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Aliaksei Budavei95740222024-04-04 23:05:33 +03001*builtin.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2024 Apr 03
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002
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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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7Builtin functions *builtin-functions*
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Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01009Note: Expression evaluation can be disabled at compile time, the builtin
10functions are not available then. See |+eval| and |no-eval-feature|.
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12For functions grouped by what they are used for see |function-list|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000013
141. Overview |builtin-function-list|
152. Details |builtin-function-details|
163. Feature list |feature-list|
174. Matching a pattern in a String |string-match|
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19==============================================================================
201. Overview *builtin-function-list*
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22Use CTRL-] on the function name to jump to the full explanation.
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24USAGE RESULT DESCRIPTION ~
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26abs({expr}) Float or Number absolute value of {expr}
27acos({expr}) Float arc cosine of {expr}
28add({object}, {item}) List/Blob append {item} to {object}
29and({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise AND
30append({lnum}, {text}) Number append {text} below line {lnum}
31appendbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text})
32 Number append {text} below line {lnum}
33 in buffer {expr}
34argc([{winid}]) Number number of files in the argument list
35argidx() Number current index in the argument list
36arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) Number argument list id
37argv({nr} [, {winid}]) String {nr} entry of the argument list
38argv([-1, {winid}]) List the argument list
39asin({expr}) Float arc sine of {expr}
40assert_beeps({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} causes a beep
41assert_equal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
42 Number assert {exp} is equal to {act}
43assert_equalfile({fname-one}, {fname-two} [, {msg}])
44 Number assert file contents are equal
45assert_exception({error} [, {msg}])
46 Number assert {error} is in v:exception
47assert_fails({cmd} [, {error} [, {msg} [, {lnum} [, {context}]]]])
48 Number assert {cmd} fails
49assert_false({actual} [, {msg}])
50 Number assert {actual} is false
51assert_inrange({lower}, {upper}, {actual} [, {msg}])
52 Number assert {actual} is inside the range
53assert_match({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
54 Number assert {pat} matches {text}
55assert_nobeep({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} does not cause a beep
56assert_notequal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
57 Number assert {exp} is not equal {act}
58assert_notmatch({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
59 Number assert {pat} not matches {text}
60assert_report({msg}) Number report a test failure
61assert_true({actual} [, {msg}]) Number assert {actual} is true
62atan({expr}) Float arc tangent of {expr}
63atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) Float arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +010064autocmd_add({acmds}) Bool add a list of autocmds and groups
65autocmd_delete({acmds}) Bool delete a list of autocmds and groups
66autocmd_get([{opts}]) List return a list of autocmds
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000067balloon_gettext() String current text in the balloon
68balloon_show({expr}) none show {expr} inside the balloon
69balloon_split({msg}) List split {msg} as used for a balloon
70blob2list({blob}) List convert {blob} into a list of numbers
71browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
72 String put up a file requester
73browsedir({title}, {initdir}) String put up a directory requester
74bufadd({name}) Number add a buffer to the buffer list
75bufexists({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} exists
76buflisted({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is listed
77bufload({buf}) Number load buffer {buf} if not loaded yet
78bufloaded({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is loaded
79bufname([{buf}]) String Name of the buffer {buf}
80bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]]) Number Number of the buffer {buf}
81bufwinid({buf}) Number window ID of buffer {buf}
82bufwinnr({buf}) Number window number of buffer {buf}
83byte2line({byte}) Number line number at byte count {byte}
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010084byteidx({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}])
85 Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
86byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}])
87 Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000088call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}])
89 any call {func} with arguments {arglist}
90ceil({expr}) Float round {expr} up
91ch_canread({handle}) Number check if there is something to read
92ch_close({handle}) none close {handle}
93ch_close_in({handle}) none close in part of {handle}
94ch_evalexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
95 any evaluate {expr} on JSON {handle}
96ch_evalraw({handle}, {string} [, {options}])
97 any evaluate {string} on raw {handle}
98ch_getbufnr({handle}, {what}) Number get buffer number for {handle}/{what}
99ch_getjob({channel}) Job get the Job of {channel}
100ch_info({handle}) String info about channel {handle}
101ch_log({msg} [, {handle}]) none write {msg} in the channel log file
102ch_logfile({fname} [, {mode}]) none start logging channel activity
103ch_open({address} [, {options}])
104 Channel open a channel to {address}
105ch_read({handle} [, {options}]) String read from {handle}
106ch_readblob({handle} [, {options}])
107 Blob read Blob from {handle}
108ch_readraw({handle} [, {options}])
109 String read raw from {handle}
110ch_sendexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
111 any send {expr} over JSON {handle}
112ch_sendraw({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
113 any send {expr} over raw {handle}
114ch_setoptions({handle}, {options})
115 none set options for {handle}
116ch_status({handle} [, {options}])
117 String status of channel {handle}
118changenr() Number current change number
119char2nr({expr} [, {utf8}]) Number ASCII/UTF-8 value of first char in {expr}
120charclass({string}) Number character class of {string}
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +0000121charcol({expr} [, {winid}]) Number column number of cursor or mark
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +0100122charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {utf16}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000123 Number char index of byte {idx} in {string}
124chdir({dir}) String change current working directory
125cindent({lnum}) Number C indent for line {lnum}
126clearmatches([{win}]) none clear all matches
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +0000127col({expr} [, {winid}]) Number column byte index of cursor or mark
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000128complete({startcol}, {matches}) none set Insert mode completion
129complete_add({expr}) Number add completion match
130complete_check() Number check for key typed during completion
131complete_info([{what}]) Dict get current completion information
132confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
133 Number number of choice picked by user
134copy({expr}) any make a shallow copy of {expr}
135cos({expr}) Float cosine of {expr}
136cosh({expr}) Float hyperbolic cosine of {expr}
137count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]])
138 Number count how many {expr} are in {comp}
139cscope_connection([{num}, {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
140 Number checks existence of cscope connection
141cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}])
142 Number move cursor to {lnum}, {col}, {off}
143cursor({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
144debugbreak({pid}) Number interrupt process being debugged
145deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) any make a full copy of {expr}
146delete({fname} [, {flags}]) Number delete the file or directory {fname}
147deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}])
148 Number delete lines from buffer {buf}
149did_filetype() Number |TRUE| if FileType autocmd event used
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +0100150diff({fromlist}, {tolist} [, {options}])
151 List diff two Lists of strings
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000152diff_filler({lnum}) Number diff filler lines about {lnum}
153diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) Number diff highlighting at {lnum}/{col}
154digraph_get({chars}) String get the |digraph| of {chars}
155digraph_getlist([{listall}]) List get all |digraph|s
156digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) Boolean register |digraph|
157digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) Boolean register multiple |digraph|s
158echoraw({expr}) none output {expr} as-is
159empty({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is empty
160environ() Dict return environment variables
Sean Dewarb0efa492023-07-08 10:35:19 +0100161err_teapot([{expr}]) none give E418, or E503 if {expr} is |TRUE|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000162escape({string}, {chars}) String escape {chars} in {string} with '\'
163eval({string}) any evaluate {string} into its value
164eventhandler() Number |TRUE| if inside an event handler
165executable({expr}) Number 1 if executable {expr} exists
166execute({command}) String execute {command} and get the output
167exepath({expr}) String full path of the command {expr}
168exists({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists
169exists_compiled({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists at compile time
170exp({expr}) Float exponential of {expr}
171expand({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]])
172 any expand special keywords in {expr}
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +0100173expandcmd({string} [, {options}])
174 String expand {string} like with `:edit`
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000175extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
176 List/Dict insert items of {expr2} into {expr1}
177extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
178 List/Dict like |extend()| but creates a new
179 List or Dictionary
180feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) Number add key sequence to typeahead buffer
181filereadable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a readable file
182filewritable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a writable file
183filter({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
184 remove items from {expr1} where
185 {expr2} is 0
186finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
187 String find directory {name} in {path}
188findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
189 String find file {name} in {path}
190flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) List flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels
191flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}])
192 List flatten a copy of {list}
193float2nr({expr}) Number convert Float {expr} to a Number
194floor({expr}) Float round {expr} down
195fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) Float remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}
196fnameescape({fname}) String escape special characters in {fname}
197fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) String modify file name
198foldclosed({lnum}) Number first line of fold at {lnum} if closed
199foldclosedend({lnum}) Number last line of fold at {lnum} if closed
200foldlevel({lnum}) Number fold level at {lnum}
201foldtext() String line displayed for closed fold
202foldtextresult({lnum}) String text for closed fold at {lnum}
Ernie Raele79e2072024-01-13 11:47:33 +0100203foreach({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
204 for each item in {expr1} call {expr2}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000205foreground() Number bring the Vim window to the foreground
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +0100206fullcommand({name} [, {vim9}]) String get full command from {name}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000207funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
208 Funcref reference to function {name}
209function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
210 Funcref named reference to function {name}
211garbagecollect([{atexit}]) none free memory, breaking cyclic references
212get({list}, {idx} [, {def}]) any get item {idx} from {list} or {def}
213get({dict}, {key} [, {def}]) any get item {key} from {dict} or {def}
214get({func}, {what}) any get property of funcref/partial {func}
215getbufinfo([{buf}]) List information about buffers
216getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
217 List lines {lnum} to {end} of buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +0000218getbufoneline({buf}, {lnum}) String line {lnum} of buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000219getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}])
220 any variable {varname} in buffer {buf}
Kota Kato66bb9ae2023-01-17 18:31:56 +0000221getcellwidths() List get character cell width overrides
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000222getchangelist([{buf}]) List list of change list items
223getchar([expr]) Number or String
224 get one character from the user
225getcharmod() Number modifiers for the last typed character
226getcharpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
227getcharsearch() Dict last character search
228getcharstr([expr]) String get one character from the user
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +0100229getcmdcompltype() String return the type of the current
230 command-line completion
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000231getcmdline() String return the current command-line
232getcmdpos() Number return cursor position in command-line
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +0100233getcmdscreenpos() Number return cursor screen position in
234 command-line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000235getcmdtype() String return current command-line type
236getcmdwintype() String return current command-line window type
237getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}])
238 List list of cmdline completion matches
239getcurpos([{winnr}]) List position of the cursor
240getcursorcharpos([{winnr}]) List character position of the cursor
241getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) String get the current working directory
242getenv({name}) String return environment variable
243getfontname([{name}]) String name of font being used
244getfperm({fname}) String file permissions of file {fname}
245getfsize({fname}) Number size in bytes of file {fname}
246getftime({fname}) Number last modification time of file
247getftype({fname}) String description of type of file {fname}
248getimstatus() Number |TRUE| if the IME status is active
249getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
250 List list of jump list items
251getline({lnum}) String line {lnum} of current buffer
252getline({lnum}, {end}) List lines {lnum} to {end} of current buffer
253getloclist({nr}) List list of location list items
254getloclist({nr}, {what}) Dict get specific location list properties
255getmarklist([{buf}]) List list of global/local marks
256getmatches([{win}]) List list of current matches
257getmousepos() Dict last known mouse position
Bram Moolenaar24dc19c2022-11-14 19:49:15 +0000258getmouseshape() String current mouse shape name
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000259getpid() Number process ID of Vim
260getpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
261getqflist() List list of quickfix items
262getqflist({what}) Dict get specific quickfix list properties
263getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]])
264 String or List contents of a register
265getreginfo([{regname}]) Dict information about a register
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +0100266getregion({pos1}, {pos2} [, {opts}])
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +0100267 List get the text from {pos1} to {pos2}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000268getregtype([{regname}]) String type of a register
Yegappan Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +0100269getscriptinfo([{opts}]) List list of sourced scripts
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000270gettabinfo([{expr}]) List list of tab pages
271gettabvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
272 any variable {varname} in tab {nr} or {def}
273gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {name} [, {def}])
274 any {name} in {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}
275gettagstack([{nr}]) Dict get the tag stack of window {nr}
276gettext({text}) String lookup translation of {text}
277getwininfo([{winid}]) List list of info about each window
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +0000278getwinpos([{timeout}]) List X and Y coord in pixels of Vim window
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000279getwinposx() Number X coord in pixels of the Vim window
280getwinposy() Number Y coord in pixels of the Vim window
281getwinvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
282 any variable {varname} in window {nr}
283glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
284 any expand file wildcards in {expr}
285glob2regpat({expr}) String convert a glob pat into a search pat
286globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
287 String do glob({expr}) for all dirs in {path}
288has({feature} [, {check}]) Number |TRUE| if feature {feature} supported
289has_key({dict}, {key}) Number |TRUE| if {dict} has entry {key}
290haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
291 Number |TRUE| if the window executed |:lcd|
292 or |:tcd|
293hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
294 Number |TRUE| if mapping to {what} exists
295histadd({history}, {item}) Number add an item to a history
296histdel({history} [, {item}]) Number remove an item from a history
297histget({history} [, {index}]) String get the item {index} from a history
298histnr({history}) Number highest index of a history
299hlID({name}) Number syntax ID of highlight group {name}
300hlexists({name}) Number |TRUE| if highlight group {name} exists
301hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) List get highlight group attributes
302hlset({list}) Number set highlight group attributes
303hostname() String name of the machine Vim is running on
304iconv({expr}, {from}, {to}) String convert encoding of {expr}
305indent({lnum}) Number indent of line {lnum}
306index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]])
307 Number index in {object} where {expr} appears
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +0100308indexof({object}, {expr} [, {opts}]])
309 Number index in {object} where {expr} is true
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000310input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]])
311 String get input from the user
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +0100312inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000313 String like input() but in a GUI dialog
314inputlist({textlist}) Number let the user pick from a choice list
315inputrestore() Number restore typeahead
316inputsave() Number save and clear typeahead
317inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) String like input() but hiding the text
318insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) List insert {item} in {object} [before {idx}]
LemonBoyafe04662023-08-23 21:08:11 +0200319instanceof({object}, {class}) Number |TRUE| if {object} is an instance of {class}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000320interrupt() none interrupt script execution
321invert({expr}) Number bitwise invert
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +0100322isabsolutepath({path}) Number |TRUE| if {path} is an absolute path
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000323isdirectory({directory}) Number |TRUE| if {directory} is a directory
324isinf({expr}) Number determine if {expr} is infinity value
325 (positive or negative)
326islocked({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is locked
327isnan({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is NaN
328items({dict}) List key-value pairs in {dict}
329job_getchannel({job}) Channel get the channel handle for {job}
330job_info([{job}]) Dict get information about {job}
331job_setoptions({job}, {options}) none set options for {job}
332job_start({command} [, {options}])
333 Job start a job
334job_status({job}) String get the status of {job}
335job_stop({job} [, {how}]) Number stop {job}
336join({list} [, {sep}]) String join {list} items into one String
337js_decode({string}) any decode JS style JSON
338js_encode({expr}) String encode JS style JSON
339json_decode({string}) any decode JSON
340json_encode({expr}) String encode JSON
341keys({dict}) List keys in {dict}
zeertzjqcdc83932022-09-12 13:38:41 +0100342keytrans({string}) String translate internal keycodes to a form
343 that can be used by |:map|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000344len({expr}) Number the length of {expr}
345libcall({lib}, {func}, {arg}) String call {func} in library {lib} with {arg}
346libcallnr({lib}, {func}, {arg}) Number idem, but return a Number
347line({expr} [, {winid}]) Number line nr of cursor, last line or mark
348line2byte({lnum}) Number byte count of line {lnum}
349lispindent({lnum}) Number Lisp indent for line {lnum}
350list2blob({list}) Blob turn {list} of numbers into a Blob
351list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) String turn {list} of numbers into a String
352listener_add({callback} [, {buf}])
353 Number add a callback to listen to changes
354listener_flush([{buf}]) none invoke listener callbacks
355listener_remove({id}) none remove a listener callback
356localtime() Number current time
357log({expr}) Float natural logarithm (base e) of {expr}
358log10({expr}) Float logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10
359luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) any evaluate |Lua| expression
360map({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
361 change each item in {expr1} to {expr2}
362maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]])
363 String or Dict
364 rhs of mapping {name} in mode {mode}
365mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
366 String check for mappings matching {name}
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +0100367maplist([{abbr}]) List list of all mappings, a dict for each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000368mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
369 like |map()| but creates a new List or
370 Dictionary
371mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) none restore mapping from |maparg()| result
372match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
373 Number position where {pat} matches in {expr}
374matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
375 Number highlight {pattern} with {group}
376matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
377 Number highlight positions with {group}
378matcharg({nr}) List arguments of |:match|
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +0100379matchbufline({buf}, {pat}, {lnum}, {end}, [, {dict})
380 List all the {pat} matches in buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000381matchdelete({id} [, {win}]) Number delete match identified by {id}
382matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
383 Number position where {pat} ends in {expr}
384matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
385 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
386matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
387 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
388matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
389 List match and submatches of {pat} in {expr}
390matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
391 String {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +0100392matchstrlist({list}, {pat} [, {dict})
393 List all the {pat} matches in {list}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000394matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
395 List {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
396max({expr}) Number maximum value of items in {expr}
397menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) Dict get menu item information
398min({expr}) Number minimum value of items in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +0000399mkdir({name} [, {flags} [, {prot}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000400 Number create directory {name}
401mode([expr]) String current editing mode
402mzeval({expr}) any evaluate |MzScheme| expression
403nextnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line >= {lnum}
404nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) String single char with ASCII/UTF-8 value {expr}
405or({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise OR
406pathshorten({expr} [, {len}]) String shorten directory names in a path
407perleval({expr}) any evaluate |Perl| expression
408popup_atcursor({what}, {options}) Number create popup window near the cursor
409popup_beval({what}, {options}) Number create popup window for 'ballooneval'
410popup_clear() none close all popup windows
411popup_close({id} [, {result}]) none close popup window {id}
412popup_create({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window
413popup_dialog({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a dialog
414popup_filter_menu({id}, {key}) Number filter for a menu popup window
415popup_filter_yesno({id}, {key}) Number filter for a dialog popup window
Bram Moolenaarbdc09a12022-10-07 14:31:45 +0100416popup_findecho() Number get window ID of popup for `:echowin`
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000417popup_findinfo() Number get window ID of info popup window
418popup_findpreview() Number get window ID of preview popup window
419popup_getoptions({id}) Dict get options of popup window {id}
420popup_getpos({id}) Dict get position of popup window {id}
421popup_hide({id}) none hide popup menu {id}
422popup_list() List get a list of window IDs of all popups
423popup_locate({row}, {col}) Number get window ID of popup at position
424popup_menu({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a menu
425popup_move({id}, {options}) none set position of popup window {id}
426popup_notification({what}, {options})
427 Number create a notification popup window
428popup_setoptions({id}, {options})
429 none set options for popup window {id}
430popup_settext({id}, {text}) none set the text of popup window {id}
431popup_show({id}) none unhide popup window {id}
432pow({x}, {y}) Float {x} to the power of {y}
433prevnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line <= {lnum}
434printf({fmt}, {expr1}...) String format text
435prompt_getprompt({buf}) String get prompt text
436prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) none set prompt callback function
437prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt interrupt function
438prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt text
439prop_add({lnum}, {col}, {props}) none add one text property
440prop_add_list({props}, [[{lnum}, {col}, {end-lnum}, {end-col}], ...])
441 none add multiple text properties
442prop_clear({lnum} [, {lnum-end} [, {props}]])
443 none remove all text properties
444prop_find({props} [, {direction}])
445 Dict search for a text property
446prop_list({lnum} [, {props}]) List text properties in {lnum}
447prop_remove({props} [, {lnum} [, {lnum-end}]])
448 Number remove a text property
449prop_type_add({name}, {props}) none define a new property type
450prop_type_change({name}, {props})
451 none change an existing property type
452prop_type_delete({name} [, {props}])
453 none delete a property type
454prop_type_get({name} [, {props}])
455 Dict get property type values
456prop_type_list([{props}]) List get list of property types
457pum_getpos() Dict position and size of pum if visible
458pumvisible() Number whether popup menu is visible
459py3eval({expr}) any evaluate |python3| expression
460pyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Python| expression
461pyxeval({expr}) any evaluate |python_x| expression
462rand([{expr}]) Number get pseudo-random number
463range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]])
464 List items from {expr} to {max}
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +0100465readblob({fname} [, {offset} [, {size}]])
466 Blob read a |Blob| from {fname}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000467readdir({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
468 List file names in {dir} selected by {expr}
469readdirex({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
470 List file info in {dir} selected by {expr}
471readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
472 List get list of lines from file {fname}
473reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}])
474 any reduce {object} using {func}
475reg_executing() String get the executing register name
476reg_recording() String get the recording register name
477reltime([{start} [, {end}]]) List get time value
478reltimefloat({time}) Float turn the time value into a Float
479reltimestr({time}) String turn time value into a String
480remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
481 String send expression
482remote_foreground({server}) Number bring Vim server to the foreground
483remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}])
484 Number check for reply string
485remote_read({serverid} [, {timeout}])
486 String read reply string
487remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
488 String send key sequence
489remote_startserver({name}) none become server {name}
490remove({list}, {idx} [, {end}]) any/List
491 remove items {idx}-{end} from {list}
492remove({blob}, {idx} [, {end}]) Number/Blob
493 remove bytes {idx}-{end} from {blob}
494remove({dict}, {key}) any remove entry {key} from {dict}
495rename({from}, {to}) Number rename (move) file from {from} to {to}
Bakudankun375141e2022-09-09 18:46:47 +0100496repeat({expr}, {count}) List/Blob/String
497 repeat {expr} {count} times
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000498resolve({filename}) String get filename a shortcut points to
Yegappan Lakshmanan03ff1c22023-05-06 14:08:21 +0100499reverse({obj}) List/Blob/String
500 reverse {obj}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000501round({expr}) Float round off {expr}
502rubyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Ruby| expression
503screenattr({row}, {col}) Number attribute at screen position
504screenchar({row}, {col}) Number character at screen position
505screenchars({row}, {col}) List List of characters at screen position
506screencol() Number current cursor column
507screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) Dict screen row and col of a text character
508screenrow() Number current cursor row
509screenstring({row}, {col}) String characters at screen position
510search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
511 Number search for {pattern}
512searchcount([{options}]) Dict get or update search stats
513searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]])
514 Number search for variable declaration
515searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
516 Number search for other end of start/end pair
517searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
518 List search for other end of start/end pair
519searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
520 List search for {pattern}
521server2client({clientid}, {string})
522 Number send reply string
523serverlist() String get a list of available servers
524setbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text})
525 Number set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer
526 {expr}
527setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val})
528 none set {varname} in buffer {buf} to {val}
529setcellwidths({list}) none set character cell width overrides
530setcharpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
531setcharsearch({dict}) Dict set character search from {dict}
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +0100532setcmdline({str} [, {pos}]) Number set command-line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000533setcmdpos({pos}) Number set cursor position in command-line
534setcursorcharpos({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
535setenv({name}, {val}) none set environment variable
536setfperm({fname}, {mode}) Number set {fname} file permissions to {mode}
537setline({lnum}, {line}) Number set line {lnum} to {line}
538setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action}])
539 Number modify location list using {list}
540setloclist({nr}, {list}, {action}, {what})
541 Number modify specific location list props
542setmatches({list} [, {win}]) Number restore a list of matches
543setpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
544setqflist({list} [, {action}]) Number modify quickfix list using {list}
545setqflist({list}, {action}, {what})
546 Number modify specific quickfix list props
547setreg({n}, {v} [, {opt}]) Number set register to value and type
548settabvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in tab page {nr} to {val}
549settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val})
550 none set {varname} in window {winnr} in tab
551 page {tabnr} to {val}
552settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}])
553 Number modify tag stack using {dict}
554setwinvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in window {nr} to {val}
555sha256({string}) String SHA256 checksum of {string}
556shellescape({string} [, {special}])
557 String escape {string} for use as shell
558 command argument
559shiftwidth([{col}]) Number effective value of 'shiftwidth'
560sign_define({name} [, {dict}]) Number define or update a sign
561sign_define({list}) List define or update a list of signs
562sign_getdefined([{name}]) List get a list of defined signs
563sign_getplaced([{buf} [, {dict}]])
564 List get a list of placed signs
565sign_jump({id}, {group}, {buf})
566 Number jump to a sign
567sign_place({id}, {group}, {name}, {buf} [, {dict}])
568 Number place a sign
569sign_placelist({list}) List place a list of signs
570sign_undefine([{name}]) Number undefine a sign
571sign_undefine({list}) List undefine a list of signs
572sign_unplace({group} [, {dict}])
573 Number unplace a sign
574sign_unplacelist({list}) List unplace a list of signs
575simplify({filename}) String simplify filename as much as possible
576sin({expr}) Float sine of {expr}
577sinh({expr}) Float hyperbolic sine of {expr}
578slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) String, List or Blob
579 slice of a String, List or Blob
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +0000580sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]])
581 List sort {list}, compare with {how}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000582sound_clear() none stop playing all sounds
583sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
584 Number play an event sound
585sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
586 Number play sound file {path}
587sound_stop({id}) none stop playing sound {id}
588soundfold({word}) String sound-fold {word}
589spellbadword() String badly spelled word at cursor
590spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
591 List spelling suggestions
592split({expr} [, {pat} [, {keepempty}]])
593 List make |List| from {pat} separated {expr}
594sqrt({expr}) Float square root of {expr}
595srand([{expr}]) List get seed for |rand()|
596state([{what}]) String current state of Vim
597str2float({expr} [, {quoted}]) Float convert String to Float
598str2list({expr} [, {utf8}]) List convert each character of {expr} to
599 ASCII/UTF-8 value
600str2nr({expr} [, {base} [, {quoted}]])
601 Number convert String to Number
602strcharlen({expr}) Number character length of the String {expr}
603strcharpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]])
604 String {len} characters of {str} at
605 character {start}
606strchars({expr} [, {skipcc}]) Number character count of the String {expr}
607strdisplaywidth({expr} [, {col}]) Number display length of the String {expr}
608strftime({format} [, {time}]) String format time with a specified format
609strgetchar({str}, {index}) Number get char {index} from {str}
610stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
611 Number index of {needle} in {haystack}
612string({expr}) String String representation of {expr} value
613strlen({expr}) Number length of the String {expr}
614strpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]])
615 String {len} bytes/chars of {str} at
616 byte {start}
617strptime({format}, {timestring})
618 Number Convert {timestring} to unix timestamp
619strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
620 Number last index of {needle} in {haystack}
621strtrans({expr}) String translate string to make it printable
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +0100622strutf16len({string} [, {countcc}])
623 Number number of UTF-16 code units in {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000624strwidth({expr}) Number display cell length of the String {expr}
625submatch({nr} [, {list}]) String or List
626 specific match in ":s" or substitute()
627substitute({expr}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags})
628 String all {pat} in {expr} replaced with {sub}
Bram Moolenaarc216a7a2022-12-05 13:50:55 +0000629swapfilelist() List swap files found in 'directory'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000630swapinfo({fname}) Dict information about swap file {fname}
631swapname({buf}) String swap file of buffer {buf}
632synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) Number syntax ID at {lnum} and {col}
633synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}])
634 String attribute {what} of syntax ID {synID}
635synIDtrans({synID}) Number translated syntax ID of {synID}
636synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) List info about concealing
637synstack({lnum}, {col}) List stack of syntax IDs at {lnum} and {col}
638system({expr} [, {input}]) String output of shell command/filter {expr}
639systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) List output of shell command/filter {expr}
640tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) List list of buffer numbers in tab page
641tabpagenr([{arg}]) Number number of current or last tab page
642tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) Number number of current window in tab page
643tagfiles() List tags files used
644taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) List list of tags matching {expr}
645tan({expr}) Float tangent of {expr}
646tanh({expr}) Float hyperbolic tangent of {expr}
647tempname() String name for a temporary file
648term_dumpdiff({filename}, {filename} [, {options}])
649 Number display difference between two dumps
650term_dumpload({filename} [, {options}])
651 Number displaying a screen dump
652term_dumpwrite({buf}, {filename} [, {options}])
653 none dump terminal window contents
654term_getaltscreen({buf}) Number get the alternate screen flag
655term_getansicolors({buf}) List get ANSI palette in GUI color mode
656term_getattr({attr}, {what}) Number get the value of attribute {what}
657term_getcursor({buf}) List get the cursor position of a terminal
658term_getjob({buf}) Job get the job associated with a terminal
659term_getline({buf}, {row}) String get a line of text from a terminal
660term_getscrolled({buf}) Number get the scroll count of a terminal
661term_getsize({buf}) List get the size of a terminal
662term_getstatus({buf}) String get the status of a terminal
663term_gettitle({buf}) String get the title of a terminal
664term_gettty({buf}, [{input}]) String get the tty name of a terminal
665term_list() List get the list of terminal buffers
666term_scrape({buf}, {row}) List get row of a terminal screen
667term_sendkeys({buf}, {keys}) none send keystrokes to a terminal
668term_setansicolors({buf}, {colors})
669 none set ANSI palette in GUI color mode
670term_setapi({buf}, {expr}) none set |terminal-api| function name prefix
671term_setkill({buf}, {how}) none set signal to stop job in terminal
672term_setrestore({buf}, {command}) none set command to restore terminal
673term_setsize({buf}, {rows}, {cols})
674 none set the size of a terminal
675term_start({cmd} [, {options}]) Number open a terminal window and run a job
676term_wait({buf} [, {time}]) Number wait for screen to be updated
677terminalprops() Dict properties of the terminal
678test_alloc_fail({id}, {countdown}, {repeat})
679 none make memory allocation fail
680test_autochdir() none enable 'autochdir' during startup
681test_feedinput({string}) none add key sequence to input buffer
682test_garbagecollect_now() none free memory right now for testing
683test_garbagecollect_soon() none free memory soon for testing
684test_getvalue({string}) any get value of an internal variable
Yegappan Lakshmanan06011e12022-01-30 12:37:29 +0000685test_gui_event({event}, {args}) bool generate a GUI event for testing
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000686test_ignore_error({expr}) none ignore a specific error
Christopher Plewright20b795e2022-12-20 20:01:58 +0000687test_mswin_event({event}, {args})
688 bool generate MS-Windows event for testing
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000689test_null_blob() Blob null value for testing
690test_null_channel() Channel null value for testing
691test_null_dict() Dict null value for testing
692test_null_function() Funcref null value for testing
693test_null_job() Job null value for testing
694test_null_list() List null value for testing
695test_null_partial() Funcref null value for testing
696test_null_string() String null value for testing
697test_option_not_set({name}) none reset flag indicating option was set
698test_override({expr}, {val}) none test with Vim internal overrides
699test_refcount({expr}) Number get the reference count of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000700test_setmouse({row}, {col}) none set the mouse position for testing
701test_settime({expr}) none set current time for testing
702test_srand_seed([seed]) none set seed for testing srand()
703test_unknown() any unknown value for testing
704test_void() any void value for testing
705timer_info([{id}]) List information about timers
706timer_pause({id}, {pause}) none pause or unpause a timer
707timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
708 Number create a timer
709timer_stop({timer}) none stop a timer
710timer_stopall() none stop all timers
711tolower({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to lowercase
712toupper({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to uppercase
713tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) String translate chars of {src} in {fromstr}
714 to chars in {tostr}
715trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]])
716 String trim characters in {mask} from {text}
717trunc({expr}) Float truncate Float {expr}
718type({expr}) Number type of value {expr}
719typename({expr}) String representation of the type of {expr}
720undofile({name}) String undo file name for {name}
Devin J. Pohly5fee1112023-04-23 20:26:59 -0500721undotree([{buf}]) List undo file tree for buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000722uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]])
723 List remove adjacent duplicates from a list
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +0100724utf16idx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {charidx}]])
725 Number UTF-16 index of byte {idx} in {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000726values({dict}) List values in {dict}
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +0200727virtcol({expr} [, {list} [, {winid}])
728 Number or List
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100729 screen column of cursor or mark
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +0100730virtcol2col({winid}, {lnum}, {col})
731 Number byte index of a character on screen
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000732visualmode([expr]) String last visual mode used
733wildmenumode() Number whether 'wildmenu' mode is active
734win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}])
735 String execute {command} in window {id}
736win_findbuf({bufnr}) List find windows containing {bufnr}
737win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) Number get window ID for {win} in {tab}
738win_gettype([{nr}]) String type of window {nr}
739win_gotoid({expr}) Number go to window with ID {expr}
740win_id2tabwin({expr}) List get tab and window nr from window ID
741win_id2win({expr}) Number get window nr from window ID
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +0000742win_move_separator({nr}) Number move window vertical separator
743win_move_statusline({nr}) Number move window status line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000744win_screenpos({nr}) List get screen position of window {nr}
745win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}])
746 Number move window {nr} to split of {target}
747winbufnr({nr}) Number buffer number of window {nr}
748wincol() Number window column of the cursor
749windowsversion() String MS-Windows OS version
750winheight({nr}) Number height of window {nr}
751winlayout([{tabnr}]) List layout of windows in tab {tabnr}
752winline() Number window line of the cursor
753winnr([{expr}]) Number number of current window
754winrestcmd() String returns command to restore window sizes
755winrestview({dict}) none restore view of current window
756winsaveview() Dict save view of current window
757winwidth({nr}) Number width of window {nr}
758wordcount() Dict get byte/char/word statistics
759writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
760 Number write |Blob| or |List| of lines to file
761xor({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise XOR
762
763==============================================================================
7642. Details *builtin-function-details*
765
766Not all functions are here, some have been moved to a help file covering the
767specific functionality.
768
769abs({expr}) *abs()*
770 Return the absolute value of {expr}. When {expr} evaluates to
771 a |Float| abs() returns a |Float|. When {expr} can be
772 converted to a |Number| abs() returns a |Number|. Otherwise
773 abs() gives an error message and returns -1.
774 Examples: >
775 echo abs(1.456)
776< 1.456 >
777 echo abs(-5.456)
778< 5.456 >
779 echo abs(-4)
780< 4
781
782 Can also be used as a |method|: >
783 Compute()->abs()
784
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000785
786acos({expr}) *acos()*
787 Return the arc cosine of {expr} measured in radians, as a
788 |Float| in the range of [0, pi].
789 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100790 [-1, 1]. Otherwise acos() returns "nan".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000791 Examples: >
792 :echo acos(0)
793< 1.570796 >
794 :echo acos(-0.5)
795< 2.094395
796
797 Can also be used as a |method|: >
798 Compute()->acos()
799
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000800
801add({object}, {expr}) *add()*
802 Append the item {expr} to |List| or |Blob| {object}. Returns
803 the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
804 :let alist = add([1, 2, 3], item)
805 :call add(mylist, "woodstock")
806< Note that when {expr} is a |List| it is appended as a single
807 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
808 When {object} is a |Blob| then {expr} must be a number.
809 Use |insert()| to add an item at another position.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100810 Returns 1 if {object} is not a |List| or a |Blob|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000811
812 Can also be used as a |method|: >
813 mylist->add(val1)->add(val2)
814
815
816and({expr}, {expr}) *and()*
817 Bitwise AND on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
818 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100819 Also see `or()` and `xor()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000820 Example: >
821 :let flag = and(bits, 0x80)
822< Can also be used as a |method|: >
823 :let flag = bits->and(0x80)
824
825
826append({lnum}, {text}) *append()*
827 When {text} is a |List|: Append each item of the |List| as a
828 text line below line {lnum} in the current buffer.
829 Otherwise append {text} as one text line below line {lnum} in
830 the current buffer.
831 Any type of item is accepted and converted to a String.
832 {lnum} can be zero to insert a line before the first one.
833 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
834 Returns 1 for failure ({lnum} out of range or out of memory),
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +0000835 0 for success. When {text} is an empty list zero is returned,
836 no matter the value of {lnum}.
837 In |Vim9| script an invalid argument or negative number
838 results in an error. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000839 :let failed = append(line('$'), "# THE END")
840 :let failed = append(0, ["Chapter 1", "the beginning"])
841
842< Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
843 passed as the second argument: >
844 mylist->append(lnum)
845
846
847appendbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *appendbufline()*
848 Like |append()| but append the text in buffer {buf}.
849
850 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
851 |bufload()| if needed.
852
853 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|.
854
Bram Moolenaar8b6256f2021-12-28 11:24:49 +0000855 {lnum} is the line number to append below. Note that using
856 |line()| would use the current buffer, not the one appending
857 to. Use "$" to append at the end of the buffer. Other string
858 values are not supported.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000859
860 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
861 In |Vim9| script an error is given for an invalid {lnum}.
862
863 If {buf} is not a valid buffer or {lnum} is not valid, an
864 error message is given. Example: >
865 :let failed = appendbufline(13, 0, "# THE START")
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +0000866< However, when {text} is an empty list then no error is given
867 for an invalid {lnum}, since {lnum} isn't actually used.
868
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000869 Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
870 passed as the second argument: >
871 mylist->appendbufline(buf, lnum)
872
873
874argc([{winid}]) *argc()*
875 The result is the number of files in the argument list. See
876 |arglist|.
877 If {winid} is not supplied, the argument list of the current
878 window is used.
879 If {winid} is -1, the global argument list is used.
880 Otherwise {winid} specifies the window of which the argument
881 list is used: either the window number or the window ID.
882 Returns -1 if the {winid} argument is invalid.
883
884 *argidx()*
885argidx() The result is the current index in the argument list. 0 is
886 the first file. argc() - 1 is the last one. See |arglist|.
887
888 *arglistid()*
889arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
890 Return the argument list ID. This is a number which
891 identifies the argument list being used. Zero is used for the
892 global argument list. See |arglist|.
893 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid.
894
895 Without arguments use the current window.
896 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
897 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
898 page.
899 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
900
901 *argv()*
902argv([{nr} [, {winid}]])
903 The result is the {nr}th file in the argument list. See
904 |arglist|. "argv(0)" is the first one. Example: >
905 :let i = 0
906 :while i < argc()
907 : let f = escape(fnameescape(argv(i)), '.')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +0000908 : exe 'amenu Arg.' .. f .. ' :e ' .. f .. '<CR>'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000909 : let i = i + 1
910 :endwhile
911< Without the {nr} argument, or when {nr} is -1, a |List| with
912 the whole |arglist| is returned.
913
914 The {winid} argument specifies the window ID, see |argc()|.
915 For the Vim command line arguments see |v:argv|.
916
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100917 Returns an empty string if {nr}th argument is not present in
918 the argument list. Returns an empty List if the {winid}
919 argument is invalid.
920
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000921asin({expr}) *asin()*
922 Return the arc sine of {expr} measured in radians, as a |Float|
923 in the range of [-pi/2, pi/2].
924 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
925 [-1, 1].
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100926 Returns "nan" if {expr} is outside the range [-1, 1]. Returns
927 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000928 Examples: >
929 :echo asin(0.8)
930< 0.927295 >
931 :echo asin(-0.5)
932< -0.523599
933
934 Can also be used as a |method|: >
935 Compute()->asin()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000936
937
938assert_ functions are documented here: |assert-functions-details|
939
940
941
942atan({expr}) *atan()*
943 Return the principal value of the arc tangent of {expr}, in
944 the range [-pi/2, +pi/2] radians, as a |Float|.
945 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100946 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000947 Examples: >
948 :echo atan(100)
949< 1.560797 >
950 :echo atan(-4.01)
951< -1.326405
952
953 Can also be used as a |method|: >
954 Compute()->atan()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000955
956
957atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) *atan2()*
958 Return the arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}, measured in
959 radians, as a |Float| in the range [-pi, pi].
960 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100961 Returns 0.0 if {expr1} or {expr2} is not a |Float| or a
962 |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000963 Examples: >
964 :echo atan2(-1, 1)
965< -0.785398 >
966 :echo atan2(1, -1)
967< 2.356194
968
969 Can also be used as a |method|: >
970 Compute()->atan2(1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000971
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100972
973autocmd_add({acmds}) *autocmd_add()*
974 Adds a List of autocmds and autocmd groups.
975
976 The {acmds} argument is a List where each item is a Dict with
977 the following optional items:
978 bufnr buffer number to add a buffer-local autocmd.
979 If this item is specified, then the "pattern"
980 item is ignored.
981 cmd Ex command to execute for this autocmd event
982 event autocmd event name. Refer to |autocmd-events|.
Yegappan Lakshmanane0ff3a72022-05-27 18:05:33 +0100983 This can be either a String with a single
984 event name or a List of event names.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100985 group autocmd group name. Refer to |autocmd-groups|.
986 If this group doesn't exist then it is
987 created. If not specified or empty, then the
988 default group is used.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +0100989 nested boolean flag, set to v:true to add a nested
990 autocmd. Refer to |autocmd-nested|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100991 once boolean flag, set to v:true to add an autocmd
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +0100992 which executes only once. Refer to
993 |autocmd-once|.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100994 pattern autocmd pattern string. Refer to
995 |autocmd-patterns|. If "bufnr" item is
Yegappan Lakshmanane0ff3a72022-05-27 18:05:33 +0100996 present, then this item is ignored. This can
997 be a String with a single pattern or a List of
998 patterns.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +0100999 replace boolean flag, set to v:true to remove all the
1000 commands associated with the specified autocmd
1001 event and group and add the {cmd}. This is
1002 useful to avoid adding the same command
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +01001003 multiple times for an autocmd event in a group.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001004
1005 Returns v:true on success and v:false on failure.
1006 Examples: >
1007 " Create a buffer-local autocmd for buffer 5
1008 let acmd = {}
1009 let acmd.group = 'MyGroup'
1010 let acmd.event = 'BufEnter'
1011 let acmd.bufnr = 5
1012 let acmd.cmd = 'call BufEnterFunc()'
1013 call autocmd_add([acmd])
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +00001014<
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001015 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1016 GetAutocmdList()->autocmd_add()
1017<
1018autocmd_delete({acmds}) *autocmd_delete()*
1019 Deletes a List of autocmds and autocmd groups.
1020
1021 The {acmds} argument is a List where each item is a Dict with
1022 the following optional items:
1023 bufnr buffer number to delete a buffer-local autocmd.
1024 If this item is specified, then the "pattern"
1025 item is ignored.
1026 cmd Ex command for this autocmd event
1027 event autocmd event name. Refer to |autocmd-events|.
1028 If '*' then all the autocmd events in this
1029 group are deleted.
1030 group autocmd group name. Refer to |autocmd-groups|.
1031 If not specified or empty, then the default
1032 group is used.
1033 nested set to v:true for a nested autocmd.
1034 Refer to |autocmd-nested|.
1035 once set to v:true for an autocmd which executes
1036 only once. Refer to |autocmd-once|.
1037 pattern autocmd pattern string. Refer to
1038 |autocmd-patterns|. If "bufnr" item is
1039 present, then this item is ignored.
1040
1041 If only {group} is specified in a {acmds} entry and {event},
1042 {pattern} and {cmd} are not specified, then that autocmd group
1043 is deleted.
1044
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001045 Returns |v:true| on success and |v:false| on failure.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001046 Examples: >
1047 " :autocmd! BufLeave *.vim
1048 let acmd = #{event: 'BufLeave', pattern: '*.vim'}
1049 call autocmd_delete([acmd]})
1050 " :autocmd! MyGroup1 BufLeave
1051 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup1', event: 'BufLeave'}
1052 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1053 " :autocmd! MyGroup2 BufEnter *.c
1054 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup2', event: 'BufEnter',
1055 \ pattern: '*.c'}
1056 " :autocmd! MyGroup2 * *.c
1057 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup2', event: '*',
1058 \ pattern: '*.c'}
1059 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1060 " :autocmd! MyGroup3
1061 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup3'}
1062 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1063<
1064 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1065 GetAutocmdList()->autocmd_delete()
1066
1067autocmd_get([{opts}]) *autocmd_get()*
1068 Returns a |List| of autocmds. If {opts} is not supplied, then
1069 returns the autocmds for all the events in all the groups.
1070
1071 The optional {opts} Dict argument supports the following
1072 items:
1073 group Autocmd group name. If specified, returns only
1074 the autocmds defined in this group. If the
1075 specified group doesn't exist, results in an
1076 error message. If set to an empty string,
1077 then the default autocmd group is used.
1078 event Autocmd event name. If specified, returns only
1079 the autocmds defined for this event. If set
1080 to "*", then returns autocmds for all the
1081 events. If the specified event doesn't exist,
1082 results in an error message.
1083 pattern Autocmd pattern. If specified, returns only
1084 the autocmds defined for this pattern.
1085 A combination of the above three times can be supplied in
1086 {opts}.
1087
1088 Each Dict in the returned List contains the following items:
1089 bufnr For buffer-local autocmds, buffer number where
1090 the autocmd is defined.
1091 cmd Command executed for this autocmd.
1092 event Autocmd event name.
1093 group Autocmd group name.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +01001094 nested Boolean flag, set to v:true for a nested
1095 autocmd. See |autocmd-nested|.
1096 once Boolean flag, set to v:true, if the autocmd
1097 will be executed only once. See |autocmd-once|.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001098 pattern Autocmd pattern. For a buffer-local
1099 autocmd, this will be of the form "<buffer=n>".
1100 If there are multiple commands for an autocmd event in a
1101 group, then separate items are returned for each command.
1102
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001103 Returns an empty List if an autocmd with the specified group
1104 or event or pattern is not found.
1105
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001106 Examples: >
1107 " :autocmd MyGroup
1108 echo autocmd_get(#{group: 'Mygroup'})
1109 " :autocmd G BufUnload
1110 echo autocmd_get(#{group: 'G', event: 'BufUnload'})
1111 " :autocmd G * *.ts
1112 let acmd = #{group: 'G', event: '*', pattern: '*.ts'}
1113 echo autocmd_get(acmd)
1114 " :autocmd Syntax
1115 echo autocmd_get(#{event: 'Syntax'})
1116 " :autocmd G BufEnter *.ts
1117 let acmd = #{group: 'G', event: 'BufEnter',
1118 \ pattern: '*.ts'}
1119 echo autocmd_get(acmd)
1120<
1121 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1122 Getopts()->autocmd_get()
1123<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001124balloon_gettext() *balloon_gettext()*
1125 Return the current text in the balloon. Only for the string,
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001126 not used for the List. Returns an empty string if balloon
1127 is not present.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001128
1129balloon_show({expr}) *balloon_show()*
1130 Show {expr} inside the balloon. For the GUI {expr} is used as
1131 a string. For a terminal {expr} can be a list, which contains
1132 the lines of the balloon. If {expr} is not a list it will be
1133 split with |balloon_split()|.
1134 If {expr} is an empty string any existing balloon is removed.
1135
1136 Example: >
1137 func GetBalloonContent()
1138 " ... initiate getting the content
1139 return ''
1140 endfunc
1141 set balloonexpr=GetBalloonContent()
1142
1143 func BalloonCallback(result)
1144 call balloon_show(a:result)
1145 endfunc
1146< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1147 GetText()->balloon_show()
1148<
1149 The intended use is that fetching the content of the balloon
1150 is initiated from 'balloonexpr'. It will invoke an
1151 asynchronous method, in which a callback invokes
1152 balloon_show(). The 'balloonexpr' itself can return an
Bram Moolenaar069a7d52022-06-27 22:16:08 +01001153 empty string or a placeholder, e.g. "loading...".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001154
Bram Moolenaar069a7d52022-06-27 22:16:08 +01001155 When showing a balloon is not possible then nothing happens,
1156 no error message is given.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001157 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval| or
1158 |+balloon_eval_term| feature}
1159
1160balloon_split({msg}) *balloon_split()*
1161 Split String {msg} into lines to be displayed in a balloon.
1162 The splits are made for the current window size and optimize
1163 to show debugger output.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001164 Returns a |List| with the split lines. Returns an empty List
1165 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001166 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1167 GetText()->balloon_split()->balloon_show()
1168
1169< {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval_term|
1170 feature}
1171
1172blob2list({blob}) *blob2list()*
1173 Return a List containing the number value of each byte in Blob
1174 {blob}. Examples: >
1175 blob2list(0z0102.0304) returns [1, 2, 3, 4]
1176 blob2list(0z) returns []
1177< Returns an empty List on error. |list2blob()| does the
1178 opposite.
1179
1180 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1181 GetBlob()->blob2list()
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01001182<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001183 *browse()*
1184browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
1185 Put up a file requester. This only works when "has("browse")"
1186 returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
1187 The input fields are:
1188 {save} when |TRUE|, select file to write
1189 {title} title for the requester
1190 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
1191 {default} default file name
1192 An empty string is returned when the "Cancel" button is hit,
1193 something went wrong, or browsing is not possible.
1194
1195 *browsedir()*
1196browsedir({title}, {initdir})
1197 Put up a directory requester. This only works when
1198 "has("browse")" returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
1199 On systems where a directory browser is not supported a file
1200 browser is used. In that case: select a file in the directory
1201 to be used.
1202 The input fields are:
1203 {title} title for the requester
1204 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
1205 When the "Cancel" button is hit, something went wrong, or
1206 browsing is not possible, an empty string is returned.
1207
1208bufadd({name}) *bufadd()*
Bram Moolenaar2eddbac2022-08-25 12:45:21 +01001209 Add a buffer to the buffer list with name {name} (must be a
1210 String).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001211 If a buffer for file {name} already exists, return that buffer
1212 number. Otherwise return the buffer number of the newly
1213 created buffer. When {name} is an empty string then a new
1214 buffer is always created.
1215 The buffer will not have 'buflisted' set and not be loaded
1216 yet. To add some text to the buffer use this: >
1217 let bufnr = bufadd('someName')
1218 call bufload(bufnr)
1219 call setbufline(bufnr, 1, ['some', 'text'])
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001220< Returns 0 on error.
1221 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001222 let bufnr = 'somename'->bufadd()
1223
1224bufexists({buf}) *bufexists()*
1225 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1226 {buf} exists.
1227 If the {buf} argument is a number, buffer numbers are used.
1228 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1229
1230 If the {buf} argument is a string it must match a buffer name
1231 exactly. The name can be:
1232 - Relative to the current directory.
1233 - A full path.
1234 - The name of a buffer with 'buftype' set to "nofile".
1235 - A URL name.
1236 Unlisted buffers will be found.
1237 Note that help files are listed by their short name in the
1238 output of |:buffers|, but bufexists() requires using their
1239 long name to be able to find them.
1240 bufexists() may report a buffer exists, but to use the name
1241 with a |:buffer| command you may need to use |expand()|. Esp
1242 for MS-Windows 8.3 names in the form "c:\DOCUME~1"
1243 Use "bufexists(0)" to test for the existence of an alternate
1244 file name.
1245
1246 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1247 let exists = 'somename'->bufexists()
1248<
1249 Obsolete name: buffer_exists(). *buffer_exists()*
1250
1251buflisted({buf}) *buflisted()*
1252 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1253 {buf} exists and is listed (has the 'buflisted' option set).
1254 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1255
1256 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1257 let listed = 'somename'->buflisted()
1258
1259bufload({buf}) *bufload()*
1260 Ensure the buffer {buf} is loaded. When the buffer name
1261 refers to an existing file then the file is read. Otherwise
1262 the buffer will be empty. If the buffer was already loaded
Bram Moolenaar2eddbac2022-08-25 12:45:21 +01001263 then there is no change. If the buffer is not related to a
Daniel Steinbergc2bd2052023-08-09 12:10:59 -04001264 file then no file is read (e.g., when 'buftype' is "nofile").
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001265 If there is an existing swap file for the file of the buffer,
1266 there will be no dialog, the buffer will be loaded anyway.
1267 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1268
1269 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1270 eval 'somename'->bufload()
1271
1272bufloaded({buf}) *bufloaded()*
1273 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1274 {buf} exists and is loaded (shown in a window or hidden).
1275 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1276
1277 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1278 let loaded = 'somename'->bufloaded()
1279
1280bufname([{buf}]) *bufname()*
1281 The result is the name of a buffer. Mostly as it is displayed
1282 by the `:ls` command, but not using special names such as
1283 "[No Name]".
1284 If {buf} is omitted the current buffer is used.
1285 If {buf} is a Number, that buffer number's name is given.
1286 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1287 If {buf} is a String, it is used as a |file-pattern| to match
1288 with the buffer names. This is always done like 'magic' is
1289 set and 'cpoptions' is empty. When there is more than one
1290 match an empty string is returned.
1291 "" or "%" can be used for the current buffer, "#" for the
1292 alternate buffer.
1293 A full match is preferred, otherwise a match at the start, end
1294 or middle of the buffer name is accepted. If you only want a
1295 full match then put "^" at the start and "$" at the end of the
1296 pattern.
1297 Listed buffers are found first. If there is a single match
1298 with a listed buffer, that one is returned. Next unlisted
1299 buffers are searched for.
1300 If the {buf} is a String, but you want to use it as a buffer
1301 number, force it to be a Number by adding zero to it: >
1302 :echo bufname("3" + 0)
1303< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1304 echo bufnr->bufname()
1305
1306< If the buffer doesn't exist, or doesn't have a name, an empty
1307 string is returned. >
1308 bufname("#") alternate buffer name
1309 bufname(3) name of buffer 3
1310 bufname("%") name of current buffer
1311 bufname("file2") name of buffer where "file2" matches.
1312< *buffer_name()*
1313 Obsolete name: buffer_name().
1314
1315 *bufnr()*
1316bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]])
1317 The result is the number of a buffer, as it is displayed by
1318 the `:ls` command. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
1319 above.
1320
1321 If the buffer doesn't exist, -1 is returned. Or, if the
1322 {create} argument is present and TRUE, a new, unlisted,
1323 buffer is created and its number is returned. Example: >
1324 let newbuf = bufnr('Scratch001', 1)
1325< Using an empty name uses the current buffer. To create a new
1326 buffer with an empty name use |bufadd()|.
1327
1328 bufnr("$") is the last buffer: >
1329 :let last_buffer = bufnr("$")
1330< The result is a Number, which is the highest buffer number
1331 of existing buffers. Note that not all buffers with a smaller
1332 number necessarily exist, because ":bwipeout" may have removed
1333 them. Use bufexists() to test for the existence of a buffer.
1334
1335 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1336 echo bufref->bufnr()
1337<
1338 Obsolete name: buffer_number(). *buffer_number()*
1339 *last_buffer_nr()*
1340 Obsolete name for bufnr("$"): last_buffer_nr().
1341
1342bufwinid({buf}) *bufwinid()*
1343 The result is a Number, which is the |window-ID| of the first
1344 window associated with buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
1345 see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or
1346 there is no such window, -1 is returned. Example: >
1347
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001348 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinid(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001349<
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +00001350 Only deals with the current tab page. See |win_findbuf()| for
1351 finding more.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001352
1353 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1354 FindBuffer()->bufwinid()
1355
1356bufwinnr({buf}) *bufwinnr()*
1357 Like |bufwinid()| but return the window number instead of the
1358 |window-ID|.
1359 If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or there is no such window, -1
1360 is returned. Example: >
1361
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001362 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinnr(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001363
1364< The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
1365 |:wincmd|.
1366
1367 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1368 FindBuffer()->bufwinnr()
1369
1370byte2line({byte}) *byte2line()*
1371 Return the line number that contains the character at byte
1372 count {byte} in the current buffer. This includes the
1373 end-of-line character, depending on the 'fileformat' option
1374 for the current buffer. The first character has byte count
1375 one.
1376 Also see |line2byte()|, |go| and |:goto|.
1377
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001378 Returns -1 if the {byte} value is invalid.
1379
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001380 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1381 GetOffset()->byte2line()
1382
1383< {not available when compiled without the |+byte_offset|
1384 feature}
1385
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001386byteidx({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}]) *byteidx()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001387 Return byte index of the {nr}'th character in the String
1388 {expr}. Use zero for the first character, it then returns
1389 zero.
1390 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1391 equal to {nr}.
1392 Composing characters are not counted separately, their byte
1393 length is added to the preceding base character. See
1394 |byteidxcomp()| below for counting composing characters
1395 separately.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001396 When {utf16} is present and TRUE, {nr} is used as the UTF-16
1397 index in the String {expr} instead of as the character index.
1398 The UTF-16 index is the index in the string when it is encoded
1399 with 16-bit words. If the specified UTF-16 index is in the
1400 middle of a character (e.g. in a 4-byte character), then the
1401 byte index of the first byte in the character is returned.
1402 Refer to |string-offset-encoding| for more information.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001403 Example : >
1404 echo matchstr(str, ".", byteidx(str, 3))
1405< will display the fourth character. Another way to do the
1406 same: >
1407 let s = strpart(str, byteidx(str, 3))
1408 echo strpart(s, 0, byteidx(s, 1))
1409< Also see |strgetchar()| and |strcharpart()|.
1410
1411 If there are less than {nr} characters -1 is returned.
1412 If there are exactly {nr} characters the length of the string
1413 in bytes is returned.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001414 See |charidx()| and |utf16idx()| for getting the character and
1415 UTF-16 index respectively from the byte index.
1416 Examples: >
1417 echo byteidx('a😊😊', 2) returns 5
1418 echo byteidx('a😊😊', 2, 1) returns 1
1419 echo byteidx('a😊😊', 3, 1) returns 5
1420<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001421 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1422 GetName()->byteidx(idx)
1423
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001424byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}]) *byteidxcomp()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001425 Like byteidx(), except that a composing character is counted
1426 as a separate character. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001427 let s = 'e' .. nr2char(0x301)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001428 echo byteidx(s, 1)
1429 echo byteidxcomp(s, 1)
1430 echo byteidxcomp(s, 2)
1431< The first and third echo result in 3 ('e' plus composing
1432 character is 3 bytes), the second echo results in 1 ('e' is
1433 one byte).
1434 Only works differently from byteidx() when 'encoding' is set
1435 to a Unicode encoding.
1436
1437 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1438 GetName()->byteidxcomp(idx)
1439
1440call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}]) *call()* *E699*
1441 Call function {func} with the items in |List| {arglist} as
1442 arguments.
1443 {func} can either be a |Funcref| or the name of a function.
1444 a:firstline and a:lastline are set to the cursor line.
1445 Returns the return value of the called function.
1446 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
1447 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
1448
1449 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1450 GetFunc()->call([arg, arg], dict)
1451
1452ceil({expr}) *ceil()*
1453 Return the smallest integral value greater than or equal to
1454 {expr} as a |Float| (round up).
1455 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
1456 Examples: >
1457 echo ceil(1.456)
1458< 2.0 >
1459 echo ceil(-5.456)
1460< -5.0 >
1461 echo ceil(4.0)
1462< 4.0
1463
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001464 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
1465
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001466 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1467 Compute()->ceil()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001468
1469
1470ch_ functions are documented here: |channel-functions-details|
1471
1472
1473changenr() *changenr()*
1474 Return the number of the most recent change. This is the same
1475 number as what is displayed with |:undolist| and can be used
1476 with the |:undo| command.
1477 When a change was made it is the number of that change. After
1478 redo it is the number of the redone change. After undo it is
1479 one less than the number of the undone change.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001480 Returns 0 if the undo list is empty.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001481
1482char2nr({string} [, {utf8}]) *char2nr()*
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001483 Return Number value of the first char in {string}.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001484 Examples: >
1485 char2nr(" ") returns 32
1486 char2nr("ABC") returns 65
1487< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
1488 Example for "utf-8": >
1489 char2nr("á") returns 225
1490 char2nr("á"[0]) returns 195
1491< When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat as UTF-8 characters.
1492 A combining character is a separate character.
1493 |nr2char()| does the opposite.
1494 To turn a string into a list of character numbers: >
1495 let str = "ABC"
1496 let list = map(split(str, '\zs'), {_, val -> char2nr(val)})
1497< Result: [65, 66, 67]
1498
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001499 Returns 0 if {string} is not a |String|.
1500
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001501 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1502 GetChar()->char2nr()
1503
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001504charclass({string}) *charclass()*
1505 Return the character class of the first character in {string}.
1506 The character class is one of:
1507 0 blank
1508 1 punctuation
1509 2 word character
1510 3 emoji
1511 other specific Unicode class
1512 The class is used in patterns and word motions.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001513 Returns 0 if {string} is not a |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001514
1515
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001516charcol({expr} [, {winid}]) *charcol()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001517 Same as |col()| but returns the character index of the column
1518 position given with {expr} instead of the byte position.
1519
1520 Example:
1521 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
1522 charcol('.') returns 3
1523 col('.') returns 7
1524
1525< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1526 GetPos()->col()
1527<
1528 *charidx()*
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001529charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {utf16}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001530 Return the character index of the byte at {idx} in {string}.
1531 The index of the first character is zero.
1532 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1533 equal to {idx}.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001534
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001535 When {countcc} is omitted or |FALSE|, then composing characters
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001536 are not counted separately, their byte length is added to the
1537 preceding base character.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001538 When {countcc} is |TRUE|, then composing characters are
1539 counted as separate characters.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001540
1541 When {utf16} is present and TRUE, {idx} is used as the UTF-16
1542 index in the String {expr} instead of as the byte index.
1543
Yegappan Lakshmanan577922b2023-06-08 17:09:45 +01001544 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid or if there are less
1545 than {idx} bytes. If there are exactly {idx} bytes the length
1546 of the string in characters is returned.
1547
1548 An error is given and -1 is returned if the first argument is
1549 not a string, the second argument is not a number or when the
1550 third argument is present and is not zero or one.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001551
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001552 See |byteidx()| and |byteidxcomp()| for getting the byte index
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001553 from the character index and |utf16idx()| for getting the
1554 UTF-16 index from the character index.
1555 Refer to |string-offset-encoding| for more information.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001556 Examples: >
1557 echo charidx('áb́ć', 3) returns 1
1558 echo charidx('áb́ć', 6, 1) returns 4
1559 echo charidx('áb́ć', 16) returns -1
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001560 echo charidx('a😊😊', 4, 0, 1) returns 2
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001561<
1562 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1563 GetName()->charidx(idx)
1564
1565chdir({dir}) *chdir()*
1566 Change the current working directory to {dir}. The scope of
1567 the directory change depends on the directory of the current
1568 window:
1569 - If the current window has a window-local directory
1570 (|:lcd|), then changes the window local directory.
1571 - Otherwise, if the current tabpage has a local
1572 directory (|:tcd|) then changes the tabpage local
1573 directory.
1574 - Otherwise, changes the global directory.
1575 {dir} must be a String.
1576 If successful, returns the previous working directory. Pass
1577 this to another chdir() to restore the directory.
1578 On failure, returns an empty string.
1579
1580 Example: >
1581 let save_dir = chdir(newdir)
1582 if save_dir != ""
1583 " ... do some work
1584 call chdir(save_dir)
1585 endif
1586
1587< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1588 GetDir()->chdir()
1589<
1590cindent({lnum}) *cindent()*
1591 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the C
1592 indenting rules, as with 'cindent'.
1593 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
1594 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01001595 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001596 See |C-indenting|.
1597
1598 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1599 GetLnum()->cindent()
1600
1601clearmatches([{win}]) *clearmatches()*
1602 Clears all matches previously defined for the current window
1603 by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
1604 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
1605 window ID instead of the current window.
1606
1607 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1608 GetWin()->clearmatches()
1609<
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01001610col({expr} [, {winid}]) *col()*
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001611 The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the column
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001612 position given with {expr}. The accepted positions are:
1613 . the cursor position
1614 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
1615 number of bytes in the cursor line plus one)
1616 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
1617 returned)
1618 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
1619 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
1620 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
1621 that it's updated right away.
1622 Additionally {expr} can be [lnum, col]: a |List| with the line
1623 and column number. Most useful when the column is "$", to get
1624 the last column of a specific line. When "lnum" or "col" is
1625 out of range then col() returns zero.
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001626 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
1627 that window instead of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001628 To get the line number use |line()|. To get both use
1629 |getpos()|.
1630 For the screen column position use |virtcol()|. For the
1631 character position use |charcol()|.
1632 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
1633 Examples: >
1634 col(".") column of cursor
1635 col("$") length of cursor line plus one
1636 col("'t") column of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001637 col("'" .. markname) column of mark markname
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001638< The first column is 1. Returns 0 if {expr} is invalid or when
1639 the window with ID {winid} is not found.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001640 For an uppercase mark the column may actually be in another
1641 buffer.
1642 For the cursor position, when 'virtualedit' is active, the
1643 column is one higher if the cursor is after the end of the
Bram Moolenaar6ebe4f92022-10-28 20:47:54 +01001644 line. Also, when using a <Cmd> mapping the cursor isn't
1645 moved, this can be used to obtain the column in Insert mode: >
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +00001646 :imap <F2> <Cmd>echowin col(".")<CR>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001647
1648< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1649 GetPos()->col()
1650<
1651
1652complete({startcol}, {matches}) *complete()* *E785*
1653 Set the matches for Insert mode completion.
1654 Can only be used in Insert mode. You need to use a mapping
1655 with CTRL-R = (see |i_CTRL-R|). It does not work after CTRL-O
1656 or with an expression mapping.
1657 {startcol} is the byte offset in the line where the completed
1658 text start. The text up to the cursor is the original text
1659 that will be replaced by the matches. Use col('.') for an
1660 empty string. "col('.') - 1" will replace one character by a
1661 match.
1662 {matches} must be a |List|. Each |List| item is one match.
1663 See |complete-items| for the kind of items that are possible.
1664 "longest" in 'completeopt' is ignored.
1665 Note that the after calling this function you need to avoid
1666 inserting anything that would cause completion to stop.
1667 The match can be selected with CTRL-N and CTRL-P as usual with
1668 Insert mode completion. The popup menu will appear if
1669 specified, see |ins-completion-menu|.
1670 Example: >
1671 inoremap <F5> <C-R>=ListMonths()<CR>
1672
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01001673 func ListMonths()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001674 call complete(col('.'), ['January', 'February', 'March',
1675 \ 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September',
1676 \ 'October', 'November', 'December'])
1677 return ''
1678 endfunc
1679< This isn't very useful, but it shows how it works. Note that
1680 an empty string is returned to avoid a zero being inserted.
1681
1682 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
1683 second argument: >
1684 GetMatches()->complete(col('.'))
1685
1686complete_add({expr}) *complete_add()*
1687 Add {expr} to the list of matches. Only to be used by the
1688 function specified with the 'completefunc' option.
1689 Returns 0 for failure (empty string or out of memory),
1690 1 when the match was added, 2 when the match was already in
1691 the list.
1692 See |complete-functions| for an explanation of {expr}. It is
1693 the same as one item in the list that 'omnifunc' would return.
1694
1695 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1696 GetMoreMatches()->complete_add()
1697
1698complete_check() *complete_check()*
1699 Check for a key typed while looking for completion matches.
1700 This is to be used when looking for matches takes some time.
1701 Returns |TRUE| when searching for matches is to be aborted,
1702 zero otherwise.
1703 Only to be used by the function specified with the
1704 'completefunc' option.
1705
1706
1707complete_info([{what}]) *complete_info()*
1708 Returns a |Dictionary| with information about Insert mode
1709 completion. See |ins-completion|.
1710 The items are:
1711 mode Current completion mode name string.
1712 See |complete_info_mode| for the values.
1713 pum_visible |TRUE| if popup menu is visible.
1714 See |pumvisible()|.
1715 items List of completion matches. Each item is a
1716 dictionary containing the entries "word",
1717 "abbr", "menu", "kind", "info" and "user_data".
1718 See |complete-items|.
1719 selected Selected item index. First index is zero.
1720 Index is -1 if no item is selected (showing
1721 typed text only, or the last completion after
1722 no item is selected when using the <Up> or
1723 <Down> keys)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01001724 inserted Inserted string. [NOT IMPLEMENTED YET]
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001725
1726 *complete_info_mode*
1727 mode values are:
1728 "" Not in completion mode
1729 "keyword" Keyword completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-N|
1730 "ctrl_x" Just pressed CTRL-X |i_CTRL-X|
1731 "scroll" Scrolling with |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-E| or
1732 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-Y|
1733 "whole_line" Whole lines |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-L|
1734 "files" File names |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-F|
1735 "tags" Tags |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-]|
1736 "path_defines" Definition completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-D|
1737 "path_patterns" Include completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-I|
1738 "dictionary" Dictionary |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K|
1739 "thesaurus" Thesaurus |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T|
1740 "cmdline" Vim Command line |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-V|
1741 "function" User defined completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-U|
1742 "omni" Omni completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-O|
1743 "spell" Spelling suggestions |i_CTRL-X_s|
1744 "eval" |complete()| completion
1745 "unknown" Other internal modes
1746
1747 If the optional {what} list argument is supplied, then only
1748 the items listed in {what} are returned. Unsupported items in
1749 {what} are silently ignored.
1750
1751 To get the position and size of the popup menu, see
1752 |pum_getpos()|. It's also available in |v:event| during the
1753 |CompleteChanged| event.
1754
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001755 Returns an empty |Dictionary| on error.
1756
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001757 Examples: >
1758 " Get all items
1759 call complete_info()
1760 " Get only 'mode'
1761 call complete_info(['mode'])
1762 " Get only 'mode' and 'pum_visible'
1763 call complete_info(['mode', 'pum_visible'])
1764
1765< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1766 GetItems()->complete_info()
1767<
1768 *confirm()*
1769confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
1770 confirm() offers the user a dialog, from which a choice can be
1771 made. It returns the number of the choice. For the first
1772 choice this is 1.
1773 Note: confirm() is only supported when compiled with dialog
1774 support, see |+dialog_con| and |+dialog_gui|.
1775
1776 {msg} is displayed in a |dialog| with {choices} as the
1777 alternatives. When {choices} is missing or empty, "&OK" is
1778 used (and translated).
1779 {msg} is a String, use '\n' to include a newline. Only on
1780 some systems the string is wrapped when it doesn't fit.
1781
1782 {choices} is a String, with the individual choices separated
1783 by '\n', e.g. >
1784 confirm("Save changes?", "&Yes\n&No\n&Cancel")
1785< The letter after the '&' is the shortcut key for that choice.
1786 Thus you can type 'c' to select "Cancel". The shortcut does
1787 not need to be the first letter: >
1788 confirm("file has been modified", "&Save\nSave &All")
1789< For the console, the first letter of each choice is used as
1790 the default shortcut key. Case is ignored.
1791
1792 The optional {default} argument is the number of the choice
1793 that is made if the user hits <CR>. Use 1 to make the first
1794 choice the default one. Use 0 to not set a default. If
1795 {default} is omitted, 1 is used.
1796
1797 The optional {type} String argument gives the type of dialog.
1798 This is only used for the icon of the GTK, Mac, Motif and
1799 Win32 GUI. It can be one of these values: "Error",
1800 "Question", "Info", "Warning" or "Generic". Only the first
1801 character is relevant. When {type} is omitted, "Generic" is
1802 used.
1803
1804 If the user aborts the dialog by pressing <Esc>, CTRL-C,
1805 or another valid interrupt key, confirm() returns 0.
1806
1807 An example: >
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001808 let choice = confirm("What do you want?",
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001809 \ "&Apples\n&Oranges\n&Bananas", 2)
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001810 if choice == 0
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001811 echo "make up your mind!"
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001812 elseif choice == 3
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001813 echo "tasteful"
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001814 else
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001815 echo "I prefer bananas myself."
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001816 endif
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001817< In a GUI dialog, buttons are used. The layout of the buttons
1818 depends on the 'v' flag in 'guioptions'. If it is included,
1819 the buttons are always put vertically. Otherwise, confirm()
1820 tries to put the buttons in one horizontal line. If they
1821 don't fit, a vertical layout is used anyway. For some systems
1822 the horizontal layout is always used.
1823
1824 Can also be used as a |method|in: >
1825 BuildMessage()->confirm("&Yes\n&No")
1826<
1827 *copy()*
1828copy({expr}) Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
1829 different from using {expr} directly.
1830 When {expr} is a |List| a shallow copy is created. This means
1831 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
1832 copy, and vice versa. But the items are identical, thus
1833 changing an item changes the contents of both |Lists|.
1834 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
1835 Also see |deepcopy()|.
1836 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1837 mylist->copy()
1838
1839cos({expr}) *cos()*
1840 Return the cosine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
1841 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001842 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001843 Examples: >
1844 :echo cos(100)
1845< 0.862319 >
1846 :echo cos(-4.01)
1847< -0.646043
1848
1849 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1850 Compute()->cos()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001851
1852
1853cosh({expr}) *cosh()*
1854 Return the hyperbolic cosine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
1855 [1, inf].
1856 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001857 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001858 Examples: >
1859 :echo cosh(0.5)
1860< 1.127626 >
1861 :echo cosh(-0.5)
1862< -1.127626
1863
1864 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1865 Compute()->cosh()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001866
1867
Yegappan Lakshmanancd39b692023-10-02 12:50:45 -07001868count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]]) *count()* *E706*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001869 Return the number of times an item with value {expr} appears
1870 in |String|, |List| or |Dictionary| {comp}.
1871
1872 If {start} is given then start with the item with this index.
1873 {start} can only be used with a |List|.
1874
1875 When {ic} is given and it's |TRUE| then case is ignored.
1876
1877 When {comp} is a string then the number of not overlapping
1878 occurrences of {expr} is returned. Zero is returned when
1879 {expr} is an empty string.
1880
1881 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1882 mylist->count(val)
1883<
1884 *cscope_connection()*
1885cscope_connection([{num} , {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
1886 Checks for the existence of a |cscope| connection. If no
1887 parameters are specified, then the function returns:
1888 0, if cscope was not available (not compiled in), or
1889 if there are no cscope connections;
1890 1, if there is at least one cscope connection.
1891
1892 If parameters are specified, then the value of {num}
1893 determines how existence of a cscope connection is checked:
1894
1895 {num} Description of existence check
1896 ----- ------------------------------
1897 0 Same as no parameters (e.g., "cscope_connection()").
1898 1 Ignore {prepend}, and use partial string matches for
1899 {dbpath}.
1900 2 Ignore {prepend}, and use exact string matches for
1901 {dbpath}.
1902 3 Use {prepend}, use partial string matches for both
1903 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
1904 4 Use {prepend}, use exact string matches for both
1905 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
1906
1907 Note: All string comparisons are case sensitive!
1908
1909 Examples. Suppose we had the following (from ":cs show"): >
1910
1911 # pid database name prepend path
1912 0 27664 cscope.out /usr/local
1913<
1914 Invocation Return Val ~
1915 ---------- ---------- >
1916 cscope_connection() 1
1917 cscope_connection(1, "out") 1
1918 cscope_connection(2, "out") 0
1919 cscope_connection(3, "out") 0
1920 cscope_connection(3, "out", "local") 1
1921 cscope_connection(4, "out") 0
1922 cscope_connection(4, "out", "local") 0
1923 cscope_connection(4, "cscope.out", "/usr/local") 1
1924<
1925cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *cursor()*
1926cursor({list})
1927 Positions the cursor at the column (byte count) {col} in the
1928 line {lnum}. The first column is one.
1929
1930 When there is one argument {list} this is used as a |List|
1931 with two, three or four item:
1932 [{lnum}, {col}]
1933 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}]
1934 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}, {curswant}]
1935 This is like the return value of |getpos()| or |getcurpos()|,
1936 but without the first item.
1937
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01001938 To position the cursor using {col} as the character count, use
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001939 |setcursorcharpos()|.
1940
1941 Does not change the jumplist.
Bram Moolenaar7c6cd442022-10-11 21:54:04 +01001942 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|, except that if {lnum} is
1943 zero, the cursor will stay in the current line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001944 If {lnum} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
1945 the cursor will be positioned at the last line in the buffer.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001946 If {col} is greater than the number of bytes in the line,
1947 the cursor will be positioned at the last character in the
1948 line.
1949 If {col} is zero, the cursor will stay in the current column.
1950 If {curswant} is given it is used to set the preferred column
1951 for vertical movement. Otherwise {col} is used.
1952
1953 When 'virtualedit' is used {off} specifies the offset in
1954 screen columns from the start of the character. E.g., a
1955 position within a <Tab> or after the last character.
1956 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
1957
1958 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1959 GetCursorPos()->cursor()
1960
1961debugbreak({pid}) *debugbreak()*
1962 Specifically used to interrupt a program being debugged. It
1963 will cause process {pid} to get a SIGTRAP. Behavior for other
1964 processes is undefined. See |terminal-debugger|.
1965 {only available on MS-Windows}
1966
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001967 Returns |TRUE| if successfully interrupted the program.
1968 Otherwise returns |FALSE|.
1969
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001970 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1971 GetPid()->debugbreak()
1972
1973deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) *deepcopy()* *E698*
1974 Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
1975 different from using {expr} directly.
1976 When {expr} is a |List| a full copy is created. This means
1977 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
1978 copy, and vice versa. When an item is a |List| or
1979 |Dictionary|, a copy for it is made, recursively. Thus
1980 changing an item in the copy does not change the contents of
1981 the original |List|.
1982 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
1983
1984 When {noref} is omitted or zero a contained |List| or
1985 |Dictionary| is only copied once. All references point to
1986 this single copy. With {noref} set to 1 every occurrence of a
1987 |List| or |Dictionary| results in a new copy. This also means
1988 that a cyclic reference causes deepcopy() to fail.
1989 *E724*
1990 Nesting is possible up to 100 levels. When there is an item
1991 that refers back to a higher level making a deep copy with
1992 {noref} set to 1 will fail.
1993 Also see |copy()|.
1994
1995 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1996 GetObject()->deepcopy()
1997
1998delete({fname} [, {flags}]) *delete()*
1999 Without {flags} or with {flags} empty: Deletes the file by the
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01002000 name {fname}.
2001
2002 This also works when {fname} is a symbolic link. The symbolic
2003 link itself is deleted, not what it points to.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002004
2005 When {flags} is "d": Deletes the directory by the name
2006 {fname}. This fails when directory {fname} is not empty.
2007
2008 When {flags} is "rf": Deletes the directory by the name
2009 {fname} and everything in it, recursively. BE CAREFUL!
2010 Note: on MS-Windows it is not possible to delete a directory
2011 that is being used.
2012
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002013 The result is a Number, which is 0/false if the delete
2014 operation was successful and -1/true when the deletion failed
2015 or partly failed.
2016
2017 Use |remove()| to delete an item from a |List|.
2018 To delete a line from the buffer use |:delete| or
2019 |deletebufline()|.
2020
2021 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2022 GetName()->delete()
2023
2024deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}]) *deletebufline()*
2025 Delete lines {first} to {last} (inclusive) from buffer {buf}.
2026 If {last} is omitted then delete line {first} only.
2027 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
2028
2029 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
2030 |bufload()| if needed.
2031
2032 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
2033
2034 {first} and {last} are used like with |getline()|. Note that
2035 when using |line()| this refers to the current buffer. Use "$"
2036 to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
2037
2038 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2039 GetBuffer()->deletebufline(1)
2040<
2041 *did_filetype()*
2042did_filetype() Returns |TRUE| when autocommands are being executed and the
2043 FileType event has been triggered at least once. Can be used
2044 to avoid triggering the FileType event again in the scripts
2045 that detect the file type. |FileType|
2046 Returns |FALSE| when `:setf FALLBACK` was used.
2047 When editing another file, the counter is reset, thus this
2048 really checks if the FileType event has been triggered for the
2049 current buffer. This allows an autocommand that starts
2050 editing another buffer to set 'filetype' and load a syntax
2051 file.
2052
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002053diff({fromlist}, {tolist} [, {options}]) *diff()*
2054 Returns a String or a List containing the diff between the
2055 strings in {fromlist} and {tolist}. Uses the Vim internal
2056 diff library to compute the diff.
2057
2058 *E106*
2059 The optional "output" item in {options} specifies the returned
2060 diff format. The following values are supported:
2061 indices Return a List of the starting and ending
2062 indices and a count of the strings in each
2063 diff hunk.
2064 unified Return the unified diff output as a String.
2065 This is the default.
2066
2067 If the "output" item in {options} is "indices", then a List is
2068 returned. Each List item contains a Dict with the following
2069 items for each diff hunk:
2070 from_idx start index in {fromlist} for this diff hunk.
2071 from_count number of strings in {fromlist} that are
2072 added/removed/modified in this diff hunk.
2073 to_idx start index in {tolist} for this diff hunk.
2074 to_count number of strings in {tolist} that are
2075 added/removed/modified in this diff hunk.
2076
2077 The {options} Dict argument also specifies diff options
2078 (similar to 'diffopt') and supports the following items:
Yegappan Lakshmananbe156a32024-02-11 17:08:29 +01002079 algorithm Dict specifying the diff algorithm to
2080 use. Supported boolean items are
2081 "myers", "minimal", "patience" and
2082 "histogram".
Yegappan Lakshmanana0010a12024-02-12 20:21:26 +01002083 context diff context length. Default is 0.
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002084 iblank ignore changes where lines are all
2085 blank.
2086 icase ignore changes in case of text.
Yegappan Lakshmananbe156a32024-02-11 17:08:29 +01002087 indent-heuristic use the indent heuristic for the
2088 internal diff library.
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002089 iwhite ignore changes in amount of white
2090 space.
2091 iwhiteall ignore all white space changes.
2092 iwhiteeol ignore white space changes at end of
2093 line.
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002094 For more information about these options, refer to 'diffopt'.
2095
Yegappan Lakshmanana0010a12024-02-12 20:21:26 +01002096 To compute the unified diff, all the items in {fromlist} are
2097 concatenated into a string using a newline separator and the
2098 same for {tolist}. The unified diff output uses line numbers.
2099
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002100 Returns an empty List or String if {fromlist} and {tolist} are
2101 identical.
2102
Yegappan Lakshmanan1af35632024-02-06 11:03:36 +01002103 Examples: >
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002104 :echo diff(['abc'], ['xxx'])
2105 @@ -1 +1 @@
2106 -abc
2107 +xxx
2108
2109 :echo diff(['abc'], ['xxx'], {'output': 'indices'})
2110 [{'from_idx': 0, 'from_count': 1, 'to_idx': 0, 'to_count': 1}]
2111 :echo diff(readfile('oldfile'), readfile('newfile'))
2112 :echo diff(getbufline(5, 1, '$'), getbufline(6, 1, '$'))
Yegappan Lakshmanan1af35632024-02-06 11:03:36 +01002113<
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002114 For more examples, refer to |diff-func-examples|
2115
2116 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2117 GetFromList->diff(to_list)
2118<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002119diff_filler({lnum}) *diff_filler()*
2120 Returns the number of filler lines above line {lnum}.
2121 These are the lines that were inserted at this point in
2122 another diff'ed window. These filler lines are shown in the
2123 display but don't exist in the buffer.
2124 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2125 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2126 Returns 0 if the current window is not in diff mode.
2127
2128 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2129 GetLnum()->diff_filler()
2130
2131diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) *diff_hlID()*
2132 Returns the highlight ID for diff mode at line {lnum} column
2133 {col} (byte index). When the current line does not have a
2134 diff change zero is returned.
2135 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2136 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2137 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
2138 line.
2139 The highlight ID can be used with |synIDattr()| to obtain
2140 syntax information about the highlighting.
2141
2142 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2143 GetLnum()->diff_hlID(col)
2144<
2145
2146digraph_get({chars}) *digraph_get()* *E1214*
2147 Return the digraph of {chars}. This should be a string with
2148 exactly two characters. If {chars} are not just two
2149 characters, or the digraph of {chars} does not exist, an error
2150 is given and an empty string is returned.
2151
2152 The character will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
2153 when needed. This does require the conversion to be
2154 available, it might fail.
2155
2156 Also see |digraph_getlist()|.
2157
2158 Examples: >
2159 " Get a built-in digraph
2160 :echo digraph_get('00') " Returns '∞'
2161
2162 " Get a user-defined digraph
2163 :call digraph_set('aa', 'あ')
2164 :echo digraph_get('aa') " Returns 'あ'
2165<
2166 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2167 GetChars()->digraph_get()
2168<
2169 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2170 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2171 display an error message.
2172
2173
2174digraph_getlist([{listall}]) *digraph_getlist()*
2175 Return a list of digraphs. If the {listall} argument is given
2176 and it is TRUE, return all digraphs, including the default
2177 digraphs. Otherwise, return only user-defined digraphs.
2178
2179 The characters will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
2180 when needed. This does require the conservation to be
2181 available, it might fail.
2182
2183 Also see |digraph_get()|.
2184
2185 Examples: >
2186 " Get user-defined digraphs
2187 :echo digraph_getlist()
2188
2189 " Get all the digraphs, including default digraphs
2190 :echo digraph_getlist(1)
2191<
2192 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2193 GetNumber()->digraph_getlist()
2194<
2195 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2196 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2197 display an error message.
2198
2199
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002200digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) *digraph_set()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002201 Add digraph {chars} to the list. {chars} must be a string
2202 with two characters. {digraph} is a string with one UTF-8
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002203 encoded character. *E1215*
2204 Be careful, composing characters are NOT ignored. This
2205 function is similar to |:digraphs| command, but useful to add
2206 digraphs start with a white space.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002207
2208 The function result is v:true if |digraph| is registered. If
2209 this fails an error message is given and v:false is returned.
2210
2211 If you want to define multiple digraphs at once, you can use
2212 |digraph_setlist()|.
2213
2214 Example: >
2215 call digraph_set(' ', 'あ')
2216<
2217 Can be used as a |method|: >
2218 GetString()->digraph_set('あ')
2219<
2220 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2221 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2222 display an error message.
2223
2224
2225digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) *digraph_setlist()*
2226 Similar to |digraph_set()| but this function can add multiple
2227 digraphs at once. {digraphlist} is a list composed of lists,
2228 where each list contains two strings with {chars} and
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002229 {digraph} as in |digraph_set()|. *E1216*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002230 Example: >
2231 call digraph_setlist([['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']])
2232<
2233 It is similar to the following: >
2234 for [chars, digraph] in [['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']]
2235 call digraph_set(chars, digraph)
2236 endfor
2237< Except that the function returns after the first error,
2238 following digraphs will not be added.
2239
2240 Can be used as a |method|: >
2241 GetList()->digraph_setlist()
2242<
2243 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2244 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2245 display an error message.
2246
2247
2248echoraw({string}) *echoraw()*
2249 Output {string} as-is, including unprintable characters.
2250 This can be used to output a terminal code. For example, to
2251 disable modifyOtherKeys: >
2252 call echoraw(&t_TE)
2253< and to enable it again: >
2254 call echoraw(&t_TI)
2255< Use with care, you can mess up the terminal this way.
2256
2257
2258empty({expr}) *empty()*
2259 Return the Number 1 if {expr} is empty, zero otherwise.
2260 - A |List| or |Dictionary| is empty when it does not have any
2261 items.
2262 - A |String| is empty when its length is zero.
2263 - A |Number| and |Float| are empty when their value is zero.
2264 - |v:false|, |v:none| and |v:null| are empty, |v:true| is not.
2265 - A |Job| is empty when it failed to start.
2266 - A |Channel| is empty when it is closed.
2267 - A |Blob| is empty when its length is zero.
mityu7f0bba22024-03-29 10:14:41 +01002268 - An |Object| is empty, when the empty() method in the object
2269 (if present) returns true. |object-empty()|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002270
2271 For a long |List| this is much faster than comparing the
2272 length with zero.
2273
2274 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2275 mylist->empty()
2276
2277environ() *environ()*
2278 Return all of environment variables as dictionary. You can
2279 check if an environment variable exists like this: >
2280 :echo has_key(environ(), 'HOME')
2281< Note that the variable name may be CamelCase; to ignore case
2282 use this: >
2283 :echo index(keys(environ()), 'HOME', 0, 1) != -1
2284
Bram Moolenaar416bd912023-07-07 23:19:18 +01002285
2286err_teapot([{expr}]) *err_teapot()*
2287 Produce an error with number 418, needed for implementation of
Christian Brabandtee17b6f2023-09-09 11:23:50 +02002288 RFC 2324.
Bram Moolenaar416bd912023-07-07 23:19:18 +01002289 If {expr} is present and it is TRUE error 503 is given,
2290 indicating that coffee is temporarily not available.
2291 If {expr} is present it must be a String.
2292
2293
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002294escape({string}, {chars}) *escape()*
2295 Escape the characters in {chars} that occur in {string} with a
2296 backslash. Example: >
2297 :echo escape('c:\program files\vim', ' \')
2298< results in: >
2299 c:\\program\ files\\vim
2300< Also see |shellescape()| and |fnameescape()|.
2301
2302 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2303 GetText()->escape(' \')
2304<
2305 *eval()*
2306eval({string}) Evaluate {string} and return the result. Especially useful to
2307 turn the result of |string()| back into the original value.
2308 This works for Numbers, Floats, Strings, Blobs and composites
2309 of them. Also works for |Funcref|s that refer to existing
Aliaksei Budavei95740222024-04-04 23:05:33 +03002310 functions. In |Vim9| script, it can be used to obtain |enum|
2311 values from their fully qualified names.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002312
2313 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2314 argv->join()->eval()
2315
2316eventhandler() *eventhandler()*
2317 Returns 1 when inside an event handler. That is that Vim got
2318 interrupted while waiting for the user to type a character,
2319 e.g., when dropping a file on Vim. This means interactive
2320 commands cannot be used. Otherwise zero is returned.
2321
2322executable({expr}) *executable()*
2323 This function checks if an executable with the name {expr}
2324 exists. {expr} must be the name of the program without any
2325 arguments.
2326 executable() uses the value of $PATH and/or the normal
2327 searchpath for programs. *PATHEXT*
2328 On MS-Windows the ".exe", ".bat", etc. can optionally be
2329 included. Then the extensions in $PATHEXT are tried. Thus if
2330 "foo.exe" does not exist, "foo.exe.bat" can be found. If
2331 $PATHEXT is not set then ".com;.exe;.bat;.cmd" is used. A dot
2332 by itself can be used in $PATHEXT to try using the name
2333 without an extension. When 'shell' looks like a Unix shell,
2334 then the name is also tried without adding an extension.
2335 On MS-Windows it only checks if the file exists and is not a
2336 directory, not if it's really executable.
2337 On MS-Windows an executable in the same directory as Vim is
Yasuhiro Matsumoto05cf63e2022-05-03 11:02:28 +01002338 normally found. Since this directory is added to $PATH it
2339 should also work to execute it |win32-PATH|. This can be
2340 disabled by setting the $NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath
2341 environment variable. *NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002342 The result is a Number:
2343 1 exists
2344 0 does not exist
2345 -1 not implemented on this system
2346 |exepath()| can be used to get the full path of an executable.
2347
2348 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2349 GetCommand()->executable()
2350
2351execute({command} [, {silent}]) *execute()*
2352 Execute an Ex command or commands and return the output as a
2353 string.
2354 {command} can be a string or a List. In case of a List the
2355 lines are executed one by one.
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01002356 This is more or less equivalent to: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002357 redir => var
2358 {command}
2359 redir END
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01002360< Except that line continuation in {command} is not recognized.
2361
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002362 The optional {silent} argument can have these values:
2363 "" no `:silent` used
2364 "silent" `:silent` used
2365 "silent!" `:silent!` used
2366 The default is "silent". Note that with "silent!", unlike
2367 `:redir`, error messages are dropped. When using an external
2368 command the screen may be messed up, use `system()` instead.
2369 *E930*
2370 It is not possible to use `:redir` anywhere in {command}.
2371
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01002372 To get a list of lines use `split()` on the result: >
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002373 execute('args')->split("\n")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002374
2375< To execute a command in another window than the current one
2376 use `win_execute()`.
2377
2378 When used recursively the output of the recursive call is not
2379 included in the output of the higher level call.
2380
2381 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2382 GetCommand()->execute()
2383
2384exepath({expr}) *exepath()*
2385 If {expr} is an executable and is either an absolute path, a
2386 relative path or found in $PATH, return the full path.
2387 Note that the current directory is used when {expr} starts
2388 with "./", which may be a problem for Vim: >
2389 echo exepath(v:progpath)
2390< If {expr} cannot be found in $PATH or is not executable then
2391 an empty string is returned.
2392
2393 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2394 GetCommand()->exepath()
2395<
2396 *exists()*
2397exists({expr}) The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if {expr} is defined,
2398 zero otherwise.
2399
2400 Note: In a compiled |:def| function the evaluation is done at
2401 runtime. Use `exists_compiled()` to evaluate the expression
2402 at compile time.
2403
2404 For checking for a supported feature use |has()|.
2405 For checking if a file exists use |filereadable()|.
2406
2407 The {expr} argument is a string, which contains one of these:
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002408 varname internal variable (see
2409 dict.key |internal-variables|). Also works
2410 list[i] for |curly-braces-names|, |Dictionary|
Yegappan Lakshmanana2ebb6e2024-02-25 08:40:10 +01002411 import.Func entries, |List| items, class and
2412 class.Func object methods, imported items, etc.
2413 object.Func Does not work for local variables in a
2414 class.varname compiled `:def` function.
2415 object.varname Also works for a function in |Vim9|
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002416 script, since it can be used as a
2417 function reference.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002418 Beware that evaluating an index may
2419 cause an error message for an invalid
2420 expression. E.g.: >
2421 :let l = [1, 2, 3]
2422 :echo exists("l[5]")
2423< 0 >
2424 :echo exists("l[xx]")
2425< E121: Undefined variable: xx
2426 0
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002427 &option-name Vim option (only checks if it exists,
2428 not if it really works)
2429 +option-name Vim option that works.
2430 $ENVNAME environment variable (could also be
2431 done by comparing with an empty
2432 string)
2433 *funcname built-in function (see |functions|)
2434 or user defined function (see
2435 |user-functions|) that is implemented.
2436 Also works for a variable that is a
2437 Funcref.
2438 ?funcname built-in function that could be
2439 implemented; to be used to check if
2440 "funcname" is valid
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002441 :cmdname Ex command: built-in command, user
2442 command or command modifier |:command|.
2443 Returns:
2444 1 for match with start of a command
2445 2 full match with a command
2446 3 matches several user commands
2447 To check for a supported command
2448 always check the return value to be 2.
2449 :2match The |:2match| command.
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01002450 :3match The |:3match| command (but you
2451 probably should not use it, it is
2452 reserved for internal usage)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002453 #event autocommand defined for this event
2454 #event#pattern autocommand defined for this event and
2455 pattern (the pattern is taken
2456 literally and compared to the
2457 autocommand patterns character by
2458 character)
2459 #group autocommand group exists
2460 #group#event autocommand defined for this group and
2461 event.
2462 #group#event#pattern
2463 autocommand defined for this group,
2464 event and pattern.
2465 ##event autocommand for this event is
2466 supported.
2467
2468 Examples: >
2469 exists("&shortname")
2470 exists("$HOSTNAME")
2471 exists("*strftime")
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002472 exists("*s:MyFunc") " only for legacy script
2473 exists("*MyFunc")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002474 exists("bufcount")
2475 exists(":Make")
2476 exists("#CursorHold")
2477 exists("#BufReadPre#*.gz")
2478 exists("#filetypeindent")
2479 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType")
2480 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType#*")
2481 exists("##ColorScheme")
2482< There must be no space between the symbol (&/$/*/#) and the
2483 name.
2484 There must be no extra characters after the name, although in
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01002485 a few cases this is ignored. That may become stricter in the
2486 future, thus don't count on it!
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002487 Working example: >
2488 exists(":make")
2489< NOT working example: >
2490 exists(":make install")
2491
2492< Note that the argument must be a string, not the name of the
2493 variable itself. For example: >
2494 exists(bufcount)
2495< This doesn't check for existence of the "bufcount" variable,
2496 but gets the value of "bufcount", and checks if that exists.
2497
2498 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2499 Varname()->exists()
2500<
2501
2502exists_compiled({expr}) *exists_compiled()*
2503 Like `exists()` but evaluated at compile time. This is useful
2504 to skip a block where a function is used that would otherwise
2505 give an error: >
2506 if exists_compiled('*ThatFunction')
2507 ThatFunction('works')
2508 endif
2509< If `exists()` were used then a compilation error would be
2510 given if ThatFunction() is not defined.
2511
2512 {expr} must be a literal string. *E1232*
2513 Can only be used in a |:def| function. *E1233*
2514 This does not work to check for arguments or local variables.
2515
2516
2517exp({expr}) *exp()*
2518 Return the exponential of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
2519 [0, inf].
2520 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002521 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002522 Examples: >
2523 :echo exp(2)
2524< 7.389056 >
2525 :echo exp(-1)
2526< 0.367879
2527
2528 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2529 Compute()->exp()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002530
2531
2532expand({string} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]]) *expand()*
2533 Expand wildcards and the following special keywords in
2534 {string}. 'wildignorecase' applies.
2535
2536 If {list} is given and it is |TRUE|, a List will be returned.
2537 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
2538 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters. [Note: in
2539 version 5.0 a space was used, which caused problems when a
2540 file name contains a space]
2541
2542 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty string. A name
2543 for a non-existing file is not included, unless {string} does
2544 not start with '%', '#' or '<', see below.
2545
Christian Brabandtec9c3262024-02-21 20:40:05 +01002546 For a |:terminal| window '%' expands to a '!' followed by
2547 the command or shell that is run |terminal-bufname|
2548
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002549 When {string} starts with '%', '#' or '<', the expansion is
2550 done like for the |cmdline-special| variables with their
2551 associated modifiers. Here is a short overview:
2552
2553 % current file name
2554 # alternate file name
2555 #n alternate file name n
2556 <cfile> file name under the cursor
2557 <afile> autocmd file name
2558 <abuf> autocmd buffer number (as a String!)
2559 <amatch> autocmd matched name
2560 <cexpr> C expression under the cursor
2561 <sfile> sourced script file or function name
2562 <slnum> sourced script line number or function
2563 line number
2564 <sflnum> script file line number, also when in
2565 a function
2566 <SID> "<SNR>123_" where "123" is the
2567 current script ID |<SID>|
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002568 <script> sourced script file, or script file
2569 where the current function was defined
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002570 <stack> call stack
2571 <cword> word under the cursor
2572 <cWORD> WORD under the cursor
2573 <client> the {clientid} of the last received
2574 message |server2client()|
2575 Modifiers:
2576 :p expand to full path
2577 :h head (last path component removed)
2578 :t tail (last path component only)
2579 :r root (one extension removed)
2580 :e extension only
2581
2582 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002583 :let &tags = expand("%:p:h") .. "/tags"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002584< Note that when expanding a string that starts with '%', '#' or
2585 '<', any following text is ignored. This does NOT work: >
2586 :let doesntwork = expand("%:h.bak")
2587< Use this: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002588 :let doeswork = expand("%:h") .. ".bak"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002589< Also note that expanding "<cfile>" and others only returns the
2590 referenced file name without further expansion. If "<cfile>"
2591 is "~/.cshrc", you need to do another expand() to have the
2592 "~/" expanded into the path of the home directory: >
2593 :echo expand(expand("<cfile>"))
2594<
2595 There cannot be white space between the variables and the
2596 following modifier. The |fnamemodify()| function can be used
2597 to modify normal file names.
2598
2599 When using '%' or '#', and the current or alternate file name
2600 is not defined, an empty string is used. Using "%:p" in a
2601 buffer with no name, results in the current directory, with a
2602 '/' added.
Bram Moolenaar57544522022-04-12 12:54:11 +01002603 When 'verbose' is set then expanding '%', '#' and <> items
2604 will result in an error message if the argument cannot be
2605 expanded.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002606
2607 When {string} does not start with '%', '#' or '<', it is
2608 expanded like a file name is expanded on the command line.
2609 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' are used, unless the optional
2610 {nosuf} argument is given and it is |TRUE|.
2611 Names for non-existing files are included. The "**" item can
2612 be used to search in a directory tree. For example, to find
2613 all "README" files in the current directory and below: >
2614 :echo expand("**/README")
2615<
2616 expand() can also be used to expand variables and environment
2617 variables that are only known in a shell. But this can be
2618 slow, because a shell may be used to do the expansion. See
2619 |expr-env-expand|.
2620 The expanded variable is still handled like a list of file
2621 names. When an environment variable cannot be expanded, it is
2622 left unchanged. Thus ":echo expand('$FOOBAR')" results in
2623 "$FOOBAR".
2624
2625 See |glob()| for finding existing files. See |system()| for
2626 getting the raw output of an external command.
2627
2628 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2629 Getpattern()->expand()
2630
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002631expandcmd({string} [, {options}]) *expandcmd()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002632 Expand special items in String {string} like what is done for
2633 an Ex command such as `:edit`. This expands special keywords,
2634 like with |expand()|, and environment variables, anywhere in
2635 {string}. "~user" and "~/path" are only expanded at the
2636 start.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002637
2638 The following items are supported in the {options} Dict
2639 argument:
2640 errmsg If set to TRUE, error messages are displayed
2641 if an error is encountered during expansion.
2642 By default, error messages are not displayed.
2643
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002644 Returns the expanded string. If an error is encountered
2645 during expansion, the unmodified {string} is returned.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002646
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002647 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002648 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o')
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002649 make /path/runtime/doc/builtin.o
2650 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o', {'errmsg': v:true})
2651<
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002652 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002653 GetCommand()->expandcmd()
2654<
2655extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extend()*
2656 {expr1} and {expr2} must be both |Lists| or both
2657 |Dictionaries|.
2658
2659 If they are |Lists|: Append {expr2} to {expr1}.
2660 If {expr3} is given insert the items of {expr2} before the
2661 item with index {expr3} in {expr1}. When {expr3} is zero
2662 insert before the first item. When {expr3} is equal to
2663 len({expr1}) then {expr2} is appended.
2664 Examples: >
2665 :echo sort(extend(mylist, [7, 5]))
2666 :call extend(mylist, [2, 3], 1)
2667< When {expr1} is the same List as {expr2} then the number of
2668 items copied is equal to the original length of the List.
2669 E.g., when {expr3} is 1 you get N new copies of the first item
2670 (where N is the original length of the List).
2671 Use |add()| to concatenate one item to a list. To concatenate
2672 two lists into a new list use the + operator: >
2673 :let newlist = [1, 2, 3] + [4, 5]
2674<
2675 If they are |Dictionaries|:
2676 Add all entries from {expr2} to {expr1}.
2677 If a key exists in both {expr1} and {expr2} then {expr3} is
2678 used to decide what to do:
2679 {expr3} = "keep": keep the value of {expr1}
2680 {expr3} = "force": use the value of {expr2}
2681 {expr3} = "error": give an error message *E737*
2682 When {expr3} is omitted then "force" is assumed.
2683
2684 {expr1} is changed when {expr2} is not empty. If necessary
2685 make a copy of {expr1} first.
2686 {expr2} remains unchanged.
2687 When {expr1} is locked and {expr2} is not empty the operation
2688 fails.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002689 Returns {expr1}. Returns 0 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002690
2691 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2692 mylist->extend(otherlist)
2693
2694
2695extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extendnew()*
2696 Like |extend()| but instead of adding items to {expr1} a new
2697 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
Bram Moolenaardd60c362023-02-27 15:49:53 +00002698 unchanged.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002699
2700
2701feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) *feedkeys()*
2702 Characters in {string} are queued for processing as if they
2703 come from a mapping or were typed by the user.
2704
2705 By default the string is added to the end of the typeahead
2706 buffer, thus if a mapping is still being executed the
2707 characters come after them. Use the 'i' flag to insert before
2708 other characters, they will be executed next, before any
2709 characters from a mapping.
2710
2711 The function does not wait for processing of keys contained in
2712 {string}.
2713
2714 To include special keys into {string}, use double-quotes
2715 and "\..." notation |expr-quote|. For example,
2716 feedkeys("\<CR>") simulates pressing of the <Enter> key. But
2717 feedkeys('\<CR>') pushes 5 characters.
2718 A special code that might be useful is <Ignore>, it exits the
2719 wait for a character without doing anything. *<Ignore>*
2720
2721 {mode} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
2722 'm' Remap keys. This is default. If {mode} is absent,
2723 keys are remapped.
2724 'n' Do not remap keys.
2725 't' Handle keys as if typed; otherwise they are handled as
2726 if coming from a mapping. This matters for undo,
2727 opening folds, etc.
2728 'L' Lowlevel input. Only works for Unix or when using the
2729 GUI. Keys are used as if they were coming from the
2730 terminal. Other flags are not used. *E980*
2731 When a CTRL-C interrupts and 't' is included it sets
2732 the internal "got_int" flag.
2733 'i' Insert the string instead of appending (see above).
2734 'x' Execute commands until typeahead is empty. This is
2735 similar to using ":normal!". You can call feedkeys()
2736 several times without 'x' and then one time with 'x'
2737 (possibly with an empty {string}) to execute all the
2738 typeahead. Note that when Vim ends in Insert mode it
2739 will behave as if <Esc> is typed, to avoid getting
2740 stuck, waiting for a character to be typed before the
2741 script continues.
2742 Note that if you manage to call feedkeys() while
2743 executing commands, thus calling it recursively, then
2744 all typeahead will be consumed by the last call.
Bram Moolenaara9725222022-01-16 13:30:33 +00002745 'c' Remove any script context when executing, so that
2746 legacy script syntax applies, "s:var" does not work,
Bram Moolenaard899e512022-05-07 21:54:03 +01002747 etc. Note that if the string being fed sets a script
Bram Moolenaarce001a32022-04-27 15:25:03 +01002748 context this still applies.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002749 '!' When used with 'x' will not end Insert mode. Can be
2750 used in a test when a timer is set to exit Insert mode
2751 a little later. Useful for testing CursorHoldI.
2752
2753 Return value is always 0.
2754
2755 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2756 GetInput()->feedkeys()
2757
2758filereadable({file}) *filereadable()*
2759 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a file with the
2760 name {file} exists, and can be read. If {file} doesn't exist,
2761 or is a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {file} is any
2762 expression, which is used as a String.
2763 If you don't care about the file being readable you can use
2764 |glob()|.
2765 {file} is used as-is, you may want to expand wildcards first: >
2766 echo filereadable('~/.vimrc')
2767 0
2768 echo filereadable(expand('~/.vimrc'))
2769 1
2770
2771< Can also be used as a |method|: >
2772 GetName()->filereadable()
2773< *file_readable()*
2774 Obsolete name: file_readable().
2775
2776
2777filewritable({file}) *filewritable()*
2778 The result is a Number, which is 1 when a file with the
2779 name {file} exists, and can be written. If {file} doesn't
2780 exist, or is not writable, the result is 0. If {file} is a
2781 directory, and we can write to it, the result is 2.
2782
2783 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2784 GetName()->filewritable()
2785
2786
2787filter({expr1}, {expr2}) *filter()*
2788 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
2789 For each item in {expr1} evaluate {expr2} and when the result
2790 is zero or false remove the item from the |List| or
2791 |Dictionary|. Similarly for each byte in a |Blob| and each
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002792 character in a |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002793
2794 {expr2} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
2795
2796 If {expr2} is a |string|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
2797 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
2798 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
2799 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
2800 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
2801 current character.
2802 Examples: >
2803 call filter(mylist, 'v:val !~ "OLD"')
2804< Removes the items where "OLD" appears. >
2805 call filter(mydict, 'v:key >= 8')
2806< Removes the items with a key below 8. >
2807 call filter(var, 0)
2808< Removes all the items, thus clears the |List| or |Dictionary|.
2809
2810 Note that {expr2} is the result of expression and is then
2811 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
2812 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes.
2813
2814 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
2815 1. the key or the index of the current item.
2816 2. the value of the current item.
2817 The function must return |TRUE| if the item should be kept.
2818 Example that keeps the odd items of a list: >
2819 func Odd(idx, val)
2820 return a:idx % 2 == 1
2821 endfunc
2822 call filter(mylist, function('Odd'))
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002823< It is shorter when using a |lambda|. In |Vim9| syntax: >
2824 call filter(myList, (idx, val) => idx * val <= 42)
2825< In legacy script syntax: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002826 call filter(myList, {idx, val -> idx * val <= 42})
2827< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
2828 call filter(myList, {idx -> idx % 2 == 1})
2829<
2830 In |Vim9| script the result must be true, false, zero or one.
2831 Other values will result in a type error.
2832
2833 For a |List| and a |Dictionary| the operation is done
2834 in-place. If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy
2835 first: >
2836 :let l = filter(copy(mylist), 'v:val =~ "KEEP"')
2837
2838< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00002839 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002840 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
2841 further items in {expr1} are processed.
2842 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
2843 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
2844
2845 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2846 mylist->filter(expr2)
2847
2848finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *finddir()*
2849 Find directory {name} in {path}. Supports both downwards and
2850 upwards recursive directory searches. See |file-searching|
2851 for the syntax of {path}.
2852
2853 Returns the path of the first found match. When the found
2854 directory is below the current directory a relative path is
2855 returned. Otherwise a full path is returned.
2856 If {path} is omitted or empty then 'path' is used.
2857
2858 If the optional {count} is given, find {count}'s occurrence of
2859 {name} in {path} instead of the first one.
2860 When {count} is negative return all the matches in a |List|.
2861
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002862 Returns an empty string if the directory is not found.
2863
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002864 This is quite similar to the ex-command `:find`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002865
2866 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2867 GetName()->finddir()
2868
2869findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *findfile()*
2870 Just like |finddir()|, but find a file instead of a directory.
2871 Uses 'suffixesadd'.
2872 Example: >
2873 :echo findfile("tags.vim", ".;")
2874< Searches from the directory of the current file upwards until
2875 it finds the file "tags.vim".
2876
2877 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2878 GetName()->findfile()
2879
2880flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flatten()*
2881 Flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels. Without {maxdepth}
2882 the result is a |List| without nesting, as if {maxdepth} is
2883 a very large number.
2884 The {list} is changed in place, use |flattennew()| if you do
2885 not want that.
2886 In Vim9 script flatten() cannot be used, you must always use
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002887 |flattennew()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002888 *E900*
2889 {maxdepth} means how deep in nested lists changes are made.
2890 {list} is not modified when {maxdepth} is 0.
2891 {maxdepth} must be positive number.
2892
2893 If there is an error the number zero is returned.
2894
2895 Example: >
2896 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5])
2897< [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] >
2898 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5], 1)
2899< [1, 2, [3, 4], 5]
2900
2901 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2902 mylist->flatten()
2903<
2904flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flattennew()*
2905 Like |flatten()| but first make a copy of {list}.
2906
2907
2908float2nr({expr}) *float2nr()*
2909 Convert {expr} to a Number by omitting the part after the
2910 decimal point.
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +00002911 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002912 Returns 0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002913 When the value of {expr} is out of range for a |Number| the
2914 result is truncated to 0x7fffffff or -0x7fffffff (or when
2915 64-bit Number support is enabled, 0x7fffffffffffffff or
2916 -0x7fffffffffffffff). NaN results in -0x80000000 (or when
2917 64-bit Number support is enabled, -0x8000000000000000).
2918 Examples: >
2919 echo float2nr(3.95)
2920< 3 >
2921 echo float2nr(-23.45)
2922< -23 >
2923 echo float2nr(1.0e100)
2924< 2147483647 (or 9223372036854775807) >
2925 echo float2nr(-1.0e150)
2926< -2147483647 (or -9223372036854775807) >
2927 echo float2nr(1.0e-100)
2928< 0
2929
2930 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2931 Compute()->float2nr()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002932
2933
2934floor({expr}) *floor()*
2935 Return the largest integral value less than or equal to
2936 {expr} as a |Float| (round down).
2937 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002938 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002939 Examples: >
2940 echo floor(1.856)
2941< 1.0 >
2942 echo floor(-5.456)
2943< -6.0 >
2944 echo floor(4.0)
2945< 4.0
2946
2947 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2948 Compute()->floor()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002949
2950
2951fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) *fmod()*
2952 Return the remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}, even if the
2953 division is not representable. Returns {expr1} - i * {expr2}
2954 for some integer i such that if {expr2} is non-zero, the
2955 result has the same sign as {expr1} and magnitude less than
2956 the magnitude of {expr2}. If {expr2} is zero, the value
2957 returned is zero. The value returned is a |Float|.
2958 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002959 Returns 0.0 if {expr1} or {expr2} is not a |Float| or a
2960 |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002961 Examples: >
2962 :echo fmod(12.33, 1.22)
2963< 0.13 >
2964 :echo fmod(-12.33, 1.22)
2965< -0.13
2966
2967 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2968 Compute()->fmod(1.22)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002969
2970
2971fnameescape({string}) *fnameescape()*
2972 Escape {string} for use as file name command argument. All
2973 characters that have a special meaning, such as '%' and '|'
2974 are escaped with a backslash.
2975 For most systems the characters escaped are
2976 " \t\n*?[{`$\\%#'\"|!<". For systems where a backslash
2977 appears in a filename, it depends on the value of 'isfname'.
2978 A leading '+' and '>' is also escaped (special after |:edit|
2979 and |:write|). And a "-" by itself (special after |:cd|).
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002980 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002981 Example: >
2982 :let fname = '+some str%nge|name'
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002983 :exe "edit " .. fnameescape(fname)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002984< results in executing: >
2985 edit \+some\ str\%nge\|name
2986<
2987 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2988 GetName()->fnameescape()
2989
2990fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) *fnamemodify()*
2991 Modify file name {fname} according to {mods}. {mods} is a
2992 string of characters like it is used for file names on the
2993 command line. See |filename-modifiers|.
2994 Example: >
2995 :echo fnamemodify("main.c", ":p:h")
2996< results in: >
Bram Moolenaard799daa2022-06-20 11:17:32 +01002997 /home/user/vim/vim/src
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002998< If {mods} is empty or an unsupported modifier is used then
2999 {fname} is returned.
Bram Moolenaar5ed11532022-07-06 13:18:11 +01003000 When {fname} is empty then with {mods} ":h" returns ".", so
3001 that `:cd` can be used with it. This is different from
3002 expand('%:h') without a buffer name, which returns an empty
3003 string.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003004 Note: Environment variables don't work in {fname}, use
3005 |expand()| first then.
3006
3007 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3008 GetName()->fnamemodify(':p:h')
3009
3010foldclosed({lnum}) *foldclosed()*
3011 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
3012 fold, the result is the number of the first line in that fold.
3013 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
3014 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
3015 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
3016
3017 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3018 GetLnum()->foldclosed()
3019
3020foldclosedend({lnum}) *foldclosedend()*
3021 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
3022 fold, the result is the number of the last line in that fold.
3023 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
3024 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
3025 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
3026
3027 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3028 GetLnum()->foldclosedend()
3029
3030foldlevel({lnum}) *foldlevel()*
3031 The result is a Number, which is the foldlevel of line {lnum}
3032 in the current buffer. For nested folds the deepest level is
3033 returned. If there is no fold at line {lnum}, zero is
3034 returned. It doesn't matter if the folds are open or closed.
3035 When used while updating folds (from 'foldexpr') -1 is
3036 returned for lines where folds are still to be updated and the
3037 foldlevel is unknown. As a special case the level of the
3038 previous line is usually available.
3039 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
3040 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
3041
3042 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3043 GetLnum()->foldlevel()
3044<
3045 *foldtext()*
3046foldtext() Returns a String, to be displayed for a closed fold. This is
3047 the default function used for the 'foldtext' option and should
3048 only be called from evaluating 'foldtext'. It uses the
3049 |v:foldstart|, |v:foldend| and |v:folddashes| variables.
3050 The returned string looks like this: >
3051 +-- 45 lines: abcdef
3052< The number of leading dashes depends on the foldlevel. The
3053 "45" is the number of lines in the fold. "abcdef" is the text
3054 in the first non-blank line of the fold. Leading white space,
3055 "//" or "/*" and the text from the 'foldmarker' and
3056 'commentstring' options is removed.
3057 When used to draw the actual foldtext, the rest of the line
3058 will be filled with the fold char from the 'fillchars'
3059 setting.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003060 Returns an empty string when there is no fold.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003061 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
3062
3063foldtextresult({lnum}) *foldtextresult()*
3064 Returns the text that is displayed for the closed fold at line
3065 {lnum}. Evaluates 'foldtext' in the appropriate context.
3066 When there is no closed fold at {lnum} an empty string is
3067 returned.
3068 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
3069 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
3070 Useful when exporting folded text, e.g., to HTML.
3071 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
3072
3073
3074 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3075 GetLnum()->foldtextresult()
Ernie Raele79e2072024-01-13 11:47:33 +01003076
3077foreach({expr1}, {expr2}) *foreach()*
3078 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
3079 For each item in {expr1} execute {expr2}. {expr1} is not
erraelc92b8be2024-01-14 10:11:07 -08003080 modified; its values may be, as with |:lockvar| 1. |E741|
Ernie Raele79e2072024-01-13 11:47:33 +01003081 See |map()| and |filter()| to modify {expr1}.
3082
3083 {expr2} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
3084
3085 If {expr2} is a |string|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
3086 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
3087 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
3088 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
3089 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
3090 current character.
3091 Examples: >
3092 call foreach(mylist, 'used[v:val] = true')
3093< This records the items that are in the {expr1} list.
3094
3095 Note that {expr2} is the result of expression and is then used
3096 as a command. Often it is good to use a |literal-string| to
3097 avoid having to double backslashes.
3098
3099 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
3100 1. the key or the index of the current item.
3101 2. the value of the current item.
3102 With a legacy script lambda you don't get an error if it only
3103 accepts one argument, but with a Vim9 lambda you get "E1106:
3104 One argument too many", the number of arguments must match.
3105 If the function returns a value, it is ignored.
3106
3107 Returns {expr1} in all cases.
3108 When an error is encountered while executing {expr2} no
3109 further items in {expr1} are processed.
3110 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
3111 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
3112
3113 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3114 mylist->foreach(expr2)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003115<
3116 *foreground()*
3117foreground() Move the Vim window to the foreground. Useful when sent from
3118 a client to a Vim server. |remote_send()|
3119 On Win32 systems this might not work, the OS does not always
3120 allow a window to bring itself to the foreground. Use
3121 |remote_foreground()| instead.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01003122 {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003123 Win32 console version}
3124
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +01003125fullcommand({name} [, {vim9}]) *fullcommand()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003126 Get the full command name from a short abbreviated command
3127 name; see |20.2| for details on command abbreviations.
3128
3129 The string argument {name} may start with a `:` and can
3130 include a [range], these are skipped and not returned.
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +01003131 Returns an empty string if a command doesn't exist, if it's
3132 ambiguous (for user-defined commands) or cannot be shortened
3133 this way. |vim9-no-shorten|
3134
3135 Without the {vim9} argument uses the current script version.
3136 If {vim9} is present and FALSE then legacy script rules are
3137 used. When {vim9} is present and TRUE then Vim9 rules are
3138 used, e.g. "en" is not a short form of "endif".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003139
3140 For example `fullcommand('s')`, `fullcommand('sub')`,
3141 `fullcommand(':%substitute')` all return "substitute".
3142
3143 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3144 GetName()->fullcommand()
3145<
3146 *funcref()*
3147funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
3148 Just like |function()|, but the returned Funcref will lookup
3149 the function by reference, not by name. This matters when the
3150 function {name} is redefined later.
3151
3152 Unlike |function()|, {name} must be an existing user function.
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00003153 It only works for an autoloaded function if it has already
3154 been loaded (to avoid mistakenly loading the autoload script
3155 when only intending to use the function name, use |function()|
3156 instead). {name} cannot be a builtin function.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003157 Returns 0 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003158
3159 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3160 GetFuncname()->funcref([arg])
3161<
Dominique Pellee764d1b2023-03-12 21:20:59 +00003162 *function()* *partial* *E700* *E923*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003163function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
3164 Return a |Funcref| variable that refers to function {name}.
3165 {name} can be the name of a user defined function or an
3166 internal function.
3167
3168 {name} can also be a Funcref or a partial. When it is a
3169 partial the dict stored in it will be used and the {dict}
3170 argument is not allowed. E.g.: >
3171 let FuncWithArg = function(dict.Func, [arg])
3172 let Broken = function(dict.Func, [arg], dict)
3173<
3174 When using the Funcref the function will be found by {name},
3175 also when it was redefined later. Use |funcref()| to keep the
3176 same function.
3177
3178 When {arglist} or {dict} is present this creates a partial.
3179 That means the argument list and/or the dictionary is stored in
3180 the Funcref and will be used when the Funcref is called.
3181
3182 The arguments are passed to the function in front of other
3183 arguments, but after any argument from |method|. Example: >
3184 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
3185 ...
3186 let Partial = function('Callback', ['one', 'two'])
3187 ...
3188 call Partial('name')
3189< Invokes the function as with: >
3190 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
3191
3192< With a |method|: >
3193 func Callback(one, two, three)
3194 ...
3195 let Partial = function('Callback', ['two'])
3196 ...
3197 eval 'one'->Partial('three')
3198< Invokes the function as with: >
3199 call Callback('one', 'two', 'three')
3200
3201< The function() call can be nested to add more arguments to the
3202 Funcref. The extra arguments are appended to the list of
3203 arguments. Example: >
3204 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003205 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003206 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'])
3207 let Func2 = function(Func, ['two'])
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003208 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003209 call Func2('name')
3210< Invokes the function as with: >
3211 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
3212
3213< The Dictionary is only useful when calling a "dict" function.
3214 In that case the {dict} is passed in as "self". Example: >
3215 function Callback() dict
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003216 echo "called for " .. self.name
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003217 endfunction
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003218 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003219 let context = {"name": "example"}
3220 let Func = function('Callback', context)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003221 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003222 call Func() " will echo: called for example
3223< The use of function() is not needed when there are no extra
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003224 arguments, these two are equivalent, if Callback() is defined
3225 as context.Callback(): >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003226 let Func = function('Callback', context)
3227 let Func = context.Callback
3228
3229< The argument list and the Dictionary can be combined: >
3230 function Callback(arg1, count) dict
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003231 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003232 let context = {"name": "example"}
3233 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'], context)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003234 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003235 call Func(500)
3236< Invokes the function as with: >
3237 call context.Callback('one', 500)
3238<
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003239 Returns 0 on error.
3240
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003241 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3242 GetFuncname()->function([arg])
3243
3244
3245garbagecollect([{atexit}]) *garbagecollect()*
3246 Cleanup unused |Lists|, |Dictionaries|, |Channels| and |Jobs|
3247 that have circular references.
3248
3249 There is hardly ever a need to invoke this function, as it is
3250 automatically done when Vim runs out of memory or is waiting
3251 for the user to press a key after 'updatetime'. Items without
3252 circular references are always freed when they become unused.
3253 This is useful if you have deleted a very big |List| and/or
3254 |Dictionary| with circular references in a script that runs
3255 for a long time.
3256
3257 When the optional {atexit} argument is one, garbage
3258 collection will also be done when exiting Vim, if it wasn't
3259 done before. This is useful when checking for memory leaks.
3260
3261 The garbage collection is not done immediately but only when
3262 it's safe to perform. This is when waiting for the user to
3263 type a character. To force garbage collection immediately use
3264 |test_garbagecollect_now()|.
3265
3266get({list}, {idx} [, {default}]) *get()*
3267 Get item {idx} from |List| {list}. When this item is not
3268 available return {default}. Return zero when {default} is
3269 omitted.
3270 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3271 mylist->get(idx)
3272get({blob}, {idx} [, {default}])
3273 Get byte {idx} from |Blob| {blob}. When this byte is not
3274 available return {default}. Return -1 when {default} is
3275 omitted.
3276 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3277 myblob->get(idx)
3278get({dict}, {key} [, {default}])
3279 Get item with key {key} from |Dictionary| {dict}. When this
3280 item is not available return {default}. Return zero when
3281 {default} is omitted. Useful example: >
3282 let val = get(g:, 'var_name', 'default')
3283< This gets the value of g:var_name if it exists, and uses
3284 'default' when it does not exist.
3285 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3286 mydict->get(key)
3287get({func}, {what})
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00003288 Get item {what} from Funcref {func}. Possible values for
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003289 {what} are:
3290 "name" The function name
3291 "func" The function
3292 "dict" The dictionary
3293 "args" The list with arguments
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003294 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003295 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3296 myfunc->get(what)
3297<
3298 *getbufinfo()*
3299getbufinfo([{buf}])
3300getbufinfo([{dict}])
3301 Get information about buffers as a List of Dictionaries.
3302
3303 Without an argument information about all the buffers is
3304 returned.
3305
3306 When the argument is a |Dictionary| only the buffers matching
3307 the specified criteria are returned. The following keys can
3308 be specified in {dict}:
3309 buflisted include only listed buffers.
3310 bufloaded include only loaded buffers.
3311 bufmodified include only modified buffers.
3312
3313 Otherwise, {buf} specifies a particular buffer to return
3314 information for. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
3315 above. If the buffer is found the returned List has one item.
3316 Otherwise the result is an empty list.
3317
3318 Each returned List item is a dictionary with the following
3319 entries:
3320 bufnr Buffer number.
3321 changed TRUE if the buffer is modified.
3322 changedtick Number of changes made to the buffer.
Sean Dewar1fb41032023-08-16 17:15:05 +01003323 command TRUE if the buffer belongs to the
3324 command-line window |cmdwin|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003325 hidden TRUE if the buffer is hidden.
3326 lastused Timestamp in seconds, like
3327 |localtime()|, when the buffer was
3328 last used.
3329 {only with the |+viminfo| feature}
3330 listed TRUE if the buffer is listed.
3331 lnum Line number used for the buffer when
3332 opened in the current window.
3333 Only valid if the buffer has been
3334 displayed in the window in the past.
3335 If you want the line number of the
3336 last known cursor position in a given
3337 window, use |line()|: >
3338 :echo line('.', {winid})
3339<
3340 linecount Number of lines in the buffer (only
3341 valid when loaded)
3342 loaded TRUE if the buffer is loaded.
3343 name Full path to the file in the buffer.
3344 signs List of signs placed in the buffer.
3345 Each list item is a dictionary with
3346 the following fields:
3347 id sign identifier
3348 lnum line number
3349 name sign name
3350 variables A reference to the dictionary with
3351 buffer-local variables.
3352 windows List of |window-ID|s that display this
3353 buffer
3354 popups List of popup |window-ID|s that
3355 display this buffer
3356
3357 Examples: >
3358 for buf in getbufinfo()
3359 echo buf.name
3360 endfor
3361 for buf in getbufinfo({'buflisted':1})
3362 if buf.changed
3363 ....
3364 endif
3365 endfor
3366<
3367 To get buffer-local options use: >
3368 getbufvar({bufnr}, '&option_name')
3369<
3370 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3371 GetBufnr()->getbufinfo()
3372<
3373
3374 *getbufline()*
3375getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
3376 Return a |List| with the lines starting from {lnum} to {end}
3377 (inclusive) in the buffer {buf}. If {end} is omitted, a
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +00003378 |List| with only the line {lnum} is returned. See
3379 `getbufoneline()` for only getting the line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003380
3381 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
3382
3383 For {lnum} and {end} "$" can be used for the last line of the
3384 buffer. Otherwise a number must be used.
3385
3386 When {lnum} is smaller than 1 or bigger than the number of
3387 lines in the buffer, an empty |List| is returned.
3388
3389 When {end} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
3390 it is treated as {end} is set to the number of lines in the
3391 buffer. When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is
3392 returned.
3393
3394 This function works only for loaded buffers. For unloaded and
3395 non-existing buffers, an empty |List| is returned.
3396
3397 Example: >
3398 :let lines = getbufline(bufnr("myfile"), 1, "$")
3399
3400< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3401 GetBufnr()->getbufline(lnum)
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +00003402<
3403 *getbufoneline()*
3404getbufoneline({buf}, {lnum})
3405 Just like `getbufline()` but only get one line and return it
3406 as a string.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003407
3408getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getbufvar()*
3409 The result is the value of option or local buffer variable
3410 {varname} in buffer {buf}. Note that the name without "b:"
3411 must be used.
3412 The {varname} argument is a string.
3413 When {varname} is empty returns a |Dictionary| with all the
3414 buffer-local variables.
3415 When {varname} is equal to "&" returns a |Dictionary| with all
3416 the buffer-local options.
3417 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" returns the value of
3418 a buffer-local option.
3419 This also works for a global or buffer-local option, but it
3420 doesn't work for a global variable, window-local variable or
3421 window-local option.
3422 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
3423 When the buffer or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
3424 string is returned, there is no error message.
3425 Examples: >
3426 :let bufmodified = getbufvar(1, "&mod")
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003427 :echo "todo myvar = " .. getbufvar("todo", "myvar")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003428
3429< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3430 GetBufnr()->getbufvar(varname)
3431<
Kota Kato66bb9ae2023-01-17 18:31:56 +00003432getcellwidths() *getcellwidths()*
3433 Returns a |List| of cell widths of character ranges overridden
3434 by |setcellwidths()|. The format is equal to the argument of
3435 |setcellwidths()|. If no character ranges have their cell
3436 widths overridden, an empty List is returned.
3437
3438
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003439getchangelist([{buf}]) *getchangelist()*
3440 Returns the |changelist| for the buffer {buf}. For the use
3441 of {buf}, see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't
3442 exist, an empty list is returned.
3443
3444 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the change
3445 locations and the current position in the list. Each
3446 entry in the change list is a dictionary with the following
3447 entries:
3448 col column number
3449 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
3450 lnum line number
3451 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, then the current
3452 position refers to the position in the list. For other
3453 buffers, it is set to the length of the list.
3454
3455 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3456 GetBufnr()->getchangelist()
3457
3458getchar([expr]) *getchar()*
3459 Get a single character from the user or input stream.
3460 If [expr] is omitted, wait until a character is available.
3461 If [expr] is 0, only get a character when one is available.
3462 Return zero otherwise.
3463 If [expr] is 1, only check if a character is available, it is
3464 not consumed. Return zero if no character available.
3465 If you prefer always getting a string use |getcharstr()|.
3466
3467 Without [expr] and when [expr] is 0 a whole character or
3468 special key is returned. If it is a single character, the
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01003469 result is a Number. Use |nr2char()| to convert it to a String.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003470 Otherwise a String is returned with the encoded character.
3471 For a special key it's a String with a sequence of bytes
3472 starting with 0x80 (decimal: 128). This is the same value as
3473 the String "\<Key>", e.g., "\<Left>". The returned value is
3474 also a String when a modifier (shift, control, alt) was used
3475 that is not included in the character.
3476
3477 When [expr] is 0 and Esc is typed, there will be a short delay
3478 while Vim waits to see if this is the start of an escape
3479 sequence.
3480
3481 When [expr] is 1 only the first byte is returned. For a
3482 one-byte character it is the character itself as a number.
3483 Use nr2char() to convert it to a String.
3484
3485 Use getcharmod() to obtain any additional modifiers.
3486
3487 When the user clicks a mouse button, the mouse event will be
3488 returned. The position can then be found in |v:mouse_col|,
3489 |v:mouse_lnum|, |v:mouse_winid| and |v:mouse_win|.
3490 |getmousepos()| can also be used. Mouse move events will be
3491 ignored.
3492 This example positions the mouse as it would normally happen: >
3493 let c = getchar()
3494 if c == "\<LeftMouse>" && v:mouse_win > 0
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003495 exe v:mouse_win .. "wincmd w"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003496 exe v:mouse_lnum
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003497 exe "normal " .. v:mouse_col .. "|"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003498 endif
3499<
3500 When using bracketed paste only the first character is
3501 returned, the rest of the pasted text is dropped.
3502 |xterm-bracketed-paste|.
3503
3504 There is no prompt, you will somehow have to make clear to the
3505 user that a character has to be typed. The screen is not
3506 redrawn, e.g. when resizing the window. When using a popup
3507 window it should work better with a |popup-filter|.
3508
3509 There is no mapping for the character.
3510 Key codes are replaced, thus when the user presses the <Del>
3511 key you get the code for the <Del> key, not the raw character
3512 sequence. Examples: >
3513 getchar() == "\<Del>"
3514 getchar() == "\<S-Left>"
3515< This example redefines "f" to ignore case: >
3516 :nmap f :call FindChar()<CR>
3517 :function FindChar()
3518 : let c = nr2char(getchar())
3519 : while col('.') < col('$') - 1
3520 : normal l
3521 : if getline('.')[col('.') - 1] ==? c
3522 : break
3523 : endif
3524 : endwhile
3525 :endfunction
3526<
3527 You may also receive synthetic characters, such as
3528 |<CursorHold>|. Often you will want to ignore this and get
3529 another character: >
3530 :function GetKey()
3531 : let c = getchar()
3532 : while c == "\<CursorHold>"
3533 : let c = getchar()
3534 : endwhile
3535 : return c
3536 :endfunction
3537
3538getcharmod() *getcharmod()*
3539 The result is a Number which is the state of the modifiers for
3540 the last obtained character with getchar() or in another way.
3541 These values are added together:
3542 2 shift
3543 4 control
3544 8 alt (meta)
3545 16 meta (when it's different from ALT)
3546 32 mouse double click
3547 64 mouse triple click
3548 96 mouse quadruple click (== 32 + 64)
Casey Tucker92e90a12024-01-25 22:44:00 +01003549 128 command (Mac) or super (GTK)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003550 Only the modifiers that have not been included in the
3551 character itself are obtained. Thus Shift-a results in "A"
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003552 without a modifier. Returns 0 if no modifiers are used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003553
3554 *getcharpos()*
3555getcharpos({expr})
3556 Get the position for String {expr}. Same as |getpos()| but the
3557 column number in the returned List is a character index
3558 instead of a byte index.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003559 If |getpos()| returns a very large column number, equal to
3560 |v:maxcol|, then getcharpos() will return the character index
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003561 of the last character.
3562
3563 Example:
3564 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
3565 getcharpos('.') returns [0, 5, 3, 0]
3566 getpos('.') returns [0, 5, 7, 0]
3567<
3568 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3569 GetMark()->getcharpos()
3570
3571getcharsearch() *getcharsearch()*
3572 Return the current character search information as a {dict}
3573 with the following entries:
3574
3575 char character previously used for a character
3576 search (|t|, |f|, |T|, or |F|); empty string
3577 if no character search has been performed
3578 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
3579 0 for backward
3580 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
3581 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
3582 character search
3583
3584 This can be useful to always have |;| and |,| search
3585 forward/backward regardless of the direction of the previous
3586 character search: >
3587 :nnoremap <expr> ; getcharsearch().forward ? ';' : ','
3588 :nnoremap <expr> , getcharsearch().forward ? ',' : ';'
3589< Also see |setcharsearch()|.
3590
3591
3592getcharstr([expr]) *getcharstr()*
3593 Get a single character from the user or input stream as a
3594 string.
3595 If [expr] is omitted, wait until a character is available.
3596 If [expr] is 0 or false, only get a character when one is
3597 available. Return an empty string otherwise.
3598 If [expr] is 1 or true, only check if a character is
3599 available, it is not consumed. Return an empty string
3600 if no character is available.
3601 Otherwise this works like |getchar()|, except that a number
3602 result is converted to a string.
3603
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003604getcmdcompltype() *getcmdcompltype()*
3605 Return the type of the current command-line completion.
3606 Only works when the command line is being edited, thus
3607 requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=|.
Bram Moolenaar921bde82022-05-09 19:50:35 +01003608 See |:command-completion| for the return string.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003609 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3610 |setcmdline()|.
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003611 Returns an empty string when completion is not defined.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003612
3613getcmdline() *getcmdline()*
3614 Return the current command-line. Only works when the command
3615 line is being edited, thus requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or
3616 |c_CTRL-R_=|.
3617 Example: >
3618 :cmap <F7> <C-\>eescape(getcmdline(), ' \')<CR>
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003619< Also see |getcmdtype()|, |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and
3620 |setcmdline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003621 Returns an empty string when entering a password or using
3622 |inputsecret()|.
3623
3624getcmdpos() *getcmdpos()*
3625 Return the position of the cursor in the command line as a
3626 byte count. The first column is 1.
3627 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3628 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3629 Returns 0 otherwise.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003630 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3631 |setcmdline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003632
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003633getcmdscreenpos() *getcmdscreenpos()*
3634 Return the screen position of the cursor in the command line
3635 as a byte count. The first column is 1.
3636 Instead of |getcmdpos()|, it adds the prompt position.
3637 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3638 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3639 Returns 0 otherwise.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003640 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3641 |setcmdline()|.
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003642
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003643getcmdtype() *getcmdtype()*
3644 Return the current command-line type. Possible return values
3645 are:
3646 : normal Ex command
3647 > debug mode command |debug-mode|
3648 / forward search command
3649 ? backward search command
3650 @ |input()| command
3651 - |:insert| or |:append| command
3652 = |i_CTRL-R_=|
3653 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3654 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3655 Returns an empty string otherwise.
3656 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and |getcmdline()|.
3657
3658getcmdwintype() *getcmdwintype()*
3659 Return the current |command-line-window| type. Possible return
3660 values are the same as |getcmdtype()|. Returns an empty string
3661 when not in the command-line window.
3662
3663getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}]) *getcompletion()*
3664 Return a list of command-line completion matches. The String
3665 {type} argument specifies what for. The following completion
3666 types are supported:
3667
3668 arglist file names in argument list
3669 augroup autocmd groups
3670 buffer buffer names
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00003671 behave |:behave| suboptions
3672 breakpoint |:breakadd| and |:breakdel| suboptions
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003673 color color schemes
3674 command Ex command
3675 cmdline |cmdline-completion| result
3676 compiler compilers
3677 cscope |:cscope| suboptions
Shougo Matsushita92997dd2023-08-20 20:55:55 +02003678 custom,{func} custom completion, defined via {func}
3679 customlist,{func} custom completion, defined via {func}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003680 diff_buffer |:diffget| and |:diffput| completion
3681 dir directory names
3682 environment environment variable names
3683 event autocommand events
3684 expression Vim expression
3685 file file and directory names
3686 file_in_path file and directory names in |'path'|
3687 filetype filetype names |'filetype'|
3688 function function name
3689 help help subjects
3690 highlight highlight groups
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00003691 history |:history| suboptions
Doug Kearns81642d92024-01-04 22:37:44 +01003692 keymap keyboard mappings
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003693 locale locale names (as output of locale -a)
3694 mapclear buffer argument
3695 mapping mapping name
3696 menu menus
3697 messages |:messages| suboptions
3698 option options
3699 packadd optional package |pack-add| names
zeertzjq5c8771b2023-01-24 12:34:03 +00003700 runtime |:runtime| completion
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00003701 scriptnames sourced script names |:scriptnames|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003702 shellcmd Shell command
3703 sign |:sign| suboptions
3704 syntax syntax file names |'syntax'|
3705 syntime |:syntime| suboptions
3706 tag tags
3707 tag_listfiles tags, file names
3708 user user names
3709 var user variables
3710
3711 If {pat} is an empty string, then all the matches are
3712 returned. Otherwise only items matching {pat} are returned.
3713 See |wildcards| for the use of special characters in {pat}.
3714
3715 If the optional {filtered} flag is set to 1, then 'wildignore'
3716 is applied to filter the results. Otherwise all the matches
3717 are returned. The 'wildignorecase' option always applies.
3718
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00003719 If the 'wildoptions' option contains 'fuzzy', then fuzzy
3720 matching is used to get the completion matches. Otherwise
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00003721 regular expression matching is used. Thus this function
3722 follows the user preference, what happens on the command line.
3723 If you do not want this you can make 'wildoptions' empty
3724 before calling getcompletion() and restore it afterwards.
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00003725
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003726 If {type} is "cmdline", then the |cmdline-completion| result is
3727 returned. For example, to complete the possible values after
3728 a ":call" command: >
3729 echo getcompletion('call ', 'cmdline')
3730<
3731 If there are no matches, an empty list is returned. An
3732 invalid value for {type} produces an error.
3733
3734 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3735 GetPattern()->getcompletion('color')
3736<
3737 *getcurpos()*
3738getcurpos([{winid}])
3739 Get the position of the cursor. This is like getpos('.'), but
3740 includes an extra "curswant" item in the list:
3741 [0, lnum, col, off, curswant] ~
3742 The "curswant" number is the preferred column when moving the
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003743 cursor vertically. After |$| command it will be a very large
3744 number equal to |v:maxcol|. Also see |getcursorcharpos()| and
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003745 |getpos()|.
3746 The first "bufnum" item is always zero. The byte position of
3747 the cursor is returned in 'col'. To get the character
3748 position, use |getcursorcharpos()|.
3749
3750 The optional {winid} argument can specify the window. It can
3751 be the window number or the |window-ID|. The last known
3752 cursor position is returned, this may be invalid for the
3753 current value of the buffer if it is not the current window.
3754 If {winid} is invalid a list with zeroes is returned.
3755
3756 This can be used to save and restore the cursor position: >
3757 let save_cursor = getcurpos()
3758 MoveTheCursorAround
3759 call setpos('.', save_cursor)
3760< Note that this only works within the window. See
3761 |winrestview()| for restoring more state.
3762
3763 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3764 GetWinid()->getcurpos()
3765<
3766 *getcursorcharpos()*
3767getcursorcharpos([{winid}])
3768 Same as |getcurpos()| but the column number in the returned
3769 List is a character index instead of a byte index.
3770
3771 Example:
3772 With the cursor on '보' in line 3 with text "여보세요": >
3773 getcursorcharpos() returns [0, 3, 2, 0, 3]
3774 getcurpos() returns [0, 3, 4, 0, 3]
3775<
3776 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3777 GetWinid()->getcursorcharpos()
3778
3779< *getcwd()*
3780getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
3781 The result is a String, which is the name of the current
3782 working directory. 'autochdir' is ignored.
3783
3784 With {winnr} return the local current directory of this window
3785 in the current tab page. {winnr} can be the window number or
3786 the |window-ID|.
3787 If {winnr} is -1 return the name of the global working
3788 directory. See also |haslocaldir()|.
3789
3790 With {winnr} and {tabnr} return the local current directory of
3791 the window in the specified tab page. If {winnr} is -1 return
3792 the working directory of the tabpage.
3793 If {winnr} is zero use the current window, if {tabnr} is zero
3794 use the current tabpage.
3795 Without any arguments, return the actual working directory of
3796 the current window.
3797 Return an empty string if the arguments are invalid.
3798
3799 Examples: >
3800 " Get the working directory of the current window
3801 :echo getcwd()
3802 :echo getcwd(0)
3803 :echo getcwd(0, 0)
3804 " Get the working directory of window 3 in tabpage 2
3805 :echo getcwd(3, 2)
3806 " Get the global working directory
3807 :echo getcwd(-1)
3808 " Get the working directory of tabpage 3
3809 :echo getcwd(-1, 3)
3810 " Get the working directory of current tabpage
3811 :echo getcwd(-1, 0)
3812
3813< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3814 GetWinnr()->getcwd()
3815
3816getenv({name}) *getenv()*
3817 Return the value of environment variable {name}. The {name}
3818 argument is a string, without a leading '$'. Example: >
3819 myHome = getenv('HOME')
3820
3821< When the variable does not exist |v:null| is returned. That
3822 is different from a variable set to an empty string, although
3823 some systems interpret the empty value as the variable being
3824 deleted. See also |expr-env|.
3825
3826 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3827 GetVarname()->getenv()
3828
3829getfontname([{name}]) *getfontname()*
3830 Without an argument returns the name of the normal font being
3831 used. Like what is used for the Normal highlight group
3832 |hl-Normal|.
3833 With an argument a check is done whether String {name} is a
3834 valid font name. If not then an empty string is returned.
3835 Otherwise the actual font name is returned, or {name} if the
3836 GUI does not support obtaining the real name.
3837 Only works when the GUI is running, thus not in your vimrc or
3838 gvimrc file. Use the |GUIEnter| autocommand to use this
3839 function just after the GUI has started.
3840 Note that the GTK GUI accepts any font name, thus checking for
3841 a valid name does not work.
3842
3843getfperm({fname}) *getfperm()*
3844 The result is a String, which is the read, write, and execute
3845 permissions of the given file {fname}.
3846 If {fname} does not exist or its directory cannot be read, an
3847 empty string is returned.
3848 The result is of the form "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of
3849 "rwx" flags represent, in turn, the permissions of the owner
3850 of the file, the group the file belongs to, and other users.
3851 If a user does not have a given permission the flag for this
3852 is replaced with the string "-". Examples: >
3853 :echo getfperm("/etc/passwd")
3854 :echo getfperm(expand("~/.vimrc"))
3855< This will hopefully (from a security point of view) display
3856 the string "rw-r--r--" or even "rw-------".
3857
3858 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3859 GetFilename()->getfperm()
3860<
3861 For setting permissions use |setfperm()|.
3862
3863getfsize({fname}) *getfsize()*
3864 The result is a Number, which is the size in bytes of the
3865 given file {fname}.
3866 If {fname} is a directory, 0 is returned.
3867 If the file {fname} can't be found, -1 is returned.
3868 If the size of {fname} is too big to fit in a Number then -2
3869 is returned.
3870
3871 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3872 GetFilename()->getfsize()
3873
3874getftime({fname}) *getftime()*
3875 The result is a Number, which is the last modification time of
3876 the given file {fname}. The value is measured as seconds
3877 since 1st Jan 1970, and may be passed to strftime(). See also
3878 |localtime()| and |strftime()|.
3879 If the file {fname} can't be found -1 is returned.
3880
3881 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3882 GetFilename()->getftime()
3883
3884getftype({fname}) *getftype()*
3885 The result is a String, which is a description of the kind of
3886 file of the given file {fname}.
3887 If {fname} does not exist an empty string is returned.
3888 Here is a table over different kinds of files and their
3889 results:
3890 Normal file "file"
3891 Directory "dir"
3892 Symbolic link "link"
3893 Block device "bdev"
3894 Character device "cdev"
3895 Socket "socket"
3896 FIFO "fifo"
3897 All other "other"
3898 Example: >
3899 getftype("/home")
3900< Note that a type such as "link" will only be returned on
3901 systems that support it. On some systems only "dir" and
3902 "file" are returned. On MS-Windows a symbolic link to a
3903 directory returns "dir" instead of "link".
3904
3905 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3906 GetFilename()->getftype()
3907
3908getimstatus() *getimstatus()*
3909 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when the IME status is
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003910 active and |FALSE| otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003911 See 'imstatusfunc'.
3912
3913getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *getjumplist()*
3914 Returns the |jumplist| for the specified window.
3915
3916 Without arguments use the current window.
3917 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
3918 {winnr} can also be a |window-ID|.
3919 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003920 page. If {winnr} or {tabnr} is invalid, an empty list is
3921 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003922
3923 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the jump
3924 locations and the last used jump position number in the list.
3925 Each entry in the jump location list is a dictionary with
3926 the following entries:
3927 bufnr buffer number
3928 col column number
3929 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
3930 filename filename if available
3931 lnum line number
3932
3933 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3934 GetWinnr()->getjumplist()
3935
3936< *getline()*
3937getline({lnum} [, {end}])
3938 Without {end} the result is a String, which is line {lnum}
3939 from the current buffer. Example: >
3940 getline(1)
3941< When {lnum} is a String that doesn't start with a
3942 digit, |line()| is called to translate the String into a Number.
3943 To get the line under the cursor: >
3944 getline(".")
3945< When {lnum} is a number smaller than 1 or bigger than the
3946 number of lines in the buffer, an empty string is returned.
3947
3948 When {end} is given the result is a |List| where each item is
3949 a line from the current buffer in the range {lnum} to {end},
3950 including line {end}.
3951 {end} is used in the same way as {lnum}.
3952 Non-existing lines are silently omitted.
3953 When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is returned.
3954 Example: >
3955 :let start = line('.')
3956 :let end = search("^$") - 1
3957 :let lines = getline(start, end)
3958
3959< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3960 ComputeLnum()->getline()
3961
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +00003962< To get lines from another buffer see |getbufline()| and
3963 |getbufoneline()|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003964
3965getloclist({nr} [, {what}]) *getloclist()*
3966 Returns a |List| with all the entries in the location list for
3967 window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
3968 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
3969
3970 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
3971 returned. For an invalid window number {nr}, an empty list is
3972 returned. Otherwise, same as |getqflist()|.
3973
3974 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
3975 returns the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. Refer to
3976 |getqflist()| for the supported items in {what}.
3977
3978 In addition to the items supported by |getqflist()| in {what},
3979 the following item is supported by |getloclist()|:
3980
3981 filewinid id of the window used to display files
3982 from the location list. This field is
3983 applicable only when called from a
3984 location list window. See
3985 |location-list-file-window| for more
3986 details.
3987
3988 Returns a |Dictionary| with default values if there is no
3989 location list for the window {nr}.
3990 Returns an empty Dictionary if window {nr} does not exist.
3991
3992 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
3993 :echo getloclist(3, {'all': 0})
3994 :echo getloclist(5, {'filewinid': 0})
3995
3996
3997getmarklist([{buf}]) *getmarklist()*
3998 Without the {buf} argument returns a |List| with information
3999 about all the global marks. |mark|
4000
4001 If the optional {buf} argument is specified, returns the
4002 local marks defined in buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01004003 see |bufname()|. If {buf} is invalid, an empty list is
4004 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004005
4006 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following:
4007 mark name of the mark prefixed by "'"
4008 pos a |List| with the position of the mark:
4009 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
4010 Refer to |getpos()| for more information.
4011 file file name
4012
4013 Refer to |getpos()| for getting information about a specific
4014 mark.
4015
4016 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4017 GetBufnr()->getmarklist()
4018
4019getmatches([{win}]) *getmatches()*
4020 Returns a |List| with all matches previously defined for the
4021 current window by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
4022 |getmatches()| is useful in combination with |setmatches()|,
4023 as |setmatches()| can restore a list of matches saved by
4024 |getmatches()|.
4025 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01004026 window ID instead of the current window. If {win} is invalid,
4027 an empty list is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004028 Example: >
4029 :echo getmatches()
4030< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
4031 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
4032 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
4033 :let m = getmatches()
4034 :call clearmatches()
4035 :echo getmatches()
4036< [] >
4037 :call setmatches(m)
4038 :echo getmatches()
4039< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
4040 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
4041 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
4042 :unlet m
4043<
4044getmousepos() *getmousepos()*
4045 Returns a |Dictionary| with the last known position of the
4046 mouse. This can be used in a mapping for a mouse click or in
4047 a filter of a popup window. The items are:
4048 screenrow screen row
4049 screencol screen column
4050 winid Window ID of the click
4051 winrow row inside "winid"
4052 wincol column inside "winid"
4053 line text line inside "winid"
4054 column text column inside "winid"
zeertzjqf5a94d52023-10-15 10:03:30 +02004055 coladd offset (in screen columns) from the
4056 start of the clicked char
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004057 All numbers are 1-based.
4058
4059 If not over a window, e.g. when in the command line, then only
4060 "screenrow" and "screencol" are valid, the others are zero.
4061
4062 When on the status line below a window or the vertical
4063 separator right of a window, the "line" and "column" values
4064 are zero.
4065
4066 When the position is after the text then "column" is the
4067 length of the text in bytes plus one.
4068
4069 If the mouse is over a popup window then that window is used.
4070
4071 When using |getchar()| the Vim variables |v:mouse_lnum|,
4072 |v:mouse_col| and |v:mouse_winid| also provide these values.
4073
Bram Moolenaar24dc19c2022-11-14 19:49:15 +00004074getmouseshape() *getmouseshape()*
4075 Returns the name of the currently showing mouse pointer.
4076 When the |+mouseshape| feature is not supported or the shape
4077 is unknown an empty string is returned.
4078 This function is mainly intended for testing.
4079
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004080 *getpid()*
4081getpid() Return a Number which is the process ID of the Vim process.
4082 On Unix and MS-Windows this is a unique number, until Vim
4083 exits.
4084
4085 *getpos()*
4086getpos({expr}) Get the position for String {expr}. For possible values of
4087 {expr} see |line()|. For getting the cursor position see
4088 |getcurpos()|.
4089 The result is a |List| with four numbers:
4090 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
4091 "bufnum" is zero, unless a mark like '0 or 'A is used, then it
4092 is the buffer number of the mark.
4093 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
4094 column is 1.
4095 The "off" number is zero, unless 'virtualedit' is used. Then
4096 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
4097 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
4098 character.
4099 Note that for '< and '> Visual mode matters: when it is "V"
4100 (visual line mode) the column of '< is zero and the column of
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00004101 '> is a large number equal to |v:maxcol|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004102 The column number in the returned List is the byte position
4103 within the line. To get the character position in the line,
4104 use |getcharpos()|.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00004105 A very large column number equal to |v:maxcol| can be returned,
4106 in which case it means "after the end of the line".
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01004107 If {expr} is invalid, returns a list with all zeros.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004108 This can be used to save and restore the position of a mark: >
4109 let save_a_mark = getpos("'a")
4110 ...
4111 call setpos("'a", save_a_mark)
4112< Also see |getcharpos()|, |getcurpos()| and |setpos()|.
4113
4114 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4115 GetMark()->getpos()
4116
4117getqflist([{what}]) *getqflist()*
4118 Returns a |List| with all the current quickfix errors. Each
4119 list item is a dictionary with these entries:
4120 bufnr number of buffer that has the file name, use
4121 bufname() to get the name
4122 module module name
4123 lnum line number in the buffer (first line is 1)
4124 end_lnum
4125 end of line number if the item is multiline
4126 col column number (first column is 1)
4127 end_col end of column number if the item has range
4128 vcol |TRUE|: "col" is visual column
4129 |FALSE|: "col" is byte index
4130 nr error number
4131 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
4132 text description of the error
4133 type type of the error, 'E', '1', etc.
4134 valid |TRUE|: recognized error message
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09004135 user_data
4136 custom data associated with the item, can be
Tom Praschanca6ac992023-08-11 23:26:12 +02004137 any type.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004138
4139 When there is no error list or it's empty, an empty list is
4140 returned. Quickfix list entries with a non-existing buffer
4141 number are returned with "bufnr" set to zero (Note: some
4142 functions accept buffer number zero for the alternate buffer,
4143 you may need to explicitly check for zero).
4144
4145 Useful application: Find pattern matches in multiple files and
4146 do something with them: >
4147 :vimgrep /theword/jg *.c
4148 :for d in getqflist()
4149 : echo bufname(d.bufnr) ':' d.lnum '=' d.text
4150 :endfor
4151<
4152 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
4153 returns only the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. The
4154 following string items are supported in {what}:
4155 changedtick get the total number of changes made
4156 to the list |quickfix-changedtick|
4157 context get the |quickfix-context|
4158 efm errorformat to use when parsing "lines". If
4159 not present, then the 'errorformat' option
4160 value is used.
4161 id get information for the quickfix list with
4162 |quickfix-ID|; zero means the id for the
4163 current list or the list specified by "nr"
4164 idx get information for the quickfix entry at this
4165 index in the list specified by 'id' or 'nr'.
4166 If set to zero, then uses the current entry.
4167 See |quickfix-index|
4168 items quickfix list entries
4169 lines parse a list of lines using 'efm' and return
4170 the resulting entries. Only a |List| type is
4171 accepted. The current quickfix list is not
4172 modified. See |quickfix-parse|.
4173 nr get information for this quickfix list; zero
4174 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
4175 the last quickfix list
4176 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
4177 window. Returns 0 if the quickfix buffer is
4178 not present. See |quickfix-buffer|.
4179 size number of entries in the quickfix list
4180 title get the list title |quickfix-title|
4181 winid get the quickfix |window-ID|
4182 all all of the above quickfix properties
4183 Non-string items in {what} are ignored. To get the value of a
4184 particular item, set it to zero.
4185 If "nr" is not present then the current quickfix list is used.
4186 If both "nr" and a non-zero "id" are specified, then the list
4187 specified by "id" is used.
4188 To get the number of lists in the quickfix stack, set "nr" to
4189 "$" in {what}. The "nr" value in the returned dictionary
4190 contains the quickfix stack size.
4191 When "lines" is specified, all the other items except "efm"
4192 are ignored. The returned dictionary contains the entry
4193 "items" with the list of entries.
4194
4195 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
4196 changedtick total number of changes made to the
4197 list |quickfix-changedtick|
4198 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
4199 If not present, set to "".
4200 id quickfix list ID |quickfix-ID|. If not
4201 present, set to 0.
4202 idx index of the quickfix entry in the list. If not
4203 present, set to 0.
4204 items quickfix list entries. If not present, set to
4205 an empty list.
4206 nr quickfix list number. If not present, set to 0
4207 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
4208 window. If not present, set to 0.
4209 size number of entries in the quickfix list. If not
4210 present, set to 0.
4211 title quickfix list title text. If not present, set
4212 to "".
4213 winid quickfix |window-ID|. If not present, set to 0
4214
4215 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
4216 :echo getqflist({'all': 1})
4217 :echo getqflist({'nr': 2, 'title': 1})
4218 :echo getqflist({'lines' : ["F1:10:L10"]})
4219<
4220getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]]) *getreg()*
4221 The result is a String, which is the contents of register
4222 {regname}. Example: >
4223 :let cliptext = getreg('*')
4224< When register {regname} was not set the result is an empty
4225 string.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00004226 The {regname} argument must be a string. *E1162*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004227
4228 getreg('=') returns the last evaluated value of the expression
4229 register. (For use in maps.)
4230 getreg('=', 1) returns the expression itself, so that it can
4231 be restored with |setreg()|. For other registers the extra
4232 argument is ignored, thus you can always give it.
4233
4234 If {list} is present and |TRUE|, the result type is changed
4235 to |List|. Each list item is one text line. Use it if you care
4236 about zero bytes possibly present inside register: without
4237 third argument both NLs and zero bytes are represented as NLs
4238 (see |NL-used-for-Nul|).
4239 When the register was not set an empty list is returned.
4240
4241 If {regname} is "", the unnamed register '"' is used.
4242 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
4243 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4244
4245 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4246 GetRegname()->getreg()
4247
4248getreginfo([{regname}]) *getreginfo()*
4249 Returns detailed information about register {regname} as a
4250 Dictionary with the following entries:
4251 regcontents List of lines contained in register
4252 {regname}, like
4253 |getreg|({regname}, 1, 1).
4254 regtype the type of register {regname}, as in
4255 |getregtype()|.
4256 isunnamed Boolean flag, v:true if this register
4257 is currently pointed to by the unnamed
4258 register.
4259 points_to for the unnamed register, gives the
4260 single letter name of the register
4261 currently pointed to (see |quotequote|).
4262 For example, after deleting a line
4263 with `dd`, this field will be "1",
4264 which is the register that got the
4265 deleted text.
4266
4267 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is invalid
4268 or not set, an empty Dictionary will be returned.
4269 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
4270 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
4271 The returned Dictionary can be passed to |setreg()|.
4272 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4273
4274 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4275 GetRegname()->getreginfo()
4276
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004277getregion({pos1}, {pos2} [, {opts}]) *getregion()*
Shougo Matsushita84bf6e62024-03-06 21:10:18 +01004278 Returns the list of strings from {pos1} to {pos2} from a
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004279 buffer.
4280
4281 {pos1} and {pos2} must both be |List|s with four numbers.
Shougo Matsushita84bf6e62024-03-06 21:10:18 +01004282 See |getpos()| for the format of the list. It's possible
4283 to specify positions from a different buffer, but please
zeertzjq0df8f932024-03-07 21:40:53 +01004284 note the limitations at |getregion-notes|.
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004285
4286 The optional argument {opts} is a Dict and supports the
4287 following items:
4288
zeertzjq87410ab2024-03-02 06:00:23 +08004289 type Specify the region's selection type
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004290 (default: "v"):
4291 "v" for |characterwise| mode
4292 "V" for |linewise| mode
4293 "<CTRL-V>" for |blockwise-visual| mode
4294
zeertzjq87410ab2024-03-02 06:00:23 +08004295 exclusive If |TRUE|, use exclusive selection
4296 for the end position
4297 (default: follow 'selection')
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004298
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004299 You can get the last selection type by |visualmode()|.
4300 If Visual mode is active, use |mode()| to get the Visual mode
4301 (e.g., in a |:vmap|).
zeertzjq87410ab2024-03-02 06:00:23 +08004302 This function is useful to get text starting and ending in
4303 different columns, such as a |characterwise-visual| selection.
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004304
Shougo Matsushita84bf6e62024-03-06 21:10:18 +01004305 *getregion-notes*
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004306 Note that:
4307 - Order of {pos1} and {pos2} doesn't matter, it will always
4308 return content from the upper left position to the lower
4309 right position.
zeertzjq87410ab2024-03-02 06:00:23 +08004310 - If 'virtualedit' is enabled and the region is past the end
4311 of the lines, resulting lines are padded with spaces.
4312 - If the region is blockwise and it starts or ends in the
4313 middle of a multi-cell character, it is not included but
4314 its selected part is substituted with spaces.
Shougo Matsushita84bf6e62024-03-06 21:10:18 +01004315 - If {pos1} and {pos2} are not in the same buffer, an empty
zeertzjq421b5972024-02-22 19:48:06 +01004316 list is returned.
Shougo Matsushita84bf6e62024-03-06 21:10:18 +01004317 - {pos1} and {pos2} must belong to a |bufloaded()| buffer.
zeertzjq0df8f932024-03-07 21:40:53 +01004318 - It is evaluated in current window context, which makes a
4319 difference if the buffer is displayed in a window with
4320 different 'virtualedit' or 'list' values.
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004321
4322 Examples: >
4323 :xnoremap <CR>
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004324 \ <Cmd>echow getregion(
4325 \ getpos('v'), getpos('.'), #{ type: mode() })<CR>
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004326<
4327 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004328 getpos('.')->getregion(getpos("'a"))
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004329<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004330getregtype([{regname}]) *getregtype()*
4331 The result is a String, which is type of register {regname}.
4332 The value will be one of:
4333 "v" for |characterwise| text
4334 "V" for |linewise| text
4335 "<CTRL-V>{width}" for |blockwise-visual| text
4336 "" for an empty or unknown register
4337 <CTRL-V> is one character with value 0x16.
4338 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is "", the
4339 unnamed register '"' is used. If {regname} is not specified,
4340 |v:register| is used.
4341 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4342
4343 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4344 GetRegname()->getregtype()
4345
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01004346getscriptinfo([{opts}]) *getscriptinfo()*
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004347 Returns a |List| with information about all the sourced Vim
Bram Moolenaar753885b2022-08-24 16:30:36 +01004348 scripts in the order they were sourced, like what
4349 `:scriptnames` shows.
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004350
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004351 The optional Dict argument {opts} supports the following
4352 optional items:
4353 name Script name match pattern. If specified,
4354 and "sid" is not specified, information about
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01004355 scripts with a name that match the pattern
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004356 "name" are returned.
4357 sid Script ID |<SID>|. If specified, only
4358 information about the script with ID "sid" is
4359 returned and "name" is ignored.
4360
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004361 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following
4362 items:
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004363 autoload Set to TRUE for a script that was used with
Bram Moolenaar753885b2022-08-24 16:30:36 +01004364 `import autoload` but was not actually sourced
4365 yet (see |import-autoload|).
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004366 functions List of script-local function names defined in
4367 the script. Present only when a particular
4368 script is specified using the "sid" item in
4369 {opts}.
4370 name Vim script file name.
4371 sid Script ID |<SID>|.
4372 sourced Script ID of the actually sourced script that
Bram Moolenaarfd999452022-08-24 18:30:14 +01004373 this script name links to, if any, otherwise
4374 zero
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004375 variables A dictionary with the script-local variables.
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +00004376 Present only when a particular script is
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004377 specified using the "sid" item in {opts}.
4378 Note that this is a copy, the value of
4379 script-local variables cannot be changed using
4380 this dictionary.
h_east59858792023-10-25 22:47:05 +09004381 version Vim script version (|scriptversion|)
Yegappan Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +01004382
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004383 Examples: >
4384 :echo getscriptinfo({'name': 'myscript'})
4385 :echo getscriptinfo({'sid': 15}).variables
4386<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004387gettabinfo([{tabnr}]) *gettabinfo()*
4388 If {tabnr} is not specified, then information about all the
4389 tab pages is returned as a |List|. Each List item is a
4390 |Dictionary|. Otherwise, {tabnr} specifies the tab page
4391 number and information about that one is returned. If the tab
4392 page does not exist an empty List is returned.
4393
4394 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
4395 tabnr tab page number.
4396 variables a reference to the dictionary with
4397 tabpage-local variables
4398 windows List of |window-ID|s in the tab page.
4399
4400 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4401 GetTabnr()->gettabinfo()
4402
4403gettabvar({tabnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabvar()*
4404 Get the value of a tab-local variable {varname} in tab page
4405 {tabnr}. |t:var|
4406 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
4407 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
4408 dictionary with all tab-local variables is returned.
4409 Note that the name without "t:" must be used.
4410 When the tab or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
4411 string is returned, there is no error message.
4412
4413 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4414 GetTabnr()->gettabvar(varname)
4415
4416gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabwinvar()*
4417 Get the value of window-local variable {varname} in window
4418 {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}.
4419 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
4420 dictionary with all window-local variables is returned.
4421 When {varname} is equal to "&" get the values of all
4422 window-local options in a |Dictionary|.
4423 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" get the value of a
4424 window-local option.
4425 Note that {varname} must be the name without "w:".
4426 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
4427 use |getwinvar()|.
4428 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4429 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
4430 This also works for a global option, buffer-local option and
4431 window-local option, but it doesn't work for a global variable
4432 or buffer-local variable.
4433 When the tab, window or variable doesn't exist {def} or an
4434 empty string is returned, there is no error message.
4435 Examples: >
4436 :let list_is_on = gettabwinvar(1, 2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004437 :echo "myvar = " .. gettabwinvar(3, 1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004438<
4439 To obtain all window-local variables use: >
4440 gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, '&')
4441
4442< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4443 GetTabnr()->gettabwinvar(winnr, varname)
4444
4445gettagstack([{winnr}]) *gettagstack()*
4446 The result is a Dict, which is the tag stack of window {winnr}.
4447 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4448 When {winnr} is not specified, the current window is used.
4449 When window {winnr} doesn't exist, an empty Dict is returned.
4450
4451 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
4452 curidx Current index in the stack. When at
4453 top of the stack, set to (length + 1).
4454 Index of bottom of the stack is 1.
4455 items List of items in the stack. Each item
4456 is a dictionary containing the
4457 entries described below.
4458 length Number of entries in the stack.
4459
4460 Each item in the stack is a dictionary with the following
4461 entries:
4462 bufnr buffer number of the current jump
4463 from cursor position before the tag jump.
4464 See |getpos()| for the format of the
4465 returned list.
4466 matchnr current matching tag number. Used when
4467 multiple matching tags are found for a
4468 name.
4469 tagname name of the tag
4470
4471 See |tagstack| for more information about the tag stack.
4472
4473 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4474 GetWinnr()->gettagstack()
4475
4476
4477gettext({text}) *gettext()*
4478 Translate String {text} if possible.
4479 This is mainly for use in the distributed Vim scripts. When
4480 generating message translations the {text} is extracted by
4481 xgettext, the translator can add the translated message in the
4482 .po file and Vim will lookup the translation when gettext() is
4483 called.
4484 For {text} double quoted strings are preferred, because
4485 xgettext does not understand escaping in single quoted
4486 strings.
4487
4488
4489getwininfo([{winid}]) *getwininfo()*
4490 Returns information about windows as a |List| with Dictionaries.
4491
4492 If {winid} is given Information about the window with that ID
4493 is returned, as a |List| with one item. If the window does not
4494 exist the result is an empty list.
4495
4496 Without {winid} information about all the windows in all the
4497 tab pages is returned.
4498
4499 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
4500 botline last complete displayed buffer line
4501 bufnr number of buffer in the window
4502 height window height (excluding winbar)
4503 loclist 1 if showing a location list
4504 {only with the +quickfix feature}
4505 quickfix 1 if quickfix or location list window
4506 {only with the +quickfix feature}
4507 terminal 1 if a terminal window
4508 {only with the +terminal feature}
4509 tabnr tab page number
4510 topline first displayed buffer line
4511 variables a reference to the dictionary with
4512 window-local variables
4513 width window width
4514 winbar 1 if the window has a toolbar, 0
4515 otherwise
4516 wincol leftmost screen column of the window;
4517 "col" from |win_screenpos()|
4518 textoff number of columns occupied by any
4519 'foldcolumn', 'signcolumn' and line
4520 number in front of the text
4521 winid |window-ID|
4522 winnr window number
4523 winrow topmost screen line of the window;
4524 "row" from |win_screenpos()|
4525
4526 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4527 GetWinnr()->getwininfo()
4528
4529getwinpos([{timeout}]) *getwinpos()*
4530 The result is a |List| with two numbers, the result of
4531 |getwinposx()| and |getwinposy()| combined:
4532 [x-pos, y-pos]
4533 {timeout} can be used to specify how long to wait in msec for
4534 a response from the terminal. When omitted 100 msec is used.
4535 Use a longer time for a remote terminal.
4536 When using a value less than 10 and no response is received
4537 within that time, a previously reported position is returned,
4538 if available. This can be used to poll for the position and
4539 do some work in the meantime: >
4540 while 1
4541 let res = getwinpos(1)
4542 if res[0] >= 0
4543 break
4544 endif
4545 " Do some work here
4546 endwhile
4547<
4548
4549 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4550 GetTimeout()->getwinpos()
4551<
4552 *getwinposx()*
4553getwinposx() The result is a Number, which is the X coordinate in pixels of
4554 the left hand side of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an
4555 xterm (uses a timeout of 100 msec).
lilydjwg6e0a18f2024-01-29 20:54:28 +01004556 The result will be -1 if the information is not available
4557 (e.g. on the Wayland backend).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004558 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
4559
4560 *getwinposy()*
4561getwinposy() The result is a Number, which is the Y coordinate in pixels of
4562 the top of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an xterm (uses
4563 a timeout of 100 msec).
lilydjwg6e0a18f2024-01-29 20:54:28 +01004564 The result will be -1 if the information is not available
4565 (e.g. on the Wayland backend).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004566 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
4567
4568getwinvar({winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getwinvar()*
4569 Like |gettabwinvar()| for the current tabpage.
4570 Examples: >
4571 :let list_is_on = getwinvar(2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004572 :echo "myvar = " .. getwinvar(1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004573
4574< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4575 GetWinnr()->getwinvar(varname)
4576<
4577glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]]) *glob()*
4578 Expand the file wildcards in {expr}. See |wildcards| for the
4579 use of special characters.
4580
4581 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
4582 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
4583 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
4584 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
4585 'wildignorecase' always applies.
4586
4587 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
4588 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is,
4589 you also get filenames containing newlines correctly.
4590 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
4591 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters.
4592
4593 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty String or List.
4594
4595 You can also use |readdir()| if you need to do complicated
4596 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
4597
4598 A name for a non-existing file is not included. A symbolic
4599 link is only included if it points to an existing file.
4600 However, when the {alllinks} argument is present and it is
4601 |TRUE| then all symbolic links are included.
4602
4603 For most systems backticks can be used to get files names from
4604 any external command. Example: >
4605 :let tagfiles = glob("`find . -name tags -print`")
4606 :let &tags = substitute(tagfiles, "\n", ",", "g")
4607< The result of the program inside the backticks should be one
4608 item per line. Spaces inside an item are allowed.
4609
4610 See |expand()| for expanding special Vim variables. See
4611 |system()| for getting the raw output of an external command.
4612
4613 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4614 GetExpr()->glob()
4615
4616glob2regpat({string}) *glob2regpat()*
4617 Convert a file pattern, as used by glob(), into a search
4618 pattern. The result can be used to match with a string that
4619 is a file name. E.g. >
4620 if filename =~ glob2regpat('Make*.mak')
4621< This is equivalent to: >
4622 if filename =~ '^Make.*\.mak$'
4623< When {string} is an empty string the result is "^$", match an
4624 empty string.
4625 Note that the result depends on the system. On MS-Windows
4626 a backslash usually means a path separator.
4627
4628 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4629 GetExpr()->glob2regpat()
4630< *globpath()*
4631globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
4632 Perform glob() for String {expr} on all directories in {path}
4633 and concatenate the results. Example: >
4634 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim")
4635<
4636 {path} is a comma-separated list of directory names. Each
4637 directory name is prepended to {expr} and expanded like with
4638 |glob()|. A path separator is inserted when needed.
4639 To add a comma inside a directory name escape it with a
4640 backslash. Note that on MS-Windows a directory may have a
4641 trailing backslash, remove it if you put a comma after it.
4642 If the expansion fails for one of the directories, there is no
4643 error message.
4644
4645 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
4646 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
4647 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
4648 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
4649
4650 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
4651 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is, you
4652 also get filenames containing newlines correctly. Otherwise
4653 the result is a String and when there are several matches,
4654 they are separated by <NL> characters. Example: >
4655 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim", 0, 1)
4656<
4657 {alllinks} is used as with |glob()|.
4658
4659 The "**" item can be used to search in a directory tree.
4660 For example, to find all "README.txt" files in the directories
4661 in 'runtimepath' and below: >
4662 :echo globpath(&rtp, "**/README.txt")
4663< Upwards search and limiting the depth of "**" is not
4664 supported, thus using 'path' will not always work properly.
4665
4666 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4667 second argument: >
4668 GetExpr()->globpath(&rtp)
4669<
4670 *has()*
4671has({feature} [, {check}])
4672 When {check} is omitted or is zero: The result is a Number,
4673 which is 1 if the feature {feature} is supported, zero
4674 otherwise. The {feature} argument is a string, case is
4675 ignored. See |feature-list| below.
4676
4677 When {check} is present and not zero: The result is a Number,
4678 which is 1 if the feature {feature} could ever be supported,
4679 zero otherwise. This is useful to check for a typo in
4680 {feature} and to detect dead code. Keep in mind that an older
4681 Vim version will not know about a feature added later and
4682 features that have been abandoned will not be known by the
4683 current Vim version.
4684
4685 Also see |exists()| and |exists_compiled()|.
4686
4687 Note that to skip code that has a syntax error when the
4688 feature is not available, Vim may skip the rest of the line
4689 and miss a following `endif`. Therefore put the `endif` on a
4690 separate line: >
4691 if has('feature')
4692 let x = this->breaks->without->the->feature
4693 endif
4694< If the `endif` would be moved to the second line as "| endif" it
4695 would not be found.
4696
4697
4698has_key({dict}, {key}) *has_key()*
4699 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if |Dictionary| {dict}
Bram Moolenaare8008642022-08-19 17:15:35 +01004700 has an entry with key {key}. FALSE otherwise.
4701 The {key} argument is a string. In |Vim9| script a number is
4702 also accepted (and converted to a string) but no other types.
4703 In legacy script the usual automatic conversion to string is
4704 done.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004705
4706 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4707 mydict->has_key(key)
4708
4709haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *haslocaldir()*
4710 The result is a Number:
4711 1 when the window has set a local directory via |:lcd|
4712 2 when the tab-page has set a local directory via |:tcd|
4713 0 otherwise.
4714
4715 Without arguments use the current window.
4716 With {winnr} use this window in the current tab page.
4717 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
4718 page.
4719 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4720 If {winnr} is -1 it is ignored and only the tabpage is used.
4721 Return 0 if the arguments are invalid.
4722 Examples: >
4723 if haslocaldir() == 1
4724 " window local directory case
4725 elseif haslocaldir() == 2
4726 " tab-local directory case
4727 else
4728 " global directory case
4729 endif
4730
4731 " current window
4732 :echo haslocaldir()
4733 :echo haslocaldir(0)
4734 :echo haslocaldir(0, 0)
4735 " window n in current tab page
4736 :echo haslocaldir(n)
4737 :echo haslocaldir(n, 0)
4738 " window n in tab page m
4739 :echo haslocaldir(n, m)
4740 " tab page m
4741 :echo haslocaldir(-1, m)
4742<
4743 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4744 GetWinnr()->haslocaldir()
4745
4746hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *hasmapto()*
4747 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if there is a mapping
4748 that contains {what} in somewhere in the rhs (what it is
4749 mapped to) and this mapping exists in one of the modes
4750 indicated by {mode}.
4751 The arguments {what} and {mode} are strings.
4752 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
4753 instead of mappings. Don't forget to specify Insert and/or
4754 Command-line mode.
4755 Both the global mappings and the mappings local to the current
4756 buffer are checked for a match.
4757 If no matching mapping is found FALSE is returned.
4758 The following characters are recognized in {mode}:
4759 n Normal mode
4760 v Visual and Select mode
4761 x Visual mode
4762 s Select mode
4763 o Operator-pending mode
4764 i Insert mode
4765 l Language-Argument ("r", "f", "t", etc.)
4766 c Command-line mode
4767 When {mode} is omitted, "nvo" is used.
4768
4769 This function is useful to check if a mapping already exists
4770 to a function in a Vim script. Example: >
4771 :if !hasmapto('\ABCdoit')
4772 : map <Leader>d \ABCdoit
4773 :endif
4774< This installs the mapping to "\ABCdoit" only if there isn't
4775 already a mapping to "\ABCdoit".
4776
4777 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4778 GetRHS()->hasmapto()
4779
4780histadd({history}, {item}) *histadd()*
4781 Add the String {item} to the history {history} which can be
4782 one of: *hist-names*
4783 "cmd" or ":" command line history
4784 "search" or "/" search pattern history
4785 "expr" or "=" typed expression history
4786 "input" or "@" input line history
4787 "debug" or ">" debug command history
4788 empty the current or last used history
4789 The {history} string does not need to be the whole name, one
4790 character is sufficient.
4791 If {item} does already exist in the history, it will be
4792 shifted to become the newest entry.
4793 The result is a Number: TRUE if the operation was successful,
4794 otherwise FALSE is returned.
4795
4796 Example: >
4797 :call histadd("input", strftime("%Y %b %d"))
4798 :let date=input("Enter date: ")
4799< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
4800
4801 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4802 second argument: >
4803 GetHistory()->histadd('search')
4804
4805histdel({history} [, {item}]) *histdel()*
4806 Clear {history}, i.e. delete all its entries. See |hist-names|
4807 for the possible values of {history}.
4808
4809 If the parameter {item} evaluates to a String, it is used as a
4810 regular expression. All entries matching that expression will
4811 be removed from the history (if there are any).
4812 Upper/lowercase must match, unless "\c" is used |/\c|.
4813 If {item} evaluates to a Number, it will be interpreted as
4814 an index, see |:history-indexing|. The respective entry will
4815 be removed if it exists.
4816
4817 The result is TRUE for a successful operation, otherwise FALSE
4818 is returned.
4819
4820 Examples:
4821 Clear expression register history: >
4822 :call histdel("expr")
4823<
4824 Remove all entries starting with "*" from the search history: >
4825 :call histdel("/", '^\*')
4826<
4827 The following three are equivalent: >
4828 :call histdel("search", histnr("search"))
4829 :call histdel("search", -1)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004830 :call histdel("search", '^' .. histget("search", -1) .. '$')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004831<
4832 To delete the last search pattern and use the last-but-one for
4833 the "n" command and 'hlsearch': >
4834 :call histdel("search", -1)
4835 :let @/ = histget("search", -1)
4836<
4837 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4838 GetHistory()->histdel()
4839
4840histget({history} [, {index}]) *histget()*
4841 The result is a String, the entry with Number {index} from
4842 {history}. See |hist-names| for the possible values of
4843 {history}, and |:history-indexing| for {index}. If there is
4844 no such entry, an empty String is returned. When {index} is
4845 omitted, the most recent item from the history is used.
4846
4847 Examples:
4848 Redo the second last search from history. >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004849 :execute '/' .. histget("search", -2)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004850
4851< Define an Ex command ":H {num}" that supports re-execution of
4852 the {num}th entry from the output of |:history|. >
4853 :command -nargs=1 H execute histget("cmd", 0+<args>)
4854<
4855 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4856 GetHistory()->histget()
4857
4858histnr({history}) *histnr()*
4859 The result is the Number of the current entry in {history}.
4860 See |hist-names| for the possible values of {history}.
4861 If an error occurred, -1 is returned.
4862
4863 Example: >
4864 :let inp_index = histnr("expr")
4865
4866< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4867 GetHistory()->histnr()
4868<
4869hlexists({name}) *hlexists()*
4870 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if a highlight group
4871 called {name} exists. This is when the group has been
4872 defined in some way. Not necessarily when highlighting has
4873 been defined for it, it may also have been used for a syntax
4874 item.
4875 *highlight_exists()*
4876 Obsolete name: highlight_exists().
4877
4878 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4879 GetName()->hlexists()
4880<
4881hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) *hlget()*
4882 Returns a List of all the highlight group attributes. If the
4883 optional {name} is specified, then returns a List with only
4884 the attributes of the specified highlight group. Returns an
4885 empty List if the highlight group {name} is not present.
4886
4887 If the optional {resolve} argument is set to v:true and the
4888 highlight group {name} is linked to another group, then the
4889 link is resolved recursively and the attributes of the
4890 resolved highlight group are returned.
4891
4892 Each entry in the returned List is a Dictionary with the
4893 following items:
4894 cleared boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
4895 group attributes are cleared or not yet
4896 specified. See |highlight-clear|.
4897 cterm cterm attributes. See |highlight-cterm|.
4898 ctermbg cterm background color.
4899 See |highlight-ctermbg|.
4900 ctermfg cterm foreground color.
4901 See |highlight-ctermfg|.
4902 ctermul cterm underline color. See |highlight-ctermul|.
4903 default boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
4904 group link is a default link. See
4905 |highlight-default|.
4906 font highlight group font. See |highlight-font|.
4907 gui gui attributes. See |highlight-gui|.
4908 guibg gui background color. See |highlight-guibg|.
4909 guifg gui foreground color. See |highlight-guifg|.
4910 guisp gui special color. See |highlight-guisp|.
4911 id highlight group ID.
4912 linksto linked highlight group name.
4913 See |:highlight-link|.
4914 name highlight group name. See |group-name|.
4915 start start terminal keycode. See |highlight-start|.
4916 stop stop terminal keycode. See |highlight-stop|.
4917 term term attributes. See |highlight-term|.
4918
4919 The 'term', 'cterm' and 'gui' items in the above Dictionary
4920 have a dictionary value with the following optional boolean
4921 items: 'bold', 'standout', 'underline', 'undercurl', 'italic',
4922 'reverse', 'inverse' and 'strikethrough'.
4923
4924 Example(s): >
4925 :echo hlget()
4926 :echo hlget('ModeMsg')
4927 :echo hlget('Number', v:true)
4928<
4929 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4930 GetName()->hlget()
4931<
4932hlset({list}) *hlset()*
4933 Creates or modifies the attributes of a List of highlight
4934 groups. Each item in {list} is a dictionary containing the
4935 attributes of a highlight group. See |hlget()| for the list of
4936 supported items in this dictionary.
4937
4938 In addition to the items described in |hlget()|, the following
4939 additional items are supported in the dictionary:
4940
4941 force boolean flag to force the creation of
4942 a link for an existing highlight group
4943 with attributes.
4944
4945 The highlight group is identified using the 'name' item and
4946 the 'id' item (if supplied) is ignored. If a highlight group
4947 with a specified name doesn't exist, then it is created.
4948 Otherwise the attributes of an existing highlight group are
4949 modified.
4950
4951 If an empty dictionary value is used for the 'term' or 'cterm'
4952 or 'gui' entries, then the corresponding attributes are
4953 cleared. If the 'cleared' item is set to v:true, then all the
4954 attributes of the highlight group are cleared.
4955
4956 The 'linksto' item can be used to link a highlight group to
4957 another highlight group. See |:highlight-link|.
4958
4959 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
4960
4961 Example(s): >
4962 " add bold attribute to the Visual highlight group
4963 :call hlset([#{name: 'Visual',
4964 \ term: #{reverse: 1 , bold: 1}}])
4965 :call hlset([#{name: 'Type', guifg: 'DarkGreen'}])
4966 :let l = hlget()
4967 :call hlset(l)
4968 " clear the Search highlight group
4969 :call hlset([#{name: 'Search', cleared: v:true}])
4970 " clear the 'term' attributes for a highlight group
4971 :call hlset([#{name: 'Title', term: {}}])
4972 " create the MyHlg group linking it to DiffAdd
4973 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'DiffAdd'}])
4974 " remove the MyHlg group link
4975 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'NONE'}])
4976 " clear the attributes and a link
4977 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', cleared: v:true,
4978 \ linksto: 'NONE'}])
4979<
4980 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4981 GetAttrList()->hlset()
4982<
4983 *hlID()*
4984hlID({name}) The result is a Number, which is the ID of the highlight group
4985 with name {name}. When the highlight group doesn't exist,
4986 zero is returned.
4987 This can be used to retrieve information about the highlight
4988 group. For example, to get the background color of the
4989 "Comment" group: >
4990 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(hlID("Comment")), "bg")
4991< *highlightID()*
4992 Obsolete name: highlightID().
4993
4994 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4995 GetName()->hlID()
4996
4997hostname() *hostname()*
4998 The result is a String, which is the name of the machine on
4999 which Vim is currently running. Machine names greater than
5000 256 characters long are truncated.
5001
5002iconv({string}, {from}, {to}) *iconv()*
5003 The result is a String, which is the text {string} converted
5004 from encoding {from} to encoding {to}.
5005 When the conversion completely fails an empty string is
5006 returned. When some characters could not be converted they
5007 are replaced with "?".
5008 The encoding names are whatever the iconv() library function
5009 can accept, see ":!man 3 iconv".
5010 Most conversions require Vim to be compiled with the |+iconv|
5011 feature. Otherwise only UTF-8 to latin1 conversion and back
5012 can be done.
5013 This can be used to display messages with special characters,
5014 no matter what 'encoding' is set to. Write the message in
5015 UTF-8 and use: >
5016 echo iconv(utf8_str, "utf-8", &enc)
5017< Note that Vim uses UTF-8 for all Unicode encodings, conversion
5018 from/to UCS-2 is automatically changed to use UTF-8. You
5019 cannot use UCS-2 in a string anyway, because of the NUL bytes.
5020
5021 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5022 GetText()->iconv('latin1', 'utf-8')
5023<
5024 *indent()*
5025indent({lnum}) The result is a Number, which is indent of line {lnum} in the
5026 current buffer. The indent is counted in spaces, the value
5027 of 'tabstop' is relevant. {lnum} is used just like in
5028 |getline()|.
5029 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
5030 error is given.
5031
5032 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5033 GetLnum()->indent()
5034
5035index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]]) *index()*
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005036 Find {expr} in {object} and return its index. See
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005037 |indexof()| for using a lambda to select the item.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005038
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005039 If {object} is a |List| return the lowest index where the item
5040 has a value equal to {expr}. There is no automatic
5041 conversion, so the String "4" is different from the Number 4.
5042 And the number 4 is different from the Float 4.0. The value
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005043 of 'ignorecase' is not used here, case matters as indicated by
5044 the {ic} argument.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005045
5046 If {object} is |Blob| return the lowest index where the byte
5047 value is equal to {expr}.
5048
5049 If {start} is given then start looking at the item with index
5050 {start} (may be negative for an item relative to the end).
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005051
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005052 When {ic} is given and it is |TRUE|, ignore case. Otherwise
5053 case must match.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005054
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005055 -1 is returned when {expr} is not found in {object}.
5056 Example: >
5057 :let idx = index(words, "the")
5058 :if index(numbers, 123) >= 0
5059
5060< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5061 GetObject()->index(what)
5062
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005063indexof({object}, {expr} [, {opts}]) *indexof()*
5064 Returns the index of an item in {object} where {expr} is
5065 v:true. {object} must be a |List| or a |Blob|.
5066
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005067 If {object} is a |List|, evaluate {expr} for each item in the
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005068 List until the expression is v:true and return the index of
5069 this item.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005070
5071 If {object} is a |Blob| evaluate {expr} for each byte in the
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005072 Blob until the expression is v:true and return the index of
5073 this byte.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005074
5075 {expr} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
5076
5077 If {expr} is a |string|: If {object} is a |List|, inside
5078 {expr} |v:key| has the index of the current List item and
5079 |v:val| has the value of the item. If {object} is a |Blob|,
5080 inside {expr} |v:key| has the index of the current byte and
5081 |v:val| has the byte value.
5082
5083 If {expr} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
5084 1. the key or the index of the current item.
5085 2. the value of the current item.
5086 The function must return |TRUE| if the item is found and the
5087 search should stop.
5088
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005089 The optional argument {opts} is a Dict and supports the
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005090 following items:
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005091 startidx start evaluating {expr} at the item with this
5092 index; may be negative for an item relative to
5093 the end
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005094 Returns -1 when {expr} evaluates to v:false for all the items.
5095 Example: >
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005096 :let l = [#{n: 10}, #{n: 20}, #{n: 30}]
5097 :echo indexof(l, "v:val.n == 20")
5098 :echo indexof(l, {i, v -> v.n == 30})
5099 :echo indexof(l, "v:val.n == 20", #{startidx: 1})
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005100
5101< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5102 mylist->indexof(expr)
5103
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005104input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]]) *input()*
5105 The result is a String, which is whatever the user typed on
5106 the command-line. The {prompt} argument is either a prompt
5107 string, or a blank string (for no prompt). A '\n' can be used
5108 in the prompt to start a new line.
5109 The highlighting set with |:echohl| is used for the prompt.
5110 The input is entered just like a command-line, with the same
5111 editing commands and mappings. There is a separate history
5112 for lines typed for input().
5113 Example: >
5114 :if input("Coffee or beer? ") == "beer"
5115 : echo "Cheers!"
5116 :endif
5117<
5118 If the optional {text} argument is present and not empty, this
5119 is used for the default reply, as if the user typed this.
5120 Example: >
5121 :let color = input("Color? ", "white")
5122
5123< The optional {completion} argument specifies the type of
5124 completion supported for the input. Without it completion is
5125 not performed. The supported completion types are the same as
5126 that can be supplied to a user-defined command using the
5127 "-complete=" argument. Refer to |:command-completion| for
5128 more information. Example: >
5129 let fname = input("File: ", "", "file")
5130<
5131 NOTE: This function must not be used in a startup file, for
5132 the versions that only run in GUI mode (e.g., the Win32 GUI).
5133 Note: When input() is called from within a mapping it will
5134 consume remaining characters from that mapping, because a
5135 mapping is handled like the characters were typed.
5136 Use |inputsave()| before input() and |inputrestore()|
5137 after input() to avoid that. Another solution is to avoid
5138 that further characters follow in the mapping, e.g., by using
5139 |:execute| or |:normal|.
5140
5141 Example with a mapping: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005142 :nmap \x :call GetFoo()<CR>:exe "/" .. Foo<CR>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005143 :function GetFoo()
5144 : call inputsave()
5145 : let g:Foo = input("enter search pattern: ")
5146 : call inputrestore()
5147 :endfunction
5148
5149< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5150 GetPrompt()->input()
5151
5152inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]]) *inputdialog()*
5153 Like |input()|, but when the GUI is running and text dialogs
5154 are supported, a dialog window pops up to input the text.
5155 Example: >
5156 :let n = inputdialog("value for shiftwidth", shiftwidth())
5157 :if n != ""
5158 : let &sw = n
5159 :endif
5160< When the dialog is cancelled {cancelreturn} is returned. When
5161 omitted an empty string is returned.
5162 Hitting <Enter> works like pressing the OK button. Hitting
5163 <Esc> works like pressing the Cancel button.
5164 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
5165
5166 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5167 GetPrompt()->inputdialog()
5168
5169inputlist({textlist}) *inputlist()*
5170 {textlist} must be a |List| of strings. This |List| is
5171 displayed, one string per line. The user will be prompted to
5172 enter a number, which is returned.
5173 The user can also select an item by clicking on it with the
5174 mouse, if the mouse is enabled in the command line ('mouse' is
5175 "a" or includes "c"). For the first string 0 is returned.
5176 When clicking above the first item a negative number is
5177 returned. When clicking on the prompt one more than the
5178 length of {textlist} is returned.
5179 Make sure {textlist} has less than 'lines' entries, otherwise
5180 it won't work. It's a good idea to put the entry number at
5181 the start of the string. And put a prompt in the first item.
5182 Example: >
5183 let color = inputlist(['Select color:', '1. red',
5184 \ '2. green', '3. blue'])
5185
5186< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5187 GetChoices()->inputlist()
5188
5189inputrestore() *inputrestore()*
5190 Restore typeahead that was saved with a previous |inputsave()|.
5191 Should be called the same number of times inputsave() is
5192 called. Calling it more often is harmless though.
5193 Returns TRUE when there is nothing to restore, FALSE otherwise.
5194
5195inputsave() *inputsave()*
5196 Preserve typeahead (also from mappings) and clear it, so that
5197 a following prompt gets input from the user. Should be
5198 followed by a matching inputrestore() after the prompt. Can
5199 be used several times, in which case there must be just as
5200 many inputrestore() calls.
5201 Returns TRUE when out of memory, FALSE otherwise.
5202
5203inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) *inputsecret()*
5204 This function acts much like the |input()| function with but
5205 two exceptions:
5206 a) the user's response will be displayed as a sequence of
5207 asterisks ("*") thereby keeping the entry secret, and
5208 b) the user's response will not be recorded on the input
5209 |history| stack.
5210 The result is a String, which is whatever the user actually
5211 typed on the command-line in response to the issued prompt.
5212 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
5213
5214 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5215 GetPrompt()->inputsecret()
5216
5217insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) *insert()*
5218 When {object} is a |List| or a |Blob| insert {item} at the start
5219 of it.
5220
5221 If {idx} is specified insert {item} before the item with index
5222 {idx}. If {idx} is zero it goes before the first item, just
5223 like omitting {idx}. A negative {idx} is also possible, see
5224 |list-index|. -1 inserts just before the last item.
5225
5226 Returns the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
5227 :let mylist = insert([2, 3, 5], 1)
5228 :call insert(mylist, 4, -1)
5229 :call insert(mylist, 6, len(mylist))
5230< The last example can be done simpler with |add()|.
5231 Note that when {item} is a |List| it is inserted as a single
5232 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
5233
5234 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5235 mylist->insert(item)
Yegappan Lakshmanancd39b692023-10-02 12:50:45 -07005236<
5237 *instanceof()* *E614* *E616* *E693*
5238instanceof({object}, {class})
5239 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when the {object}
Ernie Rael2025af12023-12-12 16:58:00 +01005240 argument is a direct or indirect instance of a |Class|,
5241 |Interface|, or class |:type| alias specified by {class}.
5242 If {class} is varargs, the function returns |TRUE| when
Yegappan Lakshmanancd39b692023-10-02 12:50:45 -07005243 {object} is an instance of any of the specified classes.
LemonBoyafe04662023-08-23 21:08:11 +02005244 Example: >
Ernie Rael2025af12023-12-12 16:58:00 +01005245 instanceof(animal, Dog, Cat)
LemonBoyafe04662023-08-23 21:08:11 +02005246
5247< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5248 myobj->instanceof(mytype)
5249
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005250interrupt() *interrupt()*
5251 Interrupt script execution. It works more or less like the
5252 user typing CTRL-C, most commands won't execute and control
5253 returns to the user. This is useful to abort execution
5254 from lower down, e.g. in an autocommand. Example: >
5255 :function s:check_typoname(file)
5256 : if fnamemodify(a:file, ':t') == '['
5257 : echomsg 'Maybe typo'
5258 : call interrupt()
5259 : endif
5260 :endfunction
5261 :au BufWritePre * call s:check_typoname(expand('<amatch>'))
5262
5263invert({expr}) *invert()*
5264 Bitwise invert. The argument is converted to a number. A
5265 List, Dict or Float argument causes an error. Example: >
5266 :let bits = invert(bits)
5267< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5268 :let bits = bits->invert()
5269
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01005270isabsolutepath({path}) *isabsolutepath()*
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01005271 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {path} is an
5272 absolute path.
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01005273 On Unix, a path is considered absolute when it starts with '/'.
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01005274 On MS-Windows, it is considered absolute when it starts with an
5275 optional drive prefix and is followed by a '\' or '/'. UNC paths
5276 are always absolute.
5277 Example: >
5278 echo isabsolutepath('/usr/share/') " 1
5279 echo isabsolutepath('./foobar') " 0
5280 echo isabsolutepath('C:\Windows') " 1
5281 echo isabsolutepath('foobar') " 0
5282 echo isabsolutepath('\\remote\file') " 1
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01005283<
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01005284 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5285 GetName()->isabsolutepath()
5286
5287
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005288isdirectory({directory}) *isdirectory()*
5289 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a directory
5290 with the name {directory} exists. If {directory} doesn't
5291 exist, or isn't a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {directory}
5292 is any expression, which is used as a String.
5293
5294 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5295 GetName()->isdirectory()
5296
5297isinf({expr}) *isinf()*
5298 Return 1 if {expr} is a positive infinity, or -1 a negative
5299 infinity, otherwise 0. >
5300 :echo isinf(1.0 / 0.0)
5301< 1 >
5302 :echo isinf(-1.0 / 0.0)
5303< -1
5304
5305 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5306 Compute()->isinf()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005307
5308islocked({expr}) *islocked()* *E786*
5309 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {expr} is the
5310 name of a locked variable.
5311 The string argument {expr} must be the name of a variable,
5312 |List| item or |Dictionary| entry, not the variable itself!
5313 Example: >
5314 :let alist = [0, ['a', 'b'], 2, 3]
5315 :lockvar 1 alist
5316 :echo islocked('alist') " 1
5317 :echo islocked('alist[1]') " 0
5318
Bram Moolenaar9da17d72022-02-09 21:50:44 +00005319< When {expr} is a variable that does not exist -1 is returned.
5320 If {expr} uses a range, list or dict index that is out of
5321 range or does not exist you get an error message. Use
5322 |exists()| to check for existence.
5323 In Vim9 script it does not work for local function variables.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005324
5325 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5326 GetName()->islocked()
5327
5328isnan({expr}) *isnan()*
5329 Return |TRUE| if {expr} is a float with value NaN. >
5330 echo isnan(0.0 / 0.0)
5331< 1
5332
5333 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5334 Compute()->isnan()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005335
5336items({dict}) *items()*
5337 Return a |List| with all the key-value pairs of {dict}. Each
5338 |List| item is a list with two items: the key of a {dict}
5339 entry and the value of this entry. The |List| is in arbitrary
5340 order. Also see |keys()| and |values()|.
5341 Example: >
5342 for [key, value] in items(mydict)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005343 echo key .. ': ' .. value
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005344 endfor
Yegappan Lakshmanan49cdd622023-12-24 11:01:23 +01005345<
5346 A List or a String argument is also supported. In these
5347 cases, items() returns a List with the index and the value at
5348 the index.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005349
Yegappan Lakshmanan49cdd622023-12-24 11:01:23 +01005350 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005351 mydict->items()
5352
5353job_ functions are documented here: |job-functions-details|
5354
5355
5356join({list} [, {sep}]) *join()*
5357 Join the items in {list} together into one String.
5358 When {sep} is specified it is put in between the items. If
5359 {sep} is omitted a single space is used.
5360 Note that {sep} is not added at the end. You might want to
5361 add it there too: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005362 let lines = join(mylist, "\n") .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005363< String items are used as-is. |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are
5364 converted into a string like with |string()|.
5365 The opposite function is |split()|.
5366
5367 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5368 mylist->join()
5369
5370js_decode({string}) *js_decode()*
5371 This is similar to |json_decode()| with these differences:
5372 - Object key names do not have to be in quotes.
5373 - Strings can be in single quotes.
5374 - Empty items in an array (between two commas) are allowed and
5375 result in v:none items.
5376
5377 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5378 ReadObject()->js_decode()
5379
5380js_encode({expr}) *js_encode()*
5381 This is similar to |json_encode()| with these differences:
5382 - Object key names are not in quotes.
5383 - v:none items in an array result in an empty item between
5384 commas.
5385 For example, the Vim object:
5386 [1,v:none,{"one":1},v:none] ~
5387 Will be encoded as:
5388 [1,,{one:1},,] ~
5389 While json_encode() would produce:
5390 [1,null,{"one":1},null] ~
5391 This encoding is valid for JavaScript. It is more efficient
5392 than JSON, especially when using an array with optional items.
5393
5394 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5395 GetObject()->js_encode()
5396
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00005397json_decode({string}) *json_decode()* *E491*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005398 This parses a JSON formatted string and returns the equivalent
5399 in Vim values. See |json_encode()| for the relation between
5400 JSON and Vim values.
5401 The decoding is permissive:
5402 - A trailing comma in an array and object is ignored, e.g.
5403 "[1, 2, ]" is the same as "[1, 2]".
5404 - Integer keys are accepted in objects, e.g. {1:2} is the
5405 same as {"1":2}.
5406 - More floating point numbers are recognized, e.g. "1." for
5407 "1.0", or "001.2" for "1.2". Special floating point values
5408 "Infinity", "-Infinity" and "NaN" (capitalization ignored)
5409 are accepted.
5410 - Leading zeroes in integer numbers are ignored, e.g. "012"
5411 for "12" or "-012" for "-12".
5412 - Capitalization is ignored in literal names null, true or
5413 false, e.g. "NULL" for "null", "True" for "true".
5414 - Control characters U+0000 through U+001F which are not
5415 escaped in strings are accepted, e.g. " " (tab
5416 character in string) for "\t".
5417 - An empty JSON expression or made of only spaces is accepted
5418 and results in v:none.
5419 - Backslash in an invalid 2-character sequence escape is
5420 ignored, e.g. "\a" is decoded as "a".
5421 - A correct surrogate pair in JSON strings should normally be
5422 a 12 character sequence such as "\uD834\uDD1E", but
5423 json_decode() silently accepts truncated surrogate pairs
5424 such as "\uD834" or "\uD834\u"
5425 *E938*
5426 A duplicate key in an object, valid in rfc7159, is not
5427 accepted by json_decode() as the result must be a valid Vim
5428 type, e.g. this fails: {"a":"b", "a":"c"}
5429
5430 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5431 ReadObject()->json_decode()
5432
5433json_encode({expr}) *json_encode()*
5434 Encode {expr} as JSON and return this as a string.
5435 The encoding is specified in:
5436 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7159.html
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00005437 Vim values are converted as follows: *E1161*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005438 |Number| decimal number
5439 |Float| floating point number
5440 Float nan "NaN"
5441 Float inf "Infinity"
5442 Float -inf "-Infinity"
5443 |String| in double quotes (possibly null)
5444 |Funcref| not possible, error
5445 |List| as an array (possibly null); when
5446 used recursively: []
5447 |Dict| as an object (possibly null); when
5448 used recursively: {}
5449 |Blob| as an array of the individual bytes
5450 v:false "false"
5451 v:true "true"
5452 v:none "null"
5453 v:null "null"
5454 Note that NaN and Infinity are passed on as values. This is
5455 missing in the JSON standard, but several implementations do
5456 allow it. If not then you will get an error.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01005457 If a string contains an illegal character then the replacement
5458 character 0xfffd is used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005459
5460 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5461 GetObject()->json_encode()
5462
5463keys({dict}) *keys()*
5464 Return a |List| with all the keys of {dict}. The |List| is in
5465 arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |values()|.
5466
5467 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5468 mydict->keys()
5469
zeertzjqcdc83932022-09-12 13:38:41 +01005470keytrans({string}) *keytrans()*
5471 Turn the internal byte representation of keys into a form that
5472 can be used for |:map|. E.g. >
5473 :let xx = "\<C-Home>"
5474 :echo keytrans(xx)
5475< <C-Home>
5476
5477 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5478 "\<C-Home>"->keytrans()
5479
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005480< *len()* *E701*
5481len({expr}) The result is a Number, which is the length of the argument.
5482 When {expr} is a String or a Number the length in bytes is
5483 used, as with |strlen()|.
5484 When {expr} is a |List| the number of items in the |List| is
5485 returned.
5486 When {expr} is a |Blob| the number of bytes is returned.
5487 When {expr} is a |Dictionary| the number of entries in the
5488 |Dictionary| is returned.
mityu7f0bba22024-03-29 10:14:41 +01005489 When {expr} is an |Object|, invokes the len() method in the
5490 object (if present) to get the length (|object-len()|).
5491 Otherwise returns zero.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005492
5493 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5494 mylist->len()
5495
5496< *libcall()* *E364* *E368*
5497libcall({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
5498 Call function {funcname} in the run-time library {libname}
5499 with single argument {argument}.
5500 This is useful to call functions in a library that you
5501 especially made to be used with Vim. Since only one argument
5502 is possible, calling standard library functions is rather
5503 limited.
5504 The result is the String returned by the function. If the
5505 function returns NULL, this will appear as an empty string ""
5506 to Vim.
5507 If the function returns a number, use libcallnr()!
5508 If {argument} is a number, it is passed to the function as an
5509 int; if {argument} is a string, it is passed as a
5510 null-terminated string.
5511 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
5512
5513 libcall() allows you to write your own 'plug-in' extensions to
5514 Vim without having to recompile the program. It is NOT a
5515 means to call system functions! If you try to do so Vim will
5516 very probably crash.
5517
5518 For Win32, the functions you write must be placed in a DLL
5519 and use the normal C calling convention (NOT Pascal which is
5520 used in Windows System DLLs). The function must take exactly
5521 one parameter, either a character pointer or a long integer,
5522 and must return a character pointer or NULL. The character
5523 pointer returned must point to memory that will remain valid
5524 after the function has returned (e.g. in static data in the
5525 DLL). If it points to allocated memory, that memory will
5526 leak away. Using a static buffer in the function should work,
5527 it's then freed when the DLL is unloaded.
5528
5529 WARNING: If the function returns a non-valid pointer, Vim may
5530 crash! This also happens if the function returns a number,
5531 because Vim thinks it's a pointer.
5532 For Win32 systems, {libname} should be the filename of the DLL
5533 without the ".DLL" suffix. A full path is only required if
5534 the DLL is not in the usual places.
5535 For Unix: When compiling your own plugins, remember that the
5536 object code must be compiled as position-independent ('PIC').
5537 {only in Win32 and some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
5538 feature is present}
5539 Examples: >
5540 :echo libcall("libc.so", "getenv", "HOME")
5541
5542< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5543 third argument: >
5544 GetValue()->libcall("libc.so", "getenv")
5545<
5546 *libcallnr()*
5547libcallnr({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
5548 Just like |libcall()|, but used for a function that returns an
5549 int instead of a string.
5550 {only in Win32 on some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
5551 feature is present}
5552 Examples: >
5553 :echo libcallnr("/usr/lib/libc.so", "getpid", "")
5554 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "printf", "Hello World!\n")
5555 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "sleep", 10)
5556<
5557 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5558 third argument: >
5559 GetValue()->libcallnr("libc.so", "printf")
5560<
5561
5562line({expr} [, {winid}]) *line()*
5563 The result is a Number, which is the line number of the file
5564 position given with {expr}. The {expr} argument is a string.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00005565 The accepted positions are: *E1209*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005566 . the cursor position
5567 $ the last line in the current buffer
5568 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
5569 returned)
5570 w0 first line visible in current window (one if the
5571 display isn't updated, e.g. in silent Ex mode)
5572 w$ last line visible in current window (this is one
5573 less than "w0" if no lines are visible)
5574 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
5575 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
5576 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
5577 that it's updated right away.
5578 Note that a mark in another file can be used. The line number
5579 then applies to another buffer.
5580 To get the column number use |col()|. To get both use
5581 |getpos()|.
5582 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
5583 that window instead of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005584 Returns 0 for invalid values of {expr} and {winid}.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005585 Examples: >
5586 line(".") line number of the cursor
5587 line(".", winid) idem, in window "winid"
5588 line("'t") line number of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005589 line("'" .. marker) line number of mark marker
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005590<
5591 To jump to the last known position when opening a file see
5592 |last-position-jump|.
5593
5594 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5595 GetValue()->line()
5596
5597line2byte({lnum}) *line2byte()*
5598 Return the byte count from the start of the buffer for line
5599 {lnum}. This includes the end-of-line character, depending on
5600 the 'fileformat' option for the current buffer. The first
5601 line returns 1. 'encoding' matters, 'fileencoding' is ignored.
5602 This can also be used to get the byte count for the line just
5603 below the last line: >
5604 line2byte(line("$") + 1)
5605< This is the buffer size plus one. If 'fileencoding' is empty
5606 it is the file size plus one. {lnum} is used like with
5607 |getline()|. When {lnum} is invalid, or the |+byte_offset|
5608 feature has been disabled at compile time, -1 is returned.
5609 Also see |byte2line()|, |go| and |:goto|.
5610
5611 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5612 GetLnum()->line2byte()
5613
5614lispindent({lnum}) *lispindent()*
5615 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the lisp
5616 indenting rules, as with 'lisp'.
5617 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
5618 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01005619 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005620 error is given.
5621
5622 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5623 GetLnum()->lispindent()
5624
5625list2blob({list}) *list2blob()*
5626 Return a Blob concatenating all the number values in {list}.
5627 Examples: >
5628 list2blob([1, 2, 3, 4]) returns 0z01020304
5629 list2blob([]) returns 0z
5630< Returns an empty Blob on error. If one of the numbers is
5631 negative or more than 255 error *E1239* is given.
5632
5633 |blob2list()| does the opposite.
5634
5635 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5636 GetList()->list2blob()
5637
5638list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) *list2str()*
5639 Convert each number in {list} to a character string can
5640 concatenate them all. Examples: >
5641 list2str([32]) returns " "
5642 list2str([65, 66, 67]) returns "ABC"
5643< The same can be done (slowly) with: >
5644 join(map(list, {nr, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
5645< |str2list()| does the opposite.
5646
5647 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
5648 When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
5649 With UTF-8 composing characters work as expected: >
5650 list2str([97, 769]) returns "á"
5651<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005652 Returns an empty string on error.
5653
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005654 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5655 GetList()->list2str()
5656
5657listener_add({callback} [, {buf}]) *listener_add()*
5658 Add a callback function that will be invoked when changes have
5659 been made to buffer {buf}.
5660 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
5661 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
5662 buffer is used.
5663 Returns a unique ID that can be passed to |listener_remove()|.
5664
5665 The {callback} is invoked with five arguments:
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005666 bufnr the buffer that was changed
5667 start first changed line number
5668 end first line number below the change
5669 added number of lines added, negative if lines were
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005670 deleted
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005671 changes a List of items with details about the changes
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005672
5673 Example: >
5674 func Listener(bufnr, start, end, added, changes)
5675 echo 'lines ' .. a:start .. ' until ' .. a:end .. ' changed'
5676 endfunc
5677 call listener_add('Listener', bufnr)
5678
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005679< The List cannot be changed. Each item in "changes" is a
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005680 dictionary with these entries:
5681 lnum the first line number of the change
5682 end the first line below the change
5683 added number of lines added; negative if lines were
5684 deleted
5685 col first column in "lnum" that was affected by
5686 the change; one if unknown or the whole line
5687 was affected; this is a byte index, first
5688 character has a value of one.
Bram Moolenaar3c053a12022-10-16 13:11:12 +01005689 When lines are inserted (not when a line is split, e.g. by
5690 typing CR in Insert mode) the values are:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005691 lnum line above which the new line is added
5692 end equal to "lnum"
5693 added number of lines inserted
5694 col 1
5695 When lines are deleted the values are:
5696 lnum the first deleted line
5697 end the line below the first deleted line, before
5698 the deletion was done
5699 added negative, number of lines deleted
5700 col 1
5701 When lines are changed:
5702 lnum the first changed line
5703 end the line below the last changed line
5704 added 0
5705 col first column with a change or 1
5706
5707 The entries are in the order the changes were made, thus the
5708 most recent change is at the end. The line numbers are valid
5709 when the callback is invoked, but later changes may make them
5710 invalid, thus keeping a copy for later might not work.
5711
5712 The {callback} is invoked just before the screen is updated,
5713 when |listener_flush()| is called or when a change is being
5714 made that changes the line count in a way it causes a line
5715 number in the list of changes to become invalid.
5716
5717 The {callback} is invoked with the text locked, see
5718 |textlock|. If you do need to make changes to the buffer, use
5719 a timer to do this later |timer_start()|.
5720
5721 The {callback} is not invoked when the buffer is first loaded.
5722 Use the |BufReadPost| autocmd event to handle the initial text
5723 of a buffer.
5724 The {callback} is also not invoked when the buffer is
5725 unloaded, use the |BufUnload| autocmd event for that.
5726
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005727 Returns zero if {callback} or {buf} is invalid.
5728
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005729 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5730 second argument: >
5731 GetBuffer()->listener_add(callback)
5732
5733listener_flush([{buf}]) *listener_flush()*
5734 Invoke listener callbacks for buffer {buf}. If there are no
5735 pending changes then no callbacks are invoked.
5736
5737 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
5738 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
5739 buffer is used.
5740
5741 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5742 GetBuffer()->listener_flush()
5743
5744listener_remove({id}) *listener_remove()*
5745 Remove a listener previously added with listener_add().
5746 Returns FALSE when {id} could not be found, TRUE when {id} was
5747 removed.
5748
5749 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5750 GetListenerId()->listener_remove()
5751
5752localtime() *localtime()*
5753 Return the current time, measured as seconds since 1st Jan
5754 1970. See also |strftime()|, |strptime()| and |getftime()|.
5755
5756
5757log({expr}) *log()*
5758 Return the natural logarithm (base e) of {expr} as a |Float|.
5759 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
5760 (0, inf].
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005761 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005762 Examples: >
5763 :echo log(10)
5764< 2.302585 >
5765 :echo log(exp(5))
5766< 5.0
5767
5768 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5769 Compute()->log()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005770
5771
5772log10({expr}) *log10()*
5773 Return the logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10 as a |Float|.
5774 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005775 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005776 Examples: >
5777 :echo log10(1000)
5778< 3.0 >
5779 :echo log10(0.01)
5780< -2.0
5781
5782 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5783 Compute()->log10()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005784
5785luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) *luaeval()*
5786 Evaluate Lua expression {expr} and return its result converted
5787 to Vim data structures. Second {expr} may hold additional
5788 argument accessible as _A inside first {expr}.
5789 Strings are returned as they are.
5790 Boolean objects are converted to numbers.
Bram Moolenaar73e28dc2022-09-17 21:08:33 +01005791 Numbers are converted to |Float| values.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005792 Dictionaries and lists obtained by vim.eval() are returned
5793 as-is.
5794 Other objects are returned as zero without any errors.
5795 See |lua-luaeval| for more details.
5796 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
5797 to {expr}.
5798
5799 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5800 GetExpr()->luaeval()
5801
5802< {only available when compiled with the |+lua| feature}
5803
5804map({expr1}, {expr2}) *map()*
5805 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005806 When {expr1} is a |List| or |Dictionary|, replace each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005807 item in {expr1} with the result of evaluating {expr2}.
5808 For a |Blob| each byte is replaced.
5809 For a |String|, each character, including composing
5810 characters, is replaced.
5811 If the item type changes you may want to use |mapnew()| to
5812 create a new List or Dictionary. This is required when using
5813 Vim9 script.
5814
5815 {expr2} must be a |String| or |Funcref|.
5816
5817 If {expr2} is a |String|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
5818 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
5819 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
5820 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
5821 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
5822 current character.
5823 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005824 :call map(mylist, '"> " .. v:val .. " <"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005825< This puts "> " before and " <" after each item in "mylist".
5826
5827 Note that {expr2} is the result of an expression and is then
5828 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
5829 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes. You
5830 still have to double ' quotes
5831
5832 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it is called with two arguments:
5833 1. The key or the index of the current item.
5834 2. the value of the current item.
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00005835 With a legacy script lambda you don't get an error if it only
5836 accepts one argument, but with a Vim9 lambda you get "E1106:
5837 One argument too many", the number of arguments must match.
5838
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005839 The function must return the new value of the item. Example
5840 that changes each value by "key-value": >
5841 func KeyValue(key, val)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005842 return a:key .. '-' .. a:val
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005843 endfunc
5844 call map(myDict, function('KeyValue'))
5845< It is shorter when using a |lambda|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005846 call map(myDict, {key, val -> key .. '-' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005847< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005848 call map(myDict, {key -> 'item: ' .. key})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005849< If you do not use "key" you can use a short name: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005850 call map(myDict, {_, val -> 'item: ' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005851<
5852 The operation is done in-place for a |List| and |Dictionary|.
5853 If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005854 :let tlist = map(copy(mylist), ' v:val .. "\t"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005855
5856< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
5857 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
5858 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
5859 further items in {expr1} are processed.
5860 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
5861 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
5862
5863 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5864 mylist->map(expr2)
5865
5866
5867maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]]) *maparg()*
5868 When {dict} is omitted or zero: Return the rhs of mapping
5869 {name} in mode {mode}. The returned String has special
5870 characters translated like in the output of the ":map" command
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005871 listing. When {dict} is TRUE a dictionary is returned, see
5872 below. To get a list of all mappings see |maplist()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005873
5874 When there is no mapping for {name}, an empty String is
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005875 returned if {dict} is FALSE, otherwise returns an empty Dict.
5876 When the mapping for {name} is empty, then "<Nop>" is
5877 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005878
5879 The {name} can have special key names, like in the ":map"
5880 command.
5881
5882 {mode} can be one of these strings:
5883 "n" Normal
5884 "v" Visual (including Select)
5885 "o" Operator-pending
5886 "i" Insert
5887 "c" Cmd-line
5888 "s" Select
5889 "x" Visual
5890 "l" langmap |language-mapping|
5891 "t" Terminal-Job
5892 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5893 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
5894
5895 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
5896 instead of mappings.
5897
5898 When {dict} is there and it is |TRUE| return a dictionary
5899 containing all the information of the mapping with the
Ernie Rael659c2402022-04-24 18:40:28 +01005900 following items: *mapping-dict*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005901 "lhs" The {lhs} of the mapping as it would be typed
5902 "lhsraw" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes
5903 "lhsrawalt" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes, alternate
5904 form, only present when it differs from "lhsraw"
5905 "rhs" The {rhs} of the mapping as typed.
5906 "silent" 1 for a |:map-silent| mapping, else 0.
5907 "noremap" 1 if the {rhs} of the mapping is not remappable.
5908 "script" 1 if mapping was defined with <script>.
5909 "expr" 1 for an expression mapping (|:map-<expr>|).
5910 "buffer" 1 for a buffer local mapping (|:map-local|).
5911 "mode" Modes for which the mapping is defined. In
5912 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
5913 characters will be used:
5914 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5915 "!" Insert and Commandline mode
5916 (|mapmode-ic|)
5917 "sid" The script local ID, used for <sid> mappings
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01005918 (|<SID>|). Negative for special contexts.
Bram Moolenaara9528b32022-01-18 20:51:35 +00005919 "scriptversion" The version of the script. 999999 for
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01005920 |Vim9| script.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005921 "lnum" The line number in "sid", zero if unknown.
5922 "nowait" Do not wait for other, longer mappings.
5923 (|:map-<nowait>|).
Bram Moolenaar921bde82022-05-09 19:50:35 +01005924 "abbr" True if this is an abbreviation |abbreviations|.
Ernie Raeld8f5f762022-05-10 17:50:39 +01005925 "mode_bits" Vim's internal binary representation of "mode".
5926 |mapset()| ignores this; only "mode" is used.
5927 See |maplist()| for usage examples. The values
5928 are from src/vim.h and may change in the future.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005929
5930 The dictionary can be used to restore a mapping with
5931 |mapset()|.
5932
5933 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
5934 then the global mappings.
5935 This function can be used to map a key even when it's already
5936 mapped, and have it do the original mapping too. Sketch: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005937 exe 'nnoremap <Tab> ==' .. maparg('<Tab>', 'n')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005938
5939< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5940 GetKey()->maparg('n')
5941
5942mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *mapcheck()*
5943 Check if there is a mapping that matches with {name} in mode
5944 {mode}. See |maparg()| for {mode} and special names in
5945 {name}.
5946 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
5947 instead of mappings.
5948 A match happens with a mapping that starts with {name} and
5949 with a mapping which is equal to the start of {name}.
5950
5951 matches mapping "a" "ab" "abc" ~
5952 mapcheck("a") yes yes yes
5953 mapcheck("abc") yes yes yes
5954 mapcheck("ax") yes no no
5955 mapcheck("b") no no no
5956
5957 The difference with maparg() is that mapcheck() finds a
5958 mapping that matches with {name}, while maparg() only finds a
5959 mapping for {name} exactly.
5960 When there is no mapping that starts with {name}, an empty
5961 String is returned. If there is one, the RHS of that mapping
5962 is returned. If there are several mappings that start with
5963 {name}, the RHS of one of them is returned. This will be
5964 "<Nop>" if the RHS is empty.
5965 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
5966 then the global mappings.
5967 This function can be used to check if a mapping can be added
5968 without being ambiguous. Example: >
5969 :if mapcheck("_vv") == ""
5970 : map _vv :set guifont=7x13<CR>
5971 :endif
5972< This avoids adding the "_vv" mapping when there already is a
5973 mapping for "_v" or for "_vvv".
5974
5975 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5976 GetKey()->mapcheck('n')
5977
5978
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005979maplist([{abbr}]) *maplist()*
5980 Returns a |List| of all mappings. Each List item is a |Dict|,
5981 the same as what is returned by |maparg()|, see
5982 |mapping-dict|. When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use
5983 abbreviations instead of mappings.
5984
5985 Example to show all mappings with 'MultiMatch' in rhs: >
5986 vim9script
5987 echo maplist()->filter(
5988 (_, m) => match(m.rhs, 'MultiMatch') >= 0)
Ernie Raeld8f5f762022-05-10 17:50:39 +01005989< It can be tricky to find mappings for particular |:map-modes|.
5990 |mapping-dict|'s "mode_bits" can simplify this. For example,
5991 the mode_bits for Normal, Insert or Command-line modes are
5992 0x19. To find all the mappings available in those modes you
5993 can do: >
5994 vim9script
5995 var saved_maps = []
5996 for m in maplist()
5997 if and(m.mode_bits, 0x19) != 0
5998 saved_maps->add(m)
5999 endif
6000 endfor
6001 echo saved_maps->mapnew((_, m) => m.lhs)
6002< The values of the mode_bits are defined in Vim's src/vim.h
6003 file and they can be discovered at runtime using
6004 |:map-commands| and "maplist()". Example: >
6005 vim9script
6006 omap xyzzy <Nop>
6007 var op_bit = maplist()->filter(
6008 (_, m) => m.lhs == 'xyzzy')[0].mode_bits
6009 ounmap xyzzy
6010 echo printf("Operator-pending mode bit: 0x%x", op_bit)
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01006011
6012
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006013mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) *mapnew()*
6014 Like |map()| but instead of replacing items in {expr1} a new
6015 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
6016 unchanged. Items can still be changed by {expr2}, if you
6017 don't want that use |deepcopy()| first.
6018
6019
6020mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) *mapset()*
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01006021mapset({dict})
6022 Restore a mapping from a dictionary, possibly returned by
6023 |maparg()| or |maplist()|. A buffer mapping, when dict.buffer
6024 is true, is set on the current buffer; it is up to the caller
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01006025 to ensure that the intended buffer is the current buffer. This
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01006026 feature allows copying mappings from one buffer to another.
6027 The dict.mode value may restore a single mapping that covers
6028 more than one mode, like with mode values of '!', ' ', 'nox',
6029 or 'v'. *E1276*
6030
6031 In the first form, {mode} and {abbr} should be the same as
6032 for the call to |maparg()|. *E460*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006033 {mode} is used to define the mode in which the mapping is set,
6034 not the "mode" entry in {dict}.
6035 Example for saving and restoring a mapping: >
6036 let save_map = maparg('K', 'n', 0, 1)
6037 nnoremap K somethingelse
6038 ...
6039 call mapset('n', 0, save_map)
6040< Note that if you are going to replace a map in several modes,
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01006041 e.g. with `:map!`, you need to save/restore the mapping for
6042 all of them, when they might differ.
6043
6044 In the second form, with {dict} as the only argument, mode
6045 and abbr are taken from the dict.
6046 Example: >
6047 vim9script
6048 var save_maps = maplist()->filter(
6049 (_, m) => m.lhs == 'K')
6050 nnoremap K somethingelse
6051 cnoremap K somethingelse2
6052 # ...
6053 unmap K
6054 for d in save_maps
6055 mapset(d)
6056 endfor
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006057
6058
6059match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *match()*
6060 When {expr} is a |List| then this returns the index of the
6061 first item where {pat} matches. Each item is used as a
6062 String, |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are used as echoed.
6063
6064 Otherwise, {expr} is used as a String. The result is a
6065 Number, which gives the index (byte offset) in {expr} where
6066 {pat} matches.
6067
6068 A match at the first character or |List| item returns zero.
6069 If there is no match -1 is returned.
6070
6071 For getting submatches see |matchlist()|.
6072 Example: >
6073 :echo match("testing", "ing") " results in 4
6074 :echo match([1, 'x'], '\a') " results in 1
6075< See |string-match| for how {pat} is used.
6076 *strpbrk()*
6077 Vim doesn't have a strpbrk() function. But you can do: >
6078 :let sepidx = match(line, '[.,;: \t]')
6079< *strcasestr()*
6080 Vim doesn't have a strcasestr() function. But you can add
6081 "\c" to the pattern to ignore case: >
6082 :let idx = match(haystack, '\cneedle')
6083<
6084 If {start} is given, the search starts from byte index
6085 {start} in a String or item {start} in a |List|.
6086 The result, however, is still the index counted from the
6087 first character/item. Example: >
6088 :echo match("testing", "ing", 2)
6089< result is again "4". >
6090 :echo match("testing", "ing", 4)
6091< result is again "4". >
6092 :echo match("testing", "t", 2)
6093< result is "3".
6094 For a String, if {start} > 0 then it is like the string starts
6095 {start} bytes later, thus "^" will match at {start}. Except
6096 when {count} is given, then it's like matches before the
6097 {start} byte are ignored (this is a bit complicated to keep it
6098 backwards compatible).
6099 For a String, if {start} < 0, it will be set to 0. For a list
6100 the index is counted from the end.
6101 If {start} is out of range ({start} > strlen({expr}) for a
6102 String or {start} > len({expr}) for a |List|) -1 is returned.
6103
6104 When {count} is given use the {count}'th match. When a match
6105 is found in a String the search for the next one starts one
6106 character further. Thus this example results in 1: >
6107 echo match("testing", "..", 0, 2)
6108< In a |List| the search continues in the next item.
6109 Note that when {count} is added the way {start} works changes,
6110 see above.
6111
Yegappan Lakshmanana35235e2024-02-24 10:09:43 +01006112 *match-pattern*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006113 See |pattern| for the patterns that are accepted.
6114 The 'ignorecase' option is used to set the ignore-caseness of
6115 the pattern. 'smartcase' is NOT used. The matching is always
6116 done like 'magic' is set and 'cpoptions' is empty.
6117 Note that a match at the start is preferred, thus when the
6118 pattern is using "*" (any number of matches) it tends to find
6119 zero matches at the start instead of a number of matches
6120 further down in the text.
6121
6122 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6123 GetText()->match('word')
6124 GetList()->match('word')
6125<
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00006126 *matchadd()* *E290* *E798* *E799* *E801* *E957*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006127matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
6128 Defines a pattern to be highlighted in the current window (a
6129 "match"). It will be highlighted with {group}. Returns an
6130 identification number (ID), which can be used to delete the
6131 match using |matchdelete()|. The ID is bound to the window.
6132 Matching is case sensitive and magic, unless case sensitivity
6133 or magicness are explicitly overridden in {pattern}. The
6134 'magic', 'smartcase' and 'ignorecase' options are not used.
6135 The "Conceal" value is special, it causes the match to be
6136 concealed.
6137
6138 The optional {priority} argument assigns a priority to the
6139 match. A match with a high priority will have its
6140 highlighting overrule that of a match with a lower priority.
6141 A priority is specified as an integer (negative numbers are no
6142 exception). If the {priority} argument is not specified, the
6143 default priority is 10. The priority of 'hlsearch' is zero,
6144 hence all matches with a priority greater than zero will
6145 overrule it. Syntax highlighting (see 'syntax') is a separate
6146 mechanism, and regardless of the chosen priority a match will
6147 always overrule syntax highlighting.
6148
6149 The optional {id} argument allows the request for a specific
6150 match ID. If a specified ID is already taken, an error
6151 message will appear and the match will not be added. An ID
6152 is specified as a positive integer (zero excluded). IDs 1, 2
6153 and 3 are reserved for |:match|, |:2match| and |:3match|,
Bram Moolenaar2ecbe532022-07-29 21:36:21 +01006154 respectively. 3 is reserved for use by the |matchparen|
6155 plugin.
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01006156 If the {id} argument is not specified or -1, |matchadd()|
Bram Moolenaar9f573a82022-09-29 13:50:08 +01006157 automatically chooses a free ID, which is at least 1000.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006158
6159 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
6160 values. Currently this is used to specify a match specific
6161 conceal character that will be shown for |hl-Conceal|
6162 highlighted matches. The dict can have the following members:
6163
6164 conceal Special character to show instead of the
6165 match (only for |hl-Conceal| highlighted
6166 matches, see |:syn-cchar|)
6167 window Instead of the current window use the
6168 window with this number or window ID.
6169
6170 The number of matches is not limited, as it is the case with
6171 the |:match| commands.
6172
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006173 Returns -1 on error.
6174
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006175 Example: >
6176 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
6177 :let m = matchadd("MyGroup", "TODO")
6178< Deletion of the pattern: >
6179 :call matchdelete(m)
6180
6181< A list of matches defined by |matchadd()| and |:match| are
6182 available from |getmatches()|. All matches can be deleted in
6183 one operation by |clearmatches()|.
6184
6185 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6186 GetGroup()->matchadd('TODO')
6187<
6188 *matchaddpos()*
6189matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
6190 Same as |matchadd()|, but requires a list of positions {pos}
6191 instead of a pattern. This command is faster than |matchadd()|
6192 because it does not require to handle regular expressions and
6193 sets buffer line boundaries to redraw screen. It is supposed
6194 to be used when fast match additions and deletions are
6195 required, for example to highlight matching parentheses.
6196
6197 {pos} is a list of positions. Each position can be one of
6198 these:
6199 - A number. This whole line will be highlighted. The first
6200 line has number 1.
6201 - A list with one number, e.g., [23]. The whole line with this
6202 number will be highlighted.
6203 - A list with two numbers, e.g., [23, 11]. The first number is
6204 the line number, the second one is the column number (first
6205 column is 1, the value must correspond to the byte index as
6206 |col()| would return). The character at this position will
6207 be highlighted.
6208 - A list with three numbers, e.g., [23, 11, 3]. As above, but
6209 the third number gives the length of the highlight in bytes.
6210
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006211 Returns -1 on error.
6212
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006213 Example: >
6214 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
6215 :let m = matchaddpos("MyGroup", [[23, 24], 34])
6216< Deletion of the pattern: >
6217 :call matchdelete(m)
6218
6219< Matches added by |matchaddpos()| are returned by
6220 |getmatches()|.
6221
6222 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6223 GetGroup()->matchaddpos([23, 11])
6224
6225matcharg({nr}) *matcharg()*
6226 Selects the {nr} match item, as set with a |:match|,
6227 |:2match| or |:3match| command.
6228 Return a |List| with two elements:
6229 The name of the highlight group used
6230 The pattern used.
6231 When {nr} is not 1, 2 or 3 returns an empty |List|.
6232 When there is no match item set returns ['', ''].
6233 This is useful to save and restore a |:match|.
6234 Highlighting matches using the |:match| commands are limited
6235 to three matches. |matchadd()| does not have this limitation.
6236
6237 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6238 GetMatch()->matcharg()
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006239<
6240 *matchbufline()*
6241matchbufline({buf}, {pat}, {lnum}, {end}, [, {dict}])
6242 Returns the |List| of matches in lines from {lnum} to {end} in
6243 buffer {buf} where {pat} matches.
6244
6245 {lnum} and {end} can either be a line number or the string "$"
6246 to refer to the last line in {buf}.
6247
6248 The {dict} argument supports following items:
6249 submatches include submatch information (|/\(|)
6250
6251 For each match, a |Dict| with the following items is returned:
6252 byteidx starting byte index of the match
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08006253 lnum line number where there is a match
6254 text matched string
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006255 Note that there can be multiple matches in a single line.
6256
6257 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
6258 |bufload()| if needed.
6259
Yegappan Lakshmanana35235e2024-02-24 10:09:43 +01006260 See |match-pattern| for information about the effect of some
6261 option settings on the pattern.
6262
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006263 When {buf} is not a valid buffer, the buffer is not loaded or
6264 {lnum} or {end} is not valid then an error is given and an
6265 empty |List| is returned.
6266
6267 Examples: >
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08006268 " Assuming line 3 in buffer 5 contains "a"
6269 :echo matchbufline(5, '\<\k\+\>', 3, 3)
6270 [{'lnum': 3, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'a'}]
6271 " Assuming line 4 in buffer 10 contains "tik tok"
6272 :echo matchbufline(10, '\<\k\+\>', 1, 4)
6273 [{'lnum': 4, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'tik'}, {'lnum': 4, 'byteidx': 4, 'text': 'tok'}]
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006274<
6275 If {submatch} is present and is v:true, then submatches like
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08006276 "\1", "\2", etc. are also returned. Example: >
6277 " Assuming line 2 in buffer 2 contains "acd"
6278 :echo matchbufline(2, '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)', 2, 2
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006279 \ {'submatches': v:true})
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08006280 [{'lnum': 2, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'acd', 'submatches': ['a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']}]
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006281< The "submatches" List always contains 9 items. If a submatch
6282 is not found, then an empty string is returned for that
6283 submatch.
6284
6285 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6286 GetBuffer()->matchbufline('mypat', 1, '$')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006287
6288matchdelete({id} [, {win}) *matchdelete()* *E802* *E803*
6289 Deletes a match with ID {id} previously defined by |matchadd()|
6290 or one of the |:match| commands. Returns 0 if successful,
6291 otherwise -1. See example for |matchadd()|. All matches can
6292 be deleted in one operation by |clearmatches()|.
6293 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
6294 window ID instead of the current window.
6295
6296 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6297 GetMatch()->matchdelete()
6298
6299matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchend()*
6300 Same as |match()|, but return the index of first character
6301 after the match. Example: >
6302 :echo matchend("testing", "ing")
6303< results in "7".
6304 *strspn()* *strcspn()*
6305 Vim doesn't have a strspn() or strcspn() function, but you can
6306 do it with matchend(): >
6307 :let span = matchend(line, '[a-zA-Z]')
6308 :let span = matchend(line, '[^a-zA-Z]')
6309< Except that -1 is returned when there are no matches.
6310
6311 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
6312 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 2)
6313< results in "7". >
6314 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 5)
6315< result is "-1".
6316 When {expr} is a |List| the result is equal to |match()|.
6317
6318 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6319 GetText()->matchend('word')
6320
6321
6322matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzy()*
6323 If {list} is a list of strings, then returns a |List| with all
6324 the strings in {list} that fuzzy match {str}. The strings in
6325 the returned list are sorted based on the matching score.
6326
6327 The optional {dict} argument always supports the following
6328 items:
zeertzjq9af2bc02022-05-11 14:15:37 +01006329 matchseq When this item is present return only matches
6330 that contain the characters in {str} in the
6331 given sequence.
Kazuyuki Miyagi47f1a552022-06-17 18:30:03 +01006332 limit Maximum number of matches in {list} to be
6333 returned. Zero means no limit.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006334
6335 If {list} is a list of dictionaries, then the optional {dict}
6336 argument supports the following additional items:
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01006337 key Key of the item which is fuzzy matched against
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006338 {str}. The value of this item should be a
6339 string.
6340 text_cb |Funcref| that will be called for every item
6341 in {list} to get the text for fuzzy matching.
6342 This should accept a dictionary item as the
6343 argument and return the text for that item to
6344 use for fuzzy matching.
6345
6346 {str} is treated as a literal string and regular expression
6347 matching is NOT supported. The maximum supported {str} length
6348 is 256.
6349
6350 When {str} has multiple words each separated by white space,
6351 then the list of strings that have all the words is returned.
6352
6353 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then an
6354 empty list is returned. If length of {str} is greater than
6355 256, then returns an empty list.
6356
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01006357 When {limit} is given, matchfuzzy() will find up to this
6358 number of matches in {list} and return them in sorted order.
6359
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00006360 Refer to |fuzzy-matching| for more information about fuzzy
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006361 matching strings.
6362
6363 Example: >
6364 :echo matchfuzzy(["clay", "crow"], "cay")
6365< results in ["clay"]. >
6366 :echo getbufinfo()->map({_, v -> v.name})->matchfuzzy("ndl")
6367< results in a list of buffer names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
6368 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("ndl", {'key' : 'name'})
6369< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
6370 names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
6371 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("spl",
6372 \ {'text_cb' : {v -> v.name}})
6373< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
6374 names fuzzy matching "spl". >
6375 :echo v:oldfiles->matchfuzzy("test")
6376< results in a list of file names fuzzy matching "test". >
6377 :let l = readfile("buffer.c")->matchfuzzy("str")
6378< results in a list of lines in "buffer.c" fuzzy matching "str". >
6379 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one')
6380< results in ['two one', 'one two']. >
6381 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one',
6382 \ {'matchseq': 1})
6383< results in ['two one'].
6384
6385matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzypos()*
6386 Same as |matchfuzzy()|, but returns the list of matched
6387 strings, the list of character positions where characters
6388 in {str} matches and a list of matching scores. You can
6389 use |byteidx()| to convert a character position to a byte
6390 position.
6391
6392 If {str} matches multiple times in a string, then only the
6393 positions for the best match is returned.
6394
6395 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then a
6396 list with three empty list items is returned.
6397
6398 Example: >
6399 :echo matchfuzzypos(['testing'], 'tsg')
6400< results in [['testing'], [[0, 2, 6]], [99]] >
6401 :echo matchfuzzypos(['clay', 'lacy'], 'la')
6402< results in [['lacy', 'clay'], [[0, 1], [1, 2]], [153, 133]] >
6403 :echo [{'text': 'hello', 'id' : 10}]->matchfuzzypos('ll', {'key' : 'text'})
6404< results in [[{'id': 10, 'text': 'hello'}], [[2, 3]], [127]]
6405
6406matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchlist()*
6407 Same as |match()|, but return a |List|. The first item in the
6408 list is the matched string, same as what matchstr() would
6409 return. Following items are submatches, like "\1", "\2", etc.
6410 in |:substitute|. When an optional submatch didn't match an
6411 empty string is used. Example: >
6412 echo matchlist('acd', '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)')
6413< Results in: ['acd', 'a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']
6414 When there is no match an empty list is returned.
6415
6416 You can pass in a List, but that is not very useful.
6417
6418 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6419 GetText()->matchlist('word')
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006420<
6421 *matchstrlist()*
6422matchstrlist({list}, {pat} [, {dict}])
6423 Returns the |List| of matches in {list} where {pat} matches.
6424 {list} is a |List| of strings. {pat} is matched against each
6425 string in {list}.
6426
6427 The {dict} argument supports following items:
6428 submatches include submatch information (|/\(|)
6429
6430 For each match, a |Dict| with the following items is returned:
6431 byteidx starting byte index of the match.
6432 idx index in {list} of the match.
6433 text matched string
6434 submatches a List of submatches. Present only if
6435 "submatches" is set to v:true in {dict}.
6436
Yegappan Lakshmanana35235e2024-02-24 10:09:43 +01006437 See |match-pattern| for information about the effect of some
6438 option settings on the pattern.
6439
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006440 Example: >
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08006441 :echo matchstrlist(['tik tok'], '\<\k\+\>')
6442 [{'idx': 0, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'tik'}, {'idx': 0, 'byteidx': 4, 'text': 'tok'}]
6443 :echo matchstrlist(['a', 'b'], '\<\k\+\>')
6444 [{'idx': 0, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'a'}, {'idx': 1, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'b'}]
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006445<
6446 If "submatches" is present and is v:true, then submatches like
6447 "\1", "\2", etc. are also returned. Example: >
6448 :echo matchstrlist(['acd'], '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)',
6449 \ #{submatches: v:true})
6450 [{'idx': 0, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'acd', 'submatches': ['a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']}]
6451< The "submatches" List always contains 9 items. If a submatch
6452 is not found, then an empty string is returned for that
6453 submatch.
6454
6455 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6456 GetListOfStrings()->matchstrlist('mypat')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006457
6458matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstr()*
6459 Same as |match()|, but return the matched string. Example: >
6460 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing")
6461< results in "ing".
6462 When there is no match "" is returned.
6463 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
6464 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 2)
6465< results in "ing". >
6466 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 5)
6467< result is "".
6468 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item is returned.
6469 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
6470
6471 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6472 GetText()->matchstr('word')
6473
6474matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstrpos()*
6475 Same as |matchstr()|, but return the matched string, the start
6476 position and the end position of the match. Example: >
6477 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing")
6478< results in ["ing", 4, 7].
6479 When there is no match ["", -1, -1] is returned.
6480 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
6481 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 2)
6482< results in ["ing", 4, 7]. >
6483 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 5)
6484< result is ["", -1, -1].
6485 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item, the index
6486 of first item where {pat} matches, the start position and the
6487 end position of the match are returned. >
6488 :echo matchstrpos([1, '__x'], '\a')
6489< result is ["x", 1, 2, 3].
6490 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
6491
6492 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6493 GetText()->matchstrpos('word')
6494<
6495
6496 *max()*
6497max({expr}) Return the maximum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
6498 echo max([apples, pears, oranges])
6499
6500< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
6501 it returns the maximum of all values in the Dictionary.
6502 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
6503 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
6504 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
6505
6506 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6507 mylist->max()
6508
6509
6510menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) *menu_info()*
6511 Return information about the specified menu {name} in
6512 mode {mode}. The menu name should be specified without the
6513 shortcut character ('&'). If {name} is "", then the top-level
6514 menu names are returned.
6515
6516 {mode} can be one of these strings:
6517 "n" Normal
6518 "v" Visual (including Select)
6519 "o" Operator-pending
6520 "i" Insert
6521 "c" Cmd-line
6522 "s" Select
6523 "x" Visual
6524 "t" Terminal-Job
6525 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
6526 "!" Insert and Cmd-line
6527 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
6528
6529 Returns a |Dictionary| containing the following items:
6530 accel menu item accelerator text |menu-text|
6531 display display name (name without '&')
6532 enabled v:true if this menu item is enabled
6533 Refer to |:menu-enable|
6534 icon name of the icon file (for toolbar)
6535 |toolbar-icon|
6536 iconidx index of a built-in icon
6537 modes modes for which the menu is defined. In
6538 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
6539 characters will be used:
6540 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
6541 name menu item name.
6542 noremenu v:true if the {rhs} of the menu item is not
6543 remappable else v:false.
6544 priority menu order priority |menu-priority|
6545 rhs right-hand-side of the menu item. The returned
6546 string has special characters translated like
6547 in the output of the ":menu" command listing.
6548 When the {rhs} of a menu item is empty, then
6549 "<Nop>" is returned.
6550 script v:true if script-local remapping of {rhs} is
6551 allowed else v:false. See |:menu-script|.
6552 shortcut shortcut key (character after '&' in
6553 the menu name) |menu-shortcut|
6554 silent v:true if the menu item is created
6555 with <silent> argument |:menu-silent|
6556 submenus |List| containing the names of
6557 all the submenus. Present only if the menu
6558 item has submenus.
6559
6560 Returns an empty dictionary if the menu item is not found.
6561
6562 Examples: >
6563 :echo menu_info('Edit.Cut')
6564 :echo menu_info('File.Save', 'n')
6565
6566 " Display the entire menu hierarchy in a buffer
6567 func ShowMenu(name, pfx)
6568 let m = menu_info(a:name)
6569 call append(line('$'), a:pfx .. m.display)
6570 for child in m->get('submenus', [])
6571 call ShowMenu(a:name .. '.' .. escape(child, '.'),
6572 \ a:pfx .. ' ')
6573 endfor
6574 endfunc
6575 new
6576 for topmenu in menu_info('').submenus
6577 call ShowMenu(topmenu, '')
6578 endfor
6579<
6580 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6581 GetMenuName()->menu_info('v')
6582
6583
6584< *min()*
6585min({expr}) Return the minimum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
6586 echo min([apples, pears, oranges])
6587
6588< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
6589 it returns the minimum of all values in the Dictionary.
6590 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
6591 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
6592 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
6593
6594 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6595 mylist->min()
6596
6597< *mkdir()* *E739*
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00006598mkdir({name} [, {flags} [, {prot}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006599 Create directory {name}.
6600
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00006601 When {flags} is present it must be a string. An empty string
6602 has no effect.
Bram Moolenaar6f14da12022-09-07 21:30:44 +01006603
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00006604 If {flags} contains "p" then intermediate directories are
6605 created as necessary.
6606
6607 If {flags} contains "D" then {name} is deleted at the end of
Bram Moolenaar6f14da12022-09-07 21:30:44 +01006608 the current function, as with: >
6609 defer delete({name}, 'd')
6610<
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00006611 If {flags} contains "R" then {name} is deleted recursively at
Bram Moolenaar6f14da12022-09-07 21:30:44 +01006612 the end of the current function, as with: >
6613 defer delete({name}, 'rf')
6614< Note that when {name} has more than one part and "p" is used
6615 some directories may already exist. Only the first one that
6616 is created and what it contains is scheduled to be deleted.
6617 E.g. when using: >
6618 call mkdir('subdir/tmp/autoload', 'pR')
6619< and "subdir" already exists then "subdir/tmp" will be
6620 scheduled for deletion, like with: >
6621 defer delete('subdir/tmp', 'rf')
6622< Note that if scheduling the defer fails the directory is not
6623 deleted. This should only happen when out of memory.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006624
6625 If {prot} is given it is used to set the protection bits of
6626 the new directory. The default is 0o755 (rwxr-xr-x: r/w for
6627 the user, readable for others). Use 0o700 to make it
6628 unreadable for others. This is only used for the last part of
6629 {name}. Thus if you create /tmp/foo/bar then /tmp/foo will be
6630 created with 0o755.
6631 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006632 :call mkdir($HOME .. "/tmp/foo/bar", "p", 0o700)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006633
6634< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
6635
6636 There is no error if the directory already exists and the "p"
6637 flag is passed (since patch 8.0.1708). However, without the
6638 "p" option the call will fail.
6639
6640 The function result is a Number, which is TRUE if the call was
6641 successful or FALSE if the directory creation failed or partly
6642 failed.
6643
6644 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
6645 :if exists("*mkdir")
6646
6647< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6648 GetName()->mkdir()
6649<
6650 *mode()*
6651mode([expr]) Return a string that indicates the current mode.
6652 If [expr] is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
6653 a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then the full mode is
6654 returned, otherwise only the first letter is returned.
6655 Also see |state()|.
6656
6657 n Normal
6658 no Operator-pending
6659 nov Operator-pending (forced characterwise |o_v|)
6660 noV Operator-pending (forced linewise |o_V|)
6661 noCTRL-V Operator-pending (forced blockwise |o_CTRL-V|);
6662 CTRL-V is one character
6663 niI Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Insert-mode|
6664 niR Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Replace-mode|
6665 niV Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Virtual-Replace-mode|
6666 nt Terminal-Normal (insert goes to Terminal-Job mode)
6667 v Visual by character
6668 vs Visual by character using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6669 V Visual by line
6670 Vs Visual by line using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6671 CTRL-V Visual blockwise
6672 CTRL-Vs Visual blockwise using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6673 s Select by character
6674 S Select by line
6675 CTRL-S Select blockwise
6676 i Insert
6677 ic Insert mode completion |compl-generic|
6678 ix Insert mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6679 R Replace |R|
6680 Rc Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
6681 Rx Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6682 Rv Virtual Replace |gR|
6683 Rvc Virtual Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
6684 Rvx Virtual Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6685 c Command-line editing
h-east71ebf3b2023-09-03 17:12:55 +02006686 ct Command-line editing via Terminal-Job mode
zeertzjqfcaeb3d2023-11-28 20:46:29 +01006687 cr Command-line editing overstrike mode |c_<Insert>|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006688 cv Vim Ex mode |gQ|
zeertzjqfcaeb3d2023-11-28 20:46:29 +01006689 cvr Vim Ex mode while in overstrike mode |c_<Insert>|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006690 ce Normal Ex mode |Q|
6691 r Hit-enter prompt
6692 rm The -- more -- prompt
6693 r? A |:confirm| query of some sort
6694 ! Shell or external command is executing
6695 t Terminal-Job mode: keys go to the job
6696
6697 This is useful in the 'statusline' option or when used
6698 with |remote_expr()| In most other places it always returns
6699 "c" or "n".
6700 Note that in the future more modes and more specific modes may
6701 be added. It's better not to compare the whole string but only
6702 the leading character(s).
6703 Also see |visualmode()|.
6704
6705 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6706 DoFull()->mode()
6707
6708mzeval({expr}) *mzeval()*
6709 Evaluate MzScheme expression {expr} and return its result
6710 converted to Vim data structures.
6711 Numbers and strings are returned as they are.
6712 Pairs (including lists and improper lists) and vectors are
6713 returned as Vim |Lists|.
6714 Hash tables are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with keys
6715 converted to strings.
6716 All other types are converted to string with display function.
6717 Examples: >
6718 :mz (define l (list 1 2 3))
6719 :mz (define h (make-hash)) (hash-set! h "list" l)
6720 :echo mzeval("l")
6721 :echo mzeval("h")
6722<
6723 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6724 to {expr}.
6725
6726 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6727 GetExpr()->mzeval()
6728<
6729 {only available when compiled with the |+mzscheme| feature}
6730
6731nextnonblank({lnum}) *nextnonblank()*
6732 Return the line number of the first line at or below {lnum}
6733 that is not blank. Example: >
6734 if getline(nextnonblank(1)) =~ "Java"
6735< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
6736 below it, zero is returned.
6737 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
6738 See also |prevnonblank()|.
6739
6740 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6741 GetLnum()->nextnonblank()
6742
6743nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) *nr2char()*
6744 Return a string with a single character, which has the number
6745 value {expr}. Examples: >
6746 nr2char(64) returns "@"
6747 nr2char(32) returns " "
6748< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
6749 Example for "utf-8": >
6750 nr2char(300) returns I with bow character
6751< When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
6752 Note that a NUL character in the file is specified with
6753 nr2char(10), because NULs are represented with newline
6754 characters. nr2char(0) is a real NUL and terminates the
6755 string, thus results in an empty string.
6756 To turn a list of character numbers into a string: >
6757 let list = [65, 66, 67]
6758 let str = join(map(list, {_, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
6759< Result: "ABC"
6760
6761 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6762 GetNumber()->nr2char()
6763
6764or({expr}, {expr}) *or()*
6765 Bitwise OR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
6766 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +01006767 Also see `and()` and `xor()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006768 Example: >
6769 :let bits = or(bits, 0x80)
6770< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6771 :let bits = bits->or(0x80)
6772
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +01006773< Rationale: The reason this is a function and not using the "|"
6774 character like many languages, is that Vi has always used "|"
6775 to separate commands. In many places it would not be clear if
6776 "|" is an operator or a command separator.
6777
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006778
6779pathshorten({path} [, {len}]) *pathshorten()*
6780 Shorten directory names in the path {path} and return the
6781 result. The tail, the file name, is kept as-is. The other
6782 components in the path are reduced to {len} letters in length.
6783 If {len} is omitted or smaller than 1 then 1 is used (single
6784 letters). Leading '~' and '.' characters are kept. Examples: >
6785 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim')
6786< ~/.v/a/myfile.vim ~
6787>
6788 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim', 2)
6789< ~/.vi/au/myfile.vim ~
6790 It doesn't matter if the path exists or not.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006791 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006792
6793 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6794 GetDirectories()->pathshorten()
6795
6796perleval({expr}) *perleval()*
6797 Evaluate Perl expression {expr} in scalar context and return
6798 its result converted to Vim data structures. If value can't be
6799 converted, it is returned as a string Perl representation.
6800 Note: If you want an array or hash, {expr} must return a
6801 reference to it.
6802 Example: >
6803 :echo perleval('[1 .. 4]')
6804< [1, 2, 3, 4]
6805
6806 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6807 to {expr}.
6808
6809 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6810 GetExpr()->perleval()
6811
6812< {only available when compiled with the |+perl| feature}
6813
6814
6815popup_ functions are documented here: |popup-functions|
6816
6817
6818pow({x}, {y}) *pow()*
6819 Return the power of {x} to the exponent {y} as a |Float|.
6820 {x} and {y} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006821 Returns 0.0 if {x} or {y} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006822 Examples: >
6823 :echo pow(3, 3)
6824< 27.0 >
6825 :echo pow(2, 16)
6826< 65536.0 >
6827 :echo pow(32, 0.20)
6828< 2.0
6829
6830 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6831 Compute()->pow(3)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006832
6833prevnonblank({lnum}) *prevnonblank()*
6834 Return the line number of the first line at or above {lnum}
6835 that is not blank. Example: >
6836 let ind = indent(prevnonblank(v:lnum - 1))
6837< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
6838 above it, zero is returned.
6839 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
6840 Also see |nextnonblank()|.
6841
6842 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6843 GetLnum()->prevnonblank()
6844
6845printf({fmt}, {expr1} ...) *printf()*
6846 Return a String with {fmt}, where "%" items are replaced by
6847 the formatted form of their respective arguments. Example: >
6848 printf("%4d: E%d %.30s", lnum, errno, msg)
6849< May result in:
6850 " 99: E42 asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfas" ~
6851
6852 When used as a |method| the base is passed as the second
6853 argument: >
6854 Compute()->printf("result: %d")
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006855<
6856 You can use `call()` to pass the items as a list.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006857
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006858 Often used items are:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006859 %s string
6860 %6S string right-aligned in 6 display cells
6861 %6s string right-aligned in 6 bytes
6862 %.9s string truncated to 9 bytes
6863 %c single byte
6864 %d decimal number
6865 %5d decimal number padded with spaces to 5 characters
6866 %x hex number
6867 %04x hex number padded with zeros to at least 4 characters
6868 %X hex number using upper case letters
6869 %o octal number
6870 %08b binary number padded with zeros to at least 8 chars
6871 %f floating point number as 12.23, inf, -inf or nan
6872 %F floating point number as 12.23, INF, -INF or NAN
6873 %e floating point number as 1.23e3, inf, -inf or nan
6874 %E floating point number as 1.23E3, INF, -INF or NAN
6875 %g floating point number, as %f or %e depending on value
6876 %G floating point number, as %F or %E depending on value
6877 %% the % character itself
6878
6879 Conversion specifications start with '%' and end with the
6880 conversion type. All other characters are copied unchanged to
6881 the result.
6882
6883 The "%" starts a conversion specification. The following
6884 arguments appear in sequence:
6885
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02006886 % [pos-argument] [flags] [field-width] [.precision] type
6887
6888 pos-argument
6889 At most one positional argument specifier. These
6890 take the form {n$}, where n is >= 1.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006891
6892 flags
6893 Zero or more of the following flags:
6894
6895 # The value should be converted to an "alternate
6896 form". For c, d, and s conversions, this option
6897 has no effect. For o conversions, the precision
6898 of the number is increased to force the first
6899 character of the output string to a zero (except
6900 if a zero value is printed with an explicit
6901 precision of zero).
6902 For b and B conversions, a non-zero result has
6903 the string "0b" (or "0B" for B conversions)
6904 prepended to it.
6905 For x and X conversions, a non-zero result has
6906 the string "0x" (or "0X" for X conversions)
6907 prepended to it.
6908
6909 0 (zero) Zero padding. For all conversions the converted
6910 value is padded on the left with zeros rather
6911 than blanks. If a precision is given with a
6912 numeric conversion (d, b, B, o, x, and X), the 0
6913 flag is ignored.
6914
6915 - A negative field width flag; the converted value
6916 is to be left adjusted on the field boundary.
6917 The converted value is padded on the right with
6918 blanks, rather than on the left with blanks or
6919 zeros. A - overrides a 0 if both are given.
6920
6921 ' ' (space) A blank should be left before a positive
6922 number produced by a signed conversion (d).
6923
6924 + A sign must always be placed before a number
6925 produced by a signed conversion. A + overrides
6926 a space if both are used.
6927
6928 field-width
6929 An optional decimal digit string specifying a minimum
6930 field width. If the converted value has fewer bytes
6931 than the field width, it will be padded with spaces on
6932 the left (or right, if the left-adjustment flag has
6933 been given) to fill out the field width. For the S
6934 conversion the count is in cells.
6935
6936 .precision
6937 An optional precision, in the form of a period '.'
6938 followed by an optional digit string. If the digit
6939 string is omitted, the precision is taken as zero.
6940 This gives the minimum number of digits to appear for
6941 d, o, x, and X conversions, the maximum number of
6942 bytes to be printed from a string for s conversions,
6943 or the maximum number of cells to be printed from a
6944 string for S conversions.
6945 For floating point it is the number of digits after
6946 the decimal point.
6947
6948 type
6949 A character that specifies the type of conversion to
6950 be applied, see below.
6951
6952 A field width or precision, or both, may be indicated by an
6953 asterisk '*' instead of a digit string. In this case, a
6954 Number argument supplies the field width or precision. A
6955 negative field width is treated as a left adjustment flag
6956 followed by a positive field width; a negative precision is
6957 treated as though it were missing. Example: >
6958 :echo printf("%d: %.*s", nr, width, line)
6959< This limits the length of the text used from "line" to
6960 "width" bytes.
6961
Dominique Pellé17dca3c2023-12-14 20:36:32 +01006962 If the argument to be formatted is specified using a
6963 positional argument specifier, and a '*' is used to indicate
6964 that a number argument is to be used to specify the width or
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02006965 precision, the argument(s) to be used must also be specified
6966 using a {n$} positional argument specifier. See |printf-$|.
6967
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006968 The conversion specifiers and their meanings are:
6969
6970 *printf-d* *printf-b* *printf-B* *printf-o*
6971 *printf-x* *printf-X*
6972 dbBoxX The Number argument is converted to signed decimal
6973 (d), unsigned binary (b and B), unsigned octal (o), or
6974 unsigned hexadecimal (x and X) notation. The letters
6975 "abcdef" are used for x conversions; the letters
6976 "ABCDEF" are used for X conversions.
6977 The precision, if any, gives the minimum number of
6978 digits that must appear; if the converted value
6979 requires fewer digits, it is padded on the left with
6980 zeros.
6981 In no case does a non-existent or small field width
6982 cause truncation of a numeric field; if the result of
6983 a conversion is wider than the field width, the field
6984 is expanded to contain the conversion result.
6985 The 'h' modifier indicates the argument is 16 bits.
Christ van Willegenaa90d4f2023-09-03 17:22:37 +02006986 The 'l' modifier indicates the argument is a long
6987 integer. The size will be 32 bits or 64 bits
6988 depending on your platform.
6989 The "ll" modifier indicates the argument is 64 bits.
6990 The b and B conversion specifiers never take a width
6991 modifier and always assume their argument is a 64 bit
6992 integer.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006993 Generally, these modifiers are not useful. They are
6994 ignored when type is known from the argument.
6995
6996 i alias for d
6997 D alias for ld
6998 U alias for lu
6999 O alias for lo
7000
7001 *printf-c*
7002 c The Number argument is converted to a byte, and the
7003 resulting character is written.
7004
7005 *printf-s*
7006 s The text of the String argument is used. If a
7007 precision is specified, no more bytes than the number
7008 specified are used.
7009 If the argument is not a String type, it is
7010 automatically converted to text with the same format
7011 as ":echo".
7012 *printf-S*
7013 S The text of the String argument is used. If a
7014 precision is specified, no more display cells than the
7015 number specified are used.
7016
7017 *printf-f* *E807*
7018 f F The Float argument is converted into a string of the
7019 form 123.456. The precision specifies the number of
7020 digits after the decimal point. When the precision is
7021 zero the decimal point is omitted. When the precision
7022 is not specified 6 is used. A really big number
7023 (out of range or dividing by zero) results in "inf"
7024 or "-inf" with %f (INF or -INF with %F).
7025 "0.0 / 0.0" results in "nan" with %f (NAN with %F).
7026 Example: >
7027 echo printf("%.2f", 12.115)
7028< 12.12
7029 Note that roundoff depends on the system libraries.
7030 Use |round()| when in doubt.
7031
7032 *printf-e* *printf-E*
7033 e E The Float argument is converted into a string of the
7034 form 1.234e+03 or 1.234E+03 when using 'E'. The
7035 precision specifies the number of digits after the
7036 decimal point, like with 'f'.
7037
7038 *printf-g* *printf-G*
7039 g G The Float argument is converted like with 'f' if the
7040 value is between 0.001 (inclusive) and 10000000.0
7041 (exclusive). Otherwise 'e' is used for 'g' and 'E'
7042 for 'G'. When no precision is specified superfluous
7043 zeroes and '+' signs are removed, except for the zero
7044 immediately after the decimal point. Thus 10000000.0
7045 results in 1.0e7.
7046
7047 *printf-%*
7048 % A '%' is written. No argument is converted. The
7049 complete conversion specification is "%%".
7050
7051 When a Number argument is expected a String argument is also
7052 accepted and automatically converted.
7053 When a Float or String argument is expected a Number argument
7054 is also accepted and automatically converted.
7055 Any other argument type results in an error message.
7056
7057 *E766* *E767*
7058 The number of {exprN} arguments must exactly match the number
7059 of "%" items. If there are not sufficient or too many
7060 arguments an error is given. Up to 18 arguments can be used.
7061
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007062 *printf-$*
7063 In certain languages, error and informative messages are
7064 more readable when the order of words is different from the
Christian Brabandtee17b6f2023-09-09 11:23:50 +02007065 corresponding message in English. To accommodate translations
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007066 having a different word order, positional arguments may be
7067 used to indicate this. For instance: >
7068
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007069 #, c-format
7070 msgid "%s returning %s"
7071 msgstr "waarde %2$s komt terug van %1$s"
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007072<
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007073 In this example, the sentence has its 2 string arguments
7074 reversed in the output. >
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007075
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007076 echo printf(
7077 "In The Netherlands, vim's creator's name is: %1$s %2$s",
7078 "Bram", "Moolenaar")
7079< In The Netherlands, vim's creator's name is: Bram Moolenaar >
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007080
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007081 echo printf(
7082 "In Belgium, vim's creator's name is: %2$s %1$s",
7083 "Bram", "Moolenaar")
7084< In Belgium, vim's creator's name is: Moolenaar Bram
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007085
7086 Width (and precision) can be specified using the '*' specifier.
7087 In this case, you must specify the field width position in the
7088 argument list. >
7089
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007090 echo printf("%1$*2$.*3$d", 1, 2, 3)
7091< 001 >
7092 echo printf("%2$*3$.*1$d", 1, 2, 3)
7093< 2 >
7094 echo printf("%3$*1$.*2$d", 1, 2, 3)
7095< 03 >
7096 echo printf("%1$*2$.*3$g", 1.4142, 2, 3)
7097< 1.414
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007098
7099 You can mix specifying the width and/or precision directly
7100 and via positional arguments: >
7101
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007102 echo printf("%1$4.*2$f", 1.4142135, 6)
7103< 1.414214 >
7104 echo printf("%1$*2$.4f", 1.4142135, 6)
7105< 1.4142 >
7106 echo printf("%1$*2$.*3$f", 1.4142135, 6, 2)
7107< 1.41
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007108
Christ van Willegenc35fc032024-03-14 18:30:41 +01007109 You will get an overflow error |E1510|, when the field-width
7110 or precision will result in a string longer than 6400 chars.
7111
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007112 *E1500*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007113 You cannot mix positional and non-positional arguments: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007114 echo printf("%s%1$s", "One", "Two")
7115< E1500: Cannot mix positional and non-positional arguments:
7116 %s%1$s
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007117
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007118 *E1501*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007119 You cannot skip a positional argument in a format string: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007120 echo printf("%3$s%1$s", "One", "Two", "Three")
7121< E1501: format argument 2 unused in $-style format:
7122 %3$s%1$s
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007123
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007124 *E1502*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007125 You can re-use a [field-width] (or [precision]) argument: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007126 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$d is: %01$*2$d", 1, 2)
7127< 1 at width 2 is: 01
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007128
7129 However, you can't use it as a different type: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007130 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$ld is: %01$*2$d", 1, 2)
7131< E1502: Positional argument 2 used as field width reused as
7132 different type: long int/int
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007133
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007134 *E1503*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007135 When a positional argument is used, but not the correct number
7136 or arguments is given, an error is raised: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007137 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$d is: %01$*2$.*3$d", 1, 2)
7138< E1503: Positional argument 3 out of bounds: %1$d at width
7139 %2$d is: %01$*2$.*3$d
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007140
7141 Only the first error is reported: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007142 echo printf("%01$*2$.*3$d %4$d", 1, 2)
7143< E1503: Positional argument 3 out of bounds: %01$*2$.*3$d
7144 %4$d
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007145
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007146 *E1504*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007147 A positional argument can be used more than once: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007148 echo printf("%1$s %2$s %1$s", "One", "Two")
7149< One Two One
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007150
7151 However, you can't use a different type the second time: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007152 echo printf("%1$s %2$s %1$d", "One", "Two")
7153< E1504: Positional argument 1 type used inconsistently:
7154 int/string
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007155
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007156 *E1505*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007157 Various other errors that lead to a format string being
7158 wrongly formatted lead to: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007159 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$d is: %01$*2$.3$d", 1, 2)
7160< E1505: Invalid format specifier: %1$d at width %2$d is:
7161 %01$*2$.3$d
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007162
Christ van Willegenea746f92023-10-05 20:48:36 +02007163 *E1507*
zeertzjq27e12c72023-10-07 01:34:04 +08007164 This internal error indicates that the logic to parse a
7165 positional format argument ran into a problem that couldn't be
7166 otherwise reported. Please file a bug against Vim if you run
7167 into this, copying the exact format string and parameters that
7168 were used.
Christ van Willegenea746f92023-10-05 20:48:36 +02007169
7170
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007171prompt_getprompt({buf}) *prompt_getprompt()*
7172 Returns the effective prompt text for buffer {buf}. {buf} can
7173 be a buffer name or number. See |prompt-buffer|.
7174
7175 If the buffer doesn't exist or isn't a prompt buffer, an empty
7176 string is returned.
7177
7178 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7179 GetBuffer()->prompt_getprompt()
7180
7181< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
7182
7183
7184prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setcallback()*
7185 Set prompt callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr}
7186 is an empty string the callback is removed. This has only
7187 effect if {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
7188
7189 The callback is invoked when pressing Enter. The current
7190 buffer will always be the prompt buffer. A new line for a
7191 prompt is added before invoking the callback, thus the prompt
7192 for which the callback was invoked will be in the last but one
7193 line.
7194 If the callback wants to add text to the buffer, it must
7195 insert it above the last line, since that is where the current
7196 prompt is. This can also be done asynchronously.
7197 The callback is invoked with one argument, which is the text
7198 that was entered at the prompt. This can be an empty string
7199 if the user only typed Enter.
7200 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007201 func s:TextEntered(text)
7202 if a:text == 'exit' || a:text == 'quit'
7203 stopinsert
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01007204 " Reset 'modified' to allow the buffer to be closed.
7205 " We assume there is nothing useful to be saved.
7206 set nomodified
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007207 close
7208 else
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01007209 " Do something useful with "a:text". In this example
7210 " we just repeat it.
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007211 call append(line('$') - 1, 'Entered: "' .. a:text .. '"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007212 endif
7213 endfunc
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01007214 call prompt_setcallback(bufnr(), function('s:TextEntered'))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007215
7216< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7217 GetBuffer()->prompt_setcallback(callback)
7218
7219< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
7220
7221prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setinterrupt()*
7222 Set a callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr} is an
7223 empty string the callback is removed. This has only effect if
7224 {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
7225
7226 This callback will be invoked when pressing CTRL-C in Insert
7227 mode. Without setting a callback Vim will exit Insert mode,
7228 as in any buffer.
7229
7230 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7231 GetBuffer()->prompt_setinterrupt(callback)
7232
7233< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
7234
7235prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) *prompt_setprompt()*
7236 Set prompt for buffer {buf} to {text}. You most likely want
7237 {text} to end in a space.
7238 The result is only visible if {buf} has 'buftype' set to
7239 "prompt". Example: >
7240 call prompt_setprompt(bufnr(), 'command: ')
7241<
7242 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7243 GetBuffer()->prompt_setprompt('command: ')
7244
7245< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
7246
7247prop_ functions are documented here: |text-prop-functions|
7248
7249pum_getpos() *pum_getpos()*
7250 If the popup menu (see |ins-completion-menu|) is not visible,
7251 returns an empty |Dictionary|, otherwise, returns a
7252 |Dictionary| with the following keys:
7253 height nr of items visible
7254 width screen cells
7255 row top screen row (0 first row)
7256 col leftmost screen column (0 first col)
7257 size total nr of items
7258 scrollbar |TRUE| if scrollbar is visible
7259
7260 The values are the same as in |v:event| during
7261 |CompleteChanged|.
7262
7263pumvisible() *pumvisible()*
7264 Returns non-zero when the popup menu is visible, zero
7265 otherwise. See |ins-completion-menu|.
7266 This can be used to avoid some things that would remove the
7267 popup menu.
7268
7269py3eval({expr}) *py3eval()*
7270 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
7271 converted to Vim data structures.
7272 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
7273 copied though, Unicode strings are additionally converted to
7274 'encoding').
7275 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
7276 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with
7277 keys converted to strings.
7278 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
7279 to {expr}.
7280
7281 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7282 GetExpr()->py3eval()
7283
7284< {only available when compiled with the |+python3| feature}
7285
7286 *E858* *E859*
7287pyeval({expr}) *pyeval()*
7288 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
7289 converted to Vim data structures.
7290 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
7291 copied though).
7292 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
7293 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type,
7294 non-string keys result in error.
7295 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
7296 to {expr}.
7297
7298 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7299 GetExpr()->pyeval()
7300
7301< {only available when compiled with the |+python| feature}
7302
7303pyxeval({expr}) *pyxeval()*
7304 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
7305 converted to Vim data structures.
7306 Uses Python 2 or 3, see |python_x| and 'pyxversion'.
7307 See also: |pyeval()|, |py3eval()|
7308
7309 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7310 GetExpr()->pyxeval()
7311
7312< {only available when compiled with the |+python| or the
7313 |+python3| feature}
7314
7315rand([{expr}]) *rand()* *random*
7316 Return a pseudo-random Number generated with an xoshiro128**
7317 algorithm using seed {expr}. The returned number is 32 bits,
7318 also on 64 bits systems, for consistency.
7319 {expr} can be initialized by |srand()| and will be updated by
7320 rand(). If {expr} is omitted, an internal seed value is used
7321 and updated.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007322 Returns -1 if {expr} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007323
7324 Examples: >
7325 :echo rand()
7326 :let seed = srand()
7327 :echo rand(seed)
7328 :echo rand(seed) % 16 " random number 0 - 15
7329<
7330
7331 *E726* *E727*
7332range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]]) *range()*
7333 Returns a |List| with Numbers:
7334 - If only {expr} is specified: [0, 1, ..., {expr} - 1]
7335 - If {max} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + 1, ..., {max}]
7336 - If {stride} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + {stride}, ...,
7337 {max}] (increasing {expr} with {stride} each time, not
7338 producing a value past {max}).
7339 When the maximum is one before the start the result is an
7340 empty list. When the maximum is more than one before the
7341 start this is an error.
7342 Examples: >
7343 range(4) " [0, 1, 2, 3]
7344 range(2, 4) " [2, 3, 4]
7345 range(2, 9, 3) " [2, 5, 8]
7346 range(2, -2, -1) " [2, 1, 0, -1, -2]
7347 range(0) " []
7348 range(2, 0) " error!
7349<
7350 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7351 GetExpr()->range()
7352<
7353
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +01007354readblob({fname} [, {offset} [, {size}]]) *readblob()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007355 Read file {fname} in binary mode and return a |Blob|.
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +01007356 If {offset} is specified, read the file from the specified
7357 offset. If it is a negative value, it is used as an offset
7358 from the end of the file. E.g., to read the last 12 bytes: >
7359 readblob('file.bin', -12)
7360< If {size} is specified, only the specified size will be read.
7361 E.g. to read the first 100 bytes of a file: >
7362 readblob('file.bin', 0, 100)
7363< If {size} is -1 or omitted, the whole data starting from
7364 {offset} will be read.
K.Takata43625762022-10-20 13:28:51 +01007365 This can be also used to read the data from a character device
7366 on Unix when {size} is explicitly set. Only if the device
7367 supports seeking {offset} can be used. Otherwise it should be
7368 zero. E.g. to read 10 bytes from a serial console: >
7369 readblob('/dev/ttyS0', 0, 10)
7370< When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007371 the result is an empty |Blob|.
Bram Moolenaar5b2a3d72022-10-21 11:25:30 +01007372 When the offset is beyond the end of the file the result is an
7373 empty blob.
7374 When trying to read more bytes than are available the result
7375 is truncated.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007376 Also see |readfile()| and |writefile()|.
7377
7378
7379readdir({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdir()*
7380 Return a list with file and directory names in {directory}.
7381 You can also use |glob()| if you don't need to do complicated
7382 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
7383 The list will be sorted (case sensitive), see the {dict}
7384 argument below for changing the sort order.
7385
7386 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
7387 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
7388 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
7389 be handled.
7390 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
7391 added to the list.
7392 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
7393 to the list.
7394 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
7395 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to the entry name.
7396 When {expr} is a function the name is passed as the argument.
7397 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
7398 readdir(dirname, {n -> n =~ '.txt$'})
7399< To skip hidden and backup files: >
7400 readdir(dirname, {n -> n !~ '^\.\|\~$'})
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00007401< *E857*
7402 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007403 values. Currently this is used to specify if and how sorting
7404 should be performed. The dict can have the following members:
7405
7406 sort How to sort the result returned from the system.
7407 Valid values are:
7408 "none" do not sort (fastest method)
7409 "case" sort case sensitive (byte value of
7410 each character, technically, using
7411 strcmp()) (default)
7412 "icase" sort case insensitive (technically
7413 using strcasecmp())
7414 "collate" sort using the collation order
7415 of the "POSIX" or "C" |locale|
7416 (technically using strcoll())
7417 Other values are silently ignored.
7418
7419 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
7420 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
7421 readdir('.', '1', #{sort: 'none'})
7422< If you want to get a directory tree: >
7423 function! s:tree(dir)
7424 return {a:dir : map(readdir(a:dir),
7425 \ {_, x -> isdirectory(x) ?
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007426 \ {x : s:tree(a:dir .. '/' .. x)} : x})}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007427 endfunction
7428 echo s:tree(".")
7429<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007430 Returns an empty List on error.
7431
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007432 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7433 GetDirName()->readdir()
7434<
7435readdirex({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdirex()*
7436 Extended version of |readdir()|.
7437 Return a list of Dictionaries with file and directory
7438 information in {directory}.
7439 This is useful if you want to get the attributes of file and
7440 directory at the same time as getting a list of a directory.
7441 This is much faster than calling |readdir()| then calling
7442 |getfperm()|, |getfsize()|, |getftime()| and |getftype()| for
7443 each file and directory especially on MS-Windows.
7444 The list will by default be sorted by name (case sensitive),
7445 the sorting can be changed by using the optional {dict}
7446 argument, see |readdir()|.
7447
7448 The Dictionary for file and directory information has the
7449 following items:
7450 group Group name of the entry. (Only on Unix)
7451 name Name of the entry.
7452 perm Permissions of the entry. See |getfperm()|.
7453 size Size of the entry. See |getfsize()|.
7454 time Timestamp of the entry. See |getftime()|.
7455 type Type of the entry.
7456 On Unix, almost same as |getftype()| except:
7457 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
7458 Other symlink "link"
7459 On MS-Windows:
7460 Normal file "file"
7461 Directory "dir"
7462 Junction "junction"
7463 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
7464 Other symlink "link"
7465 Other reparse point "reparse"
7466 user User name of the entry's owner. (Only on Unix)
7467 On Unix, if the entry is a symlink, the Dictionary includes
7468 the information of the target (except the "type" item).
7469 On MS-Windows, it includes the information of the symlink
7470 itself because of performance reasons.
7471
7472 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
7473 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
7474 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
7475 be handled.
7476 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
7477 added to the list.
7478 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
7479 to the list.
7480 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
7481 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to a |Dictionary|
7482 of the entry.
7483 When {expr} is a function the entry is passed as the argument.
7484 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
7485 readdirex(dirname, {e -> e.name =~ '.txt$'})
7486<
7487 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
7488 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
7489 readdirex(dirname, '1', #{sort: 'none'})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007490<
7491 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7492 GetDirName()->readdirex()
7493<
7494
7495 *readfile()*
7496readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
7497 Read file {fname} and return a |List|, each line of the file
7498 as an item. Lines are broken at NL characters. Macintosh
7499 files separated with CR will result in a single long line
7500 (unless a NL appears somewhere).
7501 All NUL characters are replaced with a NL character.
7502 When {type} contains "b" binary mode is used:
7503 - When the last line ends in a NL an extra empty list item is
7504 added.
7505 - No CR characters are removed.
7506 Otherwise:
7507 - CR characters that appear before a NL are removed.
7508 - Whether the last line ends in a NL or not does not matter.
7509 - When 'encoding' is Unicode any UTF-8 byte order mark is
7510 removed from the text.
7511 When {max} is given this specifies the maximum number of lines
7512 to be read. Useful if you only want to check the first ten
7513 lines of a file: >
7514 :for line in readfile(fname, '', 10)
7515 : if line =~ 'Date' | echo line | endif
7516 :endfor
7517< When {max} is negative -{max} lines from the end of the file
7518 are returned, or as many as there are.
7519 When {max} is zero the result is an empty list.
7520 Note that without {max} the whole file is read into memory.
7521 Also note that there is no recognition of encoding. Read a
7522 file into a buffer if you need to.
7523 Deprecated (use |readblob()| instead): When {type} contains
7524 "B" a |Blob| is returned with the binary data of the file
7525 unmodified.
7526 When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
7527 the result is an empty list.
7528 Also see |writefile()|.
7529
7530 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7531 GetFileName()->readfile()
7532
7533reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}]) *reduce()* *E998*
7534 {func} is called for every item in {object}, which can be a
7535 |String|, |List| or a |Blob|. {func} is called with two
7536 arguments: the result so far and current item. After
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00007537 processing all items the result is returned. *E1132*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007538
7539 {initial} is the initial result. When omitted, the first item
7540 in {object} is used and {func} is first called for the second
7541 item. If {initial} is not given and {object} is empty no
7542 result can be computed, an E998 error is given.
7543
7544 Examples: >
7545 echo reduce([1, 3, 5], { acc, val -> acc + val })
7546 echo reduce(['x', 'y'], { acc, val -> acc .. val }, 'a')
7547 echo reduce(0z1122, { acc, val -> 2 * acc + val })
7548 echo reduce('xyz', { acc, val -> acc .. ',' .. val })
7549<
7550 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7551 echo mylist->reduce({ acc, val -> acc + val }, 0)
7552
7553
7554reg_executing() *reg_executing()*
7555 Returns the single letter name of the register being executed.
7556 Returns an empty string when no register is being executed.
7557 See |@|.
7558
7559reg_recording() *reg_recording()*
7560 Returns the single letter name of the register being recorded.
7561 Returns an empty string when not recording. See |q|.
7562
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007563reltime()
7564reltime({start})
7565reltime({start}, {end}) *reltime()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007566 Return an item that represents a time value. The item is a
7567 list with items that depend on the system. In Vim 9 script
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01007568 the type list<any> can be used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007569 The item can be passed to |reltimestr()| to convert it to a
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007570 string or |reltimefloat()| to convert to a Float. For
7571 example, to see the time spent in function Work(): >
7572 var startTime = reltime()
7573 Work()
7574 echo startTime->reltime()->reltimestr()
7575<
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01007576 Without an argument reltime() returns the current time (the
Lifepillar963fd7d2024-01-05 17:44:57 +01007577 representation is system-dependent, it cannot be used as the
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01007578 wall-clock time, see |localtime()| for that).
Lifepillar963fd7d2024-01-05 17:44:57 +01007579 With one argument it returns the time passed since the time
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007580 specified in the argument.
7581 With two arguments it returns the time passed between {start}
7582 and {end}.
7583
7584 The {start} and {end} arguments must be values returned by
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007585 reltime(). If there is an error an empty List is returned in
7586 legacy script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007587
7588 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7589 GetStart()->reltime()
7590<
7591 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7592
7593reltimefloat({time}) *reltimefloat()*
7594 Return a Float that represents the time value of {time}.
7595 Example: >
7596 let start = reltime()
7597 call MyFunction()
7598 let seconds = reltimefloat(reltime(start))
7599< See the note of reltimestr() about overhead.
7600 Also see |profiling|.
7601 If there is an error 0.0 is returned in legacy script, in Vim9
7602 script an error is given.
7603
7604 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7605 reltime(start)->reltimefloat()
7606
7607< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7608
7609reltimestr({time}) *reltimestr()*
7610 Return a String that represents the time value of {time}.
7611 This is the number of seconds, a dot and the number of
7612 microseconds. Example: >
7613 let start = reltime()
7614 call MyFunction()
7615 echo reltimestr(reltime(start))
7616< Note that overhead for the commands will be added to the time.
Ernie Rael076de792023-03-16 21:43:15 +00007617 The accuracy depends on the system. Use reltimefloat() for the
7618 greatest accuracy which is nanoseconds on some systems.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007619 Leading spaces are used to make the string align nicely. You
7620 can use split() to remove it. >
7621 echo split(reltimestr(reltime(start)))[0]
7622< Also see |profiling|.
7623 If there is an error an empty string is returned in legacy
7624 script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
7625
7626 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7627 reltime(start)->reltimestr()
7628
7629< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7630
7631 *remote_expr()* *E449*
7632remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007633 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
7634 string, also see |{server}|.
7635
7636 The string is sent as an expression and the result is returned
7637 after evaluation. The result must be a String or a |List|. A
7638 |List| is turned into a String by joining the items with a
7639 line break in between (not at the end), like with join(expr,
7640 "\n").
7641
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007642 If {idvar} is present and not empty, it is taken as the name
7643 of a variable and a {serverid} for later use with
7644 |remote_read()| is stored there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007645
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007646 If {timeout} is given the read times out after this many
7647 seconds. Otherwise a timeout of 600 seconds is used.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007648
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007649 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
7650 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7651 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7652 Note: Any errors will cause a local error message to be issued
7653 and the result will be the empty string.
7654
7655 Variables will be evaluated in the global namespace,
7656 independent of a function currently being active. Except
7657 when in debug mode, then local function variables and
7658 arguments can be evaluated.
7659
7660 Examples: >
7661 :echo remote_expr("gvim", "2+2")
7662 :echo remote_expr("gvim1", "b:current_syntax")
7663<
7664 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7665 ServerName()->remote_expr(expr)
7666
7667remote_foreground({server}) *remote_foreground()*
7668 Move the Vim server with the name {server} to the foreground.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007669 The {server} argument is a string, also see |{server}|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007670 This works like: >
7671 remote_expr({server}, "foreground()")
7672< Except that on Win32 systems the client does the work, to work
7673 around the problem that the OS doesn't always allow the server
7674 to bring itself to the foreground.
7675 Note: This does not restore the window if it was minimized,
7676 like foreground() does.
7677 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7678
7679 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7680 ServerName()->remote_foreground()
7681
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01007682< {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007683 Win32 console version}
7684
7685
7686remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}]) *remote_peek()*
7687 Returns a positive number if there are available strings
7688 from {serverid}. Copies any reply string into the variable
7689 {retvar} if specified. {retvar} must be a string with the
7690 name of a variable.
7691 Returns zero if none are available.
7692 Returns -1 if something is wrong.
7693 See also |clientserver|.
7694 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7695 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7696 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007697 :let repl = ""
7698 :echo "PEEK: " .. remote_peek(id, "repl") .. ": " .. repl
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007699
7700< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7701 ServerId()->remote_peek()
7702
7703remote_read({serverid}, [{timeout}]) *remote_read()*
7704 Return the oldest available reply from {serverid} and consume
7705 it. Unless a {timeout} in seconds is given, it blocks until a
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007706 reply is available. Returns an empty string, if a reply is
7707 not available or on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007708 See also |clientserver|.
7709 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7710 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7711 Example: >
7712 :echo remote_read(id)
7713
7714< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7715 ServerId()->remote_read()
7716<
7717 *remote_send()* *E241*
7718remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007719 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
7720 string, also see |{server}|.
7721
7722 The string is sent as input keys and the function returns
7723 immediately. At the Vim server the keys are not mapped
7724 |:map|.
7725
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007726 If {idvar} is present, it is taken as the name of a variable
7727 and a {serverid} for later use with remote_read() is stored
7728 there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007729
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007730 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
7731 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7732 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7733
7734 Note: Any errors will be reported in the server and may mess
7735 up the display.
7736 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007737 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":DropAndReply " .. file, "serverid") ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007738 \ remote_read(serverid)
7739
7740 :autocmd NONE RemoteReply *
7741 \ echo remote_read(expand("<amatch>"))
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007742 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":sleep 10 | echo " ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007743 \ 'server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")<CR>')
7744<
7745 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7746 ServerName()->remote_send(keys)
7747<
7748 *remote_startserver()* *E941* *E942*
7749remote_startserver({name})
h-east17b69512023-05-01 22:36:56 +01007750 Become the server {name}. {name} must be a non-empty string.
7751 This fails if already running as a server, when |v:servername|
7752 is not empty.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007753
7754 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7755 ServerName()->remote_startserver()
7756
7757< {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7758
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007759remove({list}, {idx})
7760remove({list}, {idx}, {end}) *remove()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007761 Without {end}: Remove the item at {idx} from |List| {list} and
7762 return the item.
7763 With {end}: Remove items from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
7764 return a |List| with these items. When {idx} points to the same
7765 item as {end} a list with one item is returned. When {end}
7766 points to an item before {idx} this is an error.
7767 See |list-index| for possible values of {idx} and {end}.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007768 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007769 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007770 :echo "last item: " .. remove(mylist, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007771 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
7772<
7773 Use |delete()| to remove a file.
7774
7775 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7776 mylist->remove(idx)
7777
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007778remove({blob}, {idx})
7779remove({blob}, {idx}, {end})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007780 Without {end}: Remove the byte at {idx} from |Blob| {blob} and
7781 return the byte.
7782 With {end}: Remove bytes from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
7783 return a |Blob| with these bytes. When {idx} points to the same
7784 byte as {end} a |Blob| with one byte is returned. When {end}
7785 points to a byte before {idx} this is an error.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007786 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007787 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007788 :echo "last byte: " .. remove(myblob, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007789 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
7790
7791remove({dict}, {key})
7792 Remove the entry from {dict} with key {key} and return it.
7793 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007794 :echo "removed " .. remove(dict, "one")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007795< If there is no {key} in {dict} this is an error.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007796 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007797
7798rename({from}, {to}) *rename()*
7799 Rename the file by the name {from} to the name {to}. This
7800 should also work to move files across file systems. The
7801 result is a Number, which is 0 if the file was renamed
7802 successfully, and non-zero when the renaming failed.
7803 NOTE: If {to} exists it is overwritten without warning.
7804 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7805
7806 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7807 GetOldName()->rename(newname)
7808
7809repeat({expr}, {count}) *repeat()*
7810 Repeat {expr} {count} times and return the concatenated
7811 result. Example: >
7812 :let separator = repeat('-', 80)
7813< When {count} is zero or negative the result is empty.
Bakudankun375141e2022-09-09 18:46:47 +01007814 When {expr} is a |List| or a |Blob| the result is {expr}
7815 concatenated {count} times. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007816 :let longlist = repeat(['a', 'b'], 3)
7817< Results in ['a', 'b', 'a', 'b', 'a', 'b'].
7818
7819 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7820 mylist->repeat(count)
7821
7822resolve({filename}) *resolve()* *E655*
7823 On MS-Windows, when {filename} is a shortcut (a .lnk file),
7824 returns the path the shortcut points to in a simplified form.
7825 When {filename} is a symbolic link or junction point, return
7826 the full path to the target. If the target of junction is
7827 removed, return {filename}.
7828 On Unix, repeat resolving symbolic links in all path
7829 components of {filename} and return the simplified result.
7830 To cope with link cycles, resolving of symbolic links is
7831 stopped after 100 iterations.
7832 On other systems, return the simplified {filename}.
7833 The simplification step is done as by |simplify()|.
7834 resolve() keeps a leading path component specifying the
7835 current directory (provided the result is still a relative
7836 path name) and also keeps a trailing path separator.
7837
7838 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7839 GetName()->resolve()
7840
7841reverse({object}) *reverse()*
Yegappan Lakshmanan03ff1c22023-05-06 14:08:21 +01007842 Reverse the order of items in {object}. {object} can be a
7843 |List|, a |Blob| or a |String|. For a List and a Blob the
7844 items are reversed in-place and {object} is returned.
7845 For a String a new String is returned.
7846 Returns zero if {object} is not a List, Blob or a String.
7847 If you want a List or Blob to remain unmodified make a copy
7848 first: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007849 :let revlist = reverse(copy(mylist))
7850< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7851 mylist->reverse()
7852
7853round({expr}) *round()*
7854 Round off {expr} to the nearest integral value and return it
7855 as a |Float|. If {expr} lies halfway between two integral
7856 values, then use the larger one (away from zero).
7857 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007858 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007859 Examples: >
7860 echo round(0.456)
7861< 0.0 >
7862 echo round(4.5)
7863< 5.0 >
7864 echo round(-4.5)
7865< -5.0
7866
7867 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7868 Compute()->round()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007869
7870rubyeval({expr}) *rubyeval()*
7871 Evaluate Ruby expression {expr} and return its result
7872 converted to Vim data structures.
7873 Numbers, floats and strings are returned as they are (strings
7874 are copied though).
7875 Arrays are represented as Vim |List| type.
7876 Hashes are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type.
7877 Other objects are represented as strings resulted from their
7878 "Object#to_s" method.
7879 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
7880 to {expr}.
7881
7882 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7883 GetRubyExpr()->rubyeval()
7884
7885< {only available when compiled with the |+ruby| feature}
7886
7887screenattr({row}, {col}) *screenattr()*
7888 Like |screenchar()|, but return the attribute. This is a rather
7889 arbitrary number that can only be used to compare to the
7890 attribute at other positions.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007891 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007892
7893 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7894 GetRow()->screenattr(col)
7895
7896screenchar({row}, {col}) *screenchar()*
7897 The result is a Number, which is the character at position
7898 [row, col] on the screen. This works for every possible
7899 screen position, also status lines, window separators and the
7900 command line. The top left position is row one, column one
7901 The character excludes composing characters. For double-byte
7902 encodings it may only be the first byte.
7903 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7904 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
7905
7906 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7907 GetRow()->screenchar(col)
7908
7909screenchars({row}, {col}) *screenchars()*
7910 The result is a |List| of Numbers. The first number is the same
7911 as what |screenchar()| returns. Further numbers are
7912 composing characters on top of the base character.
7913 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7914 Returns an empty List when row or col is out of range.
7915
7916 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7917 GetRow()->screenchars(col)
7918
7919screencol() *screencol()*
7920 The result is a Number, which is the current screen column of
7921 the cursor. The leftmost column has number 1.
7922 This function is mainly used for testing.
7923
7924 Note: Always returns the current screen column, thus if used
7925 in a command (e.g. ":echo screencol()") it will return the
7926 column inside the command line, which is 1 when the command is
7927 executed. To get the cursor position in the file use one of
7928 the following mappings: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007929 nnoremap <expr> GG ":echom " .. screencol() .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007930 nnoremap <silent> GG :echom screencol()<CR>
7931 nnoremap GG <Cmd>echom screencol()<CR>
7932<
7933screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *screenpos()*
7934 The result is a Dict with the screen position of the text
7935 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and column
7936 {col}. {col} is a one-based byte index.
7937 The Dict has these members:
7938 row screen row
7939 col first screen column
7940 endcol last screen column
7941 curscol cursor screen column
7942 If the specified position is not visible, all values are zero.
7943 The "endcol" value differs from "col" when the character
7944 occupies more than one screen cell. E.g. for a Tab "col" can
7945 be 1 and "endcol" can be 8.
7946 The "curscol" value is where the cursor would be placed. For
7947 a Tab it would be the same as "endcol", while for a double
7948 width character it would be the same as "col".
7949 The |conceal| feature is ignored here, the column numbers are
7950 as if 'conceallevel' is zero. You can set the cursor to the
7951 right position and use |screencol()| to get the value with
7952 |conceal| taken into account.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007953 If the position is in a closed fold the screen position of the
7954 first character is returned, {col} is not used.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007955 Returns an empty Dict if {winid} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007956
7957 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7958 GetWinid()->screenpos(lnum, col)
7959
7960screenrow() *screenrow()*
7961 The result is a Number, which is the current screen row of the
7962 cursor. The top line has number one.
7963 This function is mainly used for testing.
7964 Alternatively you can use |winline()|.
7965
7966 Note: Same restrictions as with |screencol()|.
7967
7968screenstring({row}, {col}) *screenstring()*
7969 The result is a String that contains the base character and
7970 any composing characters at position [row, col] on the screen.
7971 This is like |screenchars()| but returning a String with the
7972 characters.
7973 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7974 Returns an empty String when row or col is out of range.
7975
7976 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7977 GetRow()->screenstring(col)
7978<
7979 *search()*
7980search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
7981 Search for regexp pattern {pattern}. The search starts at the
7982 cursor position (you can use |cursor()| to set it).
7983
7984 When a match has been found its line number is returned.
7985 If there is no match a 0 is returned and the cursor doesn't
7986 move. No error message is given.
Christian Brabandt9a660d22024-03-12 22:03:09 +01007987 To get the matched string, use |matchbufline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007988
7989 {flags} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
7990 'b' search Backward instead of forward
7991 'c' accept a match at the Cursor position
7992 'e' move to the End of the match
7993 'n' do Not move the cursor
7994 'p' return number of matching sub-Pattern (see below)
7995 's' Set the ' mark at the previous location of the cursor
7996 'w' Wrap around the end of the file
7997 'W' don't Wrap around the end of the file
7998 'z' start searching at the cursor column instead of zero
7999 If neither 'w' or 'W' is given, the 'wrapscan' option applies.
8000
8001 If the 's' flag is supplied, the ' mark is set, only if the
8002 cursor is moved. The 's' flag cannot be combined with the 'n'
8003 flag.
8004
8005 'ignorecase', 'smartcase' and 'magic' are used.
8006
8007 When the 'z' flag is not given, forward searching always
8008 starts in column zero and then matches before the cursor are
8009 skipped. When the 'c' flag is present in 'cpo' the next
8010 search starts after the match. Without the 'c' flag the next
Bram Moolenaarfd999452022-08-24 18:30:14 +01008011 search starts one column after the start of the match. This
8012 matters for overlapping matches. See |cpo-c|. You can also
8013 insert "\ze" to change where the match ends, see |/\ze|.
8014
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008015 When searching backwards and the 'z' flag is given then the
8016 search starts in column zero, thus no match in the current
8017 line will be found (unless wrapping around the end of the
8018 file).
8019
8020 When the {stopline} argument is given then the search stops
8021 after searching this line. This is useful to restrict the
8022 search to a range of lines. Examples: >
8023 let match = search('(', 'b', line("w0"))
8024 let end = search('END', '', line("w$"))
8025< When {stopline} is used and it is not zero this also implies
8026 that the search does not wrap around the end of the file.
8027 A zero value is equal to not giving the argument.
Bram Moolenaar2ecbe532022-07-29 21:36:21 +01008028 *E1285* *E1286* *E1287* *E1288* *E1289*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008029 When the {timeout} argument is given the search stops when
8030 more than this many milliseconds have passed. Thus when
8031 {timeout} is 500 the search stops after half a second.
8032 The value must not be negative. A zero value is like not
8033 giving the argument.
8034 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
8035
8036 If the {skip} expression is given it is evaluated with the
8037 cursor positioned on the start of a match. If it evaluates to
8038 non-zero this match is skipped. This can be used, for
8039 example, to skip a match in a comment or a string.
8040 {skip} can be a string, which is evaluated as an expression, a
8041 function reference or a lambda.
8042 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
8043 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
8044 and -1 returned.
8045 *search()-sub-match*
8046 With the 'p' flag the returned value is one more than the
8047 first sub-match in \(\). One if none of them matched but the
8048 whole pattern did match.
8049 To get the column number too use |searchpos()|.
8050
8051 The cursor will be positioned at the match, unless the 'n'
8052 flag is used.
8053
8054 Example (goes over all files in the argument list): >
8055 :let n = 1
8056 :while n <= argc() " loop over all files in arglist
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008057 : exe "argument " .. n
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008058 : " start at the last char in the file and wrap for the
8059 : " first search to find match at start of file
8060 : normal G$
8061 : let flags = "w"
8062 : while search("foo", flags) > 0
8063 : s/foo/bar/g
8064 : let flags = "W"
8065 : endwhile
8066 : update " write the file if modified
8067 : let n = n + 1
8068 :endwhile
8069<
8070 Example for using some flags: >
8071 :echo search('\<if\|\(else\)\|\(endif\)', 'ncpe')
8072< This will search for the keywords "if", "else", and "endif"
8073 under or after the cursor. Because of the 'p' flag, it
8074 returns 1, 2, or 3 depending on which keyword is found, or 0
8075 if the search fails. With the cursor on the first word of the
8076 line:
8077 if (foo == 0) | let foo = foo + 1 | endif ~
8078 the function returns 1. Without the 'c' flag, the function
8079 finds the "endif" and returns 3. The same thing happens
8080 without the 'e' flag if the cursor is on the "f" of "if".
8081 The 'n' flag tells the function not to move the cursor.
8082
8083 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8084 GetPattern()->search()
8085
8086searchcount([{options}]) *searchcount()*
8087 Get or update the last search count, like what is displayed
8088 without the "S" flag in 'shortmess'. This works even if
8089 'shortmess' does contain the "S" flag.
8090
8091 This returns a |Dictionary|. The dictionary is empty if the
8092 previous pattern was not set and "pattern" was not specified.
8093
8094 key type meaning ~
8095 current |Number| current position of match;
8096 0 if the cursor position is
8097 before the first match
8098 exact_match |Boolean| 1 if "current" is matched on
8099 "pos", otherwise 0
8100 total |Number| total count of matches found
8101 incomplete |Number| 0: search was fully completed
8102 1: recomputing was timed out
8103 2: max count exceeded
8104
8105 For {options} see further down.
8106
8107 To get the last search count when |n| or |N| was pressed, call
8108 this function with `recompute: 0` . This sometimes returns
8109 wrong information because |n| and |N|'s maximum count is 99.
8110 If it exceeded 99 the result must be max count + 1 (100). If
8111 you want to get correct information, specify `recompute: 1`: >
8112
8113 " result == maxcount + 1 (100) when many matches
8114 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
8115
8116 " Below returns correct result (recompute defaults
8117 " to 1)
8118 let result = searchcount()
8119<
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01008120 The function is useful to add the count to 'statusline': >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008121 function! LastSearchCount() abort
8122 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
8123 if empty(result)
8124 return ''
8125 endif
8126 if result.incomplete ==# 1 " timed out
8127 return printf(' /%s [?/??]', @/)
8128 elseif result.incomplete ==# 2 " max count exceeded
8129 if result.total > result.maxcount &&
8130 \ result.current > result.maxcount
8131 return printf(' /%s [>%d/>%d]', @/,
8132 \ result.current, result.total)
8133 elseif result.total > result.maxcount
8134 return printf(' /%s [%d/>%d]', @/,
8135 \ result.current, result.total)
8136 endif
8137 endif
8138 return printf(' /%s [%d/%d]', @/,
8139 \ result.current, result.total)
8140 endfunction
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008141 let &statusline ..= '%{LastSearchCount()}'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008142
8143 " Or if you want to show the count only when
8144 " 'hlsearch' was on
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008145 " let &statusline ..=
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008146 " \ '%{v:hlsearch ? LastSearchCount() : ""}'
8147<
8148 You can also update the search count, which can be useful in a
8149 |CursorMoved| or |CursorMovedI| autocommand: >
8150
8151 autocmd CursorMoved,CursorMovedI *
8152 \ let s:searchcount_timer = timer_start(
8153 \ 200, function('s:update_searchcount'))
8154 function! s:update_searchcount(timer) abort
8155 if a:timer ==# s:searchcount_timer
8156 call searchcount(#{
8157 \ recompute: 1, maxcount: 0, timeout: 100})
8158 redrawstatus
8159 endif
8160 endfunction
8161<
8162 This can also be used to count matched texts with specified
8163 pattern in the current buffer using "pattern": >
8164
8165 " Count '\<foo\>' in this buffer
8166 " (Note that it also updates search count)
8167 let result = searchcount(#{pattern: '\<foo\>'})
8168
8169 " To restore old search count by old pattern,
8170 " search again
8171 call searchcount()
8172<
8173 {options} must be a |Dictionary|. It can contain:
8174 key type meaning ~
8175 recompute |Boolean| if |TRUE|, recompute the count
8176 like |n| or |N| was executed.
8177 otherwise returns the last
8178 computed result (when |n| or
8179 |N| was used when "S" is not
8180 in 'shortmess', or this
8181 function was called).
8182 (default: |TRUE|)
8183 pattern |String| recompute if this was given
8184 and different with |@/|.
8185 this works as same as the
8186 below command is executed
8187 before calling this function >
8188 let @/ = pattern
8189< (default: |@/|)
8190 timeout |Number| 0 or negative number is no
8191 timeout. timeout milliseconds
8192 for recomputing the result
8193 (default: 0)
8194 maxcount |Number| 0 or negative number is no
8195 limit. max count of matched
8196 text while recomputing the
8197 result. if search exceeded
8198 total count, "total" value
8199 becomes `maxcount + 1`
8200 (default: 99)
8201 pos |List| `[lnum, col, off]` value
8202 when recomputing the result.
8203 this changes "current" result
8204 value. see |cursor()|,
8205 |getpos()|
8206 (default: cursor's position)
8207
8208 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8209 GetSearchOpts()->searchcount()
8210<
8211searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]]) *searchdecl()*
8212 Search for the declaration of {name}.
8213
8214 With a non-zero {global} argument it works like |gD|, find
8215 first match in the file. Otherwise it works like |gd|, find
8216 first match in the function.
8217
8218 With a non-zero {thisblock} argument matches in a {} block
8219 that ends before the cursor position are ignored. Avoids
8220 finding variable declarations only valid in another scope.
8221
8222 Moves the cursor to the found match.
8223 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
8224 Example: >
8225 if searchdecl('myvar') == 0
8226 echo getline('.')
8227 endif
8228<
8229 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8230 GetName()->searchdecl()
8231<
8232 *searchpair()*
8233searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
8234 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
8235 Search for the match of a nested start-end pair. This can be
8236 used to find the "endif" that matches an "if", while other
8237 if/endif pairs in between are ignored.
8238 The search starts at the cursor. The default is to search
8239 forward, include 'b' in {flags} to search backward.
8240 If a match is found, the cursor is positioned at it and the
8241 line number is returned. If no match is found 0 or -1 is
8242 returned and the cursor doesn't move. No error message is
8243 given.
8244
8245 {start}, {middle} and {end} are patterns, see |pattern|. They
8246 must not contain \( \) pairs. Use of \%( \) is allowed. When
8247 {middle} is not empty, it is found when searching from either
8248 direction, but only when not in a nested start-end pair. A
8249 typical use is: >
8250 searchpair('\<if\>', '\<else\>', '\<endif\>')
8251< By leaving {middle} empty the "else" is skipped.
8252
8253 {flags} 'b', 'c', 'n', 's', 'w' and 'W' are used like with
8254 |search()|. Additionally:
8255 'r' Repeat until no more matches found; will find the
8256 outer pair. Implies the 'W' flag.
8257 'm' Return number of matches instead of line number with
8258 the match; will be > 1 when 'r' is used.
8259 Note: it's nearly always a good idea to use the 'W' flag, to
8260 avoid wrapping around the end of the file.
8261
8262 When a match for {start}, {middle} or {end} is found, the
8263 {skip} expression is evaluated with the cursor positioned on
8264 the start of the match. It should return non-zero if this
8265 match is to be skipped. E.g., because it is inside a comment
8266 or a string.
8267 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
8268 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
8269 and -1 returned.
8270 {skip} can be a string, a lambda, a funcref or a partial.
8271 Anything else makes the function fail.
8272 In a `:def` function when the {skip} argument is a string
8273 constant it is compiled into instructions.
8274
8275 For {stopline} and {timeout} see |search()|.
8276
8277 The value of 'ignorecase' is used. 'magic' is ignored, the
8278 patterns are used like it's on.
8279
8280 The search starts exactly at the cursor. A match with
8281 {start}, {middle} or {end} at the next character, in the
8282 direction of searching, is the first one found. Example: >
8283 if 1
8284 if 2
8285 endif 2
8286 endif 1
8287< When starting at the "if 2", with the cursor on the "i", and
8288 searching forwards, the "endif 2" is found. When starting on
8289 the character just before the "if 2", the "endif 1" will be
8290 found. That's because the "if 2" will be found first, and
8291 then this is considered to be a nested if/endif from "if 2" to
8292 "endif 2".
8293 When searching backwards and {end} is more than one character,
8294 it may be useful to put "\zs" at the end of the pattern, so
8295 that when the cursor is inside a match with the end it finds
8296 the matching start.
8297
8298 Example, to find the "endif" command in a Vim script: >
8299
8300 :echo searchpair('\<if\>', '\<el\%[seif]\>', '\<en\%[dif]\>', 'W',
8301 \ 'getline(".") =~ "^\\s*\""')
8302
8303< The cursor must be at or after the "if" for which a match is
8304 to be found. Note that single-quote strings are used to avoid
8305 having to double the backslashes. The skip expression only
8306 catches comments at the start of a line, not after a command.
8307 Also, a word "en" or "if" halfway a line is considered a
8308 match.
8309 Another example, to search for the matching "{" of a "}": >
8310
8311 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW')
8312
8313< This works when the cursor is at or before the "}" for which a
8314 match is to be found. To reject matches that syntax
8315 highlighting recognized as strings: >
8316
8317 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW',
8318 \ 'synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 0), "name") =~? "string"')
8319<
8320 *searchpairpos()*
8321searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
8322 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
8323 Same as |searchpair()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
8324 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
8325 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
8326 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
8327 returns [0, 0]. >
8328
8329 :let [lnum,col] = searchpairpos('{', '', '}', 'n')
8330<
8331 See |match-parens| for a bigger and more useful example.
8332
8333 *searchpos()*
8334searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
8335 Same as |search()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
8336 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
8337 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
8338 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
8339 returns [0, 0].
8340 Example: >
8341 :let [lnum, col] = searchpos('mypattern', 'n')
8342
8343< When the 'p' flag is given then there is an extra item with
8344 the sub-pattern match number |search()-sub-match|. Example: >
8345 :let [lnum, col, submatch] = searchpos('\(\l\)\|\(\u\)', 'np')
8346< In this example "submatch" is 2 when a lowercase letter is
8347 found |/\l|, 3 when an uppercase letter is found |/\u|.
8348
8349 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8350 GetPattern()->searchpos()
8351
8352server2client({clientid}, {string}) *server2client()*
8353 Send a reply string to {clientid}. The most recent {clientid}
8354 that sent a string can be retrieved with expand("<client>").
8355 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
8356 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
8357 Note:
8358 This id has to be stored before the next command can be
8359 received. I.e. before returning from the received command and
8360 before calling any commands that waits for input.
8361 See also |clientserver|.
8362 Example: >
8363 :echo server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")
8364
8365< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8366 GetClientId()->server2client(string)
8367<
8368serverlist() *serverlist()*
8369 Return a list of available server names, one per line.
8370 When there are no servers or the information is not available
8371 an empty string is returned. See also |clientserver|.
8372 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
8373 Example: >
8374 :echo serverlist()
8375<
8376setbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *setbufline()*
8377 Set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer {buf}. This works like
8378 |setline()| for the specified buffer.
8379
8380 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
8381 |bufload()| if needed.
8382
8383 To insert lines use |appendbufline()|.
8384 Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
8385
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +00008386 {text} can be a string to set one line, or a List of strings
8387 to set multiple lines. If the List extends below the last
8388 line then those lines are added. If the List is empty then
8389 nothing is changed and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008390
8391 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
8392
8393 {lnum} is used like with |setline()|.
8394 Use "$" to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
8395 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
8396 added below the last line.
8397
8398 When {buf} is not a valid buffer, the buffer is not loaded or
8399 {lnum} is not valid then 1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
8400 error is given.
8401 On success 0 is returned.
8402
8403 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8404 third argument: >
8405 GetText()->setbufline(buf, lnum)
8406
8407setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val}) *setbufvar()*
8408 Set option or local variable {varname} in buffer {buf} to
8409 {val}.
8410 This also works for a global or local window option, but it
8411 doesn't work for a global or local window variable.
8412 For a local window option the global value is unchanged.
8413 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
8414 The {varname} argument is a string.
8415 Note that the variable name without "b:" must be used.
8416 Examples: >
8417 :call setbufvar(1, "&mod", 1)
8418 :call setbufvar("todo", "myvar", "foobar")
8419< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8420
8421 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8422 third argument: >
8423 GetValue()->setbufvar(buf, varname)
8424
8425
8426setcellwidths({list}) *setcellwidths()*
8427 Specify overrides for cell widths of character ranges. This
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008428 tells Vim how wide characters are when displayed in the
8429 terminal, counted in screen cells. The values override
8430 'ambiwidth'. Example: >
8431 call setcellwidths([
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00008432 \ [0x111, 0x111, 1],
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008433 \ [0x2194, 0x2199, 2],
8434 \ ])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008435
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008436< The {list} argument is a List of Lists with each three
8437 numbers: [{low}, {high}, {width}]. *E1109* *E1110*
8438 {low} and {high} can be the same, in which case this refers to
8439 one character. Otherwise it is the range of characters from
8440 {low} to {high} (inclusive). *E1111* *E1114*
K.Takata71933232023-01-20 16:00:55 +00008441 Only characters with value 0x80 and higher can be used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008442
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008443 {width} must be either 1 or 2, indicating the character width
8444 in screen cells. *E1112*
8445 An error is given if the argument is invalid, also when a
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00008446 range overlaps with another. *E1113*
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008447
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008448 If the new value causes 'fillchars' or 'listchars' to become
8449 invalid it is rejected and an error is given.
8450
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008451 To clear the overrides pass an empty {list}: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008452 setcellwidths([]);
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008453
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008454< You can use the script $VIMRUNTIME/tools/emoji_list.vim to see
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008455 the effect for known emoji characters. Move the cursor
8456 through the text to check if the cell widths of your terminal
8457 match with what Vim knows about each emoji. If it doesn't
8458 look right you need to adjust the {list} argument.
8459
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008460
8461setcharpos({expr}, {list}) *setcharpos()*
8462 Same as |setpos()| but uses the specified column number as the
8463 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
8464
8465 Example:
8466 With the text "여보세요" in line 8: >
8467 call setcharpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
8468< positions the cursor on the fourth character '요'. >
8469 call setpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
8470< positions the cursor on the second character '보'.
8471
8472 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8473 GetPosition()->setcharpos('.')
8474
8475setcharsearch({dict}) *setcharsearch()*
8476 Set the current character search information to {dict},
8477 which contains one or more of the following entries:
8478
8479 char character which will be used for a subsequent
8480 |,| or |;| command; an empty string clears the
8481 character search
8482 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
8483 0 for backward
8484 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
8485 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
8486 character search
8487
8488 This can be useful to save/restore a user's character search
8489 from a script: >
8490 :let prevsearch = getcharsearch()
8491 :" Perform a command which clobbers user's search
8492 :call setcharsearch(prevsearch)
8493< Also see |getcharsearch()|.
8494
8495 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8496 SavedSearch()->setcharsearch()
8497
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01008498setcmdline({str} [, {pos}]) *setcmdline()*
8499 Set the command line to {str} and set the cursor position to
8500 {pos}.
8501 If {pos} is omitted, the cursor is positioned after the text.
8502 Returns 0 when successful, 1 when not editing the command
8503 line.
8504
8505 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8506 GetText()->setcmdline()
8507
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008508setcmdpos({pos}) *setcmdpos()*
8509 Set the cursor position in the command line to byte position
8510 {pos}. The first position is 1.
8511 Use |getcmdpos()| to obtain the current position.
8512 Only works while editing the command line, thus you must use
8513 |c_CTRL-\_e|, |c_CTRL-R_=| or |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '='. For
8514 |c_CTRL-\_e| and |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '=' the position is
8515 set after the command line is set to the expression. For
8516 |c_CTRL-R_=| it is set after evaluating the expression but
8517 before inserting the resulting text.
8518 When the number is too big the cursor is put at the end of the
8519 line. A number smaller than one has undefined results.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01008520 Returns 0 when successful, 1 when not editing the command
8521 line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008522
8523 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8524 GetPos()->setcmdpos()
8525
8526setcursorcharpos({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *setcursorcharpos()*
8527setcursorcharpos({list})
8528 Same as |cursor()| but uses the specified column number as the
8529 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
8530
8531 Example:
8532 With the text "여보세요" in line 4: >
8533 call setcursorcharpos(4, 3)
8534< positions the cursor on the third character '세'. >
8535 call cursor(4, 3)
8536< positions the cursor on the first character '여'.
8537
8538 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8539 GetCursorPos()->setcursorcharpos()
8540
8541
8542setenv({name}, {val}) *setenv()*
8543 Set environment variable {name} to {val}. Example: >
8544 call setenv('HOME', '/home/myhome')
8545
8546< When {val} is |v:null| the environment variable is deleted.
8547 See also |expr-env|.
8548
8549 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8550 second argument: >
8551 GetPath()->setenv('PATH')
8552
8553setfperm({fname}, {mode}) *setfperm()* *chmod*
8554 Set the file permissions for {fname} to {mode}.
8555 {mode} must be a string with 9 characters. It is of the form
8556 "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of "rwx" flags represent, in
8557 turn, the permissions of the owner of the file, the group the
8558 file belongs to, and other users. A '-' character means the
8559 permission is off, any other character means on. Multi-byte
8560 characters are not supported.
8561
8562 For example "rw-r-----" means read-write for the user,
8563 readable by the group, not accessible by others. "xx-x-----"
8564 would do the same thing.
8565
8566 Returns non-zero for success, zero for failure.
8567
8568 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8569 GetFilename()->setfperm(mode)
8570<
8571 To read permissions see |getfperm()|.
8572
8573
8574setline({lnum}, {text}) *setline()*
8575 Set line {lnum} of the current buffer to {text}. To insert
8576 lines use |append()|. To set lines in another buffer use
8577 |setbufline()|. Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
8578
8579 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
8580 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
8581 added below the last line.
8582 {text} can be any type or a List of any type, each item is
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +00008583 converted to a String. When {text} is an empty List then
8584 nothing is changed and FALSE is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008585
8586 If this succeeds, FALSE is returned. If this fails (most likely
8587 because {lnum} is invalid) TRUE is returned.
8588 In |Vim9| script an error is given if {lnum} is invalid.
8589
8590 Example: >
8591 :call setline(5, strftime("%c"))
8592
8593< When {text} is a |List| then line {lnum} and following lines
8594 will be set to the items in the list. Example: >
8595 :call setline(5, ['aaa', 'bbb', 'ccc'])
8596< This is equivalent to: >
8597 :for [n, l] in [[5, 'aaa'], [6, 'bbb'], [7, 'ccc']]
8598 : call setline(n, l)
8599 :endfor
8600
8601< Note: The '[ and '] marks are not set.
8602
8603 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8604 second argument: >
8605 GetText()->setline(lnum)
8606
8607setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setloclist()*
8608 Create or replace or add to the location list for window {nr}.
8609 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8610 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
8611
8612 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
8613 modified. For an invalid window number {nr}, -1 is returned.
8614 Otherwise, same as |setqflist()|.
8615 Also see |location-list|.
8616
8617 For {action} see |setqflist-action|.
8618
8619 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
8620 only the items listed in {what} are set. Refer to |setqflist()|
8621 for the list of supported keys in {what}.
8622
8623 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8624 second argument: >
8625 GetLoclist()->setloclist(winnr)
8626
8627setmatches({list} [, {win}]) *setmatches()*
8628 Restores a list of matches saved by |getmatches()| for the
8629 current window. Returns 0 if successful, otherwise -1. All
8630 current matches are cleared before the list is restored. See
8631 example for |getmatches()|.
8632 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
8633 window ID instead of the current window.
8634
8635 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8636 GetMatches()->setmatches()
8637<
8638 *setpos()*
8639setpos({expr}, {list})
8640 Set the position for String {expr}. Possible values:
8641 . the cursor
8642 'x mark x
8643
8644 {list} must be a |List| with four or five numbers:
8645 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
8646 [bufnum, lnum, col, off, curswant]
8647
8648 "bufnum" is the buffer number. Zero can be used for the
8649 current buffer. When setting an uppercase mark "bufnum" is
8650 used for the mark position. For other marks it specifies the
8651 buffer to set the mark in. You can use the |bufnr()| function
8652 to turn a file name into a buffer number.
8653 For setting the cursor and the ' mark "bufnum" is ignored,
8654 since these are associated with a window, not a buffer.
8655 Does not change the jumplist.
8656
8657 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
8658 column is 1. Use a zero "lnum" to delete a mark. If "col" is
8659 smaller than 1 then 1 is used. To use the character count
8660 instead of the byte count, use |setcharpos()|.
8661
8662 The "off" number is only used when 'virtualedit' is set. Then
8663 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
8664 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
8665 character.
8666
8667 The "curswant" number is only used when setting the cursor
8668 position. It sets the preferred column for when moving the
8669 cursor vertically. When the "curswant" number is missing the
8670 preferred column is not set. When it is present and setting a
8671 mark position it is not used.
8672
8673 Note that for '< and '> changing the line number may result in
8674 the marks to be effectively be swapped, so that '< is always
8675 before '>.
8676
8677 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
8678 An error message is given if {expr} is invalid.
8679
8680 Also see |setcharpos()|, |getpos()| and |getcurpos()|.
8681
8682 This does not restore the preferred column for moving
8683 vertically; if you set the cursor position with this, |j| and
8684 |k| motions will jump to previous columns! Use |cursor()| to
8685 also set the preferred column. Also see the "curswant" key in
8686 |winrestview()|.
8687
8688 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8689 GetPosition()->setpos('.')
8690
8691setqflist({list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setqflist()*
8692 Create or replace or add to the quickfix list.
8693
8694 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
8695 only the items listed in {what} are set. The first {list}
8696 argument is ignored. See below for the supported items in
8697 {what}.
8698 *setqflist-what*
8699 When {what} is not present, the items in {list} are used. Each
8700 item must be a dictionary. Non-dictionary items in {list} are
8701 ignored. Each dictionary item can contain the following
8702 entries:
8703
8704 bufnr buffer number; must be the number of a valid
8705 buffer
8706 filename name of a file; only used when "bufnr" is not
8707 present or it is invalid.
8708 module name of a module; if given it will be used in
8709 quickfix error window instead of the filename.
8710 lnum line number in the file
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00008711 end_lnum end of lines, if the item spans multiple lines
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008712 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
8713 col column number
8714 vcol when non-zero: "col" is visual column
8715 when zero: "col" is byte index
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00008716 end_col end column, if the item spans multiple columns
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008717 nr error number
8718 text description of the error
8719 type single-character error type, 'E', 'W', etc.
8720 valid recognized error message
Tom Praschanca6ac992023-08-11 23:26:12 +02008721 user_data custom data associated with the item, can be
8722 any type.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008723
8724 The "col", "vcol", "nr", "type" and "text" entries are
8725 optional. Either "lnum" or "pattern" entry can be used to
8726 locate a matching error line.
8727 If the "filename" and "bufnr" entries are not present or
8728 neither the "lnum" or "pattern" entries are present, then the
8729 item will not be handled as an error line.
8730 If both "pattern" and "lnum" are present then "pattern" will
8731 be used.
8732 If the "valid" entry is not supplied, then the valid flag is
8733 set when "bufnr" is a valid buffer or "filename" exists.
8734 If you supply an empty {list}, the quickfix list will be
8735 cleared.
8736 Note that the list is not exactly the same as what
8737 |getqflist()| returns.
8738
8739 {action} values: *setqflist-action* *E927*
8740 'a' The items from {list} are added to the existing
8741 quickfix list. If there is no existing list, then a
8742 new list is created.
8743
8744 'r' The items from the current quickfix list are replaced
8745 with the items from {list}. This can also be used to
8746 clear the list: >
8747 :call setqflist([], 'r')
8748<
8749 'f' All the quickfix lists in the quickfix stack are
8750 freed.
8751
8752 If {action} is not present or is set to ' ', then a new list
8753 is created. The new quickfix list is added after the current
8754 quickfix list in the stack and all the following lists are
8755 freed. To add a new quickfix list at the end of the stack,
8756 set "nr" in {what} to "$".
8757
8758 The following items can be specified in dictionary {what}:
8759 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
8760 efm errorformat to use when parsing text from
8761 "lines". If this is not present, then the
8762 'errorformat' option value is used.
8763 See |quickfix-parse|
8764 id quickfix list identifier |quickfix-ID|
8765 idx index of the current entry in the quickfix
8766 list specified by 'id' or 'nr'. If set to '$',
8767 then the last entry in the list is set as the
8768 current entry. See |quickfix-index|
8769 items list of quickfix entries. Same as the {list}
8770 argument.
8771 lines use 'errorformat' to parse a list of lines and
8772 add the resulting entries to the quickfix list
8773 {nr} or {id}. Only a |List| value is supported.
8774 See |quickfix-parse|
8775 nr list number in the quickfix stack; zero
8776 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
8777 the last quickfix list.
8778 quickfixtextfunc
8779 function to get the text to display in the
8780 quickfix window. The value can be the name of
8781 a function or a funcref or a lambda. Refer to
8782 |quickfix-window-function| for an explanation
8783 of how to write the function and an example.
8784 title quickfix list title text. See |quickfix-title|
8785 Unsupported keys in {what} are ignored.
8786 If the "nr" item is not present, then the current quickfix list
8787 is modified. When creating a new quickfix list, "nr" can be
8788 set to a value one greater than the quickfix stack size.
8789 When modifying a quickfix list, to guarantee that the correct
8790 list is modified, "id" should be used instead of "nr" to
8791 specify the list.
8792
8793 Examples (See also |setqflist-examples|): >
8794 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'title': 'My search'})
8795 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'nr': 2, 'title': 'Errors'})
8796 :call setqflist([], 'a', {'id':qfid, 'lines':["F1:10:L10"]})
8797<
8798 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
8799
8800 This function can be used to create a quickfix list
8801 independent of the 'errorformat' setting. Use a command like
8802 `:cc 1` to jump to the first position.
8803
8804 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8805 second argument: >
8806 GetErrorlist()->setqflist()
8807<
8808 *setreg()*
8809setreg({regname}, {value} [, {options}])
8810 Set the register {regname} to {value}.
8811 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
8812 The {regname} argument is a string. In |Vim9-script|
8813 {regname} must be one character.
8814
8815 {value} may be any value returned by |getreg()| or
8816 |getreginfo()|, including a |List| or |Dict|.
8817 If {options} contains "a" or {regname} is upper case,
8818 then the value is appended.
8819
8820 {options} can also contain a register type specification:
8821 "c" or "v" |characterwise| mode
8822 "l" or "V" |linewise| mode
8823 "b" or "<CTRL-V>" |blockwise-visual| mode
8824 If a number immediately follows "b" or "<CTRL-V>" then this is
8825 used as the width of the selection - if it is not specified
8826 then the width of the block is set to the number of characters
8827 in the longest line (counting a <Tab> as 1 character).
8828
8829 If {options} contains no register settings, then the default
8830 is to use character mode unless {value} ends in a <NL> for
8831 string {value} and linewise mode for list {value}. Blockwise
8832 mode is never selected automatically.
8833 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
8834
8835 *E883*
8836 Note: you may not use |List| containing more than one item to
8837 set search and expression registers. Lists containing no
8838 items act like empty strings.
8839
8840 Examples: >
8841 :call setreg(v:register, @*)
8842 :call setreg('*', @%, 'ac')
8843 :call setreg('a', "1\n2\n3", 'b5')
8844 :call setreg('"', { 'points_to': 'a'})
8845
8846< This example shows using the functions to save and restore a
8847 register: >
8848 :let var_a = getreginfo()
8849 :call setreg('a', var_a)
8850< or: >
8851 :let var_a = getreg('a', 1, 1)
8852 :let var_amode = getregtype('a')
8853 ....
8854 :call setreg('a', var_a, var_amode)
8855< Note: you may not reliably restore register value
8856 without using the third argument to |getreg()| as without it
8857 newlines are represented as newlines AND Nul bytes are
8858 represented as newlines as well, see |NL-used-for-Nul|.
8859
8860 You can also change the type of a register by appending
8861 nothing: >
8862 :call setreg('a', '', 'al')
8863
8864< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8865 second argument: >
8866 GetText()->setreg('a')
8867
8868settabvar({tabnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabvar()*
8869 Set tab-local variable {varname} to {val} in tab page {tabnr}.
8870 |t:var|
8871 The {varname} argument is a string.
8872 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
8873 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype'.
8874 Note that the variable name without "t:" must be used.
8875 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
8876 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8877
8878 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8879 third argument: >
8880 GetValue()->settabvar(tab, name)
8881
8882settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabwinvar()*
8883 Set option or local variable {varname} in window {winnr} to
8884 {val}.
8885 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
8886 use |setwinvar()|.
8887 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8888 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
8889 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
8890 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype' or 'syntax'.
8891 This also works for a global or local buffer option, but it
8892 doesn't work for a global or local buffer variable.
8893 For a local buffer option the global value is unchanged.
8894 Note that the variable name without "w:" must be used.
8895 Examples: >
8896 :call settabwinvar(1, 1, "&list", 0)
8897 :call settabwinvar(3, 2, "myvar", "foobar")
8898< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8899
8900 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8901 fourth argument: >
8902 GetValue()->settabwinvar(tab, winnr, name)
8903
8904settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}]) *settagstack()*
8905 Modify the tag stack of the window {nr} using {dict}.
8906 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8907
8908 For a list of supported items in {dict}, refer to
8909 |gettagstack()|. "curidx" takes effect before changing the tag
8910 stack.
8911 *E962*
8912 How the tag stack is modified depends on the {action}
8913 argument:
8914 - If {action} is not present or is set to 'r', then the tag
8915 stack is replaced.
8916 - If {action} is set to 'a', then new entries from {dict} are
8917 pushed (added) onto the tag stack.
8918 - If {action} is set to 't', then all the entries from the
8919 current entry in the tag stack or "curidx" in {dict} are
8920 removed and then new entries are pushed to the stack.
8921
8922 The current index is set to one after the length of the tag
8923 stack after the modification.
8924
8925 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
8926
8927 Examples (for more examples see |tagstack-examples|):
8928 Empty the tag stack of window 3: >
8929 call settagstack(3, {'items' : []})
8930
8931< Save and restore the tag stack: >
8932 let stack = gettagstack(1003)
8933 " do something else
8934 call settagstack(1003, stack)
8935 unlet stack
8936<
8937 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8938 second argument: >
8939 GetStack()->settagstack(winnr)
8940
8941setwinvar({winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *setwinvar()*
8942 Like |settabwinvar()| for the current tab page.
8943 Examples: >
8944 :call setwinvar(1, "&list", 0)
8945 :call setwinvar(2, "myvar", "foobar")
8946
8947< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8948 third argument: >
8949 GetValue()->setwinvar(winnr, name)
8950
8951sha256({string}) *sha256()*
8952 Returns a String with 64 hex characters, which is the SHA256
8953 checksum of {string}.
8954
8955 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8956 GetText()->sha256()
8957
8958< {only available when compiled with the |+cryptv| feature}
8959
8960shellescape({string} [, {special}]) *shellescape()*
8961 Escape {string} for use as a shell command argument.
8962 When the 'shell' contains powershell (MS-Windows) or pwsh
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008963 (MS-Windows, Linux, and macOS) then it will enclose {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008964 in single quotes and will double up all internal single
8965 quotes.
8966 On MS-Windows, when 'shellslash' is not set, it will enclose
8967 {string} in double quotes and double all double quotes within
8968 {string}.
8969 Otherwise it will enclose {string} in single quotes and
8970 replace all "'" with "'\''".
8971
8972 When the {special} argument is present and it's a non-zero
8973 Number or a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then special
8974 items such as "!", "%", "#" and "<cword>" will be preceded by
8975 a backslash. This backslash will be removed again by the |:!|
8976 command.
8977
8978 The "!" character will be escaped (again with a |non-zero-arg|
8979 {special}) when 'shell' contains "csh" in the tail. That is
8980 because for csh and tcsh "!" is used for history replacement
8981 even when inside single quotes.
8982
8983 With a |non-zero-arg| {special} the <NL> character is also
8984 escaped. When 'shell' containing "csh" in the tail it's
8985 escaped a second time.
8986
8987 The "\" character will be escaped when 'shell' contains "fish"
8988 in the tail. That is because for fish "\" is used as an escape
8989 character inside single quotes.
8990
8991 Example of use with a |:!| command: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008992 :exe '!dir ' .. shellescape(expand('<cfile>'), 1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008993< This results in a directory listing for the file under the
8994 cursor. Example of use with |system()|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008995 :call system("chmod +w -- " .. shellescape(expand("%")))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008996< See also |::S|.
8997
8998 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8999 GetCommand()->shellescape()
9000
9001shiftwidth([{col}]) *shiftwidth()*
9002 Returns the effective value of 'shiftwidth'. This is the
9003 'shiftwidth' value unless it is zero, in which case it is the
9004 'tabstop' value. This function was introduced with patch
9005 7.3.694 in 2012, everybody should have it by now (however it
9006 did not allow for the optional {col} argument until 8.1.542).
9007
9008 When there is one argument {col} this is used as column number
9009 for which to return the 'shiftwidth' value. This matters for the
9010 'vartabstop' feature. If the 'vartabstop' setting is enabled and
9011 no {col} argument is given, column 1 will be assumed.
9012
9013 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9014 GetColumn()->shiftwidth()
9015
9016sign_ functions are documented here: |sign-functions-details|
9017
9018
9019simplify({filename}) *simplify()*
9020 Simplify the file name as much as possible without changing
9021 the meaning. Shortcuts (on MS-Windows) or symbolic links (on
9022 Unix) are not resolved. If the first path component in
9023 {filename} designates the current directory, this will be
9024 valid for the result as well. A trailing path separator is
9025 not removed either. On Unix "//path" is unchanged, but
9026 "///path" is simplified to "/path" (this follows the Posix
9027 standard).
9028 Example: >
9029 simplify("./dir/.././/file/") == "./file/"
9030< Note: The combination "dir/.." is only removed if "dir" is
9031 a searchable directory or does not exist. On Unix, it is also
9032 removed when "dir" is a symbolic link within the same
9033 directory. In order to resolve all the involved symbolic
9034 links before simplifying the path name, use |resolve()|.
9035
9036 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9037 GetName()->simplify()
9038
9039sin({expr}) *sin()*
9040 Return the sine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
9041 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009042 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009043 Examples: >
9044 :echo sin(100)
9045< -0.506366 >
9046 :echo sin(-4.01)
9047< 0.763301
9048
9049 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9050 Compute()->sin()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009051
9052
9053sinh({expr}) *sinh()*
9054 Return the hyperbolic sine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
9055 [-inf, inf].
9056 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009057 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009058 Examples: >
9059 :echo sinh(0.5)
9060< 0.521095 >
9061 :echo sinh(-0.9)
9062< -1.026517
9063
9064 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9065 Compute()->sinh()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009066
9067
9068slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) *slice()*
9069 Similar to using a |slice| "expr[start : end]", but "end" is
9070 used exclusive. And for a string the indexes are used as
9071 character indexes instead of byte indexes, like in
zeertzjqad387692024-03-23 08:23:48 +01009072 |vim9script|. Also, composing characters are treated as a
9073 part of the preceding base character.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009074 When {end} is omitted the slice continues to the last item.
9075 When {end} is -1 the last item is omitted.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009076 Returns an empty value if {start} or {end} are invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009077
9078 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9079 GetList()->slice(offset)
9080
9081
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009082sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]]) *sort()* *E702*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009083 Sort the items in {list} in-place. Returns {list}.
9084
9085 If you want a list to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
9086 :let sortedlist = sort(copy(mylist))
9087
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01009088< When {how} is omitted or is a string, then sort() uses the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009089 string representation of each item to sort on. Numbers sort
9090 after Strings, |Lists| after Numbers. For sorting text in the
9091 current buffer use |:sort|.
9092
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009093 When {how} is given and it is 'i' then case is ignored.
9094 In legacy script, for backwards compatibility, the value one
9095 can be used to ignore case. Zero means to not ignore case.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009096
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009097 When {how} is given and it is 'l' then the current collation
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009098 locale is used for ordering. Implementation details: strcoll()
9099 is used to compare strings. See |:language| check or set the
9100 collation locale. |v:collate| can also be used to check the
9101 current locale. Sorting using the locale typically ignores
9102 case. Example: >
9103 " ö is sorted similarly to o with English locale.
9104 :language collate en_US.UTF8
9105 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
9106< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'] ~
9107>
9108 " ö is sorted after z with Swedish locale.
9109 :language collate sv_SE.UTF8
9110 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
9111< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'p', 'z', 'ö'] ~
9112 This does not work properly on Mac.
9113
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009114 When {how} is given and it is 'n' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009115 sorted numerical (Implementation detail: this uses the
Bram Moolenaarbe19d782023-03-09 22:06:49 +00009116 strtod() function to parse numbers. Strings, Lists, Dicts and
9117 Funcrefs will be considered as being 0). Note that this won't
9118 sort a list of strings with numbers!
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009119
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009120 When {how} is given and it is 'N' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009121 sorted numerical. This is like 'n' but a string containing
9122 digits will be used as the number they represent.
9123
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009124 When {how} is given and it is 'f' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009125 sorted numerical. All values must be a Number or a Float.
9126
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009127 When {how} is a |Funcref| or a function name, this function
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009128 is called to compare items. The function is invoked with two
9129 items as argument and must return zero if they are equal, 1 or
9130 bigger if the first one sorts after the second one, -1 or
9131 smaller if the first one sorts before the second one.
9132
9133 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
9134 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
9135
9136 The sort is stable, items which compare equal (as number or as
9137 string) will keep their relative position. E.g., when sorting
9138 on numbers, text strings will sort next to each other, in the
9139 same order as they were originally.
9140
9141 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9142 mylist->sort()
9143
9144< Also see |uniq()|.
9145
9146 Example: >
9147 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
9148 return a:i1 == a:i2 ? 0 : a:i1 > a:i2 ? 1 : -1
9149 endfunc
9150 eval mylist->sort("MyCompare")
9151< A shorter compare version for this specific simple case, which
9152 ignores overflow: >
9153 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
9154 return a:i1 - a:i2
9155 endfunc
9156< For a simple expression you can use a lambda: >
9157 eval mylist->sort({i1, i2 -> i1 - i2})
9158<
9159sound_clear() *sound_clear()*
9160 Stop playing all sounds.
9161
9162 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
9163 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
9164
9165 {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
9166
9167 *sound_playevent()*
9168sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
9169 Play a sound identified by {name}. Which event names are
9170 supported depends on the system. Often the XDG sound names
9171 are used. On Ubuntu they may be found in
9172 /usr/share/sounds/freedesktop/stereo. Example: >
9173 call sound_playevent('bell')
9174< On MS-Windows, {name} can be SystemAsterisk, SystemDefault,
9175 SystemExclamation, SystemExit, SystemHand, SystemQuestion,
9176 SystemStart, SystemWelcome, etc.
Yee Cheng Chin4314e4f2022-10-08 13:50:05 +01009177 On macOS, {name} refers to files located in
9178 /System/Library/Sounds (e.g. "Tink"). It will also work for
9179 custom installed sounds in folders like ~/Library/Sounds.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009180
9181 When {callback} is specified it is invoked when the sound is
9182 finished. The first argument is the sound ID, the second
9183 argument is the status:
9184 0 sound was played to the end
9185 1 sound was interrupted
9186 2 error occurred after sound started
9187 Example: >
9188 func Callback(id, status)
9189 echomsg "sound " .. a:id .. " finished with " .. a:status
9190 endfunc
9191 call sound_playevent('bell', 'Callback')
9192
9193< MS-Windows: {callback} doesn't work for this function.
9194
9195 Returns the sound ID, which can be passed to `sound_stop()`.
9196 Returns zero if the sound could not be played.
9197
9198 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9199 GetSoundName()->sound_playevent()
9200
9201< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
9202
9203 *sound_playfile()*
9204sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
9205 Like `sound_playevent()` but play sound file {path}. {path}
9206 must be a full path. On Ubuntu you may find files to play
9207 with this command: >
9208 :!find /usr/share/sounds -type f | grep -v index.theme
9209
9210< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9211 GetSoundPath()->sound_playfile()
9212
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00009213< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009214
9215
9216sound_stop({id}) *sound_stop()*
9217 Stop playing sound {id}. {id} must be previously returned by
9218 `sound_playevent()` or `sound_playfile()`.
9219
9220 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
9221 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
9222
9223 On MS-Windows, this does not work for event sound started by
9224 `sound_playevent()`. To stop event sounds, use `sound_clear()`.
9225
9226 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9227 soundid->sound_stop()
9228
9229< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
9230
9231 *soundfold()*
9232soundfold({word})
9233 Return the sound-folded equivalent of {word}. Uses the first
9234 language in 'spelllang' for the current window that supports
9235 soundfolding. 'spell' must be set. When no sound folding is
9236 possible the {word} is returned unmodified.
9237 This can be used for making spelling suggestions. Note that
9238 the method can be quite slow.
9239
9240 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9241 GetWord()->soundfold()
9242<
9243 *spellbadword()*
9244spellbadword([{sentence}])
9245 Without argument: The result is the badly spelled word under
9246 or after the cursor. The cursor is moved to the start of the
9247 bad word. When no bad word is found in the cursor line the
9248 result is an empty string and the cursor doesn't move.
9249
9250 With argument: The result is the first word in {sentence} that
9251 is badly spelled. If there are no spelling mistakes the
9252 result is an empty string.
9253
9254 The return value is a list with two items:
9255 - The badly spelled word or an empty string.
9256 - The type of the spelling error:
9257 "bad" spelling mistake
9258 "rare" rare word
9259 "local" word only valid in another region
9260 "caps" word should start with Capital
9261 Example: >
9262 echo spellbadword("the quik brown fox")
9263< ['quik', 'bad'] ~
9264
9265 The spelling information for the current window and the value
9266 of 'spelllang' are used.
9267
9268 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9269 GetText()->spellbadword()
9270<
9271 *spellsuggest()*
9272spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
9273 Return a |List| with spelling suggestions to replace {word}.
9274 When {max} is given up to this number of suggestions are
9275 returned. Otherwise up to 25 suggestions are returned.
9276
9277 When the {capital} argument is given and it's non-zero only
9278 suggestions with a leading capital will be given. Use this
9279 after a match with 'spellcapcheck'.
9280
9281 {word} can be a badly spelled word followed by other text.
9282 This allows for joining two words that were split. The
9283 suggestions also include the following text, thus you can
9284 replace a line.
9285
9286 {word} may also be a good word. Similar words will then be
9287 returned. {word} itself is not included in the suggestions,
9288 although it may appear capitalized.
9289
9290 The spelling information for the current window is used. The
9291 values of 'spelllang' and 'spellsuggest' are used.
9292
9293 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9294 GetWord()->spellsuggest()
9295
9296split({string} [, {pattern} [, {keepempty}]]) *split()*
9297 Make a |List| out of {string}. When {pattern} is omitted or
9298 empty each white-separated sequence of characters becomes an
9299 item.
9300 Otherwise the string is split where {pattern} matches,
9301 removing the matched characters. 'ignorecase' is not used
9302 here, add \c to ignore case. |/\c|
9303 When the first or last item is empty it is omitted, unless the
9304 {keepempty} argument is given and it's non-zero.
9305 Other empty items are kept when {pattern} matches at least one
9306 character or when {keepempty} is non-zero.
9307 Example: >
9308 :let words = split(getline('.'), '\W\+')
9309< To split a string in individual characters: >
9310 :for c in split(mystring, '\zs')
9311< If you want to keep the separator you can also use '\zs' at
9312 the end of the pattern: >
9313 :echo split('abc:def:ghi', ':\zs')
9314< ['abc:', 'def:', 'ghi'] ~
9315 Splitting a table where the first element can be empty: >
9316 :let items = split(line, ':', 1)
9317< The opposite function is |join()|.
9318
9319 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9320 GetString()->split()
9321
9322sqrt({expr}) *sqrt()*
9323 Return the non-negative square root of Float {expr} as a
9324 |Float|.
9325 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|. When {expr}
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009326 is negative the result is NaN (Not a Number). Returns 0.0 if
9327 {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009328 Examples: >
9329 :echo sqrt(100)
9330< 10.0 >
9331 :echo sqrt(-4.01)
9332< nan
9333 "nan" may be different, it depends on system libraries.
9334
9335 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9336 Compute()->sqrt()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009337
9338
9339srand([{expr}]) *srand()*
9340 Initialize seed used by |rand()|:
9341 - If {expr} is not given, seed values are initialized by
9342 reading from /dev/urandom, if possible, or using time(NULL)
9343 a.k.a. epoch time otherwise; this only has second accuracy.
9344 - If {expr} is given it must be a Number. It is used to
9345 initialize the seed values. This is useful for testing or
9346 when a predictable sequence is intended.
9347
9348 Examples: >
9349 :let seed = srand()
9350 :let seed = srand(userinput)
9351 :echo rand(seed)
9352
9353state([{what}]) *state()*
9354 Return a string which contains characters indicating the
9355 current state. Mostly useful in callbacks that want to do
9356 work that may not always be safe. Roughly this works like:
9357 - callback uses state() to check if work is safe to do.
9358 Yes: then do it right away.
9359 No: add to work queue and add a |SafeState| and/or
9360 |SafeStateAgain| autocommand (|SafeState| triggers at
9361 toplevel, |SafeStateAgain| triggers after handling
9362 messages and callbacks).
9363 - When SafeState or SafeStateAgain is triggered and executes
9364 your autocommand, check with `state()` if the work can be
9365 done now, and if yes remove it from the queue and execute.
9366 Remove the autocommand if the queue is now empty.
9367 Also see |mode()|.
9368
9369 When {what} is given only characters in this string will be
9370 added. E.g, this checks if the screen has scrolled: >
9371 if state('s') == ''
9372 " screen has not scrolled
9373<
9374 These characters indicate the state, generally indicating that
9375 something is busy:
9376 m halfway a mapping, :normal command, feedkeys() or
9377 stuffed command
9378 o operator pending, e.g. after |d|
9379 a Insert mode autocomplete active
9380 x executing an autocommand
9381 w blocked on waiting, e.g. ch_evalexpr(), ch_read() and
9382 ch_readraw() when reading json
9383 S not triggering SafeState or SafeStateAgain, e.g. after
9384 |f| or a count
9385 c callback invoked, including timer (repeats for
9386 recursiveness up to "ccc")
9387 s screen has scrolled for messages
9388
9389str2float({string} [, {quoted}]) *str2float()*
9390 Convert String {string} to a Float. This mostly works the
9391 same as when using a floating point number in an expression,
9392 see |floating-point-format|. But it's a bit more permissive.
9393 E.g., "1e40" is accepted, while in an expression you need to
9394 write "1.0e40". The hexadecimal form "0x123" is also
9395 accepted, but not others, like binary or octal.
9396 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
9397 quotes before the dot are ignored, thus "1'000.0" is a
9398 thousand.
9399 Text after the number is silently ignored.
9400 The decimal point is always '.', no matter what the locale is
9401 set to. A comma ends the number: "12,345.67" is converted to
9402 12.0. You can strip out thousands separators with
9403 |substitute()|: >
9404 let f = str2float(substitute(text, ',', '', 'g'))
9405<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009406 Returns 0.0 if the conversion fails.
9407
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009408 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9409 let f = text->substitute(',', '', 'g')->str2float()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009410
9411str2list({string} [, {utf8}]) *str2list()*
9412 Return a list containing the number values which represent
9413 each character in String {string}. Examples: >
9414 str2list(" ") returns [32]
9415 str2list("ABC") returns [65, 66, 67]
9416< |list2str()| does the opposite.
9417
9418 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
9419 When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat the String as UTF-8
9420 characters. With UTF-8 composing characters are handled
9421 properly: >
9422 str2list("á") returns [97, 769]
9423
9424< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9425 GetString()->str2list()
9426
9427
9428str2nr({string} [, {base} [, {quoted}]]) *str2nr()*
9429 Convert string {string} to a number.
9430 {base} is the conversion base, it can be 2, 8, 10 or 16.
9431 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
9432 quotes are ignored, thus "1'000'000" is a million.
9433
9434 When {base} is omitted base 10 is used. This also means that
9435 a leading zero doesn't cause octal conversion to be used, as
9436 with the default String to Number conversion. Example: >
9437 let nr = str2nr('0123')
9438<
9439 When {base} is 16 a leading "0x" or "0X" is ignored. With a
9440 different base the result will be zero. Similarly, when
9441 {base} is 8 a leading "0", "0o" or "0O" is ignored, and when
9442 {base} is 2 a leading "0b" or "0B" is ignored.
9443 Text after the number is silently ignored.
9444
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009445 Returns 0 if {string} is empty or on error.
9446
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009447 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9448 GetText()->str2nr()
9449
9450
9451strcharlen({string}) *strcharlen()*
9452 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
9453 in String {string}. Composing characters are ignored.
9454 |strchars()| can count the number of characters, counting
9455 composing characters separately.
9456
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009457 Returns 0 if {string} is empty or on error.
9458
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009459 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
9460
9461 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9462 GetText()->strcharlen()
9463
9464
9465strcharpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]]) *strcharpart()*
9466 Like |strpart()| but using character index and length instead
9467 of byte index and length.
9468 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
9469 counted separately.
zeertzjqad387692024-03-23 08:23:48 +01009470 When {skipcc} set to 1, composing characters are treated as a
9471 part of the preceding base character, similar to |slice()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009472 When a character index is used where a character does not
9473 exist it is omitted and counted as one character. For
9474 example: >
9475 strcharpart('abc', -1, 2)
9476< results in 'a'.
9477
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009478 Returns an empty string on error.
9479
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009480 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9481 GetText()->strcharpart(5)
9482
9483
9484strchars({string} [, {skipcc}]) *strchars()*
9485 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
9486 in String {string}.
9487 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
9488 counted separately.
zeertzjqad387692024-03-23 08:23:48 +01009489 When {skipcc} set to 1, composing characters are ignored.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009490 |strcharlen()| always does this.
9491
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009492 Returns zero on error.
9493
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009494 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
9495
9496 {skipcc} is only available after 7.4.755. For backward
9497 compatibility, you can define a wrapper function: >
9498 if has("patch-7.4.755")
9499 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
9500 return strchars(a:str, a:skipcc)
9501 endfunction
9502 else
9503 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
9504 if a:skipcc
9505 return strlen(substitute(a:str, ".", "x", "g"))
9506 else
9507 return strchars(a:str)
9508 endif
9509 endfunction
9510 endif
9511<
9512 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9513 GetText()->strchars()
9514
9515strdisplaywidth({string} [, {col}]) *strdisplaywidth()*
9516 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
9517 String {string} occupies on the screen when it starts at {col}
9518 (first column is zero). When {col} is omitted zero is used.
9519 Otherwise it is the screen column where to start. This
9520 matters for Tab characters.
9521 The option settings of the current window are used. This
9522 matters for anything that's displayed differently, such as
9523 'tabstop' and 'display'.
9524 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
9525 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009526 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009527 Also see |strlen()|, |strwidth()| and |strchars()|.
9528
9529 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9530 GetText()->strdisplaywidth()
9531
9532strftime({format} [, {time}]) *strftime()*
9533 The result is a String, which is a formatted date and time, as
9534 specified by the {format} string. The given {time} is used,
9535 or the current time if no time is given. The accepted
9536 {format} depends on your system, thus this is not portable!
9537 See the manual page of the C function strftime() for the
9538 format. The maximum length of the result is 80 characters.
9539 See also |localtime()|, |getftime()| and |strptime()|.
9540 The language can be changed with the |:language| command.
9541 Examples: >
9542 :echo strftime("%c") Sun Apr 27 11:49:23 1997
9543 :echo strftime("%Y %b %d %X") 1997 Apr 27 11:53:25
9544 :echo strftime("%y%m%d %T") 970427 11:53:55
9545 :echo strftime("%H:%M") 11:55
9546 :echo strftime("%c", getftime("file.c"))
9547 Show mod time of file.c.
9548< Not available on all systems. To check use: >
9549 :if exists("*strftime")
9550
9551< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9552 GetFormat()->strftime()
9553
9554strgetchar({str}, {index}) *strgetchar()*
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01009555 Get a Number corresponding to the character at {index} in
9556 {str}. This uses a zero-based character index, not a byte
9557 index. Composing characters are considered separate
9558 characters here. Use |nr2char()| to convert the Number to a
9559 String.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009560 Returns -1 if {index} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009561 Also see |strcharpart()| and |strchars()|.
9562
9563 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9564 GetText()->strgetchar(5)
9565
9566stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *stridx()*
9567 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
9568 {haystack} of the first occurrence of the String {needle}.
9569 If {start} is specified, the search starts at index {start}.
9570 This can be used to find a second match: >
9571 :let colon1 = stridx(line, ":")
9572 :let colon2 = stridx(line, ":", colon1 + 1)
9573< The search is done case-sensitive.
9574 For pattern searches use |match()|.
9575 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
9576 See also |strridx()|.
9577 Examples: >
9578 :echo stridx("An Example", "Example") 3
9579 :echo stridx("Starting point", "Start") 0
9580 :echo stridx("Starting point", "start") -1
9581< *strstr()* *strchr()*
9582 stridx() works similar to the C function strstr(). When used
9583 with a single character it works similar to strchr().
9584
9585 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9586 GetHaystack()->stridx(needle)
9587<
9588 *string()*
9589string({expr}) Return {expr} converted to a String. If {expr} is a Number,
9590 Float, String, Blob or a composition of them, then the result
9591 can be parsed back with |eval()|.
9592 {expr} type result ~
9593 String 'string' (single quotes are doubled)
9594 Number 123
9595 Float 123.123456 or 1.123456e8
9596 Funcref function('name')
9597 Blob 0z00112233.44556677.8899
9598 List [item, item]
9599 Dictionary {key: value, key: value}
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +00009600 Class class SomeName
9601 Object object of SomeName {lnum: 1, col: 3}
Yegappan Lakshmanan3164cf82024-03-28 10:36:42 +01009602 Enum enum EnumName
Yegappan Lakshmanan3cf121e2024-03-31 18:45:35 +02009603 EnumValue enum name.value {name: str, ordinal: nr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009604
9605 When a |List| or |Dictionary| has a recursive reference it is
9606 replaced by "[...]" or "{...}". Using eval() on the result
9607 will then fail.
9608
mityu7f0bba22024-03-29 10:14:41 +01009609 For an object, invokes the string() method to get a textual
Yegappan Lakshmanand3eae7b2024-03-03 16:26:58 +01009610 representation of the object. If the method is not present,
mityu7f0bba22024-03-29 10:14:41 +01009611 then the default representation is used. |object-string()|
Yegappan Lakshmanand3eae7b2024-03-03 16:26:58 +01009612
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009613 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9614 mylist->string()
9615
9616< Also see |strtrans()|.
9617
9618
9619strlen({string}) *strlen()*
9620 The result is a Number, which is the length of the String
9621 {string} in bytes.
9622 If the argument is a Number it is first converted to a String.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009623 For other types an error is given and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009624 If you want to count the number of multibyte characters use
9625 |strchars()|.
9626 Also see |len()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
9627
9628 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9629 GetString()->strlen()
9630
9631strpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]]) *strpart()*
9632 The result is a String, which is part of {src}, starting from
9633 byte {start}, with the byte length {len}.
9634 When {chars} is present and TRUE then {len} is the number of
9635 characters positions (composing characters are not counted
9636 separately, thus "1" means one base character and any
9637 following composing characters).
9638 To count {start} as characters instead of bytes use
9639 |strcharpart()|.
9640
9641 When bytes are selected which do not exist, this doesn't
9642 result in an error, the bytes are simply omitted.
9643 If {len} is missing, the copy continues from {start} till the
9644 end of the {src}. >
9645 strpart("abcdefg", 3, 2) == "de"
9646 strpart("abcdefg", -2, 4) == "ab"
9647 strpart("abcdefg", 5, 4) == "fg"
9648 strpart("abcdefg", 3) == "defg"
9649
9650< Note: To get the first character, {start} must be 0. For
9651 example, to get the character under the cursor: >
9652 strpart(getline("."), col(".") - 1, 1, v:true)
9653<
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009654 Returns an empty string on error.
9655
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009656 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9657 GetText()->strpart(5)
9658
9659strptime({format}, {timestring}) *strptime()*
9660 The result is a Number, which is a unix timestamp representing
9661 the date and time in {timestring}, which is expected to match
9662 the format specified in {format}.
9663
9664 The accepted {format} depends on your system, thus this is not
9665 portable! See the manual page of the C function strptime()
9666 for the format. Especially avoid "%c". The value of $TZ also
9667 matters.
9668
9669 If the {timestring} cannot be parsed with {format} zero is
9670 returned. If you do not know the format of {timestring} you
9671 can try different {format} values until you get a non-zero
9672 result.
9673
9674 See also |strftime()|.
9675 Examples: >
9676 :echo strptime("%Y %b %d %X", "1997 Apr 27 11:49:23")
9677< 862156163 >
9678 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%y%m%d %T", "970427 11:53:55"))
9679< Sun Apr 27 11:53:55 1997 >
9680 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S", "19970427115355") + 3600)
9681< Sun Apr 27 12:53:55 1997
9682
9683 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9684 GetFormat()->strptime(timestring)
9685<
9686 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
9687 :if exists("*strptime")
9688
9689strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *strridx()*
9690 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
9691 {haystack} of the last occurrence of the String {needle}.
9692 When {start} is specified, matches beyond this index are
9693 ignored. This can be used to find a match before a previous
9694 match: >
9695 :let lastcomma = strridx(line, ",")
9696 :let comma2 = strridx(line, ",", lastcomma - 1)
9697< The search is done case-sensitive.
9698 For pattern searches use |match()|.
9699 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
9700 If the {needle} is empty the length of {haystack} is returned.
9701 See also |stridx()|. Examples: >
9702 :echo strridx("an angry armadillo", "an") 3
9703< *strrchr()*
9704 When used with a single character it works similar to the C
9705 function strrchr().
9706
9707 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9708 GetHaystack()->strridx(needle)
9709
9710strtrans({string}) *strtrans()*
9711 The result is a String, which is {string} with all unprintable
9712 characters translated into printable characters |'isprint'|.
9713 Like they are shown in a window. Example: >
9714 echo strtrans(@a)
9715< This displays a newline in register a as "^@" instead of
9716 starting a new line.
9717
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009718 Returns an empty string on error.
9719
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009720 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9721 GetString()->strtrans()
9722
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01009723strutf16len({string} [, {countcc}]) *strutf16len()*
9724 The result is a Number, which is the number of UTF-16 code
9725 units in String {string} (after converting it to UTF-16).
9726
9727 When {countcc} is TRUE, composing characters are counted
9728 separately.
9729 When {countcc} is omitted or FALSE, composing characters are
9730 ignored.
9731
9732 Returns zero on error.
9733
9734 Also see |strlen()| and |strcharlen()|.
9735 Examples: >
9736 echo strutf16len('a') returns 1
9737 echo strutf16len('©') returns 1
9738 echo strutf16len('😊') returns 2
9739 echo strutf16len('ą́') returns 1
9740 echo strutf16len('ą́', v:true) returns 3
a5ob7r790f9a82023-09-25 06:05:47 +09009741<
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01009742 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9743 GetText()->strutf16len()
9744<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009745strwidth({string}) *strwidth()*
9746 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
9747 String {string} occupies. A Tab character is counted as one
9748 cell, alternatively use |strdisplaywidth()|.
9749 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
9750 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009751 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009752 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strchars()|.
9753
9754 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9755 GetString()->strwidth()
9756
9757submatch({nr} [, {list}]) *submatch()* *E935*
9758 Only for an expression in a |:substitute| command or
9759 substitute() function.
9760 Returns the {nr}'th submatch of the matched text. When {nr}
9761 is 0 the whole matched text is returned.
9762 Note that a NL in the string can stand for a line break of a
9763 multi-line match or a NUL character in the text.
9764 Also see |sub-replace-expression|.
9765
9766 If {list} is present and non-zero then submatch() returns
9767 a list of strings, similar to |getline()| with two arguments.
9768 NL characters in the text represent NUL characters in the
9769 text.
9770 Only returns more than one item for |:substitute|, inside
9771 |substitute()| this list will always contain one or zero
9772 items, since there are no real line breaks.
9773
9774 When substitute() is used recursively only the submatches in
9775 the current (deepest) call can be obtained.
9776
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009777 Returns an empty string or list on error.
9778
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009779 Examples: >
9780 :s/\d\+/\=submatch(0) + 1/
9781 :echo substitute(text, '\d\+', '\=submatch(0) + 1', '')
9782< This finds the first number in the line and adds one to it.
9783 A line break is included as a newline character.
9784
9785 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9786 GetNr()->submatch()
9787
9788substitute({string}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags}) *substitute()*
9789 The result is a String, which is a copy of {string}, in which
9790 the first match of {pat} is replaced with {sub}.
9791 When {flags} is "g", all matches of {pat} in {string} are
9792 replaced. Otherwise {flags} should be "".
9793
9794 This works like the ":substitute" command (without any flags).
9795 But the matching with {pat} is always done like the 'magic'
9796 option is set and 'cpoptions' is empty (to make scripts
9797 portable). 'ignorecase' is still relevant, use |/\c| or |/\C|
9798 if you want to ignore or match case and ignore 'ignorecase'.
9799 'smartcase' is not used. See |string-match| for how {pat} is
9800 used.
9801
9802 A "~" in {sub} is not replaced with the previous {sub}.
9803 Note that some codes in {sub} have a special meaning
9804 |sub-replace-special|. For example, to replace something with
9805 "\n" (two characters), use "\\\\n" or '\\n'.
9806
9807 When {pat} does not match in {string}, {string} is returned
9808 unmodified.
9809
9810 Example: >
9811 :let &path = substitute(&path, ",\\=[^,]*$", "", "")
9812< This removes the last component of the 'path' option. >
9813 :echo substitute("testing", ".*", "\\U\\0", "")
9814< results in "TESTING".
9815
9816 When {sub} starts with "\=", the remainder is interpreted as
9817 an expression. See |sub-replace-expression|. Example: >
9818 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)',
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009819 \ '\=nr2char("0x" .. submatch(1))', 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009820
9821< When {sub} is a Funcref that function is called, with one
9822 optional argument. Example: >
9823 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', SubNr, 'g')
9824< The optional argument is a list which contains the whole
9825 matched string and up to nine submatches, like what
9826 |submatch()| returns. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009827 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', {m -> '0x' .. m[1]}, 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009828
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009829< Returns an empty string on error.
9830
9831 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009832 GetString()->substitute(pat, sub, flags)
9833
Bram Moolenaarc216a7a2022-12-05 13:50:55 +00009834swapfilelist() *swapfilelist()*
9835 Returns a list of swap file names, like what "vim -r" shows.
9836 See the |-r| command argument. The 'directory' option is used
9837 for the directories to inspect. If you only want to get a
9838 list of swap files in the current directory then temporarily
9839 set 'directory' to a dot: >
9840 let save_dir = &directory
9841 let &directory = '.'
9842 let swapfiles = swapfilelist()
9843 let &directory = save_dir
9844
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009845swapinfo({fname}) *swapinfo()*
9846 The result is a dictionary, which holds information about the
9847 swapfile {fname}. The available fields are:
9848 version Vim version
9849 user user name
9850 host host name
9851 fname original file name
9852 pid PID of the Vim process that created the swap
9853 file
9854 mtime last modification time in seconds
9855 inode Optional: INODE number of the file
9856 dirty 1 if file was modified, 0 if not
9857 Note that "user" and "host" are truncated to at most 39 bytes.
9858 In case of failure an "error" item is added with the reason:
9859 Cannot open file: file not found or in accessible
9860 Cannot read file: cannot read first block
9861 Not a swap file: does not contain correct block ID
9862 Magic number mismatch: Info in first block is invalid
9863
9864 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9865 GetFilename()->swapinfo()
9866
9867swapname({buf}) *swapname()*
9868 The result is the swap file path of the buffer {expr}.
9869 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
9870 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, the result is equal to
9871 |:swapname| (unless there is no swap file).
9872 If buffer {buf} has no swap file, returns an empty string.
9873
9874 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9875 GetBufname()->swapname()
9876
9877synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) *synID()*
9878 The result is a Number, which is the syntax ID at the position
9879 {lnum} and {col} in the current window.
9880 The syntax ID can be used with |synIDattr()| and
9881 |synIDtrans()| to obtain syntax information about text.
9882
9883 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
9884 line. 'synmaxcol' applies, in a longer line zero is returned.
9885 Note that when the position is after the last character,
9886 that's where the cursor can be in Insert mode, synID() returns
9887 zero. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
9888
9889 When {trans} is |TRUE|, transparent items are reduced to the
9890 item that they reveal. This is useful when wanting to know
9891 the effective color. When {trans} is |FALSE|, the transparent
9892 item is returned. This is useful when wanting to know which
9893 syntax item is effective (e.g. inside parens).
9894 Warning: This function can be very slow. Best speed is
9895 obtained by going through the file in forward direction.
9896
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009897 Returns zero on error.
9898
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009899 Example (echoes the name of the syntax item under the cursor): >
9900 :echo synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 1), "name")
9901<
9902
9903synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}]) *synIDattr()*
9904 The result is a String, which is the {what} attribute of
9905 syntax ID {synID}. This can be used to obtain information
9906 about a syntax item.
9907 {mode} can be "gui", "cterm" or "term", to get the attributes
9908 for that mode. When {mode} is omitted, or an invalid value is
9909 used, the attributes for the currently active highlighting are
9910 used (GUI, cterm or term).
9911 Use synIDtrans() to follow linked highlight groups.
9912 {what} result
9913 "name" the name of the syntax item
9914 "fg" foreground color (GUI: color name used to set
9915 the color, cterm: color number as a string,
9916 term: empty string)
9917 "bg" background color (as with "fg")
9918 "font" font name (only available in the GUI)
9919 |highlight-font|
9920 "sp" special color for the GUI (as with "fg")
9921 |highlight-guisp|
9922 "ul" underline color for cterm: number as a string
9923 "fg#" like "fg", but for the GUI and the GUI is
9924 running the name in "#RRGGBB" form
9925 "bg#" like "fg#" for "bg"
9926 "sp#" like "fg#" for "sp"
9927 "bold" "1" if bold
9928 "italic" "1" if italic
9929 "reverse" "1" if reverse
9930 "inverse" "1" if inverse (= reverse)
9931 "standout" "1" if standout
9932 "underline" "1" if underlined
9933 "undercurl" "1" if undercurled
9934 "strike" "1" if strikethrough
Bram Moolenaarde786322022-07-30 14:56:17 +01009935 "nocombine" "1" if nocombine
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009936
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009937 Returns an empty string on error.
9938
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009939 Example (echoes the color of the syntax item under the
9940 cursor): >
9941 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(synID(line("."), col("."), 1)), "fg")
9942<
9943 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9944 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
9945
9946
9947synIDtrans({synID}) *synIDtrans()*
9948 The result is a Number, which is the translated syntax ID of
9949 {synID}. This is the syntax group ID of what is being used to
9950 highlight the character. Highlight links given with
9951 ":highlight link" are followed.
9952
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009953 Returns zero on error.
9954
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009955 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9956 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
9957
9958synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) *synconcealed()*
9959 The result is a |List| with currently three items:
9960 1. The first item in the list is 0 if the character at the
9961 position {lnum} and {col} is not part of a concealable
9962 region, 1 if it is. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
9963 2. The second item in the list is a string. If the first item
9964 is 1, the second item contains the text which will be
9965 displayed in place of the concealed text, depending on the
9966 current setting of 'conceallevel' and 'listchars'.
9967 3. The third and final item in the list is a number
9968 representing the specific syntax region matched in the
9969 line. When the character is not concealed the value is
9970 zero. This allows detection of the beginning of a new
9971 concealable region if there are two consecutive regions
9972 with the same replacement character. For an example, if
9973 the text is "123456" and both "23" and "45" are concealed
9974 and replaced by the character "X", then:
9975 call returns ~
9976 synconcealed(lnum, 1) [0, '', 0]
9977 synconcealed(lnum, 2) [1, 'X', 1]
9978 synconcealed(lnum, 3) [1, 'X', 1]
9979 synconcealed(lnum, 4) [1, 'X', 2]
9980 synconcealed(lnum, 5) [1, 'X', 2]
9981 synconcealed(lnum, 6) [0, '', 0]
9982
9983
9984synstack({lnum}, {col}) *synstack()*
9985 Return a |List|, which is the stack of syntax items at the
9986 position {lnum} and {col} in the current window. {lnum} is
9987 used like with |getline()|. Each item in the List is an ID
9988 like what |synID()| returns.
9989 The first item in the List is the outer region, following are
9990 items contained in that one. The last one is what |synID()|
9991 returns, unless not the whole item is highlighted or it is a
9992 transparent item.
9993 This function is useful for debugging a syntax file.
9994 Example that shows the syntax stack under the cursor: >
9995 for id in synstack(line("."), col("."))
9996 echo synIDattr(id, "name")
9997 endfor
9998< When the position specified with {lnum} and {col} is invalid
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009999 an empty List is returned. The position just after the last
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010000 character in a line and the first column in an empty line are
10001 valid positions.
10002
10003system({expr} [, {input}]) *system()* *E677*
10004 Get the output of the shell command {expr} as a |String|. See
10005 |systemlist()| to get the output as a |List|.
10006
10007 When {input} is given and is a |String| this string is written
10008 to a file and passed as stdin to the command. The string is
10009 written as-is, you need to take care of using the correct line
10010 separators yourself.
10011 If {input} is given and is a |List| it is written to the file
10012 in a way |writefile()| does with {binary} set to "b" (i.e.
10013 with a newline between each list item with newlines inside
10014 list items converted to NULs).
10015 When {input} is given and is a number that is a valid id for
10016 an existing buffer then the content of the buffer is written
10017 to the file line by line, each line terminated by a NL and
10018 NULs characters where the text has a NL.
10019
10020 Pipes are not used, the 'shelltemp' option is not used.
10021
10022 When prepended by |:silent| the terminal will not be set to
10023 cooked mode. This is meant to be used for commands that do
10024 not need the user to type. It avoids stray characters showing
10025 up on the screen which require |CTRL-L| to remove. >
10026 :silent let f = system('ls *.vim')
10027<
10028 Note: Use |shellescape()| or |::S| with |expand()| or
10029 |fnamemodify()| to escape special characters in a command
10030 argument. Newlines in {expr} may cause the command to fail.
10031 The characters in 'shellquote' and 'shellxquote' may also
10032 cause trouble.
10033 This is not to be used for interactive commands.
10034
10035 The result is a String. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010036 :let files = system('ls ' .. shellescape(expand('%:h')))
10037 :let files = system('ls ' .. expand('%:h:S'))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010038
10039< To make the result more system-independent, the shell output
10040 is filtered to replace <CR> with <NL> for Macintosh, and
10041 <CR><NL> with <NL> for DOS-like systems.
10042 To avoid the string being truncated at a NUL, all NUL
10043 characters are replaced with SOH (0x01).
10044
10045 The command executed is constructed using several options:
10046 'shell' 'shellcmdflag' 'shellxquote' {expr} 'shellredir' {tmp} 'shellxquote'
10047 ({tmp} is an automatically generated file name).
10048 For Unix, braces are put around {expr} to allow for
10049 concatenated commands.
10050
10051 The command will be executed in "cooked" mode, so that a
10052 CTRL-C will interrupt the command (on Unix at least).
10053
10054 The resulting error code can be found in |v:shell_error|.
10055 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
10056
10057 Note that any wrong value in the options mentioned above may
10058 make the function fail. It has also been reported to fail
10059 when using a security agent application.
10060 Unlike ":!cmd" there is no automatic check for changed files.
10061 Use |:checktime| to force a check.
10062
10063 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10064 :echo GetCmd()->system()
10065
10066
10067systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) *systemlist()*
10068 Same as |system()|, but returns a |List| with lines (parts of
10069 output separated by NL) with NULs transformed into NLs. Output
10070 is the same as |readfile()| will output with {binary} argument
10071 set to "b", except that there is no extra empty item when the
10072 result ends in a NL.
10073 Note that on MS-Windows you may get trailing CR characters.
10074
10075 To see the difference between "echo hello" and "echo -n hello"
10076 use |system()| and |split()|: >
10077 echo system('echo hello')->split('\n', 1)
10078<
10079 Returns an empty string on error.
10080
10081 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10082 :echo GetCmd()->systemlist()
10083
10084
10085tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) *tabpagebuflist()*
10086 The result is a |List|, where each item is the number of the
10087 buffer associated with each window in the current tab page.
10088 {arg} specifies the number of the tab page to be used. When
10089 omitted the current tab page is used.
10090 When {arg} is invalid the number zero is returned.
10091 To get a list of all buffers in all tabs use this: >
10092 let buflist = []
10093 for i in range(tabpagenr('$'))
10094 call extend(buflist, tabpagebuflist(i + 1))
10095 endfor
10096< Note that a buffer may appear in more than one window.
10097
10098 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10099 GetTabpage()->tabpagebuflist()
10100
10101tabpagenr([{arg}]) *tabpagenr()*
10102 The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
10103 tab page. The first tab page has number 1.
10104
10105 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
10106 $ the number of the last tab page (the tab page
10107 count).
10108 # the number of the last accessed tab page
10109 (where |g<Tab>| goes to). if there is no
10110 previous tab page 0 is returned.
10111 The number can be used with the |:tab| command.
10112
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010113 Returns zero on error.
10114
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010115
10116tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) *tabpagewinnr()*
10117 Like |winnr()| but for tab page {tabarg}.
10118 {tabarg} specifies the number of tab page to be used.
10119 {arg} is used like with |winnr()|:
10120 - When omitted the current window number is returned. This is
10121 the window which will be used when going to this tab page.
10122 - When "$" the number of windows is returned.
10123 - When "#" the previous window nr is returned.
10124 Useful examples: >
10125 tabpagewinnr(1) " current window of tab page 1
10126 tabpagewinnr(4, '$') " number of windows in tab page 4
10127< When {tabarg} is invalid zero is returned.
10128
10129 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10130 GetTabpage()->tabpagewinnr()
10131<
10132 *tagfiles()*
10133tagfiles() Returns a |List| with the file names used to search for tags
10134 for the current buffer. This is the 'tags' option expanded.
10135
10136
10137taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) *taglist()*
10138 Returns a |List| of tags matching the regular expression {expr}.
10139
10140 If {filename} is passed it is used to prioritize the results
10141 in the same way that |:tselect| does. See |tag-priority|.
10142 {filename} should be the full path of the file.
10143
10144 Each list item is a dictionary with at least the following
10145 entries:
10146 name Name of the tag.
10147 filename Name of the file where the tag is
10148 defined. It is either relative to the
10149 current directory or a full path.
10150 cmd Ex command used to locate the tag in
10151 the file.
10152 kind Type of the tag. The value for this
10153 entry depends on the language specific
10154 kind values. Only available when
10155 using a tags file generated by
Bram Moolenaar47c532e2022-03-19 15:18:53 +000010156 Universal/Exuberant ctags or hdrtag.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010157 static A file specific tag. Refer to
10158 |static-tag| for more information.
10159 More entries may be present, depending on the content of the
10160 tags file: access, implementation, inherits and signature.
10161 Refer to the ctags documentation for information about these
10162 fields. For C code the fields "struct", "class" and "enum"
10163 may appear, they give the name of the entity the tag is
10164 contained in.
10165
10166 The ex-command "cmd" can be either an ex search pattern, a
10167 line number or a line number followed by a byte number.
10168
10169 If there are no matching tags, then an empty list is returned.
10170
10171 To get an exact tag match, the anchors '^' and '$' should be
10172 used in {expr}. This also make the function work faster.
10173 Refer to |tag-regexp| for more information about the tag
10174 search regular expression pattern.
10175
10176 Refer to |'tags'| for information about how the tags file is
10177 located by Vim. Refer to |tags-file-format| for the format of
10178 the tags file generated by the different ctags tools.
10179
10180 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10181 GetTagpattern()->taglist()
10182
10183tan({expr}) *tan()*
10184 Return the tangent of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|
10185 in the range [-inf, inf].
10186 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010187 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010188 Examples: >
10189 :echo tan(10)
10190< 0.648361 >
10191 :echo tan(-4.01)
10192< -1.181502
10193
10194 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10195 Compute()->tan()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010196
10197
10198tanh({expr}) *tanh()*
10199 Return the hyperbolic tangent of {expr} as a |Float| in the
10200 range [-1, 1].
10201 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010202 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010203 Examples: >
10204 :echo tanh(0.5)
10205< 0.462117 >
10206 :echo tanh(-1)
10207< -0.761594
10208
10209 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10210 Compute()->tanh()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010211
10212
10213tempname() *tempname()* *temp-file-name*
10214 The result is a String, which is the name of a file that
10215 doesn't exist. It can be used for a temporary file. The name
10216 is different for at least 26 consecutive calls. Example: >
10217 :let tmpfile = tempname()
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010218 :exe "redir > " .. tmpfile
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010219< For Unix, the file will be in a private directory |tempfile|.
10220 For MS-Windows forward slashes are used when the 'shellslash'
10221 option is set, or when 'shellcmdflag' starts with '-' and
10222 'shell' does not contain powershell or pwsh.
10223
10224
10225term_ functions are documented here: |terminal-function-details|
10226
10227
10228terminalprops() *terminalprops()*
10229 Returns a |Dictionary| with properties of the terminal that Vim
10230 detected from the response to |t_RV| request. See
10231 |v:termresponse| for the response itself. If |v:termresponse|
10232 is empty most values here will be 'u' for unknown.
10233 cursor_style whether sending |t_RS| works **
10234 cursor_blink_mode whether sending |t_RC| works **
10235 underline_rgb whether |t_8u| works **
10236 mouse mouse type supported
Bram Moolenaar4bc85f22022-10-21 14:17:24 +010010237 kitty whether Kitty terminal was detected
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010238
10239 ** value 'u' for unknown, 'y' for yes, 'n' for no
10240
10241 If the |+termresponse| feature is missing then the result is
10242 an empty dictionary.
10243
10244 If "cursor_style" is 'y' then |t_RS| will be sent to request the
10245 current cursor style.
10246 If "cursor_blink_mode" is 'y' then |t_RC| will be sent to
10247 request the cursor blink status.
10248 "cursor_style" and "cursor_blink_mode" are also set if |t_u7|
10249 is not empty, Vim will detect the working of sending |t_RS|
10250 and |t_RC| on startup.
10251
10252 When "underline_rgb" is not 'y', then |t_8u| will be made empty.
10253 This avoids sending it to xterm, which would clear the colors.
10254
10255 For "mouse" the value 'u' is unknown
10256
10257 Also see:
10258 - 'ambiwidth' - detected by using |t_u7|.
10259 - |v:termstyleresp| and |v:termblinkresp| for the response to
10260 |t_RS| and |t_RC|.
10261
10262
10263test_ functions are documented here: |test-functions-details|
10264
10265
10266 *timer_info()*
10267timer_info([{id}])
10268 Return a list with information about timers.
10269 When {id} is given only information about this timer is
10270 returned. When timer {id} does not exist an empty list is
10271 returned.
10272 When {id} is omitted information about all timers is returned.
10273
10274 For each timer the information is stored in a |Dictionary| with
10275 these items:
10276 "id" the timer ID
10277 "time" time the timer was started with
10278 "remaining" time until the timer fires
10279 "repeat" number of times the timer will still fire;
10280 -1 means forever
10281 "callback" the callback
10282 "paused" 1 if the timer is paused, 0 otherwise
10283
10284 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10285 GetTimer()->timer_info()
10286
10287< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
10288
10289timer_pause({timer}, {paused}) *timer_pause()*
10290 Pause or unpause a timer. A paused timer does not invoke its
10291 callback when its time expires. Unpausing a timer may cause
10292 the callback to be invoked almost immediately if enough time
10293 has passed.
10294
10295 Pausing a timer is useful to avoid the callback to be called
10296 for a short time.
10297
10298 If {paused} evaluates to a non-zero Number or a non-empty
10299 String, then the timer is paused, otherwise it is unpaused.
10300 See |non-zero-arg|.
10301
10302 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10303 GetTimer()->timer_pause(1)
10304
10305< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
10306
10307 *timer_start()* *timer* *timers*
10308timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
10309 Create a timer and return the timer ID.
10310
10311 {time} is the waiting time in milliseconds. This is the
10312 minimum time before invoking the callback. When the system is
10313 busy or Vim is not waiting for input the time will be longer.
Bram Moolenaardd60c362023-02-27 15:49:53 +000010314 Zero can be used to execute the callback when Vim is back in
10315 the main loop.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010316
10317 {callback} is the function to call. It can be the name of a
10318 function or a |Funcref|. It is called with one argument, which
10319 is the timer ID. The callback is only invoked when Vim is
10320 waiting for input.
10321 If you want to show a message look at |popup_notification()|
10322 to avoid interfering with what the user is doing.
10323
10324 {options} is a dictionary. Supported entries:
10325 "repeat" Number of times to repeat calling the
10326 callback. -1 means forever. When not present
10327 the callback will be called once.
10328 If the timer causes an error three times in a
10329 row the repeat is cancelled. This avoids that
10330 Vim becomes unusable because of all the error
10331 messages.
10332
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010333 Returns -1 on error.
10334
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010335 Example: >
10336 func MyHandler(timer)
10337 echo 'Handler called'
10338 endfunc
10339 let timer = timer_start(500, 'MyHandler',
10340 \ {'repeat': 3})
10341< This will invoke MyHandler() three times at 500 msec
10342 intervals.
10343
10344 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10345 GetMsec()->timer_start(callback)
10346
10347< Not available in the |sandbox|.
10348 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
10349
10350timer_stop({timer}) *timer_stop()*
10351 Stop a timer. The timer callback will no longer be invoked.
10352 {timer} is an ID returned by timer_start(), thus it must be a
10353 Number. If {timer} does not exist there is no error.
10354
10355 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10356 GetTimer()->timer_stop()
10357
10358< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
10359
10360timer_stopall() *timer_stopall()*
10361 Stop all timers. The timer callbacks will no longer be
10362 invoked. Useful if a timer is misbehaving. If there are no
10363 timers there is no error.
10364
10365 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
10366
10367tolower({expr}) *tolower()*
10368 The result is a copy of the String given, with all uppercase
10369 characters turned into lowercase (just like applying |gu| to
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010370 the string). Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010371
10372 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10373 GetText()->tolower()
10374
10375toupper({expr}) *toupper()*
10376 The result is a copy of the String given, with all lowercase
10377 characters turned into uppercase (just like applying |gU| to
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010378 the string). Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010379
10380 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10381 GetText()->toupper()
10382
10383tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) *tr()*
10384 The result is a copy of the {src} string with all characters
10385 which appear in {fromstr} replaced by the character in that
10386 position in the {tostr} string. Thus the first character in
10387 {fromstr} is translated into the first character in {tostr}
10388 and so on. Exactly like the unix "tr" command.
10389 This code also deals with multibyte characters properly.
10390
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010391 Returns an empty string on error.
10392
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010393 Examples: >
10394 echo tr("hello there", "ht", "HT")
10395< returns "Hello THere" >
10396 echo tr("<blob>", "<>", "{}")
10397< returns "{blob}"
10398
10399 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10400 GetText()->tr(from, to)
10401
10402trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]]) *trim()*
10403 Return {text} as a String where any character in {mask} is
10404 removed from the beginning and/or end of {text}.
10405
Illia Bobyr80799172023-10-17 18:00:50 +020010406 If {mask} is not given, or is an empty string, {mask} is all
10407 characters up to 0x20, which includes Tab, space, NL and CR,
10408 plus the non-breaking space character 0xa0.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010409
10410 The optional {dir} argument specifies where to remove the
10411 characters:
10412 0 remove from the beginning and end of {text}
10413 1 remove only at the beginning of {text}
10414 2 remove only at the end of {text}
10415 When omitted both ends are trimmed.
10416
10417 This function deals with multibyte characters properly.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010418 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010419
10420 Examples: >
10421 echo trim(" some text ")
10422< returns "some text" >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010423 echo trim(" \r\t\t\r RESERVE \t\n\x0B\xA0") .. "_TAIL"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010424< returns "RESERVE_TAIL" >
10425 echo trim("rm<Xrm<>X>rrm", "rm<>")
10426< returns "Xrm<>X" (characters in the middle are not removed) >
10427 echo trim(" vim ", " ", 2)
10428< returns " vim"
10429
10430 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10431 GetText()->trim()
10432
10433trunc({expr}) *trunc()*
10434 Return the largest integral value with magnitude less than or
10435 equal to {expr} as a |Float| (truncate towards zero).
10436 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010437 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010438 Examples: >
10439 echo trunc(1.456)
10440< 1.0 >
10441 echo trunc(-5.456)
10442< -5.0 >
10443 echo trunc(4.0)
10444< 4.0
10445
10446 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10447 Compute()->trunc()
10448<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010449 *type()*
10450type({expr}) The result is a Number representing the type of {expr}.
10451 Instead of using the number directly, it is better to use the
10452 v:t_ variable that has the value:
10453 Number: 0 |v:t_number|
10454 String: 1 |v:t_string|
10455 Funcref: 2 |v:t_func|
10456 List: 3 |v:t_list|
10457 Dictionary: 4 |v:t_dict|
10458 Float: 5 |v:t_float|
10459 Boolean: 6 |v:t_bool| (v:false and v:true)
10460 None: 7 |v:t_none| (v:null and v:none)
10461 Job: 8 |v:t_job|
10462 Channel: 9 |v:t_channel|
10463 Blob: 10 |v:t_blob|
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +090010464 Class: 12 |v:t_class|
10465 Object: 13 |v:t_object|
Yegappan Lakshmanan2a71b542023-12-14 20:03:03 +010010466 Typealias: 14 |v:t_typealias|
Yegappan Lakshmanan3164cf82024-03-28 10:36:42 +010010467 Enum: 15 |v:t_enum|
10468 EnumValue: 16 |v:t_enumvalue|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010469 For backward compatibility, this method can be used: >
10470 :if type(myvar) == type(0)
10471 :if type(myvar) == type("")
10472 :if type(myvar) == type(function("tr"))
10473 :if type(myvar) == type([])
10474 :if type(myvar) == type({})
10475 :if type(myvar) == type(0.0)
10476 :if type(myvar) == type(v:false)
10477 :if type(myvar) == type(v:none)
10478< To check if the v:t_ variables exist use this: >
10479 :if exists('v:t_number')
10480
10481< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10482 mylist->type()
10483
10484
10485typename({expr}) *typename()*
10486 Return a string representation of the type of {expr}.
10487 Example: >
10488 echo typename([1, 2, 3])
Kota Kato66bb9ae2023-01-17 18:31:56 +000010489< list<number> ~
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010490
10491
10492undofile({name}) *undofile()*
10493 Return the name of the undo file that would be used for a file
10494 with name {name} when writing. This uses the 'undodir'
10495 option, finding directories that exist. It does not check if
10496 the undo file exists.
10497 {name} is always expanded to the full path, since that is what
10498 is used internally.
10499 If {name} is empty undofile() returns an empty string, since a
10500 buffer without a file name will not write an undo file.
10501 Useful in combination with |:wundo| and |:rundo|.
10502 When compiled without the |+persistent_undo| option this always
10503 returns an empty string.
10504
10505 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10506 GetFilename()->undofile()
10507
Devin J. Pohly5fee1112023-04-23 20:26:59 -050010508undotree([{buf}]) *undotree()*
10509 Return the current state of the undo tree for the current
10510 buffer, or for a specific buffer if {buf} is given. The
10511 result is a dictionary with the following items:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010512 "seq_last" The highest undo sequence number used.
10513 "seq_cur" The sequence number of the current position in
10514 the undo tree. This differs from "seq_last"
10515 when some changes were undone.
10516 "time_cur" Time last used for |:earlier| and related
10517 commands. Use |strftime()| to convert to
10518 something readable.
10519 "save_last" Number of the last file write. Zero when no
10520 write yet.
10521 "save_cur" Number of the current position in the undo
10522 tree.
10523 "synced" Non-zero when the last undo block was synced.
10524 This happens when waiting from input from the
10525 user. See |undo-blocks|.
10526 "entries" A list of dictionaries with information about
10527 undo blocks.
10528
10529 The first item in the "entries" list is the oldest undo item.
10530 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with these items:
10531 "seq" Undo sequence number. Same as what appears in
10532 |:undolist|.
10533 "time" Timestamp when the change happened. Use
10534 |strftime()| to convert to something readable.
10535 "newhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
10536 that was added. This marks the last change
10537 and where further changes will be added.
10538 "curhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
10539 that was undone. This marks the current
10540 position in the undo tree, the block that will
10541 be used by a redo command. When nothing was
10542 undone after the last change this item will
10543 not appear anywhere.
10544 "save" Only appears on the last block before a file
10545 write. The number is the write count. The
10546 first write has number 1, the last one the
10547 "save_last" mentioned above.
10548 "alt" Alternate entry. This is again a List of undo
10549 blocks. Each item may again have an "alt"
10550 item.
10551
10552uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]]) *uniq()* *E882*
10553 Remove second and succeeding copies of repeated adjacent
10554 {list} items in-place. Returns {list}. If you want a list
10555 to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
10556 :let newlist = uniq(copy(mylist))
10557< The default compare function uses the string representation of
10558 each item. For the use of {func} and {dict} see |sort()|.
10559
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010560 Returns zero if {list} is not a |List|.
10561
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010562 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10563 mylist->uniq()
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010010564<
10565 *utf16idx()*
10566utf16idx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {charidx}]])
Yegappan Lakshmanan577922b2023-06-08 17:09:45 +010010567 Same as |charidx()| but returns the UTF-16 code unit index of
10568 the byte at {idx} in {string} (after converting it to UTF-16).
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010010569
10570 When {charidx} is present and TRUE, {idx} is used as the
10571 character index in the String {string} instead of as the byte
10572 index.
Yegappan Lakshmanan95707032023-06-14 13:10:15 +010010573 An {idx} in the middle of a UTF-8 sequence is rounded
10574 downwards to the beginning of that sequence.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010010575
Yegappan Lakshmanan577922b2023-06-08 17:09:45 +010010576 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid or if there are less
10577 than {idx} bytes in {string}. If there are exactly {idx} bytes
10578 the length of the string in UTF-16 code units is returned.
10579
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010010580 See |byteidx()| and |byteidxcomp()| for getting the byte index
10581 from the UTF-16 index and |charidx()| for getting the
10582 character index from the UTF-16 index.
10583 Refer to |string-offset-encoding| for more information.
10584 Examples: >
10585 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 3) returns 2
10586 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 7) returns 4
10587 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 1, 0, 1) returns 2
10588 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 2, 0, 1) returns 4
10589 echo utf16idx('aą́c', 6) returns 2
10590 echo utf16idx('aą́c', 6, 1) returns 4
10591 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 9) returns -1
10592<
10593 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10594 GetName()->utf16idx(idx)
10595
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010596
10597values({dict}) *values()*
10598 Return a |List| with all the values of {dict}. The |List| is
10599 in arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |keys()|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010600 Returns zero if {dict} is not a |Dict|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010601
10602 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10603 mydict->values()
10604
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +020010605virtcol({expr} [, {list} [, {winid}]]) *virtcol()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010606 The result is a Number, which is the screen column of the file
10607 position given with {expr}. That is, the last screen position
10608 occupied by the character at that position, when the screen
10609 would be of unlimited width. When there is a <Tab> at the
10610 position, the returned Number will be the column at the end of
10611 the <Tab>. For example, for a <Tab> in column 1, with 'ts'
10612 set to 8, it returns 8. |conceal| is ignored.
10613 For the byte position use |col()|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010614
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010615 For the use of {expr} see |col()|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010616
10617 When 'virtualedit' is used {expr} can be [lnum, col, off],
10618 where "off" is the offset in screen columns from the start of
10619 the character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the
10620 last character. When "off" is omitted zero is used. When
10621 Virtual editing is active in the current mode, a position
10622 beyond the end of the line can be returned. Also see
10623 |'virtualedit'|
10624
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010625 The accepted positions are:
10626 . the cursor position
10627 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
10628 number of displayed characters in the cursor line
10629 plus one)
10630 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
10631 returned)
10632 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
10633 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
10634 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
10635 that it's updated right away.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010636
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +020010637 If {list} is present and non-zero then virtcol() returns a
10638 List with the first and last screen position occupied by the
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010639 character.
10640
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +020010641 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
10642 that window instead of the current window.
10643
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010644 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
10645 Examples: >
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010646 " With text "foo^Lbar" and cursor on the "^L":
10647
10648 virtcol(".") " returns 5
10649 virtcol(".", 1) " returns [4, 5]
10650 virtcol("$") " returns 9
10651
10652 " With text " there", with 't at 'h':
10653
10654 virtcol("'t") " returns 6
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +020010655< The first column is 1. 0 or [0, 0] is returned for an error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010656 A more advanced example that echoes the maximum length of
10657 all lines: >
10658 echo max(map(range(1, line('$')), "virtcol([v:val, '$'])"))
10659
10660< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10661 GetPos()->virtcol()
10662
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010010663virtcol2col({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *virtcol2col()*
10664 The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the
10665 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and virtual
10666 column {col}.
10667
zeertzjqb583eda2023-10-14 11:32:28 +020010668 If buffer line {lnum} is an empty line, 0 is returned.
10669
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010010670 If {col} is greater than the last virtual column in line
10671 {lnum}, then the byte index of the character at the last
10672 virtual column is returned.
10673
Yegappan Lakshmananb209b862023-08-15 23:01:44 +020010674 For a multi-byte character, the column number of the first
10675 byte in the character is returned.
10676
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010010677 The {winid} argument can be the window number or the
10678 |window-ID|. If this is zero, then the current window is used.
10679
10680 Returns -1 if the window {winid} doesn't exist or the buffer
10681 line {lnum} or virtual column {col} is invalid.
10682
10683 See also |screenpos()|, |virtcol()| and |col()|.
10684
10685 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10686 GetWinid()->virtcol2col(lnum, col)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010687
10688visualmode([{expr}]) *visualmode()*
10689 The result is a String, which describes the last Visual mode
10690 used in the current buffer. Initially it returns an empty
10691 string, but once Visual mode has been used, it returns "v",
10692 "V", or "<CTRL-V>" (a single CTRL-V character) for
10693 character-wise, line-wise, or block-wise Visual mode
10694 respectively.
10695 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010696 :exe "normal " .. visualmode()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010697< This enters the same Visual mode as before. It is also useful
10698 in scripts if you wish to act differently depending on the
10699 Visual mode that was used.
10700 If Visual mode is active, use |mode()| to get the Visual mode
10701 (e.g., in a |:vmap|).
10702 If {expr} is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
10703 a non-empty String, then the Visual mode will be cleared and
10704 the old value is returned. See |non-zero-arg|.
10705
10706wildmenumode() *wildmenumode()*
10707 Returns |TRUE| when the wildmenu is active and |FALSE|
10708 otherwise. See 'wildmenu' and 'wildmode'.
10709 This can be used in mappings to handle the 'wildcharm' option
10710 gracefully. (Makes only sense with |mapmode-c| mappings).
10711
10712 For example to make <c-j> work like <down> in wildmode, use: >
10713 :cnoremap <expr> <C-j> wildmenumode() ? "\<Down>\<Tab>" : "\<c-j>"
10714<
10715 (Note, this needs the 'wildcharm' option set appropriately).
10716
10717win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}]) *win_execute()*
10718 Like `execute()` but in the context of window {id}.
10719 The window will temporarily be made the current window,
10720 without triggering autocommands or changing directory. When
10721 executing {command} autocommands will be triggered, this may
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +010010722 have unexpected side effects. Use `:noautocmd` if needed.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010723 Example: >
10724 call win_execute(winid, 'set syntax=python')
10725< Doing the same with `setwinvar()` would not trigger
10726 autocommands and not actually show syntax highlighting.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010727 *E994*
10728 Not all commands are allowed in popup windows.
10729 When window {id} does not exist then no error is given and
10730 an empty string is returned.
10731
10732 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
10733 second argument: >
10734 GetCommand()->win_execute(winid)
10735
10736win_findbuf({bufnr}) *win_findbuf()*
10737 Returns a |List| with |window-ID|s for windows that contain
10738 buffer {bufnr}. When there is none the list is empty.
10739
10740 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10741 GetBufnr()->win_findbuf()
10742
10743win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) *win_getid()*
10744 Get the |window-ID| for the specified window.
10745 When {win} is missing use the current window.
10746 With {win} this is the window number. The top window has
10747 number 1.
10748 Without {tab} use the current tab, otherwise the tab with
10749 number {tab}. The first tab has number one.
10750 Return zero if the window cannot be found.
10751
10752 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10753 GetWinnr()->win_getid()
10754
10755
10756win_gettype([{nr}]) *win_gettype()*
10757 Return the type of the window:
10758 "autocmd" autocommand window. Temporary window
10759 used to execute autocommands.
10760 "command" command-line window |cmdwin|
10761 (empty) normal window
10762 "loclist" |location-list-window|
10763 "popup" popup window |popup|
10764 "preview" preview window |preview-window|
10765 "quickfix" |quickfix-window|
10766 "unknown" window {nr} not found
10767
10768 When {nr} is omitted return the type of the current window.
10769 When {nr} is given return the type of this window by number or
10770 |window-ID|.
10771
10772 Also see the 'buftype' option. When running a terminal in a
10773 popup window then 'buftype' is "terminal" and win_gettype()
10774 returns "popup".
10775
10776 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10777 GetWinid()->win_gettype()
10778<
10779win_gotoid({expr}) *win_gotoid()*
10780 Go to window with ID {expr}. This may also change the current
10781 tabpage.
10782 Return TRUE if successful, FALSE if the window cannot be found.
10783
10784 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10785 GetWinid()->win_gotoid()
10786
10787win_id2tabwin({expr}) *win_id2tabwin()*
10788 Return a list with the tab number and window number of window
10789 with ID {expr}: [tabnr, winnr].
10790 Return [0, 0] if the window cannot be found.
10791
10792 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10793 GetWinid()->win_id2tabwin()
10794
10795win_id2win({expr}) *win_id2win()*
10796 Return the window number of window with ID {expr}.
10797 Return 0 if the window cannot be found in the current tabpage.
10798
10799 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10800 GetWinid()->win_id2win()
10801
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000010802win_move_separator({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_separator()*
10803 Move window {nr}'s vertical separator (i.e., the right border)
10804 by {offset} columns, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr}
10805 can be a window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset}
10806 moves right and a negative {offset} moves left. Moving a
10807 window's vertical separator will change the width of the
10808 window and the width of other windows adjacent to the vertical
10809 separator. The magnitude of movement may be smaller than
10810 specified (e.g., as a consequence of maintaining
10811 'winminwidth'). Returns TRUE if the window can be found and
10812 FALSE otherwise.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010813 This will fail for the rightmost window and a full-width
10814 window, since it has no separator on the right.
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +000010815 Only works for the current tab page. *E1308*
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000010816
10817 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10818 GetWinnr()->win_move_separator(offset)
10819
10820win_move_statusline({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_statusline()*
10821 Move window {nr}'s status line (i.e., the bottom border) by
10822 {offset} rows, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr} can be a
10823 window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset} moves down
10824 and a negative {offset} moves up. Moving a window's status
10825 line will change the height of the window and the height of
10826 other windows adjacent to the status line. The magnitude of
10827 movement may be smaller than specified (e.g., as a consequence
10828 of maintaining 'winminheight'). Returns TRUE if the window can
10829 be found and FALSE otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +000010830 Only works for the current tab page.
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000010831
10832 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10833 GetWinnr()->win_move_statusline(offset)
10834
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010835win_screenpos({nr}) *win_screenpos()*
10836 Return the screen position of window {nr} as a list with two
10837 numbers: [row, col]. The first window always has position
10838 [1, 1], unless there is a tabline, then it is [2, 1].
10839 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|. Use zero
10840 for the current window.
Sean Dewar5866bc32024-03-13 20:17:24 +010010841 Returns [0, 0] if the window cannot be found.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010842
10843 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10844 GetWinid()->win_screenpos()
10845<
10846win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}]) *win_splitmove()*
Sean Dewar96cc4ae2024-02-20 21:52:31 +010010847 Temporarily switch to window {target}, then move window {nr}
10848 to a new split adjacent to {target}.
10849 Unlike commands such as |:split|, no new windows are created
10850 (the |window-ID| of window {nr} is unchanged after the move).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010851
10852 Both {nr} and {target} can be window numbers or |window-ID|s.
10853 Both must be in the current tab page.
10854
10855 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
10856
10857 {options} is a |Dictionary| with the following optional entries:
10858 "vertical" When TRUE, the split is created vertically,
10859 like with |:vsplit|.
10860 "rightbelow" When TRUE, the split is made below or to the
10861 right (if vertical). When FALSE, it is done
10862 above or to the left (if vertical). When not
10863 present, the values of 'splitbelow' and
10864 'splitright' are used.
10865
10866 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10867 GetWinid()->win_splitmove(target)
10868<
10869
10870 *winbufnr()*
10871winbufnr({nr}) The result is a Number, which is the number of the buffer
10872 associated with window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or
10873 the |window-ID|.
10874 When {nr} is zero, the number of the buffer in the current
10875 window is returned.
10876 When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
10877 Example: >
10878 :echo "The file in the current window is " . bufname(winbufnr(0))
10879<
10880 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10881 FindWindow()->winbufnr()->bufname()
10882<
10883 *wincol()*
10884wincol() The result is a Number, which is the virtual column of the
10885 cursor in the window. This is counting screen cells from the
10886 left side of the window. The leftmost column is one.
10887
10888 *windowsversion()*
10889windowsversion()
10890 The result is a String. For MS-Windows it indicates the OS
10891 version. E.g, Windows 10 is "10.0", Windows 8 is "6.2",
10892 Windows XP is "5.1". For non-MS-Windows systems the result is
10893 an empty string.
10894
10895winheight({nr}) *winheight()*
10896 The result is a Number, which is the height of window {nr}.
10897 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
10898 When {nr} is zero, the height of the current window is
10899 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
10900 An existing window always has a height of zero or more.
10901 This excludes any window toolbar line.
10902 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010903 :echo "The current window has " .. winheight(0) .. " lines."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010904
10905< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10906 GetWinid()->winheight()
10907<
10908winlayout([{tabnr}]) *winlayout()*
10909 The result is a nested List containing the layout of windows
10910 in a tabpage.
10911
10912 Without {tabnr} use the current tabpage, otherwise the tabpage
10913 with number {tabnr}. If the tabpage {tabnr} is not found,
10914 returns an empty list.
10915
10916 For a leaf window, it returns:
10917 ['leaf', {winid}]
10918 For horizontally split windows, which form a column, it
10919 returns:
10920 ['col', [{nested list of windows}]]
10921 For vertically split windows, which form a row, it returns:
10922 ['row', [{nested list of windows}]]
10923
10924 Example: >
10925 " Only one window in the tab page
10926 :echo winlayout()
10927 ['leaf', 1000]
10928 " Two horizontally split windows
10929 :echo winlayout()
10930 ['col', [['leaf', 1000], ['leaf', 1001]]]
10931 " The second tab page, with three horizontally split
10932 " windows, with two vertically split windows in the
10933 " middle window
10934 :echo winlayout(2)
10935 ['col', [['leaf', 1002], ['row', [['leaf', 1003],
10936 ['leaf', 1001]]], ['leaf', 1000]]]
10937<
10938 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10939 GetTabnr()->winlayout()
10940<
10941 *winline()*
10942winline() The result is a Number, which is the screen line of the cursor
10943 in the window. This is counting screen lines from the top of
10944 the window. The first line is one.
10945 If the cursor was moved the view on the file will be updated
10946 first, this may cause a scroll.
10947
10948 *winnr()*
10949winnr([{arg}]) The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
10950 window. The top window has number 1.
10951 Returns zero for a popup window.
10952
10953 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
10954 $ the number of the last window (the window
10955 count).
10956 # the number of the last accessed window (where
10957 |CTRL-W_p| goes to). If there is no previous
10958 window or it is in another tab page 0 is
Sean Deward64801e2024-03-12 20:46:12 +010010959 returned. May refer to the current window in
10960 some cases (e.g. when evaluating 'statusline'
10961 expressions).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010962 {N}j the number of the Nth window below the
10963 current window (where |CTRL-W_j| goes to).
10964 {N}k the number of the Nth window above the current
10965 window (where |CTRL-W_k| goes to).
10966 {N}h the number of the Nth window left of the
10967 current window (where |CTRL-W_h| goes to).
10968 {N}l the number of the Nth window right of the
10969 current window (where |CTRL-W_l| goes to).
10970 The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
10971 |:wincmd|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +010010972 When {arg} is invalid an error is given and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010973 Also see |tabpagewinnr()| and |win_getid()|.
10974 Examples: >
10975 let window_count = winnr('$')
10976 let prev_window = winnr('#')
10977 let wnum = winnr('3k')
10978
10979< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10980 GetWinval()->winnr()
10981<
10982 *winrestcmd()*
10983winrestcmd() Returns a sequence of |:resize| commands that should restore
10984 the current window sizes. Only works properly when no windows
10985 are opened or closed and the current window and tab page is
10986 unchanged.
10987 Example: >
10988 :let cmd = winrestcmd()
10989 :call MessWithWindowSizes()
10990 :exe cmd
10991<
10992 *winrestview()*
10993winrestview({dict})
10994 Uses the |Dictionary| returned by |winsaveview()| to restore
10995 the view of the current window.
10996 Note: The {dict} does not have to contain all values, that are
10997 returned by |winsaveview()|. If values are missing, those
10998 settings won't be restored. So you can use: >
10999 :call winrestview({'curswant': 4})
11000<
11001 This will only set the curswant value (the column the cursor
11002 wants to move on vertical movements) of the cursor to column 5
11003 (yes, that is 5), while all other settings will remain the
11004 same. This is useful, if you set the cursor position manually.
11005
11006 If you have changed the values the result is unpredictable.
11007 If the window size changed the result won't be the same.
11008
11009 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11010 GetView()->winrestview()
11011<
11012 *winsaveview()*
11013winsaveview() Returns a |Dictionary| that contains information to restore
11014 the view of the current window. Use |winrestview()| to
11015 restore the view.
11016 This is useful if you have a mapping that jumps around in the
11017 buffer and you want to go back to the original view.
11018 This does not save fold information. Use the 'foldenable'
11019 option to temporarily switch off folding, so that folds are
11020 not opened when moving around. This may have side effects.
11021 The return value includes:
11022 lnum cursor line number
11023 col cursor column (Note: the first column
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +000011024 zero, as opposed to what |getcurpos()|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011025 returns)
11026 coladd cursor column offset for 'virtualedit'
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +000011027 curswant column for vertical movement (Note:
11028 the first column is zero, as opposed
11029 to what |getcurpos()| returns). After
11030 |$| command it will be a very large
11031 number equal to |v:maxcol|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011032 topline first line in the window
11033 topfill filler lines, only in diff mode
11034 leftcol first column displayed; only used when
11035 'wrap' is off
11036 skipcol columns skipped
11037 Note that no option values are saved.
11038
11039
11040winwidth({nr}) *winwidth()*
11041 The result is a Number, which is the width of window {nr}.
11042 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
11043 When {nr} is zero, the width of the current window is
11044 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
11045 An existing window always has a width of zero or more.
11046 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000011047 :echo "The current window has " .. winwidth(0) .. " columns."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011048 :if winwidth(0) <= 50
11049 : 50 wincmd |
11050 :endif
11051< For getting the terminal or screen size, see the 'columns'
11052 option.
11053
11054 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11055 GetWinid()->winwidth()
11056
11057
11058wordcount() *wordcount()*
11059 The result is a dictionary of byte/chars/word statistics for
11060 the current buffer. This is the same info as provided by
11061 |g_CTRL-G|
11062 The return value includes:
11063 bytes Number of bytes in the buffer
11064 chars Number of chars in the buffer
11065 words Number of words in the buffer
11066 cursor_bytes Number of bytes before cursor position
11067 (not in Visual mode)
11068 cursor_chars Number of chars before cursor position
11069 (not in Visual mode)
11070 cursor_words Number of words before cursor position
11071 (not in Visual mode)
11072 visual_bytes Number of bytes visually selected
11073 (only in Visual mode)
11074 visual_chars Number of chars visually selected
11075 (only in Visual mode)
11076 visual_words Number of words visually selected
11077 (only in Visual mode)
11078
11079
11080 *writefile()*
11081writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
11082 When {object} is a |List| write it to file {fname}. Each list
11083 item is separated with a NL. Each list item must be a String
11084 or Number.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011085 All NL characters are replaced with a NUL character.
11086 Inserting CR characters needs to be done before passing {list}
11087 to writefile().
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010011088
11089 When {object} is a |Blob| write the bytes to file {fname}
11090 unmodified, also when binary mode is not specified.
11091
11092 {flags} must be a String. These characters are recognized:
11093
11094 'b' Binary mode is used: There will not be a NL after the
11095 last list item. An empty item at the end does cause the
11096 last line in the file to end in a NL.
11097
11098 'a' Append mode is used, lines are appended to the file: >
11099 :call writefile(["foo"], "event.log", "a")
11100 :call writefile(["bar"], "event.log", "a")
11101<
11102 'D' Delete the file when the current function ends. This
11103 works like: >
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +000011104 :defer delete({fname})
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010011105< Fails when not in a function. Also see |:defer|.
11106
11107 's' fsync() is called after writing the file. This flushes
11108 the file to disk, if possible. This takes more time but
11109 avoids losing the file if the system crashes.
11110
11111 'S' fsync() is not called, even when 'fsync' is set.
11112
11113 When {flags} does not contain "S" or "s" then fsync() is
11114 called if the 'fsync' option is set.
11115
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011116 An existing file is overwritten, if possible.
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010011117
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011118 When the write fails -1 is returned, otherwise 0. There is an
11119 error message if the file can't be created or when writing
11120 fails.
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010011121
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011122 Also see |readfile()|.
11123 To copy a file byte for byte: >
11124 :let fl = readfile("foo", "b")
11125 :call writefile(fl, "foocopy", "b")
11126
11127< Can also be used as a |method|: >
11128 GetText()->writefile("thefile")
11129
11130
11131xor({expr}, {expr}) *xor()*
11132 Bitwise XOR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
11133 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010011134 Also see `and()` and `or()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011135 Example: >
11136 :let bits = xor(bits, 0x80)
11137<
11138 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11139 :let bits = bits->xor(0x80)
11140<
11141
11142==============================================================================
111433. Feature list *feature-list*
11144
11145There are three types of features:
111461. Features that are only supported when they have been enabled when Vim
11147 was compiled |+feature-list|. Example: >
11148 :if has("cindent")
11149< *gui_running*
111502. Features that are only supported when certain conditions have been met.
11151 Example: >
11152 :if has("gui_running")
11153< *has-patch*
111543. Beyond a certain version or at a certain version and including a specific
11155 patch. The "patch-7.4.248" feature means that the Vim version is 7.5 or
11156 later, or it is version 7.4 and patch 248 was included. Example: >
11157 :if has("patch-7.4.248")
11158< Note that it's possible for patch 248 to be omitted even though 249 is
11159 included. Only happens when cherry-picking patches.
11160 Note that this form only works for patch 7.4.237 and later, before that
11161 you need to check for the patch and the v:version. Example (checking
11162 version 6.2.148 or later): >
11163 :if v:version > 602 || (v:version == 602 && has("patch148"))
11164
11165Hint: To find out if Vim supports backslashes in a file name (MS-Windows),
11166use: `if exists('+shellslash')`
11167
11168
11169acl Compiled with |ACL| support.
Bram Moolenaar2ee347f2022-08-26 17:53:44 +010011170all_builtin_terms Compiled with all builtin terminals enabled. (always
11171 true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011172amiga Amiga version of Vim.
11173arabic Compiled with Arabic support |Arabic|.
11174arp Compiled with ARP support (Amiga).
11175autocmd Compiled with autocommand support. (always true)
11176autochdir Compiled with support for 'autochdir'
11177autoservername Automatically enable |clientserver|
11178balloon_eval Compiled with |balloon-eval| support.
11179balloon_multiline GUI supports multiline balloons.
11180beos BeOS version of Vim.
11181browse Compiled with |:browse| support, and browse() will
11182 work.
11183browsefilter Compiled with support for |browsefilter|.
11184bsd Compiled on an OS in the BSD family (excluding macOS).
Bram Moolenaar2ee347f2022-08-26 17:53:44 +010011185builtin_terms Compiled with some builtin terminals. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011186byte_offset Compiled with support for 'o' in 'statusline'
11187channel Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011188cindent Compiled with 'cindent' support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011189clientserver Compiled with remote invocation support |clientserver|.
11190clipboard Compiled with 'clipboard' support.
11191clipboard_working Compiled with 'clipboard' support and it can be used.
11192cmdline_compl Compiled with |cmdline-completion| support.
11193cmdline_hist Compiled with |cmdline-history| support.
11194cmdline_info Compiled with 'showcmd' and 'ruler' support.
11195comments Compiled with |'comments'| support.
11196compatible Compiled to be very Vi compatible.
11197conpty Platform where |ConPTY| can be used.
11198cryptv Compiled with encryption support |encryption|.
11199cscope Compiled with |cscope| support.
11200cursorbind Compiled with |'cursorbind'| (always true)
11201debug Compiled with "DEBUG" defined.
11202dialog_con Compiled with console dialog support.
11203dialog_gui Compiled with GUI dialog support.
11204diff Compiled with |vimdiff| and 'diff' support.
11205digraphs Compiled with support for digraphs.
11206directx Compiled with support for DirectX and 'renderoptions'.
11207dnd Compiled with support for the "~ register |quote_~|.
11208drop_file Compiled with |drop_file| support.
11209ebcdic Compiled on a machine with ebcdic character set.
11210emacs_tags Compiled with support for Emacs tags.
11211eval Compiled with expression evaluation support. Always
11212 true, of course!
11213ex_extra |+ex_extra| (always true)
11214extra_search Compiled with support for |'incsearch'| and
11215 |'hlsearch'|
11216farsi Support for Farsi was removed |farsi|.
Bram Moolenaarf80f40a2022-08-25 16:02:23 +010011217file_in_path Compiled with support for |gf| and |<cfile>| (always
11218 true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011219filterpipe When 'shelltemp' is off pipes are used for shell
11220 read/write/filter commands
11221find_in_path Compiled with support for include file searches
11222 |+find_in_path|.
11223float Compiled with support for |Float|.
11224fname_case Case in file names matters (for Amiga and MS-Windows
11225 this is not present).
11226folding Compiled with |folding| support.
11227footer Compiled with GUI footer support. |gui-footer|
11228fork Compiled to use fork()/exec() instead of system().
11229gettext Compiled with message translation |multi-lang|
11230gui Compiled with GUI enabled.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +010011231gui_athena Compiled with Athena GUI (always false).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011232gui_gnome Compiled with Gnome support (gui_gtk is also defined).
11233gui_gtk Compiled with GTK+ GUI (any version).
11234gui_gtk2 Compiled with GTK+ 2 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
11235gui_gtk3 Compiled with GTK+ 3 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
11236gui_haiku Compiled with Haiku GUI.
11237gui_mac Compiled with Macintosh GUI.
11238gui_motif Compiled with Motif GUI.
11239gui_photon Compiled with Photon GUI.
11240gui_running Vim is running in the GUI, or it will start soon.
11241gui_win32 Compiled with MS-Windows Win32 GUI.
11242gui_win32s idem, and Win32s system being used (Windows 3.1)
11243haiku Haiku version of Vim.
11244hangul_input Compiled with Hangul input support. |hangul|
11245hpux HP-UX version of Vim.
11246iconv Can use iconv() for conversion.
11247insert_expand Compiled with support for CTRL-X expansion commands in
11248 Insert mode. (always true)
11249job Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
11250ipv6 Compiled with support for IPv6 networking in |channel|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011251jumplist Compiled with |jumplist| support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011252keymap Compiled with 'keymap' support.
11253lambda Compiled with |lambda| support.
11254langmap Compiled with 'langmap' support.
11255libcall Compiled with |libcall()| support.
11256linebreak Compiled with 'linebreak', 'breakat', 'showbreak' and
11257 'breakindent' support.
11258linux Linux version of Vim.
11259lispindent Compiled with support for lisp indenting.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011260 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011261listcmds Compiled with commands for the buffer list |:files|
11262 and the argument list |arglist|.
11263localmap Compiled with local mappings and abbr. |:map-local|
11264lua Compiled with Lua interface |Lua|.
11265mac Any Macintosh version of Vim cf. osx
11266macunix Synonym for osxdarwin
11267menu Compiled with support for |:menu|.
11268mksession Compiled with support for |:mksession|.
11269modify_fname Compiled with file name modifiers. |filename-modifiers|
11270 (always true)
11271mouse Compiled with support for mouse.
11272mouse_dec Compiled with support for Dec terminal mouse.
11273mouse_gpm Compiled with support for gpm (Linux console mouse)
11274mouse_gpm_enabled GPM mouse is working
11275mouse_netterm Compiled with support for netterm mouse.
11276mouse_pterm Compiled with support for qnx pterm mouse.
11277mouse_sysmouse Compiled with support for sysmouse (*BSD console mouse)
11278mouse_sgr Compiled with support for sgr mouse.
11279mouse_urxvt Compiled with support for urxvt mouse.
11280mouse_xterm Compiled with support for xterm mouse.
11281mouseshape Compiled with support for 'mouseshape'.
11282multi_byte Compiled with support for 'encoding' (always true)
11283multi_byte_encoding 'encoding' is set to a multibyte encoding.
11284multi_byte_ime Compiled with support for IME input method.
11285multi_lang Compiled with support for multiple languages.
11286mzscheme Compiled with MzScheme interface |mzscheme|.
11287nanotime Compiled with sub-second time stamp checks.
11288netbeans_enabled Compiled with support for |netbeans| and connected.
11289netbeans_intg Compiled with support for |netbeans|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011290num64 Compiled with 64-bit |Number| support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011291ole Compiled with OLE automation support for Win32.
11292osx Compiled for macOS cf. mac
11293osxdarwin Compiled for macOS, with |mac-darwin-feature|
11294packages Compiled with |packages| support.
11295path_extra Compiled with up/downwards search in 'path' and 'tags'
11296perl Compiled with Perl interface.
11297persistent_undo Compiled with support for persistent undo history.
11298postscript Compiled with PostScript file printing.
11299printer Compiled with |:hardcopy| support.
11300profile Compiled with |:profile| support.
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +010011301prof_nsec Profile results are in nanoseconds.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011302python Python 2.x interface available. |has-python|
11303python_compiled Compiled with Python 2.x interface. |has-python|
11304python_dynamic Python 2.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
11305python3 Python 3.x interface available. |has-python|
11306python3_compiled Compiled with Python 3.x interface. |has-python|
11307python3_dynamic Python 3.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
Yee Cheng Chinc13b3d12023-08-20 21:18:38 +020011308python3_stable Python 3.x interface is using Python Stable ABI. |has-python|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011309pythonx Python 2.x and/or 3.x interface available. |python_x|
11310qnx QNX version of Vim.
11311quickfix Compiled with |quickfix| support.
11312reltime Compiled with |reltime()| support.
11313rightleft Compiled with 'rightleft' support.
11314ruby Compiled with Ruby interface |ruby|.
11315scrollbind Compiled with 'scrollbind' support. (always true)
11316showcmd Compiled with 'showcmd' support.
11317signs Compiled with |:sign| support.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011318smartindent Compiled with 'smartindent' support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011319sodium Compiled with libsodium for better crypt support
11320sound Compiled with sound support, e.g. `sound_playevent()`
11321spell Compiled with spell checking support |spell|.
11322startuptime Compiled with |--startuptime| support.
11323statusline Compiled with support for 'statusline', 'rulerformat'
11324 and special formats of 'titlestring' and 'iconstring'.
11325sun SunOS version of Vim.
11326sun_workshop Support for Sun |workshop| has been removed.
11327syntax Compiled with syntax highlighting support |syntax|.
11328syntax_items There are active syntax highlighting items for the
11329 current buffer.
11330system Compiled to use system() instead of fork()/exec().
11331tag_binary Compiled with binary searching in tags files
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011332 |tag-binary-search|. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011333tag_old_static Support for old static tags was removed, see
11334 |tag-old-static|.
11335tcl Compiled with Tcl interface.
11336termguicolors Compiled with true color in terminal support.
11337terminal Compiled with |terminal| support.
11338terminfo Compiled with terminfo instead of termcap.
11339termresponse Compiled with support for |t_RV| and |v:termresponse|.
11340textobjects Compiled with support for |text-objects|.
11341textprop Compiled with support for |text-properties|.
11342tgetent Compiled with tgetent support, able to use a termcap
11343 or terminfo file.
11344timers Compiled with |timer_start()| support.
11345title Compiled with window title support |'title'|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011346 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011347toolbar Compiled with support for |gui-toolbar|.
11348ttyin input is a terminal (tty)
11349ttyout output is a terminal (tty)
11350unix Unix version of Vim. *+unix*
11351unnamedplus Compiled with support for "unnamedplus" in 'clipboard'
11352user_commands User-defined commands. (always true)
11353vartabs Compiled with variable tabstop support |'vartabstop'|.
11354vcon Win32: Virtual console support is working, can use
11355 'termguicolors'. Also see |+vtp|.
11356vertsplit Compiled with vertically split windows |:vsplit|.
11357 (always true)
11358vim_starting True while initial source'ing takes place. |startup|
11359 *vim_starting*
Bram Moolenaara6feb162022-01-02 12:06:33 +000011360vim9script Compiled with |Vim9| script support
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011361viminfo Compiled with viminfo support.
11362vimscript-1 Compiled Vim script version 1 support
11363vimscript-2 Compiled Vim script version 2 support
11364vimscript-3 Compiled Vim script version 3 support
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +010011365vimscript-4 Compiled Vim script version 4 support
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011366virtualedit Compiled with 'virtualedit' option. (always true)
11367visual Compiled with Visual mode. (always true)
11368visualextra Compiled with extra Visual mode commands. (always
11369 true) |blockwise-operators|.
11370vms VMS version of Vim.
11371vreplace Compiled with |gR| and |gr| commands. (always true)
11372vtp Compiled for vcon support |+vtp| (check vcon to find
11373 out if it works in the current console).
11374wildignore Compiled with 'wildignore' option.
11375wildmenu Compiled with 'wildmenu' option.
11376win16 old version for MS-Windows 3.1 (always false)
11377win32 Win32 version of Vim (MS-Windows 95 and later, 32 or
11378 64 bits)
11379win32unix Win32 version of Vim, using Unix files (Cygwin)
11380win64 Win64 version of Vim (MS-Windows 64 bit).
11381win95 Win32 version for MS-Windows 95/98/ME (always false)
11382winaltkeys Compiled with 'winaltkeys' option.
11383windows Compiled with support for more than one window.
11384 (always true)
11385writebackup Compiled with 'writebackup' default on.
Christian Brabandte085dfd2023-09-30 12:49:18 +020011386xattr Compiled with extended attributes support |xattr|
11387 (currently only supported on Linux).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011388xfontset Compiled with X fontset support |xfontset|.
11389xim Compiled with X input method support |xim|.
11390xpm Compiled with pixmap support.
11391xpm_w32 Compiled with pixmap support for Win32. (Only for
11392 backward compatibility. Use "xpm" instead.)
11393xsmp Compiled with X session management support.
11394xsmp_interact Compiled with interactive X session management support.
11395xterm_clipboard Compiled with support for xterm clipboard.
11396xterm_save Compiled with support for saving and restoring the
11397 xterm screen.
11398x11 Compiled with X11 support.
11399
11400
11401==============================================================================
114024. Matching a pattern in a String *string-match*
11403
11404This is common between several functions. A regexp pattern as explained at
11405|pattern| is normally used to find a match in the buffer lines. When a
11406pattern is used to find a match in a String, almost everything works in the
11407same way. The difference is that a String is handled like it is one line.
11408When it contains a "\n" character, this is not seen as a line break for the
11409pattern. It can be matched with a "\n" in the pattern, or with ".". Example:
11410>
11411 :let a = "aaaa\nxxxx"
11412 :echo matchstr(a, "..\n..")
11413 aa
11414 xx
11415 :echo matchstr(a, "a.x")
11416 a
11417 x
11418
11419Don't forget that "^" will only match at the first character of the String and
11420"$" at the last character of the string. They don't match after or before a
11421"\n".
11422
11423 vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: