.
1968 If {last} is omitted then delete line {first} only.
1969 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
1970
1971 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
1972 |bufload()| if needed.
1973
1974 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
1975
1976 {first} and {last} are used like with |getline()|. Note that
1977 when using |line()| this refers to the current buffer. Use "$"
1978 to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
1979
1980 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1981 GetBuffer()->deletebufline(1)
1982<
1983 *did_filetype()*
1984did_filetype() Returns |TRUE| when autocommands are being executed and the
1985 FileType event has been triggered at least once. Can be used
1986 to avoid triggering the FileType event again in the scripts
1987 that detect the file type. |FileType|
1988 Returns |FALSE| when `:setf FALLBACK` was used.
1989 When editing another file, the counter is reset, thus this
1990 really checks if the FileType event has been triggered for the
1991 current buffer. This allows an autocommand that starts
1992 editing another buffer to set 'filetype' and load a syntax
1993 file.
1994
1995diff_filler({lnum}) *diff_filler()*
1996 Returns the number of filler lines above line {lnum}.
1997 These are the lines that were inserted at this point in
1998 another diff'ed window. These filler lines are shown in the
1999 display but don't exist in the buffer.
2000 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2001 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2002 Returns 0 if the current window is not in diff mode.
2003
2004 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2005 GetLnum()->diff_filler()
2006
2007diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) *diff_hlID()*
2008 Returns the highlight ID for diff mode at line {lnum} column
2009 {col} (byte index). When the current line does not have a
2010 diff change zero is returned.
2011 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2012 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2013 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
2014 line.
2015 The highlight ID can be used with |synIDattr()| to obtain
2016 syntax information about the highlighting.
2017
2018 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2019 GetLnum()->diff_hlID(col)
2020<
2021
2022digraph_get({chars}) *digraph_get()* *E1214*
2023 Return the digraph of {chars}. This should be a string with
2024 exactly two characters. If {chars} are not just two
2025 characters, or the digraph of {chars} does not exist, an error
2026 is given and an empty string is returned.
2027
2028 The character will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
2029 when needed. This does require the conversion to be
2030 available, it might fail.
2031
2032 Also see |digraph_getlist()|.
2033
2034 Examples: >
2035 " Get a built-in digraph
2036 :echo digraph_get('00') " Returns '∞'
2037
2038 " Get a user-defined digraph
2039 :call digraph_set('aa', 'あ')
2040 :echo digraph_get('aa') " Returns 'あ'
2041<
2042 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2043 GetChars()->digraph_get()
2044<
2045 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2046 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2047 display an error message.
2048
2049
2050digraph_getlist([{listall}]) *digraph_getlist()*
2051 Return a list of digraphs. If the {listall} argument is given
2052 and it is TRUE, return all digraphs, including the default
2053 digraphs. Otherwise, return only user-defined digraphs.
2054
2055 The characters will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
2056 when needed. This does require the conservation to be
2057 available, it might fail.
2058
2059 Also see |digraph_get()|.
2060
2061 Examples: >
2062 " Get user-defined digraphs
2063 :echo digraph_getlist()
2064
2065 " Get all the digraphs, including default digraphs
2066 :echo digraph_getlist(1)
2067<
2068 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2069 GetNumber()->digraph_getlist()
2070<
2071 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2072 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2073 display an error message.
2074
2075
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002076digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) *digraph_set()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002077 Add digraph {chars} to the list. {chars} must be a string
2078 with two characters. {digraph} is a string with one UTF-8
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002079 encoded character. *E1215*
2080 Be careful, composing characters are NOT ignored. This
2081 function is similar to |:digraphs| command, but useful to add
2082 digraphs start with a white space.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002083
2084 The function result is v:true if |digraph| is registered. If
2085 this fails an error message is given and v:false is returned.
2086
2087 If you want to define multiple digraphs at once, you can use
2088 |digraph_setlist()|.
2089
2090 Example: >
2091 call digraph_set(' ', 'あ')
2092<
2093 Can be used as a |method|: >
2094 GetString()->digraph_set('あ')
2095<
2096 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2097 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2098 display an error message.
2099
2100
2101digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) *digraph_setlist()*
2102 Similar to |digraph_set()| but this function can add multiple
2103 digraphs at once. {digraphlist} is a list composed of lists,
2104 where each list contains two strings with {chars} and
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002105 {digraph} as in |digraph_set()|. *E1216*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002106 Example: >
2107 call digraph_setlist([['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']])
2108<
2109 It is similar to the following: >
2110 for [chars, digraph] in [['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']]
2111 call digraph_set(chars, digraph)
2112 endfor
2113< Except that the function returns after the first error,
2114 following digraphs will not be added.
2115
2116 Can be used as a |method|: >
2117 GetList()->digraph_setlist()
2118<
2119 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2120 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2121 display an error message.
2122
2123
2124echoraw({string}) *echoraw()*
2125 Output {string} as-is, including unprintable characters.
2126 This can be used to output a terminal code. For example, to
2127 disable modifyOtherKeys: >
2128 call echoraw(&t_TE)
2129< and to enable it again: >
2130 call echoraw(&t_TI)
2131< Use with care, you can mess up the terminal this way.
2132
2133
2134empty({expr}) *empty()*
2135 Return the Number 1 if {expr} is empty, zero otherwise.
2136 - A |List| or |Dictionary| is empty when it does not have any
2137 items.
2138 - A |String| is empty when its length is zero.
2139 - A |Number| and |Float| are empty when their value is zero.
2140 - |v:false|, |v:none| and |v:null| are empty, |v:true| is not.
2141 - A |Job| is empty when it failed to start.
2142 - A |Channel| is empty when it is closed.
2143 - A |Blob| is empty when its length is zero.
2144
2145 For a long |List| this is much faster than comparing the
2146 length with zero.
2147
2148 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2149 mylist->empty()
2150
2151environ() *environ()*
2152 Return all of environment variables as dictionary. You can
2153 check if an environment variable exists like this: >
2154 :echo has_key(environ(), 'HOME')
2155< Note that the variable name may be CamelCase; to ignore case
2156 use this: >
2157 :echo index(keys(environ()), 'HOME', 0, 1) != -1
2158
2159escape({string}, {chars}) *escape()*
2160 Escape the characters in {chars} that occur in {string} with a
2161 backslash. Example: >
2162 :echo escape('c:\program files\vim', ' \')
2163< results in: >
2164 c:\\program\ files\\vim
2165< Also see |shellescape()| and |fnameescape()|.
2166
2167 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2168 GetText()->escape(' \')
2169<
2170 *eval()*
2171eval({string}) Evaluate {string} and return the result. Especially useful to
2172 turn the result of |string()| back into the original value.
2173 This works for Numbers, Floats, Strings, Blobs and composites
2174 of them. Also works for |Funcref|s that refer to existing
2175 functions.
2176
2177 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2178 argv->join()->eval()
2179
2180eventhandler() *eventhandler()*
2181 Returns 1 when inside an event handler. That is that Vim got
2182 interrupted while waiting for the user to type a character,
2183 e.g., when dropping a file on Vim. This means interactive
2184 commands cannot be used. Otherwise zero is returned.
2185
2186executable({expr}) *executable()*
2187 This function checks if an executable with the name {expr}
2188 exists. {expr} must be the name of the program without any
2189 arguments.
2190 executable() uses the value of $PATH and/or the normal
2191 searchpath for programs. *PATHEXT*
2192 On MS-Windows the ".exe", ".bat", etc. can optionally be
2193 included. Then the extensions in $PATHEXT are tried. Thus if
2194 "foo.exe" does not exist, "foo.exe.bat" can be found. If
2195 $PATHEXT is not set then ".com;.exe;.bat;.cmd" is used. A dot
2196 by itself can be used in $PATHEXT to try using the name
2197 without an extension. When 'shell' looks like a Unix shell,
2198 then the name is also tried without adding an extension.
2199 On MS-Windows it only checks if the file exists and is not a
2200 directory, not if it's really executable.
2201 On MS-Windows an executable in the same directory as Vim is
Yasuhiro Matsumoto05cf63e2022-05-03 11:02:28 +01002202 normally found. Since this directory is added to $PATH it
2203 should also work to execute it |win32-PATH|. This can be
2204 disabled by setting the $NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath
2205 environment variable. *NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002206 The result is a Number:
2207 1 exists
2208 0 does not exist
2209 -1 not implemented on this system
2210 |exepath()| can be used to get the full path of an executable.
2211
2212 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2213 GetCommand()->executable()
2214
2215execute({command} [, {silent}]) *execute()*
2216 Execute an Ex command or commands and return the output as a
2217 string.
2218 {command} can be a string or a List. In case of a List the
2219 lines are executed one by one.
2220 This is equivalent to: >
2221 redir => var
2222 {command}
2223 redir END
2224<
2225 The optional {silent} argument can have these values:
2226 "" no `:silent` used
2227 "silent" `:silent` used
2228 "silent!" `:silent!` used
2229 The default is "silent". Note that with "silent!", unlike
2230 `:redir`, error messages are dropped. When using an external
2231 command the screen may be messed up, use `system()` instead.
2232 *E930*
2233 It is not possible to use `:redir` anywhere in {command}.
2234
2235 To get a list of lines use |split()| on the result: >
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002236 execute('args')->split("\n")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002237
2238< To execute a command in another window than the current one
2239 use `win_execute()`.
2240
2241 When used recursively the output of the recursive call is not
2242 included in the output of the higher level call.
2243
2244 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2245 GetCommand()->execute()
2246
2247exepath({expr}) *exepath()*
2248 If {expr} is an executable and is either an absolute path, a
2249 relative path or found in $PATH, return the full path.
2250 Note that the current directory is used when {expr} starts
2251 with "./", which may be a problem for Vim: >
2252 echo exepath(v:progpath)
2253< If {expr} cannot be found in $PATH or is not executable then
2254 an empty string is returned.
2255
2256 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2257 GetCommand()->exepath()
2258<
2259 *exists()*
2260exists({expr}) The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if {expr} is defined,
2261 zero otherwise.
2262
2263 Note: In a compiled |:def| function the evaluation is done at
2264 runtime. Use `exists_compiled()` to evaluate the expression
2265 at compile time.
2266
2267 For checking for a supported feature use |has()|.
2268 For checking if a file exists use |filereadable()|.
2269
2270 The {expr} argument is a string, which contains one of these:
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002271 varname internal variable (see
2272 dict.key |internal-variables|). Also works
2273 list[i] for |curly-braces-names|, |Dictionary|
2274 import.Func entries, |List| items, imported
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002275 items, etc.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002276 Does not work for local variables in a
2277 compiled `:def` function.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002278 Also works for a function in |Vim9|
2279 script, since it can be used as a
2280 function reference.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002281 Beware that evaluating an index may
2282 cause an error message for an invalid
2283 expression. E.g.: >
2284 :let l = [1, 2, 3]
2285 :echo exists("l[5]")
2286< 0 >
2287 :echo exists("l[xx]")
2288< E121: Undefined variable: xx
2289 0
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002290 &option-name Vim option (only checks if it exists,
2291 not if it really works)
2292 +option-name Vim option that works.
2293 $ENVNAME environment variable (could also be
2294 done by comparing with an empty
2295 string)
2296 *funcname built-in function (see |functions|)
2297 or user defined function (see
2298 |user-functions|) that is implemented.
2299 Also works for a variable that is a
2300 Funcref.
2301 ?funcname built-in function that could be
2302 implemented; to be used to check if
2303 "funcname" is valid
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002304 :cmdname Ex command: built-in command, user
2305 command or command modifier |:command|.
2306 Returns:
2307 1 for match with start of a command
2308 2 full match with a command
2309 3 matches several user commands
2310 To check for a supported command
2311 always check the return value to be 2.
2312 :2match The |:2match| command.
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01002313 :3match The |:3match| command (but you
2314 probably should not use it, it is
2315 reserved for internal usage)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002316 #event autocommand defined for this event
2317 #event#pattern autocommand defined for this event and
2318 pattern (the pattern is taken
2319 literally and compared to the
2320 autocommand patterns character by
2321 character)
2322 #group autocommand group exists
2323 #group#event autocommand defined for this group and
2324 event.
2325 #group#event#pattern
2326 autocommand defined for this group,
2327 event and pattern.
2328 ##event autocommand for this event is
2329 supported.
2330
2331 Examples: >
2332 exists("&shortname")
2333 exists("$HOSTNAME")
2334 exists("*strftime")
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002335 exists("*s:MyFunc") " only for legacy script
2336 exists("*MyFunc")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002337 exists("bufcount")
2338 exists(":Make")
2339 exists("#CursorHold")
2340 exists("#BufReadPre#*.gz")
2341 exists("#filetypeindent")
2342 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType")
2343 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType#*")
2344 exists("##ColorScheme")
2345< There must be no space between the symbol (&/$/*/#) and the
2346 name.
2347 There must be no extra characters after the name, although in
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01002348 a few cases this is ignored. That may become stricter in the
2349 future, thus don't count on it!
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002350 Working example: >
2351 exists(":make")
2352< NOT working example: >
2353 exists(":make install")
2354
2355< Note that the argument must be a string, not the name of the
2356 variable itself. For example: >
2357 exists(bufcount)
2358< This doesn't check for existence of the "bufcount" variable,
2359 but gets the value of "bufcount", and checks if that exists.
2360
2361 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2362 Varname()->exists()
2363<
2364
2365exists_compiled({expr}) *exists_compiled()*
2366 Like `exists()` but evaluated at compile time. This is useful
2367 to skip a block where a function is used that would otherwise
2368 give an error: >
2369 if exists_compiled('*ThatFunction')
2370 ThatFunction('works')
2371 endif
2372< If `exists()` were used then a compilation error would be
2373 given if ThatFunction() is not defined.
2374
2375 {expr} must be a literal string. *E1232*
2376 Can only be used in a |:def| function. *E1233*
2377 This does not work to check for arguments or local variables.
2378
2379
2380exp({expr}) *exp()*
2381 Return the exponential of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
2382 [0, inf].
2383 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002384 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002385 Examples: >
2386 :echo exp(2)
2387< 7.389056 >
2388 :echo exp(-1)
2389< 0.367879
2390
2391 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2392 Compute()->exp()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002393
2394
2395expand({string} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]]) *expand()*
2396 Expand wildcards and the following special keywords in
2397 {string}. 'wildignorecase' applies.
2398
2399 If {list} is given and it is |TRUE|, a List will be returned.
2400 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
2401 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters. [Note: in
2402 version 5.0 a space was used, which caused problems when a
2403 file name contains a space]
2404
2405 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty string. A name
2406 for a non-existing file is not included, unless {string} does
2407 not start with '%', '#' or '<', see below.
2408
2409 When {string} starts with '%', '#' or '<', the expansion is
2410 done like for the |cmdline-special| variables with their
2411 associated modifiers. Here is a short overview:
2412
2413 % current file name
2414 # alternate file name
2415 #n alternate file name n
2416 <cfile> file name under the cursor
2417 <afile> autocmd file name
2418 <abuf> autocmd buffer number (as a String!)
2419 <amatch> autocmd matched name
2420 <cexpr> C expression under the cursor
2421 <sfile> sourced script file or function name
2422 <slnum> sourced script line number or function
2423 line number
2424 <sflnum> script file line number, also when in
2425 a function
2426 <SID> "<SNR>123_" where "123" is the
2427 current script ID |<SID>|
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002428 <script> sourced script file, or script file
2429 where the current function was defined
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002430 <stack> call stack
2431 <cword> word under the cursor
2432 <cWORD> WORD under the cursor
2433 <client> the {clientid} of the last received
2434 message |server2client()|
2435 Modifiers:
2436 :p expand to full path
2437 :h head (last path component removed)
2438 :t tail (last path component only)
2439 :r root (one extension removed)
2440 :e extension only
2441
2442 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002443 :let &tags = expand("%:p:h") .. "/tags"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002444< Note that when expanding a string that starts with '%', '#' or
2445 '<', any following text is ignored. This does NOT work: >
2446 :let doesntwork = expand("%:h.bak")
2447< Use this: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002448 :let doeswork = expand("%:h") .. ".bak"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002449< Also note that expanding "<cfile>" and others only returns the
2450 referenced file name without further expansion. If "<cfile>"
2451 is "~/.cshrc", you need to do another expand() to have the
2452 "~/" expanded into the path of the home directory: >
2453 :echo expand(expand("<cfile>"))
2454<
2455 There cannot be white space between the variables and the
2456 following modifier. The |fnamemodify()| function can be used
2457 to modify normal file names.
2458
2459 When using '%' or '#', and the current or alternate file name
2460 is not defined, an empty string is used. Using "%:p" in a
2461 buffer with no name, results in the current directory, with a
2462 '/' added.
Bram Moolenaar57544522022-04-12 12:54:11 +01002463 When 'verbose' is set then expanding '%', '#' and <> items
2464 will result in an error message if the argument cannot be
2465 expanded.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002466
2467 When {string} does not start with '%', '#' or '<', it is
2468 expanded like a file name is expanded on the command line.
2469 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' are used, unless the optional
2470 {nosuf} argument is given and it is |TRUE|.
2471 Names for non-existing files are included. The "**" item can
2472 be used to search in a directory tree. For example, to find
2473 all "README" files in the current directory and below: >
2474 :echo expand("**/README")
2475<
2476 expand() can also be used to expand variables and environment
2477 variables that are only known in a shell. But this can be
2478 slow, because a shell may be used to do the expansion. See
2479 |expr-env-expand|.
2480 The expanded variable is still handled like a list of file
2481 names. When an environment variable cannot be expanded, it is
2482 left unchanged. Thus ":echo expand('$FOOBAR')" results in
2483 "$FOOBAR".
2484
2485 See |glob()| for finding existing files. See |system()| for
2486 getting the raw output of an external command.
2487
2488 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2489 Getpattern()->expand()
2490
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002491expandcmd({string} [, {options}]) *expandcmd()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002492 Expand special items in String {string} like what is done for
2493 an Ex command such as `:edit`. This expands special keywords,
2494 like with |expand()|, and environment variables, anywhere in
2495 {string}. "~user" and "~/path" are only expanded at the
2496 start.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002497
2498 The following items are supported in the {options} Dict
2499 argument:
2500 errmsg If set to TRUE, error messages are displayed
2501 if an error is encountered during expansion.
2502 By default, error messages are not displayed.
2503
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002504 Returns the expanded string. If an error is encountered
2505 during expansion, the unmodified {string} is returned.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002506
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002507 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002508 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o')
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002509 make /path/runtime/doc/builtin.o
2510 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o', {'errmsg': v:true})
2511<
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002512 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002513 GetCommand()->expandcmd()
2514<
2515extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extend()*
2516 {expr1} and {expr2} must be both |Lists| or both
2517 |Dictionaries|.
2518
2519 If they are |Lists|: Append {expr2} to {expr1}.
2520 If {expr3} is given insert the items of {expr2} before the
2521 item with index {expr3} in {expr1}. When {expr3} is zero
2522 insert before the first item. When {expr3} is equal to
2523 len({expr1}) then {expr2} is appended.
2524 Examples: >
2525 :echo sort(extend(mylist, [7, 5]))
2526 :call extend(mylist, [2, 3], 1)
2527< When {expr1} is the same List as {expr2} then the number of
2528 items copied is equal to the original length of the List.
2529 E.g., when {expr3} is 1 you get N new copies of the first item
2530 (where N is the original length of the List).
2531 Use |add()| to concatenate one item to a list. To concatenate
2532 two lists into a new list use the + operator: >
2533 :let newlist = [1, 2, 3] + [4, 5]
2534<
2535 If they are |Dictionaries|:
2536 Add all entries from {expr2} to {expr1}.
2537 If a key exists in both {expr1} and {expr2} then {expr3} is
2538 used to decide what to do:
2539 {expr3} = "keep": keep the value of {expr1}
2540 {expr3} = "force": use the value of {expr2}
2541 {expr3} = "error": give an error message *E737*
2542 When {expr3} is omitted then "force" is assumed.
2543
2544 {expr1} is changed when {expr2} is not empty. If necessary
2545 make a copy of {expr1} first.
2546 {expr2} remains unchanged.
2547 When {expr1} is locked and {expr2} is not empty the operation
2548 fails.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002549 Returns {expr1}. Returns 0 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002550
2551 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2552 mylist->extend(otherlist)
2553
2554
2555extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extendnew()*
2556 Like |extend()| but instead of adding items to {expr1} a new
2557 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
2558 unchanged. Items can still be changed by {expr2}, if you
2559 don't want that use |deepcopy()| first.
2560
2561
2562feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) *feedkeys()*
2563 Characters in {string} are queued for processing as if they
2564 come from a mapping or were typed by the user.
2565
2566 By default the string is added to the end of the typeahead
2567 buffer, thus if a mapping is still being executed the
2568 characters come after them. Use the 'i' flag to insert before
2569 other characters, they will be executed next, before any
2570 characters from a mapping.
2571
2572 The function does not wait for processing of keys contained in
2573 {string}.
2574
2575 To include special keys into {string}, use double-quotes
2576 and "\..." notation |expr-quote|. For example,
2577 feedkeys("\<CR>") simulates pressing of the <Enter> key. But
2578 feedkeys('\<CR>') pushes 5 characters.
2579 A special code that might be useful is <Ignore>, it exits the
2580 wait for a character without doing anything. *<Ignore>*
2581
2582 {mode} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
2583 'm' Remap keys. This is default. If {mode} is absent,
2584 keys are remapped.
2585 'n' Do not remap keys.
2586 't' Handle keys as if typed; otherwise they are handled as
2587 if coming from a mapping. This matters for undo,
2588 opening folds, etc.
2589 'L' Lowlevel input. Only works for Unix or when using the
2590 GUI. Keys are used as if they were coming from the
2591 terminal. Other flags are not used. *E980*
2592 When a CTRL-C interrupts and 't' is included it sets
2593 the internal "got_int" flag.
2594 'i' Insert the string instead of appending (see above).
2595 'x' Execute commands until typeahead is empty. This is
2596 similar to using ":normal!". You can call feedkeys()
2597 several times without 'x' and then one time with 'x'
2598 (possibly with an empty {string}) to execute all the
2599 typeahead. Note that when Vim ends in Insert mode it
2600 will behave as if <Esc> is typed, to avoid getting
2601 stuck, waiting for a character to be typed before the
2602 script continues.
2603 Note that if you manage to call feedkeys() while
2604 executing commands, thus calling it recursively, then
2605 all typeahead will be consumed by the last call.
Bram Moolenaara9725222022-01-16 13:30:33 +00002606 'c' Remove any script context when executing, so that
2607 legacy script syntax applies, "s:var" does not work,
Bram Moolenaard899e512022-05-07 21:54:03 +01002608 etc. Note that if the string being fed sets a script
Bram Moolenaarce001a32022-04-27 15:25:03 +01002609 context this still applies.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002610 '!' When used with 'x' will not end Insert mode. Can be
2611 used in a test when a timer is set to exit Insert mode
2612 a little later. Useful for testing CursorHoldI.
2613
2614 Return value is always 0.
2615
2616 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2617 GetInput()->feedkeys()
2618
2619filereadable({file}) *filereadable()*
2620 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a file with the
2621 name {file} exists, and can be read. If {file} doesn't exist,
2622 or is a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {file} is any
2623 expression, which is used as a String.
2624 If you don't care about the file being readable you can use
2625 |glob()|.
2626 {file} is used as-is, you may want to expand wildcards first: >
2627 echo filereadable('~/.vimrc')
2628 0
2629 echo filereadable(expand('~/.vimrc'))
2630 1
2631
2632< Can also be used as a |method|: >
2633 GetName()->filereadable()
2634< *file_readable()*
2635 Obsolete name: file_readable().
2636
2637
2638filewritable({file}) *filewritable()*
2639 The result is a Number, which is 1 when a file with the
2640 name {file} exists, and can be written. If {file} doesn't
2641 exist, or is not writable, the result is 0. If {file} is a
2642 directory, and we can write to it, the result is 2.
2643
2644 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2645 GetName()->filewritable()
2646
2647
2648filter({expr1}, {expr2}) *filter()*
2649 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
2650 For each item in {expr1} evaluate {expr2} and when the result
2651 is zero or false remove the item from the |List| or
2652 |Dictionary|. Similarly for each byte in a |Blob| and each
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002653 character in a |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002654
2655 {expr2} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
2656
2657 If {expr2} is a |string|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
2658 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
2659 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
2660 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
2661 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
2662 current character.
2663 Examples: >
2664 call filter(mylist, 'v:val !~ "OLD"')
2665< Removes the items where "OLD" appears. >
2666 call filter(mydict, 'v:key >= 8')
2667< Removes the items with a key below 8. >
2668 call filter(var, 0)
2669< Removes all the items, thus clears the |List| or |Dictionary|.
2670
2671 Note that {expr2} is the result of expression and is then
2672 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
2673 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes.
2674
2675 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
2676 1. the key or the index of the current item.
2677 2. the value of the current item.
2678 The function must return |TRUE| if the item should be kept.
2679 Example that keeps the odd items of a list: >
2680 func Odd(idx, val)
2681 return a:idx % 2 == 1
2682 endfunc
2683 call filter(mylist, function('Odd'))
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002684< It is shorter when using a |lambda|. In |Vim9| syntax: >
2685 call filter(myList, (idx, val) => idx * val <= 42)
2686< In legacy script syntax: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002687 call filter(myList, {idx, val -> idx * val <= 42})
2688< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
2689 call filter(myList, {idx -> idx % 2 == 1})
2690<
2691 In |Vim9| script the result must be true, false, zero or one.
2692 Other values will result in a type error.
2693
2694 For a |List| and a |Dictionary| the operation is done
2695 in-place. If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy
2696 first: >
2697 :let l = filter(copy(mylist), 'v:val =~ "KEEP"')
2698
2699< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00002700 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002701 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
2702 further items in {expr1} are processed.
2703 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
2704 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
2705
2706 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2707 mylist->filter(expr2)
2708
2709finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *finddir()*
2710 Find directory {name} in {path}. Supports both downwards and
2711 upwards recursive directory searches. See |file-searching|
2712 for the syntax of {path}.
2713
2714 Returns the path of the first found match. When the found
2715 directory is below the current directory a relative path is
2716 returned. Otherwise a full path is returned.
2717 If {path} is omitted or empty then 'path' is used.
2718
2719 If the optional {count} is given, find {count}'s occurrence of
2720 {name} in {path} instead of the first one.
2721 When {count} is negative return all the matches in a |List|.
2722
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002723 Returns an empty string if the directory is not found.
2724
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002725 This is quite similar to the ex-command `:find`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002726
2727 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2728 GetName()->finddir()
2729
2730findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *findfile()*
2731 Just like |finddir()|, but find a file instead of a directory.
2732 Uses 'suffixesadd'.
2733 Example: >
2734 :echo findfile("tags.vim", ".;")
2735< Searches from the directory of the current file upwards until
2736 it finds the file "tags.vim".
2737
2738 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2739 GetName()->findfile()
2740
2741flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flatten()*
2742 Flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels. Without {maxdepth}
2743 the result is a |List| without nesting, as if {maxdepth} is
2744 a very large number.
2745 The {list} is changed in place, use |flattennew()| if you do
2746 not want that.
2747 In Vim9 script flatten() cannot be used, you must always use
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002748 |flattennew()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002749 *E900*
2750 {maxdepth} means how deep in nested lists changes are made.
2751 {list} is not modified when {maxdepth} is 0.
2752 {maxdepth} must be positive number.
2753
2754 If there is an error the number zero is returned.
2755
2756 Example: >
2757 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5])
2758< [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] >
2759 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5], 1)
2760< [1, 2, [3, 4], 5]
2761
2762 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2763 mylist->flatten()
2764<
2765flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flattennew()*
2766 Like |flatten()| but first make a copy of {list}.
2767
2768
2769float2nr({expr}) *float2nr()*
2770 Convert {expr} to a Number by omitting the part after the
2771 decimal point.
2772 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a Number.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002773 Returns 0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002774 When the value of {expr} is out of range for a |Number| the
2775 result is truncated to 0x7fffffff or -0x7fffffff (or when
2776 64-bit Number support is enabled, 0x7fffffffffffffff or
2777 -0x7fffffffffffffff). NaN results in -0x80000000 (or when
2778 64-bit Number support is enabled, -0x8000000000000000).
2779 Examples: >
2780 echo float2nr(3.95)
2781< 3 >
2782 echo float2nr(-23.45)
2783< -23 >
2784 echo float2nr(1.0e100)
2785< 2147483647 (or 9223372036854775807) >
2786 echo float2nr(-1.0e150)
2787< -2147483647 (or -9223372036854775807) >
2788 echo float2nr(1.0e-100)
2789< 0
2790
2791 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2792 Compute()->float2nr()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002793
2794
2795floor({expr}) *floor()*
2796 Return the largest integral value less than or equal to
2797 {expr} as a |Float| (round down).
2798 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002799 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002800 Examples: >
2801 echo floor(1.856)
2802< 1.0 >
2803 echo floor(-5.456)
2804< -6.0 >
2805 echo floor(4.0)
2806< 4.0
2807
2808 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2809 Compute()->floor()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002810
2811
2812fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) *fmod()*
2813 Return the remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}, even if the
2814 division is not representable. Returns {expr1} - i * {expr2}
2815 for some integer i such that if {expr2} is non-zero, the
2816 result has the same sign as {expr1} and magnitude less than
2817 the magnitude of {expr2}. If {expr2} is zero, the value
2818 returned is zero. The value returned is a |Float|.
2819 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002820 Returns 0.0 if {expr1} or {expr2} is not a |Float| or a
2821 |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002822 Examples: >
2823 :echo fmod(12.33, 1.22)
2824< 0.13 >
2825 :echo fmod(-12.33, 1.22)
2826< -0.13
2827
2828 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2829 Compute()->fmod(1.22)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002830
2831
2832fnameescape({string}) *fnameescape()*
2833 Escape {string} for use as file name command argument. All
2834 characters that have a special meaning, such as '%' and '|'
2835 are escaped with a backslash.
2836 For most systems the characters escaped are
2837 " \t\n*?[{`$\\%#'\"|!<". For systems where a backslash
2838 appears in a filename, it depends on the value of 'isfname'.
2839 A leading '+' and '>' is also escaped (special after |:edit|
2840 and |:write|). And a "-" by itself (special after |:cd|).
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002841 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002842 Example: >
2843 :let fname = '+some str%nge|name'
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002844 :exe "edit " .. fnameescape(fname)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002845< results in executing: >
2846 edit \+some\ str\%nge\|name
2847<
2848 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2849 GetName()->fnameescape()
2850
2851fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) *fnamemodify()*
2852 Modify file name {fname} according to {mods}. {mods} is a
2853 string of characters like it is used for file names on the
2854 command line. See |filename-modifiers|.
2855 Example: >
2856 :echo fnamemodify("main.c", ":p:h")
2857< results in: >
Bram Moolenaard799daa2022-06-20 11:17:32 +01002858 /home/user/vim/vim/src
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002859< If {mods} is empty or an unsupported modifier is used then
2860 {fname} is returned.
Bram Moolenaar5ed11532022-07-06 13:18:11 +01002861 When {fname} is empty then with {mods} ":h" returns ".", so
2862 that `:cd` can be used with it. This is different from
2863 expand('%:h') without a buffer name, which returns an empty
2864 string.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002865 Note: Environment variables don't work in {fname}, use
2866 |expand()| first then.
2867
2868 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2869 GetName()->fnamemodify(':p:h')
2870
2871foldclosed({lnum}) *foldclosed()*
2872 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
2873 fold, the result is the number of the first line in that fold.
2874 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
2875 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2876 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2877
2878 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2879 GetLnum()->foldclosed()
2880
2881foldclosedend({lnum}) *foldclosedend()*
2882 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
2883 fold, the result is the number of the last line in that fold.
2884 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
2885 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2886 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2887
2888 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2889 GetLnum()->foldclosedend()
2890
2891foldlevel({lnum}) *foldlevel()*
2892 The result is a Number, which is the foldlevel of line {lnum}
2893 in the current buffer. For nested folds the deepest level is
2894 returned. If there is no fold at line {lnum}, zero is
2895 returned. It doesn't matter if the folds are open or closed.
2896 When used while updating folds (from 'foldexpr') -1 is
2897 returned for lines where folds are still to be updated and the
2898 foldlevel is unknown. As a special case the level of the
2899 previous line is usually available.
2900 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2901 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2902
2903 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2904 GetLnum()->foldlevel()
2905<
2906 *foldtext()*
2907foldtext() Returns a String, to be displayed for a closed fold. This is
2908 the default function used for the 'foldtext' option and should
2909 only be called from evaluating 'foldtext'. It uses the
2910 |v:foldstart|, |v:foldend| and |v:folddashes| variables.
2911 The returned string looks like this: >
2912 +-- 45 lines: abcdef
2913< The number of leading dashes depends on the foldlevel. The
2914 "45" is the number of lines in the fold. "abcdef" is the text
2915 in the first non-blank line of the fold. Leading white space,
2916 "//" or "/*" and the text from the 'foldmarker' and
2917 'commentstring' options is removed.
2918 When used to draw the actual foldtext, the rest of the line
2919 will be filled with the fold char from the 'fillchars'
2920 setting.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002921 Returns an empty string when there is no fold.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002922 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
2923
2924foldtextresult({lnum}) *foldtextresult()*
2925 Returns the text that is displayed for the closed fold at line
2926 {lnum}. Evaluates 'foldtext' in the appropriate context.
2927 When there is no closed fold at {lnum} an empty string is
2928 returned.
2929 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2930 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2931 Useful when exporting folded text, e.g., to HTML.
2932 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
2933
2934
2935 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2936 GetLnum()->foldtextresult()
2937<
2938 *foreground()*
2939foreground() Move the Vim window to the foreground. Useful when sent from
2940 a client to a Vim server. |remote_send()|
2941 On Win32 systems this might not work, the OS does not always
2942 allow a window to bring itself to the foreground. Use
2943 |remote_foreground()| instead.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01002944 {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002945 Win32 console version}
2946
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +01002947fullcommand({name} [, {vim9}]) *fullcommand()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002948 Get the full command name from a short abbreviated command
2949 name; see |20.2| for details on command abbreviations.
2950
2951 The string argument {name} may start with a `:` and can
2952 include a [range], these are skipped and not returned.
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +01002953 Returns an empty string if a command doesn't exist, if it's
2954 ambiguous (for user-defined commands) or cannot be shortened
2955 this way. |vim9-no-shorten|
2956
2957 Without the {vim9} argument uses the current script version.
2958 If {vim9} is present and FALSE then legacy script rules are
2959 used. When {vim9} is present and TRUE then Vim9 rules are
2960 used, e.g. "en" is not a short form of "endif".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002961
2962 For example `fullcommand('s')`, `fullcommand('sub')`,
2963 `fullcommand(':%substitute')` all return "substitute".
2964
2965 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2966 GetName()->fullcommand()
2967<
2968 *funcref()*
2969funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
2970 Just like |function()|, but the returned Funcref will lookup
2971 the function by reference, not by name. This matters when the
2972 function {name} is redefined later.
2973
2974 Unlike |function()|, {name} must be an existing user function.
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002975 It only works for an autoloaded function if it has already
2976 been loaded (to avoid mistakenly loading the autoload script
2977 when only intending to use the function name, use |function()|
2978 instead). {name} cannot be a builtin function.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002979 Returns 0 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002980
2981 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2982 GetFuncname()->funcref([arg])
2983<
2984 *function()* *partial* *E700* *E922* *E923*
2985function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
2986 Return a |Funcref| variable that refers to function {name}.
2987 {name} can be the name of a user defined function or an
2988 internal function.
2989
2990 {name} can also be a Funcref or a partial. When it is a
2991 partial the dict stored in it will be used and the {dict}
2992 argument is not allowed. E.g.: >
2993 let FuncWithArg = function(dict.Func, [arg])
2994 let Broken = function(dict.Func, [arg], dict)
2995<
2996 When using the Funcref the function will be found by {name},
2997 also when it was redefined later. Use |funcref()| to keep the
2998 same function.
2999
3000 When {arglist} or {dict} is present this creates a partial.
3001 That means the argument list and/or the dictionary is stored in
3002 the Funcref and will be used when the Funcref is called.
3003
3004 The arguments are passed to the function in front of other
3005 arguments, but after any argument from |method|. Example: >
3006 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
3007 ...
3008 let Partial = function('Callback', ['one', 'two'])
3009 ...
3010 call Partial('name')
3011< Invokes the function as with: >
3012 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
3013
3014< With a |method|: >
3015 func Callback(one, two, three)
3016 ...
3017 let Partial = function('Callback', ['two'])
3018 ...
3019 eval 'one'->Partial('three')
3020< Invokes the function as with: >
3021 call Callback('one', 'two', 'three')
3022
3023< The function() call can be nested to add more arguments to the
3024 Funcref. The extra arguments are appended to the list of
3025 arguments. Example: >
3026 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003027 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003028 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'])
3029 let Func2 = function(Func, ['two'])
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003030 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003031 call Func2('name')
3032< Invokes the function as with: >
3033 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
3034
3035< The Dictionary is only useful when calling a "dict" function.
3036 In that case the {dict} is passed in as "self". Example: >
3037 function Callback() dict
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003038 echo "called for " .. self.name
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003039 endfunction
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003040 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003041 let context = {"name": "example"}
3042 let Func = function('Callback', context)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003043 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003044 call Func() " will echo: called for example
3045< The use of function() is not needed when there are no extra
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003046 arguments, these two are equivalent, if Callback() is defined
3047 as context.Callback(): >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003048 let Func = function('Callback', context)
3049 let Func = context.Callback
3050
3051< The argument list and the Dictionary can be combined: >
3052 function Callback(arg1, count) dict
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003053 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003054 let context = {"name": "example"}
3055 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'], context)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003056 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003057 call Func(500)
3058< Invokes the function as with: >
3059 call context.Callback('one', 500)
3060<
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003061 Returns 0 on error.
3062
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003063 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3064 GetFuncname()->function([arg])
3065
3066
3067garbagecollect([{atexit}]) *garbagecollect()*
3068 Cleanup unused |Lists|, |Dictionaries|, |Channels| and |Jobs|
3069 that have circular references.
3070
3071 There is hardly ever a need to invoke this function, as it is
3072 automatically done when Vim runs out of memory or is waiting
3073 for the user to press a key after 'updatetime'. Items without
3074 circular references are always freed when they become unused.
3075 This is useful if you have deleted a very big |List| and/or
3076 |Dictionary| with circular references in a script that runs
3077 for a long time.
3078
3079 When the optional {atexit} argument is one, garbage
3080 collection will also be done when exiting Vim, if it wasn't
3081 done before. This is useful when checking for memory leaks.
3082
3083 The garbage collection is not done immediately but only when
3084 it's safe to perform. This is when waiting for the user to
3085 type a character. To force garbage collection immediately use
3086 |test_garbagecollect_now()|.
3087
3088get({list}, {idx} [, {default}]) *get()*
3089 Get item {idx} from |List| {list}. When this item is not
3090 available return {default}. Return zero when {default} is
3091 omitted.
3092 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3093 mylist->get(idx)
3094get({blob}, {idx} [, {default}])
3095 Get byte {idx} from |Blob| {blob}. When this byte is not
3096 available return {default}. Return -1 when {default} is
3097 omitted.
3098 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3099 myblob->get(idx)
3100get({dict}, {key} [, {default}])
3101 Get item with key {key} from |Dictionary| {dict}. When this
3102 item is not available return {default}. Return zero when
3103 {default} is omitted. Useful example: >
3104 let val = get(g:, 'var_name', 'default')
3105< This gets the value of g:var_name if it exists, and uses
3106 'default' when it does not exist.
3107 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3108 mydict->get(key)
3109get({func}, {what})
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00003110 Get item {what} from Funcref {func}. Possible values for
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003111 {what} are:
3112 "name" The function name
3113 "func" The function
3114 "dict" The dictionary
3115 "args" The list with arguments
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003116 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003117 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3118 myfunc->get(what)
3119<
3120 *getbufinfo()*
3121getbufinfo([{buf}])
3122getbufinfo([{dict}])
3123 Get information about buffers as a List of Dictionaries.
3124
3125 Without an argument information about all the buffers is
3126 returned.
3127
3128 When the argument is a |Dictionary| only the buffers matching
3129 the specified criteria are returned. The following keys can
3130 be specified in {dict}:
3131 buflisted include only listed buffers.
3132 bufloaded include only loaded buffers.
3133 bufmodified include only modified buffers.
3134
3135 Otherwise, {buf} specifies a particular buffer to return
3136 information for. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
3137 above. If the buffer is found the returned List has one item.
3138 Otherwise the result is an empty list.
3139
3140 Each returned List item is a dictionary with the following
3141 entries:
3142 bufnr Buffer number.
3143 changed TRUE if the buffer is modified.
3144 changedtick Number of changes made to the buffer.
3145 hidden TRUE if the buffer is hidden.
3146 lastused Timestamp in seconds, like
3147 |localtime()|, when the buffer was
3148 last used.
3149 {only with the |+viminfo| feature}
3150 listed TRUE if the buffer is listed.
3151 lnum Line number used for the buffer when
3152 opened in the current window.
3153 Only valid if the buffer has been
3154 displayed in the window in the past.
3155 If you want the line number of the
3156 last known cursor position in a given
3157 window, use |line()|: >
3158 :echo line('.', {winid})
3159<
3160 linecount Number of lines in the buffer (only
3161 valid when loaded)
3162 loaded TRUE if the buffer is loaded.
3163 name Full path to the file in the buffer.
3164 signs List of signs placed in the buffer.
3165 Each list item is a dictionary with
3166 the following fields:
3167 id sign identifier
3168 lnum line number
3169 name sign name
3170 variables A reference to the dictionary with
3171 buffer-local variables.
3172 windows List of |window-ID|s that display this
3173 buffer
3174 popups List of popup |window-ID|s that
3175 display this buffer
3176
3177 Examples: >
3178 for buf in getbufinfo()
3179 echo buf.name
3180 endfor
3181 for buf in getbufinfo({'buflisted':1})
3182 if buf.changed
3183 ....
3184 endif
3185 endfor
3186<
3187 To get buffer-local options use: >
3188 getbufvar({bufnr}, '&option_name')
3189<
3190 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3191 GetBufnr()->getbufinfo()
3192<
3193
3194 *getbufline()*
3195getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
3196 Return a |List| with the lines starting from {lnum} to {end}
3197 (inclusive) in the buffer {buf}. If {end} is omitted, a
3198 |List| with only the line {lnum} is returned.
3199
3200 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
3201
3202 For {lnum} and {end} "$" can be used for the last line of the
3203 buffer. Otherwise a number must be used.
3204
3205 When {lnum} is smaller than 1 or bigger than the number of
3206 lines in the buffer, an empty |List| is returned.
3207
3208 When {end} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
3209 it is treated as {end} is set to the number of lines in the
3210 buffer. When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is
3211 returned.
3212
3213 This function works only for loaded buffers. For unloaded and
3214 non-existing buffers, an empty |List| is returned.
3215
3216 Example: >
3217 :let lines = getbufline(bufnr("myfile"), 1, "$")
3218
3219< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3220 GetBufnr()->getbufline(lnum)
3221
3222getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getbufvar()*
3223 The result is the value of option or local buffer variable
3224 {varname} in buffer {buf}. Note that the name without "b:"
3225 must be used.
3226 The {varname} argument is a string.
3227 When {varname} is empty returns a |Dictionary| with all the
3228 buffer-local variables.
3229 When {varname} is equal to "&" returns a |Dictionary| with all
3230 the buffer-local options.
3231 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" returns the value of
3232 a buffer-local option.
3233 This also works for a global or buffer-local option, but it
3234 doesn't work for a global variable, window-local variable or
3235 window-local option.
3236 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
3237 When the buffer or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
3238 string is returned, there is no error message.
3239 Examples: >
3240 :let bufmodified = getbufvar(1, "&mod")
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003241 :echo "todo myvar = " .. getbufvar("todo", "myvar")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003242
3243< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3244 GetBufnr()->getbufvar(varname)
3245<
3246getchangelist([{buf}]) *getchangelist()*
3247 Returns the |changelist| for the buffer {buf}. For the use
3248 of {buf}, see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't
3249 exist, an empty list is returned.
3250
3251 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the change
3252 locations and the current position in the list. Each
3253 entry in the change list is a dictionary with the following
3254 entries:
3255 col column number
3256 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
3257 lnum line number
3258 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, then the current
3259 position refers to the position in the list. For other
3260 buffers, it is set to the length of the list.
3261
3262 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3263 GetBufnr()->getchangelist()
3264
3265getchar([expr]) *getchar()*
3266 Get a single character from the user or input stream.
3267 If [expr] is omitted, wait until a character is available.
3268 If [expr] is 0, only get a character when one is available.
3269 Return zero otherwise.
3270 If [expr] is 1, only check if a character is available, it is
3271 not consumed. Return zero if no character available.
3272 If you prefer always getting a string use |getcharstr()|.
3273
3274 Without [expr] and when [expr] is 0 a whole character or
3275 special key is returned. If it is a single character, the
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01003276 result is a Number. Use |nr2char()| to convert it to a String.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003277 Otherwise a String is returned with the encoded character.
3278 For a special key it's a String with a sequence of bytes
3279 starting with 0x80 (decimal: 128). This is the same value as
3280 the String "\<Key>", e.g., "\<Left>". The returned value is
3281 also a String when a modifier (shift, control, alt) was used
3282 that is not included in the character.
3283
3284 When [expr] is 0 and Esc is typed, there will be a short delay
3285 while Vim waits to see if this is the start of an escape
3286 sequence.
3287
3288 When [expr] is 1 only the first byte is returned. For a
3289 one-byte character it is the character itself as a number.
3290 Use nr2char() to convert it to a String.
3291
3292 Use getcharmod() to obtain any additional modifiers.
3293
3294 When the user clicks a mouse button, the mouse event will be
3295 returned. The position can then be found in |v:mouse_col|,
3296 |v:mouse_lnum|, |v:mouse_winid| and |v:mouse_win|.
3297 |getmousepos()| can also be used. Mouse move events will be
3298 ignored.
3299 This example positions the mouse as it would normally happen: >
3300 let c = getchar()
3301 if c == "\<LeftMouse>" && v:mouse_win > 0
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003302 exe v:mouse_win .. "wincmd w"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003303 exe v:mouse_lnum
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003304 exe "normal " .. v:mouse_col .. "|"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003305 endif
3306<
3307 When using bracketed paste only the first character is
3308 returned, the rest of the pasted text is dropped.
3309 |xterm-bracketed-paste|.
3310
3311 There is no prompt, you will somehow have to make clear to the
3312 user that a character has to be typed. The screen is not
3313 redrawn, e.g. when resizing the window. When using a popup
3314 window it should work better with a |popup-filter|.
3315
3316 There is no mapping for the character.
3317 Key codes are replaced, thus when the user presses the <Del>
3318 key you get the code for the <Del> key, not the raw character
3319 sequence. Examples: >
3320 getchar() == "\<Del>"
3321 getchar() == "\<S-Left>"
3322< This example redefines "f" to ignore case: >
3323 :nmap f :call FindChar()<CR>
3324 :function FindChar()
3325 : let c = nr2char(getchar())
3326 : while col('.') < col('$') - 1
3327 : normal l
3328 : if getline('.')[col('.') - 1] ==? c
3329 : break
3330 : endif
3331 : endwhile
3332 :endfunction
3333<
3334 You may also receive synthetic characters, such as
3335 |<CursorHold>|. Often you will want to ignore this and get
3336 another character: >
3337 :function GetKey()
3338 : let c = getchar()
3339 : while c == "\<CursorHold>"
3340 : let c = getchar()
3341 : endwhile
3342 : return c
3343 :endfunction
3344
3345getcharmod() *getcharmod()*
3346 The result is a Number which is the state of the modifiers for
3347 the last obtained character with getchar() or in another way.
3348 These values are added together:
3349 2 shift
3350 4 control
3351 8 alt (meta)
3352 16 meta (when it's different from ALT)
3353 32 mouse double click
3354 64 mouse triple click
3355 96 mouse quadruple click (== 32 + 64)
3356 128 command (Macintosh only)
3357 Only the modifiers that have not been included in the
3358 character itself are obtained. Thus Shift-a results in "A"
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003359 without a modifier. Returns 0 if no modifiers are used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003360
3361 *getcharpos()*
3362getcharpos({expr})
3363 Get the position for String {expr}. Same as |getpos()| but the
3364 column number in the returned List is a character index
3365 instead of a byte index.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003366 If |getpos()| returns a very large column number, equal to
3367 |v:maxcol|, then getcharpos() will return the character index
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003368 of the last character.
3369
3370 Example:
3371 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
3372 getcharpos('.') returns [0, 5, 3, 0]
3373 getpos('.') returns [0, 5, 7, 0]
3374<
3375 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3376 GetMark()->getcharpos()
3377
3378getcharsearch() *getcharsearch()*
3379 Return the current character search information as a {dict}
3380 with the following entries:
3381
3382 char character previously used for a character
3383 search (|t|, |f|, |T|, or |F|); empty string
3384 if no character search has been performed
3385 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
3386 0 for backward
3387 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
3388 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
3389 character search
3390
3391 This can be useful to always have |;| and |,| search
3392 forward/backward regardless of the direction of the previous
3393 character search: >
3394 :nnoremap <expr> ; getcharsearch().forward ? ';' : ','
3395 :nnoremap <expr> , getcharsearch().forward ? ',' : ';'
3396< Also see |setcharsearch()|.
3397
3398
3399getcharstr([expr]) *getcharstr()*
3400 Get a single character from the user or input stream as a
3401 string.
3402 If [expr] is omitted, wait until a character is available.
3403 If [expr] is 0 or false, only get a character when one is
3404 available. Return an empty string otherwise.
3405 If [expr] is 1 or true, only check if a character is
3406 available, it is not consumed. Return an empty string
3407 if no character is available.
3408 Otherwise this works like |getchar()|, except that a number
3409 result is converted to a string.
3410
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003411getcmdcompltype() *getcmdcompltype()*
3412 Return the type of the current command-line completion.
3413 Only works when the command line is being edited, thus
3414 requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=|.
Bram Moolenaar921bde82022-05-09 19:50:35 +01003415 See |:command-completion| for the return string.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003416 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3417 |setcmdline()|.
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003418 Returns an empty string when completion is not defined.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003419
3420getcmdline() *getcmdline()*
3421 Return the current command-line. Only works when the command
3422 line is being edited, thus requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or
3423 |c_CTRL-R_=|.
3424 Example: >
3425 :cmap <F7> <C-\>eescape(getcmdline(), ' \')<CR>
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003426< Also see |getcmdtype()|, |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and
3427 |setcmdline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003428 Returns an empty string when entering a password or using
3429 |inputsecret()|.
3430
3431getcmdpos() *getcmdpos()*
3432 Return the position of the cursor in the command line as a
3433 byte count. The first column is 1.
3434 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3435 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3436 Returns 0 otherwise.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003437 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3438 |setcmdline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003439
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003440getcmdscreenpos() *getcmdscreenpos()*
3441 Return the screen position of the cursor in the command line
3442 as a byte count. The first column is 1.
3443 Instead of |getcmdpos()|, it adds the prompt position.
3444 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3445 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3446 Returns 0 otherwise.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003447 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3448 |setcmdline()|.
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003449
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003450getcmdtype() *getcmdtype()*
3451 Return the current command-line type. Possible return values
3452 are:
3453 : normal Ex command
3454 > debug mode command |debug-mode|
3455 / forward search command
3456 ? backward search command
3457 @ |input()| command
3458 - |:insert| or |:append| command
3459 = |i_CTRL-R_=|
3460 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3461 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3462 Returns an empty string otherwise.
3463 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and |getcmdline()|.
3464
3465getcmdwintype() *getcmdwintype()*
3466 Return the current |command-line-window| type. Possible return
3467 values are the same as |getcmdtype()|. Returns an empty string
3468 when not in the command-line window.
3469
3470getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}]) *getcompletion()*
3471 Return a list of command-line completion matches. The String
3472 {type} argument specifies what for. The following completion
3473 types are supported:
3474
3475 arglist file names in argument list
3476 augroup autocmd groups
3477 buffer buffer names
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00003478 behave |:behave| suboptions
3479 breakpoint |:breakadd| and |:breakdel| suboptions
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003480 color color schemes
3481 command Ex command
3482 cmdline |cmdline-completion| result
3483 compiler compilers
3484 cscope |:cscope| suboptions
3485 diff_buffer |:diffget| and |:diffput| completion
3486 dir directory names
3487 environment environment variable names
3488 event autocommand events
3489 expression Vim expression
3490 file file and directory names
3491 file_in_path file and directory names in |'path'|
3492 filetype filetype names |'filetype'|
3493 function function name
3494 help help subjects
3495 highlight highlight groups
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00003496 history |:history| suboptions
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003497 locale locale names (as output of locale -a)
3498 mapclear buffer argument
3499 mapping mapping name
3500 menu menus
3501 messages |:messages| suboptions
3502 option options
3503 packadd optional package |pack-add| names
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00003504 scriptnames sourced script names |:scriptnames|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003505 shellcmd Shell command
3506 sign |:sign| suboptions
3507 syntax syntax file names |'syntax'|
3508 syntime |:syntime| suboptions
3509 tag tags
3510 tag_listfiles tags, file names
3511 user user names
3512 var user variables
3513
3514 If {pat} is an empty string, then all the matches are
3515 returned. Otherwise only items matching {pat} are returned.
3516 See |wildcards| for the use of special characters in {pat}.
3517
3518 If the optional {filtered} flag is set to 1, then 'wildignore'
3519 is applied to filter the results. Otherwise all the matches
3520 are returned. The 'wildignorecase' option always applies.
3521
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00003522 If the 'wildoptions' option contains 'fuzzy', then fuzzy
3523 matching is used to get the completion matches. Otherwise
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00003524 regular expression matching is used. Thus this function
3525 follows the user preference, what happens on the command line.
3526 If you do not want this you can make 'wildoptions' empty
3527 before calling getcompletion() and restore it afterwards.
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00003528
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003529 If {type} is "cmdline", then the |cmdline-completion| result is
3530 returned. For example, to complete the possible values after
3531 a ":call" command: >
3532 echo getcompletion('call ', 'cmdline')
3533<
3534 If there are no matches, an empty list is returned. An
3535 invalid value for {type} produces an error.
3536
3537 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3538 GetPattern()->getcompletion('color')
3539<
3540 *getcurpos()*
3541getcurpos([{winid}])
3542 Get the position of the cursor. This is like getpos('.'), but
3543 includes an extra "curswant" item in the list:
3544 [0, lnum, col, off, curswant] ~
3545 The "curswant" number is the preferred column when moving the
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003546 cursor vertically. After |$| command it will be a very large
3547 number equal to |v:maxcol|. Also see |getcursorcharpos()| and
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003548 |getpos()|.
3549 The first "bufnum" item is always zero. The byte position of
3550 the cursor is returned in 'col'. To get the character
3551 position, use |getcursorcharpos()|.
3552
3553 The optional {winid} argument can specify the window. It can
3554 be the window number or the |window-ID|. The last known
3555 cursor position is returned, this may be invalid for the
3556 current value of the buffer if it is not the current window.
3557 If {winid} is invalid a list with zeroes is returned.
3558
3559 This can be used to save and restore the cursor position: >
3560 let save_cursor = getcurpos()
3561 MoveTheCursorAround
3562 call setpos('.', save_cursor)
3563< Note that this only works within the window. See
3564 |winrestview()| for restoring more state.
3565
3566 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3567 GetWinid()->getcurpos()
3568<
3569 *getcursorcharpos()*
3570getcursorcharpos([{winid}])
3571 Same as |getcurpos()| but the column number in the returned
3572 List is a character index instead of a byte index.
3573
3574 Example:
3575 With the cursor on '보' in line 3 with text "여보세요": >
3576 getcursorcharpos() returns [0, 3, 2, 0, 3]
3577 getcurpos() returns [0, 3, 4, 0, 3]
3578<
3579 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3580 GetWinid()->getcursorcharpos()
3581
3582< *getcwd()*
3583getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
3584 The result is a String, which is the name of the current
3585 working directory. 'autochdir' is ignored.
3586
3587 With {winnr} return the local current directory of this window
3588 in the current tab page. {winnr} can be the window number or
3589 the |window-ID|.
3590 If {winnr} is -1 return the name of the global working
3591 directory. See also |haslocaldir()|.
3592
3593 With {winnr} and {tabnr} return the local current directory of
3594 the window in the specified tab page. If {winnr} is -1 return
3595 the working directory of the tabpage.
3596 If {winnr} is zero use the current window, if {tabnr} is zero
3597 use the current tabpage.
3598 Without any arguments, return the actual working directory of
3599 the current window.
3600 Return an empty string if the arguments are invalid.
3601
3602 Examples: >
3603 " Get the working directory of the current window
3604 :echo getcwd()
3605 :echo getcwd(0)
3606 :echo getcwd(0, 0)
3607 " Get the working directory of window 3 in tabpage 2
3608 :echo getcwd(3, 2)
3609 " Get the global working directory
3610 :echo getcwd(-1)
3611 " Get the working directory of tabpage 3
3612 :echo getcwd(-1, 3)
3613 " Get the working directory of current tabpage
3614 :echo getcwd(-1, 0)
3615
3616< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3617 GetWinnr()->getcwd()
3618
3619getenv({name}) *getenv()*
3620 Return the value of environment variable {name}. The {name}
3621 argument is a string, without a leading '$'. Example: >
3622 myHome = getenv('HOME')
3623
3624< When the variable does not exist |v:null| is returned. That
3625 is different from a variable set to an empty string, although
3626 some systems interpret the empty value as the variable being
3627 deleted. See also |expr-env|.
3628
3629 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3630 GetVarname()->getenv()
3631
3632getfontname([{name}]) *getfontname()*
3633 Without an argument returns the name of the normal font being
3634 used. Like what is used for the Normal highlight group
3635 |hl-Normal|.
3636 With an argument a check is done whether String {name} is a
3637 valid font name. If not then an empty string is returned.
3638 Otherwise the actual font name is returned, or {name} if the
3639 GUI does not support obtaining the real name.
3640 Only works when the GUI is running, thus not in your vimrc or
3641 gvimrc file. Use the |GUIEnter| autocommand to use this
3642 function just after the GUI has started.
3643 Note that the GTK GUI accepts any font name, thus checking for
3644 a valid name does not work.
3645
3646getfperm({fname}) *getfperm()*
3647 The result is a String, which is the read, write, and execute
3648 permissions of the given file {fname}.
3649 If {fname} does not exist or its directory cannot be read, an
3650 empty string is returned.
3651 The result is of the form "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of
3652 "rwx" flags represent, in turn, the permissions of the owner
3653 of the file, the group the file belongs to, and other users.
3654 If a user does not have a given permission the flag for this
3655 is replaced with the string "-". Examples: >
3656 :echo getfperm("/etc/passwd")
3657 :echo getfperm(expand("~/.vimrc"))
3658< This will hopefully (from a security point of view) display
3659 the string "rw-r--r--" or even "rw-------".
3660
3661 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3662 GetFilename()->getfperm()
3663<
3664 For setting permissions use |setfperm()|.
3665
3666getfsize({fname}) *getfsize()*
3667 The result is a Number, which is the size in bytes of the
3668 given file {fname}.
3669 If {fname} is a directory, 0 is returned.
3670 If the file {fname} can't be found, -1 is returned.
3671 If the size of {fname} is too big to fit in a Number then -2
3672 is returned.
3673
3674 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3675 GetFilename()->getfsize()
3676
3677getftime({fname}) *getftime()*
3678 The result is a Number, which is the last modification time of
3679 the given file {fname}. The value is measured as seconds
3680 since 1st Jan 1970, and may be passed to strftime(). See also
3681 |localtime()| and |strftime()|.
3682 If the file {fname} can't be found -1 is returned.
3683
3684 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3685 GetFilename()->getftime()
3686
3687getftype({fname}) *getftype()*
3688 The result is a String, which is a description of the kind of
3689 file of the given file {fname}.
3690 If {fname} does not exist an empty string is returned.
3691 Here is a table over different kinds of files and their
3692 results:
3693 Normal file "file"
3694 Directory "dir"
3695 Symbolic link "link"
3696 Block device "bdev"
3697 Character device "cdev"
3698 Socket "socket"
3699 FIFO "fifo"
3700 All other "other"
3701 Example: >
3702 getftype("/home")
3703< Note that a type such as "link" will only be returned on
3704 systems that support it. On some systems only "dir" and
3705 "file" are returned. On MS-Windows a symbolic link to a
3706 directory returns "dir" instead of "link".
3707
3708 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3709 GetFilename()->getftype()
3710
3711getimstatus() *getimstatus()*
3712 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when the IME status is
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003713 active and |FALSE| otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003714 See 'imstatusfunc'.
3715
3716getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *getjumplist()*
3717 Returns the |jumplist| for the specified window.
3718
3719 Without arguments use the current window.
3720 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
3721 {winnr} can also be a |window-ID|.
3722 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003723 page. If {winnr} or {tabnr} is invalid, an empty list is
3724 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003725
3726 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the jump
3727 locations and the last used jump position number in the list.
3728 Each entry in the jump location list is a dictionary with
3729 the following entries:
3730 bufnr buffer number
3731 col column number
3732 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
3733 filename filename if available
3734 lnum line number
3735
3736 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3737 GetWinnr()->getjumplist()
3738
3739< *getline()*
3740getline({lnum} [, {end}])
3741 Without {end} the result is a String, which is line {lnum}
3742 from the current buffer. Example: >
3743 getline(1)
3744< When {lnum} is a String that doesn't start with a
3745 digit, |line()| is called to translate the String into a Number.
3746 To get the line under the cursor: >
3747 getline(".")
3748< When {lnum} is a number smaller than 1 or bigger than the
3749 number of lines in the buffer, an empty string is returned.
3750
3751 When {end} is given the result is a |List| where each item is
3752 a line from the current buffer in the range {lnum} to {end},
3753 including line {end}.
3754 {end} is used in the same way as {lnum}.
3755 Non-existing lines are silently omitted.
3756 When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is returned.
3757 Example: >
3758 :let start = line('.')
3759 :let end = search("^$") - 1
3760 :let lines = getline(start, end)
3761
3762< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3763 ComputeLnum()->getline()
3764
3765< To get lines from another buffer see |getbufline()|
3766
3767getloclist({nr} [, {what}]) *getloclist()*
3768 Returns a |List| with all the entries in the location list for
3769 window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
3770 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
3771
3772 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
3773 returned. For an invalid window number {nr}, an empty list is
3774 returned. Otherwise, same as |getqflist()|.
3775
3776 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
3777 returns the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. Refer to
3778 |getqflist()| for the supported items in {what}.
3779
3780 In addition to the items supported by |getqflist()| in {what},
3781 the following item is supported by |getloclist()|:
3782
3783 filewinid id of the window used to display files
3784 from the location list. This field is
3785 applicable only when called from a
3786 location list window. See
3787 |location-list-file-window| for more
3788 details.
3789
3790 Returns a |Dictionary| with default values if there is no
3791 location list for the window {nr}.
3792 Returns an empty Dictionary if window {nr} does not exist.
3793
3794 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
3795 :echo getloclist(3, {'all': 0})
3796 :echo getloclist(5, {'filewinid': 0})
3797
3798
3799getmarklist([{buf}]) *getmarklist()*
3800 Without the {buf} argument returns a |List| with information
3801 about all the global marks. |mark|
3802
3803 If the optional {buf} argument is specified, returns the
3804 local marks defined in buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003805 see |bufname()|. If {buf} is invalid, an empty list is
3806 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003807
3808 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following:
3809 mark name of the mark prefixed by "'"
3810 pos a |List| with the position of the mark:
3811 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
3812 Refer to |getpos()| for more information.
3813 file file name
3814
3815 Refer to |getpos()| for getting information about a specific
3816 mark.
3817
3818 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3819 GetBufnr()->getmarklist()
3820
3821getmatches([{win}]) *getmatches()*
3822 Returns a |List| with all matches previously defined for the
3823 current window by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
3824 |getmatches()| is useful in combination with |setmatches()|,
3825 as |setmatches()| can restore a list of matches saved by
3826 |getmatches()|.
3827 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003828 window ID instead of the current window. If {win} is invalid,
3829 an empty list is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003830 Example: >
3831 :echo getmatches()
3832< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
3833 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
3834 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
3835 :let m = getmatches()
3836 :call clearmatches()
3837 :echo getmatches()
3838< [] >
3839 :call setmatches(m)
3840 :echo getmatches()
3841< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
3842 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
3843 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
3844 :unlet m
3845<
3846getmousepos() *getmousepos()*
3847 Returns a |Dictionary| with the last known position of the
3848 mouse. This can be used in a mapping for a mouse click or in
3849 a filter of a popup window. The items are:
3850 screenrow screen row
3851 screencol screen column
3852 winid Window ID of the click
3853 winrow row inside "winid"
3854 wincol column inside "winid"
3855 line text line inside "winid"
3856 column text column inside "winid"
3857 All numbers are 1-based.
3858
3859 If not over a window, e.g. when in the command line, then only
3860 "screenrow" and "screencol" are valid, the others are zero.
3861
3862 When on the status line below a window or the vertical
3863 separator right of a window, the "line" and "column" values
3864 are zero.
3865
3866 When the position is after the text then "column" is the
3867 length of the text in bytes plus one.
3868
3869 If the mouse is over a popup window then that window is used.
3870
3871 When using |getchar()| the Vim variables |v:mouse_lnum|,
3872 |v:mouse_col| and |v:mouse_winid| also provide these values.
3873
3874 *getpid()*
3875getpid() Return a Number which is the process ID of the Vim process.
3876 On Unix and MS-Windows this is a unique number, until Vim
3877 exits.
3878
3879 *getpos()*
3880getpos({expr}) Get the position for String {expr}. For possible values of
3881 {expr} see |line()|. For getting the cursor position see
3882 |getcurpos()|.
3883 The result is a |List| with four numbers:
3884 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
3885 "bufnum" is zero, unless a mark like '0 or 'A is used, then it
3886 is the buffer number of the mark.
3887 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
3888 column is 1.
3889 The "off" number is zero, unless 'virtualedit' is used. Then
3890 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
3891 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
3892 character.
3893 Note that for '< and '> Visual mode matters: when it is "V"
3894 (visual line mode) the column of '< is zero and the column of
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003895 '> is a large number equal to |v:maxcol|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003896 The column number in the returned List is the byte position
3897 within the line. To get the character position in the line,
3898 use |getcharpos()|.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003899 A very large column number equal to |v:maxcol| can be returned,
3900 in which case it means "after the end of the line".
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003901 If {expr} is invalid, returns a list with all zeros.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003902 This can be used to save and restore the position of a mark: >
3903 let save_a_mark = getpos("'a")
3904 ...
3905 call setpos("'a", save_a_mark)
3906< Also see |getcharpos()|, |getcurpos()| and |setpos()|.
3907
3908 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3909 GetMark()->getpos()
3910
3911getqflist([{what}]) *getqflist()*
3912 Returns a |List| with all the current quickfix errors. Each
3913 list item is a dictionary with these entries:
3914 bufnr number of buffer that has the file name, use
3915 bufname() to get the name
3916 module module name
3917 lnum line number in the buffer (first line is 1)
3918 end_lnum
3919 end of line number if the item is multiline
3920 col column number (first column is 1)
3921 end_col end of column number if the item has range
3922 vcol |TRUE|: "col" is visual column
3923 |FALSE|: "col" is byte index
3924 nr error number
3925 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
3926 text description of the error
3927 type type of the error, 'E', '1', etc.
3928 valid |TRUE|: recognized error message
3929
3930 When there is no error list or it's empty, an empty list is
3931 returned. Quickfix list entries with a non-existing buffer
3932 number are returned with "bufnr" set to zero (Note: some
3933 functions accept buffer number zero for the alternate buffer,
3934 you may need to explicitly check for zero).
3935
3936 Useful application: Find pattern matches in multiple files and
3937 do something with them: >
3938 :vimgrep /theword/jg *.c
3939 :for d in getqflist()
3940 : echo bufname(d.bufnr) ':' d.lnum '=' d.text
3941 :endfor
3942<
3943 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
3944 returns only the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. The
3945 following string items are supported in {what}:
3946 changedtick get the total number of changes made
3947 to the list |quickfix-changedtick|
3948 context get the |quickfix-context|
3949 efm errorformat to use when parsing "lines". If
3950 not present, then the 'errorformat' option
3951 value is used.
3952 id get information for the quickfix list with
3953 |quickfix-ID|; zero means the id for the
3954 current list or the list specified by "nr"
3955 idx get information for the quickfix entry at this
3956 index in the list specified by 'id' or 'nr'.
3957 If set to zero, then uses the current entry.
3958 See |quickfix-index|
3959 items quickfix list entries
3960 lines parse a list of lines using 'efm' and return
3961 the resulting entries. Only a |List| type is
3962 accepted. The current quickfix list is not
3963 modified. See |quickfix-parse|.
3964 nr get information for this quickfix list; zero
3965 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
3966 the last quickfix list
3967 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
3968 window. Returns 0 if the quickfix buffer is
3969 not present. See |quickfix-buffer|.
3970 size number of entries in the quickfix list
3971 title get the list title |quickfix-title|
3972 winid get the quickfix |window-ID|
3973 all all of the above quickfix properties
3974 Non-string items in {what} are ignored. To get the value of a
3975 particular item, set it to zero.
3976 If "nr" is not present then the current quickfix list is used.
3977 If both "nr" and a non-zero "id" are specified, then the list
3978 specified by "id" is used.
3979 To get the number of lists in the quickfix stack, set "nr" to
3980 "$" in {what}. The "nr" value in the returned dictionary
3981 contains the quickfix stack size.
3982 When "lines" is specified, all the other items except "efm"
3983 are ignored. The returned dictionary contains the entry
3984 "items" with the list of entries.
3985
3986 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
3987 changedtick total number of changes made to the
3988 list |quickfix-changedtick|
3989 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
3990 If not present, set to "".
3991 id quickfix list ID |quickfix-ID|. If not
3992 present, set to 0.
3993 idx index of the quickfix entry in the list. If not
3994 present, set to 0.
3995 items quickfix list entries. If not present, set to
3996 an empty list.
3997 nr quickfix list number. If not present, set to 0
3998 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
3999 window. If not present, set to 0.
4000 size number of entries in the quickfix list. If not
4001 present, set to 0.
4002 title quickfix list title text. If not present, set
4003 to "".
4004 winid quickfix |window-ID|. If not present, set to 0
4005
4006 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
4007 :echo getqflist({'all': 1})
4008 :echo getqflist({'nr': 2, 'title': 1})
4009 :echo getqflist({'lines' : ["F1:10:L10"]})
4010<
4011getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]]) *getreg()*
4012 The result is a String, which is the contents of register
4013 {regname}. Example: >
4014 :let cliptext = getreg('*')
4015< When register {regname} was not set the result is an empty
4016 string.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00004017 The {regname} argument must be a string. *E1162*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004018
4019 getreg('=') returns the last evaluated value of the expression
4020 register. (For use in maps.)
4021 getreg('=', 1) returns the expression itself, so that it can
4022 be restored with |setreg()|. For other registers the extra
4023 argument is ignored, thus you can always give it.
4024
4025 If {list} is present and |TRUE|, the result type is changed
4026 to |List|. Each list item is one text line. Use it if you care
4027 about zero bytes possibly present inside register: without
4028 third argument both NLs and zero bytes are represented as NLs
4029 (see |NL-used-for-Nul|).
4030 When the register was not set an empty list is returned.
4031
4032 If {regname} is "", the unnamed register '"' is used.
4033 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
4034 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4035
4036 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4037 GetRegname()->getreg()
4038
4039getreginfo([{regname}]) *getreginfo()*
4040 Returns detailed information about register {regname} as a
4041 Dictionary with the following entries:
4042 regcontents List of lines contained in register
4043 {regname}, like
4044 |getreg|({regname}, 1, 1).
4045 regtype the type of register {regname}, as in
4046 |getregtype()|.
4047 isunnamed Boolean flag, v:true if this register
4048 is currently pointed to by the unnamed
4049 register.
4050 points_to for the unnamed register, gives the
4051 single letter name of the register
4052 currently pointed to (see |quotequote|).
4053 For example, after deleting a line
4054 with `dd`, this field will be "1",
4055 which is the register that got the
4056 deleted text.
4057
4058 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is invalid
4059 or not set, an empty Dictionary will be returned.
4060 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
4061 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
4062 The returned Dictionary can be passed to |setreg()|.
4063 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4064
4065 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4066 GetRegname()->getreginfo()
4067
4068getregtype([{regname}]) *getregtype()*
4069 The result is a String, which is type of register {regname}.
4070 The value will be one of:
4071 "v" for |characterwise| text
4072 "V" for |linewise| text
4073 "<CTRL-V>{width}" for |blockwise-visual| text
4074 "" for an empty or unknown register
4075 <CTRL-V> is one character with value 0x16.
4076 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is "", the
4077 unnamed register '"' is used. If {regname} is not specified,
4078 |v:register| is used.
4079 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4080
4081 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4082 GetRegname()->getregtype()
4083
Yegappan Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +01004084getscriptinfo([{opts}) *getscriptinfo()*
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004085 Returns a |List| with information about all the sourced Vim
Bram Moolenaar753885b2022-08-24 16:30:36 +01004086 scripts in the order they were sourced, like what
4087 `:scriptnames` shows.
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004088
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004089 The optional Dict argument {opts} supports the following
4090 optional items:
4091 name Script name match pattern. If specified,
4092 and "sid" is not specified, information about
4093 scripts with name that match the pattern
4094 "name" are returned.
4095 sid Script ID |<SID>|. If specified, only
4096 information about the script with ID "sid" is
4097 returned and "name" is ignored.
4098
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004099 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following
4100 items:
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004101 autoload Set to TRUE for a script that was used with
Bram Moolenaar753885b2022-08-24 16:30:36 +01004102 `import autoload` but was not actually sourced
4103 yet (see |import-autoload|).
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004104 functions List of script-local function names defined in
4105 the script. Present only when a particular
4106 script is specified using the "sid" item in
4107 {opts}.
4108 name Vim script file name.
4109 sid Script ID |<SID>|.
4110 sourced Script ID of the actually sourced script that
Bram Moolenaarfd999452022-08-24 18:30:14 +01004111 this script name links to, if any, otherwise
4112 zero
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004113 variables A dictionary with the script-local variables.
4114 Present only when the a particular script is
4115 specified using the "sid" item in {opts}.
4116 Note that this is a copy, the value of
4117 script-local variables cannot be changed using
4118 this dictionary.
4119 version Vimscript version (|scriptversion|)
Yegappan Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +01004120
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004121 Examples: >
4122 :echo getscriptinfo({'name': 'myscript'})
4123 :echo getscriptinfo({'sid': 15}).variables
4124<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004125gettabinfo([{tabnr}]) *gettabinfo()*
4126 If {tabnr} is not specified, then information about all the
4127 tab pages is returned as a |List|. Each List item is a
4128 |Dictionary|. Otherwise, {tabnr} specifies the tab page
4129 number and information about that one is returned. If the tab
4130 page does not exist an empty List is returned.
4131
4132 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
4133 tabnr tab page number.
4134 variables a reference to the dictionary with
4135 tabpage-local variables
4136 windows List of |window-ID|s in the tab page.
4137
4138 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4139 GetTabnr()->gettabinfo()
4140
4141gettabvar({tabnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabvar()*
4142 Get the value of a tab-local variable {varname} in tab page
4143 {tabnr}. |t:var|
4144 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
4145 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
4146 dictionary with all tab-local variables is returned.
4147 Note that the name without "t:" must be used.
4148 When the tab or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
4149 string is returned, there is no error message.
4150
4151 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4152 GetTabnr()->gettabvar(varname)
4153
4154gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabwinvar()*
4155 Get the value of window-local variable {varname} in window
4156 {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}.
4157 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
4158 dictionary with all window-local variables is returned.
4159 When {varname} is equal to "&" get the values of all
4160 window-local options in a |Dictionary|.
4161 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" get the value of a
4162 window-local option.
4163 Note that {varname} must be the name without "w:".
4164 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
4165 use |getwinvar()|.
4166 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4167 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
4168 This also works for a global option, buffer-local option and
4169 window-local option, but it doesn't work for a global variable
4170 or buffer-local variable.
4171 When the tab, window or variable doesn't exist {def} or an
4172 empty string is returned, there is no error message.
4173 Examples: >
4174 :let list_is_on = gettabwinvar(1, 2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004175 :echo "myvar = " .. gettabwinvar(3, 1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004176<
4177 To obtain all window-local variables use: >
4178 gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, '&')
4179
4180< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4181 GetTabnr()->gettabwinvar(winnr, varname)
4182
4183gettagstack([{winnr}]) *gettagstack()*
4184 The result is a Dict, which is the tag stack of window {winnr}.
4185 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4186 When {winnr} is not specified, the current window is used.
4187 When window {winnr} doesn't exist, an empty Dict is returned.
4188
4189 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
4190 curidx Current index in the stack. When at
4191 top of the stack, set to (length + 1).
4192 Index of bottom of the stack is 1.
4193 items List of items in the stack. Each item
4194 is a dictionary containing the
4195 entries described below.
4196 length Number of entries in the stack.
4197
4198 Each item in the stack is a dictionary with the following
4199 entries:
4200 bufnr buffer number of the current jump
4201 from cursor position before the tag jump.
4202 See |getpos()| for the format of the
4203 returned list.
4204 matchnr current matching tag number. Used when
4205 multiple matching tags are found for a
4206 name.
4207 tagname name of the tag
4208
4209 See |tagstack| for more information about the tag stack.
4210
4211 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4212 GetWinnr()->gettagstack()
4213
4214
4215gettext({text}) *gettext()*
4216 Translate String {text} if possible.
4217 This is mainly for use in the distributed Vim scripts. When
4218 generating message translations the {text} is extracted by
4219 xgettext, the translator can add the translated message in the
4220 .po file and Vim will lookup the translation when gettext() is
4221 called.
4222 For {text} double quoted strings are preferred, because
4223 xgettext does not understand escaping in single quoted
4224 strings.
4225
4226
4227getwininfo([{winid}]) *getwininfo()*
4228 Returns information about windows as a |List| with Dictionaries.
4229
4230 If {winid} is given Information about the window with that ID
4231 is returned, as a |List| with one item. If the window does not
4232 exist the result is an empty list.
4233
4234 Without {winid} information about all the windows in all the
4235 tab pages is returned.
4236
4237 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
4238 botline last complete displayed buffer line
4239 bufnr number of buffer in the window
4240 height window height (excluding winbar)
4241 loclist 1 if showing a location list
4242 {only with the +quickfix feature}
4243 quickfix 1 if quickfix or location list window
4244 {only with the +quickfix feature}
4245 terminal 1 if a terminal window
4246 {only with the +terminal feature}
4247 tabnr tab page number
4248 topline first displayed buffer line
4249 variables a reference to the dictionary with
4250 window-local variables
4251 width window width
4252 winbar 1 if the window has a toolbar, 0
4253 otherwise
4254 wincol leftmost screen column of the window;
4255 "col" from |win_screenpos()|
4256 textoff number of columns occupied by any
4257 'foldcolumn', 'signcolumn' and line
4258 number in front of the text
4259 winid |window-ID|
4260 winnr window number
4261 winrow topmost screen line of the window;
4262 "row" from |win_screenpos()|
4263
4264 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4265 GetWinnr()->getwininfo()
4266
4267getwinpos([{timeout}]) *getwinpos()*
4268 The result is a |List| with two numbers, the result of
4269 |getwinposx()| and |getwinposy()| combined:
4270 [x-pos, y-pos]
4271 {timeout} can be used to specify how long to wait in msec for
4272 a response from the terminal. When omitted 100 msec is used.
4273 Use a longer time for a remote terminal.
4274 When using a value less than 10 and no response is received
4275 within that time, a previously reported position is returned,
4276 if available. This can be used to poll for the position and
4277 do some work in the meantime: >
4278 while 1
4279 let res = getwinpos(1)
4280 if res[0] >= 0
4281 break
4282 endif
4283 " Do some work here
4284 endwhile
4285<
4286
4287 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4288 GetTimeout()->getwinpos()
4289<
4290 *getwinposx()*
4291getwinposx() The result is a Number, which is the X coordinate in pixels of
4292 the left hand side of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an
4293 xterm (uses a timeout of 100 msec).
4294 The result will be -1 if the information is not available.
4295 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
4296
4297 *getwinposy()*
4298getwinposy() The result is a Number, which is the Y coordinate in pixels of
4299 the top of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an xterm (uses
4300 a timeout of 100 msec).
4301 The result will be -1 if the information is not available.
4302 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
4303
4304getwinvar({winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getwinvar()*
4305 Like |gettabwinvar()| for the current tabpage.
4306 Examples: >
4307 :let list_is_on = getwinvar(2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004308 :echo "myvar = " .. getwinvar(1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004309
4310< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4311 GetWinnr()->getwinvar(varname)
4312<
4313glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]]) *glob()*
4314 Expand the file wildcards in {expr}. See |wildcards| for the
4315 use of special characters.
4316
4317 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
4318 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
4319 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
4320 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
4321 'wildignorecase' always applies.
4322
4323 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
4324 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is,
4325 you also get filenames containing newlines correctly.
4326 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
4327 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters.
4328
4329 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty String or List.
4330
4331 You can also use |readdir()| if you need to do complicated
4332 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
4333
4334 A name for a non-existing file is not included. A symbolic
4335 link is only included if it points to an existing file.
4336 However, when the {alllinks} argument is present and it is
4337 |TRUE| then all symbolic links are included.
4338
4339 For most systems backticks can be used to get files names from
4340 any external command. Example: >
4341 :let tagfiles = glob("`find . -name tags -print`")
4342 :let &tags = substitute(tagfiles, "\n", ",", "g")
4343< The result of the program inside the backticks should be one
4344 item per line. Spaces inside an item are allowed.
4345
4346 See |expand()| for expanding special Vim variables. See
4347 |system()| for getting the raw output of an external command.
4348
4349 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4350 GetExpr()->glob()
4351
4352glob2regpat({string}) *glob2regpat()*
4353 Convert a file pattern, as used by glob(), into a search
4354 pattern. The result can be used to match with a string that
4355 is a file name. E.g. >
4356 if filename =~ glob2regpat('Make*.mak')
4357< This is equivalent to: >
4358 if filename =~ '^Make.*\.mak$'
4359< When {string} is an empty string the result is "^$", match an
4360 empty string.
4361 Note that the result depends on the system. On MS-Windows
4362 a backslash usually means a path separator.
4363
4364 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4365 GetExpr()->glob2regpat()
4366< *globpath()*
4367globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
4368 Perform glob() for String {expr} on all directories in {path}
4369 and concatenate the results. Example: >
4370 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim")
4371<
4372 {path} is a comma-separated list of directory names. Each
4373 directory name is prepended to {expr} and expanded like with
4374 |glob()|. A path separator is inserted when needed.
4375 To add a comma inside a directory name escape it with a
4376 backslash. Note that on MS-Windows a directory may have a
4377 trailing backslash, remove it if you put a comma after it.
4378 If the expansion fails for one of the directories, there is no
4379 error message.
4380
4381 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
4382 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
4383 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
4384 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
4385
4386 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
4387 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is, you
4388 also get filenames containing newlines correctly. Otherwise
4389 the result is a String and when there are several matches,
4390 they are separated by <NL> characters. Example: >
4391 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim", 0, 1)
4392<
4393 {alllinks} is used as with |glob()|.
4394
4395 The "**" item can be used to search in a directory tree.
4396 For example, to find all "README.txt" files in the directories
4397 in 'runtimepath' and below: >
4398 :echo globpath(&rtp, "**/README.txt")
4399< Upwards search and limiting the depth of "**" is not
4400 supported, thus using 'path' will not always work properly.
4401
4402 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4403 second argument: >
4404 GetExpr()->globpath(&rtp)
4405<
4406 *has()*
4407has({feature} [, {check}])
4408 When {check} is omitted or is zero: The result is a Number,
4409 which is 1 if the feature {feature} is supported, zero
4410 otherwise. The {feature} argument is a string, case is
4411 ignored. See |feature-list| below.
4412
4413 When {check} is present and not zero: The result is a Number,
4414 which is 1 if the feature {feature} could ever be supported,
4415 zero otherwise. This is useful to check for a typo in
4416 {feature} and to detect dead code. Keep in mind that an older
4417 Vim version will not know about a feature added later and
4418 features that have been abandoned will not be known by the
4419 current Vim version.
4420
4421 Also see |exists()| and |exists_compiled()|.
4422
4423 Note that to skip code that has a syntax error when the
4424 feature is not available, Vim may skip the rest of the line
4425 and miss a following `endif`. Therefore put the `endif` on a
4426 separate line: >
4427 if has('feature')
4428 let x = this->breaks->without->the->feature
4429 endif
4430< If the `endif` would be moved to the second line as "| endif" it
4431 would not be found.
4432
4433
4434has_key({dict}, {key}) *has_key()*
4435 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if |Dictionary| {dict}
Bram Moolenaare8008642022-08-19 17:15:35 +01004436 has an entry with key {key}. FALSE otherwise.
4437 The {key} argument is a string. In |Vim9| script a number is
4438 also accepted (and converted to a string) but no other types.
4439 In legacy script the usual automatic conversion to string is
4440 done.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004441
4442 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4443 mydict->has_key(key)
4444
4445haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *haslocaldir()*
4446 The result is a Number:
4447 1 when the window has set a local directory via |:lcd|
4448 2 when the tab-page has set a local directory via |:tcd|
4449 0 otherwise.
4450
4451 Without arguments use the current window.
4452 With {winnr} use this window in the current tab page.
4453 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
4454 page.
4455 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4456 If {winnr} is -1 it is ignored and only the tabpage is used.
4457 Return 0 if the arguments are invalid.
4458 Examples: >
4459 if haslocaldir() == 1
4460 " window local directory case
4461 elseif haslocaldir() == 2
4462 " tab-local directory case
4463 else
4464 " global directory case
4465 endif
4466
4467 " current window
4468 :echo haslocaldir()
4469 :echo haslocaldir(0)
4470 :echo haslocaldir(0, 0)
4471 " window n in current tab page
4472 :echo haslocaldir(n)
4473 :echo haslocaldir(n, 0)
4474 " window n in tab page m
4475 :echo haslocaldir(n, m)
4476 " tab page m
4477 :echo haslocaldir(-1, m)
4478<
4479 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4480 GetWinnr()->haslocaldir()
4481
4482hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *hasmapto()*
4483 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if there is a mapping
4484 that contains {what} in somewhere in the rhs (what it is
4485 mapped to) and this mapping exists in one of the modes
4486 indicated by {mode}.
4487 The arguments {what} and {mode} are strings.
4488 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
4489 instead of mappings. Don't forget to specify Insert and/or
4490 Command-line mode.
4491 Both the global mappings and the mappings local to the current
4492 buffer are checked for a match.
4493 If no matching mapping is found FALSE is returned.
4494 The following characters are recognized in {mode}:
4495 n Normal mode
4496 v Visual and Select mode
4497 x Visual mode
4498 s Select mode
4499 o Operator-pending mode
4500 i Insert mode
4501 l Language-Argument ("r", "f", "t", etc.)
4502 c Command-line mode
4503 When {mode} is omitted, "nvo" is used.
4504
4505 This function is useful to check if a mapping already exists
4506 to a function in a Vim script. Example: >
4507 :if !hasmapto('\ABCdoit')
4508 : map <Leader>d \ABCdoit
4509 :endif
4510< This installs the mapping to "\ABCdoit" only if there isn't
4511 already a mapping to "\ABCdoit".
4512
4513 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4514 GetRHS()->hasmapto()
4515
4516histadd({history}, {item}) *histadd()*
4517 Add the String {item} to the history {history} which can be
4518 one of: *hist-names*
4519 "cmd" or ":" command line history
4520 "search" or "/" search pattern history
4521 "expr" or "=" typed expression history
4522 "input" or "@" input line history
4523 "debug" or ">" debug command history
4524 empty the current or last used history
4525 The {history} string does not need to be the whole name, one
4526 character is sufficient.
4527 If {item} does already exist in the history, it will be
4528 shifted to become the newest entry.
4529 The result is a Number: TRUE if the operation was successful,
4530 otherwise FALSE is returned.
4531
4532 Example: >
4533 :call histadd("input", strftime("%Y %b %d"))
4534 :let date=input("Enter date: ")
4535< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
4536
4537 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4538 second argument: >
4539 GetHistory()->histadd('search')
4540
4541histdel({history} [, {item}]) *histdel()*
4542 Clear {history}, i.e. delete all its entries. See |hist-names|
4543 for the possible values of {history}.
4544
4545 If the parameter {item} evaluates to a String, it is used as a
4546 regular expression. All entries matching that expression will
4547 be removed from the history (if there are any).
4548 Upper/lowercase must match, unless "\c" is used |/\c|.
4549 If {item} evaluates to a Number, it will be interpreted as
4550 an index, see |:history-indexing|. The respective entry will
4551 be removed if it exists.
4552
4553 The result is TRUE for a successful operation, otherwise FALSE
4554 is returned.
4555
4556 Examples:
4557 Clear expression register history: >
4558 :call histdel("expr")
4559<
4560 Remove all entries starting with "*" from the search history: >
4561 :call histdel("/", '^\*')
4562<
4563 The following three are equivalent: >
4564 :call histdel("search", histnr("search"))
4565 :call histdel("search", -1)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004566 :call histdel("search", '^' .. histget("search", -1) .. '$')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004567<
4568 To delete the last search pattern and use the last-but-one for
4569 the "n" command and 'hlsearch': >
4570 :call histdel("search", -1)
4571 :let @/ = histget("search", -1)
4572<
4573 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4574 GetHistory()->histdel()
4575
4576histget({history} [, {index}]) *histget()*
4577 The result is a String, the entry with Number {index} from
4578 {history}. See |hist-names| for the possible values of
4579 {history}, and |:history-indexing| for {index}. If there is
4580 no such entry, an empty String is returned. When {index} is
4581 omitted, the most recent item from the history is used.
4582
4583 Examples:
4584 Redo the second last search from history. >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004585 :execute '/' .. histget("search", -2)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004586
4587< Define an Ex command ":H {num}" that supports re-execution of
4588 the {num}th entry from the output of |:history|. >
4589 :command -nargs=1 H execute histget("cmd", 0+<args>)
4590<
4591 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4592 GetHistory()->histget()
4593
4594histnr({history}) *histnr()*
4595 The result is the Number of the current entry in {history}.
4596 See |hist-names| for the possible values of {history}.
4597 If an error occurred, -1 is returned.
4598
4599 Example: >
4600 :let inp_index = histnr("expr")
4601
4602< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4603 GetHistory()->histnr()
4604<
4605hlexists({name}) *hlexists()*
4606 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if a highlight group
4607 called {name} exists. This is when the group has been
4608 defined in some way. Not necessarily when highlighting has
4609 been defined for it, it may also have been used for a syntax
4610 item.
4611 *highlight_exists()*
4612 Obsolete name: highlight_exists().
4613
4614 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4615 GetName()->hlexists()
4616<
4617hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) *hlget()*
4618 Returns a List of all the highlight group attributes. If the
4619 optional {name} is specified, then returns a List with only
4620 the attributes of the specified highlight group. Returns an
4621 empty List if the highlight group {name} is not present.
4622
4623 If the optional {resolve} argument is set to v:true and the
4624 highlight group {name} is linked to another group, then the
4625 link is resolved recursively and the attributes of the
4626 resolved highlight group are returned.
4627
4628 Each entry in the returned List is a Dictionary with the
4629 following items:
4630 cleared boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
4631 group attributes are cleared or not yet
4632 specified. See |highlight-clear|.
4633 cterm cterm attributes. See |highlight-cterm|.
4634 ctermbg cterm background color.
4635 See |highlight-ctermbg|.
4636 ctermfg cterm foreground color.
4637 See |highlight-ctermfg|.
4638 ctermul cterm underline color. See |highlight-ctermul|.
4639 default boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
4640 group link is a default link. See
4641 |highlight-default|.
4642 font highlight group font. See |highlight-font|.
4643 gui gui attributes. See |highlight-gui|.
4644 guibg gui background color. See |highlight-guibg|.
4645 guifg gui foreground color. See |highlight-guifg|.
4646 guisp gui special color. See |highlight-guisp|.
4647 id highlight group ID.
4648 linksto linked highlight group name.
4649 See |:highlight-link|.
4650 name highlight group name. See |group-name|.
4651 start start terminal keycode. See |highlight-start|.
4652 stop stop terminal keycode. See |highlight-stop|.
4653 term term attributes. See |highlight-term|.
4654
4655 The 'term', 'cterm' and 'gui' items in the above Dictionary
4656 have a dictionary value with the following optional boolean
4657 items: 'bold', 'standout', 'underline', 'undercurl', 'italic',
4658 'reverse', 'inverse' and 'strikethrough'.
4659
4660 Example(s): >
4661 :echo hlget()
4662 :echo hlget('ModeMsg')
4663 :echo hlget('Number', v:true)
4664<
4665 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4666 GetName()->hlget()
4667<
4668hlset({list}) *hlset()*
4669 Creates or modifies the attributes of a List of highlight
4670 groups. Each item in {list} is a dictionary containing the
4671 attributes of a highlight group. See |hlget()| for the list of
4672 supported items in this dictionary.
4673
4674 In addition to the items described in |hlget()|, the following
4675 additional items are supported in the dictionary:
4676
4677 force boolean flag to force the creation of
4678 a link for an existing highlight group
4679 with attributes.
4680
4681 The highlight group is identified using the 'name' item and
4682 the 'id' item (if supplied) is ignored. If a highlight group
4683 with a specified name doesn't exist, then it is created.
4684 Otherwise the attributes of an existing highlight group are
4685 modified.
4686
4687 If an empty dictionary value is used for the 'term' or 'cterm'
4688 or 'gui' entries, then the corresponding attributes are
4689 cleared. If the 'cleared' item is set to v:true, then all the
4690 attributes of the highlight group are cleared.
4691
4692 The 'linksto' item can be used to link a highlight group to
4693 another highlight group. See |:highlight-link|.
4694
4695 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
4696
4697 Example(s): >
4698 " add bold attribute to the Visual highlight group
4699 :call hlset([#{name: 'Visual',
4700 \ term: #{reverse: 1 , bold: 1}}])
4701 :call hlset([#{name: 'Type', guifg: 'DarkGreen'}])
4702 :let l = hlget()
4703 :call hlset(l)
4704 " clear the Search highlight group
4705 :call hlset([#{name: 'Search', cleared: v:true}])
4706 " clear the 'term' attributes for a highlight group
4707 :call hlset([#{name: 'Title', term: {}}])
4708 " create the MyHlg group linking it to DiffAdd
4709 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'DiffAdd'}])
4710 " remove the MyHlg group link
4711 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'NONE'}])
4712 " clear the attributes and a link
4713 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', cleared: v:true,
4714 \ linksto: 'NONE'}])
4715<
4716 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4717 GetAttrList()->hlset()
4718<
4719 *hlID()*
4720hlID({name}) The result is a Number, which is the ID of the highlight group
4721 with name {name}. When the highlight group doesn't exist,
4722 zero is returned.
4723 This can be used to retrieve information about the highlight
4724 group. For example, to get the background color of the
4725 "Comment" group: >
4726 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(hlID("Comment")), "bg")
4727< *highlightID()*
4728 Obsolete name: highlightID().
4729
4730 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4731 GetName()->hlID()
4732
4733hostname() *hostname()*
4734 The result is a String, which is the name of the machine on
4735 which Vim is currently running. Machine names greater than
4736 256 characters long are truncated.
4737
4738iconv({string}, {from}, {to}) *iconv()*
4739 The result is a String, which is the text {string} converted
4740 from encoding {from} to encoding {to}.
4741 When the conversion completely fails an empty string is
4742 returned. When some characters could not be converted they
4743 are replaced with "?".
4744 The encoding names are whatever the iconv() library function
4745 can accept, see ":!man 3 iconv".
4746 Most conversions require Vim to be compiled with the |+iconv|
4747 feature. Otherwise only UTF-8 to latin1 conversion and back
4748 can be done.
4749 This can be used to display messages with special characters,
4750 no matter what 'encoding' is set to. Write the message in
4751 UTF-8 and use: >
4752 echo iconv(utf8_str, "utf-8", &enc)
4753< Note that Vim uses UTF-8 for all Unicode encodings, conversion
4754 from/to UCS-2 is automatically changed to use UTF-8. You
4755 cannot use UCS-2 in a string anyway, because of the NUL bytes.
4756
4757 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4758 GetText()->iconv('latin1', 'utf-8')
4759<
4760 *indent()*
4761indent({lnum}) The result is a Number, which is indent of line {lnum} in the
4762 current buffer. The indent is counted in spaces, the value
4763 of 'tabstop' is relevant. {lnum} is used just like in
4764 |getline()|.
4765 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
4766 error is given.
4767
4768 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4769 GetLnum()->indent()
4770
4771index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]]) *index()*
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004772 Find {expr} in {object} and return its index. See
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004773 |indexof()| for using a lambda to select the item.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004774
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004775 If {object} is a |List| return the lowest index where the item
4776 has a value equal to {expr}. There is no automatic
4777 conversion, so the String "4" is different from the Number 4.
4778 And the number 4 is different from the Float 4.0. The value
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004779 of 'ignorecase' is not used here, case matters as indicated by
4780 the {ic} argument.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004781
4782 If {object} is |Blob| return the lowest index where the byte
4783 value is equal to {expr}.
4784
4785 If {start} is given then start looking at the item with index
4786 {start} (may be negative for an item relative to the end).
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004787
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004788 When {ic} is given and it is |TRUE|, ignore case. Otherwise
4789 case must match.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004790
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004791 -1 is returned when {expr} is not found in {object}.
4792 Example: >
4793 :let idx = index(words, "the")
4794 :if index(numbers, 123) >= 0
4795
4796< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4797 GetObject()->index(what)
4798
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004799indexof({object}, {expr} [, {opts}]) *indexof()*
4800 Returns the index of an item in {object} where {expr} is
4801 v:true. {object} must be a |List| or a |Blob|.
4802
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004803 If {object} is a |List|, evaluate {expr} for each item in the
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004804 List until the expression is v:true and return the index of
4805 this item.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004806
4807 If {object} is a |Blob| evaluate {expr} for each byte in the
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004808 Blob until the expression is v:true and return the index of
4809 this byte.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004810
4811 {expr} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
4812
4813 If {expr} is a |string|: If {object} is a |List|, inside
4814 {expr} |v:key| has the index of the current List item and
4815 |v:val| has the value of the item. If {object} is a |Blob|,
4816 inside {expr} |v:key| has the index of the current byte and
4817 |v:val| has the byte value.
4818
4819 If {expr} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
4820 1. the key or the index of the current item.
4821 2. the value of the current item.
4822 The function must return |TRUE| if the item is found and the
4823 search should stop.
4824
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004825 The optional argument {opts} is a Dict and supports the
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004826 following items:
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004827 startidx start evaluating {expr} at the item with this
4828 index; may be negative for an item relative to
4829 the end
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004830 Returns -1 when {expr} evaluates to v:false for all the items.
4831 Example: >
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004832 :let l = [#{n: 10}, #{n: 20}, #{n: 30}]
4833 :echo indexof(l, "v:val.n == 20")
4834 :echo indexof(l, {i, v -> v.n == 30})
4835 :echo indexof(l, "v:val.n == 20", #{startidx: 1})
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004836
4837< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4838 mylist->indexof(expr)
4839
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004840input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]]) *input()*
4841 The result is a String, which is whatever the user typed on
4842 the command-line. The {prompt} argument is either a prompt
4843 string, or a blank string (for no prompt). A '\n' can be used
4844 in the prompt to start a new line.
4845 The highlighting set with |:echohl| is used for the prompt.
4846 The input is entered just like a command-line, with the same
4847 editing commands and mappings. There is a separate history
4848 for lines typed for input().
4849 Example: >
4850 :if input("Coffee or beer? ") == "beer"
4851 : echo "Cheers!"
4852 :endif
4853<
4854 If the optional {text} argument is present and not empty, this
4855 is used for the default reply, as if the user typed this.
4856 Example: >
4857 :let color = input("Color? ", "white")
4858
4859< The optional {completion} argument specifies the type of
4860 completion supported for the input. Without it completion is
4861 not performed. The supported completion types are the same as
4862 that can be supplied to a user-defined command using the
4863 "-complete=" argument. Refer to |:command-completion| for
4864 more information. Example: >
4865 let fname = input("File: ", "", "file")
4866<
4867 NOTE: This function must not be used in a startup file, for
4868 the versions that only run in GUI mode (e.g., the Win32 GUI).
4869 Note: When input() is called from within a mapping it will
4870 consume remaining characters from that mapping, because a
4871 mapping is handled like the characters were typed.
4872 Use |inputsave()| before input() and |inputrestore()|
4873 after input() to avoid that. Another solution is to avoid
4874 that further characters follow in the mapping, e.g., by using
4875 |:execute| or |:normal|.
4876
4877 Example with a mapping: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004878 :nmap \x :call GetFoo()<CR>:exe "/" .. Foo<CR>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004879 :function GetFoo()
4880 : call inputsave()
4881 : let g:Foo = input("enter search pattern: ")
4882 : call inputrestore()
4883 :endfunction
4884
4885< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4886 GetPrompt()->input()
4887
4888inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]]) *inputdialog()*
4889 Like |input()|, but when the GUI is running and text dialogs
4890 are supported, a dialog window pops up to input the text.
4891 Example: >
4892 :let n = inputdialog("value for shiftwidth", shiftwidth())
4893 :if n != ""
4894 : let &sw = n
4895 :endif
4896< When the dialog is cancelled {cancelreturn} is returned. When
4897 omitted an empty string is returned.
4898 Hitting <Enter> works like pressing the OK button. Hitting
4899 <Esc> works like pressing the Cancel button.
4900 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
4901
4902 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4903 GetPrompt()->inputdialog()
4904
4905inputlist({textlist}) *inputlist()*
4906 {textlist} must be a |List| of strings. This |List| is
4907 displayed, one string per line. The user will be prompted to
4908 enter a number, which is returned.
4909 The user can also select an item by clicking on it with the
4910 mouse, if the mouse is enabled in the command line ('mouse' is
4911 "a" or includes "c"). For the first string 0 is returned.
4912 When clicking above the first item a negative number is
4913 returned. When clicking on the prompt one more than the
4914 length of {textlist} is returned.
4915 Make sure {textlist} has less than 'lines' entries, otherwise
4916 it won't work. It's a good idea to put the entry number at
4917 the start of the string. And put a prompt in the first item.
4918 Example: >
4919 let color = inputlist(['Select color:', '1. red',
4920 \ '2. green', '3. blue'])
4921
4922< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4923 GetChoices()->inputlist()
4924
4925inputrestore() *inputrestore()*
4926 Restore typeahead that was saved with a previous |inputsave()|.
4927 Should be called the same number of times inputsave() is
4928 called. Calling it more often is harmless though.
4929 Returns TRUE when there is nothing to restore, FALSE otherwise.
4930
4931inputsave() *inputsave()*
4932 Preserve typeahead (also from mappings) and clear it, so that
4933 a following prompt gets input from the user. Should be
4934 followed by a matching inputrestore() after the prompt. Can
4935 be used several times, in which case there must be just as
4936 many inputrestore() calls.
4937 Returns TRUE when out of memory, FALSE otherwise.
4938
4939inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) *inputsecret()*
4940 This function acts much like the |input()| function with but
4941 two exceptions:
4942 a) the user's response will be displayed as a sequence of
4943 asterisks ("*") thereby keeping the entry secret, and
4944 b) the user's response will not be recorded on the input
4945 |history| stack.
4946 The result is a String, which is whatever the user actually
4947 typed on the command-line in response to the issued prompt.
4948 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
4949
4950 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4951 GetPrompt()->inputsecret()
4952
4953insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) *insert()*
4954 When {object} is a |List| or a |Blob| insert {item} at the start
4955 of it.
4956
4957 If {idx} is specified insert {item} before the item with index
4958 {idx}. If {idx} is zero it goes before the first item, just
4959 like omitting {idx}. A negative {idx} is also possible, see
4960 |list-index|. -1 inserts just before the last item.
4961
4962 Returns the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
4963 :let mylist = insert([2, 3, 5], 1)
4964 :call insert(mylist, 4, -1)
4965 :call insert(mylist, 6, len(mylist))
4966< The last example can be done simpler with |add()|.
4967 Note that when {item} is a |List| it is inserted as a single
4968 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
4969
4970 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4971 mylist->insert(item)
4972
4973interrupt() *interrupt()*
4974 Interrupt script execution. It works more or less like the
4975 user typing CTRL-C, most commands won't execute and control
4976 returns to the user. This is useful to abort execution
4977 from lower down, e.g. in an autocommand. Example: >
4978 :function s:check_typoname(file)
4979 : if fnamemodify(a:file, ':t') == '['
4980 : echomsg 'Maybe typo'
4981 : call interrupt()
4982 : endif
4983 :endfunction
4984 :au BufWritePre * call s:check_typoname(expand('<amatch>'))
4985
4986invert({expr}) *invert()*
4987 Bitwise invert. The argument is converted to a number. A
4988 List, Dict or Float argument causes an error. Example: >
4989 :let bits = invert(bits)
4990< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4991 :let bits = bits->invert()
4992
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01004993isabsolutepath({path}) *isabsolutepath()*
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01004994 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {path} is an
4995 absolute path.
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01004996 On Unix, a path is considered absolute when it starts with '/'.
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01004997 On MS-Windows, it is considered absolute when it starts with an
4998 optional drive prefix and is followed by a '\' or '/'. UNC paths
4999 are always absolute.
5000 Example: >
5001 echo isabsolutepath('/usr/share/') " 1
5002 echo isabsolutepath('./foobar') " 0
5003 echo isabsolutepath('C:\Windows') " 1
5004 echo isabsolutepath('foobar') " 0
5005 echo isabsolutepath('\\remote\file') " 1
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01005006<
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01005007 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5008 GetName()->isabsolutepath()
5009
5010
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005011isdirectory({directory}) *isdirectory()*
5012 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a directory
5013 with the name {directory} exists. If {directory} doesn't
5014 exist, or isn't a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {directory}
5015 is any expression, which is used as a String.
5016
5017 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5018 GetName()->isdirectory()
5019
5020isinf({expr}) *isinf()*
5021 Return 1 if {expr} is a positive infinity, or -1 a negative
5022 infinity, otherwise 0. >
5023 :echo isinf(1.0 / 0.0)
5024< 1 >
5025 :echo isinf(-1.0 / 0.0)
5026< -1
5027
5028 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5029 Compute()->isinf()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005030
5031islocked({expr}) *islocked()* *E786*
5032 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {expr} is the
5033 name of a locked variable.
5034 The string argument {expr} must be the name of a variable,
5035 |List| item or |Dictionary| entry, not the variable itself!
5036 Example: >
5037 :let alist = [0, ['a', 'b'], 2, 3]
5038 :lockvar 1 alist
5039 :echo islocked('alist') " 1
5040 :echo islocked('alist[1]') " 0
5041
Bram Moolenaar9da17d72022-02-09 21:50:44 +00005042< When {expr} is a variable that does not exist -1 is returned.
5043 If {expr} uses a range, list or dict index that is out of
5044 range or does not exist you get an error message. Use
5045 |exists()| to check for existence.
5046 In Vim9 script it does not work for local function variables.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005047
5048 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5049 GetName()->islocked()
5050
5051isnan({expr}) *isnan()*
5052 Return |TRUE| if {expr} is a float with value NaN. >
5053 echo isnan(0.0 / 0.0)
5054< 1
5055
5056 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5057 Compute()->isnan()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005058
5059items({dict}) *items()*
5060 Return a |List| with all the key-value pairs of {dict}. Each
5061 |List| item is a list with two items: the key of a {dict}
5062 entry and the value of this entry. The |List| is in arbitrary
5063 order. Also see |keys()| and |values()|.
5064 Example: >
5065 for [key, value] in items(mydict)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005066 echo key .. ': ' .. value
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005067 endfor
5068
5069< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5070 mydict->items()
5071
5072job_ functions are documented here: |job-functions-details|
5073
5074
5075join({list} [, {sep}]) *join()*
5076 Join the items in {list} together into one String.
5077 When {sep} is specified it is put in between the items. If
5078 {sep} is omitted a single space is used.
5079 Note that {sep} is not added at the end. You might want to
5080 add it there too: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005081 let lines = join(mylist, "\n") .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005082< String items are used as-is. |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are
5083 converted into a string like with |string()|.
5084 The opposite function is |split()|.
5085
5086 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5087 mylist->join()
5088
5089js_decode({string}) *js_decode()*
5090 This is similar to |json_decode()| with these differences:
5091 - Object key names do not have to be in quotes.
5092 - Strings can be in single quotes.
5093 - Empty items in an array (between two commas) are allowed and
5094 result in v:none items.
5095
5096 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5097 ReadObject()->js_decode()
5098
5099js_encode({expr}) *js_encode()*
5100 This is similar to |json_encode()| with these differences:
5101 - Object key names are not in quotes.
5102 - v:none items in an array result in an empty item between
5103 commas.
5104 For example, the Vim object:
5105 [1,v:none,{"one":1},v:none] ~
5106 Will be encoded as:
5107 [1,,{one:1},,] ~
5108 While json_encode() would produce:
5109 [1,null,{"one":1},null] ~
5110 This encoding is valid for JavaScript. It is more efficient
5111 than JSON, especially when using an array with optional items.
5112
5113 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5114 GetObject()->js_encode()
5115
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00005116json_decode({string}) *json_decode()* *E491*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005117 This parses a JSON formatted string and returns the equivalent
5118 in Vim values. See |json_encode()| for the relation between
5119 JSON and Vim values.
5120 The decoding is permissive:
5121 - A trailing comma in an array and object is ignored, e.g.
5122 "[1, 2, ]" is the same as "[1, 2]".
5123 - Integer keys are accepted in objects, e.g. {1:2} is the
5124 same as {"1":2}.
5125 - More floating point numbers are recognized, e.g. "1." for
5126 "1.0", or "001.2" for "1.2". Special floating point values
5127 "Infinity", "-Infinity" and "NaN" (capitalization ignored)
5128 are accepted.
5129 - Leading zeroes in integer numbers are ignored, e.g. "012"
5130 for "12" or "-012" for "-12".
5131 - Capitalization is ignored in literal names null, true or
5132 false, e.g. "NULL" for "null", "True" for "true".
5133 - Control characters U+0000 through U+001F which are not
5134 escaped in strings are accepted, e.g. " " (tab
5135 character in string) for "\t".
5136 - An empty JSON expression or made of only spaces is accepted
5137 and results in v:none.
5138 - Backslash in an invalid 2-character sequence escape is
5139 ignored, e.g. "\a" is decoded as "a".
5140 - A correct surrogate pair in JSON strings should normally be
5141 a 12 character sequence such as "\uD834\uDD1E", but
5142 json_decode() silently accepts truncated surrogate pairs
5143 such as "\uD834" or "\uD834\u"
5144 *E938*
5145 A duplicate key in an object, valid in rfc7159, is not
5146 accepted by json_decode() as the result must be a valid Vim
5147 type, e.g. this fails: {"a":"b", "a":"c"}
5148
5149 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5150 ReadObject()->json_decode()
5151
5152json_encode({expr}) *json_encode()*
5153 Encode {expr} as JSON and return this as a string.
5154 The encoding is specified in:
5155 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7159.html
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00005156 Vim values are converted as follows: *E1161*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005157 |Number| decimal number
5158 |Float| floating point number
5159 Float nan "NaN"
5160 Float inf "Infinity"
5161 Float -inf "-Infinity"
5162 |String| in double quotes (possibly null)
5163 |Funcref| not possible, error
5164 |List| as an array (possibly null); when
5165 used recursively: []
5166 |Dict| as an object (possibly null); when
5167 used recursively: {}
5168 |Blob| as an array of the individual bytes
5169 v:false "false"
5170 v:true "true"
5171 v:none "null"
5172 v:null "null"
5173 Note that NaN and Infinity are passed on as values. This is
5174 missing in the JSON standard, but several implementations do
5175 allow it. If not then you will get an error.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01005176 If a string contains an illegal character then the replacement
5177 character 0xfffd is used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005178
5179 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5180 GetObject()->json_encode()
5181
5182keys({dict}) *keys()*
5183 Return a |List| with all the keys of {dict}. The |List| is in
5184 arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |values()|.
5185
5186 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5187 mydict->keys()
5188
zeertzjqcdc83932022-09-12 13:38:41 +01005189keytrans({string}) *keytrans()*
5190 Turn the internal byte representation of keys into a form that
5191 can be used for |:map|. E.g. >
5192 :let xx = "\<C-Home>"
5193 :echo keytrans(xx)
5194< <C-Home>
5195
5196 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5197 "\<C-Home>"->keytrans()
5198
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005199< *len()* *E701*
5200len({expr}) The result is a Number, which is the length of the argument.
5201 When {expr} is a String or a Number the length in bytes is
5202 used, as with |strlen()|.
5203 When {expr} is a |List| the number of items in the |List| is
5204 returned.
5205 When {expr} is a |Blob| the number of bytes is returned.
5206 When {expr} is a |Dictionary| the number of entries in the
5207 |Dictionary| is returned.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005208 Otherwise an error is given and returns zero.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005209
5210 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5211 mylist->len()
5212
5213< *libcall()* *E364* *E368*
5214libcall({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
5215 Call function {funcname} in the run-time library {libname}
5216 with single argument {argument}.
5217 This is useful to call functions in a library that you
5218 especially made to be used with Vim. Since only one argument
5219 is possible, calling standard library functions is rather
5220 limited.
5221 The result is the String returned by the function. If the
5222 function returns NULL, this will appear as an empty string ""
5223 to Vim.
5224 If the function returns a number, use libcallnr()!
5225 If {argument} is a number, it is passed to the function as an
5226 int; if {argument} is a string, it is passed as a
5227 null-terminated string.
5228 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
5229
5230 libcall() allows you to write your own 'plug-in' extensions to
5231 Vim without having to recompile the program. It is NOT a
5232 means to call system functions! If you try to do so Vim will
5233 very probably crash.
5234
5235 For Win32, the functions you write must be placed in a DLL
5236 and use the normal C calling convention (NOT Pascal which is
5237 used in Windows System DLLs). The function must take exactly
5238 one parameter, either a character pointer or a long integer,
5239 and must return a character pointer or NULL. The character
5240 pointer returned must point to memory that will remain valid
5241 after the function has returned (e.g. in static data in the
5242 DLL). If it points to allocated memory, that memory will
5243 leak away. Using a static buffer in the function should work,
5244 it's then freed when the DLL is unloaded.
5245
5246 WARNING: If the function returns a non-valid pointer, Vim may
5247 crash! This also happens if the function returns a number,
5248 because Vim thinks it's a pointer.
5249 For Win32 systems, {libname} should be the filename of the DLL
5250 without the ".DLL" suffix. A full path is only required if
5251 the DLL is not in the usual places.
5252 For Unix: When compiling your own plugins, remember that the
5253 object code must be compiled as position-independent ('PIC').
5254 {only in Win32 and some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
5255 feature is present}
5256 Examples: >
5257 :echo libcall("libc.so", "getenv", "HOME")
5258
5259< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5260 third argument: >
5261 GetValue()->libcall("libc.so", "getenv")
5262<
5263 *libcallnr()*
5264libcallnr({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
5265 Just like |libcall()|, but used for a function that returns an
5266 int instead of a string.
5267 {only in Win32 on some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
5268 feature is present}
5269 Examples: >
5270 :echo libcallnr("/usr/lib/libc.so", "getpid", "")
5271 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "printf", "Hello World!\n")
5272 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "sleep", 10)
5273<
5274 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5275 third argument: >
5276 GetValue()->libcallnr("libc.so", "printf")
5277<
5278
5279line({expr} [, {winid}]) *line()*
5280 The result is a Number, which is the line number of the file
5281 position given with {expr}. The {expr} argument is a string.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00005282 The accepted positions are: *E1209*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005283 . the cursor position
5284 $ the last line in the current buffer
5285 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
5286 returned)
5287 w0 first line visible in current window (one if the
5288 display isn't updated, e.g. in silent Ex mode)
5289 w$ last line visible in current window (this is one
5290 less than "w0" if no lines are visible)
5291 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
5292 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
5293 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
5294 that it's updated right away.
5295 Note that a mark in another file can be used. The line number
5296 then applies to another buffer.
5297 To get the column number use |col()|. To get both use
5298 |getpos()|.
5299 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
5300 that window instead of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005301 Returns 0 for invalid values of {expr} and {winid}.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005302 Examples: >
5303 line(".") line number of the cursor
5304 line(".", winid) idem, in window "winid"
5305 line("'t") line number of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005306 line("'" .. marker) line number of mark marker
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005307<
5308 To jump to the last known position when opening a file see
5309 |last-position-jump|.
5310
5311 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5312 GetValue()->line()
5313
5314line2byte({lnum}) *line2byte()*
5315 Return the byte count from the start of the buffer for line
5316 {lnum}. This includes the end-of-line character, depending on
5317 the 'fileformat' option for the current buffer. The first
5318 line returns 1. 'encoding' matters, 'fileencoding' is ignored.
5319 This can also be used to get the byte count for the line just
5320 below the last line: >
5321 line2byte(line("$") + 1)
5322< This is the buffer size plus one. If 'fileencoding' is empty
5323 it is the file size plus one. {lnum} is used like with
5324 |getline()|. When {lnum} is invalid, or the |+byte_offset|
5325 feature has been disabled at compile time, -1 is returned.
5326 Also see |byte2line()|, |go| and |:goto|.
5327
5328 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5329 GetLnum()->line2byte()
5330
5331lispindent({lnum}) *lispindent()*
5332 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the lisp
5333 indenting rules, as with 'lisp'.
5334 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
5335 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01005336 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005337 error is given.
5338
5339 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5340 GetLnum()->lispindent()
5341
5342list2blob({list}) *list2blob()*
5343 Return a Blob concatenating all the number values in {list}.
5344 Examples: >
5345 list2blob([1, 2, 3, 4]) returns 0z01020304
5346 list2blob([]) returns 0z
5347< Returns an empty Blob on error. If one of the numbers is
5348 negative or more than 255 error *E1239* is given.
5349
5350 |blob2list()| does the opposite.
5351
5352 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5353 GetList()->list2blob()
5354
5355list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) *list2str()*
5356 Convert each number in {list} to a character string can
5357 concatenate them all. Examples: >
5358 list2str([32]) returns " "
5359 list2str([65, 66, 67]) returns "ABC"
5360< The same can be done (slowly) with: >
5361 join(map(list, {nr, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
5362< |str2list()| does the opposite.
5363
5364 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
5365 When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
5366 With UTF-8 composing characters work as expected: >
5367 list2str([97, 769]) returns "á"
5368<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005369 Returns an empty string on error.
5370
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005371 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5372 GetList()->list2str()
5373
5374listener_add({callback} [, {buf}]) *listener_add()*
5375 Add a callback function that will be invoked when changes have
5376 been made to buffer {buf}.
5377 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
5378 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
5379 buffer is used.
5380 Returns a unique ID that can be passed to |listener_remove()|.
5381
5382 The {callback} is invoked with five arguments:
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005383 bufnr the buffer that was changed
5384 start first changed line number
5385 end first line number below the change
5386 added number of lines added, negative if lines were
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005387 deleted
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005388 changes a List of items with details about the changes
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005389
5390 Example: >
5391 func Listener(bufnr, start, end, added, changes)
5392 echo 'lines ' .. a:start .. ' until ' .. a:end .. ' changed'
5393 endfunc
5394 call listener_add('Listener', bufnr)
5395
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005396< The List cannot be changed. Each item in "changes" is a
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005397 dictionary with these entries:
5398 lnum the first line number of the change
5399 end the first line below the change
5400 added number of lines added; negative if lines were
5401 deleted
5402 col first column in "lnum" that was affected by
5403 the change; one if unknown or the whole line
5404 was affected; this is a byte index, first
5405 character has a value of one.
Bram Moolenaar3c053a12022-10-16 13:11:12 +01005406 When lines are inserted (not when a line is split, e.g. by
5407 typing CR in Insert mode) the values are:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005408 lnum line above which the new line is added
5409 end equal to "lnum"
5410 added number of lines inserted
5411 col 1
5412 When lines are deleted the values are:
5413 lnum the first deleted line
5414 end the line below the first deleted line, before
5415 the deletion was done
5416 added negative, number of lines deleted
5417 col 1
5418 When lines are changed:
5419 lnum the first changed line
5420 end the line below the last changed line
5421 added 0
5422 col first column with a change or 1
5423
5424 The entries are in the order the changes were made, thus the
5425 most recent change is at the end. The line numbers are valid
5426 when the callback is invoked, but later changes may make them
5427 invalid, thus keeping a copy for later might not work.
5428
5429 The {callback} is invoked just before the screen is updated,
5430 when |listener_flush()| is called or when a change is being
5431 made that changes the line count in a way it causes a line
5432 number in the list of changes to become invalid.
5433
5434 The {callback} is invoked with the text locked, see
5435 |textlock|. If you do need to make changes to the buffer, use
5436 a timer to do this later |timer_start()|.
5437
5438 The {callback} is not invoked when the buffer is first loaded.
5439 Use the |BufReadPost| autocmd event to handle the initial text
5440 of a buffer.
5441 The {callback} is also not invoked when the buffer is
5442 unloaded, use the |BufUnload| autocmd event for that.
5443
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005444 Returns zero if {callback} or {buf} is invalid.
5445
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005446 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5447 second argument: >
5448 GetBuffer()->listener_add(callback)
5449
5450listener_flush([{buf}]) *listener_flush()*
5451 Invoke listener callbacks for buffer {buf}. If there are no
5452 pending changes then no callbacks are invoked.
5453
5454 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
5455 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
5456 buffer is used.
5457
5458 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5459 GetBuffer()->listener_flush()
5460
5461listener_remove({id}) *listener_remove()*
5462 Remove a listener previously added with listener_add().
5463 Returns FALSE when {id} could not be found, TRUE when {id} was
5464 removed.
5465
5466 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5467 GetListenerId()->listener_remove()
5468
5469localtime() *localtime()*
5470 Return the current time, measured as seconds since 1st Jan
5471 1970. See also |strftime()|, |strptime()| and |getftime()|.
5472
5473
5474log({expr}) *log()*
5475 Return the natural logarithm (base e) of {expr} as a |Float|.
5476 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
5477 (0, inf].
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005478 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005479 Examples: >
5480 :echo log(10)
5481< 2.302585 >
5482 :echo log(exp(5))
5483< 5.0
5484
5485 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5486 Compute()->log()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005487
5488
5489log10({expr}) *log10()*
5490 Return the logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10 as a |Float|.
5491 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005492 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005493 Examples: >
5494 :echo log10(1000)
5495< 3.0 >
5496 :echo log10(0.01)
5497< -2.0
5498
5499 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5500 Compute()->log10()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005501
5502luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) *luaeval()*
5503 Evaluate Lua expression {expr} and return its result converted
5504 to Vim data structures. Second {expr} may hold additional
5505 argument accessible as _A inside first {expr}.
5506 Strings are returned as they are.
5507 Boolean objects are converted to numbers.
Bram Moolenaar73e28dc2022-09-17 21:08:33 +01005508 Numbers are converted to |Float| values.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005509 Dictionaries and lists obtained by vim.eval() are returned
5510 as-is.
5511 Other objects are returned as zero without any errors.
5512 See |lua-luaeval| for more details.
5513 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
5514 to {expr}.
5515
5516 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5517 GetExpr()->luaeval()
5518
5519< {only available when compiled with the |+lua| feature}
5520
5521map({expr1}, {expr2}) *map()*
5522 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005523 When {expr1} is a |List| or |Dictionary|, replace each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005524 item in {expr1} with the result of evaluating {expr2}.
5525 For a |Blob| each byte is replaced.
5526 For a |String|, each character, including composing
5527 characters, is replaced.
5528 If the item type changes you may want to use |mapnew()| to
5529 create a new List or Dictionary. This is required when using
5530 Vim9 script.
5531
5532 {expr2} must be a |String| or |Funcref|.
5533
5534 If {expr2} is a |String|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
5535 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
5536 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
5537 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
5538 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
5539 current character.
5540 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005541 :call map(mylist, '"> " .. v:val .. " <"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005542< This puts "> " before and " <" after each item in "mylist".
5543
5544 Note that {expr2} is the result of an expression and is then
5545 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
5546 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes. You
5547 still have to double ' quotes
5548
5549 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it is called with two arguments:
5550 1. The key or the index of the current item.
5551 2. the value of the current item.
5552 The function must return the new value of the item. Example
5553 that changes each value by "key-value": >
5554 func KeyValue(key, val)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005555 return a:key .. '-' .. a:val
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005556 endfunc
5557 call map(myDict, function('KeyValue'))
5558< It is shorter when using a |lambda|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005559 call map(myDict, {key, val -> key .. '-' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005560< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005561 call map(myDict, {key -> 'item: ' .. key})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005562< If you do not use "key" you can use a short name: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005563 call map(myDict, {_, val -> 'item: ' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005564<
5565 The operation is done in-place for a |List| and |Dictionary|.
5566 If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005567 :let tlist = map(copy(mylist), ' v:val .. "\t"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005568
5569< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
5570 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
5571 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
5572 further items in {expr1} are processed.
5573 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
5574 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
5575
5576 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5577 mylist->map(expr2)
5578
5579
5580maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]]) *maparg()*
5581 When {dict} is omitted or zero: Return the rhs of mapping
5582 {name} in mode {mode}. The returned String has special
5583 characters translated like in the output of the ":map" command
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005584 listing. When {dict} is TRUE a dictionary is returned, see
5585 below. To get a list of all mappings see |maplist()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005586
5587 When there is no mapping for {name}, an empty String is
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005588 returned if {dict} is FALSE, otherwise returns an empty Dict.
5589 When the mapping for {name} is empty, then "<Nop>" is
5590 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005591
5592 The {name} can have special key names, like in the ":map"
5593 command.
5594
5595 {mode} can be one of these strings:
5596 "n" Normal
5597 "v" Visual (including Select)
5598 "o" Operator-pending
5599 "i" Insert
5600 "c" Cmd-line
5601 "s" Select
5602 "x" Visual
5603 "l" langmap |language-mapping|
5604 "t" Terminal-Job
5605 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5606 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
5607
5608 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
5609 instead of mappings.
5610
5611 When {dict} is there and it is |TRUE| return a dictionary
5612 containing all the information of the mapping with the
Ernie Rael659c2402022-04-24 18:40:28 +01005613 following items: *mapping-dict*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005614 "lhs" The {lhs} of the mapping as it would be typed
5615 "lhsraw" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes
5616 "lhsrawalt" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes, alternate
5617 form, only present when it differs from "lhsraw"
5618 "rhs" The {rhs} of the mapping as typed.
5619 "silent" 1 for a |:map-silent| mapping, else 0.
5620 "noremap" 1 if the {rhs} of the mapping is not remappable.
5621 "script" 1 if mapping was defined with <script>.
5622 "expr" 1 for an expression mapping (|:map-<expr>|).
5623 "buffer" 1 for a buffer local mapping (|:map-local|).
5624 "mode" Modes for which the mapping is defined. In
5625 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
5626 characters will be used:
5627 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5628 "!" Insert and Commandline mode
5629 (|mapmode-ic|)
5630 "sid" The script local ID, used for <sid> mappings
5631 (|<SID>|).
Bram Moolenaara9528b32022-01-18 20:51:35 +00005632 "scriptversion" The version of the script. 999999 for
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01005633 |Vim9| script.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005634 "lnum" The line number in "sid", zero if unknown.
5635 "nowait" Do not wait for other, longer mappings.
5636 (|:map-<nowait>|).
Bram Moolenaar921bde82022-05-09 19:50:35 +01005637 "abbr" True if this is an abbreviation |abbreviations|.
Ernie Raeld8f5f762022-05-10 17:50:39 +01005638 "mode_bits" Vim's internal binary representation of "mode".
5639 |mapset()| ignores this; only "mode" is used.
5640 See |maplist()| for usage examples. The values
5641 are from src/vim.h and may change in the future.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005642
5643 The dictionary can be used to restore a mapping with
5644 |mapset()|.
5645
5646 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
5647 then the global mappings.
5648 This function can be used to map a key even when it's already
5649 mapped, and have it do the original mapping too. Sketch: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005650 exe 'nnoremap <Tab> ==' .. maparg('<Tab>', 'n')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005651
5652< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5653 GetKey()->maparg('n')
5654
5655mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *mapcheck()*
5656 Check if there is a mapping that matches with {name} in mode
5657 {mode}. See |maparg()| for {mode} and special names in
5658 {name}.
5659 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
5660 instead of mappings.
5661 A match happens with a mapping that starts with {name} and
5662 with a mapping which is equal to the start of {name}.
5663
5664 matches mapping "a" "ab" "abc" ~
5665 mapcheck("a") yes yes yes
5666 mapcheck("abc") yes yes yes
5667 mapcheck("ax") yes no no
5668 mapcheck("b") no no no
5669
5670 The difference with maparg() is that mapcheck() finds a
5671 mapping that matches with {name}, while maparg() only finds a
5672 mapping for {name} exactly.
5673 When there is no mapping that starts with {name}, an empty
5674 String is returned. If there is one, the RHS of that mapping
5675 is returned. If there are several mappings that start with
5676 {name}, the RHS of one of them is returned. This will be
5677 "<Nop>" if the RHS is empty.
5678 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
5679 then the global mappings.
5680 This function can be used to check if a mapping can be added
5681 without being ambiguous. Example: >
5682 :if mapcheck("_vv") == ""
5683 : map _vv :set guifont=7x13<CR>
5684 :endif
5685< This avoids adding the "_vv" mapping when there already is a
5686 mapping for "_v" or for "_vvv".
5687
5688 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5689 GetKey()->mapcheck('n')
5690
5691
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005692maplist([{abbr}]) *maplist()*
5693 Returns a |List| of all mappings. Each List item is a |Dict|,
5694 the same as what is returned by |maparg()|, see
5695 |mapping-dict|. When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use
5696 abbreviations instead of mappings.
5697
5698 Example to show all mappings with 'MultiMatch' in rhs: >
5699 vim9script
5700 echo maplist()->filter(
5701 (_, m) => match(m.rhs, 'MultiMatch') >= 0)
Ernie Raeld8f5f762022-05-10 17:50:39 +01005702< It can be tricky to find mappings for particular |:map-modes|.
5703 |mapping-dict|'s "mode_bits" can simplify this. For example,
5704 the mode_bits for Normal, Insert or Command-line modes are
5705 0x19. To find all the mappings available in those modes you
5706 can do: >
5707 vim9script
5708 var saved_maps = []
5709 for m in maplist()
5710 if and(m.mode_bits, 0x19) != 0
5711 saved_maps->add(m)
5712 endif
5713 endfor
5714 echo saved_maps->mapnew((_, m) => m.lhs)
5715< The values of the mode_bits are defined in Vim's src/vim.h
5716 file and they can be discovered at runtime using
5717 |:map-commands| and "maplist()". Example: >
5718 vim9script
5719 omap xyzzy <Nop>
5720 var op_bit = maplist()->filter(
5721 (_, m) => m.lhs == 'xyzzy')[0].mode_bits
5722 ounmap xyzzy
5723 echo printf("Operator-pending mode bit: 0x%x", op_bit)
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005724
5725
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005726mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) *mapnew()*
5727 Like |map()| but instead of replacing items in {expr1} a new
5728 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
5729 unchanged. Items can still be changed by {expr2}, if you
5730 don't want that use |deepcopy()| first.
5731
5732
5733mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) *mapset()*
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01005734mapset({dict})
5735 Restore a mapping from a dictionary, possibly returned by
5736 |maparg()| or |maplist()|. A buffer mapping, when dict.buffer
5737 is true, is set on the current buffer; it is up to the caller
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01005738 to ensure that the intended buffer is the current buffer. This
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01005739 feature allows copying mappings from one buffer to another.
5740 The dict.mode value may restore a single mapping that covers
5741 more than one mode, like with mode values of '!', ' ', 'nox',
5742 or 'v'. *E1276*
5743
5744 In the first form, {mode} and {abbr} should be the same as
5745 for the call to |maparg()|. *E460*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005746 {mode} is used to define the mode in which the mapping is set,
5747 not the "mode" entry in {dict}.
5748 Example for saving and restoring a mapping: >
5749 let save_map = maparg('K', 'n', 0, 1)
5750 nnoremap K somethingelse
5751 ...
5752 call mapset('n', 0, save_map)
5753< Note that if you are going to replace a map in several modes,
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01005754 e.g. with `:map!`, you need to save/restore the mapping for
5755 all of them, when they might differ.
5756
5757 In the second form, with {dict} as the only argument, mode
5758 and abbr are taken from the dict.
5759 Example: >
5760 vim9script
5761 var save_maps = maplist()->filter(
5762 (_, m) => m.lhs == 'K')
5763 nnoremap K somethingelse
5764 cnoremap K somethingelse2
5765 # ...
5766 unmap K
5767 for d in save_maps
5768 mapset(d)
5769 endfor
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005770
5771
5772match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *match()*
5773 When {expr} is a |List| then this returns the index of the
5774 first item where {pat} matches. Each item is used as a
5775 String, |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are used as echoed.
5776
5777 Otherwise, {expr} is used as a String. The result is a
5778 Number, which gives the index (byte offset) in {expr} where
5779 {pat} matches.
5780
5781 A match at the first character or |List| item returns zero.
5782 If there is no match -1 is returned.
5783
5784 For getting submatches see |matchlist()|.
5785 Example: >
5786 :echo match("testing", "ing") " results in 4
5787 :echo match([1, 'x'], '\a') " results in 1
5788< See |string-match| for how {pat} is used.
5789 *strpbrk()*
5790 Vim doesn't have a strpbrk() function. But you can do: >
5791 :let sepidx = match(line, '[.,;: \t]')
5792< *strcasestr()*
5793 Vim doesn't have a strcasestr() function. But you can add
5794 "\c" to the pattern to ignore case: >
5795 :let idx = match(haystack, '\cneedle')
5796<
5797 If {start} is given, the search starts from byte index
5798 {start} in a String or item {start} in a |List|.
5799 The result, however, is still the index counted from the
5800 first character/item. Example: >
5801 :echo match("testing", "ing", 2)
5802< result is again "4". >
5803 :echo match("testing", "ing", 4)
5804< result is again "4". >
5805 :echo match("testing", "t", 2)
5806< result is "3".
5807 For a String, if {start} > 0 then it is like the string starts
5808 {start} bytes later, thus "^" will match at {start}. Except
5809 when {count} is given, then it's like matches before the
5810 {start} byte are ignored (this is a bit complicated to keep it
5811 backwards compatible).
5812 For a String, if {start} < 0, it will be set to 0. For a list
5813 the index is counted from the end.
5814 If {start} is out of range ({start} > strlen({expr}) for a
5815 String or {start} > len({expr}) for a |List|) -1 is returned.
5816
5817 When {count} is given use the {count}'th match. When a match
5818 is found in a String the search for the next one starts one
5819 character further. Thus this example results in 1: >
5820 echo match("testing", "..", 0, 2)
5821< In a |List| the search continues in the next item.
5822 Note that when {count} is added the way {start} works changes,
5823 see above.
5824
5825 See |pattern| for the patterns that are accepted.
5826 The 'ignorecase' option is used to set the ignore-caseness of
5827 the pattern. 'smartcase' is NOT used. The matching is always
5828 done like 'magic' is set and 'cpoptions' is empty.
5829 Note that a match at the start is preferred, thus when the
5830 pattern is using "*" (any number of matches) it tends to find
5831 zero matches at the start instead of a number of matches
5832 further down in the text.
5833
5834 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5835 GetText()->match('word')
5836 GetList()->match('word')
5837<
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00005838 *matchadd()* *E290* *E798* *E799* *E801* *E957*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005839matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
5840 Defines a pattern to be highlighted in the current window (a
5841 "match"). It will be highlighted with {group}. Returns an
5842 identification number (ID), which can be used to delete the
5843 match using |matchdelete()|. The ID is bound to the window.
5844 Matching is case sensitive and magic, unless case sensitivity
5845 or magicness are explicitly overridden in {pattern}. The
5846 'magic', 'smartcase' and 'ignorecase' options are not used.
5847 The "Conceal" value is special, it causes the match to be
5848 concealed.
5849
5850 The optional {priority} argument assigns a priority to the
5851 match. A match with a high priority will have its
5852 highlighting overrule that of a match with a lower priority.
5853 A priority is specified as an integer (negative numbers are no
5854 exception). If the {priority} argument is not specified, the
5855 default priority is 10. The priority of 'hlsearch' is zero,
5856 hence all matches with a priority greater than zero will
5857 overrule it. Syntax highlighting (see 'syntax') is a separate
5858 mechanism, and regardless of the chosen priority a match will
5859 always overrule syntax highlighting.
5860
5861 The optional {id} argument allows the request for a specific
5862 match ID. If a specified ID is already taken, an error
5863 message will appear and the match will not be added. An ID
5864 is specified as a positive integer (zero excluded). IDs 1, 2
5865 and 3 are reserved for |:match|, |:2match| and |:3match|,
Bram Moolenaar2ecbe532022-07-29 21:36:21 +01005866 respectively. 3 is reserved for use by the |matchparen|
5867 plugin.
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01005868 If the {id} argument is not specified or -1, |matchadd()|
Bram Moolenaar9f573a82022-09-29 13:50:08 +01005869 automatically chooses a free ID, which is at least 1000.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005870
5871 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
5872 values. Currently this is used to specify a match specific
5873 conceal character that will be shown for |hl-Conceal|
5874 highlighted matches. The dict can have the following members:
5875
5876 conceal Special character to show instead of the
5877 match (only for |hl-Conceal| highlighted
5878 matches, see |:syn-cchar|)
5879 window Instead of the current window use the
5880 window with this number or window ID.
5881
5882 The number of matches is not limited, as it is the case with
5883 the |:match| commands.
5884
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005885 Returns -1 on error.
5886
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005887 Example: >
5888 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
5889 :let m = matchadd("MyGroup", "TODO")
5890< Deletion of the pattern: >
5891 :call matchdelete(m)
5892
5893< A list of matches defined by |matchadd()| and |:match| are
5894 available from |getmatches()|. All matches can be deleted in
5895 one operation by |clearmatches()|.
5896
5897 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5898 GetGroup()->matchadd('TODO')
5899<
5900 *matchaddpos()*
5901matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
5902 Same as |matchadd()|, but requires a list of positions {pos}
5903 instead of a pattern. This command is faster than |matchadd()|
5904 because it does not require to handle regular expressions and
5905 sets buffer line boundaries to redraw screen. It is supposed
5906 to be used when fast match additions and deletions are
5907 required, for example to highlight matching parentheses.
5908
5909 {pos} is a list of positions. Each position can be one of
5910 these:
5911 - A number. This whole line will be highlighted. The first
5912 line has number 1.
5913 - A list with one number, e.g., [23]. The whole line with this
5914 number will be highlighted.
5915 - A list with two numbers, e.g., [23, 11]. The first number is
5916 the line number, the second one is the column number (first
5917 column is 1, the value must correspond to the byte index as
5918 |col()| would return). The character at this position will
5919 be highlighted.
5920 - A list with three numbers, e.g., [23, 11, 3]. As above, but
5921 the third number gives the length of the highlight in bytes.
5922
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005923 Returns -1 on error.
5924
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005925 Example: >
5926 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
5927 :let m = matchaddpos("MyGroup", [[23, 24], 34])
5928< Deletion of the pattern: >
5929 :call matchdelete(m)
5930
5931< Matches added by |matchaddpos()| are returned by
5932 |getmatches()|.
5933
5934 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5935 GetGroup()->matchaddpos([23, 11])
5936
5937matcharg({nr}) *matcharg()*
5938 Selects the {nr} match item, as set with a |:match|,
5939 |:2match| or |:3match| command.
5940 Return a |List| with two elements:
5941 The name of the highlight group used
5942 The pattern used.
5943 When {nr} is not 1, 2 or 3 returns an empty |List|.
5944 When there is no match item set returns ['', ''].
5945 This is useful to save and restore a |:match|.
5946 Highlighting matches using the |:match| commands are limited
5947 to three matches. |matchadd()| does not have this limitation.
5948
5949 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5950 GetMatch()->matcharg()
5951
5952matchdelete({id} [, {win}) *matchdelete()* *E802* *E803*
5953 Deletes a match with ID {id} previously defined by |matchadd()|
5954 or one of the |:match| commands. Returns 0 if successful,
5955 otherwise -1. See example for |matchadd()|. All matches can
5956 be deleted in one operation by |clearmatches()|.
5957 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
5958 window ID instead of the current window.
5959
5960 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5961 GetMatch()->matchdelete()
5962
5963matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchend()*
5964 Same as |match()|, but return the index of first character
5965 after the match. Example: >
5966 :echo matchend("testing", "ing")
5967< results in "7".
5968 *strspn()* *strcspn()*
5969 Vim doesn't have a strspn() or strcspn() function, but you can
5970 do it with matchend(): >
5971 :let span = matchend(line, '[a-zA-Z]')
5972 :let span = matchend(line, '[^a-zA-Z]')
5973< Except that -1 is returned when there are no matches.
5974
5975 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
5976 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 2)
5977< results in "7". >
5978 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 5)
5979< result is "-1".
5980 When {expr} is a |List| the result is equal to |match()|.
5981
5982 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5983 GetText()->matchend('word')
5984
5985
5986matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzy()*
5987 If {list} is a list of strings, then returns a |List| with all
5988 the strings in {list} that fuzzy match {str}. The strings in
5989 the returned list are sorted based on the matching score.
5990
5991 The optional {dict} argument always supports the following
5992 items:
zeertzjq9af2bc02022-05-11 14:15:37 +01005993 matchseq When this item is present return only matches
5994 that contain the characters in {str} in the
5995 given sequence.
Kazuyuki Miyagi47f1a552022-06-17 18:30:03 +01005996 limit Maximum number of matches in {list} to be
5997 returned. Zero means no limit.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005998
5999 If {list} is a list of dictionaries, then the optional {dict}
6000 argument supports the following additional items:
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01006001 key Key of the item which is fuzzy matched against
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006002 {str}. The value of this item should be a
6003 string.
6004 text_cb |Funcref| that will be called for every item
6005 in {list} to get the text for fuzzy matching.
6006 This should accept a dictionary item as the
6007 argument and return the text for that item to
6008 use for fuzzy matching.
6009
6010 {str} is treated as a literal string and regular expression
6011 matching is NOT supported. The maximum supported {str} length
6012 is 256.
6013
6014 When {str} has multiple words each separated by white space,
6015 then the list of strings that have all the words is returned.
6016
6017 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then an
6018 empty list is returned. If length of {str} is greater than
6019 256, then returns an empty list.
6020
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01006021 When {limit} is given, matchfuzzy() will find up to this
6022 number of matches in {list} and return them in sorted order.
6023
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00006024 Refer to |fuzzy-matching| for more information about fuzzy
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006025 matching strings.
6026
6027 Example: >
6028 :echo matchfuzzy(["clay", "crow"], "cay")
6029< results in ["clay"]. >
6030 :echo getbufinfo()->map({_, v -> v.name})->matchfuzzy("ndl")
6031< results in a list of buffer names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
6032 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("ndl", {'key' : 'name'})
6033< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
6034 names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
6035 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("spl",
6036 \ {'text_cb' : {v -> v.name}})
6037< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
6038 names fuzzy matching "spl". >
6039 :echo v:oldfiles->matchfuzzy("test")
6040< results in a list of file names fuzzy matching "test". >
6041 :let l = readfile("buffer.c")->matchfuzzy("str")
6042< results in a list of lines in "buffer.c" fuzzy matching "str". >
6043 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one')
6044< results in ['two one', 'one two']. >
6045 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one',
6046 \ {'matchseq': 1})
6047< results in ['two one'].
6048
6049matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzypos()*
6050 Same as |matchfuzzy()|, but returns the list of matched
6051 strings, the list of character positions where characters
6052 in {str} matches and a list of matching scores. You can
6053 use |byteidx()| to convert a character position to a byte
6054 position.
6055
6056 If {str} matches multiple times in a string, then only the
6057 positions for the best match is returned.
6058
6059 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then a
6060 list with three empty list items is returned.
6061
6062 Example: >
6063 :echo matchfuzzypos(['testing'], 'tsg')
6064< results in [['testing'], [[0, 2, 6]], [99]] >
6065 :echo matchfuzzypos(['clay', 'lacy'], 'la')
6066< results in [['lacy', 'clay'], [[0, 1], [1, 2]], [153, 133]] >
6067 :echo [{'text': 'hello', 'id' : 10}]->matchfuzzypos('ll', {'key' : 'text'})
6068< results in [[{'id': 10, 'text': 'hello'}], [[2, 3]], [127]]
6069
6070matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchlist()*
6071 Same as |match()|, but return a |List|. The first item in the
6072 list is the matched string, same as what matchstr() would
6073 return. Following items are submatches, like "\1", "\2", etc.
6074 in |:substitute|. When an optional submatch didn't match an
6075 empty string is used. Example: >
6076 echo matchlist('acd', '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)')
6077< Results in: ['acd', 'a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']
6078 When there is no match an empty list is returned.
6079
6080 You can pass in a List, but that is not very useful.
6081
6082 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6083 GetText()->matchlist('word')
6084
6085matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstr()*
6086 Same as |match()|, but return the matched string. Example: >
6087 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing")
6088< results in "ing".
6089 When there is no match "" is returned.
6090 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
6091 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 2)
6092< results in "ing". >
6093 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 5)
6094< result is "".
6095 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item is returned.
6096 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
6097
6098 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6099 GetText()->matchstr('word')
6100
6101matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstrpos()*
6102 Same as |matchstr()|, but return the matched string, the start
6103 position and the end position of the match. Example: >
6104 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing")
6105< results in ["ing", 4, 7].
6106 When there is no match ["", -1, -1] is returned.
6107 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
6108 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 2)
6109< results in ["ing", 4, 7]. >
6110 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 5)
6111< result is ["", -1, -1].
6112 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item, the index
6113 of first item where {pat} matches, the start position and the
6114 end position of the match are returned. >
6115 :echo matchstrpos([1, '__x'], '\a')
6116< result is ["x", 1, 2, 3].
6117 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
6118
6119 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6120 GetText()->matchstrpos('word')
6121<
6122
6123 *max()*
6124max({expr}) Return the maximum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
6125 echo max([apples, pears, oranges])
6126
6127< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
6128 it returns the maximum of all values in the Dictionary.
6129 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
6130 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
6131 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
6132
6133 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6134 mylist->max()
6135
6136
6137menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) *menu_info()*
6138 Return information about the specified menu {name} in
6139 mode {mode}. The menu name should be specified without the
6140 shortcut character ('&'). If {name} is "", then the top-level
6141 menu names are returned.
6142
6143 {mode} can be one of these strings:
6144 "n" Normal
6145 "v" Visual (including Select)
6146 "o" Operator-pending
6147 "i" Insert
6148 "c" Cmd-line
6149 "s" Select
6150 "x" Visual
6151 "t" Terminal-Job
6152 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
6153 "!" Insert and Cmd-line
6154 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
6155
6156 Returns a |Dictionary| containing the following items:
6157 accel menu item accelerator text |menu-text|
6158 display display name (name without '&')
6159 enabled v:true if this menu item is enabled
6160 Refer to |:menu-enable|
6161 icon name of the icon file (for toolbar)
6162 |toolbar-icon|
6163 iconidx index of a built-in icon
6164 modes modes for which the menu is defined. In
6165 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
6166 characters will be used:
6167 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
6168 name menu item name.
6169 noremenu v:true if the {rhs} of the menu item is not
6170 remappable else v:false.
6171 priority menu order priority |menu-priority|
6172 rhs right-hand-side of the menu item. The returned
6173 string has special characters translated like
6174 in the output of the ":menu" command listing.
6175 When the {rhs} of a menu item is empty, then
6176 "<Nop>" is returned.
6177 script v:true if script-local remapping of {rhs} is
6178 allowed else v:false. See |:menu-script|.
6179 shortcut shortcut key (character after '&' in
6180 the menu name) |menu-shortcut|
6181 silent v:true if the menu item is created
6182 with <silent> argument |:menu-silent|
6183 submenus |List| containing the names of
6184 all the submenus. Present only if the menu
6185 item has submenus.
6186
6187 Returns an empty dictionary if the menu item is not found.
6188
6189 Examples: >
6190 :echo menu_info('Edit.Cut')
6191 :echo menu_info('File.Save', 'n')
6192
6193 " Display the entire menu hierarchy in a buffer
6194 func ShowMenu(name, pfx)
6195 let m = menu_info(a:name)
6196 call append(line('$'), a:pfx .. m.display)
6197 for child in m->get('submenus', [])
6198 call ShowMenu(a:name .. '.' .. escape(child, '.'),
6199 \ a:pfx .. ' ')
6200 endfor
6201 endfunc
6202 new
6203 for topmenu in menu_info('').submenus
6204 call ShowMenu(topmenu, '')
6205 endfor
6206<
6207 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6208 GetMenuName()->menu_info('v')
6209
6210
6211< *min()*
6212min({expr}) Return the minimum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
6213 echo min([apples, pears, oranges])
6214
6215< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
6216 it returns the minimum of all values in the Dictionary.
6217 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
6218 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
6219 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
6220
6221 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6222 mylist->min()
6223
6224< *mkdir()* *E739*
6225mkdir({name} [, {path} [, {prot}]])
6226 Create directory {name}.
6227
Bram Moolenaar6f14da12022-09-07 21:30:44 +01006228 If {path} contains "p" then intermediate directories are
6229 created as necessary. Otherwise it must be "".
6230
6231 If {path} contains "D" then {name} is deleted at the end of
6232 the current function, as with: >
6233 defer delete({name}, 'd')
6234<
6235 If {path} contains "R" then {name} is deleted recursively at
6236 the end of the current function, as with: >
6237 defer delete({name}, 'rf')
6238< Note that when {name} has more than one part and "p" is used
6239 some directories may already exist. Only the first one that
6240 is created and what it contains is scheduled to be deleted.
6241 E.g. when using: >
6242 call mkdir('subdir/tmp/autoload', 'pR')
6243< and "subdir" already exists then "subdir/tmp" will be
6244 scheduled for deletion, like with: >
6245 defer delete('subdir/tmp', 'rf')
6246< Note that if scheduling the defer fails the directory is not
6247 deleted. This should only happen when out of memory.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006248
6249 If {prot} is given it is used to set the protection bits of
6250 the new directory. The default is 0o755 (rwxr-xr-x: r/w for
6251 the user, readable for others). Use 0o700 to make it
6252 unreadable for others. This is only used for the last part of
6253 {name}. Thus if you create /tmp/foo/bar then /tmp/foo will be
6254 created with 0o755.
6255 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006256 :call mkdir($HOME .. "/tmp/foo/bar", "p", 0o700)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006257
6258< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
6259
6260 There is no error if the directory already exists and the "p"
6261 flag is passed (since patch 8.0.1708). However, without the
6262 "p" option the call will fail.
6263
6264 The function result is a Number, which is TRUE if the call was
6265 successful or FALSE if the directory creation failed or partly
6266 failed.
6267
6268 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
6269 :if exists("*mkdir")
6270
6271< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6272 GetName()->mkdir()
6273<
6274 *mode()*
6275mode([expr]) Return a string that indicates the current mode.
6276 If [expr] is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
6277 a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then the full mode is
6278 returned, otherwise only the first letter is returned.
6279 Also see |state()|.
6280
6281 n Normal
6282 no Operator-pending
6283 nov Operator-pending (forced characterwise |o_v|)
6284 noV Operator-pending (forced linewise |o_V|)
6285 noCTRL-V Operator-pending (forced blockwise |o_CTRL-V|);
6286 CTRL-V is one character
6287 niI Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Insert-mode|
6288 niR Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Replace-mode|
6289 niV Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Virtual-Replace-mode|
6290 nt Terminal-Normal (insert goes to Terminal-Job mode)
6291 v Visual by character
6292 vs Visual by character using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6293 V Visual by line
6294 Vs Visual by line using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6295 CTRL-V Visual blockwise
6296 CTRL-Vs Visual blockwise using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6297 s Select by character
6298 S Select by line
6299 CTRL-S Select blockwise
6300 i Insert
6301 ic Insert mode completion |compl-generic|
6302 ix Insert mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6303 R Replace |R|
6304 Rc Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
6305 Rx Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6306 Rv Virtual Replace |gR|
6307 Rvc Virtual Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
6308 Rvx Virtual Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6309 c Command-line editing
6310 cv Vim Ex mode |gQ|
6311 ce Normal Ex mode |Q|
6312 r Hit-enter prompt
6313 rm The -- more -- prompt
6314 r? A |:confirm| query of some sort
6315 ! Shell or external command is executing
6316 t Terminal-Job mode: keys go to the job
6317
6318 This is useful in the 'statusline' option or when used
6319 with |remote_expr()| In most other places it always returns
6320 "c" or "n".
6321 Note that in the future more modes and more specific modes may
6322 be added. It's better not to compare the whole string but only
6323 the leading character(s).
6324 Also see |visualmode()|.
6325
6326 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6327 DoFull()->mode()
6328
6329mzeval({expr}) *mzeval()*
6330 Evaluate MzScheme expression {expr} and return its result
6331 converted to Vim data structures.
6332 Numbers and strings are returned as they are.
6333 Pairs (including lists and improper lists) and vectors are
6334 returned as Vim |Lists|.
6335 Hash tables are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with keys
6336 converted to strings.
6337 All other types are converted to string with display function.
6338 Examples: >
6339 :mz (define l (list 1 2 3))
6340 :mz (define h (make-hash)) (hash-set! h "list" l)
6341 :echo mzeval("l")
6342 :echo mzeval("h")
6343<
6344 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6345 to {expr}.
6346
6347 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6348 GetExpr()->mzeval()
6349<
6350 {only available when compiled with the |+mzscheme| feature}
6351
6352nextnonblank({lnum}) *nextnonblank()*
6353 Return the line number of the first line at or below {lnum}
6354 that is not blank. Example: >
6355 if getline(nextnonblank(1)) =~ "Java"
6356< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
6357 below it, zero is returned.
6358 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
6359 See also |prevnonblank()|.
6360
6361 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6362 GetLnum()->nextnonblank()
6363
6364nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) *nr2char()*
6365 Return a string with a single character, which has the number
6366 value {expr}. Examples: >
6367 nr2char(64) returns "@"
6368 nr2char(32) returns " "
6369< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
6370 Example for "utf-8": >
6371 nr2char(300) returns I with bow character
6372< When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
6373 Note that a NUL character in the file is specified with
6374 nr2char(10), because NULs are represented with newline
6375 characters. nr2char(0) is a real NUL and terminates the
6376 string, thus results in an empty string.
6377 To turn a list of character numbers into a string: >
6378 let list = [65, 66, 67]
6379 let str = join(map(list, {_, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
6380< Result: "ABC"
6381
6382 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6383 GetNumber()->nr2char()
6384
6385or({expr}, {expr}) *or()*
6386 Bitwise OR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
6387 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +01006388 Also see `and()` and `xor()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006389 Example: >
6390 :let bits = or(bits, 0x80)
6391< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6392 :let bits = bits->or(0x80)
6393
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +01006394< Rationale: The reason this is a function and not using the "|"
6395 character like many languages, is that Vi has always used "|"
6396 to separate commands. In many places it would not be clear if
6397 "|" is an operator or a command separator.
6398
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006399
6400pathshorten({path} [, {len}]) *pathshorten()*
6401 Shorten directory names in the path {path} and return the
6402 result. The tail, the file name, is kept as-is. The other
6403 components in the path are reduced to {len} letters in length.
6404 If {len} is omitted or smaller than 1 then 1 is used (single
6405 letters). Leading '~' and '.' characters are kept. Examples: >
6406 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim')
6407< ~/.v/a/myfile.vim ~
6408>
6409 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim', 2)
6410< ~/.vi/au/myfile.vim ~
6411 It doesn't matter if the path exists or not.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006412 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006413
6414 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6415 GetDirectories()->pathshorten()
6416
6417perleval({expr}) *perleval()*
6418 Evaluate Perl expression {expr} in scalar context and return
6419 its result converted to Vim data structures. If value can't be
6420 converted, it is returned as a string Perl representation.
6421 Note: If you want an array or hash, {expr} must return a
6422 reference to it.
6423 Example: >
6424 :echo perleval('[1 .. 4]')
6425< [1, 2, 3, 4]
6426
6427 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6428 to {expr}.
6429
6430 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6431 GetExpr()->perleval()
6432
6433< {only available when compiled with the |+perl| feature}
6434
6435
6436popup_ functions are documented here: |popup-functions|
6437
6438
6439pow({x}, {y}) *pow()*
6440 Return the power of {x} to the exponent {y} as a |Float|.
6441 {x} and {y} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006442 Returns 0.0 if {x} or {y} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006443 Examples: >
6444 :echo pow(3, 3)
6445< 27.0 >
6446 :echo pow(2, 16)
6447< 65536.0 >
6448 :echo pow(32, 0.20)
6449< 2.0
6450
6451 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6452 Compute()->pow(3)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006453
6454prevnonblank({lnum}) *prevnonblank()*
6455 Return the line number of the first line at or above {lnum}
6456 that is not blank. Example: >
6457 let ind = indent(prevnonblank(v:lnum - 1))
6458< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
6459 above it, zero is returned.
6460 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
6461 Also see |nextnonblank()|.
6462
6463 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6464 GetLnum()->prevnonblank()
6465
6466printf({fmt}, {expr1} ...) *printf()*
6467 Return a String with {fmt}, where "%" items are replaced by
6468 the formatted form of their respective arguments. Example: >
6469 printf("%4d: E%d %.30s", lnum, errno, msg)
6470< May result in:
6471 " 99: E42 asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfas" ~
6472
6473 When used as a |method| the base is passed as the second
6474 argument: >
6475 Compute()->printf("result: %d")
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006476<
6477 You can use `call()` to pass the items as a list.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006478
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006479 Often used items are:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006480 %s string
6481 %6S string right-aligned in 6 display cells
6482 %6s string right-aligned in 6 bytes
6483 %.9s string truncated to 9 bytes
6484 %c single byte
6485 %d decimal number
6486 %5d decimal number padded with spaces to 5 characters
6487 %x hex number
6488 %04x hex number padded with zeros to at least 4 characters
6489 %X hex number using upper case letters
6490 %o octal number
6491 %08b binary number padded with zeros to at least 8 chars
6492 %f floating point number as 12.23, inf, -inf or nan
6493 %F floating point number as 12.23, INF, -INF or NAN
6494 %e floating point number as 1.23e3, inf, -inf or nan
6495 %E floating point number as 1.23E3, INF, -INF or NAN
6496 %g floating point number, as %f or %e depending on value
6497 %G floating point number, as %F or %E depending on value
6498 %% the % character itself
6499
6500 Conversion specifications start with '%' and end with the
6501 conversion type. All other characters are copied unchanged to
6502 the result.
6503
6504 The "%" starts a conversion specification. The following
6505 arguments appear in sequence:
6506
6507 % [flags] [field-width] [.precision] type
6508
6509 flags
6510 Zero or more of the following flags:
6511
6512 # The value should be converted to an "alternate
6513 form". For c, d, and s conversions, this option
6514 has no effect. For o conversions, the precision
6515 of the number is increased to force the first
6516 character of the output string to a zero (except
6517 if a zero value is printed with an explicit
6518 precision of zero).
6519 For b and B conversions, a non-zero result has
6520 the string "0b" (or "0B" for B conversions)
6521 prepended to it.
6522 For x and X conversions, a non-zero result has
6523 the string "0x" (or "0X" for X conversions)
6524 prepended to it.
6525
6526 0 (zero) Zero padding. For all conversions the converted
6527 value is padded on the left with zeros rather
6528 than blanks. If a precision is given with a
6529 numeric conversion (d, b, B, o, x, and X), the 0
6530 flag is ignored.
6531
6532 - A negative field width flag; the converted value
6533 is to be left adjusted on the field boundary.
6534 The converted value is padded on the right with
6535 blanks, rather than on the left with blanks or
6536 zeros. A - overrides a 0 if both are given.
6537
6538 ' ' (space) A blank should be left before a positive
6539 number produced by a signed conversion (d).
6540
6541 + A sign must always be placed before a number
6542 produced by a signed conversion. A + overrides
6543 a space if both are used.
6544
6545 field-width
6546 An optional decimal digit string specifying a minimum
6547 field width. If the converted value has fewer bytes
6548 than the field width, it will be padded with spaces on
6549 the left (or right, if the left-adjustment flag has
6550 been given) to fill out the field width. For the S
6551 conversion the count is in cells.
6552
6553 .precision
6554 An optional precision, in the form of a period '.'
6555 followed by an optional digit string. If the digit
6556 string is omitted, the precision is taken as zero.
6557 This gives the minimum number of digits to appear for
6558 d, o, x, and X conversions, the maximum number of
6559 bytes to be printed from a string for s conversions,
6560 or the maximum number of cells to be printed from a
6561 string for S conversions.
6562 For floating point it is the number of digits after
6563 the decimal point.
6564
6565 type
6566 A character that specifies the type of conversion to
6567 be applied, see below.
6568
6569 A field width or precision, or both, may be indicated by an
6570 asterisk '*' instead of a digit string. In this case, a
6571 Number argument supplies the field width or precision. A
6572 negative field width is treated as a left adjustment flag
6573 followed by a positive field width; a negative precision is
6574 treated as though it were missing. Example: >
6575 :echo printf("%d: %.*s", nr, width, line)
6576< This limits the length of the text used from "line" to
6577 "width" bytes.
6578
6579 The conversion specifiers and their meanings are:
6580
6581 *printf-d* *printf-b* *printf-B* *printf-o*
6582 *printf-x* *printf-X*
6583 dbBoxX The Number argument is converted to signed decimal
6584 (d), unsigned binary (b and B), unsigned octal (o), or
6585 unsigned hexadecimal (x and X) notation. The letters
6586 "abcdef" are used for x conversions; the letters
6587 "ABCDEF" are used for X conversions.
6588 The precision, if any, gives the minimum number of
6589 digits that must appear; if the converted value
6590 requires fewer digits, it is padded on the left with
6591 zeros.
6592 In no case does a non-existent or small field width
6593 cause truncation of a numeric field; if the result of
6594 a conversion is wider than the field width, the field
6595 is expanded to contain the conversion result.
6596 The 'h' modifier indicates the argument is 16 bits.
6597 The 'l' modifier indicates the argument is 32 bits.
6598 The 'L' modifier indicates the argument is 64 bits.
6599 Generally, these modifiers are not useful. They are
6600 ignored when type is known from the argument.
6601
6602 i alias for d
6603 D alias for ld
6604 U alias for lu
6605 O alias for lo
6606
6607 *printf-c*
6608 c The Number argument is converted to a byte, and the
6609 resulting character is written.
6610
6611 *printf-s*
6612 s The text of the String argument is used. If a
6613 precision is specified, no more bytes than the number
6614 specified are used.
6615 If the argument is not a String type, it is
6616 automatically converted to text with the same format
6617 as ":echo".
6618 *printf-S*
6619 S The text of the String argument is used. If a
6620 precision is specified, no more display cells than the
6621 number specified are used.
6622
6623 *printf-f* *E807*
6624 f F The Float argument is converted into a string of the
6625 form 123.456. The precision specifies the number of
6626 digits after the decimal point. When the precision is
6627 zero the decimal point is omitted. When the precision
6628 is not specified 6 is used. A really big number
6629 (out of range or dividing by zero) results in "inf"
6630 or "-inf" with %f (INF or -INF with %F).
6631 "0.0 / 0.0" results in "nan" with %f (NAN with %F).
6632 Example: >
6633 echo printf("%.2f", 12.115)
6634< 12.12
6635 Note that roundoff depends on the system libraries.
6636 Use |round()| when in doubt.
6637
6638 *printf-e* *printf-E*
6639 e E The Float argument is converted into a string of the
6640 form 1.234e+03 or 1.234E+03 when using 'E'. The
6641 precision specifies the number of digits after the
6642 decimal point, like with 'f'.
6643
6644 *printf-g* *printf-G*
6645 g G The Float argument is converted like with 'f' if the
6646 value is between 0.001 (inclusive) and 10000000.0
6647 (exclusive). Otherwise 'e' is used for 'g' and 'E'
6648 for 'G'. When no precision is specified superfluous
6649 zeroes and '+' signs are removed, except for the zero
6650 immediately after the decimal point. Thus 10000000.0
6651 results in 1.0e7.
6652
6653 *printf-%*
6654 % A '%' is written. No argument is converted. The
6655 complete conversion specification is "%%".
6656
6657 When a Number argument is expected a String argument is also
6658 accepted and automatically converted.
6659 When a Float or String argument is expected a Number argument
6660 is also accepted and automatically converted.
6661 Any other argument type results in an error message.
6662
6663 *E766* *E767*
6664 The number of {exprN} arguments must exactly match the number
6665 of "%" items. If there are not sufficient or too many
6666 arguments an error is given. Up to 18 arguments can be used.
6667
6668
6669prompt_getprompt({buf}) *prompt_getprompt()*
6670 Returns the effective prompt text for buffer {buf}. {buf} can
6671 be a buffer name or number. See |prompt-buffer|.
6672
6673 If the buffer doesn't exist or isn't a prompt buffer, an empty
6674 string is returned.
6675
6676 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6677 GetBuffer()->prompt_getprompt()
6678
6679< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6680
6681
6682prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setcallback()*
6683 Set prompt callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr}
6684 is an empty string the callback is removed. This has only
6685 effect if {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
6686
6687 The callback is invoked when pressing Enter. The current
6688 buffer will always be the prompt buffer. A new line for a
6689 prompt is added before invoking the callback, thus the prompt
6690 for which the callback was invoked will be in the last but one
6691 line.
6692 If the callback wants to add text to the buffer, it must
6693 insert it above the last line, since that is where the current
6694 prompt is. This can also be done asynchronously.
6695 The callback is invoked with one argument, which is the text
6696 that was entered at the prompt. This can be an empty string
6697 if the user only typed Enter.
6698 Example: >
6699 call prompt_setcallback(bufnr(), function('s:TextEntered'))
6700 func s:TextEntered(text)
6701 if a:text == 'exit' || a:text == 'quit'
6702 stopinsert
6703 close
6704 else
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006705 call append(line('$') - 1, 'Entered: "' .. a:text .. '"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006706 " Reset 'modified' to allow the buffer to be closed.
6707 set nomodified
6708 endif
6709 endfunc
6710
6711< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6712 GetBuffer()->prompt_setcallback(callback)
6713
6714< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6715
6716prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setinterrupt()*
6717 Set a callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr} is an
6718 empty string the callback is removed. This has only effect if
6719 {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
6720
6721 This callback will be invoked when pressing CTRL-C in Insert
6722 mode. Without setting a callback Vim will exit Insert mode,
6723 as in any buffer.
6724
6725 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6726 GetBuffer()->prompt_setinterrupt(callback)
6727
6728< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6729
6730prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) *prompt_setprompt()*
6731 Set prompt for buffer {buf} to {text}. You most likely want
6732 {text} to end in a space.
6733 The result is only visible if {buf} has 'buftype' set to
6734 "prompt". Example: >
6735 call prompt_setprompt(bufnr(), 'command: ')
6736<
6737 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6738 GetBuffer()->prompt_setprompt('command: ')
6739
6740< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6741
6742prop_ functions are documented here: |text-prop-functions|
6743
6744pum_getpos() *pum_getpos()*
6745 If the popup menu (see |ins-completion-menu|) is not visible,
6746 returns an empty |Dictionary|, otherwise, returns a
6747 |Dictionary| with the following keys:
6748 height nr of items visible
6749 width screen cells
6750 row top screen row (0 first row)
6751 col leftmost screen column (0 first col)
6752 size total nr of items
6753 scrollbar |TRUE| if scrollbar is visible
6754
6755 The values are the same as in |v:event| during
6756 |CompleteChanged|.
6757
6758pumvisible() *pumvisible()*
6759 Returns non-zero when the popup menu is visible, zero
6760 otherwise. See |ins-completion-menu|.
6761 This can be used to avoid some things that would remove the
6762 popup menu.
6763
6764py3eval({expr}) *py3eval()*
6765 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
6766 converted to Vim data structures.
6767 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
6768 copied though, Unicode strings are additionally converted to
6769 'encoding').
6770 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
6771 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with
6772 keys converted to strings.
6773 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6774 to {expr}.
6775
6776 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6777 GetExpr()->py3eval()
6778
6779< {only available when compiled with the |+python3| feature}
6780
6781 *E858* *E859*
6782pyeval({expr}) *pyeval()*
6783 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
6784 converted to Vim data structures.
6785 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
6786 copied though).
6787 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
6788 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type,
6789 non-string keys result in error.
6790 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6791 to {expr}.
6792
6793 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6794 GetExpr()->pyeval()
6795
6796< {only available when compiled with the |+python| feature}
6797
6798pyxeval({expr}) *pyxeval()*
6799 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
6800 converted to Vim data structures.
6801 Uses Python 2 or 3, see |python_x| and 'pyxversion'.
6802 See also: |pyeval()|, |py3eval()|
6803
6804 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6805 GetExpr()->pyxeval()
6806
6807< {only available when compiled with the |+python| or the
6808 |+python3| feature}
6809
6810rand([{expr}]) *rand()* *random*
6811 Return a pseudo-random Number generated with an xoshiro128**
6812 algorithm using seed {expr}. The returned number is 32 bits,
6813 also on 64 bits systems, for consistency.
6814 {expr} can be initialized by |srand()| and will be updated by
6815 rand(). If {expr} is omitted, an internal seed value is used
6816 and updated.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006817 Returns -1 if {expr} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006818
6819 Examples: >
6820 :echo rand()
6821 :let seed = srand()
6822 :echo rand(seed)
6823 :echo rand(seed) % 16 " random number 0 - 15
6824<
6825
6826 *E726* *E727*
6827range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]]) *range()*
6828 Returns a |List| with Numbers:
6829 - If only {expr} is specified: [0, 1, ..., {expr} - 1]
6830 - If {max} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + 1, ..., {max}]
6831 - If {stride} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + {stride}, ...,
6832 {max}] (increasing {expr} with {stride} each time, not
6833 producing a value past {max}).
6834 When the maximum is one before the start the result is an
6835 empty list. When the maximum is more than one before the
6836 start this is an error.
6837 Examples: >
6838 range(4) " [0, 1, 2, 3]
6839 range(2, 4) " [2, 3, 4]
6840 range(2, 9, 3) " [2, 5, 8]
6841 range(2, -2, -1) " [2, 1, 0, -1, -2]
6842 range(0) " []
6843 range(2, 0) " error!
6844<
6845 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6846 GetExpr()->range()
6847<
6848
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +01006849readblob({fname} [, {offset} [, {size}]]) *readblob()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006850 Read file {fname} in binary mode and return a |Blob|.
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +01006851 If {offset} is specified, read the file from the specified
6852 offset. If it is a negative value, it is used as an offset
6853 from the end of the file. E.g., to read the last 12 bytes: >
6854 readblob('file.bin', -12)
6855< If {size} is specified, only the specified size will be read.
6856 E.g. to read the first 100 bytes of a file: >
6857 readblob('file.bin', 0, 100)
6858< If {size} is -1 or omitted, the whole data starting from
6859 {offset} will be read.
K.Takata43625762022-10-20 13:28:51 +01006860 This can be also used to read the data from a character device
6861 on Unix when {size} is explicitly set. Only if the device
6862 supports seeking {offset} can be used. Otherwise it should be
6863 zero. E.g. to read 10 bytes from a serial console: >
6864 readblob('/dev/ttyS0', 0, 10)
6865< When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006866 the result is an empty |Blob|.
Bram Moolenaar5b2a3d72022-10-21 11:25:30 +01006867 When the offset is beyond the end of the file the result is an
6868 empty blob.
6869 When trying to read more bytes than are available the result
6870 is truncated.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006871 Also see |readfile()| and |writefile()|.
6872
6873
6874readdir({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdir()*
6875 Return a list with file and directory names in {directory}.
6876 You can also use |glob()| if you don't need to do complicated
6877 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
6878 The list will be sorted (case sensitive), see the {dict}
6879 argument below for changing the sort order.
6880
6881 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
6882 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
6883 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
6884 be handled.
6885 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
6886 added to the list.
6887 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
6888 to the list.
6889 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
6890 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to the entry name.
6891 When {expr} is a function the name is passed as the argument.
6892 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
6893 readdir(dirname, {n -> n =~ '.txt$'})
6894< To skip hidden and backup files: >
6895 readdir(dirname, {n -> n !~ '^\.\|\~$'})
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00006896< *E857*
6897 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006898 values. Currently this is used to specify if and how sorting
6899 should be performed. The dict can have the following members:
6900
6901 sort How to sort the result returned from the system.
6902 Valid values are:
6903 "none" do not sort (fastest method)
6904 "case" sort case sensitive (byte value of
6905 each character, technically, using
6906 strcmp()) (default)
6907 "icase" sort case insensitive (technically
6908 using strcasecmp())
6909 "collate" sort using the collation order
6910 of the "POSIX" or "C" |locale|
6911 (technically using strcoll())
6912 Other values are silently ignored.
6913
6914 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
6915 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
6916 readdir('.', '1', #{sort: 'none'})
6917< If you want to get a directory tree: >
6918 function! s:tree(dir)
6919 return {a:dir : map(readdir(a:dir),
6920 \ {_, x -> isdirectory(x) ?
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006921 \ {x : s:tree(a:dir .. '/' .. x)} : x})}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006922 endfunction
6923 echo s:tree(".")
6924<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006925 Returns an empty List on error.
6926
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006927 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6928 GetDirName()->readdir()
6929<
6930readdirex({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdirex()*
6931 Extended version of |readdir()|.
6932 Return a list of Dictionaries with file and directory
6933 information in {directory}.
6934 This is useful if you want to get the attributes of file and
6935 directory at the same time as getting a list of a directory.
6936 This is much faster than calling |readdir()| then calling
6937 |getfperm()|, |getfsize()|, |getftime()| and |getftype()| for
6938 each file and directory especially on MS-Windows.
6939 The list will by default be sorted by name (case sensitive),
6940 the sorting can be changed by using the optional {dict}
6941 argument, see |readdir()|.
6942
6943 The Dictionary for file and directory information has the
6944 following items:
6945 group Group name of the entry. (Only on Unix)
6946 name Name of the entry.
6947 perm Permissions of the entry. See |getfperm()|.
6948 size Size of the entry. See |getfsize()|.
6949 time Timestamp of the entry. See |getftime()|.
6950 type Type of the entry.
6951 On Unix, almost same as |getftype()| except:
6952 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
6953 Other symlink "link"
6954 On MS-Windows:
6955 Normal file "file"
6956 Directory "dir"
6957 Junction "junction"
6958 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
6959 Other symlink "link"
6960 Other reparse point "reparse"
6961 user User name of the entry's owner. (Only on Unix)
6962 On Unix, if the entry is a symlink, the Dictionary includes
6963 the information of the target (except the "type" item).
6964 On MS-Windows, it includes the information of the symlink
6965 itself because of performance reasons.
6966
6967 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
6968 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
6969 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
6970 be handled.
6971 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
6972 added to the list.
6973 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
6974 to the list.
6975 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
6976 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to a |Dictionary|
6977 of the entry.
6978 When {expr} is a function the entry is passed as the argument.
6979 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
6980 readdirex(dirname, {e -> e.name =~ '.txt$'})
6981<
6982 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
6983 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
6984 readdirex(dirname, '1', #{sort: 'none'})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006985<
6986 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6987 GetDirName()->readdirex()
6988<
6989
6990 *readfile()*
6991readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
6992 Read file {fname} and return a |List|, each line of the file
6993 as an item. Lines are broken at NL characters. Macintosh
6994 files separated with CR will result in a single long line
6995 (unless a NL appears somewhere).
6996 All NUL characters are replaced with a NL character.
6997 When {type} contains "b" binary mode is used:
6998 - When the last line ends in a NL an extra empty list item is
6999 added.
7000 - No CR characters are removed.
7001 Otherwise:
7002 - CR characters that appear before a NL are removed.
7003 - Whether the last line ends in a NL or not does not matter.
7004 - When 'encoding' is Unicode any UTF-8 byte order mark is
7005 removed from the text.
7006 When {max} is given this specifies the maximum number of lines
7007 to be read. Useful if you only want to check the first ten
7008 lines of a file: >
7009 :for line in readfile(fname, '', 10)
7010 : if line =~ 'Date' | echo line | endif
7011 :endfor
7012< When {max} is negative -{max} lines from the end of the file
7013 are returned, or as many as there are.
7014 When {max} is zero the result is an empty list.
7015 Note that without {max} the whole file is read into memory.
7016 Also note that there is no recognition of encoding. Read a
7017 file into a buffer if you need to.
7018 Deprecated (use |readblob()| instead): When {type} contains
7019 "B" a |Blob| is returned with the binary data of the file
7020 unmodified.
7021 When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
7022 the result is an empty list.
7023 Also see |writefile()|.
7024
7025 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7026 GetFileName()->readfile()
7027
7028reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}]) *reduce()* *E998*
7029 {func} is called for every item in {object}, which can be a
7030 |String|, |List| or a |Blob|. {func} is called with two
7031 arguments: the result so far and current item. After
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00007032 processing all items the result is returned. *E1132*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007033
7034 {initial} is the initial result. When omitted, the first item
7035 in {object} is used and {func} is first called for the second
7036 item. If {initial} is not given and {object} is empty no
7037 result can be computed, an E998 error is given.
7038
7039 Examples: >
7040 echo reduce([1, 3, 5], { acc, val -> acc + val })
7041 echo reduce(['x', 'y'], { acc, val -> acc .. val }, 'a')
7042 echo reduce(0z1122, { acc, val -> 2 * acc + val })
7043 echo reduce('xyz', { acc, val -> acc .. ',' .. val })
7044<
7045 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7046 echo mylist->reduce({ acc, val -> acc + val }, 0)
7047
7048
7049reg_executing() *reg_executing()*
7050 Returns the single letter name of the register being executed.
7051 Returns an empty string when no register is being executed.
7052 See |@|.
7053
7054reg_recording() *reg_recording()*
7055 Returns the single letter name of the register being recorded.
7056 Returns an empty string when not recording. See |q|.
7057
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007058reltime()
7059reltime({start})
7060reltime({start}, {end}) *reltime()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007061 Return an item that represents a time value. The item is a
7062 list with items that depend on the system. In Vim 9 script
7063 list<any> can be used.
7064 The item can be passed to |reltimestr()| to convert it to a
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007065 string or |reltimefloat()| to convert to a Float. For
7066 example, to see the time spent in function Work(): >
7067 var startTime = reltime()
7068 Work()
7069 echo startTime->reltime()->reltimestr()
7070<
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01007071 Without an argument reltime() returns the current time (the
Bram Moolenaareb490412022-06-28 13:44:46 +01007072 representation is system-dependent, it can not be used as the
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01007073 wall-clock time, see |localtime()| for that).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007074 With one argument is returns the time passed since the time
7075 specified in the argument.
7076 With two arguments it returns the time passed between {start}
7077 and {end}.
7078
7079 The {start} and {end} arguments must be values returned by
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007080 reltime(). If there is an error an empty List is returned in
7081 legacy script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007082
7083 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7084 GetStart()->reltime()
7085<
7086 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7087
7088reltimefloat({time}) *reltimefloat()*
7089 Return a Float that represents the time value of {time}.
7090 Example: >
7091 let start = reltime()
7092 call MyFunction()
7093 let seconds = reltimefloat(reltime(start))
7094< See the note of reltimestr() about overhead.
7095 Also see |profiling|.
7096 If there is an error 0.0 is returned in legacy script, in Vim9
7097 script an error is given.
7098
7099 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7100 reltime(start)->reltimefloat()
7101
7102< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7103
7104reltimestr({time}) *reltimestr()*
7105 Return a String that represents the time value of {time}.
7106 This is the number of seconds, a dot and the number of
7107 microseconds. Example: >
7108 let start = reltime()
7109 call MyFunction()
7110 echo reltimestr(reltime(start))
7111< Note that overhead for the commands will be added to the time.
7112 The accuracy depends on the system.
7113 Leading spaces are used to make the string align nicely. You
7114 can use split() to remove it. >
7115 echo split(reltimestr(reltime(start)))[0]
7116< Also see |profiling|.
7117 If there is an error an empty string is returned in legacy
7118 script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
7119
7120 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7121 reltime(start)->reltimestr()
7122
7123< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7124
7125 *remote_expr()* *E449*
7126remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007127 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
7128 string, also see |{server}|.
7129
7130 The string is sent as an expression and the result is returned
7131 after evaluation. The result must be a String or a |List|. A
7132 |List| is turned into a String by joining the items with a
7133 line break in between (not at the end), like with join(expr,
7134 "\n").
7135
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007136 If {idvar} is present and not empty, it is taken as the name
7137 of a variable and a {serverid} for later use with
7138 |remote_read()| is stored there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007139
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007140 If {timeout} is given the read times out after this many
7141 seconds. Otherwise a timeout of 600 seconds is used.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007142
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007143 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
7144 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7145 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7146 Note: Any errors will cause a local error message to be issued
7147 and the result will be the empty string.
7148
7149 Variables will be evaluated in the global namespace,
7150 independent of a function currently being active. Except
7151 when in debug mode, then local function variables and
7152 arguments can be evaluated.
7153
7154 Examples: >
7155 :echo remote_expr("gvim", "2+2")
7156 :echo remote_expr("gvim1", "b:current_syntax")
7157<
7158 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7159 ServerName()->remote_expr(expr)
7160
7161remote_foreground({server}) *remote_foreground()*
7162 Move the Vim server with the name {server} to the foreground.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007163 The {server} argument is a string, also see |{server}|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007164 This works like: >
7165 remote_expr({server}, "foreground()")
7166< Except that on Win32 systems the client does the work, to work
7167 around the problem that the OS doesn't always allow the server
7168 to bring itself to the foreground.
7169 Note: This does not restore the window if it was minimized,
7170 like foreground() does.
7171 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7172
7173 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7174 ServerName()->remote_foreground()
7175
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01007176< {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007177 Win32 console version}
7178
7179
7180remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}]) *remote_peek()*
7181 Returns a positive number if there are available strings
7182 from {serverid}. Copies any reply string into the variable
7183 {retvar} if specified. {retvar} must be a string with the
7184 name of a variable.
7185 Returns zero if none are available.
7186 Returns -1 if something is wrong.
7187 See also |clientserver|.
7188 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7189 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7190 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007191 :let repl = ""
7192 :echo "PEEK: " .. remote_peek(id, "repl") .. ": " .. repl
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007193
7194< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7195 ServerId()->remote_peek()
7196
7197remote_read({serverid}, [{timeout}]) *remote_read()*
7198 Return the oldest available reply from {serverid} and consume
7199 it. Unless a {timeout} in seconds is given, it blocks until a
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007200 reply is available. Returns an empty string, if a reply is
7201 not available or on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007202 See also |clientserver|.
7203 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7204 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7205 Example: >
7206 :echo remote_read(id)
7207
7208< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7209 ServerId()->remote_read()
7210<
7211 *remote_send()* *E241*
7212remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007213 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
7214 string, also see |{server}|.
7215
7216 The string is sent as input keys and the function returns
7217 immediately. At the Vim server the keys are not mapped
7218 |:map|.
7219
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007220 If {idvar} is present, it is taken as the name of a variable
7221 and a {serverid} for later use with remote_read() is stored
7222 there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007223
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007224 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
7225 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7226 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7227
7228 Note: Any errors will be reported in the server and may mess
7229 up the display.
7230 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007231 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":DropAndReply " .. file, "serverid") ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007232 \ remote_read(serverid)
7233
7234 :autocmd NONE RemoteReply *
7235 \ echo remote_read(expand("<amatch>"))
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007236 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":sleep 10 | echo " ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007237 \ 'server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")<CR>')
7238<
7239 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7240 ServerName()->remote_send(keys)
7241<
7242 *remote_startserver()* *E941* *E942*
7243remote_startserver({name})
7244 Become the server {name}. This fails if already running as a
7245 server, when |v:servername| is not empty.
7246
7247 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7248 ServerName()->remote_startserver()
7249
7250< {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7251
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007252remove({list}, {idx})
7253remove({list}, {idx}, {end}) *remove()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007254 Without {end}: Remove the item at {idx} from |List| {list} and
7255 return the item.
7256 With {end}: Remove items from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
7257 return a |List| with these items. When {idx} points to the same
7258 item as {end} a list with one item is returned. When {end}
7259 points to an item before {idx} this is an error.
7260 See |list-index| for possible values of {idx} and {end}.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007261 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007262 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007263 :echo "last item: " .. remove(mylist, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007264 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
7265<
7266 Use |delete()| to remove a file.
7267
7268 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7269 mylist->remove(idx)
7270
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007271remove({blob}, {idx})
7272remove({blob}, {idx}, {end})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007273 Without {end}: Remove the byte at {idx} from |Blob| {blob} and
7274 return the byte.
7275 With {end}: Remove bytes from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
7276 return a |Blob| with these bytes. When {idx} points to the same
7277 byte as {end} a |Blob| with one byte is returned. When {end}
7278 points to a byte before {idx} this is an error.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007279 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007280 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007281 :echo "last byte: " .. remove(myblob, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007282 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
7283
7284remove({dict}, {key})
7285 Remove the entry from {dict} with key {key} and return it.
7286 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007287 :echo "removed " .. remove(dict, "one")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007288< If there is no {key} in {dict} this is an error.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007289 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007290
7291rename({from}, {to}) *rename()*
7292 Rename the file by the name {from} to the name {to}. This
7293 should also work to move files across file systems. The
7294 result is a Number, which is 0 if the file was renamed
7295 successfully, and non-zero when the renaming failed.
7296 NOTE: If {to} exists it is overwritten without warning.
7297 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7298
7299 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7300 GetOldName()->rename(newname)
7301
7302repeat({expr}, {count}) *repeat()*
7303 Repeat {expr} {count} times and return the concatenated
7304 result. Example: >
7305 :let separator = repeat('-', 80)
7306< When {count} is zero or negative the result is empty.
Bakudankun375141e2022-09-09 18:46:47 +01007307 When {expr} is a |List| or a |Blob| the result is {expr}
7308 concatenated {count} times. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007309 :let longlist = repeat(['a', 'b'], 3)
7310< Results in ['a', 'b', 'a', 'b', 'a', 'b'].
7311
7312 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7313 mylist->repeat(count)
7314
7315resolve({filename}) *resolve()* *E655*
7316 On MS-Windows, when {filename} is a shortcut (a .lnk file),
7317 returns the path the shortcut points to in a simplified form.
7318 When {filename} is a symbolic link or junction point, return
7319 the full path to the target. If the target of junction is
7320 removed, return {filename}.
7321 On Unix, repeat resolving symbolic links in all path
7322 components of {filename} and return the simplified result.
7323 To cope with link cycles, resolving of symbolic links is
7324 stopped after 100 iterations.
7325 On other systems, return the simplified {filename}.
7326 The simplification step is done as by |simplify()|.
7327 resolve() keeps a leading path component specifying the
7328 current directory (provided the result is still a relative
7329 path name) and also keeps a trailing path separator.
7330
7331 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7332 GetName()->resolve()
7333
7334reverse({object}) *reverse()*
7335 Reverse the order of items in {object} in-place.
7336 {object} can be a |List| or a |Blob|.
7337 Returns {object}.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007338 Returns zero if {object} is not a List or a Blob.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007339 If you want an object to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
7340 :let revlist = reverse(copy(mylist))
7341< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7342 mylist->reverse()
7343
7344round({expr}) *round()*
7345 Round off {expr} to the nearest integral value and return it
7346 as a |Float|. If {expr} lies halfway between two integral
7347 values, then use the larger one (away from zero).
7348 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007349 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007350 Examples: >
7351 echo round(0.456)
7352< 0.0 >
7353 echo round(4.5)
7354< 5.0 >
7355 echo round(-4.5)
7356< -5.0
7357
7358 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7359 Compute()->round()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007360
7361rubyeval({expr}) *rubyeval()*
7362 Evaluate Ruby expression {expr} and return its result
7363 converted to Vim data structures.
7364 Numbers, floats and strings are returned as they are (strings
7365 are copied though).
7366 Arrays are represented as Vim |List| type.
7367 Hashes are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type.
7368 Other objects are represented as strings resulted from their
7369 "Object#to_s" method.
7370 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
7371 to {expr}.
7372
7373 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7374 GetRubyExpr()->rubyeval()
7375
7376< {only available when compiled with the |+ruby| feature}
7377
7378screenattr({row}, {col}) *screenattr()*
7379 Like |screenchar()|, but return the attribute. This is a rather
7380 arbitrary number that can only be used to compare to the
7381 attribute at other positions.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007382 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007383
7384 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7385 GetRow()->screenattr(col)
7386
7387screenchar({row}, {col}) *screenchar()*
7388 The result is a Number, which is the character at position
7389 [row, col] on the screen. This works for every possible
7390 screen position, also status lines, window separators and the
7391 command line. The top left position is row one, column one
7392 The character excludes composing characters. For double-byte
7393 encodings it may only be the first byte.
7394 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7395 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
7396
7397 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7398 GetRow()->screenchar(col)
7399
7400screenchars({row}, {col}) *screenchars()*
7401 The result is a |List| of Numbers. The first number is the same
7402 as what |screenchar()| returns. Further numbers are
7403 composing characters on top of the base character.
7404 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7405 Returns an empty List when row or col is out of range.
7406
7407 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7408 GetRow()->screenchars(col)
7409
7410screencol() *screencol()*
7411 The result is a Number, which is the current screen column of
7412 the cursor. The leftmost column has number 1.
7413 This function is mainly used for testing.
7414
7415 Note: Always returns the current screen column, thus if used
7416 in a command (e.g. ":echo screencol()") it will return the
7417 column inside the command line, which is 1 when the command is
7418 executed. To get the cursor position in the file use one of
7419 the following mappings: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007420 nnoremap <expr> GG ":echom " .. screencol() .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007421 nnoremap <silent> GG :echom screencol()<CR>
7422 nnoremap GG <Cmd>echom screencol()<CR>
7423<
7424screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *screenpos()*
7425 The result is a Dict with the screen position of the text
7426 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and column
7427 {col}. {col} is a one-based byte index.
7428 The Dict has these members:
7429 row screen row
7430 col first screen column
7431 endcol last screen column
7432 curscol cursor screen column
7433 If the specified position is not visible, all values are zero.
7434 The "endcol" value differs from "col" when the character
7435 occupies more than one screen cell. E.g. for a Tab "col" can
7436 be 1 and "endcol" can be 8.
7437 The "curscol" value is where the cursor would be placed. For
7438 a Tab it would be the same as "endcol", while for a double
7439 width character it would be the same as "col".
7440 The |conceal| feature is ignored here, the column numbers are
7441 as if 'conceallevel' is zero. You can set the cursor to the
7442 right position and use |screencol()| to get the value with
7443 |conceal| taken into account.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007444 If the position is in a closed fold the screen position of the
7445 first character is returned, {col} is not used.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007446 Returns an empty Dict if {winid} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007447
7448 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7449 GetWinid()->screenpos(lnum, col)
7450
7451screenrow() *screenrow()*
7452 The result is a Number, which is the current screen row of the
7453 cursor. The top line has number one.
7454 This function is mainly used for testing.
7455 Alternatively you can use |winline()|.
7456
7457 Note: Same restrictions as with |screencol()|.
7458
7459screenstring({row}, {col}) *screenstring()*
7460 The result is a String that contains the base character and
7461 any composing characters at position [row, col] on the screen.
7462 This is like |screenchars()| but returning a String with the
7463 characters.
7464 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7465 Returns an empty String when row or col is out of range.
7466
7467 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7468 GetRow()->screenstring(col)
7469<
7470 *search()*
7471search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
7472 Search for regexp pattern {pattern}. The search starts at the
7473 cursor position (you can use |cursor()| to set it).
7474
7475 When a match has been found its line number is returned.
7476 If there is no match a 0 is returned and the cursor doesn't
7477 move. No error message is given.
7478
7479 {flags} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
7480 'b' search Backward instead of forward
7481 'c' accept a match at the Cursor position
7482 'e' move to the End of the match
7483 'n' do Not move the cursor
7484 'p' return number of matching sub-Pattern (see below)
7485 's' Set the ' mark at the previous location of the cursor
7486 'w' Wrap around the end of the file
7487 'W' don't Wrap around the end of the file
7488 'z' start searching at the cursor column instead of zero
7489 If neither 'w' or 'W' is given, the 'wrapscan' option applies.
7490
7491 If the 's' flag is supplied, the ' mark is set, only if the
7492 cursor is moved. The 's' flag cannot be combined with the 'n'
7493 flag.
7494
7495 'ignorecase', 'smartcase' and 'magic' are used.
7496
7497 When the 'z' flag is not given, forward searching always
7498 starts in column zero and then matches before the cursor are
7499 skipped. When the 'c' flag is present in 'cpo' the next
7500 search starts after the match. Without the 'c' flag the next
Bram Moolenaarfd999452022-08-24 18:30:14 +01007501 search starts one column after the start of the match. This
7502 matters for overlapping matches. See |cpo-c|. You can also
7503 insert "\ze" to change where the match ends, see |/\ze|.
7504
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007505 When searching backwards and the 'z' flag is given then the
7506 search starts in column zero, thus no match in the current
7507 line will be found (unless wrapping around the end of the
7508 file).
7509
7510 When the {stopline} argument is given then the search stops
7511 after searching this line. This is useful to restrict the
7512 search to a range of lines. Examples: >
7513 let match = search('(', 'b', line("w0"))
7514 let end = search('END', '', line("w$"))
7515< When {stopline} is used and it is not zero this also implies
7516 that the search does not wrap around the end of the file.
7517 A zero value is equal to not giving the argument.
Bram Moolenaar2ecbe532022-07-29 21:36:21 +01007518 *E1285* *E1286* *E1287* *E1288* *E1289*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007519 When the {timeout} argument is given the search stops when
7520 more than this many milliseconds have passed. Thus when
7521 {timeout} is 500 the search stops after half a second.
7522 The value must not be negative. A zero value is like not
7523 giving the argument.
7524 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7525
7526 If the {skip} expression is given it is evaluated with the
7527 cursor positioned on the start of a match. If it evaluates to
7528 non-zero this match is skipped. This can be used, for
7529 example, to skip a match in a comment or a string.
7530 {skip} can be a string, which is evaluated as an expression, a
7531 function reference or a lambda.
7532 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
7533 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
7534 and -1 returned.
7535 *search()-sub-match*
7536 With the 'p' flag the returned value is one more than the
7537 first sub-match in \(\). One if none of them matched but the
7538 whole pattern did match.
7539 To get the column number too use |searchpos()|.
7540
7541 The cursor will be positioned at the match, unless the 'n'
7542 flag is used.
7543
7544 Example (goes over all files in the argument list): >
7545 :let n = 1
7546 :while n <= argc() " loop over all files in arglist
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007547 : exe "argument " .. n
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007548 : " start at the last char in the file and wrap for the
7549 : " first search to find match at start of file
7550 : normal G$
7551 : let flags = "w"
7552 : while search("foo", flags) > 0
7553 : s/foo/bar/g
7554 : let flags = "W"
7555 : endwhile
7556 : update " write the file if modified
7557 : let n = n + 1
7558 :endwhile
7559<
7560 Example for using some flags: >
7561 :echo search('\<if\|\(else\)\|\(endif\)', 'ncpe')
7562< This will search for the keywords "if", "else", and "endif"
7563 under or after the cursor. Because of the 'p' flag, it
7564 returns 1, 2, or 3 depending on which keyword is found, or 0
7565 if the search fails. With the cursor on the first word of the
7566 line:
7567 if (foo == 0) | let foo = foo + 1 | endif ~
7568 the function returns 1. Without the 'c' flag, the function
7569 finds the "endif" and returns 3. The same thing happens
7570 without the 'e' flag if the cursor is on the "f" of "if".
7571 The 'n' flag tells the function not to move the cursor.
7572
7573 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7574 GetPattern()->search()
7575
7576searchcount([{options}]) *searchcount()*
7577 Get or update the last search count, like what is displayed
7578 without the "S" flag in 'shortmess'. This works even if
7579 'shortmess' does contain the "S" flag.
7580
7581 This returns a |Dictionary|. The dictionary is empty if the
7582 previous pattern was not set and "pattern" was not specified.
7583
7584 key type meaning ~
7585 current |Number| current position of match;
7586 0 if the cursor position is
7587 before the first match
7588 exact_match |Boolean| 1 if "current" is matched on
7589 "pos", otherwise 0
7590 total |Number| total count of matches found
7591 incomplete |Number| 0: search was fully completed
7592 1: recomputing was timed out
7593 2: max count exceeded
7594
7595 For {options} see further down.
7596
7597 To get the last search count when |n| or |N| was pressed, call
7598 this function with `recompute: 0` . This sometimes returns
7599 wrong information because |n| and |N|'s maximum count is 99.
7600 If it exceeded 99 the result must be max count + 1 (100). If
7601 you want to get correct information, specify `recompute: 1`: >
7602
7603 " result == maxcount + 1 (100) when many matches
7604 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
7605
7606 " Below returns correct result (recompute defaults
7607 " to 1)
7608 let result = searchcount()
7609<
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01007610 The function is useful to add the count to 'statusline': >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007611 function! LastSearchCount() abort
7612 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
7613 if empty(result)
7614 return ''
7615 endif
7616 if result.incomplete ==# 1 " timed out
7617 return printf(' /%s [?/??]', @/)
7618 elseif result.incomplete ==# 2 " max count exceeded
7619 if result.total > result.maxcount &&
7620 \ result.current > result.maxcount
7621 return printf(' /%s [>%d/>%d]', @/,
7622 \ result.current, result.total)
7623 elseif result.total > result.maxcount
7624 return printf(' /%s [%d/>%d]', @/,
7625 \ result.current, result.total)
7626 endif
7627 endif
7628 return printf(' /%s [%d/%d]', @/,
7629 \ result.current, result.total)
7630 endfunction
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007631 let &statusline ..= '%{LastSearchCount()}'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007632
7633 " Or if you want to show the count only when
7634 " 'hlsearch' was on
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007635 " let &statusline ..=
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007636 " \ '%{v:hlsearch ? LastSearchCount() : ""}'
7637<
7638 You can also update the search count, which can be useful in a
7639 |CursorMoved| or |CursorMovedI| autocommand: >
7640
7641 autocmd CursorMoved,CursorMovedI *
7642 \ let s:searchcount_timer = timer_start(
7643 \ 200, function('s:update_searchcount'))
7644 function! s:update_searchcount(timer) abort
7645 if a:timer ==# s:searchcount_timer
7646 call searchcount(#{
7647 \ recompute: 1, maxcount: 0, timeout: 100})
7648 redrawstatus
7649 endif
7650 endfunction
7651<
7652 This can also be used to count matched texts with specified
7653 pattern in the current buffer using "pattern": >
7654
7655 " Count '\<foo\>' in this buffer
7656 " (Note that it also updates search count)
7657 let result = searchcount(#{pattern: '\<foo\>'})
7658
7659 " To restore old search count by old pattern,
7660 " search again
7661 call searchcount()
7662<
7663 {options} must be a |Dictionary|. It can contain:
7664 key type meaning ~
7665 recompute |Boolean| if |TRUE|, recompute the count
7666 like |n| or |N| was executed.
7667 otherwise returns the last
7668 computed result (when |n| or
7669 |N| was used when "S" is not
7670 in 'shortmess', or this
7671 function was called).
7672 (default: |TRUE|)
7673 pattern |String| recompute if this was given
7674 and different with |@/|.
7675 this works as same as the
7676 below command is executed
7677 before calling this function >
7678 let @/ = pattern
7679< (default: |@/|)
7680 timeout |Number| 0 or negative number is no
7681 timeout. timeout milliseconds
7682 for recomputing the result
7683 (default: 0)
7684 maxcount |Number| 0 or negative number is no
7685 limit. max count of matched
7686 text while recomputing the
7687 result. if search exceeded
7688 total count, "total" value
7689 becomes `maxcount + 1`
7690 (default: 99)
7691 pos |List| `[lnum, col, off]` value
7692 when recomputing the result.
7693 this changes "current" result
7694 value. see |cursor()|,
7695 |getpos()|
7696 (default: cursor's position)
7697
7698 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7699 GetSearchOpts()->searchcount()
7700<
7701searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]]) *searchdecl()*
7702 Search for the declaration of {name}.
7703
7704 With a non-zero {global} argument it works like |gD|, find
7705 first match in the file. Otherwise it works like |gd|, find
7706 first match in the function.
7707
7708 With a non-zero {thisblock} argument matches in a {} block
7709 that ends before the cursor position are ignored. Avoids
7710 finding variable declarations only valid in another scope.
7711
7712 Moves the cursor to the found match.
7713 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
7714 Example: >
7715 if searchdecl('myvar') == 0
7716 echo getline('.')
7717 endif
7718<
7719 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7720 GetName()->searchdecl()
7721<
7722 *searchpair()*
7723searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
7724 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
7725 Search for the match of a nested start-end pair. This can be
7726 used to find the "endif" that matches an "if", while other
7727 if/endif pairs in between are ignored.
7728 The search starts at the cursor. The default is to search
7729 forward, include 'b' in {flags} to search backward.
7730 If a match is found, the cursor is positioned at it and the
7731 line number is returned. If no match is found 0 or -1 is
7732 returned and the cursor doesn't move. No error message is
7733 given.
7734
7735 {start}, {middle} and {end} are patterns, see |pattern|. They
7736 must not contain \( \) pairs. Use of \%( \) is allowed. When
7737 {middle} is not empty, it is found when searching from either
7738 direction, but only when not in a nested start-end pair. A
7739 typical use is: >
7740 searchpair('\<if\>', '\<else\>', '\<endif\>')
7741< By leaving {middle} empty the "else" is skipped.
7742
7743 {flags} 'b', 'c', 'n', 's', 'w' and 'W' are used like with
7744 |search()|. Additionally:
7745 'r' Repeat until no more matches found; will find the
7746 outer pair. Implies the 'W' flag.
7747 'm' Return number of matches instead of line number with
7748 the match; will be > 1 when 'r' is used.
7749 Note: it's nearly always a good idea to use the 'W' flag, to
7750 avoid wrapping around the end of the file.
7751
7752 When a match for {start}, {middle} or {end} is found, the
7753 {skip} expression is evaluated with the cursor positioned on
7754 the start of the match. It should return non-zero if this
7755 match is to be skipped. E.g., because it is inside a comment
7756 or a string.
7757 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
7758 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
7759 and -1 returned.
7760 {skip} can be a string, a lambda, a funcref or a partial.
7761 Anything else makes the function fail.
7762 In a `:def` function when the {skip} argument is a string
7763 constant it is compiled into instructions.
7764
7765 For {stopline} and {timeout} see |search()|.
7766
7767 The value of 'ignorecase' is used. 'magic' is ignored, the
7768 patterns are used like it's on.
7769
7770 The search starts exactly at the cursor. A match with
7771 {start}, {middle} or {end} at the next character, in the
7772 direction of searching, is the first one found. Example: >
7773 if 1
7774 if 2
7775 endif 2
7776 endif 1
7777< When starting at the "if 2", with the cursor on the "i", and
7778 searching forwards, the "endif 2" is found. When starting on
7779 the character just before the "if 2", the "endif 1" will be
7780 found. That's because the "if 2" will be found first, and
7781 then this is considered to be a nested if/endif from "if 2" to
7782 "endif 2".
7783 When searching backwards and {end} is more than one character,
7784 it may be useful to put "\zs" at the end of the pattern, so
7785 that when the cursor is inside a match with the end it finds
7786 the matching start.
7787
7788 Example, to find the "endif" command in a Vim script: >
7789
7790 :echo searchpair('\<if\>', '\<el\%[seif]\>', '\<en\%[dif]\>', 'W',
7791 \ 'getline(".") =~ "^\\s*\""')
7792
7793< The cursor must be at or after the "if" for which a match is
7794 to be found. Note that single-quote strings are used to avoid
7795 having to double the backslashes. The skip expression only
7796 catches comments at the start of a line, not after a command.
7797 Also, a word "en" or "if" halfway a line is considered a
7798 match.
7799 Another example, to search for the matching "{" of a "}": >
7800
7801 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW')
7802
7803< This works when the cursor is at or before the "}" for which a
7804 match is to be found. To reject matches that syntax
7805 highlighting recognized as strings: >
7806
7807 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW',
7808 \ 'synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 0), "name") =~? "string"')
7809<
7810 *searchpairpos()*
7811searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
7812 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
7813 Same as |searchpair()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
7814 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
7815 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
7816 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
7817 returns [0, 0]. >
7818
7819 :let [lnum,col] = searchpairpos('{', '', '}', 'n')
7820<
7821 See |match-parens| for a bigger and more useful example.
7822
7823 *searchpos()*
7824searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
7825 Same as |search()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
7826 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
7827 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
7828 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
7829 returns [0, 0].
7830 Example: >
7831 :let [lnum, col] = searchpos('mypattern', 'n')
7832
7833< When the 'p' flag is given then there is an extra item with
7834 the sub-pattern match number |search()-sub-match|. Example: >
7835 :let [lnum, col, submatch] = searchpos('\(\l\)\|\(\u\)', 'np')
7836< In this example "submatch" is 2 when a lowercase letter is
7837 found |/\l|, 3 when an uppercase letter is found |/\u|.
7838
7839 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7840 GetPattern()->searchpos()
7841
7842server2client({clientid}, {string}) *server2client()*
7843 Send a reply string to {clientid}. The most recent {clientid}
7844 that sent a string can be retrieved with expand("<client>").
7845 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7846 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
7847 Note:
7848 This id has to be stored before the next command can be
7849 received. I.e. before returning from the received command and
7850 before calling any commands that waits for input.
7851 See also |clientserver|.
7852 Example: >
7853 :echo server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")
7854
7855< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7856 GetClientId()->server2client(string)
7857<
7858serverlist() *serverlist()*
7859 Return a list of available server names, one per line.
7860 When there are no servers or the information is not available
7861 an empty string is returned. See also |clientserver|.
7862 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7863 Example: >
7864 :echo serverlist()
7865<
7866setbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *setbufline()*
7867 Set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer {buf}. This works like
7868 |setline()| for the specified buffer.
7869
7870 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
7871 |bufload()| if needed.
7872
7873 To insert lines use |appendbufline()|.
7874 Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
7875
7876 {text} can be a string to set one line, or a list of strings
7877 to set multiple lines. If the list extends below the last
7878 line then those lines are added.
7879
7880 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
7881
7882 {lnum} is used like with |setline()|.
7883 Use "$" to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
7884 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
7885 added below the last line.
7886
7887 When {buf} is not a valid buffer, the buffer is not loaded or
7888 {lnum} is not valid then 1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
7889 error is given.
7890 On success 0 is returned.
7891
7892 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7893 third argument: >
7894 GetText()->setbufline(buf, lnum)
7895
7896setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val}) *setbufvar()*
7897 Set option or local variable {varname} in buffer {buf} to
7898 {val}.
7899 This also works for a global or local window option, but it
7900 doesn't work for a global or local window variable.
7901 For a local window option the global value is unchanged.
7902 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
7903 The {varname} argument is a string.
7904 Note that the variable name without "b:" must be used.
7905 Examples: >
7906 :call setbufvar(1, "&mod", 1)
7907 :call setbufvar("todo", "myvar", "foobar")
7908< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7909
7910 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7911 third argument: >
7912 GetValue()->setbufvar(buf, varname)
7913
7914
7915setcellwidths({list}) *setcellwidths()*
7916 Specify overrides for cell widths of character ranges. This
7917 tells Vim how wide characters are, counted in screen cells.
7918 This overrides 'ambiwidth'. Example: >
7919 setcellwidths([[0xad, 0xad, 1],
7920 \ [0x2194, 0x2199, 2]])
7921
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00007922< *E1109* *E1110* *E1111* *E1112* *E1113* *E1114*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007923 The {list} argument is a list of lists with each three
7924 numbers. These three numbers are [low, high, width]. "low"
7925 and "high" can be the same, in which case this refers to one
7926 character. Otherwise it is the range of characters from "low"
7927 to "high" (inclusive). "width" is either 1 or 2, indicating
7928 the character width in screen cells.
7929 An error is given if the argument is invalid, also when a
7930 range overlaps with another.
7931 Only characters with value 0x100 and higher can be used.
7932
7933 If the new value causes 'fillchars' or 'listchars' to become
7934 invalid it is rejected and an error is given.
7935
7936 To clear the overrides pass an empty list: >
7937 setcellwidths([]);
7938< You can use the script $VIMRUNTIME/tools/emoji_list.vim to see
7939 the effect for known emoji characters.
7940
7941setcharpos({expr}, {list}) *setcharpos()*
7942 Same as |setpos()| but uses the specified column number as the
7943 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
7944
7945 Example:
7946 With the text "여보세요" in line 8: >
7947 call setcharpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
7948< positions the cursor on the fourth character '요'. >
7949 call setpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
7950< positions the cursor on the second character '보'.
7951
7952 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7953 GetPosition()->setcharpos('.')
7954
7955setcharsearch({dict}) *setcharsearch()*
7956 Set the current character search information to {dict},
7957 which contains one or more of the following entries:
7958
7959 char character which will be used for a subsequent
7960 |,| or |;| command; an empty string clears the
7961 character search
7962 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
7963 0 for backward
7964 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
7965 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
7966 character search
7967
7968 This can be useful to save/restore a user's character search
7969 from a script: >
7970 :let prevsearch = getcharsearch()
7971 :" Perform a command which clobbers user's search
7972 :call setcharsearch(prevsearch)
7973< Also see |getcharsearch()|.
7974
7975 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7976 SavedSearch()->setcharsearch()
7977
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01007978setcmdline({str} [, {pos}]) *setcmdline()*
7979 Set the command line to {str} and set the cursor position to
7980 {pos}.
7981 If {pos} is omitted, the cursor is positioned after the text.
7982 Returns 0 when successful, 1 when not editing the command
7983 line.
7984
7985 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7986 GetText()->setcmdline()
7987
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007988setcmdpos({pos}) *setcmdpos()*
7989 Set the cursor position in the command line to byte position
7990 {pos}. The first position is 1.
7991 Use |getcmdpos()| to obtain the current position.
7992 Only works while editing the command line, thus you must use
7993 |c_CTRL-\_e|, |c_CTRL-R_=| or |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '='. For
7994 |c_CTRL-\_e| and |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '=' the position is
7995 set after the command line is set to the expression. For
7996 |c_CTRL-R_=| it is set after evaluating the expression but
7997 before inserting the resulting text.
7998 When the number is too big the cursor is put at the end of the
7999 line. A number smaller than one has undefined results.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01008000 Returns 0 when successful, 1 when not editing the command
8001 line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008002
8003 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8004 GetPos()->setcmdpos()
8005
8006setcursorcharpos({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *setcursorcharpos()*
8007setcursorcharpos({list})
8008 Same as |cursor()| but uses the specified column number as the
8009 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
8010
8011 Example:
8012 With the text "여보세요" in line 4: >
8013 call setcursorcharpos(4, 3)
8014< positions the cursor on the third character '세'. >
8015 call cursor(4, 3)
8016< positions the cursor on the first character '여'.
8017
8018 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8019 GetCursorPos()->setcursorcharpos()
8020
8021
8022setenv({name}, {val}) *setenv()*
8023 Set environment variable {name} to {val}. Example: >
8024 call setenv('HOME', '/home/myhome')
8025
8026< When {val} is |v:null| the environment variable is deleted.
8027 See also |expr-env|.
8028
8029 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8030 second argument: >
8031 GetPath()->setenv('PATH')
8032
8033setfperm({fname}, {mode}) *setfperm()* *chmod*
8034 Set the file permissions for {fname} to {mode}.
8035 {mode} must be a string with 9 characters. It is of the form
8036 "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of "rwx" flags represent, in
8037 turn, the permissions of the owner of the file, the group the
8038 file belongs to, and other users. A '-' character means the
8039 permission is off, any other character means on. Multi-byte
8040 characters are not supported.
8041
8042 For example "rw-r-----" means read-write for the user,
8043 readable by the group, not accessible by others. "xx-x-----"
8044 would do the same thing.
8045
8046 Returns non-zero for success, zero for failure.
8047
8048 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8049 GetFilename()->setfperm(mode)
8050<
8051 To read permissions see |getfperm()|.
8052
8053
8054setline({lnum}, {text}) *setline()*
8055 Set line {lnum} of the current buffer to {text}. To insert
8056 lines use |append()|. To set lines in another buffer use
8057 |setbufline()|. Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
8058
8059 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
8060 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
8061 added below the last line.
8062 {text} can be any type or a List of any type, each item is
8063 converted to a String.
8064
8065 If this succeeds, FALSE is returned. If this fails (most likely
8066 because {lnum} is invalid) TRUE is returned.
8067 In |Vim9| script an error is given if {lnum} is invalid.
8068
8069 Example: >
8070 :call setline(5, strftime("%c"))
8071
8072< When {text} is a |List| then line {lnum} and following lines
8073 will be set to the items in the list. Example: >
8074 :call setline(5, ['aaa', 'bbb', 'ccc'])
8075< This is equivalent to: >
8076 :for [n, l] in [[5, 'aaa'], [6, 'bbb'], [7, 'ccc']]
8077 : call setline(n, l)
8078 :endfor
8079
8080< Note: The '[ and '] marks are not set.
8081
8082 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8083 second argument: >
8084 GetText()->setline(lnum)
8085
8086setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setloclist()*
8087 Create or replace or add to the location list for window {nr}.
8088 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8089 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
8090
8091 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
8092 modified. For an invalid window number {nr}, -1 is returned.
8093 Otherwise, same as |setqflist()|.
8094 Also see |location-list|.
8095
8096 For {action} see |setqflist-action|.
8097
8098 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
8099 only the items listed in {what} are set. Refer to |setqflist()|
8100 for the list of supported keys in {what}.
8101
8102 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8103 second argument: >
8104 GetLoclist()->setloclist(winnr)
8105
8106setmatches({list} [, {win}]) *setmatches()*
8107 Restores a list of matches saved by |getmatches()| for the
8108 current window. Returns 0 if successful, otherwise -1. All
8109 current matches are cleared before the list is restored. See
8110 example for |getmatches()|.
8111 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
8112 window ID instead of the current window.
8113
8114 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8115 GetMatches()->setmatches()
8116<
8117 *setpos()*
8118setpos({expr}, {list})
8119 Set the position for String {expr}. Possible values:
8120 . the cursor
8121 'x mark x
8122
8123 {list} must be a |List| with four or five numbers:
8124 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
8125 [bufnum, lnum, col, off, curswant]
8126
8127 "bufnum" is the buffer number. Zero can be used for the
8128 current buffer. When setting an uppercase mark "bufnum" is
8129 used for the mark position. For other marks it specifies the
8130 buffer to set the mark in. You can use the |bufnr()| function
8131 to turn a file name into a buffer number.
8132 For setting the cursor and the ' mark "bufnum" is ignored,
8133 since these are associated with a window, not a buffer.
8134 Does not change the jumplist.
8135
8136 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
8137 column is 1. Use a zero "lnum" to delete a mark. If "col" is
8138 smaller than 1 then 1 is used. To use the character count
8139 instead of the byte count, use |setcharpos()|.
8140
8141 The "off" number is only used when 'virtualedit' is set. Then
8142 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
8143 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
8144 character.
8145
8146 The "curswant" number is only used when setting the cursor
8147 position. It sets the preferred column for when moving the
8148 cursor vertically. When the "curswant" number is missing the
8149 preferred column is not set. When it is present and setting a
8150 mark position it is not used.
8151
8152 Note that for '< and '> changing the line number may result in
8153 the marks to be effectively be swapped, so that '< is always
8154 before '>.
8155
8156 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
8157 An error message is given if {expr} is invalid.
8158
8159 Also see |setcharpos()|, |getpos()| and |getcurpos()|.
8160
8161 This does not restore the preferred column for moving
8162 vertically; if you set the cursor position with this, |j| and
8163 |k| motions will jump to previous columns! Use |cursor()| to
8164 also set the preferred column. Also see the "curswant" key in
8165 |winrestview()|.
8166
8167 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8168 GetPosition()->setpos('.')
8169
8170setqflist({list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setqflist()*
8171 Create or replace or add to the quickfix list.
8172
8173 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
8174 only the items listed in {what} are set. The first {list}
8175 argument is ignored. See below for the supported items in
8176 {what}.
8177 *setqflist-what*
8178 When {what} is not present, the items in {list} are used. Each
8179 item must be a dictionary. Non-dictionary items in {list} are
8180 ignored. Each dictionary item can contain the following
8181 entries:
8182
8183 bufnr buffer number; must be the number of a valid
8184 buffer
8185 filename name of a file; only used when "bufnr" is not
8186 present or it is invalid.
8187 module name of a module; if given it will be used in
8188 quickfix error window instead of the filename.
8189 lnum line number in the file
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00008190 end_lnum end of lines, if the item spans multiple lines
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008191 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
8192 col column number
8193 vcol when non-zero: "col" is visual column
8194 when zero: "col" is byte index
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00008195 end_col end column, if the item spans multiple columns
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008196 nr error number
8197 text description of the error
8198 type single-character error type, 'E', 'W', etc.
8199 valid recognized error message
8200
8201 The "col", "vcol", "nr", "type" and "text" entries are
8202 optional. Either "lnum" or "pattern" entry can be used to
8203 locate a matching error line.
8204 If the "filename" and "bufnr" entries are not present or
8205 neither the "lnum" or "pattern" entries are present, then the
8206 item will not be handled as an error line.
8207 If both "pattern" and "lnum" are present then "pattern" will
8208 be used.
8209 If the "valid" entry is not supplied, then the valid flag is
8210 set when "bufnr" is a valid buffer or "filename" exists.
8211 If you supply an empty {list}, the quickfix list will be
8212 cleared.
8213 Note that the list is not exactly the same as what
8214 |getqflist()| returns.
8215
8216 {action} values: *setqflist-action* *E927*
8217 'a' The items from {list} are added to the existing
8218 quickfix list. If there is no existing list, then a
8219 new list is created.
8220
8221 'r' The items from the current quickfix list are replaced
8222 with the items from {list}. This can also be used to
8223 clear the list: >
8224 :call setqflist([], 'r')
8225<
8226 'f' All the quickfix lists in the quickfix stack are
8227 freed.
8228
8229 If {action} is not present or is set to ' ', then a new list
8230 is created. The new quickfix list is added after the current
8231 quickfix list in the stack and all the following lists are
8232 freed. To add a new quickfix list at the end of the stack,
8233 set "nr" in {what} to "$".
8234
8235 The following items can be specified in dictionary {what}:
8236 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
8237 efm errorformat to use when parsing text from
8238 "lines". If this is not present, then the
8239 'errorformat' option value is used.
8240 See |quickfix-parse|
8241 id quickfix list identifier |quickfix-ID|
8242 idx index of the current entry in the quickfix
8243 list specified by 'id' or 'nr'. If set to '$',
8244 then the last entry in the list is set as the
8245 current entry. See |quickfix-index|
8246 items list of quickfix entries. Same as the {list}
8247 argument.
8248 lines use 'errorformat' to parse a list of lines and
8249 add the resulting entries to the quickfix list
8250 {nr} or {id}. Only a |List| value is supported.
8251 See |quickfix-parse|
8252 nr list number in the quickfix stack; zero
8253 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
8254 the last quickfix list.
8255 quickfixtextfunc
8256 function to get the text to display in the
8257 quickfix window. The value can be the name of
8258 a function or a funcref or a lambda. Refer to
8259 |quickfix-window-function| for an explanation
8260 of how to write the function and an example.
8261 title quickfix list title text. See |quickfix-title|
8262 Unsupported keys in {what} are ignored.
8263 If the "nr" item is not present, then the current quickfix list
8264 is modified. When creating a new quickfix list, "nr" can be
8265 set to a value one greater than the quickfix stack size.
8266 When modifying a quickfix list, to guarantee that the correct
8267 list is modified, "id" should be used instead of "nr" to
8268 specify the list.
8269
8270 Examples (See also |setqflist-examples|): >
8271 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'title': 'My search'})
8272 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'nr': 2, 'title': 'Errors'})
8273 :call setqflist([], 'a', {'id':qfid, 'lines':["F1:10:L10"]})
8274<
8275 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
8276
8277 This function can be used to create a quickfix list
8278 independent of the 'errorformat' setting. Use a command like
8279 `:cc 1` to jump to the first position.
8280
8281 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8282 second argument: >
8283 GetErrorlist()->setqflist()
8284<
8285 *setreg()*
8286setreg({regname}, {value} [, {options}])
8287 Set the register {regname} to {value}.
8288 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
8289 The {regname} argument is a string. In |Vim9-script|
8290 {regname} must be one character.
8291
8292 {value} may be any value returned by |getreg()| or
8293 |getreginfo()|, including a |List| or |Dict|.
8294 If {options} contains "a" or {regname} is upper case,
8295 then the value is appended.
8296
8297 {options} can also contain a register type specification:
8298 "c" or "v" |characterwise| mode
8299 "l" or "V" |linewise| mode
8300 "b" or "<CTRL-V>" |blockwise-visual| mode
8301 If a number immediately follows "b" or "<CTRL-V>" then this is
8302 used as the width of the selection - if it is not specified
8303 then the width of the block is set to the number of characters
8304 in the longest line (counting a <Tab> as 1 character).
8305
8306 If {options} contains no register settings, then the default
8307 is to use character mode unless {value} ends in a <NL> for
8308 string {value} and linewise mode for list {value}. Blockwise
8309 mode is never selected automatically.
8310 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
8311
8312 *E883*
8313 Note: you may not use |List| containing more than one item to
8314 set search and expression registers. Lists containing no
8315 items act like empty strings.
8316
8317 Examples: >
8318 :call setreg(v:register, @*)
8319 :call setreg('*', @%, 'ac')
8320 :call setreg('a', "1\n2\n3", 'b5')
8321 :call setreg('"', { 'points_to': 'a'})
8322
8323< This example shows using the functions to save and restore a
8324 register: >
8325 :let var_a = getreginfo()
8326 :call setreg('a', var_a)
8327< or: >
8328 :let var_a = getreg('a', 1, 1)
8329 :let var_amode = getregtype('a')
8330 ....
8331 :call setreg('a', var_a, var_amode)
8332< Note: you may not reliably restore register value
8333 without using the third argument to |getreg()| as without it
8334 newlines are represented as newlines AND Nul bytes are
8335 represented as newlines as well, see |NL-used-for-Nul|.
8336
8337 You can also change the type of a register by appending
8338 nothing: >
8339 :call setreg('a', '', 'al')
8340
8341< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8342 second argument: >
8343 GetText()->setreg('a')
8344
8345settabvar({tabnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabvar()*
8346 Set tab-local variable {varname} to {val} in tab page {tabnr}.
8347 |t:var|
8348 The {varname} argument is a string.
8349 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
8350 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype'.
8351 Note that the variable name without "t:" must be used.
8352 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
8353 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8354
8355 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8356 third argument: >
8357 GetValue()->settabvar(tab, name)
8358
8359settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabwinvar()*
8360 Set option or local variable {varname} in window {winnr} to
8361 {val}.
8362 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
8363 use |setwinvar()|.
8364 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8365 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
8366 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
8367 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype' or 'syntax'.
8368 This also works for a global or local buffer option, but it
8369 doesn't work for a global or local buffer variable.
8370 For a local buffer option the global value is unchanged.
8371 Note that the variable name without "w:" must be used.
8372 Examples: >
8373 :call settabwinvar(1, 1, "&list", 0)
8374 :call settabwinvar(3, 2, "myvar", "foobar")
8375< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8376
8377 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8378 fourth argument: >
8379 GetValue()->settabwinvar(tab, winnr, name)
8380
8381settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}]) *settagstack()*
8382 Modify the tag stack of the window {nr} using {dict}.
8383 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8384
8385 For a list of supported items in {dict}, refer to
8386 |gettagstack()|. "curidx" takes effect before changing the tag
8387 stack.
8388 *E962*
8389 How the tag stack is modified depends on the {action}
8390 argument:
8391 - If {action} is not present or is set to 'r', then the tag
8392 stack is replaced.
8393 - If {action} is set to 'a', then new entries from {dict} are
8394 pushed (added) onto the tag stack.
8395 - If {action} is set to 't', then all the entries from the
8396 current entry in the tag stack or "curidx" in {dict} are
8397 removed and then new entries are pushed to the stack.
8398
8399 The current index is set to one after the length of the tag
8400 stack after the modification.
8401
8402 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
8403
8404 Examples (for more examples see |tagstack-examples|):
8405 Empty the tag stack of window 3: >
8406 call settagstack(3, {'items' : []})
8407
8408< Save and restore the tag stack: >
8409 let stack = gettagstack(1003)
8410 " do something else
8411 call settagstack(1003, stack)
8412 unlet stack
8413<
8414 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8415 second argument: >
8416 GetStack()->settagstack(winnr)
8417
8418setwinvar({winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *setwinvar()*
8419 Like |settabwinvar()| for the current tab page.
8420 Examples: >
8421 :call setwinvar(1, "&list", 0)
8422 :call setwinvar(2, "myvar", "foobar")
8423
8424< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8425 third argument: >
8426 GetValue()->setwinvar(winnr, name)
8427
8428sha256({string}) *sha256()*
8429 Returns a String with 64 hex characters, which is the SHA256
8430 checksum of {string}.
8431
8432 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8433 GetText()->sha256()
8434
8435< {only available when compiled with the |+cryptv| feature}
8436
8437shellescape({string} [, {special}]) *shellescape()*
8438 Escape {string} for use as a shell command argument.
8439 When the 'shell' contains powershell (MS-Windows) or pwsh
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008440 (MS-Windows, Linux, and macOS) then it will enclose {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008441 in single quotes and will double up all internal single
8442 quotes.
8443 On MS-Windows, when 'shellslash' is not set, it will enclose
8444 {string} in double quotes and double all double quotes within
8445 {string}.
8446 Otherwise it will enclose {string} in single quotes and
8447 replace all "'" with "'\''".
8448
8449 When the {special} argument is present and it's a non-zero
8450 Number or a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then special
8451 items such as "!", "%", "#" and "<cword>" will be preceded by
8452 a backslash. This backslash will be removed again by the |:!|
8453 command.
8454
8455 The "!" character will be escaped (again with a |non-zero-arg|
8456 {special}) when 'shell' contains "csh" in the tail. That is
8457 because for csh and tcsh "!" is used for history replacement
8458 even when inside single quotes.
8459
8460 With a |non-zero-arg| {special} the <NL> character is also
8461 escaped. When 'shell' containing "csh" in the tail it's
8462 escaped a second time.
8463
8464 The "\" character will be escaped when 'shell' contains "fish"
8465 in the tail. That is because for fish "\" is used as an escape
8466 character inside single quotes.
8467
8468 Example of use with a |:!| command: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008469 :exe '!dir ' .. shellescape(expand('<cfile>'), 1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008470< This results in a directory listing for the file under the
8471 cursor. Example of use with |system()|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008472 :call system("chmod +w -- " .. shellescape(expand("%")))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008473< See also |::S|.
8474
8475 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8476 GetCommand()->shellescape()
8477
8478shiftwidth([{col}]) *shiftwidth()*
8479 Returns the effective value of 'shiftwidth'. This is the
8480 'shiftwidth' value unless it is zero, in which case it is the
8481 'tabstop' value. This function was introduced with patch
8482 7.3.694 in 2012, everybody should have it by now (however it
8483 did not allow for the optional {col} argument until 8.1.542).
8484
8485 When there is one argument {col} this is used as column number
8486 for which to return the 'shiftwidth' value. This matters for the
8487 'vartabstop' feature. If the 'vartabstop' setting is enabled and
8488 no {col} argument is given, column 1 will be assumed.
8489
8490 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8491 GetColumn()->shiftwidth()
8492
8493sign_ functions are documented here: |sign-functions-details|
8494
8495
8496simplify({filename}) *simplify()*
8497 Simplify the file name as much as possible without changing
8498 the meaning. Shortcuts (on MS-Windows) or symbolic links (on
8499 Unix) are not resolved. If the first path component in
8500 {filename} designates the current directory, this will be
8501 valid for the result as well. A trailing path separator is
8502 not removed either. On Unix "//path" is unchanged, but
8503 "///path" is simplified to "/path" (this follows the Posix
8504 standard).
8505 Example: >
8506 simplify("./dir/.././/file/") == "./file/"
8507< Note: The combination "dir/.." is only removed if "dir" is
8508 a searchable directory or does not exist. On Unix, it is also
8509 removed when "dir" is a symbolic link within the same
8510 directory. In order to resolve all the involved symbolic
8511 links before simplifying the path name, use |resolve()|.
8512
8513 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8514 GetName()->simplify()
8515
8516sin({expr}) *sin()*
8517 Return the sine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
8518 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008519 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008520 Examples: >
8521 :echo sin(100)
8522< -0.506366 >
8523 :echo sin(-4.01)
8524< 0.763301
8525
8526 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8527 Compute()->sin()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008528
8529
8530sinh({expr}) *sinh()*
8531 Return the hyperbolic sine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
8532 [-inf, inf].
8533 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008534 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008535 Examples: >
8536 :echo sinh(0.5)
8537< 0.521095 >
8538 :echo sinh(-0.9)
8539< -1.026517
8540
8541 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8542 Compute()->sinh()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008543
8544
8545slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) *slice()*
8546 Similar to using a |slice| "expr[start : end]", but "end" is
8547 used exclusive. And for a string the indexes are used as
8548 character indexes instead of byte indexes, like in
8549 |vim9script|. Also, composing characters are not counted.
8550 When {end} is omitted the slice continues to the last item.
8551 When {end} is -1 the last item is omitted.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008552 Returns an empty value if {start} or {end} are invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008553
8554 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8555 GetList()->slice(offset)
8556
8557
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008558sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]]) *sort()* *E702*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008559 Sort the items in {list} in-place. Returns {list}.
8560
8561 If you want a list to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
8562 :let sortedlist = sort(copy(mylist))
8563
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01008564< When {how} is omitted or is a string, then sort() uses the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008565 string representation of each item to sort on. Numbers sort
8566 after Strings, |Lists| after Numbers. For sorting text in the
8567 current buffer use |:sort|.
8568
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008569 When {how} is given and it is 'i' then case is ignored.
8570 In legacy script, for backwards compatibility, the value one
8571 can be used to ignore case. Zero means to not ignore case.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008572
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008573 When {how} is given and it is 'l' then the current collation
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008574 locale is used for ordering. Implementation details: strcoll()
8575 is used to compare strings. See |:language| check or set the
8576 collation locale. |v:collate| can also be used to check the
8577 current locale. Sorting using the locale typically ignores
8578 case. Example: >
8579 " ö is sorted similarly to o with English locale.
8580 :language collate en_US.UTF8
8581 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
8582< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'] ~
8583>
8584 " ö is sorted after z with Swedish locale.
8585 :language collate sv_SE.UTF8
8586 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
8587< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'p', 'z', 'ö'] ~
8588 This does not work properly on Mac.
8589
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008590 When {how} is given and it is 'n' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008591 sorted numerical (Implementation detail: this uses the
8592 strtod() function to parse numbers, Strings, Lists, Dicts and
8593 Funcrefs will be considered as being 0).
8594
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008595 When {how} is given and it is 'N' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008596 sorted numerical. This is like 'n' but a string containing
8597 digits will be used as the number they represent.
8598
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008599 When {how} is given and it is 'f' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008600 sorted numerical. All values must be a Number or a Float.
8601
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008602 When {how} is a |Funcref| or a function name, this function
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008603 is called to compare items. The function is invoked with two
8604 items as argument and must return zero if they are equal, 1 or
8605 bigger if the first one sorts after the second one, -1 or
8606 smaller if the first one sorts before the second one.
8607
8608 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
8609 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
8610
8611 The sort is stable, items which compare equal (as number or as
8612 string) will keep their relative position. E.g., when sorting
8613 on numbers, text strings will sort next to each other, in the
8614 same order as they were originally.
8615
8616 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8617 mylist->sort()
8618
8619< Also see |uniq()|.
8620
8621 Example: >
8622 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
8623 return a:i1 == a:i2 ? 0 : a:i1 > a:i2 ? 1 : -1
8624 endfunc
8625 eval mylist->sort("MyCompare")
8626< A shorter compare version for this specific simple case, which
8627 ignores overflow: >
8628 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
8629 return a:i1 - a:i2
8630 endfunc
8631< For a simple expression you can use a lambda: >
8632 eval mylist->sort({i1, i2 -> i1 - i2})
8633<
8634sound_clear() *sound_clear()*
8635 Stop playing all sounds.
8636
8637 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
8638 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
8639
8640 {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
8641
8642 *sound_playevent()*
8643sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
8644 Play a sound identified by {name}. Which event names are
8645 supported depends on the system. Often the XDG sound names
8646 are used. On Ubuntu they may be found in
8647 /usr/share/sounds/freedesktop/stereo. Example: >
8648 call sound_playevent('bell')
8649< On MS-Windows, {name} can be SystemAsterisk, SystemDefault,
8650 SystemExclamation, SystemExit, SystemHand, SystemQuestion,
8651 SystemStart, SystemWelcome, etc.
Yee Cheng Chin4314e4f2022-10-08 13:50:05 +01008652 On macOS, {name} refers to files located in
8653 /System/Library/Sounds (e.g. "Tink"). It will also work for
8654 custom installed sounds in folders like ~/Library/Sounds.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008655
8656 When {callback} is specified it is invoked when the sound is
8657 finished. The first argument is the sound ID, the second
8658 argument is the status:
8659 0 sound was played to the end
8660 1 sound was interrupted
8661 2 error occurred after sound started
8662 Example: >
8663 func Callback(id, status)
8664 echomsg "sound " .. a:id .. " finished with " .. a:status
8665 endfunc
8666 call sound_playevent('bell', 'Callback')
8667
8668< MS-Windows: {callback} doesn't work for this function.
8669
8670 Returns the sound ID, which can be passed to `sound_stop()`.
8671 Returns zero if the sound could not be played.
8672
8673 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8674 GetSoundName()->sound_playevent()
8675
8676< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
8677
8678 *sound_playfile()*
8679sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
8680 Like `sound_playevent()` but play sound file {path}. {path}
8681 must be a full path. On Ubuntu you may find files to play
8682 with this command: >
8683 :!find /usr/share/sounds -type f | grep -v index.theme
8684
8685< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8686 GetSoundPath()->sound_playfile()
8687
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00008688< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008689
8690
8691sound_stop({id}) *sound_stop()*
8692 Stop playing sound {id}. {id} must be previously returned by
8693 `sound_playevent()` or `sound_playfile()`.
8694
8695 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
8696 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
8697
8698 On MS-Windows, this does not work for event sound started by
8699 `sound_playevent()`. To stop event sounds, use `sound_clear()`.
8700
8701 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8702 soundid->sound_stop()
8703
8704< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
8705
8706 *soundfold()*
8707soundfold({word})
8708 Return the sound-folded equivalent of {word}. Uses the first
8709 language in 'spelllang' for the current window that supports
8710 soundfolding. 'spell' must be set. When no sound folding is
8711 possible the {word} is returned unmodified.
8712 This can be used for making spelling suggestions. Note that
8713 the method can be quite slow.
8714
8715 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8716 GetWord()->soundfold()
8717<
8718 *spellbadword()*
8719spellbadword([{sentence}])
8720 Without argument: The result is the badly spelled word under
8721 or after the cursor. The cursor is moved to the start of the
8722 bad word. When no bad word is found in the cursor line the
8723 result is an empty string and the cursor doesn't move.
8724
8725 With argument: The result is the first word in {sentence} that
8726 is badly spelled. If there are no spelling mistakes the
8727 result is an empty string.
8728
8729 The return value is a list with two items:
8730 - The badly spelled word or an empty string.
8731 - The type of the spelling error:
8732 "bad" spelling mistake
8733 "rare" rare word
8734 "local" word only valid in another region
8735 "caps" word should start with Capital
8736 Example: >
8737 echo spellbadword("the quik brown fox")
8738< ['quik', 'bad'] ~
8739
8740 The spelling information for the current window and the value
8741 of 'spelllang' are used.
8742
8743 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8744 GetText()->spellbadword()
8745<
8746 *spellsuggest()*
8747spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
8748 Return a |List| with spelling suggestions to replace {word}.
8749 When {max} is given up to this number of suggestions are
8750 returned. Otherwise up to 25 suggestions are returned.
8751
8752 When the {capital} argument is given and it's non-zero only
8753 suggestions with a leading capital will be given. Use this
8754 after a match with 'spellcapcheck'.
8755
8756 {word} can be a badly spelled word followed by other text.
8757 This allows for joining two words that were split. The
8758 suggestions also include the following text, thus you can
8759 replace a line.
8760
8761 {word} may also be a good word. Similar words will then be
8762 returned. {word} itself is not included in the suggestions,
8763 although it may appear capitalized.
8764
8765 The spelling information for the current window is used. The
8766 values of 'spelllang' and 'spellsuggest' are used.
8767
8768 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8769 GetWord()->spellsuggest()
8770
8771split({string} [, {pattern} [, {keepempty}]]) *split()*
8772 Make a |List| out of {string}. When {pattern} is omitted or
8773 empty each white-separated sequence of characters becomes an
8774 item.
8775 Otherwise the string is split where {pattern} matches,
8776 removing the matched characters. 'ignorecase' is not used
8777 here, add \c to ignore case. |/\c|
8778 When the first or last item is empty it is omitted, unless the
8779 {keepempty} argument is given and it's non-zero.
8780 Other empty items are kept when {pattern} matches at least one
8781 character or when {keepempty} is non-zero.
8782 Example: >
8783 :let words = split(getline('.'), '\W\+')
8784< To split a string in individual characters: >
8785 :for c in split(mystring, '\zs')
8786< If you want to keep the separator you can also use '\zs' at
8787 the end of the pattern: >
8788 :echo split('abc:def:ghi', ':\zs')
8789< ['abc:', 'def:', 'ghi'] ~
8790 Splitting a table where the first element can be empty: >
8791 :let items = split(line, ':', 1)
8792< The opposite function is |join()|.
8793
8794 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8795 GetString()->split()
8796
8797sqrt({expr}) *sqrt()*
8798 Return the non-negative square root of Float {expr} as a
8799 |Float|.
8800 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|. When {expr}
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008801 is negative the result is NaN (Not a Number). Returns 0.0 if
8802 {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008803 Examples: >
8804 :echo sqrt(100)
8805< 10.0 >
8806 :echo sqrt(-4.01)
8807< nan
8808 "nan" may be different, it depends on system libraries.
8809
8810 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8811 Compute()->sqrt()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008812
8813
8814srand([{expr}]) *srand()*
8815 Initialize seed used by |rand()|:
8816 - If {expr} is not given, seed values are initialized by
8817 reading from /dev/urandom, if possible, or using time(NULL)
8818 a.k.a. epoch time otherwise; this only has second accuracy.
8819 - If {expr} is given it must be a Number. It is used to
8820 initialize the seed values. This is useful for testing or
8821 when a predictable sequence is intended.
8822
8823 Examples: >
8824 :let seed = srand()
8825 :let seed = srand(userinput)
8826 :echo rand(seed)
8827
8828state([{what}]) *state()*
8829 Return a string which contains characters indicating the
8830 current state. Mostly useful in callbacks that want to do
8831 work that may not always be safe. Roughly this works like:
8832 - callback uses state() to check if work is safe to do.
8833 Yes: then do it right away.
8834 No: add to work queue and add a |SafeState| and/or
8835 |SafeStateAgain| autocommand (|SafeState| triggers at
8836 toplevel, |SafeStateAgain| triggers after handling
8837 messages and callbacks).
8838 - When SafeState or SafeStateAgain is triggered and executes
8839 your autocommand, check with `state()` if the work can be
8840 done now, and if yes remove it from the queue and execute.
8841 Remove the autocommand if the queue is now empty.
8842 Also see |mode()|.
8843
8844 When {what} is given only characters in this string will be
8845 added. E.g, this checks if the screen has scrolled: >
8846 if state('s') == ''
8847 " screen has not scrolled
8848<
8849 These characters indicate the state, generally indicating that
8850 something is busy:
8851 m halfway a mapping, :normal command, feedkeys() or
8852 stuffed command
8853 o operator pending, e.g. after |d|
8854 a Insert mode autocomplete active
8855 x executing an autocommand
8856 w blocked on waiting, e.g. ch_evalexpr(), ch_read() and
8857 ch_readraw() when reading json
8858 S not triggering SafeState or SafeStateAgain, e.g. after
8859 |f| or a count
8860 c callback invoked, including timer (repeats for
8861 recursiveness up to "ccc")
8862 s screen has scrolled for messages
8863
8864str2float({string} [, {quoted}]) *str2float()*
8865 Convert String {string} to a Float. This mostly works the
8866 same as when using a floating point number in an expression,
8867 see |floating-point-format|. But it's a bit more permissive.
8868 E.g., "1e40" is accepted, while in an expression you need to
8869 write "1.0e40". The hexadecimal form "0x123" is also
8870 accepted, but not others, like binary or octal.
8871 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
8872 quotes before the dot are ignored, thus "1'000.0" is a
8873 thousand.
8874 Text after the number is silently ignored.
8875 The decimal point is always '.', no matter what the locale is
8876 set to. A comma ends the number: "12,345.67" is converted to
8877 12.0. You can strip out thousands separators with
8878 |substitute()|: >
8879 let f = str2float(substitute(text, ',', '', 'g'))
8880<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008881 Returns 0.0 if the conversion fails.
8882
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008883 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8884 let f = text->substitute(',', '', 'g')->str2float()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008885
8886str2list({string} [, {utf8}]) *str2list()*
8887 Return a list containing the number values which represent
8888 each character in String {string}. Examples: >
8889 str2list(" ") returns [32]
8890 str2list("ABC") returns [65, 66, 67]
8891< |list2str()| does the opposite.
8892
8893 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
8894 When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat the String as UTF-8
8895 characters. With UTF-8 composing characters are handled
8896 properly: >
8897 str2list("á") returns [97, 769]
8898
8899< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8900 GetString()->str2list()
8901
8902
8903str2nr({string} [, {base} [, {quoted}]]) *str2nr()*
8904 Convert string {string} to a number.
8905 {base} is the conversion base, it can be 2, 8, 10 or 16.
8906 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
8907 quotes are ignored, thus "1'000'000" is a million.
8908
8909 When {base} is omitted base 10 is used. This also means that
8910 a leading zero doesn't cause octal conversion to be used, as
8911 with the default String to Number conversion. Example: >
8912 let nr = str2nr('0123')
8913<
8914 When {base} is 16 a leading "0x" or "0X" is ignored. With a
8915 different base the result will be zero. Similarly, when
8916 {base} is 8 a leading "0", "0o" or "0O" is ignored, and when
8917 {base} is 2 a leading "0b" or "0B" is ignored.
8918 Text after the number is silently ignored.
8919
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008920 Returns 0 if {string} is empty or on error.
8921
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008922 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8923 GetText()->str2nr()
8924
8925
8926strcharlen({string}) *strcharlen()*
8927 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
8928 in String {string}. Composing characters are ignored.
8929 |strchars()| can count the number of characters, counting
8930 composing characters separately.
8931
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008932 Returns 0 if {string} is empty or on error.
8933
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008934 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
8935
8936 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8937 GetText()->strcharlen()
8938
8939
8940strcharpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]]) *strcharpart()*
8941 Like |strpart()| but using character index and length instead
8942 of byte index and length.
8943 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
8944 counted separately.
8945 When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored,
8946 similar to |slice()|.
8947 When a character index is used where a character does not
8948 exist it is omitted and counted as one character. For
8949 example: >
8950 strcharpart('abc', -1, 2)
8951< results in 'a'.
8952
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01008953 Returns an empty string on error.
8954
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008955 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8956 GetText()->strcharpart(5)
8957
8958
8959strchars({string} [, {skipcc}]) *strchars()*
8960 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
8961 in String {string}.
8962 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
8963 counted separately.
8964 When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored.
8965 |strcharlen()| always does this.
8966
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01008967 Returns zero on error.
8968
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008969 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
8970
8971 {skipcc} is only available after 7.4.755. For backward
8972 compatibility, you can define a wrapper function: >
8973 if has("patch-7.4.755")
8974 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
8975 return strchars(a:str, a:skipcc)
8976 endfunction
8977 else
8978 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
8979 if a:skipcc
8980 return strlen(substitute(a:str, ".", "x", "g"))
8981 else
8982 return strchars(a:str)
8983 endif
8984 endfunction
8985 endif
8986<
8987 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8988 GetText()->strchars()
8989
8990strdisplaywidth({string} [, {col}]) *strdisplaywidth()*
8991 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
8992 String {string} occupies on the screen when it starts at {col}
8993 (first column is zero). When {col} is omitted zero is used.
8994 Otherwise it is the screen column where to start. This
8995 matters for Tab characters.
8996 The option settings of the current window are used. This
8997 matters for anything that's displayed differently, such as
8998 'tabstop' and 'display'.
8999 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
9000 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009001 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009002 Also see |strlen()|, |strwidth()| and |strchars()|.
9003
9004 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9005 GetText()->strdisplaywidth()
9006
9007strftime({format} [, {time}]) *strftime()*
9008 The result is a String, which is a formatted date and time, as
9009 specified by the {format} string. The given {time} is used,
9010 or the current time if no time is given. The accepted
9011 {format} depends on your system, thus this is not portable!
9012 See the manual page of the C function strftime() for the
9013 format. The maximum length of the result is 80 characters.
9014 See also |localtime()|, |getftime()| and |strptime()|.
9015 The language can be changed with the |:language| command.
9016 Examples: >
9017 :echo strftime("%c") Sun Apr 27 11:49:23 1997
9018 :echo strftime("%Y %b %d %X") 1997 Apr 27 11:53:25
9019 :echo strftime("%y%m%d %T") 970427 11:53:55
9020 :echo strftime("%H:%M") 11:55
9021 :echo strftime("%c", getftime("file.c"))
9022 Show mod time of file.c.
9023< Not available on all systems. To check use: >
9024 :if exists("*strftime")
9025
9026< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9027 GetFormat()->strftime()
9028
9029strgetchar({str}, {index}) *strgetchar()*
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01009030 Get a Number corresponding to the character at {index} in
9031 {str}. This uses a zero-based character index, not a byte
9032 index. Composing characters are considered separate
9033 characters here. Use |nr2char()| to convert the Number to a
9034 String.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009035 Returns -1 if {index} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009036 Also see |strcharpart()| and |strchars()|.
9037
9038 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9039 GetText()->strgetchar(5)
9040
9041stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *stridx()*
9042 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
9043 {haystack} of the first occurrence of the String {needle}.
9044 If {start} is specified, the search starts at index {start}.
9045 This can be used to find a second match: >
9046 :let colon1 = stridx(line, ":")
9047 :let colon2 = stridx(line, ":", colon1 + 1)
9048< The search is done case-sensitive.
9049 For pattern searches use |match()|.
9050 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
9051 See also |strridx()|.
9052 Examples: >
9053 :echo stridx("An Example", "Example") 3
9054 :echo stridx("Starting point", "Start") 0
9055 :echo stridx("Starting point", "start") -1
9056< *strstr()* *strchr()*
9057 stridx() works similar to the C function strstr(). When used
9058 with a single character it works similar to strchr().
9059
9060 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9061 GetHaystack()->stridx(needle)
9062<
9063 *string()*
9064string({expr}) Return {expr} converted to a String. If {expr} is a Number,
9065 Float, String, Blob or a composition of them, then the result
9066 can be parsed back with |eval()|.
9067 {expr} type result ~
9068 String 'string' (single quotes are doubled)
9069 Number 123
9070 Float 123.123456 or 1.123456e8
9071 Funcref function('name')
9072 Blob 0z00112233.44556677.8899
9073 List [item, item]
9074 Dictionary {key: value, key: value}
9075
9076 When a |List| or |Dictionary| has a recursive reference it is
9077 replaced by "[...]" or "{...}". Using eval() on the result
9078 will then fail.
9079
9080 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9081 mylist->string()
9082
9083< Also see |strtrans()|.
9084
9085
9086strlen({string}) *strlen()*
9087 The result is a Number, which is the length of the String
9088 {string} in bytes.
9089 If the argument is a Number it is first converted to a String.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009090 For other types an error is given and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009091 If you want to count the number of multibyte characters use
9092 |strchars()|.
9093 Also see |len()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
9094
9095 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9096 GetString()->strlen()
9097
9098strpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]]) *strpart()*
9099 The result is a String, which is part of {src}, starting from
9100 byte {start}, with the byte length {len}.
9101 When {chars} is present and TRUE then {len} is the number of
9102 characters positions (composing characters are not counted
9103 separately, thus "1" means one base character and any
9104 following composing characters).
9105 To count {start} as characters instead of bytes use
9106 |strcharpart()|.
9107
9108 When bytes are selected which do not exist, this doesn't
9109 result in an error, the bytes are simply omitted.
9110 If {len} is missing, the copy continues from {start} till the
9111 end of the {src}. >
9112 strpart("abcdefg", 3, 2) == "de"
9113 strpart("abcdefg", -2, 4) == "ab"
9114 strpart("abcdefg", 5, 4) == "fg"
9115 strpart("abcdefg", 3) == "defg"
9116
9117< Note: To get the first character, {start} must be 0. For
9118 example, to get the character under the cursor: >
9119 strpart(getline("."), col(".") - 1, 1, v:true)
9120<
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009121 Returns an empty string on error.
9122
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009123 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9124 GetText()->strpart(5)
9125
9126strptime({format}, {timestring}) *strptime()*
9127 The result is a Number, which is a unix timestamp representing
9128 the date and time in {timestring}, which is expected to match
9129 the format specified in {format}.
9130
9131 The accepted {format} depends on your system, thus this is not
9132 portable! See the manual page of the C function strptime()
9133 for the format. Especially avoid "%c". The value of $TZ also
9134 matters.
9135
9136 If the {timestring} cannot be parsed with {format} zero is
9137 returned. If you do not know the format of {timestring} you
9138 can try different {format} values until you get a non-zero
9139 result.
9140
9141 See also |strftime()|.
9142 Examples: >
9143 :echo strptime("%Y %b %d %X", "1997 Apr 27 11:49:23")
9144< 862156163 >
9145 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%y%m%d %T", "970427 11:53:55"))
9146< Sun Apr 27 11:53:55 1997 >
9147 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S", "19970427115355") + 3600)
9148< Sun Apr 27 12:53:55 1997
9149
9150 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9151 GetFormat()->strptime(timestring)
9152<
9153 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
9154 :if exists("*strptime")
9155
9156strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *strridx()*
9157 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
9158 {haystack} of the last occurrence of the String {needle}.
9159 When {start} is specified, matches beyond this index are
9160 ignored. This can be used to find a match before a previous
9161 match: >
9162 :let lastcomma = strridx(line, ",")
9163 :let comma2 = strridx(line, ",", lastcomma - 1)
9164< The search is done case-sensitive.
9165 For pattern searches use |match()|.
9166 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
9167 If the {needle} is empty the length of {haystack} is returned.
9168 See also |stridx()|. Examples: >
9169 :echo strridx("an angry armadillo", "an") 3
9170< *strrchr()*
9171 When used with a single character it works similar to the C
9172 function strrchr().
9173
9174 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9175 GetHaystack()->strridx(needle)
9176
9177strtrans({string}) *strtrans()*
9178 The result is a String, which is {string} with all unprintable
9179 characters translated into printable characters |'isprint'|.
9180 Like they are shown in a window. Example: >
9181 echo strtrans(@a)
9182< This displays a newline in register a as "^@" instead of
9183 starting a new line.
9184
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009185 Returns an empty string on error.
9186
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009187 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9188 GetString()->strtrans()
9189
9190strwidth({string}) *strwidth()*
9191 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
9192 String {string} occupies. A Tab character is counted as one
9193 cell, alternatively use |strdisplaywidth()|.
9194 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
9195 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009196 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009197 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strchars()|.
9198
9199 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9200 GetString()->strwidth()
9201
9202submatch({nr} [, {list}]) *submatch()* *E935*
9203 Only for an expression in a |:substitute| command or
9204 substitute() function.
9205 Returns the {nr}'th submatch of the matched text. When {nr}
9206 is 0 the whole matched text is returned.
9207 Note that a NL in the string can stand for a line break of a
9208 multi-line match or a NUL character in the text.
9209 Also see |sub-replace-expression|.
9210
9211 If {list} is present and non-zero then submatch() returns
9212 a list of strings, similar to |getline()| with two arguments.
9213 NL characters in the text represent NUL characters in the
9214 text.
9215 Only returns more than one item for |:substitute|, inside
9216 |substitute()| this list will always contain one or zero
9217 items, since there are no real line breaks.
9218
9219 When substitute() is used recursively only the submatches in
9220 the current (deepest) call can be obtained.
9221
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009222 Returns an empty string or list on error.
9223
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009224 Examples: >
9225 :s/\d\+/\=submatch(0) + 1/
9226 :echo substitute(text, '\d\+', '\=submatch(0) + 1', '')
9227< This finds the first number in the line and adds one to it.
9228 A line break is included as a newline character.
9229
9230 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9231 GetNr()->submatch()
9232
9233substitute({string}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags}) *substitute()*
9234 The result is a String, which is a copy of {string}, in which
9235 the first match of {pat} is replaced with {sub}.
9236 When {flags} is "g", all matches of {pat} in {string} are
9237 replaced. Otherwise {flags} should be "".
9238
9239 This works like the ":substitute" command (without any flags).
9240 But the matching with {pat} is always done like the 'magic'
9241 option is set and 'cpoptions' is empty (to make scripts
9242 portable). 'ignorecase' is still relevant, use |/\c| or |/\C|
9243 if you want to ignore or match case and ignore 'ignorecase'.
9244 'smartcase' is not used. See |string-match| for how {pat} is
9245 used.
9246
9247 A "~" in {sub} is not replaced with the previous {sub}.
9248 Note that some codes in {sub} have a special meaning
9249 |sub-replace-special|. For example, to replace something with
9250 "\n" (two characters), use "\\\\n" or '\\n'.
9251
9252 When {pat} does not match in {string}, {string} is returned
9253 unmodified.
9254
9255 Example: >
9256 :let &path = substitute(&path, ",\\=[^,]*$", "", "")
9257< This removes the last component of the 'path' option. >
9258 :echo substitute("testing", ".*", "\\U\\0", "")
9259< results in "TESTING".
9260
9261 When {sub} starts with "\=", the remainder is interpreted as
9262 an expression. See |sub-replace-expression|. Example: >
9263 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)',
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009264 \ '\=nr2char("0x" .. submatch(1))', 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009265
9266< When {sub} is a Funcref that function is called, with one
9267 optional argument. Example: >
9268 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', SubNr, 'g')
9269< The optional argument is a list which contains the whole
9270 matched string and up to nine submatches, like what
9271 |submatch()| returns. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009272 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', {m -> '0x' .. m[1]}, 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009273
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009274< Returns an empty string on error.
9275
9276 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009277 GetString()->substitute(pat, sub, flags)
9278
9279swapinfo({fname}) *swapinfo()*
9280 The result is a dictionary, which holds information about the
9281 swapfile {fname}. The available fields are:
9282 version Vim version
9283 user user name
9284 host host name
9285 fname original file name
9286 pid PID of the Vim process that created the swap
9287 file
9288 mtime last modification time in seconds
9289 inode Optional: INODE number of the file
9290 dirty 1 if file was modified, 0 if not
9291 Note that "user" and "host" are truncated to at most 39 bytes.
9292 In case of failure an "error" item is added with the reason:
9293 Cannot open file: file not found or in accessible
9294 Cannot read file: cannot read first block
9295 Not a swap file: does not contain correct block ID
9296 Magic number mismatch: Info in first block is invalid
9297
9298 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9299 GetFilename()->swapinfo()
9300
9301swapname({buf}) *swapname()*
9302 The result is the swap file path of the buffer {expr}.
9303 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
9304 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, the result is equal to
9305 |:swapname| (unless there is no swap file).
9306 If buffer {buf} has no swap file, returns an empty string.
9307
9308 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9309 GetBufname()->swapname()
9310
9311synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) *synID()*
9312 The result is a Number, which is the syntax ID at the position
9313 {lnum} and {col} in the current window.
9314 The syntax ID can be used with |synIDattr()| and
9315 |synIDtrans()| to obtain syntax information about text.
9316
9317 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
9318 line. 'synmaxcol' applies, in a longer line zero is returned.
9319 Note that when the position is after the last character,
9320 that's where the cursor can be in Insert mode, synID() returns
9321 zero. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
9322
9323 When {trans} is |TRUE|, transparent items are reduced to the
9324 item that they reveal. This is useful when wanting to know
9325 the effective color. When {trans} is |FALSE|, the transparent
9326 item is returned. This is useful when wanting to know which
9327 syntax item is effective (e.g. inside parens).
9328 Warning: This function can be very slow. Best speed is
9329 obtained by going through the file in forward direction.
9330
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009331 Returns zero on error.
9332
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009333 Example (echoes the name of the syntax item under the cursor): >
9334 :echo synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 1), "name")
9335<
9336
9337synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}]) *synIDattr()*
9338 The result is a String, which is the {what} attribute of
9339 syntax ID {synID}. This can be used to obtain information
9340 about a syntax item.
9341 {mode} can be "gui", "cterm" or "term", to get the attributes
9342 for that mode. When {mode} is omitted, or an invalid value is
9343 used, the attributes for the currently active highlighting are
9344 used (GUI, cterm or term).
9345 Use synIDtrans() to follow linked highlight groups.
9346 {what} result
9347 "name" the name of the syntax item
9348 "fg" foreground color (GUI: color name used to set
9349 the color, cterm: color number as a string,
9350 term: empty string)
9351 "bg" background color (as with "fg")
9352 "font" font name (only available in the GUI)
9353 |highlight-font|
9354 "sp" special color for the GUI (as with "fg")
9355 |highlight-guisp|
9356 "ul" underline color for cterm: number as a string
9357 "fg#" like "fg", but for the GUI and the GUI is
9358 running the name in "#RRGGBB" form
9359 "bg#" like "fg#" for "bg"
9360 "sp#" like "fg#" for "sp"
9361 "bold" "1" if bold
9362 "italic" "1" if italic
9363 "reverse" "1" if reverse
9364 "inverse" "1" if inverse (= reverse)
9365 "standout" "1" if standout
9366 "underline" "1" if underlined
9367 "undercurl" "1" if undercurled
9368 "strike" "1" if strikethrough
Bram Moolenaarde786322022-07-30 14:56:17 +01009369 "nocombine" "1" if nocombine
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009370
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009371 Returns an empty string on error.
9372
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009373 Example (echoes the color of the syntax item under the
9374 cursor): >
9375 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(synID(line("."), col("."), 1)), "fg")
9376<
9377 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9378 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
9379
9380
9381synIDtrans({synID}) *synIDtrans()*
9382 The result is a Number, which is the translated syntax ID of
9383 {synID}. This is the syntax group ID of what is being used to
9384 highlight the character. Highlight links given with
9385 ":highlight link" are followed.
9386
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009387 Returns zero on error.
9388
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009389 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9390 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
9391
9392synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) *synconcealed()*
9393 The result is a |List| with currently three items:
9394 1. The first item in the list is 0 if the character at the
9395 position {lnum} and {col} is not part of a concealable
9396 region, 1 if it is. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
9397 2. The second item in the list is a string. If the first item
9398 is 1, the second item contains the text which will be
9399 displayed in place of the concealed text, depending on the
9400 current setting of 'conceallevel' and 'listchars'.
9401 3. The third and final item in the list is a number
9402 representing the specific syntax region matched in the
9403 line. When the character is not concealed the value is
9404 zero. This allows detection of the beginning of a new
9405 concealable region if there are two consecutive regions
9406 with the same replacement character. For an example, if
9407 the text is "123456" and both "23" and "45" are concealed
9408 and replaced by the character "X", then:
9409 call returns ~
9410 synconcealed(lnum, 1) [0, '', 0]
9411 synconcealed(lnum, 2) [1, 'X', 1]
9412 synconcealed(lnum, 3) [1, 'X', 1]
9413 synconcealed(lnum, 4) [1, 'X', 2]
9414 synconcealed(lnum, 5) [1, 'X', 2]
9415 synconcealed(lnum, 6) [0, '', 0]
9416
9417
9418synstack({lnum}, {col}) *synstack()*
9419 Return a |List|, which is the stack of syntax items at the
9420 position {lnum} and {col} in the current window. {lnum} is
9421 used like with |getline()|. Each item in the List is an ID
9422 like what |synID()| returns.
9423 The first item in the List is the outer region, following are
9424 items contained in that one. The last one is what |synID()|
9425 returns, unless not the whole item is highlighted or it is a
9426 transparent item.
9427 This function is useful for debugging a syntax file.
9428 Example that shows the syntax stack under the cursor: >
9429 for id in synstack(line("."), col("."))
9430 echo synIDattr(id, "name")
9431 endfor
9432< When the position specified with {lnum} and {col} is invalid
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009433 an empty List is returned. The position just after the last
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009434 character in a line and the first column in an empty line are
9435 valid positions.
9436
9437system({expr} [, {input}]) *system()* *E677*
9438 Get the output of the shell command {expr} as a |String|. See
9439 |systemlist()| to get the output as a |List|.
9440
9441 When {input} is given and is a |String| this string is written
9442 to a file and passed as stdin to the command. The string is
9443 written as-is, you need to take care of using the correct line
9444 separators yourself.
9445 If {input} is given and is a |List| it is written to the file
9446 in a way |writefile()| does with {binary} set to "b" (i.e.
9447 with a newline between each list item with newlines inside
9448 list items converted to NULs).
9449 When {input} is given and is a number that is a valid id for
9450 an existing buffer then the content of the buffer is written
9451 to the file line by line, each line terminated by a NL and
9452 NULs characters where the text has a NL.
9453
9454 Pipes are not used, the 'shelltemp' option is not used.
9455
9456 When prepended by |:silent| the terminal will not be set to
9457 cooked mode. This is meant to be used for commands that do
9458 not need the user to type. It avoids stray characters showing
9459 up on the screen which require |CTRL-L| to remove. >
9460 :silent let f = system('ls *.vim')
9461<
9462 Note: Use |shellescape()| or |::S| with |expand()| or
9463 |fnamemodify()| to escape special characters in a command
9464 argument. Newlines in {expr} may cause the command to fail.
9465 The characters in 'shellquote' and 'shellxquote' may also
9466 cause trouble.
9467 This is not to be used for interactive commands.
9468
9469 The result is a String. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009470 :let files = system('ls ' .. shellescape(expand('%:h')))
9471 :let files = system('ls ' .. expand('%:h:S'))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009472
9473< To make the result more system-independent, the shell output
9474 is filtered to replace <CR> with <NL> for Macintosh, and
9475 <CR><NL> with <NL> for DOS-like systems.
9476 To avoid the string being truncated at a NUL, all NUL
9477 characters are replaced with SOH (0x01).
9478
9479 The command executed is constructed using several options:
9480 'shell' 'shellcmdflag' 'shellxquote' {expr} 'shellredir' {tmp} 'shellxquote'
9481 ({tmp} is an automatically generated file name).
9482 For Unix, braces are put around {expr} to allow for
9483 concatenated commands.
9484
9485 The command will be executed in "cooked" mode, so that a
9486 CTRL-C will interrupt the command (on Unix at least).
9487
9488 The resulting error code can be found in |v:shell_error|.
9489 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
9490
9491 Note that any wrong value in the options mentioned above may
9492 make the function fail. It has also been reported to fail
9493 when using a security agent application.
9494 Unlike ":!cmd" there is no automatic check for changed files.
9495 Use |:checktime| to force a check.
9496
9497 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9498 :echo GetCmd()->system()
9499
9500
9501systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) *systemlist()*
9502 Same as |system()|, but returns a |List| with lines (parts of
9503 output separated by NL) with NULs transformed into NLs. Output
9504 is the same as |readfile()| will output with {binary} argument
9505 set to "b", except that there is no extra empty item when the
9506 result ends in a NL.
9507 Note that on MS-Windows you may get trailing CR characters.
9508
9509 To see the difference between "echo hello" and "echo -n hello"
9510 use |system()| and |split()|: >
9511 echo system('echo hello')->split('\n', 1)
9512<
9513 Returns an empty string on error.
9514
9515 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9516 :echo GetCmd()->systemlist()
9517
9518
9519tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) *tabpagebuflist()*
9520 The result is a |List|, where each item is the number of the
9521 buffer associated with each window in the current tab page.
9522 {arg} specifies the number of the tab page to be used. When
9523 omitted the current tab page is used.
9524 When {arg} is invalid the number zero is returned.
9525 To get a list of all buffers in all tabs use this: >
9526 let buflist = []
9527 for i in range(tabpagenr('$'))
9528 call extend(buflist, tabpagebuflist(i + 1))
9529 endfor
9530< Note that a buffer may appear in more than one window.
9531
9532 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9533 GetTabpage()->tabpagebuflist()
9534
9535tabpagenr([{arg}]) *tabpagenr()*
9536 The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
9537 tab page. The first tab page has number 1.
9538
9539 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
9540 $ the number of the last tab page (the tab page
9541 count).
9542 # the number of the last accessed tab page
9543 (where |g<Tab>| goes to). if there is no
9544 previous tab page 0 is returned.
9545 The number can be used with the |:tab| command.
9546
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009547 Returns zero on error.
9548
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009549
9550tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) *tabpagewinnr()*
9551 Like |winnr()| but for tab page {tabarg}.
9552 {tabarg} specifies the number of tab page to be used.
9553 {arg} is used like with |winnr()|:
9554 - When omitted the current window number is returned. This is
9555 the window which will be used when going to this tab page.
9556 - When "$" the number of windows is returned.
9557 - When "#" the previous window nr is returned.
9558 Useful examples: >
9559 tabpagewinnr(1) " current window of tab page 1
9560 tabpagewinnr(4, '$') " number of windows in tab page 4
9561< When {tabarg} is invalid zero is returned.
9562
9563 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9564 GetTabpage()->tabpagewinnr()
9565<
9566 *tagfiles()*
9567tagfiles() Returns a |List| with the file names used to search for tags
9568 for the current buffer. This is the 'tags' option expanded.
9569
9570
9571taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) *taglist()*
9572 Returns a |List| of tags matching the regular expression {expr}.
9573
9574 If {filename} is passed it is used to prioritize the results
9575 in the same way that |:tselect| does. See |tag-priority|.
9576 {filename} should be the full path of the file.
9577
9578 Each list item is a dictionary with at least the following
9579 entries:
9580 name Name of the tag.
9581 filename Name of the file where the tag is
9582 defined. It is either relative to the
9583 current directory or a full path.
9584 cmd Ex command used to locate the tag in
9585 the file.
9586 kind Type of the tag. The value for this
9587 entry depends on the language specific
9588 kind values. Only available when
9589 using a tags file generated by
Bram Moolenaar47c532e2022-03-19 15:18:53 +00009590 Universal/Exuberant ctags or hdrtag.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009591 static A file specific tag. Refer to
9592 |static-tag| for more information.
9593 More entries may be present, depending on the content of the
9594 tags file: access, implementation, inherits and signature.
9595 Refer to the ctags documentation for information about these
9596 fields. For C code the fields "struct", "class" and "enum"
9597 may appear, they give the name of the entity the tag is
9598 contained in.
9599
9600 The ex-command "cmd" can be either an ex search pattern, a
9601 line number or a line number followed by a byte number.
9602
9603 If there are no matching tags, then an empty list is returned.
9604
9605 To get an exact tag match, the anchors '^' and '$' should be
9606 used in {expr}. This also make the function work faster.
9607 Refer to |tag-regexp| for more information about the tag
9608 search regular expression pattern.
9609
9610 Refer to |'tags'| for information about how the tags file is
9611 located by Vim. Refer to |tags-file-format| for the format of
9612 the tags file generated by the different ctags tools.
9613
9614 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9615 GetTagpattern()->taglist()
9616
9617tan({expr}) *tan()*
9618 Return the tangent of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|
9619 in the range [-inf, inf].
9620 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009621 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009622 Examples: >
9623 :echo tan(10)
9624< 0.648361 >
9625 :echo tan(-4.01)
9626< -1.181502
9627
9628 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9629 Compute()->tan()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009630
9631
9632tanh({expr}) *tanh()*
9633 Return the hyperbolic tangent of {expr} as a |Float| in the
9634 range [-1, 1].
9635 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009636 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009637 Examples: >
9638 :echo tanh(0.5)
9639< 0.462117 >
9640 :echo tanh(-1)
9641< -0.761594
9642
9643 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9644 Compute()->tanh()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009645
9646
9647tempname() *tempname()* *temp-file-name*
9648 The result is a String, which is the name of a file that
9649 doesn't exist. It can be used for a temporary file. The name
9650 is different for at least 26 consecutive calls. Example: >
9651 :let tmpfile = tempname()
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009652 :exe "redir > " .. tmpfile
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009653< For Unix, the file will be in a private directory |tempfile|.
9654 For MS-Windows forward slashes are used when the 'shellslash'
9655 option is set, or when 'shellcmdflag' starts with '-' and
9656 'shell' does not contain powershell or pwsh.
9657
9658
9659term_ functions are documented here: |terminal-function-details|
9660
9661
9662terminalprops() *terminalprops()*
9663 Returns a |Dictionary| with properties of the terminal that Vim
9664 detected from the response to |t_RV| request. See
9665 |v:termresponse| for the response itself. If |v:termresponse|
9666 is empty most values here will be 'u' for unknown.
9667 cursor_style whether sending |t_RS| works **
9668 cursor_blink_mode whether sending |t_RC| works **
9669 underline_rgb whether |t_8u| works **
9670 mouse mouse type supported
Bram Moolenaar4bc85f22022-10-21 14:17:24 +01009671 kitty whether Kitty terminal was detected
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009672
9673 ** value 'u' for unknown, 'y' for yes, 'n' for no
9674
9675 If the |+termresponse| feature is missing then the result is
9676 an empty dictionary.
9677
9678 If "cursor_style" is 'y' then |t_RS| will be sent to request the
9679 current cursor style.
9680 If "cursor_blink_mode" is 'y' then |t_RC| will be sent to
9681 request the cursor blink status.
9682 "cursor_style" and "cursor_blink_mode" are also set if |t_u7|
9683 is not empty, Vim will detect the working of sending |t_RS|
9684 and |t_RC| on startup.
9685
9686 When "underline_rgb" is not 'y', then |t_8u| will be made empty.
9687 This avoids sending it to xterm, which would clear the colors.
9688
9689 For "mouse" the value 'u' is unknown
9690
9691 Also see:
9692 - 'ambiwidth' - detected by using |t_u7|.
9693 - |v:termstyleresp| and |v:termblinkresp| for the response to
9694 |t_RS| and |t_RC|.
9695
9696
9697test_ functions are documented here: |test-functions-details|
9698
9699
9700 *timer_info()*
9701timer_info([{id}])
9702 Return a list with information about timers.
9703 When {id} is given only information about this timer is
9704 returned. When timer {id} does not exist an empty list is
9705 returned.
9706 When {id} is omitted information about all timers is returned.
9707
9708 For each timer the information is stored in a |Dictionary| with
9709 these items:
9710 "id" the timer ID
9711 "time" time the timer was started with
9712 "remaining" time until the timer fires
9713 "repeat" number of times the timer will still fire;
9714 -1 means forever
9715 "callback" the callback
9716 "paused" 1 if the timer is paused, 0 otherwise
9717
9718 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9719 GetTimer()->timer_info()
9720
9721< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9722
9723timer_pause({timer}, {paused}) *timer_pause()*
9724 Pause or unpause a timer. A paused timer does not invoke its
9725 callback when its time expires. Unpausing a timer may cause
9726 the callback to be invoked almost immediately if enough time
9727 has passed.
9728
9729 Pausing a timer is useful to avoid the callback to be called
9730 for a short time.
9731
9732 If {paused} evaluates to a non-zero Number or a non-empty
9733 String, then the timer is paused, otherwise it is unpaused.
9734 See |non-zero-arg|.
9735
9736 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9737 GetTimer()->timer_pause(1)
9738
9739< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9740
9741 *timer_start()* *timer* *timers*
9742timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
9743 Create a timer and return the timer ID.
9744
9745 {time} is the waiting time in milliseconds. This is the
9746 minimum time before invoking the callback. When the system is
9747 busy or Vim is not waiting for input the time will be longer.
9748
9749 {callback} is the function to call. It can be the name of a
9750 function or a |Funcref|. It is called with one argument, which
9751 is the timer ID. The callback is only invoked when Vim is
9752 waiting for input.
9753 If you want to show a message look at |popup_notification()|
9754 to avoid interfering with what the user is doing.
9755
9756 {options} is a dictionary. Supported entries:
9757 "repeat" Number of times to repeat calling the
9758 callback. -1 means forever. When not present
9759 the callback will be called once.
9760 If the timer causes an error three times in a
9761 row the repeat is cancelled. This avoids that
9762 Vim becomes unusable because of all the error
9763 messages.
9764
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009765 Returns -1 on error.
9766
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009767 Example: >
9768 func MyHandler(timer)
9769 echo 'Handler called'
9770 endfunc
9771 let timer = timer_start(500, 'MyHandler',
9772 \ {'repeat': 3})
9773< This will invoke MyHandler() three times at 500 msec
9774 intervals.
9775
9776 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9777 GetMsec()->timer_start(callback)
9778
9779< Not available in the |sandbox|.
9780 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9781
9782timer_stop({timer}) *timer_stop()*
9783 Stop a timer. The timer callback will no longer be invoked.
9784 {timer} is an ID returned by timer_start(), thus it must be a
9785 Number. If {timer} does not exist there is no error.
9786
9787 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9788 GetTimer()->timer_stop()
9789
9790< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9791
9792timer_stopall() *timer_stopall()*
9793 Stop all timers. The timer callbacks will no longer be
9794 invoked. Useful if a timer is misbehaving. If there are no
9795 timers there is no error.
9796
9797 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9798
9799tolower({expr}) *tolower()*
9800 The result is a copy of the String given, with all uppercase
9801 characters turned into lowercase (just like applying |gu| to
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009802 the string). Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009803
9804 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9805 GetText()->tolower()
9806
9807toupper({expr}) *toupper()*
9808 The result is a copy of the String given, with all lowercase
9809 characters turned into uppercase (just like applying |gU| to
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009810 the string). Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009811
9812 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9813 GetText()->toupper()
9814
9815tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) *tr()*
9816 The result is a copy of the {src} string with all characters
9817 which appear in {fromstr} replaced by the character in that
9818 position in the {tostr} string. Thus the first character in
9819 {fromstr} is translated into the first character in {tostr}
9820 and so on. Exactly like the unix "tr" command.
9821 This code also deals with multibyte characters properly.
9822
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009823 Returns an empty string on error.
9824
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009825 Examples: >
9826 echo tr("hello there", "ht", "HT")
9827< returns "Hello THere" >
9828 echo tr("<blob>", "<>", "{}")
9829< returns "{blob}"
9830
9831 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9832 GetText()->tr(from, to)
9833
9834trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]]) *trim()*
9835 Return {text} as a String where any character in {mask} is
9836 removed from the beginning and/or end of {text}.
9837
9838 If {mask} is not given, {mask} is all characters up to 0x20,
9839 which includes Tab, space, NL and CR, plus the non-breaking
9840 space character 0xa0.
9841
9842 The optional {dir} argument specifies where to remove the
9843 characters:
9844 0 remove from the beginning and end of {text}
9845 1 remove only at the beginning of {text}
9846 2 remove only at the end of {text}
9847 When omitted both ends are trimmed.
9848
9849 This function deals with multibyte characters properly.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009850 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009851
9852 Examples: >
9853 echo trim(" some text ")
9854< returns "some text" >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009855 echo trim(" \r\t\t\r RESERVE \t\n\x0B\xA0") .. "_TAIL"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009856< returns "RESERVE_TAIL" >
9857 echo trim("rm<Xrm<>X>rrm", "rm<>")
9858< returns "Xrm<>X" (characters in the middle are not removed) >
9859 echo trim(" vim ", " ", 2)
9860< returns " vim"
9861
9862 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9863 GetText()->trim()
9864
9865trunc({expr}) *trunc()*
9866 Return the largest integral value with magnitude less than or
9867 equal to {expr} as a |Float| (truncate towards zero).
9868 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009869 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009870 Examples: >
9871 echo trunc(1.456)
9872< 1.0 >
9873 echo trunc(-5.456)
9874< -5.0 >
9875 echo trunc(4.0)
9876< 4.0
9877
9878 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9879 Compute()->trunc()
9880<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009881 *type()*
9882type({expr}) The result is a Number representing the type of {expr}.
9883 Instead of using the number directly, it is better to use the
9884 v:t_ variable that has the value:
9885 Number: 0 |v:t_number|
9886 String: 1 |v:t_string|
9887 Funcref: 2 |v:t_func|
9888 List: 3 |v:t_list|
9889 Dictionary: 4 |v:t_dict|
9890 Float: 5 |v:t_float|
9891 Boolean: 6 |v:t_bool| (v:false and v:true)
9892 None: 7 |v:t_none| (v:null and v:none)
9893 Job: 8 |v:t_job|
9894 Channel: 9 |v:t_channel|
9895 Blob: 10 |v:t_blob|
9896 For backward compatibility, this method can be used: >
9897 :if type(myvar) == type(0)
9898 :if type(myvar) == type("")
9899 :if type(myvar) == type(function("tr"))
9900 :if type(myvar) == type([])
9901 :if type(myvar) == type({})
9902 :if type(myvar) == type(0.0)
9903 :if type(myvar) == type(v:false)
9904 :if type(myvar) == type(v:none)
9905< To check if the v:t_ variables exist use this: >
9906 :if exists('v:t_number')
9907
9908< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9909 mylist->type()
9910
9911
9912typename({expr}) *typename()*
9913 Return a string representation of the type of {expr}.
9914 Example: >
9915 echo typename([1, 2, 3])
9916 list<number>
9917
9918
9919undofile({name}) *undofile()*
9920 Return the name of the undo file that would be used for a file
9921 with name {name} when writing. This uses the 'undodir'
9922 option, finding directories that exist. It does not check if
9923 the undo file exists.
9924 {name} is always expanded to the full path, since that is what
9925 is used internally.
9926 If {name} is empty undofile() returns an empty string, since a
9927 buffer without a file name will not write an undo file.
9928 Useful in combination with |:wundo| and |:rundo|.
9929 When compiled without the |+persistent_undo| option this always
9930 returns an empty string.
9931
9932 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9933 GetFilename()->undofile()
9934
9935undotree() *undotree()*
9936 Return the current state of the undo tree in a dictionary with
9937 the following items:
9938 "seq_last" The highest undo sequence number used.
9939 "seq_cur" The sequence number of the current position in
9940 the undo tree. This differs from "seq_last"
9941 when some changes were undone.
9942 "time_cur" Time last used for |:earlier| and related
9943 commands. Use |strftime()| to convert to
9944 something readable.
9945 "save_last" Number of the last file write. Zero when no
9946 write yet.
9947 "save_cur" Number of the current position in the undo
9948 tree.
9949 "synced" Non-zero when the last undo block was synced.
9950 This happens when waiting from input from the
9951 user. See |undo-blocks|.
9952 "entries" A list of dictionaries with information about
9953 undo blocks.
9954
9955 The first item in the "entries" list is the oldest undo item.
9956 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with these items:
9957 "seq" Undo sequence number. Same as what appears in
9958 |:undolist|.
9959 "time" Timestamp when the change happened. Use
9960 |strftime()| to convert to something readable.
9961 "newhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
9962 that was added. This marks the last change
9963 and where further changes will be added.
9964 "curhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
9965 that was undone. This marks the current
9966 position in the undo tree, the block that will
9967 be used by a redo command. When nothing was
9968 undone after the last change this item will
9969 not appear anywhere.
9970 "save" Only appears on the last block before a file
9971 write. The number is the write count. The
9972 first write has number 1, the last one the
9973 "save_last" mentioned above.
9974 "alt" Alternate entry. This is again a List of undo
9975 blocks. Each item may again have an "alt"
9976 item.
9977
9978uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]]) *uniq()* *E882*
9979 Remove second and succeeding copies of repeated adjacent
9980 {list} items in-place. Returns {list}. If you want a list
9981 to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
9982 :let newlist = uniq(copy(mylist))
9983< The default compare function uses the string representation of
9984 each item. For the use of {func} and {dict} see |sort()|.
9985
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009986 Returns zero if {list} is not a |List|.
9987
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009988 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9989 mylist->uniq()
9990
9991values({dict}) *values()*
9992 Return a |List| with all the values of {dict}. The |List| is
9993 in arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |keys()|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009994 Returns zero if {dict} is not a |Dict|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009995
9996 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9997 mydict->values()
9998
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +01009999virtcol({expr} [, {list}]) *virtcol()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010000 The result is a Number, which is the screen column of the file
10001 position given with {expr}. That is, the last screen position
10002 occupied by the character at that position, when the screen
10003 would be of unlimited width. When there is a <Tab> at the
10004 position, the returned Number will be the column at the end of
10005 the <Tab>. For example, for a <Tab> in column 1, with 'ts'
10006 set to 8, it returns 8. |conceal| is ignored.
10007 For the byte position use |col()|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010008
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010009 For the use of {expr} see |col()|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010010
10011 When 'virtualedit' is used {expr} can be [lnum, col, off],
10012 where "off" is the offset in screen columns from the start of
10013 the character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the
10014 last character. When "off" is omitted zero is used. When
10015 Virtual editing is active in the current mode, a position
10016 beyond the end of the line can be returned. Also see
10017 |'virtualedit'|
10018
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010019 The accepted positions are:
10020 . the cursor position
10021 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
10022 number of displayed characters in the cursor line
10023 plus one)
10024 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
10025 returned)
10026 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
10027 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
10028 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
10029 that it's updated right away.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010030
10031 If {list} is present and non-zero then virtcol() returns a List
10032 with the first and last screen position occupied by the
10033 character.
10034
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010035 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
10036 Examples: >
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010037 " With text "foo^Lbar" and cursor on the "^L":
10038
10039 virtcol(".") " returns 5
10040 virtcol(".", 1) " returns [4, 5]
10041 virtcol("$") " returns 9
10042
10043 " With text " there", with 't at 'h':
10044
10045 virtcol("'t") " returns 6
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010046< The first column is 1. 0 is returned for an error.
10047 A more advanced example that echoes the maximum length of
10048 all lines: >
10049 echo max(map(range(1, line('$')), "virtcol([v:val, '$'])"))
10050
10051< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10052 GetPos()->virtcol()
10053
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010010054virtcol2col({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *virtcol2col()*
10055 The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the
10056 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and virtual
10057 column {col}.
10058
10059 If {col} is greater than the last virtual column in line
10060 {lnum}, then the byte index of the character at the last
10061 virtual column is returned.
10062
10063 The {winid} argument can be the window number or the
10064 |window-ID|. If this is zero, then the current window is used.
10065
10066 Returns -1 if the window {winid} doesn't exist or the buffer
10067 line {lnum} or virtual column {col} is invalid.
10068
10069 See also |screenpos()|, |virtcol()| and |col()|.
10070
10071 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10072 GetWinid()->virtcol2col(lnum, col)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010073
10074visualmode([{expr}]) *visualmode()*
10075 The result is a String, which describes the last Visual mode
10076 used in the current buffer. Initially it returns an empty
10077 string, but once Visual mode has been used, it returns "v",
10078 "V", or "<CTRL-V>" (a single CTRL-V character) for
10079 character-wise, line-wise, or block-wise Visual mode
10080 respectively.
10081 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010082 :exe "normal " .. visualmode()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010083< This enters the same Visual mode as before. It is also useful
10084 in scripts if you wish to act differently depending on the
10085 Visual mode that was used.
10086 If Visual mode is active, use |mode()| to get the Visual mode
10087 (e.g., in a |:vmap|).
10088 If {expr} is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
10089 a non-empty String, then the Visual mode will be cleared and
10090 the old value is returned. See |non-zero-arg|.
10091
10092wildmenumode() *wildmenumode()*
10093 Returns |TRUE| when the wildmenu is active and |FALSE|
10094 otherwise. See 'wildmenu' and 'wildmode'.
10095 This can be used in mappings to handle the 'wildcharm' option
10096 gracefully. (Makes only sense with |mapmode-c| mappings).
10097
10098 For example to make <c-j> work like <down> in wildmode, use: >
10099 :cnoremap <expr> <C-j> wildmenumode() ? "\<Down>\<Tab>" : "\<c-j>"
10100<
10101 (Note, this needs the 'wildcharm' option set appropriately).
10102
10103win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}]) *win_execute()*
10104 Like `execute()` but in the context of window {id}.
10105 The window will temporarily be made the current window,
10106 without triggering autocommands or changing directory. When
10107 executing {command} autocommands will be triggered, this may
10108 have unexpected side effects. Use |:noautocmd| if needed.
10109 Example: >
10110 call win_execute(winid, 'set syntax=python')
10111< Doing the same with `setwinvar()` would not trigger
10112 autocommands and not actually show syntax highlighting.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010113 *E994*
10114 Not all commands are allowed in popup windows.
10115 When window {id} does not exist then no error is given and
10116 an empty string is returned.
10117
10118 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
10119 second argument: >
10120 GetCommand()->win_execute(winid)
10121
10122win_findbuf({bufnr}) *win_findbuf()*
10123 Returns a |List| with |window-ID|s for windows that contain
10124 buffer {bufnr}. When there is none the list is empty.
10125
10126 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10127 GetBufnr()->win_findbuf()
10128
10129win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) *win_getid()*
10130 Get the |window-ID| for the specified window.
10131 When {win} is missing use the current window.
10132 With {win} this is the window number. The top window has
10133 number 1.
10134 Without {tab} use the current tab, otherwise the tab with
10135 number {tab}. The first tab has number one.
10136 Return zero if the window cannot be found.
10137
10138 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10139 GetWinnr()->win_getid()
10140
10141
10142win_gettype([{nr}]) *win_gettype()*
10143 Return the type of the window:
10144 "autocmd" autocommand window. Temporary window
10145 used to execute autocommands.
10146 "command" command-line window |cmdwin|
10147 (empty) normal window
10148 "loclist" |location-list-window|
10149 "popup" popup window |popup|
10150 "preview" preview window |preview-window|
10151 "quickfix" |quickfix-window|
10152 "unknown" window {nr} not found
10153
10154 When {nr} is omitted return the type of the current window.
10155 When {nr} is given return the type of this window by number or
10156 |window-ID|.
10157
10158 Also see the 'buftype' option. When running a terminal in a
10159 popup window then 'buftype' is "terminal" and win_gettype()
10160 returns "popup".
10161
10162 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10163 GetWinid()->win_gettype()
10164<
10165win_gotoid({expr}) *win_gotoid()*
10166 Go to window with ID {expr}. This may also change the current
10167 tabpage.
10168 Return TRUE if successful, FALSE if the window cannot be found.
10169
10170 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10171 GetWinid()->win_gotoid()
10172
10173win_id2tabwin({expr}) *win_id2tabwin()*
10174 Return a list with the tab number and window number of window
10175 with ID {expr}: [tabnr, winnr].
10176 Return [0, 0] if the window cannot be found.
10177
10178 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10179 GetWinid()->win_id2tabwin()
10180
10181win_id2win({expr}) *win_id2win()*
10182 Return the window number of window with ID {expr}.
10183 Return 0 if the window cannot be found in the current tabpage.
10184
10185 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10186 GetWinid()->win_id2win()
10187
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000010188win_move_separator({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_separator()*
10189 Move window {nr}'s vertical separator (i.e., the right border)
10190 by {offset} columns, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr}
10191 can be a window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset}
10192 moves right and a negative {offset} moves left. Moving a
10193 window's vertical separator will change the width of the
10194 window and the width of other windows adjacent to the vertical
10195 separator. The magnitude of movement may be smaller than
10196 specified (e.g., as a consequence of maintaining
10197 'winminwidth'). Returns TRUE if the window can be found and
10198 FALSE otherwise.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010199 This will fail for the rightmost window and a full-width
10200 window, since it has no separator on the right.
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000010201
10202 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10203 GetWinnr()->win_move_separator(offset)
10204
10205win_move_statusline({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_statusline()*
10206 Move window {nr}'s status line (i.e., the bottom border) by
10207 {offset} rows, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr} can be a
10208 window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset} moves down
10209 and a negative {offset} moves up. Moving a window's status
10210 line will change the height of the window and the height of
10211 other windows adjacent to the status line. The magnitude of
10212 movement may be smaller than specified (e.g., as a consequence
10213 of maintaining 'winminheight'). Returns TRUE if the window can
10214 be found and FALSE otherwise.
10215
10216 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10217 GetWinnr()->win_move_statusline(offset)
10218
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010219win_screenpos({nr}) *win_screenpos()*
10220 Return the screen position of window {nr} as a list with two
10221 numbers: [row, col]. The first window always has position
10222 [1, 1], unless there is a tabline, then it is [2, 1].
10223 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|. Use zero
10224 for the current window.
10225 Returns [0, 0] if the window cannot be found in the current
10226 tabpage.
10227
10228 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10229 GetWinid()->win_screenpos()
10230<
10231win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}]) *win_splitmove()*
10232 Move the window {nr} to a new split of the window {target}.
10233 This is similar to moving to {target}, creating a new window
10234 using |:split| but having the same contents as window {nr}, and
10235 then closing {nr}.
10236
10237 Both {nr} and {target} can be window numbers or |window-ID|s.
10238 Both must be in the current tab page.
10239
10240 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
10241
10242 {options} is a |Dictionary| with the following optional entries:
10243 "vertical" When TRUE, the split is created vertically,
10244 like with |:vsplit|.
10245 "rightbelow" When TRUE, the split is made below or to the
10246 right (if vertical). When FALSE, it is done
10247 above or to the left (if vertical). When not
10248 present, the values of 'splitbelow' and
10249 'splitright' are used.
10250
10251 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10252 GetWinid()->win_splitmove(target)
10253<
10254
10255 *winbufnr()*
10256winbufnr({nr}) The result is a Number, which is the number of the buffer
10257 associated with window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or
10258 the |window-ID|.
10259 When {nr} is zero, the number of the buffer in the current
10260 window is returned.
10261 When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
10262 Example: >
10263 :echo "The file in the current window is " . bufname(winbufnr(0))
10264<
10265 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10266 FindWindow()->winbufnr()->bufname()
10267<
10268 *wincol()*
10269wincol() The result is a Number, which is the virtual column of the
10270 cursor in the window. This is counting screen cells from the
10271 left side of the window. The leftmost column is one.
10272
10273 *windowsversion()*
10274windowsversion()
10275 The result is a String. For MS-Windows it indicates the OS
10276 version. E.g, Windows 10 is "10.0", Windows 8 is "6.2",
10277 Windows XP is "5.1". For non-MS-Windows systems the result is
10278 an empty string.
10279
10280winheight({nr}) *winheight()*
10281 The result is a Number, which is the height of window {nr}.
10282 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
10283 When {nr} is zero, the height of the current window is
10284 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
10285 An existing window always has a height of zero or more.
10286 This excludes any window toolbar line.
10287 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010288 :echo "The current window has " .. winheight(0) .. " lines."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010289
10290< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10291 GetWinid()->winheight()
10292<
10293winlayout([{tabnr}]) *winlayout()*
10294 The result is a nested List containing the layout of windows
10295 in a tabpage.
10296
10297 Without {tabnr} use the current tabpage, otherwise the tabpage
10298 with number {tabnr}. If the tabpage {tabnr} is not found,
10299 returns an empty list.
10300
10301 For a leaf window, it returns:
10302 ['leaf', {winid}]
10303 For horizontally split windows, which form a column, it
10304 returns:
10305 ['col', [{nested list of windows}]]
10306 For vertically split windows, which form a row, it returns:
10307 ['row', [{nested list of windows}]]
10308
10309 Example: >
10310 " Only one window in the tab page
10311 :echo winlayout()
10312 ['leaf', 1000]
10313 " Two horizontally split windows
10314 :echo winlayout()
10315 ['col', [['leaf', 1000], ['leaf', 1001]]]
10316 " The second tab page, with three horizontally split
10317 " windows, with two vertically split windows in the
10318 " middle window
10319 :echo winlayout(2)
10320 ['col', [['leaf', 1002], ['row', [['leaf', 1003],
10321 ['leaf', 1001]]], ['leaf', 1000]]]
10322<
10323 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10324 GetTabnr()->winlayout()
10325<
10326 *winline()*
10327winline() The result is a Number, which is the screen line of the cursor
10328 in the window. This is counting screen lines from the top of
10329 the window. The first line is one.
10330 If the cursor was moved the view on the file will be updated
10331 first, this may cause a scroll.
10332
10333 *winnr()*
10334winnr([{arg}]) The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
10335 window. The top window has number 1.
10336 Returns zero for a popup window.
10337
10338 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
10339 $ the number of the last window (the window
10340 count).
10341 # the number of the last accessed window (where
10342 |CTRL-W_p| goes to). If there is no previous
10343 window or it is in another tab page 0 is
10344 returned.
10345 {N}j the number of the Nth window below the
10346 current window (where |CTRL-W_j| goes to).
10347 {N}k the number of the Nth window above the current
10348 window (where |CTRL-W_k| goes to).
10349 {N}h the number of the Nth window left of the
10350 current window (where |CTRL-W_h| goes to).
10351 {N}l the number of the Nth window right of the
10352 current window (where |CTRL-W_l| goes to).
10353 The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
10354 |:wincmd|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +010010355 When {arg} is invalid an error is given and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010356 Also see |tabpagewinnr()| and |win_getid()|.
10357 Examples: >
10358 let window_count = winnr('$')
10359 let prev_window = winnr('#')
10360 let wnum = winnr('3k')
10361
10362< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10363 GetWinval()->winnr()
10364<
10365 *winrestcmd()*
10366winrestcmd() Returns a sequence of |:resize| commands that should restore
10367 the current window sizes. Only works properly when no windows
10368 are opened or closed and the current window and tab page is
10369 unchanged.
10370 Example: >
10371 :let cmd = winrestcmd()
10372 :call MessWithWindowSizes()
10373 :exe cmd
10374<
10375 *winrestview()*
10376winrestview({dict})
10377 Uses the |Dictionary| returned by |winsaveview()| to restore
10378 the view of the current window.
10379 Note: The {dict} does not have to contain all values, that are
10380 returned by |winsaveview()|. If values are missing, those
10381 settings won't be restored. So you can use: >
10382 :call winrestview({'curswant': 4})
10383<
10384 This will only set the curswant value (the column the cursor
10385 wants to move on vertical movements) of the cursor to column 5
10386 (yes, that is 5), while all other settings will remain the
10387 same. This is useful, if you set the cursor position manually.
10388
10389 If you have changed the values the result is unpredictable.
10390 If the window size changed the result won't be the same.
10391
10392 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10393 GetView()->winrestview()
10394<
10395 *winsaveview()*
10396winsaveview() Returns a |Dictionary| that contains information to restore
10397 the view of the current window. Use |winrestview()| to
10398 restore the view.
10399 This is useful if you have a mapping that jumps around in the
10400 buffer and you want to go back to the original view.
10401 This does not save fold information. Use the 'foldenable'
10402 option to temporarily switch off folding, so that folds are
10403 not opened when moving around. This may have side effects.
10404 The return value includes:
10405 lnum cursor line number
10406 col cursor column (Note: the first column
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +000010407 zero, as opposed to what |getcurpos()|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010408 returns)
10409 coladd cursor column offset for 'virtualedit'
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +000010410 curswant column for vertical movement (Note:
10411 the first column is zero, as opposed
10412 to what |getcurpos()| returns). After
10413 |$| command it will be a very large
10414 number equal to |v:maxcol|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010415 topline first line in the window
10416 topfill filler lines, only in diff mode
10417 leftcol first column displayed; only used when
10418 'wrap' is off
10419 skipcol columns skipped
10420 Note that no option values are saved.
10421
10422
10423winwidth({nr}) *winwidth()*
10424 The result is a Number, which is the width of window {nr}.
10425 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
10426 When {nr} is zero, the width of the current window is
10427 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
10428 An existing window always has a width of zero or more.
10429 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010430 :echo "The current window has " .. winwidth(0) .. " columns."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010431 :if winwidth(0) <= 50
10432 : 50 wincmd |
10433 :endif
10434< For getting the terminal or screen size, see the 'columns'
10435 option.
10436
10437 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10438 GetWinid()->winwidth()
10439
10440
10441wordcount() *wordcount()*
10442 The result is a dictionary of byte/chars/word statistics for
10443 the current buffer. This is the same info as provided by
10444 |g_CTRL-G|
10445 The return value includes:
10446 bytes Number of bytes in the buffer
10447 chars Number of chars in the buffer
10448 words Number of words in the buffer
10449 cursor_bytes Number of bytes before cursor position
10450 (not in Visual mode)
10451 cursor_chars Number of chars before cursor position
10452 (not in Visual mode)
10453 cursor_words Number of words before cursor position
10454 (not in Visual mode)
10455 visual_bytes Number of bytes visually selected
10456 (only in Visual mode)
10457 visual_chars Number of chars visually selected
10458 (only in Visual mode)
10459 visual_words Number of words visually selected
10460 (only in Visual mode)
10461
10462
10463 *writefile()*
10464writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
10465 When {object} is a |List| write it to file {fname}. Each list
10466 item is separated with a NL. Each list item must be a String
10467 or Number.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010468 All NL characters are replaced with a NUL character.
10469 Inserting CR characters needs to be done before passing {list}
10470 to writefile().
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010010471
10472 When {object} is a |Blob| write the bytes to file {fname}
10473 unmodified, also when binary mode is not specified.
10474
10475 {flags} must be a String. These characters are recognized:
10476
10477 'b' Binary mode is used: There will not be a NL after the
10478 last list item. An empty item at the end does cause the
10479 last line in the file to end in a NL.
10480
10481 'a' Append mode is used, lines are appended to the file: >
10482 :call writefile(["foo"], "event.log", "a")
10483 :call writefile(["bar"], "event.log", "a")
10484<
10485 'D' Delete the file when the current function ends. This
10486 works like: >
10487 :defer delete({fname})
10488< Fails when not in a function. Also see |:defer|.
10489
10490 's' fsync() is called after writing the file. This flushes
10491 the file to disk, if possible. This takes more time but
10492 avoids losing the file if the system crashes.
10493
10494 'S' fsync() is not called, even when 'fsync' is set.
10495
10496 When {flags} does not contain "S" or "s" then fsync() is
10497 called if the 'fsync' option is set.
10498
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010499 An existing file is overwritten, if possible.
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010010500
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010501 When the write fails -1 is returned, otherwise 0. There is an
10502 error message if the file can't be created or when writing
10503 fails.
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010010504
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010505 Also see |readfile()|.
10506 To copy a file byte for byte: >
10507 :let fl = readfile("foo", "b")
10508 :call writefile(fl, "foocopy", "b")
10509
10510< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10511 GetText()->writefile("thefile")
10512
10513
10514xor({expr}, {expr}) *xor()*
10515 Bitwise XOR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
10516 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010010517 Also see `and()` and `or()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010518 Example: >
10519 :let bits = xor(bits, 0x80)
10520<
10521 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10522 :let bits = bits->xor(0x80)
10523<
10524
10525==============================================================================
105263. Feature list *feature-list*
10527
10528There are three types of features:
105291. Features that are only supported when they have been enabled when Vim
10530 was compiled |+feature-list|. Example: >
10531 :if has("cindent")
10532< *gui_running*
105332. Features that are only supported when certain conditions have been met.
10534 Example: >
10535 :if has("gui_running")
10536< *has-patch*
105373. Beyond a certain version or at a certain version and including a specific
10538 patch. The "patch-7.4.248" feature means that the Vim version is 7.5 or
10539 later, or it is version 7.4 and patch 248 was included. Example: >
10540 :if has("patch-7.4.248")
10541< Note that it's possible for patch 248 to be omitted even though 249 is
10542 included. Only happens when cherry-picking patches.
10543 Note that this form only works for patch 7.4.237 and later, before that
10544 you need to check for the patch and the v:version. Example (checking
10545 version 6.2.148 or later): >
10546 :if v:version > 602 || (v:version == 602 && has("patch148"))
10547
10548Hint: To find out if Vim supports backslashes in a file name (MS-Windows),
10549use: `if exists('+shellslash')`
10550
10551
10552acl Compiled with |ACL| support.
Bram Moolenaar2ee347f2022-08-26 17:53:44 +010010553all_builtin_terms Compiled with all builtin terminals enabled. (always
10554 true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010555amiga Amiga version of Vim.
10556arabic Compiled with Arabic support |Arabic|.
10557arp Compiled with ARP support (Amiga).
10558autocmd Compiled with autocommand support. (always true)
10559autochdir Compiled with support for 'autochdir'
10560autoservername Automatically enable |clientserver|
10561balloon_eval Compiled with |balloon-eval| support.
10562balloon_multiline GUI supports multiline balloons.
10563beos BeOS version of Vim.
10564browse Compiled with |:browse| support, and browse() will
10565 work.
10566browsefilter Compiled with support for |browsefilter|.
10567bsd Compiled on an OS in the BSD family (excluding macOS).
Bram Moolenaar2ee347f2022-08-26 17:53:44 +010010568builtin_terms Compiled with some builtin terminals. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010569byte_offset Compiled with support for 'o' in 'statusline'
10570channel Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010571cindent Compiled with 'cindent' support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010572clientserver Compiled with remote invocation support |clientserver|.
10573clipboard Compiled with 'clipboard' support.
10574clipboard_working Compiled with 'clipboard' support and it can be used.
10575cmdline_compl Compiled with |cmdline-completion| support.
10576cmdline_hist Compiled with |cmdline-history| support.
10577cmdline_info Compiled with 'showcmd' and 'ruler' support.
10578comments Compiled with |'comments'| support.
10579compatible Compiled to be very Vi compatible.
10580conpty Platform where |ConPTY| can be used.
10581cryptv Compiled with encryption support |encryption|.
10582cscope Compiled with |cscope| support.
10583cursorbind Compiled with |'cursorbind'| (always true)
10584debug Compiled with "DEBUG" defined.
10585dialog_con Compiled with console dialog support.
10586dialog_gui Compiled with GUI dialog support.
10587diff Compiled with |vimdiff| and 'diff' support.
10588digraphs Compiled with support for digraphs.
10589directx Compiled with support for DirectX and 'renderoptions'.
10590dnd Compiled with support for the "~ register |quote_~|.
10591drop_file Compiled with |drop_file| support.
10592ebcdic Compiled on a machine with ebcdic character set.
10593emacs_tags Compiled with support for Emacs tags.
10594eval Compiled with expression evaluation support. Always
10595 true, of course!
10596ex_extra |+ex_extra| (always true)
10597extra_search Compiled with support for |'incsearch'| and
10598 |'hlsearch'|
10599farsi Support for Farsi was removed |farsi|.
Bram Moolenaarf80f40a2022-08-25 16:02:23 +010010600file_in_path Compiled with support for |gf| and |<cfile>| (always
10601 true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010602filterpipe When 'shelltemp' is off pipes are used for shell
10603 read/write/filter commands
10604find_in_path Compiled with support for include file searches
10605 |+find_in_path|.
10606float Compiled with support for |Float|.
10607fname_case Case in file names matters (for Amiga and MS-Windows
10608 this is not present).
10609folding Compiled with |folding| support.
10610footer Compiled with GUI footer support. |gui-footer|
10611fork Compiled to use fork()/exec() instead of system().
10612gettext Compiled with message translation |multi-lang|
10613gui Compiled with GUI enabled.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +010010614gui_athena Compiled with Athena GUI (always false).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010615gui_gnome Compiled with Gnome support (gui_gtk is also defined).
10616gui_gtk Compiled with GTK+ GUI (any version).
10617gui_gtk2 Compiled with GTK+ 2 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
10618gui_gtk3 Compiled with GTK+ 3 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
10619gui_haiku Compiled with Haiku GUI.
10620gui_mac Compiled with Macintosh GUI.
10621gui_motif Compiled with Motif GUI.
10622gui_photon Compiled with Photon GUI.
10623gui_running Vim is running in the GUI, or it will start soon.
10624gui_win32 Compiled with MS-Windows Win32 GUI.
10625gui_win32s idem, and Win32s system being used (Windows 3.1)
10626haiku Haiku version of Vim.
10627hangul_input Compiled with Hangul input support. |hangul|
10628hpux HP-UX version of Vim.
10629iconv Can use iconv() for conversion.
10630insert_expand Compiled with support for CTRL-X expansion commands in
10631 Insert mode. (always true)
10632job Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
10633ipv6 Compiled with support for IPv6 networking in |channel|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010634jumplist Compiled with |jumplist| support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010635keymap Compiled with 'keymap' support.
10636lambda Compiled with |lambda| support.
10637langmap Compiled with 'langmap' support.
10638libcall Compiled with |libcall()| support.
10639linebreak Compiled with 'linebreak', 'breakat', 'showbreak' and
10640 'breakindent' support.
10641linux Linux version of Vim.
10642lispindent Compiled with support for lisp indenting.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010643 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010644listcmds Compiled with commands for the buffer list |:files|
10645 and the argument list |arglist|.
10646localmap Compiled with local mappings and abbr. |:map-local|
10647lua Compiled with Lua interface |Lua|.
10648mac Any Macintosh version of Vim cf. osx
10649macunix Synonym for osxdarwin
10650menu Compiled with support for |:menu|.
10651mksession Compiled with support for |:mksession|.
10652modify_fname Compiled with file name modifiers. |filename-modifiers|
10653 (always true)
10654mouse Compiled with support for mouse.
10655mouse_dec Compiled with support for Dec terminal mouse.
10656mouse_gpm Compiled with support for gpm (Linux console mouse)
10657mouse_gpm_enabled GPM mouse is working
10658mouse_netterm Compiled with support for netterm mouse.
10659mouse_pterm Compiled with support for qnx pterm mouse.
10660mouse_sysmouse Compiled with support for sysmouse (*BSD console mouse)
10661mouse_sgr Compiled with support for sgr mouse.
10662mouse_urxvt Compiled with support for urxvt mouse.
10663mouse_xterm Compiled with support for xterm mouse.
10664mouseshape Compiled with support for 'mouseshape'.
10665multi_byte Compiled with support for 'encoding' (always true)
10666multi_byte_encoding 'encoding' is set to a multibyte encoding.
10667multi_byte_ime Compiled with support for IME input method.
10668multi_lang Compiled with support for multiple languages.
10669mzscheme Compiled with MzScheme interface |mzscheme|.
10670nanotime Compiled with sub-second time stamp checks.
10671netbeans_enabled Compiled with support for |netbeans| and connected.
10672netbeans_intg Compiled with support for |netbeans|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010673num64 Compiled with 64-bit |Number| support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010674ole Compiled with OLE automation support for Win32.
10675osx Compiled for macOS cf. mac
10676osxdarwin Compiled for macOS, with |mac-darwin-feature|
10677packages Compiled with |packages| support.
10678path_extra Compiled with up/downwards search in 'path' and 'tags'
10679perl Compiled with Perl interface.
10680persistent_undo Compiled with support for persistent undo history.
10681postscript Compiled with PostScript file printing.
10682printer Compiled with |:hardcopy| support.
10683profile Compiled with |:profile| support.
10684python Python 2.x interface available. |has-python|
10685python_compiled Compiled with Python 2.x interface. |has-python|
10686python_dynamic Python 2.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
10687python3 Python 3.x interface available. |has-python|
10688python3_compiled Compiled with Python 3.x interface. |has-python|
10689python3_dynamic Python 3.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
10690pythonx Python 2.x and/or 3.x interface available. |python_x|
10691qnx QNX version of Vim.
10692quickfix Compiled with |quickfix| support.
10693reltime Compiled with |reltime()| support.
10694rightleft Compiled with 'rightleft' support.
10695ruby Compiled with Ruby interface |ruby|.
10696scrollbind Compiled with 'scrollbind' support. (always true)
10697showcmd Compiled with 'showcmd' support.
10698signs Compiled with |:sign| support.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010699smartindent Compiled with 'smartindent' support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010700sodium Compiled with libsodium for better crypt support
10701sound Compiled with sound support, e.g. `sound_playevent()`
10702spell Compiled with spell checking support |spell|.
10703startuptime Compiled with |--startuptime| support.
10704statusline Compiled with support for 'statusline', 'rulerformat'
10705 and special formats of 'titlestring' and 'iconstring'.
10706sun SunOS version of Vim.
10707sun_workshop Support for Sun |workshop| has been removed.
10708syntax Compiled with syntax highlighting support |syntax|.
10709syntax_items There are active syntax highlighting items for the
10710 current buffer.
10711system Compiled to use system() instead of fork()/exec().
10712tag_binary Compiled with binary searching in tags files
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010713 |tag-binary-search|. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010714tag_old_static Support for old static tags was removed, see
10715 |tag-old-static|.
10716tcl Compiled with Tcl interface.
10717termguicolors Compiled with true color in terminal support.
10718terminal Compiled with |terminal| support.
10719terminfo Compiled with terminfo instead of termcap.
10720termresponse Compiled with support for |t_RV| and |v:termresponse|.
10721textobjects Compiled with support for |text-objects|.
10722textprop Compiled with support for |text-properties|.
10723tgetent Compiled with tgetent support, able to use a termcap
10724 or terminfo file.
10725timers Compiled with |timer_start()| support.
10726title Compiled with window title support |'title'|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010727 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010728toolbar Compiled with support for |gui-toolbar|.
10729ttyin input is a terminal (tty)
10730ttyout output is a terminal (tty)
10731unix Unix version of Vim. *+unix*
10732unnamedplus Compiled with support for "unnamedplus" in 'clipboard'
10733user_commands User-defined commands. (always true)
10734vartabs Compiled with variable tabstop support |'vartabstop'|.
10735vcon Win32: Virtual console support is working, can use
10736 'termguicolors'. Also see |+vtp|.
10737vertsplit Compiled with vertically split windows |:vsplit|.
10738 (always true)
10739vim_starting True while initial source'ing takes place. |startup|
10740 *vim_starting*
Bram Moolenaara6feb162022-01-02 12:06:33 +000010741vim9script Compiled with |Vim9| script support
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010742viminfo Compiled with viminfo support.
10743vimscript-1 Compiled Vim script version 1 support
10744vimscript-2 Compiled Vim script version 2 support
10745vimscript-3 Compiled Vim script version 3 support
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +010010746vimscript-4 Compiled Vim script version 4 support
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010747virtualedit Compiled with 'virtualedit' option. (always true)
10748visual Compiled with Visual mode. (always true)
10749visualextra Compiled with extra Visual mode commands. (always
10750 true) |blockwise-operators|.
10751vms VMS version of Vim.
10752vreplace Compiled with |gR| and |gr| commands. (always true)
10753vtp Compiled for vcon support |+vtp| (check vcon to find
10754 out if it works in the current console).
10755wildignore Compiled with 'wildignore' option.
10756wildmenu Compiled with 'wildmenu' option.
10757win16 old version for MS-Windows 3.1 (always false)
10758win32 Win32 version of Vim (MS-Windows 95 and later, 32 or
10759 64 bits)
10760win32unix Win32 version of Vim, using Unix files (Cygwin)
10761win64 Win64 version of Vim (MS-Windows 64 bit).
10762win95 Win32 version for MS-Windows 95/98/ME (always false)
10763winaltkeys Compiled with 'winaltkeys' option.
10764windows Compiled with support for more than one window.
10765 (always true)
10766writebackup Compiled with 'writebackup' default on.
10767xfontset Compiled with X fontset support |xfontset|.
10768xim Compiled with X input method support |xim|.
10769xpm Compiled with pixmap support.
10770xpm_w32 Compiled with pixmap support for Win32. (Only for
10771 backward compatibility. Use "xpm" instead.)
10772xsmp Compiled with X session management support.
10773xsmp_interact Compiled with interactive X session management support.
10774xterm_clipboard Compiled with support for xterm clipboard.
10775xterm_save Compiled with support for saving and restoring the
10776 xterm screen.
10777x11 Compiled with X11 support.
10778
10779
10780==============================================================================
107814. Matching a pattern in a String *string-match*
10782
10783This is common between several functions. A regexp pattern as explained at
10784|pattern| is normally used to find a match in the buffer lines. When a
10785pattern is used to find a match in a String, almost everything works in the
10786same way. The difference is that a String is handled like it is one line.
10787When it contains a "\n" character, this is not seen as a line break for the
10788pattern. It can be matched with a "\n" in the pattern, or with ".". Example:
10789>
10790 :let a = "aaaa\nxxxx"
10791 :echo matchstr(a, "..\n..")
10792 aa
10793 xx
10794 :echo matchstr(a, "a.x")
10795 a
10796 x
10797
10798Don't forget that "^" will only match at the first character of the String and
10799"$" at the last character of the string. They don't match after or before a
10800"\n".
10801
10802 vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: