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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|.
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141. Overview |builtin-function-list|
152. Details |builtin-function-details|
163. Feature list |feature-list|
174. Matching a pattern in a String |string-match|
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19==============================================================================
201. Overview *builtin-function-list*
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22Use CTRL-] on the function name to jump to the full explanation.
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24USAGE RESULT DESCRIPTION ~
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26abs({expr}) Float or Number absolute value of {expr}
27acos({expr}) Float arc cosine of {expr}
28add({object}, {item}) List/Blob append {item} to {object}
29and({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise AND
30append({lnum}, {text}) Number append {text} below line {lnum}
erraelf0837ba2024-06-24 12:27:01 -070031appendbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000032 Number append {text} below line {lnum}
erraelf0837ba2024-06-24 12:27:01 -070033 in buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000034argc([{winid}]) Number number of files in the argument list
35argidx() Number current index in the argument list
36arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) Number argument list id
37argv({nr} [, {winid}]) String {nr} entry of the argument list
38argv([-1, {winid}]) List the argument list
39asin({expr}) Float arc sine of {expr}
40assert_beeps({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} causes a beep
41assert_equal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
42 Number assert {exp} is equal to {act}
43assert_equalfile({fname-one}, {fname-two} [, {msg}])
44 Number assert file contents are equal
45assert_exception({error} [, {msg}])
46 Number assert {error} is in v:exception
47assert_fails({cmd} [, {error} [, {msg} [, {lnum} [, {context}]]]])
48 Number assert {cmd} fails
49assert_false({actual} [, {msg}])
50 Number assert {actual} is false
51assert_inrange({lower}, {upper}, {actual} [, {msg}])
52 Number assert {actual} is inside the range
53assert_match({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
54 Number assert {pat} matches {text}
55assert_nobeep({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} does not cause a beep
56assert_notequal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
57 Number assert {exp} is not equal {act}
58assert_notmatch({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
59 Number assert {pat} not matches {text}
60assert_report({msg}) Number report a test failure
61assert_true({actual} [, {msg}]) Number assert {actual} is true
62atan({expr}) Float arc tangent of {expr}
63atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) Float arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +010064autocmd_add({acmds}) Bool add a list of autocmds and groups
65autocmd_delete({acmds}) Bool delete a list of autocmds and groups
66autocmd_get([{opts}]) List return a list of autocmds
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000067balloon_gettext() String current text in the balloon
68balloon_show({expr}) none show {expr} inside the balloon
69balloon_split({msg}) List split {msg} as used for a balloon
h-easte80f3452025-01-02 10:40:29 +010070base64_decode({string}) Blob base64 decode {string} characters
71base64_encode({blob}) String base64 encode the bytes in {blob}
Christ van Willegence0ef912024-06-20 23:41:59 +020072bindtextdomain({package}, {path})
Christ van Willegen8252ef12024-07-11 21:36:21 +020073 Bool bind text domain to specified path
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000074blob2list({blob}) List convert {blob} into a list of numbers
Yegappan Lakshmanan166b1752025-01-17 11:48:12 +010075blob2str({blob} [, {options}]) List convert {blob} into a list of strings
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000076browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
77 String put up a file requester
78browsedir({title}, {initdir}) String put up a directory requester
79bufadd({name}) Number add a buffer to the buffer list
80bufexists({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} exists
81buflisted({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is listed
82bufload({buf}) Number load buffer {buf} if not loaded yet
83bufloaded({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is loaded
84bufname([{buf}]) String Name of the buffer {buf}
85bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]]) Number Number of the buffer {buf}
86bufwinid({buf}) Number window ID of buffer {buf}
87bufwinnr({buf}) Number window number of buffer {buf}
88byte2line({byte}) Number line number at byte count {byte}
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010089byteidx({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}])
90 Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
91byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}])
92 Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000093call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}])
94 any call {func} with arguments {arglist}
95ceil({expr}) Float round {expr} up
96ch_canread({handle}) Number check if there is something to read
97ch_close({handle}) none close {handle}
98ch_close_in({handle}) none close in part of {handle}
99ch_evalexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
100 any evaluate {expr} on JSON {handle}
101ch_evalraw({handle}, {string} [, {options}])
102 any evaluate {string} on raw {handle}
103ch_getbufnr({handle}, {what}) Number get buffer number for {handle}/{what}
104ch_getjob({channel}) Job get the Job of {channel}
105ch_info({handle}) String info about channel {handle}
106ch_log({msg} [, {handle}]) none write {msg} in the channel log file
107ch_logfile({fname} [, {mode}]) none start logging channel activity
108ch_open({address} [, {options}])
109 Channel open a channel to {address}
110ch_read({handle} [, {options}]) String read from {handle}
111ch_readblob({handle} [, {options}])
112 Blob read Blob from {handle}
113ch_readraw({handle} [, {options}])
114 String read raw from {handle}
115ch_sendexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
116 any send {expr} over JSON {handle}
117ch_sendraw({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
118 any send {expr} over raw {handle}
119ch_setoptions({handle}, {options})
120 none set options for {handle}
121ch_status({handle} [, {options}])
122 String status of channel {handle}
123changenr() Number current change number
124char2nr({expr} [, {utf8}]) Number ASCII/UTF-8 value of first char in {expr}
125charclass({string}) Number character class of {string}
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +0000126charcol({expr} [, {winid}]) Number column number of cursor or mark
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +0100127charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {utf16}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000128 Number char index of byte {idx} in {string}
129chdir({dir}) String change current working directory
130cindent({lnum}) Number C indent for line {lnum}
131clearmatches([{win}]) none clear all matches
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +0000132col({expr} [, {winid}]) Number column byte index of cursor or mark
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000133complete({startcol}, {matches}) none set Insert mode completion
134complete_add({expr}) Number add completion match
135complete_check() Number check for key typed during completion
136complete_info([{what}]) Dict get current completion information
137confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
138 Number number of choice picked by user
139copy({expr}) any make a shallow copy of {expr}
140cos({expr}) Float cosine of {expr}
141cosh({expr}) Float hyperbolic cosine of {expr}
142count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]])
143 Number count how many {expr} are in {comp}
144cscope_connection([{num}, {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
145 Number checks existence of cscope connection
146cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}])
147 Number move cursor to {lnum}, {col}, {off}
148cursor({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
149debugbreak({pid}) Number interrupt process being debugged
150deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) any make a full copy of {expr}
151delete({fname} [, {flags}]) Number delete the file or directory {fname}
152deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}])
153 Number delete lines from buffer {buf}
154did_filetype() Number |TRUE| if FileType autocmd event used
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +0100155diff({fromlist}, {tolist} [, {options}])
156 List diff two Lists of strings
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000157diff_filler({lnum}) Number diff filler lines about {lnum}
158diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) Number diff highlighting at {lnum}/{col}
159digraph_get({chars}) String get the |digraph| of {chars}
160digraph_getlist([{listall}]) List get all |digraph|s
Christian Brabandtfbc37f12024-06-18 20:50:58 +0200161digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) Bool register |digraph|
162digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) Bool register multiple |digraph|s
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000163echoraw({expr}) none output {expr} as-is
164empty({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is empty
165environ() Dict return environment variables
Sean Dewarb0efa492023-07-08 10:35:19 +0100166err_teapot([{expr}]) none give E418, or E503 if {expr} is |TRUE|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000167escape({string}, {chars}) String escape {chars} in {string} with '\'
168eval({string}) any evaluate {string} into its value
169eventhandler() Number |TRUE| if inside an event handler
170executable({expr}) Number 1 if executable {expr} exists
171execute({command}) String execute {command} and get the output
172exepath({expr}) String full path of the command {expr}
173exists({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists
174exists_compiled({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists at compile time
175exp({expr}) Float exponential of {expr}
176expand({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]])
177 any expand special keywords in {expr}
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +0100178expandcmd({string} [, {options}])
179 String expand {string} like with `:edit`
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000180extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
181 List/Dict insert items of {expr2} into {expr1}
182extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
183 List/Dict like |extend()| but creates a new
184 List or Dictionary
185feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) Number add key sequence to typeahead buffer
Shougo Matsushita60c87432024-06-03 22:59:27 +0200186filecopy({from}, {to}) Number |TRUE| if copying file {from} to {to}
187 worked
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000188filereadable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a readable file
189filewritable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a writable file
190filter({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
191 remove items from {expr1} where
192 {expr2} is 0
193finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
194 String find directory {name} in {path}
195findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
196 String find file {name} in {path}
197flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) List flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels
198flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}])
199 List flatten a copy of {list}
200float2nr({expr}) Number convert Float {expr} to a Number
201floor({expr}) Float round {expr} down
202fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) Float remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}
203fnameescape({fname}) String escape special characters in {fname}
204fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) String modify file name
205foldclosed({lnum}) Number first line of fold at {lnum} if closed
206foldclosedend({lnum}) Number last line of fold at {lnum} if closed
207foldlevel({lnum}) Number fold level at {lnum}
208foldtext() String line displayed for closed fold
209foldtextresult({lnum}) String text for closed fold at {lnum}
Ernie Raele79e2072024-01-13 11:47:33 +0100210foreach({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
211 for each item in {expr1} call {expr2}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000212foreground() Number bring the Vim window to the foreground
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +0100213fullcommand({name} [, {vim9}]) String get full command from {name}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000214funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
215 Funcref reference to function {name}
216function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
217 Funcref named reference to function {name}
218garbagecollect([{atexit}]) none free memory, breaking cyclic references
219get({list}, {idx} [, {def}]) any get item {idx} from {list} or {def}
220get({dict}, {key} [, {def}]) any get item {key} from {dict} or {def}
221get({func}, {what}) any get property of funcref/partial {func}
222getbufinfo([{buf}]) List information about buffers
223getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
224 List lines {lnum} to {end} of buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +0000225getbufoneline({buf}, {lnum}) String line {lnum} of buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000226getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}])
227 any variable {varname} in buffer {buf}
mikoto20001083cae2024-11-11 21:24:14 +0100228getcellpixels() List get character cell pixel size
Kota Kato66bb9ae2023-01-17 18:31:56 +0000229getcellwidths() List get character cell width overrides
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000230getchangelist([{buf}]) List list of change list items
zeertzjqe0a2ab32025-02-02 09:14:35 +0100231getchar([{expr} [, {opts}]]) Number or String
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000232 get one character from the user
233getcharmod() Number modifiers for the last typed character
234getcharpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
235getcharsearch() Dict last character search
zeertzjqe0a2ab32025-02-02 09:14:35 +0100236getcharstr([{expr} [, {opts}]]) String get one character from the user
Ruslan Russkikh0407d622024-10-08 22:21:05 +0200237getcmdcomplpat() String return the completion pattern of the
238 current command-line completion
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +0100239getcmdcompltype() String return the type of the current
240 command-line completion
Shougo Matsushita69084282024-09-23 20:34:47 +0200241getcmdline() String return the current command-line input
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000242getcmdpos() Number return cursor position in command-line
Shougo Matsushita69084282024-09-23 20:34:47 +0200243getcmdprompt() String return the current command-line prompt
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +0100244getcmdscreenpos() Number return cursor screen position in
245 command-line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000246getcmdtype() String return current command-line type
247getcmdwintype() String return current command-line window type
248getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}])
249 List list of cmdline completion matches
250getcurpos([{winnr}]) List position of the cursor
251getcursorcharpos([{winnr}]) List character position of the cursor
252getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) String get the current working directory
253getenv({name}) String return environment variable
254getfontname([{name}]) String name of font being used
255getfperm({fname}) String file permissions of file {fname}
256getfsize({fname}) Number size in bytes of file {fname}
257getftime({fname}) Number last modification time of file
258getftype({fname}) String description of type of file {fname}
259getimstatus() Number |TRUE| if the IME status is active
260getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
261 List list of jump list items
262getline({lnum}) String line {lnum} of current buffer
263getline({lnum}, {end}) List lines {lnum} to {end} of current buffer
264getloclist({nr}) List list of location list items
265getloclist({nr}, {what}) Dict get specific location list properties
266getmarklist([{buf}]) List list of global/local marks
267getmatches([{win}]) List list of current matches
268getmousepos() Dict last known mouse position
Bram Moolenaar24dc19c2022-11-14 19:49:15 +0000269getmouseshape() String current mouse shape name
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000270getpid() Number process ID of Vim
271getpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
272getqflist() List list of quickfix items
273getqflist({what}) Dict get specific quickfix list properties
274getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]])
275 String or List contents of a register
276getreginfo([{regname}]) Dict information about a register
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +0100277getregion({pos1}, {pos2} [, {opts}])
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +0100278 List get the text from {pos1} to {pos2}
Shougo Matsushitab4757e62024-05-07 20:49:24 +0200279getregionpos({pos1}, {pos2} [, {opts}])
280 List get a list of positions for a region
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000281getregtype([{regname}]) String type of a register
Yegappan Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +0100282getscriptinfo([{opts}]) List list of sourced scripts
ichizok663d18d2025-01-02 18:06:00 +0100283getstacktrace() List get current stack trace of Vim scripts
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000284gettabinfo([{expr}]) List list of tab pages
285gettabvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
286 any variable {varname} in tab {nr} or {def}
287gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {name} [, {def}])
288 any {name} in {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}
289gettagstack([{nr}]) Dict get the tag stack of window {nr}
h-east52e7cc22024-07-28 17:03:29 +0200290gettext({text} [, {package}]) String lookup translation of {text}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000291getwininfo([{winid}]) List list of info about each window
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +0000292getwinpos([{timeout}]) List X and Y coord in pixels of Vim window
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000293getwinposx() Number X coord in pixels of the Vim window
294getwinposy() Number Y coord in pixels of the Vim window
295getwinvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
296 any variable {varname} in window {nr}
297glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
298 any expand file wildcards in {expr}
299glob2regpat({expr}) String convert a glob pat into a search pat
300globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
301 String do glob({expr}) for all dirs in {path}
302has({feature} [, {check}]) Number |TRUE| if feature {feature} supported
303has_key({dict}, {key}) Number |TRUE| if {dict} has entry {key}
304haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
305 Number |TRUE| if the window executed |:lcd|
306 or |:tcd|
307hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
308 Number |TRUE| if mapping to {what} exists
309histadd({history}, {item}) Number add an item to a history
310histdel({history} [, {item}]) Number remove an item from a history
311histget({history} [, {index}]) String get the item {index} from a history
312histnr({history}) Number highest index of a history
313hlID({name}) Number syntax ID of highlight group {name}
314hlexists({name}) Number |TRUE| if highlight group {name} exists
315hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) List get highlight group attributes
316hlset({list}) Number set highlight group attributes
317hostname() String name of the machine Vim is running on
318iconv({expr}, {from}, {to}) String convert encoding of {expr}
Ernie Rael05124252024-07-11 22:10:45 +0200319id({item}) String get unique identity string of item
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000320indent({lnum}) Number indent of line {lnum}
321index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]])
322 Number index in {object} where {expr} appears
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +0100323indexof({object}, {expr} [, {opts}]])
324 Number index in {object} where {expr} is true
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000325input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]])
326 String get input from the user
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +0100327inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000328 String like input() but in a GUI dialog
329inputlist({textlist}) Number let the user pick from a choice list
330inputrestore() Number restore typeahead
331inputsave() Number save and clear typeahead
332inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) String like input() but hiding the text
333insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) List insert {item} in {object} [before {idx}]
LemonBoyafe04662023-08-23 21:08:11 +0200334instanceof({object}, {class}) Number |TRUE| if {object} is an instance of {class}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000335interrupt() none interrupt script execution
336invert({expr}) Number bitwise invert
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +0100337isabsolutepath({path}) Number |TRUE| if {path} is an absolute path
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000338isdirectory({directory}) Number |TRUE| if {directory} is a directory
339isinf({expr}) Number determine if {expr} is infinity value
340 (positive or negative)
341islocked({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is locked
342isnan({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is NaN
343items({dict}) List key-value pairs in {dict}
344job_getchannel({job}) Channel get the channel handle for {job}
345job_info([{job}]) Dict get information about {job}
346job_setoptions({job}, {options}) none set options for {job}
347job_start({command} [, {options}])
348 Job start a job
349job_status({job}) String get the status of {job}
350job_stop({job} [, {how}]) Number stop {job}
351join({list} [, {sep}]) String join {list} items into one String
352js_decode({string}) any decode JS style JSON
353js_encode({expr}) String encode JS style JSON
354json_decode({string}) any decode JSON
355json_encode({expr}) String encode JSON
356keys({dict}) List keys in {dict}
zeertzjqcdc83932022-09-12 13:38:41 +0100357keytrans({string}) String translate internal keycodes to a form
358 that can be used by |:map|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000359len({expr}) Number the length of {expr}
360libcall({lib}, {func}, {arg}) String call {func} in library {lib} with {arg}
361libcallnr({lib}, {func}, {arg}) Number idem, but return a Number
362line({expr} [, {winid}]) Number line nr of cursor, last line or mark
363line2byte({lnum}) Number byte count of line {lnum}
364lispindent({lnum}) Number Lisp indent for line {lnum}
365list2blob({list}) Blob turn {list} of numbers into a Blob
366list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) String turn {list} of numbers into a String
367listener_add({callback} [, {buf}])
368 Number add a callback to listen to changes
369listener_flush([{buf}]) none invoke listener callbacks
370listener_remove({id}) none remove a listener callback
371localtime() Number current time
372log({expr}) Float natural logarithm (base e) of {expr}
373log10({expr}) Float logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10
374luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) any evaluate |Lua| expression
375map({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
376 change each item in {expr1} to {expr2}
377maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]])
378 String or Dict
379 rhs of mapping {name} in mode {mode}
380mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
381 String check for mappings matching {name}
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +0100382maplist([{abbr}]) List list of all mappings, a dict for each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000383mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
384 like |map()| but creates a new List or
385 Dictionary
386mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) none restore mapping from |maparg()| result
387match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
388 Number position where {pat} matches in {expr}
389matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
390 Number highlight {pattern} with {group}
391matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
392 Number highlight positions with {group}
393matcharg({nr}) List arguments of |:match|
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +0100394matchbufline({buf}, {pat}, {lnum}, {end}, [, {dict})
395 List all the {pat} matches in buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000396matchdelete({id} [, {win}]) Number delete match identified by {id}
397matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
398 Number position where {pat} ends in {expr}
399matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
400 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
401matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
402 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
403matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
404 List match and submatches of {pat} in {expr}
405matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
406 String {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +0100407matchstrlist({list}, {pat} [, {dict})
408 List all the {pat} matches in {list}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000409matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
410 List {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
411max({expr}) Number maximum value of items in {expr}
412menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) Dict get menu item information
413min({expr}) Number minimum value of items in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +0000414mkdir({name} [, {flags} [, {prot}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000415 Number create directory {name}
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +0200416mode([{expr}]) String current editing mode
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000417mzeval({expr}) any evaluate |MzScheme| expression
418nextnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line >= {lnum}
Christ van Willegenc0786752025-02-01 15:42:16 +0100419ngettext({single}, {plural}, {number}[, {domain}])
420 String translate text based on {number}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000421nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) String single char with ASCII/UTF-8 value {expr}
422or({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise OR
423pathshorten({expr} [, {len}]) String shorten directory names in a path
424perleval({expr}) any evaluate |Perl| expression
425popup_atcursor({what}, {options}) Number create popup window near the cursor
426popup_beval({what}, {options}) Number create popup window for 'ballooneval'
427popup_clear() none close all popup windows
428popup_close({id} [, {result}]) none close popup window {id}
429popup_create({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window
430popup_dialog({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a dialog
431popup_filter_menu({id}, {key}) Number filter for a menu popup window
432popup_filter_yesno({id}, {key}) Number filter for a dialog popup window
Bram Moolenaarbdc09a12022-10-07 14:31:45 +0100433popup_findecho() Number get window ID of popup for `:echowin`
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000434popup_findinfo() Number get window ID of info popup window
435popup_findpreview() Number get window ID of preview popup window
436popup_getoptions({id}) Dict get options of popup window {id}
437popup_getpos({id}) Dict get position of popup window {id}
438popup_hide({id}) none hide popup menu {id}
439popup_list() List get a list of window IDs of all popups
440popup_locate({row}, {col}) Number get window ID of popup at position
441popup_menu({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a menu
442popup_move({id}, {options}) none set position of popup window {id}
443popup_notification({what}, {options})
444 Number create a notification popup window
Christian Brabandtfbc37f12024-06-18 20:50:58 +0200445popup_setbuf({id}, {buf}) Bool set the buffer for the popup window {id}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000446popup_setoptions({id}, {options})
447 none set options for popup window {id}
448popup_settext({id}, {text}) none set the text of popup window {id}
449popup_show({id}) none unhide popup window {id}
450pow({x}, {y}) Float {x} to the power of {y}
451prevnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line <= {lnum}
452printf({fmt}, {expr1}...) String format text
453prompt_getprompt({buf}) String get prompt text
454prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) none set prompt callback function
455prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt interrupt function
456prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt text
457prop_add({lnum}, {col}, {props}) none add one text property
458prop_add_list({props}, [[{lnum}, {col}, {end-lnum}, {end-col}], ...])
459 none add multiple text properties
460prop_clear({lnum} [, {lnum-end} [, {props}]])
461 none remove all text properties
462prop_find({props} [, {direction}])
463 Dict search for a text property
464prop_list({lnum} [, {props}]) List text properties in {lnum}
465prop_remove({props} [, {lnum} [, {lnum-end}]])
466 Number remove a text property
467prop_type_add({name}, {props}) none define a new property type
468prop_type_change({name}, {props})
469 none change an existing property type
470prop_type_delete({name} [, {props}])
471 none delete a property type
472prop_type_get({name} [, {props}])
473 Dict get property type values
474prop_type_list([{props}]) List get list of property types
475pum_getpos() Dict position and size of pum if visible
476pumvisible() Number whether popup menu is visible
zeertzjq7c515282024-11-10 20:26:12 +0100477py3eval({expr} [, {locals}]) any evaluate |python3| expression
478pyeval({expr} [, {locals}]) any evaluate |Python| expression
479pyxeval({expr} [, {locals}]) any evaluate |python_x| expression
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000480rand([{expr}]) Number get pseudo-random number
481range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]])
482 List items from {expr} to {max}
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +0100483readblob({fname} [, {offset} [, {size}]])
484 Blob read a |Blob| from {fname}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000485readdir({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
486 List file names in {dir} selected by {expr}
487readdirex({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
488 List file info in {dir} selected by {expr}
489readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
490 List get list of lines from file {fname}
491reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}])
492 any reduce {object} using {func}
493reg_executing() String get the executing register name
494reg_recording() String get the recording register name
495reltime([{start} [, {end}]]) List get time value
496reltimefloat({time}) Float turn the time value into a Float
497reltimestr({time}) String turn time value into a String
498remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
499 String send expression
500remote_foreground({server}) Number bring Vim server to the foreground
501remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}])
502 Number check for reply string
503remote_read({serverid} [, {timeout}])
504 String read reply string
505remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
506 String send key sequence
507remote_startserver({name}) none become server {name}
508remove({list}, {idx} [, {end}]) any/List
509 remove items {idx}-{end} from {list}
510remove({blob}, {idx} [, {end}]) Number/Blob
511 remove bytes {idx}-{end} from {blob}
512remove({dict}, {key}) any remove entry {key} from {dict}
513rename({from}, {to}) Number rename (move) file from {from} to {to}
Bakudankun375141e2022-09-09 18:46:47 +0100514repeat({expr}, {count}) List/Blob/String
515 repeat {expr} {count} times
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000516resolve({filename}) String get filename a shortcut points to
Yegappan Lakshmanan03ff1c22023-05-06 14:08:21 +0100517reverse({obj}) List/Blob/String
518 reverse {obj}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000519round({expr}) Float round off {expr}
520rubyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Ruby| expression
521screenattr({row}, {col}) Number attribute at screen position
522screenchar({row}, {col}) Number character at screen position
523screenchars({row}, {col}) List List of characters at screen position
524screencol() Number current cursor column
525screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) Dict screen row and col of a text character
526screenrow() Number current cursor row
527screenstring({row}, {col}) String characters at screen position
528search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
529 Number search for {pattern}
530searchcount([{options}]) Dict get or update search stats
531searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]])
532 Number search for variable declaration
533searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
534 Number search for other end of start/end pair
535searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
536 List search for other end of start/end pair
537searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
538 List search for {pattern}
539server2client({clientid}, {string})
540 Number send reply string
541serverlist() String get a list of available servers
erraelf0837ba2024-06-24 12:27:01 -0700542setbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000543 Number set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer
erraelf0837ba2024-06-24 12:27:01 -0700544 {buf}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000545setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val})
546 none set {varname} in buffer {buf} to {val}
547setcellwidths({list}) none set character cell width overrides
548setcharpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
549setcharsearch({dict}) Dict set character search from {dict}
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +0100550setcmdline({str} [, {pos}]) Number set command-line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000551setcmdpos({pos}) Number set cursor position in command-line
552setcursorcharpos({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
553setenv({name}, {val}) none set environment variable
554setfperm({fname}, {mode}) Number set {fname} file permissions to {mode}
555setline({lnum}, {line}) Number set line {lnum} to {line}
556setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action}])
557 Number modify location list using {list}
558setloclist({nr}, {list}, {action}, {what})
559 Number modify specific location list props
560setmatches({list} [, {win}]) Number restore a list of matches
561setpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
562setqflist({list} [, {action}]) Number modify quickfix list using {list}
563setqflist({list}, {action}, {what})
564 Number modify specific quickfix list props
565setreg({n}, {v} [, {opt}]) Number set register to value and type
566settabvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in tab page {nr} to {val}
567settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val})
568 none set {varname} in window {winnr} in tab
569 page {tabnr} to {val}
570settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}])
571 Number modify tag stack using {dict}
572setwinvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in window {nr} to {val}
573sha256({string}) String SHA256 checksum of {string}
574shellescape({string} [, {special}])
575 String escape {string} for use as shell
576 command argument
577shiftwidth([{col}]) Number effective value of 'shiftwidth'
578sign_define({name} [, {dict}]) Number define or update a sign
579sign_define({list}) List define or update a list of signs
580sign_getdefined([{name}]) List get a list of defined signs
581sign_getplaced([{buf} [, {dict}]])
582 List get a list of placed signs
583sign_jump({id}, {group}, {buf})
584 Number jump to a sign
585sign_place({id}, {group}, {name}, {buf} [, {dict}])
586 Number place a sign
587sign_placelist({list}) List place a list of signs
588sign_undefine([{name}]) Number undefine a sign
589sign_undefine({list}) List undefine a list of signs
590sign_unplace({group} [, {dict}])
591 Number unplace a sign
592sign_unplacelist({list}) List unplace a list of signs
593simplify({filename}) String simplify filename as much as possible
594sin({expr}) Float sine of {expr}
595sinh({expr}) Float hyperbolic sine of {expr}
596slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) String, List or Blob
597 slice of a String, List or Blob
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +0000598sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]])
599 List sort {list}, compare with {how}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000600sound_clear() none stop playing all sounds
601sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
602 Number play an event sound
603sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
604 Number play sound file {path}
605sound_stop({id}) none stop playing sound {id}
606soundfold({word}) String sound-fold {word}
607spellbadword() String badly spelled word at cursor
608spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
609 List spelling suggestions
610split({expr} [, {pat} [, {keepempty}]])
611 List make |List| from {pat} separated {expr}
612sqrt({expr}) Float square root of {expr}
613srand([{expr}]) List get seed for |rand()|
614state([{what}]) String current state of Vim
Hirohito Higashi195fcc92025-02-01 10:26:58 +0100615str2blob({list} [, {options}]) Blob convert list of strings into a Blob
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000616str2float({expr} [, {quoted}]) Float convert String to Float
617str2list({expr} [, {utf8}]) List convert each character of {expr} to
618 ASCII/UTF-8 value
619str2nr({expr} [, {base} [, {quoted}]])
620 Number convert String to Number
621strcharlen({expr}) Number character length of the String {expr}
622strcharpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]])
623 String {len} characters of {str} at
624 character {start}
625strchars({expr} [, {skipcc}]) Number character count of the String {expr}
626strdisplaywidth({expr} [, {col}]) Number display length of the String {expr}
627strftime({format} [, {time}]) String format time with a specified format
628strgetchar({str}, {index}) Number get char {index} from {str}
629stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
630 Number index of {needle} in {haystack}
631string({expr}) String String representation of {expr} value
632strlen({expr}) Number length of the String {expr}
633strpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]])
634 String {len} bytes/chars of {str} at
635 byte {start}
636strptime({format}, {timestring})
637 Number Convert {timestring} to unix timestamp
638strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
639 Number last index of {needle} in {haystack}
640strtrans({expr}) String translate string to make it printable
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +0100641strutf16len({string} [, {countcc}])
642 Number number of UTF-16 code units in {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000643strwidth({expr}) Number display cell length of the String {expr}
644submatch({nr} [, {list}]) String or List
645 specific match in ":s" or substitute()
646substitute({expr}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags})
647 String all {pat} in {expr} replaced with {sub}
Bram Moolenaarc216a7a2022-12-05 13:50:55 +0000648swapfilelist() List swap files found in 'directory'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000649swapinfo({fname}) Dict information about swap file {fname}
650swapname({buf}) String swap file of buffer {buf}
651synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) Number syntax ID at {lnum} and {col}
652synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}])
653 String attribute {what} of syntax ID {synID}
654synIDtrans({synID}) Number translated syntax ID of {synID}
655synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) List info about concealing
656synstack({lnum}, {col}) List stack of syntax IDs at {lnum} and {col}
657system({expr} [, {input}]) String output of shell command/filter {expr}
658systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) List output of shell command/filter {expr}
659tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) List list of buffer numbers in tab page
660tabpagenr([{arg}]) Number number of current or last tab page
661tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) Number number of current window in tab page
662tagfiles() List tags files used
663taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) List list of tags matching {expr}
664tan({expr}) Float tangent of {expr}
665tanh({expr}) Float hyperbolic tangent of {expr}
666tempname() String name for a temporary file
667term_dumpdiff({filename}, {filename} [, {options}])
668 Number display difference between two dumps
669term_dumpload({filename} [, {options}])
670 Number displaying a screen dump
671term_dumpwrite({buf}, {filename} [, {options}])
672 none dump terminal window contents
673term_getaltscreen({buf}) Number get the alternate screen flag
674term_getansicolors({buf}) List get ANSI palette in GUI color mode
675term_getattr({attr}, {what}) Number get the value of attribute {what}
676term_getcursor({buf}) List get the cursor position of a terminal
677term_getjob({buf}) Job get the job associated with a terminal
678term_getline({buf}, {row}) String get a line of text from a terminal
679term_getscrolled({buf}) Number get the scroll count of a terminal
680term_getsize({buf}) List get the size of a terminal
681term_getstatus({buf}) String get the status of a terminal
682term_gettitle({buf}) String get the title of a terminal
683term_gettty({buf}, [{input}]) String get the tty name of a terminal
684term_list() List get the list of terminal buffers
685term_scrape({buf}, {row}) List get row of a terminal screen
686term_sendkeys({buf}, {keys}) none send keystrokes to a terminal
687term_setansicolors({buf}, {colors})
688 none set ANSI palette in GUI color mode
689term_setapi({buf}, {expr}) none set |terminal-api| function name prefix
690term_setkill({buf}, {how}) none set signal to stop job in terminal
691term_setrestore({buf}, {command}) none set command to restore terminal
692term_setsize({buf}, {rows}, {cols})
693 none set the size of a terminal
694term_start({cmd} [, {options}]) Number open a terminal window and run a job
695term_wait({buf} [, {time}]) Number wait for screen to be updated
696terminalprops() Dict properties of the terminal
697test_alloc_fail({id}, {countdown}, {repeat})
698 none make memory allocation fail
699test_autochdir() none enable 'autochdir' during startup
700test_feedinput({string}) none add key sequence to input buffer
701test_garbagecollect_now() none free memory right now for testing
702test_garbagecollect_soon() none free memory soon for testing
703test_getvalue({string}) any get value of an internal variable
Yegappan Lakshmanan06011e12022-01-30 12:37:29 +0000704test_gui_event({event}, {args}) bool generate a GUI event for testing
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000705test_ignore_error({expr}) none ignore a specific error
Christopher Plewright20b795e2022-12-20 20:01:58 +0000706test_mswin_event({event}, {args})
707 bool generate MS-Windows event for testing
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000708test_null_blob() Blob null value for testing
709test_null_channel() Channel null value for testing
710test_null_dict() Dict null value for testing
711test_null_function() Funcref null value for testing
712test_null_job() Job null value for testing
713test_null_list() List null value for testing
714test_null_partial() Funcref null value for testing
715test_null_string() String null value for testing
716test_option_not_set({name}) none reset flag indicating option was set
717test_override({expr}, {val}) none test with Vim internal overrides
718test_refcount({expr}) Number get the reference count of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000719test_setmouse({row}, {col}) none set the mouse position for testing
720test_settime({expr}) none set current time for testing
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +0200721test_srand_seed([{seed}]) none set seed for testing srand()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000722test_unknown() any unknown value for testing
723test_void() any void value for testing
724timer_info([{id}]) List information about timers
725timer_pause({id}, {pause}) none pause or unpause a timer
726timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
727 Number create a timer
728timer_stop({timer}) none stop a timer
729timer_stopall() none stop all timers
730tolower({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to lowercase
731toupper({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to uppercase
732tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) String translate chars of {src} in {fromstr}
733 to chars in {tostr}
734trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]])
735 String trim characters in {mask} from {text}
736trunc({expr}) Float truncate Float {expr}
737type({expr}) Number type of value {expr}
738typename({expr}) String representation of the type of {expr}
739undofile({name}) String undo file name for {name}
Devin J. Pohly5fee1112023-04-23 20:26:59 -0500740undotree([{buf}]) List undo file tree for buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000741uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]])
742 List remove adjacent duplicates from a list
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +0100743utf16idx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {charidx}]])
744 Number UTF-16 index of byte {idx} in {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000745values({dict}) List values in {dict}
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +0200746virtcol({expr} [, {list} [, {winid}])
747 Number or List
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100748 screen column of cursor or mark
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +0100749virtcol2col({winid}, {lnum}, {col})
750 Number byte index of a character on screen
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +0200751visualmode([{expr}]) String last visual mode used
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000752wildmenumode() Number whether 'wildmenu' mode is active
753win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}])
754 String execute {command} in window {id}
755win_findbuf({bufnr}) List find windows containing {bufnr}
756win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) Number get window ID for {win} in {tab}
757win_gettype([{nr}]) String type of window {nr}
758win_gotoid({expr}) Number go to window with ID {expr}
759win_id2tabwin({expr}) List get tab and window nr from window ID
760win_id2win({expr}) Number get window nr from window ID
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +0000761win_move_separator({nr}) Number move window vertical separator
762win_move_statusline({nr}) Number move window status line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000763win_screenpos({nr}) List get screen position of window {nr}
764win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}])
765 Number move window {nr} to split of {target}
766winbufnr({nr}) Number buffer number of window {nr}
767wincol() Number window column of the cursor
768windowsversion() String MS-Windows OS version
769winheight({nr}) Number height of window {nr}
770winlayout([{tabnr}]) List layout of windows in tab {tabnr}
771winline() Number window line of the cursor
772winnr([{expr}]) Number number of current window
773winrestcmd() String returns command to restore window sizes
774winrestview({dict}) none restore view of current window
775winsaveview() Dict save view of current window
776winwidth({nr}) Number width of window {nr}
777wordcount() Dict get byte/char/word statistics
778writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
779 Number write |Blob| or |List| of lines to file
780xor({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise XOR
781
782==============================================================================
7832. Details *builtin-function-details*
784
785Not all functions are here, some have been moved to a help file covering the
786specific functionality.
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200787Return type specifies the type for |Vim9-script|, see |vim9-types|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000788
789abs({expr}) *abs()*
790 Return the absolute value of {expr}. When {expr} evaluates to
791 a |Float| abs() returns a |Float|. When {expr} can be
792 converted to a |Number| abs() returns a |Number|. Otherwise
793 abs() gives an error message and returns -1.
794 Examples: >
795 echo abs(1.456)
796< 1.456 >
797 echo abs(-5.456)
798< 5.456 >
799 echo abs(-4)
800< 4
801
802 Can also be used as a |method|: >
803 Compute()->abs()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200804<
805 Return type: |Number| or |Float| depending on {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000806
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000807
808acos({expr}) *acos()*
809 Return the arc cosine of {expr} measured in radians, as a
810 |Float| in the range of [0, pi].
811 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100812 [-1, 1]. Otherwise acos() returns "nan".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000813 Examples: >
814 :echo acos(0)
815< 1.570796 >
816 :echo acos(-0.5)
817< 2.094395
818
819 Can also be used as a |method|: >
820 Compute()->acos()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200821<
822 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000823
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000824
825add({object}, {expr}) *add()*
826 Append the item {expr} to |List| or |Blob| {object}. Returns
827 the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
828 :let alist = add([1, 2, 3], item)
829 :call add(mylist, "woodstock")
830< Note that when {expr} is a |List| it is appended as a single
831 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
832 When {object} is a |Blob| then {expr} must be a number.
833 Use |insert()| to add an item at another position.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100834 Returns 1 if {object} is not a |List| or a |Blob|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000835
836 Can also be used as a |method|: >
837 mylist->add(val1)->add(val2)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200838<
839 Return type: list<{type}> (depending on the given |List|) or
840 |Blob|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000841
842
843and({expr}, {expr}) *and()*
844 Bitwise AND on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
845 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100846 Also see `or()` and `xor()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000847 Example: >
848 :let flag = and(bits, 0x80)
849< Can also be used as a |method|: >
850 :let flag = bits->and(0x80)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200851<
852 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000853
854
855append({lnum}, {text}) *append()*
856 When {text} is a |List|: Append each item of the |List| as a
857 text line below line {lnum} in the current buffer.
858 Otherwise append {text} as one text line below line {lnum} in
859 the current buffer.
860 Any type of item is accepted and converted to a String.
861 {lnum} can be zero to insert a line before the first one.
862 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
863 Returns 1 for failure ({lnum} out of range or out of memory),
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +0000864 0 for success. When {text} is an empty list zero is returned,
865 no matter the value of {lnum}.
866 In |Vim9| script an invalid argument or negative number
867 results in an error. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000868 :let failed = append(line('$'), "# THE END")
869 :let failed = append(0, ["Chapter 1", "the beginning"])
870
871< Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
872 passed as the second argument: >
873 mylist->append(lnum)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200874<
875 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000876
877
878appendbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *appendbufline()*
879 Like |append()| but append the text in buffer {buf}.
880
881 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
882 |bufload()| if needed.
883
884 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|.
885
Bram Moolenaar8b6256f2021-12-28 11:24:49 +0000886 {lnum} is the line number to append below. Note that using
887 |line()| would use the current buffer, not the one appending
888 to. Use "$" to append at the end of the buffer. Other string
889 values are not supported.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000890
891 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
892 In |Vim9| script an error is given for an invalid {lnum}.
893
894 If {buf} is not a valid buffer or {lnum} is not valid, an
895 error message is given. Example: >
896 :let failed = appendbufline(13, 0, "# THE START")
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +0000897< However, when {text} is an empty list then no error is given
898 for an invalid {lnum}, since {lnum} isn't actually used.
899
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000900 Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
901 passed as the second argument: >
902 mylist->appendbufline(buf, lnum)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200903<
904 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000905
906
907argc([{winid}]) *argc()*
908 The result is the number of files in the argument list. See
909 |arglist|.
910 If {winid} is not supplied, the argument list of the current
911 window is used.
912 If {winid} is -1, the global argument list is used.
913 Otherwise {winid} specifies the window of which the argument
914 list is used: either the window number or the window ID.
915 Returns -1 if the {winid} argument is invalid.
916
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200917 Return type: |Number|
918
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000919 *argidx()*
920argidx() The result is the current index in the argument list. 0 is
921 the first file. argc() - 1 is the last one. See |arglist|.
922
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200923 Return type: |Number|
924
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000925 *arglistid()*
926arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
927 Return the argument list ID. This is a number which
928 identifies the argument list being used. Zero is used for the
929 global argument list. See |arglist|.
930 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid.
931
932 Without arguments use the current window.
933 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
934 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
935 page.
936 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
937
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200938 Return type: |Number|
939
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000940 *argv()*
941argv([{nr} [, {winid}]])
942 The result is the {nr}th file in the argument list. See
943 |arglist|. "argv(0)" is the first one. Example: >
944 :let i = 0
945 :while i < argc()
946 : let f = escape(fnameescape(argv(i)), '.')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +0000947 : exe 'amenu Arg.' .. f .. ' :e ' .. f .. '<CR>'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000948 : let i = i + 1
949 :endwhile
950< Without the {nr} argument, or when {nr} is -1, a |List| with
951 the whole |arglist| is returned.
952
953 The {winid} argument specifies the window ID, see |argc()|.
954 For the Vim command line arguments see |v:argv|.
955
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100956 Returns an empty string if {nr}th argument is not present in
957 the argument list. Returns an empty List if the {winid}
958 argument is invalid.
959
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200960 Return type: |String|
961
962
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000963asin({expr}) *asin()*
964 Return the arc sine of {expr} measured in radians, as a |Float|
965 in the range of [-pi/2, pi/2].
966 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
967 [-1, 1].
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100968 Returns "nan" if {expr} is outside the range [-1, 1]. Returns
969 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000970 Examples: >
971 :echo asin(0.8)
972< 0.927295 >
973 :echo asin(-0.5)
974< -0.523599
975
976 Can also be used as a |method|: >
977 Compute()->asin()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200978<
979 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000980
981assert_ functions are documented here: |assert-functions-details|
982
983
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000984atan({expr}) *atan()*
985 Return the principal value of the arc tangent of {expr}, in
986 the range [-pi/2, +pi/2] radians, as a |Float|.
987 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100988 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000989 Examples: >
990 :echo atan(100)
991< 1.560797 >
992 :echo atan(-4.01)
993< -1.326405
994
995 Can also be used as a |method|: >
996 Compute()->atan()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +0200997<
998 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000999
1000
1001atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) *atan2()*
1002 Return the arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}, measured in
1003 radians, as a |Float| in the range [-pi, pi].
1004 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001005 Returns 0.0 if {expr1} or {expr2} is not a |Float| or a
1006 |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001007 Examples: >
1008 :echo atan2(-1, 1)
1009< -0.785398 >
1010 :echo atan2(1, -1)
1011< 2.356194
1012
1013 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1014 Compute()->atan2(1)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001015<
1016 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001017
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001018
1019autocmd_add({acmds}) *autocmd_add()*
1020 Adds a List of autocmds and autocmd groups.
1021
1022 The {acmds} argument is a List where each item is a Dict with
1023 the following optional items:
1024 bufnr buffer number to add a buffer-local autocmd.
1025 If this item is specified, then the "pattern"
1026 item is ignored.
1027 cmd Ex command to execute for this autocmd event
1028 event autocmd event name. Refer to |autocmd-events|.
Yegappan Lakshmanane0ff3a72022-05-27 18:05:33 +01001029 This can be either a String with a single
1030 event name or a List of event names.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001031 group autocmd group name. Refer to |autocmd-groups|.
1032 If this group doesn't exist then it is
1033 created. If not specified or empty, then the
1034 default group is used.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +01001035 nested boolean flag, set to v:true to add a nested
1036 autocmd. Refer to |autocmd-nested|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +01001037 once boolean flag, set to v:true to add an autocmd
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +01001038 which executes only once. Refer to
1039 |autocmd-once|.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001040 pattern autocmd pattern string. Refer to
1041 |autocmd-patterns|. If "bufnr" item is
Yegappan Lakshmanane0ff3a72022-05-27 18:05:33 +01001042 present, then this item is ignored. This can
1043 be a String with a single pattern or a List of
1044 patterns.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +01001045 replace boolean flag, set to v:true to remove all the
1046 commands associated with the specified autocmd
1047 event and group and add the {cmd}. This is
1048 useful to avoid adding the same command
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +01001049 multiple times for an autocmd event in a group.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001050
1051 Returns v:true on success and v:false on failure.
1052 Examples: >
1053 " Create a buffer-local autocmd for buffer 5
1054 let acmd = {}
1055 let acmd.group = 'MyGroup'
1056 let acmd.event = 'BufEnter'
1057 let acmd.bufnr = 5
1058 let acmd.cmd = 'call BufEnterFunc()'
1059 call autocmd_add([acmd])
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +00001060<
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001061 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1062 GetAutocmdList()->autocmd_add()
1063<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001064 Return type: |vim9-boolean|
1065
1066
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001067autocmd_delete({acmds}) *autocmd_delete()*
1068 Deletes a List of autocmds and autocmd groups.
1069
1070 The {acmds} argument is a List where each item is a Dict with
1071 the following optional items:
1072 bufnr buffer number to delete a buffer-local autocmd.
1073 If this item is specified, then the "pattern"
1074 item is ignored.
1075 cmd Ex command for this autocmd event
1076 event autocmd event name. Refer to |autocmd-events|.
1077 If '*' then all the autocmd events in this
1078 group are deleted.
1079 group autocmd group name. Refer to |autocmd-groups|.
1080 If not specified or empty, then the default
1081 group is used.
1082 nested set to v:true for a nested autocmd.
1083 Refer to |autocmd-nested|.
1084 once set to v:true for an autocmd which executes
1085 only once. Refer to |autocmd-once|.
1086 pattern autocmd pattern string. Refer to
1087 |autocmd-patterns|. If "bufnr" item is
1088 present, then this item is ignored.
1089
1090 If only {group} is specified in a {acmds} entry and {event},
1091 {pattern} and {cmd} are not specified, then that autocmd group
1092 is deleted.
1093
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001094 Returns |v:true| on success and |v:false| on failure.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001095 Examples: >
1096 " :autocmd! BufLeave *.vim
1097 let acmd = #{event: 'BufLeave', pattern: '*.vim'}
1098 call autocmd_delete([acmd]})
1099 " :autocmd! MyGroup1 BufLeave
1100 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup1', event: 'BufLeave'}
1101 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1102 " :autocmd! MyGroup2 BufEnter *.c
1103 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup2', event: 'BufEnter',
1104 \ pattern: '*.c'}
1105 " :autocmd! MyGroup2 * *.c
1106 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup2', event: '*',
1107 \ pattern: '*.c'}
1108 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1109 " :autocmd! MyGroup3
1110 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup3'}
1111 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1112<
1113 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1114 GetAutocmdList()->autocmd_delete()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001115<
1116 Return type: |vim9-boolean|
1117
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001118
1119autocmd_get([{opts}]) *autocmd_get()*
1120 Returns a |List| of autocmds. If {opts} is not supplied, then
1121 returns the autocmds for all the events in all the groups.
1122
1123 The optional {opts} Dict argument supports the following
1124 items:
1125 group Autocmd group name. If specified, returns only
1126 the autocmds defined in this group. If the
1127 specified group doesn't exist, results in an
1128 error message. If set to an empty string,
1129 then the default autocmd group is used.
1130 event Autocmd event name. If specified, returns only
1131 the autocmds defined for this event. If set
1132 to "*", then returns autocmds for all the
1133 events. If the specified event doesn't exist,
1134 results in an error message.
1135 pattern Autocmd pattern. If specified, returns only
1136 the autocmds defined for this pattern.
1137 A combination of the above three times can be supplied in
1138 {opts}.
1139
1140 Each Dict in the returned List contains the following items:
1141 bufnr For buffer-local autocmds, buffer number where
1142 the autocmd is defined.
1143 cmd Command executed for this autocmd.
1144 event Autocmd event name.
1145 group Autocmd group name.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +01001146 nested Boolean flag, set to v:true for a nested
1147 autocmd. See |autocmd-nested|.
1148 once Boolean flag, set to v:true, if the autocmd
1149 will be executed only once. See |autocmd-once|.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001150 pattern Autocmd pattern. For a buffer-local
1151 autocmd, this will be of the form "<buffer=n>".
1152 If there are multiple commands for an autocmd event in a
1153 group, then separate items are returned for each command.
1154
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001155 Returns an empty List if an autocmd with the specified group
1156 or event or pattern is not found.
1157
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001158 Examples: >
1159 " :autocmd MyGroup
1160 echo autocmd_get(#{group: 'Mygroup'})
1161 " :autocmd G BufUnload
1162 echo autocmd_get(#{group: 'G', event: 'BufUnload'})
1163 " :autocmd G * *.ts
1164 let acmd = #{group: 'G', event: '*', pattern: '*.ts'}
1165 echo autocmd_get(acmd)
1166 " :autocmd Syntax
1167 echo autocmd_get(#{event: 'Syntax'})
1168 " :autocmd G BufEnter *.ts
1169 let acmd = #{group: 'G', event: 'BufEnter',
1170 \ pattern: '*.ts'}
1171 echo autocmd_get(acmd)
1172<
1173 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1174 Getopts()->autocmd_get()
1175<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001176 Return type: list<dict<any>>
1177
1178
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001179balloon_gettext() *balloon_gettext()*
1180 Return the current text in the balloon. Only for the string,
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001181 not used for the List. Returns an empty string if balloon
1182 is not present.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001183
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001184 Return type: |String|
1185
1186
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001187balloon_show({expr}) *balloon_show()*
1188 Show {expr} inside the balloon. For the GUI {expr} is used as
1189 a string. For a terminal {expr} can be a list, which contains
1190 the lines of the balloon. If {expr} is not a list it will be
1191 split with |balloon_split()|.
1192 If {expr} is an empty string any existing balloon is removed.
1193
1194 Example: >
1195 func GetBalloonContent()
1196 " ... initiate getting the content
1197 return ''
1198 endfunc
1199 set balloonexpr=GetBalloonContent()
1200
1201 func BalloonCallback(result)
1202 call balloon_show(a:result)
1203 endfunc
1204< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1205 GetText()->balloon_show()
1206<
1207 The intended use is that fetching the content of the balloon
1208 is initiated from 'balloonexpr'. It will invoke an
1209 asynchronous method, in which a callback invokes
1210 balloon_show(). The 'balloonexpr' itself can return an
Bram Moolenaar069a7d52022-06-27 22:16:08 +01001211 empty string or a placeholder, e.g. "loading...".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001212
Bram Moolenaar069a7d52022-06-27 22:16:08 +01001213 When showing a balloon is not possible then nothing happens,
1214 no error message is given.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001215 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval| or
1216 |+balloon_eval_term| feature}
1217
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001218 Return type: |Number|
1219
1220
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001221balloon_split({msg}) *balloon_split()*
1222 Split String {msg} into lines to be displayed in a balloon.
1223 The splits are made for the current window size and optimize
1224 to show debugger output.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001225 Returns a |List| with the split lines. Returns an empty List
1226 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001227 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1228 GetText()->balloon_split()->balloon_show()
1229
1230< {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval_term|
1231 feature}
1232
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001233 Return type: list<any> or list<string>
1234
h-easte80f3452025-01-02 10:40:29 +01001235base64_decode({string}) *base64_decode()*
1236 Return a Blob containing the bytes decoded from the base64
1237 encoded characters in {string}.
1238
1239 The {string} argument should contain only base64-encoded
1240 characters and should have a length that is a multiple of 4.
1241
1242 Returns an empty blob on error.
1243
1244 Examples: >
1245 " Write the decoded contents to a binary file
1246 call writefile(base64_decode(s), 'tools.bmp')
1247 " Decode a base64-encoded string
Maxim Kim6472e582025-01-15 18:31:05 +01001248 echo blob2str(base64_decode(encodedstr))
h-easte80f3452025-01-02 10:40:29 +01001249<
1250 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1251 GetEncodedString()->base64_decode()
1252<
1253 Return type: |Blob|
1254
1255
1256base64_encode({blob}) *base64_encode()*
1257 Return a base64-encoded String representing the bytes in
1258 {blob}. The base64 alphabet defined in RFC 4648 is used.
1259
1260 Examples: >
1261 " Encode the contents of a binary file
1262 echo base64_encode(readblob('somefile.bin'))
1263 " Encode a string
Yegappan Lakshmanana11b23c2025-01-16 19:16:42 +01001264 echo base64_encode(str2blob([somestr]))
h-easte80f3452025-01-02 10:40:29 +01001265<
1266 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1267 GetBinaryData()->base64_encode()
1268<
1269 Return type: |String|
1270
1271
Christ van Willegence0ef912024-06-20 23:41:59 +02001272bindtextdomain({package}, {path}) *bindtextdomain()*
1273 Bind a specific {package} to a {path} so that the
1274 |gettext()| function can be used to get language-specific
1275 translations for a package. {path} is the directory name
h-east52e7cc22024-07-28 17:03:29 +02001276 for the translations. See |package-translation|.
Christ van Willegence0ef912024-06-20 23:41:59 +02001277
Christ van Willegen8252ef12024-07-11 21:36:21 +02001278 Returns v:true on success and v:false on failure (out of
1279 memory).
1280
1281 Return type: |vim9-boolean|
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001282
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001283blob2list({blob}) *blob2list()*
1284 Return a List containing the number value of each byte in Blob
1285 {blob}. Examples: >
1286 blob2list(0z0102.0304) returns [1, 2, 3, 4]
1287 blob2list(0z) returns []
1288< Returns an empty List on error. |list2blob()| does the
1289 opposite.
1290
1291 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1292 GetBlob()->blob2list()
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01001293<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001294 Return type: list<any> or list<number>
1295
Yegappan Lakshmanan1aefe1d2025-01-14 17:29:42 +01001296
1297blob2str({blob} [, {options}]) *blob2str()*
Yegappan Lakshmanana11b23c2025-01-16 19:16:42 +01001298 Return a List of Strings in the current 'encoding' by
1299 converting the bytes in {blob} into characters.
1300
1301 Each <NL> byte in the blob is interpreted as the end of a
1302 string and a new list item is added. Each <NUL> byte in the
1303 blob is converted into a <NL> character.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1aefe1d2025-01-14 17:29:42 +01001304
1305 If {options} is not supplied, the current 'encoding' value is
1306 used to decode the bytes in {blob}.
1307
1308 The argument {options} is a |Dict| and supports the following
1309 items:
1310 encoding Decode the bytes in {blob} using this
1311 encoding. The value is a |String|. See
1312 |encoding-names| for the supported values.
1313 *E1515*
Yegappan Lakshmanana11b23c2025-01-16 19:16:42 +01001314 An error is given and an empty List is returned if
Yegappan Lakshmanan1aefe1d2025-01-14 17:29:42 +01001315 an invalid byte sequence is encountered in {blob},
1316
Yegappan Lakshmanana11b23c2025-01-16 19:16:42 +01001317 Returns an empty List if blob is empty.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1aefe1d2025-01-14 17:29:42 +01001318
1319 See also |str2blob()|
1320
1321 Examples: >
Yegappan Lakshmanana11b23c2025-01-16 19:16:42 +01001322 blob2str(0z6162) returns ["ab"]
1323 blob2str(0zC2ABC2BB) returns ["«»"]
1324 blob2str(0zABBB, {'encoding': 'latin1'}) returns ["«»"]
Yegappan Lakshmanan1aefe1d2025-01-14 17:29:42 +01001325<
1326 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1327 GetBlob()->blob2str()
1328<
Yegappan Lakshmanana11b23c2025-01-16 19:16:42 +01001329 Return type: list<string>
Yegappan Lakshmanan1aefe1d2025-01-14 17:29:42 +01001330
1331
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001332 *browse()*
1333browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
1334 Put up a file requester. This only works when "has("browse")"
1335 returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
1336 The input fields are:
1337 {save} when |TRUE|, select file to write
1338 {title} title for the requester
1339 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
1340 {default} default file name
1341 An empty string is returned when the "Cancel" button is hit,
1342 something went wrong, or browsing is not possible.
1343
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001344 Return type: |String|
1345
1346
1347browsedir({title}, {initdir}) *browsedir()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001348 Put up a directory requester. This only works when
1349 "has("browse")" returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
1350 On systems where a directory browser is not supported a file
1351 browser is used. In that case: select a file in the directory
1352 to be used.
1353 The input fields are:
1354 {title} title for the requester
1355 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
1356 When the "Cancel" button is hit, something went wrong, or
1357 browsing is not possible, an empty string is returned.
1358
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001359 Return type: |String|
1360
1361
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001362bufadd({name}) *bufadd()*
Bram Moolenaar2eddbac2022-08-25 12:45:21 +01001363 Add a buffer to the buffer list with name {name} (must be a
1364 String).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001365 If a buffer for file {name} already exists, return that buffer
1366 number. Otherwise return the buffer number of the newly
1367 created buffer. When {name} is an empty string then a new
1368 buffer is always created.
1369 The buffer will not have 'buflisted' set and not be loaded
1370 yet. To add some text to the buffer use this: >
1371 let bufnr = bufadd('someName')
1372 call bufload(bufnr)
1373 call setbufline(bufnr, 1, ['some', 'text'])
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001374< Returns 0 on error.
1375 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001376 let bufnr = 'somename'->bufadd()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001377<
1378 Return type: |Number|
1379
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001380
1381bufexists({buf}) *bufexists()*
1382 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1383 {buf} exists.
1384 If the {buf} argument is a number, buffer numbers are used.
1385 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1386
1387 If the {buf} argument is a string it must match a buffer name
1388 exactly. The name can be:
1389 - Relative to the current directory.
1390 - A full path.
1391 - The name of a buffer with 'buftype' set to "nofile".
1392 - A URL name.
1393 Unlisted buffers will be found.
1394 Note that help files are listed by their short name in the
1395 output of |:buffers|, but bufexists() requires using their
1396 long name to be able to find them.
1397 bufexists() may report a buffer exists, but to use the name
1398 with a |:buffer| command you may need to use |expand()|. Esp
1399 for MS-Windows 8.3 names in the form "c:\DOCUME~1"
1400 Use "bufexists(0)" to test for the existence of an alternate
1401 file name.
1402
1403 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1404 let exists = 'somename'->bufexists()
1405<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001406 Return type: |Number|
1407
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001408 Obsolete name: buffer_exists(). *buffer_exists()*
1409
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001410
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001411buflisted({buf}) *buflisted()*
1412 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1413 {buf} exists and is listed (has the 'buflisted' option set).
1414 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1415
1416 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1417 let listed = 'somename'->buflisted()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001418<
1419 Return type: |Number|
1420
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001421
1422bufload({buf}) *bufload()*
1423 Ensure the buffer {buf} is loaded. When the buffer name
1424 refers to an existing file then the file is read. Otherwise
1425 the buffer will be empty. If the buffer was already loaded
Bram Moolenaar2eddbac2022-08-25 12:45:21 +01001426 then there is no change. If the buffer is not related to a
Daniel Steinbergc2bd2052023-08-09 12:10:59 -04001427 file then no file is read (e.g., when 'buftype' is "nofile").
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001428 If there is an existing swap file for the file of the buffer,
1429 there will be no dialog, the buffer will be loaded anyway.
1430 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1431
1432 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1433 eval 'somename'->bufload()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001434<
1435 Return type: |Number|
1436
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001437
1438bufloaded({buf}) *bufloaded()*
1439 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1440 {buf} exists and is loaded (shown in a window or hidden).
1441 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1442
1443 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1444 let loaded = 'somename'->bufloaded()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001445<
1446 Return type: |Number|
1447
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001448
1449bufname([{buf}]) *bufname()*
1450 The result is the name of a buffer. Mostly as it is displayed
1451 by the `:ls` command, but not using special names such as
1452 "[No Name]".
1453 If {buf} is omitted the current buffer is used.
1454 If {buf} is a Number, that buffer number's name is given.
1455 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1456 If {buf} is a String, it is used as a |file-pattern| to match
1457 with the buffer names. This is always done like 'magic' is
1458 set and 'cpoptions' is empty. When there is more than one
1459 match an empty string is returned.
1460 "" or "%" can be used for the current buffer, "#" for the
1461 alternate buffer.
1462 A full match is preferred, otherwise a match at the start, end
1463 or middle of the buffer name is accepted. If you only want a
1464 full match then put "^" at the start and "$" at the end of the
1465 pattern.
1466 Listed buffers are found first. If there is a single match
1467 with a listed buffer, that one is returned. Next unlisted
1468 buffers are searched for.
1469 If the {buf} is a String, but you want to use it as a buffer
1470 number, force it to be a Number by adding zero to it: >
1471 :echo bufname("3" + 0)
1472< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1473 echo bufnr->bufname()
1474
1475< If the buffer doesn't exist, or doesn't have a name, an empty
1476 string is returned. >
1477 bufname("#") alternate buffer name
1478 bufname(3) name of buffer 3
1479 bufname("%") name of current buffer
1480 bufname("file2") name of buffer where "file2" matches.
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001481<
1482 Return type: |String|
1483 *buffer_name()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001484 Obsolete name: buffer_name().
1485
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001486
1487bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]]) *bufnr()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001488 The result is the number of a buffer, as it is displayed by
1489 the `:ls` command. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
1490 above.
1491
1492 If the buffer doesn't exist, -1 is returned. Or, if the
1493 {create} argument is present and TRUE, a new, unlisted,
1494 buffer is created and its number is returned. Example: >
1495 let newbuf = bufnr('Scratch001', 1)
1496< Using an empty name uses the current buffer. To create a new
1497 buffer with an empty name use |bufadd()|.
1498
1499 bufnr("$") is the last buffer: >
1500 :let last_buffer = bufnr("$")
1501< The result is a Number, which is the highest buffer number
1502 of existing buffers. Note that not all buffers with a smaller
1503 number necessarily exist, because ":bwipeout" may have removed
1504 them. Use bufexists() to test for the existence of a buffer.
1505
1506 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1507 echo bufref->bufnr()
1508<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001509 Return type: |Number|
1510
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001511 Obsolete name: buffer_number(). *buffer_number()*
1512 *last_buffer_nr()*
1513 Obsolete name for bufnr("$"): last_buffer_nr().
1514
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001515
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001516bufwinid({buf}) *bufwinid()*
1517 The result is a Number, which is the |window-ID| of the first
1518 window associated with buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
1519 see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or
1520 there is no such window, -1 is returned. Example: >
1521
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001522 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinid(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001523<
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +00001524 Only deals with the current tab page. See |win_findbuf()| for
1525 finding more.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001526
1527 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1528 FindBuffer()->bufwinid()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001529<
1530 Return type: |Number|
1531
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001532
1533bufwinnr({buf}) *bufwinnr()*
1534 Like |bufwinid()| but return the window number instead of the
1535 |window-ID|.
1536 If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or there is no such window, -1
1537 is returned. Example: >
1538
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001539 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinnr(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001540
1541< The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
1542 |:wincmd|.
1543
1544 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1545 FindBuffer()->bufwinnr()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001546<
1547 Return type: |Number|
1548
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001549
1550byte2line({byte}) *byte2line()*
1551 Return the line number that contains the character at byte
1552 count {byte} in the current buffer. This includes the
1553 end-of-line character, depending on the 'fileformat' option
1554 for the current buffer. The first character has byte count
1555 one.
1556 Also see |line2byte()|, |go| and |:goto|.
1557
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001558 Returns -1 if the {byte} value is invalid.
1559
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001560 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1561 GetOffset()->byte2line()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001562<
1563 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001564
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001565 {not available when compiled without the |+byte_offset|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001566 feature}
1567
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001568
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001569byteidx({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}]) *byteidx()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001570 Return byte index of the {nr}'th character in the String
1571 {expr}. Use zero for the first character, it then returns
1572 zero.
1573 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1574 equal to {nr}.
1575 Composing characters are not counted separately, their byte
1576 length is added to the preceding base character. See
1577 |byteidxcomp()| below for counting composing characters
1578 separately.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001579 When {utf16} is present and TRUE, {nr} is used as the UTF-16
1580 index in the String {expr} instead of as the character index.
1581 The UTF-16 index is the index in the string when it is encoded
1582 with 16-bit words. If the specified UTF-16 index is in the
1583 middle of a character (e.g. in a 4-byte character), then the
1584 byte index of the first byte in the character is returned.
1585 Refer to |string-offset-encoding| for more information.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001586 Example : >
1587 echo matchstr(str, ".", byteidx(str, 3))
1588< will display the fourth character. Another way to do the
1589 same: >
1590 let s = strpart(str, byteidx(str, 3))
1591 echo strpart(s, 0, byteidx(s, 1))
1592< Also see |strgetchar()| and |strcharpart()|.
1593
1594 If there are less than {nr} characters -1 is returned.
1595 If there are exactly {nr} characters the length of the string
1596 in bytes is returned.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001597 See |charidx()| and |utf16idx()| for getting the character and
1598 UTF-16 index respectively from the byte index.
1599 Examples: >
1600 echo byteidx('a😊😊', 2) returns 5
1601 echo byteidx('a😊😊', 2, 1) returns 1
1602 echo byteidx('a😊😊', 3, 1) returns 5
1603<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001604 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1605 GetName()->byteidx(idx)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001606<
1607 Return type: |Number|
1608
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001609
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001610byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}]) *byteidxcomp()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001611 Like byteidx(), except that a composing character is counted
1612 as a separate character. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001613 let s = 'e' .. nr2char(0x301)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001614 echo byteidx(s, 1)
1615 echo byteidxcomp(s, 1)
1616 echo byteidxcomp(s, 2)
1617< The first and third echo result in 3 ('e' plus composing
1618 character is 3 bytes), the second echo results in 1 ('e' is
1619 one byte).
1620 Only works differently from byteidx() when 'encoding' is set
1621 to a Unicode encoding.
1622
1623 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1624 GetName()->byteidxcomp(idx)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001625<
1626 Return type: |Number|
1627
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001628
1629call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}]) *call()* *E699*
1630 Call function {func} with the items in |List| {arglist} as
1631 arguments.
1632 {func} can either be a |Funcref| or the name of a function.
1633 a:firstline and a:lastline are set to the cursor line.
1634 Returns the return value of the called function.
1635 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
1636 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
1637
1638 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1639 GetFunc()->call([arg, arg], dict)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001640<
1641 Return type: any, depending on {func}
1642
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001643
1644ceil({expr}) *ceil()*
1645 Return the smallest integral value greater than or equal to
1646 {expr} as a |Float| (round up).
1647 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
1648 Examples: >
1649 echo ceil(1.456)
1650< 2.0 >
1651 echo ceil(-5.456)
1652< -5.0 >
1653 echo ceil(4.0)
1654< 4.0
1655
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001656 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
1657
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001658 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1659 Compute()->ceil()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001660<
1661 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001662
1663
1664ch_ functions are documented here: |channel-functions-details|
1665
1666
1667changenr() *changenr()*
1668 Return the number of the most recent change. This is the same
1669 number as what is displayed with |:undolist| and can be used
1670 with the |:undo| command.
1671 When a change was made it is the number of that change. After
1672 redo it is the number of the redone change. After undo it is
1673 one less than the number of the undone change.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001674 Returns 0 if the undo list is empty.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001675
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001676 Return type: |Number|
1677
1678
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001679char2nr({string} [, {utf8}]) *char2nr()*
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001680 Return Number value of the first char in {string}.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001681 Examples: >
1682 char2nr(" ") returns 32
1683 char2nr("ABC") returns 65
1684< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
1685 Example for "utf-8": >
1686 char2nr("á") returns 225
1687 char2nr("á"[0]) returns 195
1688< When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat as UTF-8 characters.
1689 A combining character is a separate character.
1690 |nr2char()| does the opposite.
1691 To turn a string into a list of character numbers: >
1692 let str = "ABC"
1693 let list = map(split(str, '\zs'), {_, val -> char2nr(val)})
1694< Result: [65, 66, 67]
1695
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001696 Returns 0 if {string} is not a |String|.
1697
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001698 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1699 GetChar()->char2nr()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001700<
1701 Return type: |Number|
1702
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001703
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001704charclass({string}) *charclass()*
1705 Return the character class of the first character in {string}.
1706 The character class is one of:
1707 0 blank
1708 1 punctuation
Christian Brabandtb5e7da12024-11-01 09:33:00 +01001709 2 word character (depends on 'iskeyword')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001710 3 emoji
1711 other specific Unicode class
1712 The class is used in patterns and word motions.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001713 Returns 0 if {string} is not a |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001714
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001715 Return type: |Number|
1716
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001717
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001718charcol({expr} [, {winid}]) *charcol()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001719 Same as |col()| but returns the character index of the column
1720 position given with {expr} instead of the byte position.
1721
1722 Example:
1723 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
1724 charcol('.') returns 3
1725 col('.') returns 7
1726
1727< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1728 GetPos()->col()
1729<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001730 Return type: |Number|
1731
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001732 *charidx()*
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001733charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {utf16}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001734 Return the character index of the byte at {idx} in {string}.
1735 The index of the first character is zero.
1736 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1737 equal to {idx}.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001738
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001739 When {countcc} is omitted or |FALSE|, then composing characters
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001740 are not counted separately, their byte length is added to the
1741 preceding base character.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001742 When {countcc} is |TRUE|, then composing characters are
1743 counted as separate characters.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001744
1745 When {utf16} is present and TRUE, {idx} is used as the UTF-16
1746 index in the String {expr} instead of as the byte index.
1747
Yegappan Lakshmanan577922b2023-06-08 17:09:45 +01001748 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid or if there are less
1749 than {idx} bytes. If there are exactly {idx} bytes the length
1750 of the string in characters is returned.
1751
1752 An error is given and -1 is returned if the first argument is
1753 not a string, the second argument is not a number or when the
1754 third argument is present and is not zero or one.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001755
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001756 See |byteidx()| and |byteidxcomp()| for getting the byte index
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001757 from the character index and |utf16idx()| for getting the
1758 UTF-16 index from the character index.
1759 Refer to |string-offset-encoding| for more information.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001760 Examples: >
1761 echo charidx('áb́ć', 3) returns 1
1762 echo charidx('áb́ć', 6, 1) returns 4
1763 echo charidx('áb́ć', 16) returns -1
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001764 echo charidx('a😊😊', 4, 0, 1) returns 2
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001765<
1766 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1767 GetName()->charidx(idx)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001768<
1769 Return type: |Number|
1770
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001771
1772chdir({dir}) *chdir()*
1773 Change the current working directory to {dir}. The scope of
1774 the directory change depends on the directory of the current
1775 window:
1776 - If the current window has a window-local directory
1777 (|:lcd|), then changes the window local directory.
1778 - Otherwise, if the current tabpage has a local
1779 directory (|:tcd|) then changes the tabpage local
1780 directory.
1781 - Otherwise, changes the global directory.
1782 {dir} must be a String.
1783 If successful, returns the previous working directory. Pass
1784 this to another chdir() to restore the directory.
1785 On failure, returns an empty string.
1786
1787 Example: >
1788 let save_dir = chdir(newdir)
1789 if save_dir != ""
1790 " ... do some work
1791 call chdir(save_dir)
1792 endif
1793
1794< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1795 GetDir()->chdir()
1796<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001797 Return type: |String|
1798
1799
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001800cindent({lnum}) *cindent()*
1801 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the C
1802 indenting rules, as with 'cindent'.
1803 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
1804 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01001805 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001806 See |C-indenting|.
1807
1808 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1809 GetLnum()->cindent()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001810<
1811 Return type: |Number|
1812
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001813
1814clearmatches([{win}]) *clearmatches()*
1815 Clears all matches previously defined for the current window
1816 by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
1817 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
1818 window ID instead of the current window.
1819
1820 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1821 GetWin()->clearmatches()
1822<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001823 Return type: |Number|
1824
1825
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01001826col({expr} [, {winid}]) *col()*
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001827 The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the column
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02001828 position given with {expr}.
1829 For accepted positions see |getpos()|.
zeertzjqd353d272024-06-13 23:00:25 +08001830 When {expr} is "$", it means the end of the cursor line, so
1831 the result is the number of bytes in the cursor line plus one.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001832 Additionally {expr} can be [lnum, col]: a |List| with the line
1833 and column number. Most useful when the column is "$", to get
1834 the last column of a specific line. When "lnum" or "col" is
1835 out of range then col() returns zero.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02001836
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001837 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
1838 that window instead of the current window.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02001839
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001840 To get the line number use |line()|. To get both use
1841 |getpos()|.
1842 For the screen column position use |virtcol()|. For the
1843 character position use |charcol()|.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02001844
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001845 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02001846
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001847 Examples: >
1848 col(".") column of cursor
1849 col("$") length of cursor line plus one
1850 col("'t") column of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001851 col("'" .. markname) column of mark markname
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02001852<
1853 The first column is 1. Returns 0 if {expr} is invalid or when
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001854 the window with ID {winid} is not found.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001855 For an uppercase mark the column may actually be in another
1856 buffer.
1857 For the cursor position, when 'virtualedit' is active, the
1858 column is one higher if the cursor is after the end of the
Bram Moolenaar6ebe4f92022-10-28 20:47:54 +01001859 line. Also, when using a <Cmd> mapping the cursor isn't
1860 moved, this can be used to obtain the column in Insert mode: >
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +00001861 :imap <F2> <Cmd>echowin col(".")<CR>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001862
1863< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1864 GetPos()->col()
1865<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001866 Return type: |Number|
1867
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001868
1869complete({startcol}, {matches}) *complete()* *E785*
1870 Set the matches for Insert mode completion.
1871 Can only be used in Insert mode. You need to use a mapping
1872 with CTRL-R = (see |i_CTRL-R|). It does not work after CTRL-O
1873 or with an expression mapping.
1874 {startcol} is the byte offset in the line where the completed
1875 text start. The text up to the cursor is the original text
1876 that will be replaced by the matches. Use col('.') for an
1877 empty string. "col('.') - 1" will replace one character by a
1878 match.
1879 {matches} must be a |List|. Each |List| item is one match.
1880 See |complete-items| for the kind of items that are possible.
1881 "longest" in 'completeopt' is ignored.
1882 Note that the after calling this function you need to avoid
1883 inserting anything that would cause completion to stop.
1884 The match can be selected with CTRL-N and CTRL-P as usual with
1885 Insert mode completion. The popup menu will appear if
1886 specified, see |ins-completion-menu|.
1887 Example: >
1888 inoremap <F5> <C-R>=ListMonths()<CR>
1889
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01001890 func ListMonths()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001891 call complete(col('.'), ['January', 'February', 'March',
1892 \ 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September',
1893 \ 'October', 'November', 'December'])
1894 return ''
1895 endfunc
1896< This isn't very useful, but it shows how it works. Note that
1897 an empty string is returned to avoid a zero being inserted.
1898
1899 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
1900 second argument: >
1901 GetMatches()->complete(col('.'))
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001902<
1903 Return type: |Number|
1904
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001905
1906complete_add({expr}) *complete_add()*
1907 Add {expr} to the list of matches. Only to be used by the
1908 function specified with the 'completefunc' option.
1909 Returns 0 for failure (empty string or out of memory),
1910 1 when the match was added, 2 when the match was already in
1911 the list.
1912 See |complete-functions| for an explanation of {expr}. It is
1913 the same as one item in the list that 'omnifunc' would return.
1914
1915 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1916 GetMoreMatches()->complete_add()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001917<
1918 Return type: |Number|
1919
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001920
1921complete_check() *complete_check()*
1922 Check for a key typed while looking for completion matches.
1923 This is to be used when looking for matches takes some time.
1924 Returns |TRUE| when searching for matches is to be aborted,
1925 zero otherwise.
1926 Only to be used by the function specified with the
1927 'completefunc' option.
1928
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001929 Return type: |Number|
1930
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001931
1932complete_info([{what}]) *complete_info()*
1933 Returns a |Dictionary| with information about Insert mode
1934 completion. See |ins-completion|.
1935 The items are:
1936 mode Current completion mode name string.
1937 See |complete_info_mode| for the values.
1938 pum_visible |TRUE| if popup menu is visible.
1939 See |pumvisible()|.
glepnird4088ed2024-12-31 10:55:22 +01001940 items List of all completion candidates. Each item
1941 is a dictionary containing the entries "word",
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001942 "abbr", "menu", "kind", "info" and "user_data".
1943 See |complete-items|.
glepnird4088ed2024-12-31 10:55:22 +01001944 matches Same as "items", but only returns items that
1945 are matching current query. If both "matches"
1946 and "items" are in "what", the returned list
1947 will still be named "items", but each item
1948 will have an additional "match" field.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001949 selected Selected item index. First index is zero.
1950 Index is -1 if no item is selected (showing
1951 typed text only, or the last completion after
1952 no item is selected when using the <Up> or
1953 <Down> keys)
glepnir037b0282025-01-16 14:37:44 +01001954 completed Return a dictionary containing the entries of
1955 the currently selected index item.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001956
1957 *complete_info_mode*
1958 mode values are:
1959 "" Not in completion mode
1960 "keyword" Keyword completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-N|
1961 "ctrl_x" Just pressed CTRL-X |i_CTRL-X|
1962 "scroll" Scrolling with |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-E| or
1963 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-Y|
1964 "whole_line" Whole lines |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-L|
1965 "files" File names |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-F|
1966 "tags" Tags |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-]|
1967 "path_defines" Definition completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-D|
1968 "path_patterns" Include completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-I|
1969 "dictionary" Dictionary |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K|
1970 "thesaurus" Thesaurus |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T|
1971 "cmdline" Vim Command line |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-V|
1972 "function" User defined completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-U|
1973 "omni" Omni completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-O|
1974 "spell" Spelling suggestions |i_CTRL-X_s|
1975 "eval" |complete()| completion
1976 "unknown" Other internal modes
1977
1978 If the optional {what} list argument is supplied, then only
1979 the items listed in {what} are returned. Unsupported items in
1980 {what} are silently ignored.
1981
1982 To get the position and size of the popup menu, see
1983 |pum_getpos()|. It's also available in |v:event| during the
1984 |CompleteChanged| event.
1985
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001986 Returns an empty |Dictionary| on error.
1987
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001988 Examples: >
1989 " Get all items
1990 call complete_info()
1991 " Get only 'mode'
1992 call complete_info(['mode'])
1993 " Get only 'mode' and 'pum_visible'
1994 call complete_info(['mode', 'pum_visible'])
1995
1996< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1997 GetItems()->complete_info()
1998<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02001999 Return type: dict<any>
2000
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002001 *confirm()*
2002confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
2003 confirm() offers the user a dialog, from which a choice can be
2004 made. It returns the number of the choice. For the first
2005 choice this is 1.
2006 Note: confirm() is only supported when compiled with dialog
glepnirdf461152024-04-04 22:23:29 +02002007 support, see |+dialog_con| |+dialog_con_gui| and |+dialog_gui|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002008
2009 {msg} is displayed in a |dialog| with {choices} as the
2010 alternatives. When {choices} is missing or empty, "&OK" is
2011 used (and translated).
2012 {msg} is a String, use '\n' to include a newline. Only on
2013 some systems the string is wrapped when it doesn't fit.
2014
2015 {choices} is a String, with the individual choices separated
2016 by '\n', e.g. >
2017 confirm("Save changes?", "&Yes\n&No\n&Cancel")
2018< The letter after the '&' is the shortcut key for that choice.
2019 Thus you can type 'c' to select "Cancel". The shortcut does
2020 not need to be the first letter: >
2021 confirm("file has been modified", "&Save\nSave &All")
2022< For the console, the first letter of each choice is used as
2023 the default shortcut key. Case is ignored.
2024
2025 The optional {default} argument is the number of the choice
2026 that is made if the user hits <CR>. Use 1 to make the first
2027 choice the default one. Use 0 to not set a default. If
2028 {default} is omitted, 1 is used.
2029
2030 The optional {type} String argument gives the type of dialog.
2031 This is only used for the icon of the GTK, Mac, Motif and
2032 Win32 GUI. It can be one of these values: "Error",
2033 "Question", "Info", "Warning" or "Generic". Only the first
2034 character is relevant. When {type} is omitted, "Generic" is
2035 used.
2036
2037 If the user aborts the dialog by pressing <Esc>, CTRL-C,
2038 or another valid interrupt key, confirm() returns 0.
2039
2040 An example: >
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01002041 let choice = confirm("What do you want?",
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01002042 \ "&Apples\n&Oranges\n&Bananas", 2)
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01002043 if choice == 0
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01002044 echo "make up your mind!"
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01002045 elseif choice == 3
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01002046 echo "tasteful"
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01002047 else
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01002048 echo "I prefer bananas myself."
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01002049 endif
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002050< In a GUI dialog, buttons are used. The layout of the buttons
2051 depends on the 'v' flag in 'guioptions'. If it is included,
2052 the buttons are always put vertically. Otherwise, confirm()
2053 tries to put the buttons in one horizontal line. If they
2054 don't fit, a vertical layout is used anyway. For some systems
2055 the horizontal layout is always used.
2056
2057 Can also be used as a |method|in: >
2058 BuildMessage()->confirm("&Yes\n&No")
2059<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002060 Return type: |Number|
2061
2062
2063copy({expr}) *copy()*
2064 Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002065 different from using {expr} directly.
2066 When {expr} is a |List| a shallow copy is created. This means
2067 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
2068 copy, and vice versa. But the items are identical, thus
2069 changing an item changes the contents of both |Lists|.
2070 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
2071 Also see |deepcopy()|.
2072 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2073 mylist->copy()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002074<
2075 Return type: any, depending on {expr}
2076
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002077
2078cos({expr}) *cos()*
2079 Return the cosine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
2080 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002081 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002082 Examples: >
2083 :echo cos(100)
2084< 0.862319 >
2085 :echo cos(-4.01)
2086< -0.646043
2087
2088 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2089 Compute()->cos()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002090<
2091 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002092
2093
2094cosh({expr}) *cosh()*
2095 Return the hyperbolic cosine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
2096 [1, inf].
2097 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002098 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002099 Examples: >
2100 :echo cosh(0.5)
2101< 1.127626 >
2102 :echo cosh(-0.5)
2103< -1.127626
2104
2105 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2106 Compute()->cosh()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002107<
2108 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002109
2110
Yegappan Lakshmanancd39b692023-10-02 12:50:45 -07002111count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]]) *count()* *E706*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002112 Return the number of times an item with value {expr} appears
2113 in |String|, |List| or |Dictionary| {comp}.
2114
2115 If {start} is given then start with the item with this index.
2116 {start} can only be used with a |List|.
2117
2118 When {ic} is given and it's |TRUE| then case is ignored.
2119
2120 When {comp} is a string then the number of not overlapping
2121 occurrences of {expr} is returned. Zero is returned when
2122 {expr} is an empty string.
2123
2124 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2125 mylist->count(val)
2126<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002127 Return type: |Number|
2128
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002129 *cscope_connection()*
2130cscope_connection([{num} , {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
2131 Checks for the existence of a |cscope| connection. If no
2132 parameters are specified, then the function returns:
2133 0, if cscope was not available (not compiled in), or
2134 if there are no cscope connections;
2135 1, if there is at least one cscope connection.
2136
2137 If parameters are specified, then the value of {num}
2138 determines how existence of a cscope connection is checked:
2139
2140 {num} Description of existence check
2141 ----- ------------------------------
2142 0 Same as no parameters (e.g., "cscope_connection()").
2143 1 Ignore {prepend}, and use partial string matches for
2144 {dbpath}.
2145 2 Ignore {prepend}, and use exact string matches for
2146 {dbpath}.
2147 3 Use {prepend}, use partial string matches for both
2148 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
2149 4 Use {prepend}, use exact string matches for both
2150 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
2151
2152 Note: All string comparisons are case sensitive!
2153
2154 Examples. Suppose we had the following (from ":cs show"): >
2155
2156 # pid database name prepend path
2157 0 27664 cscope.out /usr/local
2158<
2159 Invocation Return Val ~
2160 ---------- ---------- >
2161 cscope_connection() 1
2162 cscope_connection(1, "out") 1
2163 cscope_connection(2, "out") 0
2164 cscope_connection(3, "out") 0
2165 cscope_connection(3, "out", "local") 1
2166 cscope_connection(4, "out") 0
2167 cscope_connection(4, "out", "local") 0
2168 cscope_connection(4, "cscope.out", "/usr/local") 1
2169<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002170 Return type: |Number|
2171
2172
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002173cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *cursor()*
2174cursor({list})
2175 Positions the cursor at the column (byte count) {col} in the
2176 line {lnum}. The first column is one.
2177
2178 When there is one argument {list} this is used as a |List|
2179 with two, three or four item:
2180 [{lnum}, {col}]
2181 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}]
2182 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}, {curswant}]
2183 This is like the return value of |getpos()| or |getcurpos()|,
2184 but without the first item.
2185
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01002186 To position the cursor using {col} as the character count, use
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002187 |setcursorcharpos()|.
2188
2189 Does not change the jumplist.
Bram Moolenaar7c6cd442022-10-11 21:54:04 +01002190 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|, except that if {lnum} is
2191 zero, the cursor will stay in the current line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002192 If {lnum} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
2193 the cursor will be positioned at the last line in the buffer.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002194 If {col} is greater than the number of bytes in the line,
2195 the cursor will be positioned at the last character in the
2196 line.
2197 If {col} is zero, the cursor will stay in the current column.
2198 If {curswant} is given it is used to set the preferred column
2199 for vertical movement. Otherwise {col} is used.
2200
2201 When 'virtualedit' is used {off} specifies the offset in
2202 screen columns from the start of the character. E.g., a
2203 position within a <Tab> or after the last character.
2204 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
2205
2206 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2207 GetCursorPos()->cursor()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002208<
2209 Return type: |Number|
2210
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002211
2212debugbreak({pid}) *debugbreak()*
2213 Specifically used to interrupt a program being debugged. It
2214 will cause process {pid} to get a SIGTRAP. Behavior for other
2215 processes is undefined. See |terminal-debugger|.
2216 {only available on MS-Windows}
2217
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002218 Returns |TRUE| if successfully interrupted the program.
2219 Otherwise returns |FALSE|.
2220
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002221 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2222 GetPid()->debugbreak()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002223<
2224 Return type: |Number|
2225
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002226
2227deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) *deepcopy()* *E698*
2228 Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
2229 different from using {expr} directly.
2230 When {expr} is a |List| a full copy is created. This means
2231 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
2232 copy, and vice versa. When an item is a |List| or
2233 |Dictionary|, a copy for it is made, recursively. Thus
2234 changing an item in the copy does not change the contents of
2235 the original |List|.
2236 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
2237
2238 When {noref} is omitted or zero a contained |List| or
2239 |Dictionary| is only copied once. All references point to
2240 this single copy. With {noref} set to 1 every occurrence of a
2241 |List| or |Dictionary| results in a new copy. This also means
2242 that a cyclic reference causes deepcopy() to fail.
2243 *E724*
2244 Nesting is possible up to 100 levels. When there is an item
2245 that refers back to a higher level making a deep copy with
2246 {noref} set to 1 will fail.
2247 Also see |copy()|.
2248
2249 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2250 GetObject()->deepcopy()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002251<
2252 Return type: any, depending on {expr}
2253
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002254
2255delete({fname} [, {flags}]) *delete()*
2256 Without {flags} or with {flags} empty: Deletes the file by the
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01002257 name {fname}.
2258
2259 This also works when {fname} is a symbolic link. The symbolic
2260 link itself is deleted, not what it points to.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002261
2262 When {flags} is "d": Deletes the directory by the name
2263 {fname}. This fails when directory {fname} is not empty.
2264
2265 When {flags} is "rf": Deletes the directory by the name
2266 {fname} and everything in it, recursively. BE CAREFUL!
2267 Note: on MS-Windows it is not possible to delete a directory
2268 that is being used.
2269
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002270 The result is a Number, which is 0/false if the delete
2271 operation was successful and -1/true when the deletion failed
2272 or partly failed.
2273
2274 Use |remove()| to delete an item from a |List|.
2275 To delete a line from the buffer use |:delete| or
2276 |deletebufline()|.
2277
2278 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2279 GetName()->delete()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002280<
2281 Return type: |Number|
2282
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002283
2284deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}]) *deletebufline()*
2285 Delete lines {first} to {last} (inclusive) from buffer {buf}.
2286 If {last} is omitted then delete line {first} only.
2287 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
2288
2289 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
2290 |bufload()| if needed.
2291
2292 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
2293
2294 {first} and {last} are used like with |getline()|. Note that
2295 when using |line()| this refers to the current buffer. Use "$"
2296 to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
2297
2298 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2299 GetBuffer()->deletebufline(1)
2300<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002301 Return type: |Number|
2302
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002303 *did_filetype()*
2304did_filetype() Returns |TRUE| when autocommands are being executed and the
2305 FileType event has been triggered at least once. Can be used
2306 to avoid triggering the FileType event again in the scripts
2307 that detect the file type. |FileType|
2308 Returns |FALSE| when `:setf FALLBACK` was used.
2309 When editing another file, the counter is reset, thus this
2310 really checks if the FileType event has been triggered for the
2311 current buffer. This allows an autocommand that starts
2312 editing another buffer to set 'filetype' and load a syntax
2313 file.
2314
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002315 Return type: |Number|
2316
2317
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002318diff({fromlist}, {tolist} [, {options}]) *diff()*
2319 Returns a String or a List containing the diff between the
2320 strings in {fromlist} and {tolist}. Uses the Vim internal
2321 diff library to compute the diff.
2322
2323 *E106*
2324 The optional "output" item in {options} specifies the returned
2325 diff format. The following values are supported:
2326 indices Return a List of the starting and ending
2327 indices and a count of the strings in each
2328 diff hunk.
2329 unified Return the unified diff output as a String.
2330 This is the default.
2331
2332 If the "output" item in {options} is "indices", then a List is
2333 returned. Each List item contains a Dict with the following
2334 items for each diff hunk:
2335 from_idx start index in {fromlist} for this diff hunk.
2336 from_count number of strings in {fromlist} that are
2337 added/removed/modified in this diff hunk.
2338 to_idx start index in {tolist} for this diff hunk.
2339 to_count number of strings in {tolist} that are
2340 added/removed/modified in this diff hunk.
2341
2342 The {options} Dict argument also specifies diff options
2343 (similar to 'diffopt') and supports the following items:
Yegappan Lakshmananbe156a32024-02-11 17:08:29 +01002344 algorithm Dict specifying the diff algorithm to
2345 use. Supported boolean items are
2346 "myers", "minimal", "patience" and
2347 "histogram".
Yegappan Lakshmanana0010a12024-02-12 20:21:26 +01002348 context diff context length. Default is 0.
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002349 iblank ignore changes where lines are all
2350 blank.
2351 icase ignore changes in case of text.
Yegappan Lakshmananbe156a32024-02-11 17:08:29 +01002352 indent-heuristic use the indent heuristic for the
2353 internal diff library.
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002354 iwhite ignore changes in amount of white
2355 space.
2356 iwhiteall ignore all white space changes.
2357 iwhiteeol ignore white space changes at end of
2358 line.
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002359 For more information about these options, refer to 'diffopt'.
2360
Yegappan Lakshmanana0010a12024-02-12 20:21:26 +01002361 To compute the unified diff, all the items in {fromlist} are
2362 concatenated into a string using a newline separator and the
2363 same for {tolist}. The unified diff output uses line numbers.
2364
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002365 Returns an empty List or String if {fromlist} and {tolist} are
2366 identical.
2367
Yegappan Lakshmanan1af35632024-02-06 11:03:36 +01002368 Examples: >
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002369 :echo diff(['abc'], ['xxx'])
2370 @@ -1 +1 @@
2371 -abc
2372 +xxx
2373
2374 :echo diff(['abc'], ['xxx'], {'output': 'indices'})
2375 [{'from_idx': 0, 'from_count': 1, 'to_idx': 0, 'to_count': 1}]
2376 :echo diff(readfile('oldfile'), readfile('newfile'))
2377 :echo diff(getbufline(5, 1, '$'), getbufline(6, 1, '$'))
Yegappan Lakshmanan1af35632024-02-06 11:03:36 +01002378<
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002379 For more examples, refer to |diff-func-examples|
2380
2381 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2382 GetFromList->diff(to_list)
2383<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002384 Return type: |String| or list<dict<number>> or list<any>
2385 depending on {options}
2386
2387
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002388diff_filler({lnum}) *diff_filler()*
2389 Returns the number of filler lines above line {lnum}.
2390 These are the lines that were inserted at this point in
2391 another diff'ed window. These filler lines are shown in the
2392 display but don't exist in the buffer.
2393 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2394 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2395 Returns 0 if the current window is not in diff mode.
2396
2397 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2398 GetLnum()->diff_filler()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002399<
2400 Return type: |Number|
2401
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002402
2403diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) *diff_hlID()*
2404 Returns the highlight ID for diff mode at line {lnum} column
2405 {col} (byte index). When the current line does not have a
2406 diff change zero is returned.
2407 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2408 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2409 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
2410 line.
2411 The highlight ID can be used with |synIDattr()| to obtain
2412 syntax information about the highlighting.
2413
2414 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2415 GetLnum()->diff_hlID(col)
2416<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002417 Return type: |Number|
2418
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002419
2420digraph_get({chars}) *digraph_get()* *E1214*
2421 Return the digraph of {chars}. This should be a string with
2422 exactly two characters. If {chars} are not just two
2423 characters, or the digraph of {chars} does not exist, an error
2424 is given and an empty string is returned.
2425
2426 The character will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
2427 when needed. This does require the conversion to be
2428 available, it might fail.
2429
2430 Also see |digraph_getlist()|.
2431
2432 Examples: >
2433 " Get a built-in digraph
2434 :echo digraph_get('00') " Returns '∞'
2435
2436 " Get a user-defined digraph
2437 :call digraph_set('aa', 'あ')
2438 :echo digraph_get('aa') " Returns 'あ'
2439<
2440 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2441 GetChars()->digraph_get()
2442<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002443 Return type: |String|
2444
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002445 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2446 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2447 display an error message.
2448
2449
2450digraph_getlist([{listall}]) *digraph_getlist()*
2451 Return a list of digraphs. If the {listall} argument is given
2452 and it is TRUE, return all digraphs, including the default
2453 digraphs. Otherwise, return only user-defined digraphs.
2454
2455 The characters will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
2456 when needed. This does require the conservation to be
2457 available, it might fail.
2458
2459 Also see |digraph_get()|.
2460
2461 Examples: >
2462 " Get user-defined digraphs
2463 :echo digraph_getlist()
2464
2465 " Get all the digraphs, including default digraphs
2466 :echo digraph_getlist(1)
2467<
2468 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2469 GetNumber()->digraph_getlist()
2470<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002471 Return type: list<list<string>>
2472
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002473 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2474 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2475 display an error message.
2476
2477
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002478digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) *digraph_set()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002479 Add digraph {chars} to the list. {chars} must be a string
2480 with two characters. {digraph} is a string with one UTF-8
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002481 encoded character. *E1215*
2482 Be careful, composing characters are NOT ignored. This
2483 function is similar to |:digraphs| command, but useful to add
2484 digraphs start with a white space.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002485
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002486 The function returns v:true if |digraph| is registered. If
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002487 this fails an error message is given and v:false is returned.
2488
2489 If you want to define multiple digraphs at once, you can use
2490 |digraph_setlist()|.
2491
2492 Example: >
2493 call digraph_set(' ', 'あ')
2494<
2495 Can be used as a |method|: >
2496 GetString()->digraph_set('あ')
2497<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002498 Return type: |vim9-boolean|
2499
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002500 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2501 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2502 display an error message.
2503
2504
2505digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) *digraph_setlist()*
2506 Similar to |digraph_set()| but this function can add multiple
2507 digraphs at once. {digraphlist} is a list composed of lists,
2508 where each list contains two strings with {chars} and
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002509 {digraph} as in |digraph_set()|. *E1216*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002510 Example: >
2511 call digraph_setlist([['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']])
2512<
2513 It is similar to the following: >
2514 for [chars, digraph] in [['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']]
2515 call digraph_set(chars, digraph)
2516 endfor
2517< Except that the function returns after the first error,
2518 following digraphs will not be added.
2519
2520 Can be used as a |method|: >
2521 GetList()->digraph_setlist()
2522<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002523 Return type: |vim9-boolean|
2524
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002525 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2526 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2527 display an error message.
2528
2529
2530echoraw({string}) *echoraw()*
2531 Output {string} as-is, including unprintable characters.
2532 This can be used to output a terminal code. For example, to
2533 disable modifyOtherKeys: >
2534 call echoraw(&t_TE)
2535< and to enable it again: >
2536 call echoraw(&t_TI)
2537< Use with care, you can mess up the terminal this way.
2538
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002539 Return type: |Number|
2540
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002541
2542empty({expr}) *empty()*
2543 Return the Number 1 if {expr} is empty, zero otherwise.
2544 - A |List| or |Dictionary| is empty when it does not have any
2545 items.
2546 - A |String| is empty when its length is zero.
2547 - A |Number| and |Float| are empty when their value is zero.
2548 - |v:false|, |v:none| and |v:null| are empty, |v:true| is not.
2549 - A |Job| is empty when it failed to start.
2550 - A |Channel| is empty when it is closed.
2551 - A |Blob| is empty when its length is zero.
mityu7f0bba22024-03-29 10:14:41 +01002552 - An |Object| is empty, when the empty() method in the object
2553 (if present) returns true. |object-empty()|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002554
2555 For a long |List| this is much faster than comparing the
2556 length with zero.
2557
2558 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2559 mylist->empty()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002560<
2561 Return type: |Number|
2562
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002563
2564environ() *environ()*
2565 Return all of environment variables as dictionary. You can
2566 check if an environment variable exists like this: >
2567 :echo has_key(environ(), 'HOME')
2568< Note that the variable name may be CamelCase; to ignore case
2569 use this: >
2570 :echo index(keys(environ()), 'HOME', 0, 1) != -1
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002571<
2572 Return type: dict<string>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002573
Bram Moolenaar416bd912023-07-07 23:19:18 +01002574
2575err_teapot([{expr}]) *err_teapot()*
2576 Produce an error with number 418, needed for implementation of
Christian Brabandtee17b6f2023-09-09 11:23:50 +02002577 RFC 2324.
Bram Moolenaar416bd912023-07-07 23:19:18 +01002578 If {expr} is present and it is TRUE error 503 is given,
2579 indicating that coffee is temporarily not available.
2580 If {expr} is present it must be a String.
2581
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002582 Return type: |Number|
2583
Bram Moolenaar416bd912023-07-07 23:19:18 +01002584
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002585escape({string}, {chars}) *escape()*
2586 Escape the characters in {chars} that occur in {string} with a
2587 backslash. Example: >
2588 :echo escape('c:\program files\vim', ' \')
2589< results in: >
2590 c:\\program\ files\\vim
2591< Also see |shellescape()| and |fnameescape()|.
2592
2593 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2594 GetText()->escape(' \')
2595<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002596 Return type: |String|
2597
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002598 *eval()*
2599eval({string}) Evaluate {string} and return the result. Especially useful to
2600 turn the result of |string()| back into the original value.
2601 This works for Numbers, Floats, Strings, Blobs and composites
2602 of them. Also works for |Funcref|s that refer to existing
Aliaksei Budavei95740222024-04-04 23:05:33 +03002603 functions. In |Vim9| script, it can be used to obtain |enum|
2604 values from their fully qualified names.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002605
2606 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2607 argv->join()->eval()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002608<
2609 Return type: any, depending on {string}
2610
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002611
2612eventhandler() *eventhandler()*
2613 Returns 1 when inside an event handler. That is that Vim got
2614 interrupted while waiting for the user to type a character,
2615 e.g., when dropping a file on Vim. This means interactive
2616 commands cannot be used. Otherwise zero is returned.
2617
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002618 Return type: |Number|
2619
2620
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002621executable({expr}) *executable()*
2622 This function checks if an executable with the name {expr}
2623 exists. {expr} must be the name of the program without any
2624 arguments.
zeertzjq0cc5dce2024-08-08 21:12:15 +02002625
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002626 executable() uses the value of $PATH and/or the normal
zeertzjq0cc5dce2024-08-08 21:12:15 +02002627 searchpath for programs.
2628 *PATHEXT*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002629 On MS-Windows the ".exe", ".bat", etc. can optionally be
2630 included. Then the extensions in $PATHEXT are tried. Thus if
2631 "foo.exe" does not exist, "foo.exe.bat" can be found. If
2632 $PATHEXT is not set then ".com;.exe;.bat;.cmd" is used. A dot
2633 by itself can be used in $PATHEXT to try using the name
2634 without an extension. When 'shell' looks like a Unix shell,
2635 then the name is also tried without adding an extension.
2636 On MS-Windows it only checks if the file exists and is not a
2637 directory, not if it's really executable.
zeertzjq0cc5dce2024-08-08 21:12:15 +02002638 On MS-Windows an executable in the same directory as the Vim
2639 executable is always found. Since this directory is added to
2640 $PATH it should also work to execute it |win32-PATH|.
2641 *NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath*
2642 On MS-Windows an executable in Vim's current working directory
2643 is also normally found, but this can be disabled by setting
2644 the $NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath environment variable.
2645
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002646 The result is a Number:
2647 1 exists
2648 0 does not exist
2649 -1 not implemented on this system
2650 |exepath()| can be used to get the full path of an executable.
2651
2652 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2653 GetCommand()->executable()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002654<
2655 Return type: |Number|
2656
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002657
2658execute({command} [, {silent}]) *execute()*
2659 Execute an Ex command or commands and return the output as a
2660 string.
2661 {command} can be a string or a List. In case of a List the
2662 lines are executed one by one.
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01002663 This is more or less equivalent to: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002664 redir => var
2665 {command}
2666 redir END
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01002667< Except that line continuation in {command} is not recognized.
2668
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002669 The optional {silent} argument can have these values:
2670 "" no `:silent` used
2671 "silent" `:silent` used
2672 "silent!" `:silent!` used
2673 The default is "silent". Note that with "silent!", unlike
2674 `:redir`, error messages are dropped. When using an external
2675 command the screen may be messed up, use `system()` instead.
2676 *E930*
2677 It is not possible to use `:redir` anywhere in {command}.
2678
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01002679 To get a list of lines use `split()` on the result: >
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002680 execute('args')->split("\n")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002681
2682< To execute a command in another window than the current one
2683 use `win_execute()`.
2684
2685 When used recursively the output of the recursive call is not
2686 included in the output of the higher level call.
2687
2688 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2689 GetCommand()->execute()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002690<
Marius Gedminasc98bfb92024-06-19 19:59:23 +02002691 Return type: |String|
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002692
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002693
2694exepath({expr}) *exepath()*
2695 If {expr} is an executable and is either an absolute path, a
2696 relative path or found in $PATH, return the full path.
2697 Note that the current directory is used when {expr} starts
2698 with "./", which may be a problem for Vim: >
2699 echo exepath(v:progpath)
2700< If {expr} cannot be found in $PATH or is not executable then
2701 an empty string is returned.
2702
2703 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2704 GetCommand()->exepath()
2705<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002706 Return type: |String|
2707
2708
2709exists({expr}) *exists()*
2710 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if {expr} is defined,
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002711 zero otherwise.
2712
2713 Note: In a compiled |:def| function the evaluation is done at
2714 runtime. Use `exists_compiled()` to evaluate the expression
2715 at compile time.
2716
2717 For checking for a supported feature use |has()|.
2718 For checking if a file exists use |filereadable()|.
2719
2720 The {expr} argument is a string, which contains one of these:
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002721 varname internal variable (see
2722 dict.key |internal-variables|). Also works
2723 list[i] for |curly-braces-names|, |Dictionary|
Yegappan Lakshmanana2ebb6e2024-02-25 08:40:10 +01002724 import.Func entries, |List| items, class and
2725 class.Func object methods, imported items, etc.
2726 object.Func Does not work for local variables in a
2727 class.varname compiled `:def` function.
2728 object.varname Also works for a function in |Vim9|
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002729 script, since it can be used as a
2730 function reference.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002731 Beware that evaluating an index may
2732 cause an error message for an invalid
2733 expression. E.g.: >
2734 :let l = [1, 2, 3]
2735 :echo exists("l[5]")
2736< 0 >
2737 :echo exists("l[xx]")
2738< E121: Undefined variable: xx
2739 0
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002740 &option-name Vim option (only checks if it exists,
2741 not if it really works)
2742 +option-name Vim option that works.
2743 $ENVNAME environment variable (could also be
2744 done by comparing with an empty
2745 string)
2746 *funcname built-in function (see |functions|)
2747 or user defined function (see
2748 |user-functions|) that is implemented.
2749 Also works for a variable that is a
2750 Funcref.
2751 ?funcname built-in function that could be
2752 implemented; to be used to check if
2753 "funcname" is valid
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002754 :cmdname Ex command: built-in command, user
2755 command or command modifier |:command|.
2756 Returns:
2757 1 for match with start of a command
2758 2 full match with a command
2759 3 matches several user commands
2760 To check for a supported command
2761 always check the return value to be 2.
2762 :2match The |:2match| command.
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01002763 :3match The |:3match| command (but you
2764 probably should not use it, it is
2765 reserved for internal usage)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002766 #event autocommand defined for this event
2767 #event#pattern autocommand defined for this event and
2768 pattern (the pattern is taken
2769 literally and compared to the
2770 autocommand patterns character by
2771 character)
2772 #group autocommand group exists
2773 #group#event autocommand defined for this group and
2774 event.
2775 #group#event#pattern
2776 autocommand defined for this group,
2777 event and pattern.
2778 ##event autocommand for this event is
2779 supported.
2780
2781 Examples: >
2782 exists("&shortname")
2783 exists("$HOSTNAME")
2784 exists("*strftime")
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002785 exists("*s:MyFunc") " only for legacy script
2786 exists("*MyFunc")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002787 exists("bufcount")
2788 exists(":Make")
2789 exists("#CursorHold")
2790 exists("#BufReadPre#*.gz")
2791 exists("#filetypeindent")
2792 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType")
2793 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType#*")
2794 exists("##ColorScheme")
2795< There must be no space between the symbol (&/$/*/#) and the
2796 name.
2797 There must be no extra characters after the name, although in
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01002798 a few cases this is ignored. That may become stricter in the
2799 future, thus don't count on it!
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002800 Working example: >
2801 exists(":make")
2802< NOT working example: >
2803 exists(":make install")
2804
2805< Note that the argument must be a string, not the name of the
2806 variable itself. For example: >
2807 exists(bufcount)
2808< This doesn't check for existence of the "bufcount" variable,
2809 but gets the value of "bufcount", and checks if that exists.
2810
2811 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2812 Varname()->exists()
2813<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002814 Return type: |String|
2815
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002816
2817exists_compiled({expr}) *exists_compiled()*
2818 Like `exists()` but evaluated at compile time. This is useful
2819 to skip a block where a function is used that would otherwise
2820 give an error: >
2821 if exists_compiled('*ThatFunction')
2822 ThatFunction('works')
2823 endif
2824< If `exists()` were used then a compilation error would be
2825 given if ThatFunction() is not defined.
2826
2827 {expr} must be a literal string. *E1232*
2828 Can only be used in a |:def| function. *E1233*
2829 This does not work to check for arguments or local variables.
2830
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002831 Return type: |String|
2832
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002833
2834exp({expr}) *exp()*
2835 Return the exponential of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
2836 [0, inf].
2837 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002838 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002839 Examples: >
2840 :echo exp(2)
2841< 7.389056 >
2842 :echo exp(-1)
2843< 0.367879
2844
2845 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2846 Compute()->exp()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002847<
2848 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002849
2850
2851expand({string} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]]) *expand()*
2852 Expand wildcards and the following special keywords in
2853 {string}. 'wildignorecase' applies.
2854
2855 If {list} is given and it is |TRUE|, a List will be returned.
2856 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
2857 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters. [Note: in
2858 version 5.0 a space was used, which caused problems when a
2859 file name contains a space]
2860
2861 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty string. A name
2862 for a non-existing file is not included, unless {string} does
2863 not start with '%', '#' or '<', see below.
2864
Christian Brabandtec9c3262024-02-21 20:40:05 +01002865 For a |:terminal| window '%' expands to a '!' followed by
h-east53753f62024-05-05 18:42:31 +02002866 the command or shell that is run. |terminal-bufname|
Christian Brabandtec9c3262024-02-21 20:40:05 +01002867
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002868 When {string} starts with '%', '#' or '<', the expansion is
2869 done like for the |cmdline-special| variables with their
2870 associated modifiers. Here is a short overview:
2871
2872 % current file name
2873 # alternate file name
2874 #n alternate file name n
2875 <cfile> file name under the cursor
2876 <afile> autocmd file name
2877 <abuf> autocmd buffer number (as a String!)
2878 <amatch> autocmd matched name
2879 <cexpr> C expression under the cursor
2880 <sfile> sourced script file or function name
2881 <slnum> sourced script line number or function
2882 line number
2883 <sflnum> script file line number, also when in
2884 a function
2885 <SID> "<SNR>123_" where "123" is the
2886 current script ID |<SID>|
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002887 <script> sourced script file, or script file
2888 where the current function was defined
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002889 <stack> call stack
2890 <cword> word under the cursor
2891 <cWORD> WORD under the cursor
2892 <client> the {clientid} of the last received
2893 message |server2client()|
2894 Modifiers:
2895 :p expand to full path
2896 :h head (last path component removed)
2897 :t tail (last path component only)
2898 :r root (one extension removed)
2899 :e extension only
2900
2901 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002902 :let &tags = expand("%:p:h") .. "/tags"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002903< Note that when expanding a string that starts with '%', '#' or
2904 '<', any following text is ignored. This does NOT work: >
2905 :let doesntwork = expand("%:h.bak")
2906< Use this: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002907 :let doeswork = expand("%:h") .. ".bak"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002908< Also note that expanding "<cfile>" and others only returns the
2909 referenced file name without further expansion. If "<cfile>"
2910 is "~/.cshrc", you need to do another expand() to have the
2911 "~/" expanded into the path of the home directory: >
2912 :echo expand(expand("<cfile>"))
2913<
2914 There cannot be white space between the variables and the
2915 following modifier. The |fnamemodify()| function can be used
2916 to modify normal file names.
2917
2918 When using '%' or '#', and the current or alternate file name
2919 is not defined, an empty string is used. Using "%:p" in a
2920 buffer with no name, results in the current directory, with a
2921 '/' added.
Bram Moolenaar57544522022-04-12 12:54:11 +01002922 When 'verbose' is set then expanding '%', '#' and <> items
2923 will result in an error message if the argument cannot be
2924 expanded.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002925
2926 When {string} does not start with '%', '#' or '<', it is
2927 expanded like a file name is expanded on the command line.
2928 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' are used, unless the optional
2929 {nosuf} argument is given and it is |TRUE|.
2930 Names for non-existing files are included. The "**" item can
2931 be used to search in a directory tree. For example, to find
2932 all "README" files in the current directory and below: >
2933 :echo expand("**/README")
2934<
2935 expand() can also be used to expand variables and environment
2936 variables that are only known in a shell. But this can be
2937 slow, because a shell may be used to do the expansion. See
2938 |expr-env-expand|.
2939 The expanded variable is still handled like a list of file
2940 names. When an environment variable cannot be expanded, it is
2941 left unchanged. Thus ":echo expand('$FOOBAR')" results in
2942 "$FOOBAR".
2943
2944 See |glob()| for finding existing files. See |system()| for
2945 getting the raw output of an external command.
2946
2947 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2948 Getpattern()->expand()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002949<
2950 Return type: |String| or list<string> depending on {list}
2951
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002952
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002953expandcmd({string} [, {options}]) *expandcmd()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002954 Expand special items in String {string} like what is done for
2955 an Ex command such as `:edit`. This expands special keywords,
2956 like with |expand()|, and environment variables, anywhere in
2957 {string}. "~user" and "~/path" are only expanded at the
2958 start.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002959
2960 The following items are supported in the {options} Dict
2961 argument:
2962 errmsg If set to TRUE, error messages are displayed
2963 if an error is encountered during expansion.
2964 By default, error messages are not displayed.
2965
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002966 Returns the expanded string. If an error is encountered
2967 during expansion, the unmodified {string} is returned.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002968
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002969 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002970 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o')
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002971 make /path/runtime/doc/builtin.o
2972 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o', {'errmsg': v:true})
2973<
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002974 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002975 GetCommand()->expandcmd()
2976<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02002977 Return type: |String| or list<string> depending on {list}
2978
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002979extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extend()*
2980 {expr1} and {expr2} must be both |Lists| or both
2981 |Dictionaries|.
2982
2983 If they are |Lists|: Append {expr2} to {expr1}.
2984 If {expr3} is given insert the items of {expr2} before the
2985 item with index {expr3} in {expr1}. When {expr3} is zero
2986 insert before the first item. When {expr3} is equal to
2987 len({expr1}) then {expr2} is appended.
2988 Examples: >
2989 :echo sort(extend(mylist, [7, 5]))
2990 :call extend(mylist, [2, 3], 1)
2991< When {expr1} is the same List as {expr2} then the number of
2992 items copied is equal to the original length of the List.
2993 E.g., when {expr3} is 1 you get N new copies of the first item
2994 (where N is the original length of the List).
2995 Use |add()| to concatenate one item to a list. To concatenate
2996 two lists into a new list use the + operator: >
2997 :let newlist = [1, 2, 3] + [4, 5]
2998<
2999 If they are |Dictionaries|:
3000 Add all entries from {expr2} to {expr1}.
3001 If a key exists in both {expr1} and {expr2} then {expr3} is
3002 used to decide what to do:
3003 {expr3} = "keep": keep the value of {expr1}
3004 {expr3} = "force": use the value of {expr2}
3005 {expr3} = "error": give an error message *E737*
3006 When {expr3} is omitted then "force" is assumed.
3007
3008 {expr1} is changed when {expr2} is not empty. If necessary
3009 make a copy of {expr1} first.
3010 {expr2} remains unchanged.
3011 When {expr1} is locked and {expr2} is not empty the operation
3012 fails.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003013 Returns {expr1}. Returns 0 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003014
3015 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3016 mylist->extend(otherlist)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003017<
3018 Return type: list<{type}> or dict<{type}> depending on {expr1}
3019 and {expr2}, in case of error: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003020
3021
3022extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extendnew()*
3023 Like |extend()| but instead of adding items to {expr1} a new
3024 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
Bram Moolenaardd60c362023-02-27 15:49:53 +00003025 unchanged.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003026
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003027 Return type: list<{type}> or dict<{type}> depending on {expr1}
3028 and {expr2}, in case of error: |Number|
3029
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003030
3031feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) *feedkeys()*
3032 Characters in {string} are queued for processing as if they
3033 come from a mapping or were typed by the user.
3034
3035 By default the string is added to the end of the typeahead
3036 buffer, thus if a mapping is still being executed the
3037 characters come after them. Use the 'i' flag to insert before
3038 other characters, they will be executed next, before any
3039 characters from a mapping.
3040
3041 The function does not wait for processing of keys contained in
3042 {string}.
3043
3044 To include special keys into {string}, use double-quotes
3045 and "\..." notation |expr-quote|. For example,
3046 feedkeys("\<CR>") simulates pressing of the <Enter> key. But
3047 feedkeys('\<CR>') pushes 5 characters.
3048 A special code that might be useful is <Ignore>, it exits the
3049 wait for a character without doing anything. *<Ignore>*
3050
3051 {mode} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
3052 'm' Remap keys. This is default. If {mode} is absent,
3053 keys are remapped.
3054 'n' Do not remap keys.
3055 't' Handle keys as if typed; otherwise they are handled as
3056 if coming from a mapping. This matters for undo,
3057 opening folds, etc.
3058 'L' Lowlevel input. Only works for Unix or when using the
3059 GUI. Keys are used as if they were coming from the
3060 terminal. Other flags are not used. *E980*
3061 When a CTRL-C interrupts and 't' is included it sets
3062 the internal "got_int" flag.
3063 'i' Insert the string instead of appending (see above).
3064 'x' Execute commands until typeahead is empty. This is
3065 similar to using ":normal!". You can call feedkeys()
3066 several times without 'x' and then one time with 'x'
3067 (possibly with an empty {string}) to execute all the
3068 typeahead. Note that when Vim ends in Insert mode it
3069 will behave as if <Esc> is typed, to avoid getting
3070 stuck, waiting for a character to be typed before the
3071 script continues.
3072 Note that if you manage to call feedkeys() while
3073 executing commands, thus calling it recursively, then
3074 all typeahead will be consumed by the last call.
Bram Moolenaara9725222022-01-16 13:30:33 +00003075 'c' Remove any script context when executing, so that
3076 legacy script syntax applies, "s:var" does not work,
Bram Moolenaard899e512022-05-07 21:54:03 +01003077 etc. Note that if the string being fed sets a script
Bram Moolenaarce001a32022-04-27 15:25:03 +01003078 context this still applies.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003079 '!' When used with 'x' will not end Insert mode. Can be
3080 used in a test when a timer is set to exit Insert mode
3081 a little later. Useful for testing CursorHoldI.
3082
3083 Return value is always 0.
3084
3085 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3086 GetInput()->feedkeys()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003087<
3088 Return type: |String| or list<string> depending on {list}
3089
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003090
Shougo Matsushita60c87432024-06-03 22:59:27 +02003091filecopy({from}, {to}) *filecopy()*
3092 Copy the file pointed to by the name {from} to {to}. The
3093 result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if the file was copied
3094 successfully, and |FALSE| when it failed.
3095 If a file with name {to} already exists, it will fail.
3096 Note that it does not handle directories (yet).
3097
3098 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
3099
3100 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3101 GetOldName()->filecopy(newname)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003102<
3103 Return type: |Number|
3104
Shougo Matsushita60c87432024-06-03 22:59:27 +02003105
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003106filereadable({file}) *filereadable()*
3107 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a file with the
3108 name {file} exists, and can be read. If {file} doesn't exist,
3109 or is a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {file} is any
3110 expression, which is used as a String.
3111 If you don't care about the file being readable you can use
3112 |glob()|.
3113 {file} is used as-is, you may want to expand wildcards first: >
3114 echo filereadable('~/.vimrc')
3115 0
3116 echo filereadable(expand('~/.vimrc'))
3117 1
3118
3119< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3120 GetName()->filereadable()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003121<
3122 Return type: |Number|
3123
3124 *file_readable()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003125 Obsolete name: file_readable().
3126
3127
3128filewritable({file}) *filewritable()*
3129 The result is a Number, which is 1 when a file with the
3130 name {file} exists, and can be written. If {file} doesn't
3131 exist, or is not writable, the result is 0. If {file} is a
3132 directory, and we can write to it, the result is 2.
3133
3134 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3135 GetName()->filewritable()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003136<
3137 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003138
3139
3140filter({expr1}, {expr2}) *filter()*
3141 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
3142 For each item in {expr1} evaluate {expr2} and when the result
3143 is zero or false remove the item from the |List| or
3144 |Dictionary|. Similarly for each byte in a |Blob| and each
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00003145 character in a |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003146
3147 {expr2} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
3148
3149 If {expr2} is a |string|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
3150 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
3151 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
3152 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
3153 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
3154 current character.
3155 Examples: >
3156 call filter(mylist, 'v:val !~ "OLD"')
3157< Removes the items where "OLD" appears. >
3158 call filter(mydict, 'v:key >= 8')
3159< Removes the items with a key below 8. >
3160 call filter(var, 0)
3161< Removes all the items, thus clears the |List| or |Dictionary|.
3162
3163 Note that {expr2} is the result of expression and is then
3164 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
3165 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes.
3166
3167 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
3168 1. the key or the index of the current item.
3169 2. the value of the current item.
3170 The function must return |TRUE| if the item should be kept.
3171 Example that keeps the odd items of a list: >
3172 func Odd(idx, val)
3173 return a:idx % 2 == 1
3174 endfunc
3175 call filter(mylist, function('Odd'))
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00003176< It is shorter when using a |lambda|. In |Vim9| syntax: >
3177 call filter(myList, (idx, val) => idx * val <= 42)
3178< In legacy script syntax: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003179 call filter(myList, {idx, val -> idx * val <= 42})
3180< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
3181 call filter(myList, {idx -> idx % 2 == 1})
3182<
3183 In |Vim9| script the result must be true, false, zero or one.
3184 Other values will result in a type error.
3185
3186 For a |List| and a |Dictionary| the operation is done
3187 in-place. If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy
3188 first: >
3189 :let l = filter(copy(mylist), 'v:val =~ "KEEP"')
3190
3191< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003192 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003193 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
3194 further items in {expr1} are processed.
3195 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
3196 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
3197
3198 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3199 mylist->filter(expr2)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003200<
3201 Return type: |String|, |Blob|, list<{type}> or dict<{type}>
3202 depending on {expr1}
3203
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003204
3205finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *finddir()*
3206 Find directory {name} in {path}. Supports both downwards and
3207 upwards recursive directory searches. See |file-searching|
3208 for the syntax of {path}.
3209
3210 Returns the path of the first found match. When the found
3211 directory is below the current directory a relative path is
3212 returned. Otherwise a full path is returned.
3213 If {path} is omitted or empty then 'path' is used.
3214
3215 If the optional {count} is given, find {count}'s occurrence of
3216 {name} in {path} instead of the first one.
3217 When {count} is negative return all the matches in a |List|.
3218
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003219 Returns an empty string if the directory is not found.
3220
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003221 This is quite similar to the ex-command `:find`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003222
3223 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3224 GetName()->finddir()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003225<
3226 Return type: |String|
3227
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003228
3229findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *findfile()*
3230 Just like |finddir()|, but find a file instead of a directory.
3231 Uses 'suffixesadd'.
3232 Example: >
3233 :echo findfile("tags.vim", ".;")
3234< Searches from the directory of the current file upwards until
3235 it finds the file "tags.vim".
3236
3237 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3238 GetName()->findfile()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003239<
3240 Return type: |String|
3241
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003242
3243flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flatten()*
3244 Flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels. Without {maxdepth}
3245 the result is a |List| without nesting, as if {maxdepth} is
3246 a very large number.
3247 The {list} is changed in place, use |flattennew()| if you do
3248 not want that.
3249 In Vim9 script flatten() cannot be used, you must always use
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00003250 |flattennew()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003251 *E900*
3252 {maxdepth} means how deep in nested lists changes are made.
3253 {list} is not modified when {maxdepth} is 0.
3254 {maxdepth} must be positive number.
3255
3256 If there is an error the number zero is returned.
3257
3258 Example: >
3259 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5])
3260< [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] >
3261 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5], 1)
3262< [1, 2, [3, 4], 5]
3263
3264 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3265 mylist->flatten()
3266<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003267 Return type: list<{type}>
3268
3269
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003270flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flattennew()*
3271 Like |flatten()| but first make a copy of {list}.
3272
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003273 Return type: list<{type}>
3274
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003275
3276float2nr({expr}) *float2nr()*
3277 Convert {expr} to a Number by omitting the part after the
3278 decimal point.
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +00003279 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003280 Returns 0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003281 When the value of {expr} is out of range for a |Number| the
3282 result is truncated to 0x7fffffff or -0x7fffffff (or when
3283 64-bit Number support is enabled, 0x7fffffffffffffff or
3284 -0x7fffffffffffffff). NaN results in -0x80000000 (or when
3285 64-bit Number support is enabled, -0x8000000000000000).
3286 Examples: >
3287 echo float2nr(3.95)
3288< 3 >
3289 echo float2nr(-23.45)
3290< -23 >
3291 echo float2nr(1.0e100)
3292< 2147483647 (or 9223372036854775807) >
3293 echo float2nr(-1.0e150)
3294< -2147483647 (or -9223372036854775807) >
3295 echo float2nr(1.0e-100)
3296< 0
3297
3298 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3299 Compute()->float2nr()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003300<
3301 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003302
3303
3304floor({expr}) *floor()*
3305 Return the largest integral value less than or equal to
3306 {expr} as a |Float| (round down).
3307 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003308 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003309 Examples: >
3310 echo floor(1.856)
3311< 1.0 >
3312 echo floor(-5.456)
3313< -6.0 >
3314 echo floor(4.0)
3315< 4.0
3316
3317 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3318 Compute()->floor()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003319<
3320 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003321
3322
3323fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) *fmod()*
3324 Return the remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}, even if the
3325 division is not representable. Returns {expr1} - i * {expr2}
3326 for some integer i such that if {expr2} is non-zero, the
3327 result has the same sign as {expr1} and magnitude less than
3328 the magnitude of {expr2}. If {expr2} is zero, the value
3329 returned is zero. The value returned is a |Float|.
3330 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003331 Returns 0.0 if {expr1} or {expr2} is not a |Float| or a
3332 |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003333 Examples: >
3334 :echo fmod(12.33, 1.22)
3335< 0.13 >
3336 :echo fmod(-12.33, 1.22)
3337< -0.13
3338
3339 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3340 Compute()->fmod(1.22)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003341<
3342 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003343
3344
3345fnameescape({string}) *fnameescape()*
3346 Escape {string} for use as file name command argument. All
3347 characters that have a special meaning, such as '%' and '|'
3348 are escaped with a backslash.
3349 For most systems the characters escaped are
3350 " \t\n*?[{`$\\%#'\"|!<". For systems where a backslash
3351 appears in a filename, it depends on the value of 'isfname'.
3352 A leading '+' and '>' is also escaped (special after |:edit|
3353 and |:write|). And a "-" by itself (special after |:cd|).
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003354 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003355 Example: >
3356 :let fname = '+some str%nge|name'
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003357 :exe "edit " .. fnameescape(fname)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003358< results in executing: >
3359 edit \+some\ str\%nge\|name
3360<
3361 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3362 GetName()->fnameescape()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003363<
3364 Return type: |String|
3365
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003366
3367fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) *fnamemodify()*
3368 Modify file name {fname} according to {mods}. {mods} is a
3369 string of characters like it is used for file names on the
3370 command line. See |filename-modifiers|.
3371 Example: >
3372 :echo fnamemodify("main.c", ":p:h")
3373< results in: >
Bram Moolenaard799daa2022-06-20 11:17:32 +01003374 /home/user/vim/vim/src
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003375< If {mods} is empty or an unsupported modifier is used then
3376 {fname} is returned.
Bram Moolenaar5ed11532022-07-06 13:18:11 +01003377 When {fname} is empty then with {mods} ":h" returns ".", so
3378 that `:cd` can be used with it. This is different from
3379 expand('%:h') without a buffer name, which returns an empty
3380 string.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003381 Note: Environment variables don't work in {fname}, use
3382 |expand()| first then.
3383
3384 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3385 GetName()->fnamemodify(':p:h')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003386<
3387 Return type: |String|
3388
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003389
3390foldclosed({lnum}) *foldclosed()*
3391 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
3392 fold, the result is the number of the first line in that fold.
3393 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
3394 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
3395 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
3396
3397 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3398 GetLnum()->foldclosed()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003399<
3400 Return type: |Number|
3401
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003402
3403foldclosedend({lnum}) *foldclosedend()*
3404 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
3405 fold, the result is the number of the last line in that fold.
3406 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
3407 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
3408 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
3409
3410 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3411 GetLnum()->foldclosedend()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003412<
3413 Return type: |Number|
3414
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003415
3416foldlevel({lnum}) *foldlevel()*
3417 The result is a Number, which is the foldlevel of line {lnum}
3418 in the current buffer. For nested folds the deepest level is
3419 returned. If there is no fold at line {lnum}, zero is
3420 returned. It doesn't matter if the folds are open or closed.
3421 When used while updating folds (from 'foldexpr') -1 is
3422 returned for lines where folds are still to be updated and the
3423 foldlevel is unknown. As a special case the level of the
3424 previous line is usually available.
3425 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
3426 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
3427
3428 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3429 GetLnum()->foldlevel()
3430<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003431 Return type: |Number|
3432
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003433 *foldtext()*
3434foldtext() Returns a String, to be displayed for a closed fold. This is
3435 the default function used for the 'foldtext' option and should
3436 only be called from evaluating 'foldtext'. It uses the
3437 |v:foldstart|, |v:foldend| and |v:folddashes| variables.
3438 The returned string looks like this: >
3439 +-- 45 lines: abcdef
3440< The number of leading dashes depends on the foldlevel. The
3441 "45" is the number of lines in the fold. "abcdef" is the text
3442 in the first non-blank line of the fold. Leading white space,
3443 "//" or "/*" and the text from the 'foldmarker' and
3444 'commentstring' options is removed.
3445 When used to draw the actual foldtext, the rest of the line
3446 will be filled with the fold char from the 'fillchars'
3447 setting.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003448 Returns an empty string when there is no fold.
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003449
3450 Return type: |String|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003451 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
3452
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003453
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003454foldtextresult({lnum}) *foldtextresult()*
3455 Returns the text that is displayed for the closed fold at line
3456 {lnum}. Evaluates 'foldtext' in the appropriate context.
3457 When there is no closed fold at {lnum} an empty string is
3458 returned.
3459 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
3460 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
3461 Useful when exporting folded text, e.g., to HTML.
3462 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
3463
3464
3465 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3466 GetLnum()->foldtextresult()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003467<
3468 Return type: |String|
3469
Ernie Raele79e2072024-01-13 11:47:33 +01003470
3471foreach({expr1}, {expr2}) *foreach()*
3472 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
3473 For each item in {expr1} execute {expr2}. {expr1} is not
erraelc92b8be2024-01-14 10:11:07 -08003474 modified; its values may be, as with |:lockvar| 1. |E741|
Ernie Raele79e2072024-01-13 11:47:33 +01003475 See |map()| and |filter()| to modify {expr1}.
3476
3477 {expr2} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
3478
3479 If {expr2} is a |string|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
3480 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
3481 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
3482 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
3483 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
3484 current character.
3485 Examples: >
3486 call foreach(mylist, 'used[v:val] = true')
3487< This records the items that are in the {expr1} list.
3488
3489 Note that {expr2} is the result of expression and is then used
3490 as a command. Often it is good to use a |literal-string| to
3491 avoid having to double backslashes.
3492
3493 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
3494 1. the key or the index of the current item.
3495 2. the value of the current item.
3496 With a legacy script lambda you don't get an error if it only
3497 accepts one argument, but with a Vim9 lambda you get "E1106:
3498 One argument too many", the number of arguments must match.
3499 If the function returns a value, it is ignored.
3500
3501 Returns {expr1} in all cases.
3502 When an error is encountered while executing {expr2} no
3503 further items in {expr1} are processed.
3504 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
3505 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
3506
3507 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3508 mylist->foreach(expr2)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003509<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003510 Return type: |String|, |Blob| list<{type}> or dict<{type}>
3511 depending on {expr1}
3512
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003513 *foreground()*
3514foreground() Move the Vim window to the foreground. Useful when sent from
3515 a client to a Vim server. |remote_send()|
3516 On Win32 systems this might not work, the OS does not always
3517 allow a window to bring itself to the foreground. Use
3518 |remote_foreground()| instead.
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003519
3520 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01003521 {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003522 Win32 console version}
3523
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +01003524fullcommand({name} [, {vim9}]) *fullcommand()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003525 Get the full command name from a short abbreviated command
3526 name; see |20.2| for details on command abbreviations.
3527
3528 The string argument {name} may start with a `:` and can
3529 include a [range], these are skipped and not returned.
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +01003530 Returns an empty string if a command doesn't exist, if it's
3531 ambiguous (for user-defined commands) or cannot be shortened
3532 this way. |vim9-no-shorten|
3533
3534 Without the {vim9} argument uses the current script version.
3535 If {vim9} is present and FALSE then legacy script rules are
3536 used. When {vim9} is present and TRUE then Vim9 rules are
3537 used, e.g. "en" is not a short form of "endif".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003538
3539 For example `fullcommand('s')`, `fullcommand('sub')`,
3540 `fullcommand(':%substitute')` all return "substitute".
3541
3542 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3543 GetName()->fullcommand()
3544<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003545 Return type: |String|
3546
3547
3548funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}]) *funcref()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003549 Just like |function()|, but the returned Funcref will lookup
3550 the function by reference, not by name. This matters when the
3551 function {name} is redefined later.
3552
3553 Unlike |function()|, {name} must be an existing user function.
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00003554 It only works for an autoloaded function if it has already
3555 been loaded (to avoid mistakenly loading the autoload script
3556 when only intending to use the function name, use |function()|
3557 instead). {name} cannot be a builtin function.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003558 Returns 0 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003559
3560 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3561 GetFuncname()->funcref([arg])
3562<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003563 Return type: func(...): any or |Number| on error
3564
Dominique Pellee764d1b2023-03-12 21:20:59 +00003565 *function()* *partial* *E700* *E923*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003566function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
3567 Return a |Funcref| variable that refers to function {name}.
3568 {name} can be the name of a user defined function or an
3569 internal function.
3570
3571 {name} can also be a Funcref or a partial. When it is a
3572 partial the dict stored in it will be used and the {dict}
3573 argument is not allowed. E.g.: >
3574 let FuncWithArg = function(dict.Func, [arg])
3575 let Broken = function(dict.Func, [arg], dict)
3576<
3577 When using the Funcref the function will be found by {name},
3578 also when it was redefined later. Use |funcref()| to keep the
3579 same function.
3580
3581 When {arglist} or {dict} is present this creates a partial.
3582 That means the argument list and/or the dictionary is stored in
3583 the Funcref and will be used when the Funcref is called.
3584
3585 The arguments are passed to the function in front of other
3586 arguments, but after any argument from |method|. Example: >
3587 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
3588 ...
3589 let Partial = function('Callback', ['one', 'two'])
3590 ...
3591 call Partial('name')
3592< Invokes the function as with: >
3593 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
3594
3595< With a |method|: >
3596 func Callback(one, two, three)
3597 ...
3598 let Partial = function('Callback', ['two'])
3599 ...
3600 eval 'one'->Partial('three')
3601< Invokes the function as with: >
3602 call Callback('one', 'two', 'three')
3603
3604< The function() call can be nested to add more arguments to the
3605 Funcref. The extra arguments are appended to the list of
3606 arguments. Example: >
3607 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003608 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003609 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'])
3610 let Func2 = function(Func, ['two'])
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003611 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003612 call Func2('name')
3613< Invokes the function as with: >
3614 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
3615
3616< The Dictionary is only useful when calling a "dict" function.
3617 In that case the {dict} is passed in as "self". Example: >
3618 function Callback() dict
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003619 echo "called for " .. self.name
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003620 endfunction
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003621 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003622 let context = {"name": "example"}
3623 let Func = function('Callback', context)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003624 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003625 call Func() " will echo: called for example
3626< The use of function() is not needed when there are no extra
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003627 arguments, these two are equivalent, if Callback() is defined
3628 as context.Callback(): >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003629 let Func = function('Callback', context)
3630 let Func = context.Callback
3631
3632< The argument list and the Dictionary can be combined: >
3633 function Callback(arg1, count) dict
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003634 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003635 let context = {"name": "example"}
3636 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'], context)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003637 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003638 call Func(500)
3639< Invokes the function as with: >
3640 call context.Callback('one', 500)
3641<
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003642 Returns 0 on error.
3643
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003644 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3645 GetFuncname()->function([arg])
3646
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003647<
3648 Return type: func(...): any or |Number| on error
3649
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003650
3651garbagecollect([{atexit}]) *garbagecollect()*
3652 Cleanup unused |Lists|, |Dictionaries|, |Channels| and |Jobs|
3653 that have circular references.
3654
3655 There is hardly ever a need to invoke this function, as it is
3656 automatically done when Vim runs out of memory or is waiting
3657 for the user to press a key after 'updatetime'. Items without
3658 circular references are always freed when they become unused.
3659 This is useful if you have deleted a very big |List| and/or
3660 |Dictionary| with circular references in a script that runs
3661 for a long time.
3662
3663 When the optional {atexit} argument is one, garbage
3664 collection will also be done when exiting Vim, if it wasn't
3665 done before. This is useful when checking for memory leaks.
3666
3667 The garbage collection is not done immediately but only when
3668 it's safe to perform. This is when waiting for the user to
3669 type a character. To force garbage collection immediately use
3670 |test_garbagecollect_now()|.
3671
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003672 Return type: |String|
3673
3674
LemonBoy48b7d052024-07-09 18:24:59 +02003675get({list}, {idx} [, {default}]) *get()* *get()-list*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003676 Get item {idx} from |List| {list}. When this item is not
3677 available return {default}. Return zero when {default} is
3678 omitted.
3679 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3680 mylist->get(idx)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003681<
3682 Return type: any, depending on {list}
3683
LemonBoy48b7d052024-07-09 18:24:59 +02003684get({blob}, {idx} [, {default}]) *get()-blob*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003685 Get byte {idx} from |Blob| {blob}. When this byte is not
3686 available return {default}. Return -1 when {default} is
3687 omitted.
3688 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3689 myblob->get(idx)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003690<
3691 Return type: |Number|
3692
LemonBoy48b7d052024-07-09 18:24:59 +02003693get({dict}, {key} [, {default}]) *get()-dict*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003694 Get item with key {key} from |Dictionary| {dict}. When this
3695 item is not available return {default}. Return zero when
3696 {default} is omitted. Useful example: >
3697 let val = get(g:, 'var_name', 'default')
3698< This gets the value of g:var_name if it exists, and uses
3699 'default' when it does not exist.
3700 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3701 mydict->get(key)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003702<
h-east84ac2122024-06-17 18:12:30 +02003703 Return type: any, depending on {dict}
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003704
LemonBoy48b7d052024-07-09 18:24:59 +02003705get({func}, {what}) *get()-func*
3706 Get item {what} from |Funcref| {func}. Possible values for
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003707 {what} are:
LemonBoy48b7d052024-07-09 18:24:59 +02003708 "name" The function name
3709 "func" The function
3710 "dict" The dictionary
3711 "args" The list with arguments
3712 "arity" A dictionary with information about the number of
3713 arguments accepted by the function (minus the
3714 {arglist}) with the following fields:
3715 required the number of positional arguments
3716 optional the number of optional arguments,
3717 in addition to the required ones
3718 varargs |TRUE| if the function accepts a
3719 variable number of arguments |...|
3720
3721 Note: There is no error, if the {arglist} of
3722 the Funcref contains more arguments than the
3723 Funcref expects, it's not validated.
3724
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003725 Returns zero on error.
LemonBoy48b7d052024-07-09 18:24:59 +02003726
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003727 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3728 myfunc->get(what)
3729<
LemonBoy48b7d052024-07-09 18:24:59 +02003730 Return type: any, depending on {func} and {what}
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003731
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003732 *getbufinfo()*
3733getbufinfo([{buf}])
3734getbufinfo([{dict}])
3735 Get information about buffers as a List of Dictionaries.
3736
3737 Without an argument information about all the buffers is
3738 returned.
3739
3740 When the argument is a |Dictionary| only the buffers matching
3741 the specified criteria are returned. The following keys can
3742 be specified in {dict}:
3743 buflisted include only listed buffers.
3744 bufloaded include only loaded buffers.
3745 bufmodified include only modified buffers.
3746
3747 Otherwise, {buf} specifies a particular buffer to return
3748 information for. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
3749 above. If the buffer is found the returned List has one item.
3750 Otherwise the result is an empty list.
3751
3752 Each returned List item is a dictionary with the following
3753 entries:
3754 bufnr Buffer number.
3755 changed TRUE if the buffer is modified.
3756 changedtick Number of changes made to the buffer.
Sean Dewar1fb41032023-08-16 17:15:05 +01003757 command TRUE if the buffer belongs to the
3758 command-line window |cmdwin|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003759 hidden TRUE if the buffer is hidden.
3760 lastused Timestamp in seconds, like
3761 |localtime()|, when the buffer was
3762 last used.
3763 {only with the |+viminfo| feature}
3764 listed TRUE if the buffer is listed.
3765 lnum Line number used for the buffer when
3766 opened in the current window.
3767 Only valid if the buffer has been
3768 displayed in the window in the past.
3769 If you want the line number of the
3770 last known cursor position in a given
3771 window, use |line()|: >
3772 :echo line('.', {winid})
3773<
3774 linecount Number of lines in the buffer (only
3775 valid when loaded)
3776 loaded TRUE if the buffer is loaded.
3777 name Full path to the file in the buffer.
3778 signs List of signs placed in the buffer.
3779 Each list item is a dictionary with
3780 the following fields:
3781 id sign identifier
3782 lnum line number
3783 name sign name
3784 variables A reference to the dictionary with
3785 buffer-local variables.
3786 windows List of |window-ID|s that display this
3787 buffer
3788 popups List of popup |window-ID|s that
3789 display this buffer
3790
3791 Examples: >
3792 for buf in getbufinfo()
3793 echo buf.name
3794 endfor
3795 for buf in getbufinfo({'buflisted':1})
3796 if buf.changed
3797 ....
3798 endif
3799 endfor
3800<
3801 To get buffer-local options use: >
3802 getbufvar({bufnr}, '&option_name')
3803<
3804 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3805 GetBufnr()->getbufinfo()
3806<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003807 Return type: list<dict<any>>
3808
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003809
3810 *getbufline()*
3811getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
3812 Return a |List| with the lines starting from {lnum} to {end}
3813 (inclusive) in the buffer {buf}. If {end} is omitted, a
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +00003814 |List| with only the line {lnum} is returned. See
3815 `getbufoneline()` for only getting the line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003816
3817 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
3818
3819 For {lnum} and {end} "$" can be used for the last line of the
3820 buffer. Otherwise a number must be used.
3821
3822 When {lnum} is smaller than 1 or bigger than the number of
3823 lines in the buffer, an empty |List| is returned.
3824
3825 When {end} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
3826 it is treated as {end} is set to the number of lines in the
3827 buffer. When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is
3828 returned.
3829
3830 This function works only for loaded buffers. For unloaded and
3831 non-existing buffers, an empty |List| is returned.
3832
3833 Example: >
3834 :let lines = getbufline(bufnr("myfile"), 1, "$")
3835
3836< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3837 GetBufnr()->getbufline(lnum)
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +00003838<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003839 Return type: list<string>
3840
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +00003841 *getbufoneline()*
3842getbufoneline({buf}, {lnum})
3843 Just like `getbufline()` but only get one line and return it
3844 as a string.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003845
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003846 Return type: |String|
3847
3848
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003849getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getbufvar()*
3850 The result is the value of option or local buffer variable
3851 {varname} in buffer {buf}. Note that the name without "b:"
3852 must be used.
3853 The {varname} argument is a string.
3854 When {varname} is empty returns a |Dictionary| with all the
3855 buffer-local variables.
3856 When {varname} is equal to "&" returns a |Dictionary| with all
3857 the buffer-local options.
3858 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" returns the value of
3859 a buffer-local option.
3860 This also works for a global or buffer-local option, but it
3861 doesn't work for a global variable, window-local variable or
3862 window-local option.
3863 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
3864 When the buffer or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
3865 string is returned, there is no error message.
3866 Examples: >
3867 :let bufmodified = getbufvar(1, "&mod")
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003868 :echo "todo myvar = " .. getbufvar("todo", "myvar")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003869
3870< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3871 GetBufnr()->getbufvar(varname)
3872<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003873 Return type: any, depending on {varname}
3874
3875
mikoto20001083cae2024-11-11 21:24:14 +01003876getcellpixels() *getcellpixels()*
3877 Returns a |List| of terminal cell pixel size.
h-eastb534e802024-12-03 20:37:52 +01003878 List format is [xpixel, ypixel].
mikoto2000a73dfc22024-11-18 21:12:21 +01003879
3880 Only works on Unix (terminal and gVim) and Windows (gVim only).
3881 Returns [] on other systems or on failure.
3882 Note that there could be variations across different terminals.
3883 On macOS, system Terminal.app returns sizes in points (before
3884 Retina scaling), whereas third-party terminals return raw pixel
3885 sizes (post Retina scaling).
mikoto20001083cae2024-11-11 21:24:14 +01003886
mikoto2000de094dc2024-11-14 22:13:48 +01003887 Return type: list<any>
mikoto20001083cae2024-11-11 21:24:14 +01003888
3889
Kota Kato66bb9ae2023-01-17 18:31:56 +00003890getcellwidths() *getcellwidths()*
3891 Returns a |List| of cell widths of character ranges overridden
3892 by |setcellwidths()|. The format is equal to the argument of
3893 |setcellwidths()|. If no character ranges have their cell
3894 widths overridden, an empty List is returned.
h-east84ac2122024-06-17 18:12:30 +02003895
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003896 Return type: list<any>
Kota Kato66bb9ae2023-01-17 18:31:56 +00003897
3898
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003899getchangelist([{buf}]) *getchangelist()*
3900 Returns the |changelist| for the buffer {buf}. For the use
3901 of {buf}, see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't
3902 exist, an empty list is returned.
3903
3904 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the change
3905 locations and the current position in the list. Each
3906 entry in the change list is a dictionary with the following
3907 entries:
3908 col column number
3909 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
3910 lnum line number
3911 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, then the current
3912 position refers to the position in the list. For other
3913 buffers, it is set to the length of the list.
3914
3915 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3916 GetBufnr()->getchangelist()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02003917<
3918 Return type: list<any>
3919
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003920
zeertzjqe0a2ab32025-02-02 09:14:35 +01003921getchar([{expr} [, {opts}]]) *getchar()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003922 Get a single character from the user or input stream.
zeertzjqe0a2ab32025-02-02 09:14:35 +01003923 If {expr} is omitted or is -1, wait until a character is
3924 available.
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02003925 If {expr} is 0, only get a character when one is available.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003926 Return zero otherwise.
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02003927 If {expr} is 1, only check if a character is available, it is
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003928 not consumed. Return zero if no character available.
zeertzjqe0a2ab32025-02-02 09:14:35 +01003929 If you prefer always getting a string use |getcharstr()|, or
3930 specify |FALSE| as "number" in {opts}.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003931
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02003932 Without {expr} and when {expr} is 0 a whole character or
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003933 special key is returned. If it is a single character, the
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01003934 result is a Number. Use |nr2char()| to convert it to a String.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003935 Otherwise a String is returned with the encoded character.
3936 For a special key it's a String with a sequence of bytes
3937 starting with 0x80 (decimal: 128). This is the same value as
3938 the String "\<Key>", e.g., "\<Left>". The returned value is
3939 also a String when a modifier (shift, control, alt) was used
zeertzjqe0a2ab32025-02-02 09:14:35 +01003940 that is not included in the character. |keytrans()| can also
3941 be used to convert a returned String into a readable form.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003942
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02003943 When {expr} is 0 and Esc is typed, there will be a short delay
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003944 while Vim waits to see if this is the start of an escape
3945 sequence.
3946
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02003947 When {expr} is 1 only the first byte is returned. For a
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003948 one-byte character it is the character itself as a number.
3949 Use nr2char() to convert it to a String.
3950
3951 Use getcharmod() to obtain any additional modifiers.
3952
zeertzjqe0a2ab32025-02-02 09:14:35 +01003953 The optional argument {opts} is a Dict and supports the
3954 following items:
3955
3956 number If |TRUE|, return a Number when getting
3957 a single character.
3958 If |FALSE|, the return value is always
3959 converted to a String, and an empty
3960 String (instead of 0) is returned when
3961 no character is available.
3962 (default: |TRUE|)
3963
3964 simplify If |TRUE|, include modifiers in the
3965 character if possible. E.g., return
3966 the same value for CTRL-I and <Tab>.
3967 If |FALSE|, don't include modifiers in
3968 the character.
3969 (default: |TRUE|)
3970
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003971 When the user clicks a mouse button, the mouse event will be
3972 returned. The position can then be found in |v:mouse_col|,
3973 |v:mouse_lnum|, |v:mouse_winid| and |v:mouse_win|.
3974 |getmousepos()| can also be used. Mouse move events will be
3975 ignored.
3976 This example positions the mouse as it would normally happen: >
3977 let c = getchar()
3978 if c == "\<LeftMouse>" && v:mouse_win > 0
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003979 exe v:mouse_win .. "wincmd w"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003980 exe v:mouse_lnum
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003981 exe "normal " .. v:mouse_col .. "|"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003982 endif
3983<
3984 When using bracketed paste only the first character is
3985 returned, the rest of the pasted text is dropped.
3986 |xterm-bracketed-paste|.
3987
3988 There is no prompt, you will somehow have to make clear to the
3989 user that a character has to be typed. The screen is not
3990 redrawn, e.g. when resizing the window. When using a popup
3991 window it should work better with a |popup-filter|.
3992
3993 There is no mapping for the character.
3994 Key codes are replaced, thus when the user presses the <Del>
3995 key you get the code for the <Del> key, not the raw character
3996 sequence. Examples: >
3997 getchar() == "\<Del>"
3998 getchar() == "\<S-Left>"
3999< This example redefines "f" to ignore case: >
4000 :nmap f :call FindChar()<CR>
4001 :function FindChar()
4002 : let c = nr2char(getchar())
4003 : while col('.') < col('$') - 1
4004 : normal l
4005 : if getline('.')[col('.') - 1] ==? c
4006 : break
4007 : endif
4008 : endwhile
4009 :endfunction
4010<
4011 You may also receive synthetic characters, such as
4012 |<CursorHold>|. Often you will want to ignore this and get
4013 another character: >
4014 :function GetKey()
4015 : let c = getchar()
4016 : while c == "\<CursorHold>"
4017 : let c = getchar()
4018 : endwhile
4019 : return c
4020 :endfunction
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004021<
4022 Return type: |Number| or |String|
4023
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004024
4025getcharmod() *getcharmod()*
4026 The result is a Number which is the state of the modifiers for
4027 the last obtained character with getchar() or in another way.
4028 These values are added together:
4029 2 shift
4030 4 control
4031 8 alt (meta)
4032 16 meta (when it's different from ALT)
4033 32 mouse double click
4034 64 mouse triple click
4035 96 mouse quadruple click (== 32 + 64)
Casey Tucker92e90a12024-01-25 22:44:00 +01004036 128 command (Mac) or super (GTK)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004037 Only the modifiers that have not been included in the
4038 character itself are obtained. Thus Shift-a results in "A"
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01004039 without a modifier. Returns 0 if no modifiers are used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004040
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004041 Return type: |Number|
4042
4043
4044getcharpos({expr}) *getcharpos()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004045 Get the position for String {expr}. Same as |getpos()| but the
4046 column number in the returned List is a character index
4047 instead of a byte index.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00004048 If |getpos()| returns a very large column number, equal to
4049 |v:maxcol|, then getcharpos() will return the character index
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004050 of the last character.
4051
4052 Example:
4053 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
4054 getcharpos('.') returns [0, 5, 3, 0]
4055 getpos('.') returns [0, 5, 7, 0]
4056<
4057 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4058 GetMark()->getcharpos()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004059<
4060 Return type: list<number>
4061
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004062
4063getcharsearch() *getcharsearch()*
4064 Return the current character search information as a {dict}
4065 with the following entries:
4066
4067 char character previously used for a character
4068 search (|t|, |f|, |T|, or |F|); empty string
4069 if no character search has been performed
4070 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
4071 0 for backward
4072 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
4073 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
4074 character search
4075
4076 This can be useful to always have |;| and |,| search
4077 forward/backward regardless of the direction of the previous
4078 character search: >
4079 :nnoremap <expr> ; getcharsearch().forward ? ';' : ','
4080 :nnoremap <expr> , getcharsearch().forward ? ',' : ';'
4081< Also see |setcharsearch()|.
4082
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004083 Return type: dict<any>
4084
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004085
zeertzjqe0a2ab32025-02-02 09:14:35 +01004086getcharstr([{expr} [, {opts}]]) *getcharstr()*
4087 The same as |getchar()|, except that this always returns a
4088 String, and "number" isn't allowed in {opts}.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004089
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004090 Return type: |String|
4091
Ruslan Russkikh0407d622024-10-08 22:21:05 +02004092getcmdcomplpat() *getcmdcomplpat()*
4093 Return completion pattern of the current command-line.
4094 Only works when the command line is being edited, thus
4095 requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=|.
4096 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()|,
4097 |getcmdprompt()|, |getcmdcompltype()| and |setcmdline()|.
4098 Returns an empty string when completion is not defined.
4099
4100 Return type: |String|
4101
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004102
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01004103getcmdcompltype() *getcmdcompltype()*
4104 Return the type of the current command-line completion.
4105 Only works when the command line is being edited, thus
4106 requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=|.
Bram Moolenaar921bde82022-05-09 19:50:35 +01004107 See |:command-completion| for the return string.
Shougo Matsushita69084282024-09-23 20:34:47 +02004108 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()|,
Ruslan Russkikh0407d622024-10-08 22:21:05 +02004109 |getcmdprompt()|, |getcmdcomplpat()| and |setcmdline()|.
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01004110 Returns an empty string when completion is not defined.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004111
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004112 Return type: |String|
4113
4114
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004115getcmdline() *getcmdline()*
Shougo Matsushita69084282024-09-23 20:34:47 +02004116 Return the current command-line input. Only works when the
4117 command line is being edited, thus requires use of
4118 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004119 Example: >
4120 :cmap <F7> <C-\>eescape(getcmdline(), ' \')<CR>
Shougo Matsushita69084282024-09-23 20:34:47 +02004121< Also see |getcmdtype()|, |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()|,
4122 |getcmdprompt()| and |setcmdline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004123 Returns an empty string when entering a password or using
4124 |inputsecret()|.
4125
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004126 Return type: |String|
4127
4128
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004129getcmdpos() *getcmdpos()*
4130 Return the position of the cursor in the command line as a
4131 byte count. The first column is 1.
4132 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
4133 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
4134 Returns 0 otherwise.
Shougo Matsushita69084282024-09-23 20:34:47 +02004135 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()|,
4136 |getcmdprompt()| and |setcmdline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004137
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004138 Return type: |Number|
4139
4140
Shougo Matsushita69084282024-09-23 20:34:47 +02004141getcmdprompt() *getcmdprompt()*
4142 Return the current command-line prompt when using functions
4143 like |input()| or |confirm()|.
4144 Only works when the command line is being edited, thus
4145 requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=|.
4146 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |getcmdline()|, |getcmdpos()|,
4147 |setcmdpos()| and |setcmdline()|.
4148
4149 Return type: |String|
4150
4151
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01004152getcmdscreenpos() *getcmdscreenpos()*
4153 Return the screen position of the cursor in the command line
4154 as a byte count. The first column is 1.
4155 Instead of |getcmdpos()|, it adds the prompt position.
4156 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
4157 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
4158 Returns 0 otherwise.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01004159 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
4160 |setcmdline()|.
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01004161
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004162 Return type: |Number|
4163
4164
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004165getcmdtype() *getcmdtype()*
4166 Return the current command-line type. Possible return values
4167 are:
4168 : normal Ex command
4169 > debug mode command |debug-mode|
4170 / forward search command
4171 ? backward search command
4172 @ |input()| command
4173 - |:insert| or |:append| command
4174 = |i_CTRL-R_=|
4175 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
4176 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
4177 Returns an empty string otherwise.
4178 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and |getcmdline()|.
4179
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004180 Return type: |String|
4181
4182
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004183getcmdwintype() *getcmdwintype()*
4184 Return the current |command-line-window| type. Possible return
4185 values are the same as |getcmdtype()|. Returns an empty string
4186 when not in the command-line window.
4187
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004188 Return type: |String|
4189
4190
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004191getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}]) *getcompletion()*
4192 Return a list of command-line completion matches. The String
4193 {type} argument specifies what for. The following completion
4194 types are supported:
4195
4196 arglist file names in argument list
4197 augroup autocmd groups
4198 buffer buffer names
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00004199 behave |:behave| suboptions
4200 breakpoint |:breakadd| and |:breakdel| suboptions
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004201 color color schemes
4202 command Ex command
4203 cmdline |cmdline-completion| result
4204 compiler compilers
4205 cscope |:cscope| suboptions
Shougo Matsushita92997dd2023-08-20 20:55:55 +02004206 custom,{func} custom completion, defined via {func}
4207 customlist,{func} custom completion, defined via {func}
zeertzjq85f36d62024-10-10 19:14:13 +02004208 diff_buffer |:diffget| and |:diffput| completion
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004209 dir directory names
LemonBoya20bf692024-07-11 22:35:53 +02004210 dir_in_path directory names in |'cdpath'|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004211 environment environment variable names
4212 event autocommand events
4213 expression Vim expression
4214 file file and directory names
4215 file_in_path file and directory names in |'path'|
4216 filetype filetype names |'filetype'|
4217 function function name
4218 help help subjects
4219 highlight highlight groups
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00004220 history |:history| suboptions
Doug Kearns81642d92024-01-04 22:37:44 +01004221 keymap keyboard mappings
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004222 locale locale names (as output of locale -a)
4223 mapclear buffer argument
4224 mapping mapping name
4225 menu menus
4226 messages |:messages| suboptions
4227 option options
4228 packadd optional package |pack-add| names
zeertzjq5c8771b2023-01-24 12:34:03 +00004229 runtime |:runtime| completion
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00004230 scriptnames sourced script names |:scriptnames|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004231 shellcmd Shell command
zeertzjq85f36d62024-10-10 19:14:13 +02004232 shellcmdline Shell command line with filename arguments
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004233 sign |:sign| suboptions
4234 syntax syntax file names |'syntax'|
4235 syntime |:syntime| suboptions
4236 tag tags
4237 tag_listfiles tags, file names
4238 user user names
4239 var user variables
4240
4241 If {pat} is an empty string, then all the matches are
4242 returned. Otherwise only items matching {pat} are returned.
4243 See |wildcards| for the use of special characters in {pat}.
4244
4245 If the optional {filtered} flag is set to 1, then 'wildignore'
4246 is applied to filter the results. Otherwise all the matches
4247 are returned. The 'wildignorecase' option always applies.
4248
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00004249 If the 'wildoptions' option contains 'fuzzy', then fuzzy
4250 matching is used to get the completion matches. Otherwise
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00004251 regular expression matching is used. Thus this function
4252 follows the user preference, what happens on the command line.
4253 If you do not want this you can make 'wildoptions' empty
4254 before calling getcompletion() and restore it afterwards.
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00004255
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004256 If {type} is "cmdline", then the |cmdline-completion| result is
4257 returned. For example, to complete the possible values after
4258 a ":call" command: >
4259 echo getcompletion('call ', 'cmdline')
4260<
4261 If there are no matches, an empty list is returned. An
4262 invalid value for {type} produces an error.
4263
4264 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4265 GetPattern()->getcompletion('color')
4266<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004267 Return type: list<string>
4268
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004269 *getcurpos()*
4270getcurpos([{winid}])
4271 Get the position of the cursor. This is like getpos('.'), but
4272 includes an extra "curswant" item in the list:
4273 [0, lnum, col, off, curswant] ~
4274 The "curswant" number is the preferred column when moving the
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00004275 cursor vertically. After |$| command it will be a very large
4276 number equal to |v:maxcol|. Also see |getcursorcharpos()| and
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004277 |getpos()|.
4278 The first "bufnum" item is always zero. The byte position of
4279 the cursor is returned in 'col'. To get the character
4280 position, use |getcursorcharpos()|.
4281
4282 The optional {winid} argument can specify the window. It can
4283 be the window number or the |window-ID|. The last known
4284 cursor position is returned, this may be invalid for the
4285 current value of the buffer if it is not the current window.
4286 If {winid} is invalid a list with zeroes is returned.
4287
4288 This can be used to save and restore the cursor position: >
4289 let save_cursor = getcurpos()
4290 MoveTheCursorAround
4291 call setpos('.', save_cursor)
4292< Note that this only works within the window. See
4293 |winrestview()| for restoring more state.
4294
4295 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4296 GetWinid()->getcurpos()
4297<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004298 Return type: list<number>
4299
4300
4301getcursorcharpos([{winid}]) *getcursorcharpos()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004302 Same as |getcurpos()| but the column number in the returned
4303 List is a character index instead of a byte index.
4304
4305 Example:
4306 With the cursor on '보' in line 3 with text "여보세요": >
4307 getcursorcharpos() returns [0, 3, 2, 0, 3]
4308 getcurpos() returns [0, 3, 4, 0, 3]
4309<
4310 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4311 GetWinid()->getcursorcharpos()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004312<
4313 Return type: list<number>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004314
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004315
4316getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *getcwd()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004317 The result is a String, which is the name of the current
4318 working directory. 'autochdir' is ignored.
4319
4320 With {winnr} return the local current directory of this window
4321 in the current tab page. {winnr} can be the window number or
4322 the |window-ID|.
4323 If {winnr} is -1 return the name of the global working
4324 directory. See also |haslocaldir()|.
4325
4326 With {winnr} and {tabnr} return the local current directory of
4327 the window in the specified tab page. If {winnr} is -1 return
4328 the working directory of the tabpage.
4329 If {winnr} is zero use the current window, if {tabnr} is zero
4330 use the current tabpage.
4331 Without any arguments, return the actual working directory of
4332 the current window.
4333 Return an empty string if the arguments are invalid.
4334
4335 Examples: >
4336 " Get the working directory of the current window
4337 :echo getcwd()
4338 :echo getcwd(0)
4339 :echo getcwd(0, 0)
4340 " Get the working directory of window 3 in tabpage 2
4341 :echo getcwd(3, 2)
4342 " Get the global working directory
4343 :echo getcwd(-1)
4344 " Get the working directory of tabpage 3
4345 :echo getcwd(-1, 3)
4346 " Get the working directory of current tabpage
4347 :echo getcwd(-1, 0)
4348
4349< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4350 GetWinnr()->getcwd()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004351<
4352 Return type: |String|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004353
4354getenv({name}) *getenv()*
4355 Return the value of environment variable {name}. The {name}
4356 argument is a string, without a leading '$'. Example: >
4357 myHome = getenv('HOME')
4358
4359< When the variable does not exist |v:null| is returned. That
4360 is different from a variable set to an empty string, although
4361 some systems interpret the empty value as the variable being
4362 deleted. See also |expr-env|.
4363
4364 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4365 GetVarname()->getenv()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004366<
4367 Return type: |String| or |Number|
4368
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004369
4370getfontname([{name}]) *getfontname()*
4371 Without an argument returns the name of the normal font being
4372 used. Like what is used for the Normal highlight group
4373 |hl-Normal|.
4374 With an argument a check is done whether String {name} is a
4375 valid font name. If not then an empty string is returned.
4376 Otherwise the actual font name is returned, or {name} if the
4377 GUI does not support obtaining the real name.
4378 Only works when the GUI is running, thus not in your vimrc or
4379 gvimrc file. Use the |GUIEnter| autocommand to use this
4380 function just after the GUI has started.
4381 Note that the GTK GUI accepts any font name, thus checking for
4382 a valid name does not work.
4383
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004384 Return type: |String|
4385
4386
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004387getfperm({fname}) *getfperm()*
4388 The result is a String, which is the read, write, and execute
4389 permissions of the given file {fname}.
4390 If {fname} does not exist or its directory cannot be read, an
4391 empty string is returned.
4392 The result is of the form "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of
4393 "rwx" flags represent, in turn, the permissions of the owner
4394 of the file, the group the file belongs to, and other users.
4395 If a user does not have a given permission the flag for this
4396 is replaced with the string "-". Examples: >
4397 :echo getfperm("/etc/passwd")
4398 :echo getfperm(expand("~/.vimrc"))
4399< This will hopefully (from a security point of view) display
4400 the string "rw-r--r--" or even "rw-------".
4401
4402 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4403 GetFilename()->getfperm()
4404<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004405 Return type: |String|
4406
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004407 For setting permissions use |setfperm()|.
4408
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004409
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004410getfsize({fname}) *getfsize()*
4411 The result is a Number, which is the size in bytes of the
4412 given file {fname}.
4413 If {fname} is a directory, 0 is returned.
4414 If the file {fname} can't be found, -1 is returned.
4415 If the size of {fname} is too big to fit in a Number then -2
4416 is returned.
4417
4418 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4419 GetFilename()->getfsize()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004420<
4421 Return type: |Number|
4422
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004423
4424getftime({fname}) *getftime()*
4425 The result is a Number, which is the last modification time of
4426 the given file {fname}. The value is measured as seconds
4427 since 1st Jan 1970, and may be passed to strftime(). See also
4428 |localtime()| and |strftime()|.
4429 If the file {fname} can't be found -1 is returned.
4430
4431 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4432 GetFilename()->getftime()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004433<
4434 Return type: |Number|
4435
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004436
4437getftype({fname}) *getftype()*
4438 The result is a String, which is a description of the kind of
4439 file of the given file {fname}.
4440 If {fname} does not exist an empty string is returned.
4441 Here is a table over different kinds of files and their
4442 results:
4443 Normal file "file"
4444 Directory "dir"
4445 Symbolic link "link"
4446 Block device "bdev"
4447 Character device "cdev"
4448 Socket "socket"
4449 FIFO "fifo"
4450 All other "other"
4451 Example: >
4452 getftype("/home")
4453< Note that a type such as "link" will only be returned on
4454 systems that support it. On some systems only "dir" and
4455 "file" are returned. On MS-Windows a symbolic link to a
4456 directory returns "dir" instead of "link".
4457
4458 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4459 GetFilename()->getftype()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004460<
4461 Return type: |String|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004462
4463getimstatus() *getimstatus()*
4464 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when the IME status is
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01004465 active and |FALSE| otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004466 See 'imstatusfunc'.
4467
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004468 Return type: |Number|
4469
4470
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004471getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *getjumplist()*
4472 Returns the |jumplist| for the specified window.
4473
4474 Without arguments use the current window.
4475 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
4476 {winnr} can also be a |window-ID|.
4477 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01004478 page. If {winnr} or {tabnr} is invalid, an empty list is
4479 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004480
4481 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the jump
4482 locations and the last used jump position number in the list.
4483 Each entry in the jump location list is a dictionary with
4484 the following entries:
4485 bufnr buffer number
4486 col column number
4487 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
4488 filename filename if available
4489 lnum line number
4490
4491 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4492 GetWinnr()->getjumplist()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004493<
4494 Return type: list<any>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004495
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004496 *getline()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004497getline({lnum} [, {end}])
4498 Without {end} the result is a String, which is line {lnum}
4499 from the current buffer. Example: >
4500 getline(1)
4501< When {lnum} is a String that doesn't start with a
4502 digit, |line()| is called to translate the String into a Number.
4503 To get the line under the cursor: >
4504 getline(".")
4505< When {lnum} is a number smaller than 1 or bigger than the
4506 number of lines in the buffer, an empty string is returned.
4507
4508 When {end} is given the result is a |List| where each item is
4509 a line from the current buffer in the range {lnum} to {end},
4510 including line {end}.
4511 {end} is used in the same way as {lnum}.
4512 Non-existing lines are silently omitted.
4513 When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is returned.
4514 Example: >
4515 :let start = line('.')
4516 :let end = search("^$") - 1
4517 :let lines = getline(start, end)
4518
4519< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4520 ComputeLnum()->getline()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004521<
4522 Return type: list<string> or |String| depending on {end}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004523
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004524 To get lines from another buffer see |getbufline()| and
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +00004525 |getbufoneline()|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004526
4527getloclist({nr} [, {what}]) *getloclist()*
4528 Returns a |List| with all the entries in the location list for
4529 window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4530 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
4531
4532 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
4533 returned. For an invalid window number {nr}, an empty list is
4534 returned. Otherwise, same as |getqflist()|.
4535
4536 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
4537 returns the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. Refer to
4538 |getqflist()| for the supported items in {what}.
4539
4540 In addition to the items supported by |getqflist()| in {what},
4541 the following item is supported by |getloclist()|:
4542
4543 filewinid id of the window used to display files
4544 from the location list. This field is
4545 applicable only when called from a
4546 location list window. See
4547 |location-list-file-window| for more
4548 details.
4549
4550 Returns a |Dictionary| with default values if there is no
4551 location list for the window {nr}.
4552 Returns an empty Dictionary if window {nr} does not exist.
4553
4554 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
4555 :echo getloclist(3, {'all': 0})
4556 :echo getloclist(5, {'filewinid': 0})
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004557<
4558 Return type: list<dict<any>> or list<any>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004559
4560
4561getmarklist([{buf}]) *getmarklist()*
4562 Without the {buf} argument returns a |List| with information
4563 about all the global marks. |mark|
4564
4565 If the optional {buf} argument is specified, returns the
4566 local marks defined in buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01004567 see |bufname()|. If {buf} is invalid, an empty list is
4568 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004569
4570 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following:
4571 mark name of the mark prefixed by "'"
4572 pos a |List| with the position of the mark:
4573 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
4574 Refer to |getpos()| for more information.
4575 file file name
4576
4577 Refer to |getpos()| for getting information about a specific
4578 mark.
4579
4580 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4581 GetBufnr()->getmarklist()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004582<
4583 Return type: list<dict<any>> or list<any>
4584
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004585
4586getmatches([{win}]) *getmatches()*
4587 Returns a |List| with all matches previously defined for the
4588 current window by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
4589 |getmatches()| is useful in combination with |setmatches()|,
4590 as |setmatches()| can restore a list of matches saved by
4591 |getmatches()|.
4592 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01004593 window ID instead of the current window. If {win} is invalid,
4594 an empty list is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004595 Example: >
4596 :echo getmatches()
4597< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
4598 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
4599 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
4600 :let m = getmatches()
4601 :call clearmatches()
4602 :echo getmatches()
4603< [] >
4604 :call setmatches(m)
4605 :echo getmatches()
4606< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
4607 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
4608 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
4609 :unlet m
4610<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004611 Return type: list<dict<any>> or list<any>
4612
4613
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004614getmousepos() *getmousepos()*
4615 Returns a |Dictionary| with the last known position of the
4616 mouse. This can be used in a mapping for a mouse click or in
4617 a filter of a popup window. The items are:
4618 screenrow screen row
4619 screencol screen column
4620 winid Window ID of the click
4621 winrow row inside "winid"
4622 wincol column inside "winid"
4623 line text line inside "winid"
4624 column text column inside "winid"
zeertzjqf5a94d52023-10-15 10:03:30 +02004625 coladd offset (in screen columns) from the
4626 start of the clicked char
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004627 All numbers are 1-based.
4628
4629 If not over a window, e.g. when in the command line, then only
4630 "screenrow" and "screencol" are valid, the others are zero.
4631
4632 When on the status line below a window or the vertical
4633 separator right of a window, the "line" and "column" values
4634 are zero.
4635
4636 When the position is after the text then "column" is the
4637 length of the text in bytes plus one.
4638
4639 If the mouse is over a popup window then that window is used.
4640
4641 When using |getchar()| the Vim variables |v:mouse_lnum|,
4642 |v:mouse_col| and |v:mouse_winid| also provide these values.
4643
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004644 Return type: dict<number>
4645
4646
Bram Moolenaar24dc19c2022-11-14 19:49:15 +00004647getmouseshape() *getmouseshape()*
4648 Returns the name of the currently showing mouse pointer.
4649 When the |+mouseshape| feature is not supported or the shape
4650 is unknown an empty string is returned.
4651 This function is mainly intended for testing.
4652
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004653 Return type: |String|
4654
4655
4656getpid() *getpid()*
4657 Return a Number which is the process ID of the Vim process.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004658 On Unix and MS-Windows this is a unique number, until Vim
4659 exits.
4660
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004661 Return type: |Number|
4662
4663
4664getpos({expr}) *getpos()*
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02004665 Get the position for String {expr}.
4666 The accepted values for {expr} are: *E1209*
4667 . The cursor position.
4668 $ The last line in the current buffer.
4669 'x Position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
zeertzjqd353d272024-06-13 23:00:25 +08004670 returned for all values).
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02004671 w0 First line visible in current window (one if the
4672 display isn't updated, e.g. in silent Ex mode).
4673 w$ Last line visible in current window (this is one
4674 less than "w0" if no lines are visible).
4675 v When not in Visual mode, returns the cursor
4676 position. In Visual mode, returns the other end
4677 of the Visual area. A good way to think about
4678 this is that in Visual mode "v" and "." complement
4679 each other. While "." refers to the cursor
4680 position, "v" refers to where |v_o| would move the
4681 cursor. As a result, you can use "v" and "."
4682 together to work on all of a selection in
4683 characterwise Visual mode. If the cursor is at
4684 the end of a characterwise Visual area, "v" refers
4685 to the start of the same Visual area. And if the
4686 cursor is at the start of a characterwise Visual
4687 area, "v" refers to the end of the same Visual
4688 area. "v" differs from |'<| and |'>| in that it's
4689 updated right away.
4690 Note that a mark in another file can be used. The line number
4691 then applies to another buffer.
4692
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004693 The result is a |List| with four numbers:
4694 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
4695 "bufnum" is zero, unless a mark like '0 or 'A is used, then it
4696 is the buffer number of the mark.
4697 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
4698 column is 1.
4699 The "off" number is zero, unless 'virtualedit' is used. Then
4700 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
4701 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
4702 character.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02004703
4704 For getting the cursor position see |getcurpos()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004705 The column number in the returned List is the byte position
4706 within the line. To get the character position in the line,
4707 use |getcharpos()|.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02004708
4709 Note that for '< and '> Visual mode matters: when it is "V"
4710 (visual line mode) the column of '< is zero and the column of
4711 '> is a large number equal to |v:maxcol|.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00004712 A very large column number equal to |v:maxcol| can be returned,
4713 in which case it means "after the end of the line".
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01004714 If {expr} is invalid, returns a list with all zeros.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02004715
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004716 This can be used to save and restore the position of a mark: >
4717 let save_a_mark = getpos("'a")
4718 ...
4719 call setpos("'a", save_a_mark)
zeertzjqd353d272024-06-13 23:00:25 +08004720<
4721 Also see |getcharpos()|, |getcurpos()| and |setpos()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004722
4723 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4724 GetMark()->getpos()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004725<
4726 Return type: list<number>
4727
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004728
4729getqflist([{what}]) *getqflist()*
4730 Returns a |List| with all the current quickfix errors. Each
4731 list item is a dictionary with these entries:
4732 bufnr number of buffer that has the file name, use
4733 bufname() to get the name
4734 module module name
4735 lnum line number in the buffer (first line is 1)
4736 end_lnum
4737 end of line number if the item is multiline
4738 col column number (first column is 1)
4739 end_col end of column number if the item has range
4740 vcol |TRUE|: "col" is visual column
4741 |FALSE|: "col" is byte index
4742 nr error number
h-east84ac2122024-06-17 18:12:30 +02004743 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004744 text description of the error
4745 type type of the error, 'E', '1', etc.
4746 valid |TRUE|: recognized error message
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09004747 user_data
4748 custom data associated with the item, can be
Tom Praschanca6ac992023-08-11 23:26:12 +02004749 any type.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004750
4751 When there is no error list or it's empty, an empty list is
4752 returned. Quickfix list entries with a non-existing buffer
4753 number are returned with "bufnr" set to zero (Note: some
4754 functions accept buffer number zero for the alternate buffer,
4755 you may need to explicitly check for zero).
4756
4757 Useful application: Find pattern matches in multiple files and
4758 do something with them: >
4759 :vimgrep /theword/jg *.c
4760 :for d in getqflist()
4761 : echo bufname(d.bufnr) ':' d.lnum '=' d.text
4762 :endfor
4763<
4764 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
4765 returns only the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. The
4766 following string items are supported in {what}:
4767 changedtick get the total number of changes made
4768 to the list |quickfix-changedtick|
4769 context get the |quickfix-context|
4770 efm errorformat to use when parsing "lines". If
4771 not present, then the 'errorformat' option
4772 value is used.
4773 id get information for the quickfix list with
4774 |quickfix-ID|; zero means the id for the
4775 current list or the list specified by "nr"
4776 idx get information for the quickfix entry at this
4777 index in the list specified by 'id' or 'nr'.
4778 If set to zero, then uses the current entry.
4779 See |quickfix-index|
4780 items quickfix list entries
4781 lines parse a list of lines using 'efm' and return
4782 the resulting entries. Only a |List| type is
4783 accepted. The current quickfix list is not
4784 modified. See |quickfix-parse|.
4785 nr get information for this quickfix list; zero
4786 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
4787 the last quickfix list
4788 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
4789 window. Returns 0 if the quickfix buffer is
4790 not present. See |quickfix-buffer|.
4791 size number of entries in the quickfix list
4792 title get the list title |quickfix-title|
4793 winid get the quickfix |window-ID|
4794 all all of the above quickfix properties
4795 Non-string items in {what} are ignored. To get the value of a
4796 particular item, set it to zero.
4797 If "nr" is not present then the current quickfix list is used.
4798 If both "nr" and a non-zero "id" are specified, then the list
4799 specified by "id" is used.
4800 To get the number of lists in the quickfix stack, set "nr" to
4801 "$" in {what}. The "nr" value in the returned dictionary
4802 contains the quickfix stack size.
4803 When "lines" is specified, all the other items except "efm"
4804 are ignored. The returned dictionary contains the entry
4805 "items" with the list of entries.
4806
4807 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
4808 changedtick total number of changes made to the
4809 list |quickfix-changedtick|
4810 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
4811 If not present, set to "".
4812 id quickfix list ID |quickfix-ID|. If not
4813 present, set to 0.
4814 idx index of the quickfix entry in the list. If not
4815 present, set to 0.
4816 items quickfix list entries. If not present, set to
4817 an empty list.
4818 nr quickfix list number. If not present, set to 0
4819 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
4820 window. If not present, set to 0.
4821 size number of entries in the quickfix list. If not
4822 present, set to 0.
4823 title quickfix list title text. If not present, set
4824 to "".
4825 winid quickfix |window-ID|. If not present, set to 0
4826
4827 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
4828 :echo getqflist({'all': 1})
4829 :echo getqflist({'nr': 2, 'title': 1})
4830 :echo getqflist({'lines' : ["F1:10:L10"]})
4831<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004832 Return type: list<dict<any>> or list<any>
4833
4834
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004835getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]]) *getreg()*
4836 The result is a String, which is the contents of register
4837 {regname}. Example: >
4838 :let cliptext = getreg('*')
4839< When register {regname} was not set the result is an empty
4840 string.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00004841 The {regname} argument must be a string. *E1162*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004842
4843 getreg('=') returns the last evaluated value of the expression
4844 register. (For use in maps.)
4845 getreg('=', 1) returns the expression itself, so that it can
4846 be restored with |setreg()|. For other registers the extra
4847 argument is ignored, thus you can always give it.
4848
4849 If {list} is present and |TRUE|, the result type is changed
4850 to |List|. Each list item is one text line. Use it if you care
4851 about zero bytes possibly present inside register: without
4852 third argument both NLs and zero bytes are represented as NLs
4853 (see |NL-used-for-Nul|).
4854 When the register was not set an empty list is returned.
4855
4856 If {regname} is "", the unnamed register '"' is used.
4857 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
4858 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4859
4860 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4861 GetRegname()->getreg()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004862<
4863 Return type: |String|
4864
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004865
4866getreginfo([{regname}]) *getreginfo()*
4867 Returns detailed information about register {regname} as a
4868 Dictionary with the following entries:
4869 regcontents List of lines contained in register
4870 {regname}, like
4871 |getreg|({regname}, 1, 1).
4872 regtype the type of register {regname}, as in
4873 |getregtype()|.
4874 isunnamed Boolean flag, v:true if this register
4875 is currently pointed to by the unnamed
4876 register.
4877 points_to for the unnamed register, gives the
4878 single letter name of the register
4879 currently pointed to (see |quotequote|).
4880 For example, after deleting a line
4881 with `dd`, this field will be "1",
4882 which is the register that got the
4883 deleted text.
4884
4885 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is invalid
4886 or not set, an empty Dictionary will be returned.
4887 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
4888 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
4889 The returned Dictionary can be passed to |setreg()|.
4890 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4891
4892 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4893 GetRegname()->getreginfo()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004894<
4895 Return type: dict<any>
4896
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004897
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004898getregion({pos1}, {pos2} [, {opts}]) *getregion()*
Shougo Matsushita84bf6e62024-03-06 21:10:18 +01004899 Returns the list of strings from {pos1} to {pos2} from a
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004900 buffer.
4901
4902 {pos1} and {pos2} must both be |List|s with four numbers.
Shougo Matsushita84bf6e62024-03-06 21:10:18 +01004903 See |getpos()| for the format of the list. It's possible
4904 to specify positions from a different buffer, but please
zeertzjq0df8f932024-03-07 21:40:53 +01004905 note the limitations at |getregion-notes|.
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004906
4907 The optional argument {opts} is a Dict and supports the
4908 following items:
4909
zeertzjqafc22952024-05-24 19:07:12 +02004910 type Specify the region's selection type.
4911 See |getregtype()| for possible values,
zeertzjqdff55a32024-05-25 10:25:36 +02004912 except that the width can be omitted
4913 and an empty string cannot be used.
zeertzjqafc22952024-05-24 19:07:12 +02004914 (default: "v")
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004915
zeertzjq87410ab2024-03-02 06:00:23 +08004916 exclusive If |TRUE|, use exclusive selection
zeertzjqafc22952024-05-24 19:07:12 +02004917 for the end position.
zeertzjq87410ab2024-03-02 06:00:23 +08004918 (default: follow 'selection')
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004919
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004920 You can get the last selection type by |visualmode()|.
4921 If Visual mode is active, use |mode()| to get the Visual mode
4922 (e.g., in a |:vmap|).
zeertzjq87410ab2024-03-02 06:00:23 +08004923 This function is useful to get text starting and ending in
4924 different columns, such as a |characterwise-visual| selection.
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004925
Shougo Matsushita84bf6e62024-03-06 21:10:18 +01004926 *getregion-notes*
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004927 Note that:
4928 - Order of {pos1} and {pos2} doesn't matter, it will always
4929 return content from the upper left position to the lower
4930 right position.
zeertzjq87410ab2024-03-02 06:00:23 +08004931 - If 'virtualedit' is enabled and the region is past the end
4932 of the lines, resulting lines are padded with spaces.
4933 - If the region is blockwise and it starts or ends in the
4934 middle of a multi-cell character, it is not included but
4935 its selected part is substituted with spaces.
Shougo Matsushita84bf6e62024-03-06 21:10:18 +01004936 - If {pos1} and {pos2} are not in the same buffer, an empty
zeertzjq421b5972024-02-22 19:48:06 +01004937 list is returned.
Shougo Matsushita84bf6e62024-03-06 21:10:18 +01004938 - {pos1} and {pos2} must belong to a |bufloaded()| buffer.
zeertzjq0df8f932024-03-07 21:40:53 +01004939 - It is evaluated in current window context, which makes a
4940 difference if the buffer is displayed in a window with
4941 different 'virtualedit' or 'list' values.
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004942
4943 Examples: >
4944 :xnoremap <CR>
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004945 \ <Cmd>echow getregion(
4946 \ getpos('v'), getpos('.'), #{ type: mode() })<CR>
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004947<
4948 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004949 getpos('.')->getregion(getpos("'a"))
zeertzjqd4d12072024-07-16 20:34:16 +02004950<
4951 Return type: list<string>
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004952
Yee Cheng Chind52fb2f2024-10-31 09:25:09 +01004953
Shougo Matsushitab4757e62024-05-07 20:49:24 +02004954getregionpos({pos1}, {pos2} [, {opts}]) *getregionpos()*
4955 Same as |getregion()|, but returns a list of positions
4956 describing the buffer text segments bound by {pos1} and
4957 {pos2}.
4958 The segments are a pair of positions for every line: >
4959 [[{start_pos}, {end_pos}], ...]
4960<
4961 The position is a |List| with four numbers:
4962 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
4963 "bufnum" is the buffer number.
4964 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
4965 column is 1.
zeertzjqc95e64f2024-05-20 14:00:31 +02004966 If the "off" number of a starting position is non-zero, it is
4967 the offset in screen columns from the start of the character.
4968 E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last character.
4969 If the "off" number of an ending position is non-zero, it is
zeertzjq52a6f342024-05-22 16:42:44 +02004970 the offset of the character's first cell not included in the
4971 selection, otherwise all its cells are included.
Shougo Matsushitab4757e62024-05-07 20:49:24 +02004972
zeertzjq2b09de92024-05-24 07:48:51 +02004973 Apart from the options supported by |getregion()|, {opts} also
4974 supports the following:
4975
4976 eol If |TRUE|, indicate positions beyond
4977 the end of a line with "col" values
4978 one more than the length of the line.
4979 If |FALSE|, positions are limited
4980 within their lines, and if a line is
4981 empty or the selection is entirely
4982 beyond the end of a line, a "col"
4983 value of 0 is used for both positions.
4984 (default: |FALSE|)
4985
Shougo Matsushitab4757e62024-05-07 20:49:24 +02004986 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4987 getpos('.')->getregionpos(getpos("'a"))
4988<
zeertzjqd4d12072024-07-16 20:34:16 +02004989 Return type: list<list<list<number>>>
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02004990
4991
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004992getregtype([{regname}]) *getregtype()*
4993 The result is a String, which is type of register {regname}.
4994 The value will be one of:
4995 "v" for |characterwise| text
4996 "V" for |linewise| text
4997 "<CTRL-V>{width}" for |blockwise-visual| text
4998 "" for an empty or unknown register
4999 <CTRL-V> is one character with value 0x16.
5000 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is "", the
5001 unnamed register '"' is used. If {regname} is not specified,
5002 |v:register| is used.
5003 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
5004
5005 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5006 GetRegname()->getregtype()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005007<
5008 Return type: |String|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005009
Yee Cheng Chind52fb2f2024-10-31 09:25:09 +01005010
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01005011getscriptinfo([{opts}]) *getscriptinfo()*
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01005012 Returns a |List| with information about all the sourced Vim
Bram Moolenaar753885b2022-08-24 16:30:36 +01005013 scripts in the order they were sourced, like what
5014 `:scriptnames` shows.
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01005015
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01005016 The optional Dict argument {opts} supports the following
5017 optional items:
5018 name Script name match pattern. If specified,
5019 and "sid" is not specified, information about
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01005020 scripts with a name that match the pattern
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01005021 "name" are returned.
5022 sid Script ID |<SID>|. If specified, only
5023 information about the script with ID "sid" is
5024 returned and "name" is ignored.
5025
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01005026 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following
5027 items:
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01005028 autoload Set to TRUE for a script that was used with
Bram Moolenaar753885b2022-08-24 16:30:36 +01005029 `import autoload` but was not actually sourced
5030 yet (see |import-autoload|).
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01005031 functions List of script-local function names defined in
5032 the script. Present only when a particular
5033 script is specified using the "sid" item in
5034 {opts}.
5035 name Vim script file name.
5036 sid Script ID |<SID>|.
5037 sourced Script ID of the actually sourced script that
Bram Moolenaarfd999452022-08-24 18:30:14 +01005038 this script name links to, if any, otherwise
5039 zero
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01005040 variables A dictionary with the script-local variables.
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +00005041 Present only when a particular script is
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01005042 specified using the "sid" item in {opts}.
5043 Note that this is a copy, the value of
5044 script-local variables cannot be changed using
5045 this dictionary.
h_east59858792023-10-25 22:47:05 +09005046 version Vim script version (|scriptversion|)
Yegappan Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +01005047
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01005048 Examples: >
5049 :echo getscriptinfo({'name': 'myscript'})
zeertzjqad4881c2024-05-04 15:35:30 +08005050 :echo getscriptinfo({'sid': 15})[0].variables
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01005051<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005052 Return type: list<dict<any>>
5053
5054
ichizok663d18d2025-01-02 18:06:00 +01005055getstacktrace() *getstacktrace()*
5056 Returns the current stack trace of Vim scripts.
5057 Stack trace is a |List|, of which each item is a |Dictionary|
5058 with the following items:
zeertzjq6655bef2025-01-06 18:32:13 +01005059 funcref The funcref if the stack is at a function,
5060 otherwise this item is omitted.
ichizok663d18d2025-01-02 18:06:00 +01005061 event The string of the event description if the
zeertzjq6655bef2025-01-06 18:32:13 +01005062 stack is at an autocmd event, otherwise this
5063 item is omitted.
5064 lnum The line number in the script on the stack.
ichizok663d18d2025-01-02 18:06:00 +01005065 filepath The file path of the script on the stack.
5066
5067 Return type: list<dict<any>>
5068
5069
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005070gettabinfo([{tabnr}]) *gettabinfo()*
5071 If {tabnr} is not specified, then information about all the
5072 tab pages is returned as a |List|. Each List item is a
5073 |Dictionary|. Otherwise, {tabnr} specifies the tab page
5074 number and information about that one is returned. If the tab
5075 page does not exist an empty List is returned.
5076
5077 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
5078 tabnr tab page number.
5079 variables a reference to the dictionary with
5080 tabpage-local variables
5081 windows List of |window-ID|s in the tab page.
5082
5083 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5084 GetTabnr()->gettabinfo()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005085<
5086 Return type: list<dict<any>>
5087
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005088
5089gettabvar({tabnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabvar()*
5090 Get the value of a tab-local variable {varname} in tab page
5091 {tabnr}. |t:var|
5092 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
5093 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
5094 dictionary with all tab-local variables is returned.
5095 Note that the name without "t:" must be used.
5096 When the tab or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
5097 string is returned, there is no error message.
5098
5099 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5100 GetTabnr()->gettabvar(varname)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005101<
5102 Return type: any, depending on {varname}
5103
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005104
5105gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabwinvar()*
5106 Get the value of window-local variable {varname} in window
5107 {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}.
5108 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
5109 dictionary with all window-local variables is returned.
5110 When {varname} is equal to "&" get the values of all
5111 window-local options in a |Dictionary|.
5112 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" get the value of a
5113 window-local option.
5114 Note that {varname} must be the name without "w:".
5115 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
5116 use |getwinvar()|.
5117 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
5118 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
5119 This also works for a global option, buffer-local option and
5120 window-local option, but it doesn't work for a global variable
5121 or buffer-local variable.
5122 When the tab, window or variable doesn't exist {def} or an
5123 empty string is returned, there is no error message.
5124 Examples: >
5125 :let list_is_on = gettabwinvar(1, 2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005126 :echo "myvar = " .. gettabwinvar(3, 1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005127<
5128 To obtain all window-local variables use: >
5129 gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, '&')
5130
5131< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5132 GetTabnr()->gettabwinvar(winnr, varname)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005133<
5134 Return type: any, depending on {varname}
5135
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005136
5137gettagstack([{winnr}]) *gettagstack()*
5138 The result is a Dict, which is the tag stack of window {winnr}.
5139 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
5140 When {winnr} is not specified, the current window is used.
5141 When window {winnr} doesn't exist, an empty Dict is returned.
5142
5143 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
5144 curidx Current index in the stack. When at
5145 top of the stack, set to (length + 1).
5146 Index of bottom of the stack is 1.
5147 items List of items in the stack. Each item
5148 is a dictionary containing the
5149 entries described below.
5150 length Number of entries in the stack.
5151
5152 Each item in the stack is a dictionary with the following
5153 entries:
5154 bufnr buffer number of the current jump
5155 from cursor position before the tag jump.
5156 See |getpos()| for the format of the
5157 returned list.
5158 matchnr current matching tag number. Used when
5159 multiple matching tags are found for a
5160 name.
5161 tagname name of the tag
5162
5163 See |tagstack| for more information about the tag stack.
5164
5165 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5166 GetWinnr()->gettagstack()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005167<
5168 Return type: dict<any>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005169
5170
Christ van Willegence0ef912024-06-20 23:41:59 +02005171gettext({text} [, {package}]) *gettext()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005172 Translate String {text} if possible.
RestorerZ96509102024-07-11 21:14:15 +02005173 This is intended for use in Vim scripts. When generating
5174 message translations the {text} is extracted by `xgettext`,
5175 the translator can add translated messages into the .po file
5176 and Vim will lookup the translation when gettext() is called.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005177 For {text} double quoted strings are preferred, because
RestorerZ96509102024-07-11 21:14:15 +02005178 `xgettext` does not support single quoted escaped text.
5179
Christ van Willegence0ef912024-06-20 23:41:59 +02005180 When the {package} is specified, the translation is looked up
RestorerZ96509102024-07-11 21:14:15 +02005181 for that specific package. This is mainly required for
5182 third-party Vim scripts. You need to specify a path to the
5183 translations with the |bindtextdomain()| function before
5184 using the gettext() function.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005185
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005186 Return type: |String|
5187
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005188
5189getwininfo([{winid}]) *getwininfo()*
5190 Returns information about windows as a |List| with Dictionaries.
5191
5192 If {winid} is given Information about the window with that ID
5193 is returned, as a |List| with one item. If the window does not
5194 exist the result is an empty list.
5195
5196 Without {winid} information about all the windows in all the
5197 tab pages is returned.
5198
5199 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
5200 botline last complete displayed buffer line
5201 bufnr number of buffer in the window
5202 height window height (excluding winbar)
glepnir0a850672024-11-25 19:39:04 +01005203 leftcol first column displayed; only used when
5204 'wrap' is off
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005205 loclist 1 if showing a location list
5206 {only with the +quickfix feature}
5207 quickfix 1 if quickfix or location list window
5208 {only with the +quickfix feature}
5209 terminal 1 if a terminal window
5210 {only with the +terminal feature}
5211 tabnr tab page number
5212 topline first displayed buffer line
5213 variables a reference to the dictionary with
5214 window-local variables
5215 width window width
5216 winbar 1 if the window has a toolbar, 0
5217 otherwise
5218 wincol leftmost screen column of the window;
5219 "col" from |win_screenpos()|
5220 textoff number of columns occupied by any
5221 'foldcolumn', 'signcolumn' and line
5222 number in front of the text
5223 winid |window-ID|
5224 winnr window number
5225 winrow topmost screen line of the window;
5226 "row" from |win_screenpos()|
5227
5228 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5229 GetWinnr()->getwininfo()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005230<
5231 Return type: list<dict<any>>
5232
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005233
5234getwinpos([{timeout}]) *getwinpos()*
5235 The result is a |List| with two numbers, the result of
5236 |getwinposx()| and |getwinposy()| combined:
5237 [x-pos, y-pos]
5238 {timeout} can be used to specify how long to wait in msec for
5239 a response from the terminal. When omitted 100 msec is used.
5240 Use a longer time for a remote terminal.
5241 When using a value less than 10 and no response is received
5242 within that time, a previously reported position is returned,
5243 if available. This can be used to poll for the position and
5244 do some work in the meantime: >
5245 while 1
5246 let res = getwinpos(1)
5247 if res[0] >= 0
5248 break
5249 endif
5250 " Do some work here
5251 endwhile
5252<
5253
5254 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5255 GetTimeout()->getwinpos()
5256<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005257 Return type: list<number>
5258
5259
5260getwinposx() *getwinposx()*
5261 The result is a Number, which is the X coordinate in pixels of
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005262 the left hand side of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an
5263 xterm (uses a timeout of 100 msec).
lilydjwg6e0a18f2024-01-29 20:54:28 +01005264 The result will be -1 if the information is not available
5265 (e.g. on the Wayland backend).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005266 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
5267
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005268 Return type: |Number|
5269
5270
5271getwinposy() *getwinposy()*
5272 The result is a Number, which is the Y coordinate in pixels of
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005273 the top of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an xterm (uses
5274 a timeout of 100 msec).
lilydjwg6e0a18f2024-01-29 20:54:28 +01005275 The result will be -1 if the information is not available
5276 (e.g. on the Wayland backend).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005277 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
5278
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005279 Return type: |Number|
5280
5281
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005282getwinvar({winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getwinvar()*
5283 Like |gettabwinvar()| for the current tabpage.
5284 Examples: >
5285 :let list_is_on = getwinvar(2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005286 :echo "myvar = " .. getwinvar(1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005287
5288< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5289 GetWinnr()->getwinvar(varname)
5290<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005291 Return type: any, depending on {varname}
5292
5293
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005294glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]]) *glob()*
5295 Expand the file wildcards in {expr}. See |wildcards| for the
5296 use of special characters.
5297
5298 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
5299 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
5300 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
5301 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
5302 'wildignorecase' always applies.
5303
5304 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
5305 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is,
5306 you also get filenames containing newlines correctly.
5307 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
5308 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters.
5309
5310 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty String or List.
5311
5312 You can also use |readdir()| if you need to do complicated
5313 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
5314
5315 A name for a non-existing file is not included. A symbolic
5316 link is only included if it points to an existing file.
5317 However, when the {alllinks} argument is present and it is
5318 |TRUE| then all symbolic links are included.
5319
5320 For most systems backticks can be used to get files names from
5321 any external command. Example: >
5322 :let tagfiles = glob("`find . -name tags -print`")
5323 :let &tags = substitute(tagfiles, "\n", ",", "g")
5324< The result of the program inside the backticks should be one
5325 item per line. Spaces inside an item are allowed.
5326
5327 See |expand()| for expanding special Vim variables. See
5328 |system()| for getting the raw output of an external command.
5329
5330 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5331 GetExpr()->glob()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005332<
5333 Return type: |String| or list<string> or list<any> depending
5334 on {list}
5335
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005336
h-east624bb832024-11-09 18:37:32 +01005337glob2regpat({string}) *glob2regpat()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005338 Convert a file pattern, as used by glob(), into a search
5339 pattern. The result can be used to match with a string that
5340 is a file name. E.g. >
5341 if filename =~ glob2regpat('Make*.mak')
5342< This is equivalent to: >
5343 if filename =~ '^Make.*\.mak$'
5344< When {string} is an empty string the result is "^$", match an
5345 empty string.
5346 Note that the result depends on the system. On MS-Windows
5347 a backslash usually means a path separator.
5348
5349 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5350 GetExpr()->glob2regpat()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005351<
5352 Return type: |String|
5353
5354 *globpath()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005355globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
5356 Perform glob() for String {expr} on all directories in {path}
5357 and concatenate the results. Example: >
5358 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim")
5359<
5360 {path} is a comma-separated list of directory names. Each
5361 directory name is prepended to {expr} and expanded like with
5362 |glob()|. A path separator is inserted when needed.
5363 To add a comma inside a directory name escape it with a
5364 backslash. Note that on MS-Windows a directory may have a
5365 trailing backslash, remove it if you put a comma after it.
5366 If the expansion fails for one of the directories, there is no
5367 error message.
5368
5369 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
5370 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
5371 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
5372 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
5373
5374 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
5375 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is, you
5376 also get filenames containing newlines correctly. Otherwise
5377 the result is a String and when there are several matches,
5378 they are separated by <NL> characters. Example: >
5379 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim", 0, 1)
5380<
5381 {alllinks} is used as with |glob()|.
5382
5383 The "**" item can be used to search in a directory tree.
5384 For example, to find all "README.txt" files in the directories
5385 in 'runtimepath' and below: >
5386 :echo globpath(&rtp, "**/README.txt")
5387< Upwards search and limiting the depth of "**" is not
5388 supported, thus using 'path' will not always work properly.
5389
5390 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5391 second argument: >
5392 GetExpr()->globpath(&rtp)
5393<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005394 Return type: |String| or list<string> or list<any> depending
5395 on {list}
5396
5397
5398has({feature} [, {check}]) *has()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005399 When {check} is omitted or is zero: The result is a Number,
5400 which is 1 if the feature {feature} is supported, zero
5401 otherwise. The {feature} argument is a string, case is
5402 ignored. See |feature-list| below.
5403
5404 When {check} is present and not zero: The result is a Number,
5405 which is 1 if the feature {feature} could ever be supported,
5406 zero otherwise. This is useful to check for a typo in
5407 {feature} and to detect dead code. Keep in mind that an older
5408 Vim version will not know about a feature added later and
5409 features that have been abandoned will not be known by the
5410 current Vim version.
5411
5412 Also see |exists()| and |exists_compiled()|.
5413
5414 Note that to skip code that has a syntax error when the
5415 feature is not available, Vim may skip the rest of the line
5416 and miss a following `endif`. Therefore put the `endif` on a
5417 separate line: >
5418 if has('feature')
5419 let x = this->breaks->without->the->feature
5420 endif
5421< If the `endif` would be moved to the second line as "| endif" it
5422 would not be found.
5423
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005424 Return type: |Number|
5425
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005426
5427has_key({dict}, {key}) *has_key()*
5428 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if |Dictionary| {dict}
Bram Moolenaare8008642022-08-19 17:15:35 +01005429 has an entry with key {key}. FALSE otherwise.
5430 The {key} argument is a string. In |Vim9| script a number is
5431 also accepted (and converted to a string) but no other types.
5432 In legacy script the usual automatic conversion to string is
5433 done.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005434
5435 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5436 mydict->has_key(key)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005437<
5438 Return type: |Number|
5439
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005440
5441haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *haslocaldir()*
5442 The result is a Number:
5443 1 when the window has set a local directory via |:lcd|
5444 2 when the tab-page has set a local directory via |:tcd|
5445 0 otherwise.
5446
5447 Without arguments use the current window.
5448 With {winnr} use this window in the current tab page.
5449 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
5450 page.
5451 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
5452 If {winnr} is -1 it is ignored and only the tabpage is used.
5453 Return 0 if the arguments are invalid.
5454 Examples: >
5455 if haslocaldir() == 1
5456 " window local directory case
5457 elseif haslocaldir() == 2
5458 " tab-local directory case
5459 else
5460 " global directory case
5461 endif
5462
5463 " current window
5464 :echo haslocaldir()
5465 :echo haslocaldir(0)
5466 :echo haslocaldir(0, 0)
5467 " window n in current tab page
5468 :echo haslocaldir(n)
5469 :echo haslocaldir(n, 0)
5470 " window n in tab page m
5471 :echo haslocaldir(n, m)
5472 " tab page m
5473 :echo haslocaldir(-1, m)
5474<
5475 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5476 GetWinnr()->haslocaldir()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005477<
5478 Return type: |Number|
5479
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005480
5481hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *hasmapto()*
5482 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if there is a mapping
5483 that contains {what} in somewhere in the rhs (what it is
5484 mapped to) and this mapping exists in one of the modes
5485 indicated by {mode}.
5486 The arguments {what} and {mode} are strings.
5487 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
5488 instead of mappings. Don't forget to specify Insert and/or
5489 Command-line mode.
5490 Both the global mappings and the mappings local to the current
5491 buffer are checked for a match.
5492 If no matching mapping is found FALSE is returned.
5493 The following characters are recognized in {mode}:
5494 n Normal mode
5495 v Visual and Select mode
5496 x Visual mode
5497 s Select mode
5498 o Operator-pending mode
5499 i Insert mode
5500 l Language-Argument ("r", "f", "t", etc.)
5501 c Command-line mode
5502 When {mode} is omitted, "nvo" is used.
5503
5504 This function is useful to check if a mapping already exists
5505 to a function in a Vim script. Example: >
5506 :if !hasmapto('\ABCdoit')
5507 : map <Leader>d \ABCdoit
5508 :endif
5509< This installs the mapping to "\ABCdoit" only if there isn't
5510 already a mapping to "\ABCdoit".
5511
5512 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5513 GetRHS()->hasmapto()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005514<
5515 Return type: |Number|
5516
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005517
5518histadd({history}, {item}) *histadd()*
5519 Add the String {item} to the history {history} which can be
5520 one of: *hist-names*
5521 "cmd" or ":" command line history
5522 "search" or "/" search pattern history
5523 "expr" or "=" typed expression history
5524 "input" or "@" input line history
5525 "debug" or ">" debug command history
5526 empty the current or last used history
5527 The {history} string does not need to be the whole name, one
5528 character is sufficient.
5529 If {item} does already exist in the history, it will be
5530 shifted to become the newest entry.
5531 The result is a Number: TRUE if the operation was successful,
5532 otherwise FALSE is returned.
5533
5534 Example: >
5535 :call histadd("input", strftime("%Y %b %d"))
5536 :let date=input("Enter date: ")
5537< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
5538
5539 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5540 second argument: >
5541 GetHistory()->histadd('search')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005542<
5543 Return type: |Number|
5544
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005545
5546histdel({history} [, {item}]) *histdel()*
5547 Clear {history}, i.e. delete all its entries. See |hist-names|
5548 for the possible values of {history}.
5549
5550 If the parameter {item} evaluates to a String, it is used as a
5551 regular expression. All entries matching that expression will
5552 be removed from the history (if there are any).
5553 Upper/lowercase must match, unless "\c" is used |/\c|.
5554 If {item} evaluates to a Number, it will be interpreted as
5555 an index, see |:history-indexing|. The respective entry will
5556 be removed if it exists.
5557
5558 The result is TRUE for a successful operation, otherwise FALSE
5559 is returned.
5560
5561 Examples:
5562 Clear expression register history: >
5563 :call histdel("expr")
5564<
5565 Remove all entries starting with "*" from the search history: >
5566 :call histdel("/", '^\*')
5567<
5568 The following three are equivalent: >
5569 :call histdel("search", histnr("search"))
5570 :call histdel("search", -1)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005571 :call histdel("search", '^' .. histget("search", -1) .. '$')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005572<
5573 To delete the last search pattern and use the last-but-one for
5574 the "n" command and 'hlsearch': >
5575 :call histdel("search", -1)
5576 :let @/ = histget("search", -1)
5577<
5578 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5579 GetHistory()->histdel()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005580<
5581 Return type: |Number|
5582
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005583
5584histget({history} [, {index}]) *histget()*
5585 The result is a String, the entry with Number {index} from
5586 {history}. See |hist-names| for the possible values of
5587 {history}, and |:history-indexing| for {index}. If there is
5588 no such entry, an empty String is returned. When {index} is
5589 omitted, the most recent item from the history is used.
5590
5591 Examples:
5592 Redo the second last search from history. >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005593 :execute '/' .. histget("search", -2)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005594
5595< Define an Ex command ":H {num}" that supports re-execution of
5596 the {num}th entry from the output of |:history|. >
5597 :command -nargs=1 H execute histget("cmd", 0+<args>)
5598<
5599 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5600 GetHistory()->histget()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005601<
5602 Return type: |String|
5603
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005604
5605histnr({history}) *histnr()*
5606 The result is the Number of the current entry in {history}.
5607 See |hist-names| for the possible values of {history}.
5608 If an error occurred, -1 is returned.
5609
5610 Example: >
5611 :let inp_index = histnr("expr")
5612
5613< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5614 GetHistory()->histnr()
5615<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005616 Return type: |Number|
5617
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005618hlexists({name}) *hlexists()*
5619 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if a highlight group
5620 called {name} exists. This is when the group has been
5621 defined in some way. Not necessarily when highlighting has
5622 been defined for it, it may also have been used for a syntax
5623 item.
5624 *highlight_exists()*
5625 Obsolete name: highlight_exists().
5626
5627 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5628 GetName()->hlexists()
5629<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005630 Return type: |Number|
5631
5632
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005633hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) *hlget()*
5634 Returns a List of all the highlight group attributes. If the
5635 optional {name} is specified, then returns a List with only
5636 the attributes of the specified highlight group. Returns an
5637 empty List if the highlight group {name} is not present.
5638
5639 If the optional {resolve} argument is set to v:true and the
5640 highlight group {name} is linked to another group, then the
5641 link is resolved recursively and the attributes of the
5642 resolved highlight group are returned.
5643
5644 Each entry in the returned List is a Dictionary with the
5645 following items:
5646 cleared boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
5647 group attributes are cleared or not yet
5648 specified. See |highlight-clear|.
5649 cterm cterm attributes. See |highlight-cterm|.
5650 ctermbg cterm background color.
5651 See |highlight-ctermbg|.
5652 ctermfg cterm foreground color.
5653 See |highlight-ctermfg|.
5654 ctermul cterm underline color. See |highlight-ctermul|.
5655 default boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
5656 group link is a default link. See
5657 |highlight-default|.
5658 font highlight group font. See |highlight-font|.
5659 gui gui attributes. See |highlight-gui|.
5660 guibg gui background color. See |highlight-guibg|.
5661 guifg gui foreground color. See |highlight-guifg|.
5662 guisp gui special color. See |highlight-guisp|.
5663 id highlight group ID.
5664 linksto linked highlight group name.
5665 See |:highlight-link|.
5666 name highlight group name. See |group-name|.
5667 start start terminal keycode. See |highlight-start|.
5668 stop stop terminal keycode. See |highlight-stop|.
5669 term term attributes. See |highlight-term|.
5670
5671 The 'term', 'cterm' and 'gui' items in the above Dictionary
5672 have a dictionary value with the following optional boolean
5673 items: 'bold', 'standout', 'underline', 'undercurl', 'italic',
5674 'reverse', 'inverse' and 'strikethrough'.
5675
5676 Example(s): >
5677 :echo hlget()
5678 :echo hlget('ModeMsg')
5679 :echo hlget('Number', v:true)
5680<
5681 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5682 GetName()->hlget()
5683<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005684 Return type: list<dict<any>>
5685
5686
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005687hlset({list}) *hlset()*
5688 Creates or modifies the attributes of a List of highlight
5689 groups. Each item in {list} is a dictionary containing the
5690 attributes of a highlight group. See |hlget()| for the list of
5691 supported items in this dictionary.
5692
5693 In addition to the items described in |hlget()|, the following
5694 additional items are supported in the dictionary:
5695
5696 force boolean flag to force the creation of
5697 a link for an existing highlight group
5698 with attributes.
5699
5700 The highlight group is identified using the 'name' item and
5701 the 'id' item (if supplied) is ignored. If a highlight group
5702 with a specified name doesn't exist, then it is created.
5703 Otherwise the attributes of an existing highlight group are
5704 modified.
5705
5706 If an empty dictionary value is used for the 'term' or 'cterm'
5707 or 'gui' entries, then the corresponding attributes are
5708 cleared. If the 'cleared' item is set to v:true, then all the
5709 attributes of the highlight group are cleared.
5710
5711 The 'linksto' item can be used to link a highlight group to
5712 another highlight group. See |:highlight-link|.
5713
5714 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
5715
5716 Example(s): >
5717 " add bold attribute to the Visual highlight group
5718 :call hlset([#{name: 'Visual',
5719 \ term: #{reverse: 1 , bold: 1}}])
5720 :call hlset([#{name: 'Type', guifg: 'DarkGreen'}])
5721 :let l = hlget()
5722 :call hlset(l)
5723 " clear the Search highlight group
5724 :call hlset([#{name: 'Search', cleared: v:true}])
5725 " clear the 'term' attributes for a highlight group
5726 :call hlset([#{name: 'Title', term: {}}])
5727 " create the MyHlg group linking it to DiffAdd
5728 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'DiffAdd'}])
5729 " remove the MyHlg group link
5730 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'NONE'}])
5731 " clear the attributes and a link
5732 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', cleared: v:true,
5733 \ linksto: 'NONE'}])
5734<
5735 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5736 GetAttrList()->hlset()
5737<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005738 Return type: |Number|
5739
5740hlID({name}) *hlID()*
5741 The result is a Number, which is the ID of the highlight group
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005742 with name {name}. When the highlight group doesn't exist,
5743 zero is returned.
5744 This can be used to retrieve information about the highlight
5745 group. For example, to get the background color of the
5746 "Comment" group: >
5747 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(hlID("Comment")), "bg")
5748< *highlightID()*
5749 Obsolete name: highlightID().
5750
5751 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5752 GetName()->hlID()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005753<
5754 Return type: |Number|
5755
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005756
5757hostname() *hostname()*
5758 The result is a String, which is the name of the machine on
5759 which Vim is currently running. Machine names greater than
5760 256 characters long are truncated.
5761
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005762 Return type: |String|
5763
5764
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005765iconv({string}, {from}, {to}) *iconv()*
5766 The result is a String, which is the text {string} converted
5767 from encoding {from} to encoding {to}.
5768 When the conversion completely fails an empty string is
5769 returned. When some characters could not be converted they
5770 are replaced with "?".
5771 The encoding names are whatever the iconv() library function
5772 can accept, see ":!man 3 iconv".
5773 Most conversions require Vim to be compiled with the |+iconv|
5774 feature. Otherwise only UTF-8 to latin1 conversion and back
5775 can be done.
5776 This can be used to display messages with special characters,
5777 no matter what 'encoding' is set to. Write the message in
5778 UTF-8 and use: >
5779 echo iconv(utf8_str, "utf-8", &enc)
5780< Note that Vim uses UTF-8 for all Unicode encodings, conversion
5781 from/to UCS-2 is automatically changed to use UTF-8. You
5782 cannot use UCS-2 in a string anyway, because of the NUL bytes.
5783
5784 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5785 GetText()->iconv('latin1', 'utf-8')
5786<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005787 Return type: |String|
5788
5789
h-east624bb832024-11-09 18:37:32 +01005790id({item}) *id()*
Ernie Raelc8e158b2024-07-09 18:39:52 +02005791 The result is a unique String associated with the {item} and
5792 not with the {item}'s contents. It is only valid while the
5793 {item} exists and is referenced. It is valid only in the
5794 instance of vim that produces the result. The whole idea is
5795 that `id({item})` does not change if the contents of {item}
5796 changes. This is useful as a `key` for creating an identity
5797 dictionary, rather than one based on equals.
5798
5799 This operation does not reference {item} and there is no
5800 function to convert the `id` to the {item}. It may be useful to
5801 have a map of `id` to {item}. The following >
5802 var referenceMap: dict<any>
5803 var id = item->id()
5804 referenceMap[id] = item
5805< prevents {item} from being garbage collected and provides a
5806 way to get the {item} from the `id`.
5807
5808 {item} may be a List, Dictionary, Object, Job, Channel or
5809 Blob. If the item is not a permitted type, or it is a null
5810 value, then an empty String is returned.
5811
5812 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5813 GetItem()->id()
5814<
5815 Return type: |String|
5816
5817
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005818indent({lnum}) *indent()*
5819 The result is a Number, which is indent of line {lnum} in the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005820 current buffer. The indent is counted in spaces, the value
5821 of 'tabstop' is relevant. {lnum} is used just like in
5822 |getline()|.
5823 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
5824 error is given.
5825
5826 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5827 GetLnum()->indent()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005828<
5829 Return type: |Number|
5830
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005831
5832index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]]) *index()*
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005833 Find {expr} in {object} and return its index. See
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005834 |indexof()| for using a lambda to select the item.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005835
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005836 If {object} is a |List| return the lowest index where the item
5837 has a value equal to {expr}. There is no automatic
5838 conversion, so the String "4" is different from the Number 4.
5839 And the number 4 is different from the Float 4.0. The value
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005840 of 'ignorecase' is not used here, case matters as indicated by
5841 the {ic} argument.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005842
5843 If {object} is |Blob| return the lowest index where the byte
5844 value is equal to {expr}.
5845
5846 If {start} is given then start looking at the item with index
5847 {start} (may be negative for an item relative to the end).
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005848
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005849 When {ic} is given and it is |TRUE|, ignore case. Otherwise
5850 case must match.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005851
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005852 -1 is returned when {expr} is not found in {object}.
5853 Example: >
5854 :let idx = index(words, "the")
5855 :if index(numbers, 123) >= 0
5856
5857< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5858 GetObject()->index(what)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005859<
5860 Return type: |Number|
5861
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005862
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005863indexof({object}, {expr} [, {opts}]) *indexof()*
5864 Returns the index of an item in {object} where {expr} is
5865 v:true. {object} must be a |List| or a |Blob|.
5866
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005867 If {object} is a |List|, evaluate {expr} for each item in the
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005868 List until the expression is v:true and return the index of
5869 this item.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005870
5871 If {object} is a |Blob| evaluate {expr} for each byte in the
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005872 Blob until the expression is v:true and return the index of
5873 this byte.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005874
5875 {expr} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
5876
5877 If {expr} is a |string|: If {object} is a |List|, inside
5878 {expr} |v:key| has the index of the current List item and
5879 |v:val| has the value of the item. If {object} is a |Blob|,
5880 inside {expr} |v:key| has the index of the current byte and
5881 |v:val| has the byte value.
5882
5883 If {expr} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
5884 1. the key or the index of the current item.
5885 2. the value of the current item.
5886 The function must return |TRUE| if the item is found and the
5887 search should stop.
5888
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005889 The optional argument {opts} is a Dict and supports the
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005890 following items:
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005891 startidx start evaluating {expr} at the item with this
5892 index; may be negative for an item relative to
5893 the end
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005894 Returns -1 when {expr} evaluates to v:false for all the items.
5895 Example: >
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005896 :let l = [#{n: 10}, #{n: 20}, #{n: 30}]
5897 :echo indexof(l, "v:val.n == 20")
5898 :echo indexof(l, {i, v -> v.n == 30})
5899 :echo indexof(l, "v:val.n == 20", #{startidx: 1})
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005900
5901< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5902 mylist->indexof(expr)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005903<
5904 Return type: |Number|
5905
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005906
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005907input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]]) *input()*
5908 The result is a String, which is whatever the user typed on
5909 the command-line. The {prompt} argument is either a prompt
5910 string, or a blank string (for no prompt). A '\n' can be used
5911 in the prompt to start a new line.
5912 The highlighting set with |:echohl| is used for the prompt.
5913 The input is entered just like a command-line, with the same
5914 editing commands and mappings. There is a separate history
5915 for lines typed for input().
5916 Example: >
5917 :if input("Coffee or beer? ") == "beer"
5918 : echo "Cheers!"
5919 :endif
5920<
5921 If the optional {text} argument is present and not empty, this
5922 is used for the default reply, as if the user typed this.
5923 Example: >
5924 :let color = input("Color? ", "white")
5925
5926< The optional {completion} argument specifies the type of
5927 completion supported for the input. Without it completion is
5928 not performed. The supported completion types are the same as
5929 that can be supplied to a user-defined command using the
5930 "-complete=" argument. Refer to |:command-completion| for
5931 more information. Example: >
5932 let fname = input("File: ", "", "file")
5933<
5934 NOTE: This function must not be used in a startup file, for
5935 the versions that only run in GUI mode (e.g., the Win32 GUI).
5936 Note: When input() is called from within a mapping it will
5937 consume remaining characters from that mapping, because a
5938 mapping is handled like the characters were typed.
5939 Use |inputsave()| before input() and |inputrestore()|
5940 after input() to avoid that. Another solution is to avoid
5941 that further characters follow in the mapping, e.g., by using
5942 |:execute| or |:normal|.
5943
5944 Example with a mapping: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005945 :nmap \x :call GetFoo()<CR>:exe "/" .. Foo<CR>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005946 :function GetFoo()
5947 : call inputsave()
5948 : let g:Foo = input("enter search pattern: ")
5949 : call inputrestore()
5950 :endfunction
5951
5952< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5953 GetPrompt()->input()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005954<
5955 Return type: |String|
5956
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005957
5958inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]]) *inputdialog()*
5959 Like |input()|, but when the GUI is running and text dialogs
5960 are supported, a dialog window pops up to input the text.
5961 Example: >
5962 :let n = inputdialog("value for shiftwidth", shiftwidth())
5963 :if n != ""
5964 : let &sw = n
5965 :endif
5966< When the dialog is cancelled {cancelreturn} is returned. When
5967 omitted an empty string is returned.
5968 Hitting <Enter> works like pressing the OK button. Hitting
5969 <Esc> works like pressing the Cancel button.
5970 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
5971
5972 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5973 GetPrompt()->inputdialog()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005974<
5975 Return type: |String|
5976
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005977
5978inputlist({textlist}) *inputlist()*
5979 {textlist} must be a |List| of strings. This |List| is
5980 displayed, one string per line. The user will be prompted to
5981 enter a number, which is returned.
5982 The user can also select an item by clicking on it with the
5983 mouse, if the mouse is enabled in the command line ('mouse' is
5984 "a" or includes "c"). For the first string 0 is returned.
5985 When clicking above the first item a negative number is
5986 returned. When clicking on the prompt one more than the
5987 length of {textlist} is returned.
5988 Make sure {textlist} has less than 'lines' entries, otherwise
5989 it won't work. It's a good idea to put the entry number at
5990 the start of the string. And put a prompt in the first item.
5991 Example: >
5992 let color = inputlist(['Select color:', '1. red',
5993 \ '2. green', '3. blue'])
5994
5995< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5996 GetChoices()->inputlist()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02005997<
5998 Return type: |Number|
5999
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006000
6001inputrestore() *inputrestore()*
6002 Restore typeahead that was saved with a previous |inputsave()|.
6003 Should be called the same number of times inputsave() is
6004 called. Calling it more often is harmless though.
6005 Returns TRUE when there is nothing to restore, FALSE otherwise.
6006
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006007 Return type: |Number|
6008
6009
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006010inputsave() *inputsave()*
6011 Preserve typeahead (also from mappings) and clear it, so that
6012 a following prompt gets input from the user. Should be
6013 followed by a matching inputrestore() after the prompt. Can
6014 be used several times, in which case there must be just as
6015 many inputrestore() calls.
6016 Returns TRUE when out of memory, FALSE otherwise.
6017
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006018 Return type: |Number|
6019
6020
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006021inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) *inputsecret()*
6022 This function acts much like the |input()| function with but
6023 two exceptions:
6024 a) the user's response will be displayed as a sequence of
6025 asterisks ("*") thereby keeping the entry secret, and
6026 b) the user's response will not be recorded on the input
6027 |history| stack.
6028 The result is a String, which is whatever the user actually
6029 typed on the command-line in response to the issued prompt.
6030 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
6031
6032 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6033 GetPrompt()->inputsecret()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006034<
6035 Return type: |String|
6036
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006037
6038insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) *insert()*
6039 When {object} is a |List| or a |Blob| insert {item} at the start
6040 of it.
6041
6042 If {idx} is specified insert {item} before the item with index
6043 {idx}. If {idx} is zero it goes before the first item, just
6044 like omitting {idx}. A negative {idx} is also possible, see
6045 |list-index|. -1 inserts just before the last item.
6046
6047 Returns the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
6048 :let mylist = insert([2, 3, 5], 1)
6049 :call insert(mylist, 4, -1)
6050 :call insert(mylist, 6, len(mylist))
6051< The last example can be done simpler with |add()|.
6052 Note that when {item} is a |List| it is inserted as a single
6053 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
6054
6055 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6056 mylist->insert(item)
Yegappan Lakshmanancd39b692023-10-02 12:50:45 -07006057<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006058 Return type: |Number|
6059
6060
Yegappan Lakshmanancd39b692023-10-02 12:50:45 -07006061 *instanceof()* *E614* *E616* *E693*
6062instanceof({object}, {class})
6063 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when the {object}
Ernie Rael2025af12023-12-12 16:58:00 +01006064 argument is a direct or indirect instance of a |Class|,
6065 |Interface|, or class |:type| alias specified by {class}.
6066 If {class} is varargs, the function returns |TRUE| when
Yegappan Lakshmanancd39b692023-10-02 12:50:45 -07006067 {object} is an instance of any of the specified classes.
LemonBoyafe04662023-08-23 21:08:11 +02006068 Example: >
Ernie Rael2025af12023-12-12 16:58:00 +01006069 instanceof(animal, Dog, Cat)
LemonBoyafe04662023-08-23 21:08:11 +02006070
6071< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6072 myobj->instanceof(mytype)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006073<
6074 Return type: |Number|
LemonBoyafe04662023-08-23 21:08:11 +02006075
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006076interrupt() *interrupt()*
6077 Interrupt script execution. It works more or less like the
6078 user typing CTRL-C, most commands won't execute and control
6079 returns to the user. This is useful to abort execution
6080 from lower down, e.g. in an autocommand. Example: >
6081 :function s:check_typoname(file)
6082 : if fnamemodify(a:file, ':t') == '['
6083 : echomsg 'Maybe typo'
6084 : call interrupt()
6085 : endif
6086 :endfunction
6087 :au BufWritePre * call s:check_typoname(expand('<amatch>'))
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006088<
6089 Return type: void
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006090
6091invert({expr}) *invert()*
6092 Bitwise invert. The argument is converted to a number. A
6093 List, Dict or Float argument causes an error. Example: >
6094 :let bits = invert(bits)
6095< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6096 :let bits = bits->invert()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006097<
6098 Return type: |Number|
6099
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006100
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01006101isabsolutepath({path}) *isabsolutepath()*
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01006102 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {path} is an
6103 absolute path.
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01006104 On Unix, a path is considered absolute when it starts with '/'.
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01006105 On MS-Windows, it is considered absolute when it starts with an
6106 optional drive prefix and is followed by a '\' or '/'. UNC paths
6107 are always absolute.
6108 Example: >
6109 echo isabsolutepath('/usr/share/') " 1
6110 echo isabsolutepath('./foobar') " 0
6111 echo isabsolutepath('C:\Windows') " 1
6112 echo isabsolutepath('foobar') " 0
6113 echo isabsolutepath('\\remote\file') " 1
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01006114<
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01006115 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6116 GetName()->isabsolutepath()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006117<
6118 Return type: |Number|
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01006119
6120
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006121isdirectory({directory}) *isdirectory()*
6122 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a directory
6123 with the name {directory} exists. If {directory} doesn't
6124 exist, or isn't a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {directory}
6125 is any expression, which is used as a String.
6126
6127 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6128 GetName()->isdirectory()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006129<
6130 Return type: |Number|
6131
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006132
6133isinf({expr}) *isinf()*
6134 Return 1 if {expr} is a positive infinity, or -1 a negative
6135 infinity, otherwise 0. >
6136 :echo isinf(1.0 / 0.0)
6137< 1 >
6138 :echo isinf(-1.0 / 0.0)
6139< -1
6140
6141 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6142 Compute()->isinf()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006143<
6144 Return type: |Number|
6145
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006146
6147islocked({expr}) *islocked()* *E786*
6148 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {expr} is the
6149 name of a locked variable.
6150 The string argument {expr} must be the name of a variable,
6151 |List| item or |Dictionary| entry, not the variable itself!
6152 Example: >
6153 :let alist = [0, ['a', 'b'], 2, 3]
6154 :lockvar 1 alist
6155 :echo islocked('alist') " 1
6156 :echo islocked('alist[1]') " 0
6157
Bram Moolenaar9da17d72022-02-09 21:50:44 +00006158< When {expr} is a variable that does not exist -1 is returned.
6159 If {expr} uses a range, list or dict index that is out of
6160 range or does not exist you get an error message. Use
6161 |exists()| to check for existence.
6162 In Vim9 script it does not work for local function variables.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006163
6164 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6165 GetName()->islocked()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006166<
6167 Return type: |Number|
6168
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006169
6170isnan({expr}) *isnan()*
6171 Return |TRUE| if {expr} is a float with value NaN. >
6172 echo isnan(0.0 / 0.0)
6173< 1
6174
6175 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6176 Compute()->isnan()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006177<
6178 Return type: |Number|
6179
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006180
6181items({dict}) *items()*
6182 Return a |List| with all the key-value pairs of {dict}. Each
6183 |List| item is a list with two items: the key of a {dict}
6184 entry and the value of this entry. The |List| is in arbitrary
6185 order. Also see |keys()| and |values()|.
6186 Example: >
6187 for [key, value] in items(mydict)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006188 echo key .. ': ' .. value
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006189 endfor
Yegappan Lakshmanan49cdd622023-12-24 11:01:23 +01006190<
6191 A List or a String argument is also supported. In these
6192 cases, items() returns a List with the index and the value at
6193 the index.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006194
Yegappan Lakshmanan49cdd622023-12-24 11:01:23 +01006195 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006196 mydict->items()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006197<
6198 Return type: list<list<any>> or list<any>
6199
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006200
6201job_ functions are documented here: |job-functions-details|
6202
6203
6204join({list} [, {sep}]) *join()*
6205 Join the items in {list} together into one String.
6206 When {sep} is specified it is put in between the items. If
6207 {sep} is omitted a single space is used.
6208 Note that {sep} is not added at the end. You might want to
6209 add it there too: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006210 let lines = join(mylist, "\n") .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006211< String items are used as-is. |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are
6212 converted into a string like with |string()|.
6213 The opposite function is |split()|.
6214
6215 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6216 mylist->join()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006217<
6218 Return type: |String|
6219
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006220
6221js_decode({string}) *js_decode()*
6222 This is similar to |json_decode()| with these differences:
6223 - Object key names do not have to be in quotes.
6224 - Strings can be in single quotes.
6225 - Empty items in an array (between two commas) are allowed and
6226 result in v:none items.
6227
6228 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6229 ReadObject()->js_decode()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006230<
6231 Return type: any, depending on {varname}
6232
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006233
6234js_encode({expr}) *js_encode()*
6235 This is similar to |json_encode()| with these differences:
6236 - Object key names are not in quotes.
6237 - v:none items in an array result in an empty item between
6238 commas.
6239 For example, the Vim object:
6240 [1,v:none,{"one":1},v:none] ~
6241 Will be encoded as:
6242 [1,,{one:1},,] ~
6243 While json_encode() would produce:
6244 [1,null,{"one":1},null] ~
6245 This encoding is valid for JavaScript. It is more efficient
6246 than JSON, especially when using an array with optional items.
6247
6248 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6249 GetObject()->js_encode()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006250<
6251 Return type: |String|
6252
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006253
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00006254json_decode({string}) *json_decode()* *E491*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006255 This parses a JSON formatted string and returns the equivalent
6256 in Vim values. See |json_encode()| for the relation between
6257 JSON and Vim values.
6258 The decoding is permissive:
6259 - A trailing comma in an array and object is ignored, e.g.
6260 "[1, 2, ]" is the same as "[1, 2]".
6261 - Integer keys are accepted in objects, e.g. {1:2} is the
6262 same as {"1":2}.
6263 - More floating point numbers are recognized, e.g. "1." for
6264 "1.0", or "001.2" for "1.2". Special floating point values
6265 "Infinity", "-Infinity" and "NaN" (capitalization ignored)
6266 are accepted.
6267 - Leading zeroes in integer numbers are ignored, e.g. "012"
6268 for "12" or "-012" for "-12".
6269 - Capitalization is ignored in literal names null, true or
6270 false, e.g. "NULL" for "null", "True" for "true".
6271 - Control characters U+0000 through U+001F which are not
6272 escaped in strings are accepted, e.g. " " (tab
6273 character in string) for "\t".
6274 - An empty JSON expression or made of only spaces is accepted
6275 and results in v:none.
6276 - Backslash in an invalid 2-character sequence escape is
6277 ignored, e.g. "\a" is decoded as "a".
6278 - A correct surrogate pair in JSON strings should normally be
6279 a 12 character sequence such as "\uD834\uDD1E", but
6280 json_decode() silently accepts truncated surrogate pairs
6281 such as "\uD834" or "\uD834\u"
6282 *E938*
6283 A duplicate key in an object, valid in rfc7159, is not
6284 accepted by json_decode() as the result must be a valid Vim
6285 type, e.g. this fails: {"a":"b", "a":"c"}
6286
6287 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6288 ReadObject()->json_decode()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006289<
6290 Return type: any, depending on {varname}
6291
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006292
6293json_encode({expr}) *json_encode()*
6294 Encode {expr} as JSON and return this as a string.
6295 The encoding is specified in:
6296 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7159.html
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00006297 Vim values are converted as follows: *E1161*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006298 |Number| decimal number
6299 |Float| floating point number
6300 Float nan "NaN"
6301 Float inf "Infinity"
6302 Float -inf "-Infinity"
6303 |String| in double quotes (possibly null)
6304 |Funcref| not possible, error
6305 |List| as an array (possibly null); when
6306 used recursively: []
6307 |Dict| as an object (possibly null); when
6308 used recursively: {}
6309 |Blob| as an array of the individual bytes
6310 v:false "false"
6311 v:true "true"
6312 v:none "null"
6313 v:null "null"
6314 Note that NaN and Infinity are passed on as values. This is
6315 missing in the JSON standard, but several implementations do
6316 allow it. If not then you will get an error.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006317 If a string contains an illegal character then the replacement
6318 character 0xfffd is used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006319
6320 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6321 GetObject()->json_encode()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006322<
6323 Return type: |String|
6324
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006325
6326keys({dict}) *keys()*
6327 Return a |List| with all the keys of {dict}. The |List| is in
6328 arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |values()|.
6329
6330 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6331 mydict->keys()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006332<
6333 Return type: list<string>
6334
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006335
zeertzjqcdc83932022-09-12 13:38:41 +01006336keytrans({string}) *keytrans()*
6337 Turn the internal byte representation of keys into a form that
6338 can be used for |:map|. E.g. >
6339 :let xx = "\<C-Home>"
6340 :echo keytrans(xx)
6341< <C-Home>
6342
6343 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6344 "\<C-Home>"->keytrans()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006345<
6346 Return type: |String|
zeertzjqcdc83932022-09-12 13:38:41 +01006347
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006348
6349len({expr}) *len()* *E701*
6350 The result is a Number, which is the length of the argument.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006351 When {expr} is a String or a Number the length in bytes is
6352 used, as with |strlen()|.
6353 When {expr} is a |List| the number of items in the |List| is
6354 returned.
6355 When {expr} is a |Blob| the number of bytes is returned.
6356 When {expr} is a |Dictionary| the number of entries in the
6357 |Dictionary| is returned.
mityu7f0bba22024-03-29 10:14:41 +01006358 When {expr} is an |Object|, invokes the len() method in the
6359 object (if present) to get the length (|object-len()|).
6360 Otherwise returns zero.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006361
6362 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6363 mylist->len()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006364<
6365 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006366
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006367
6368 *libcall()* *E364* *E368*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006369libcall({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
6370 Call function {funcname} in the run-time library {libname}
6371 with single argument {argument}.
6372 This is useful to call functions in a library that you
6373 especially made to be used with Vim. Since only one argument
6374 is possible, calling standard library functions is rather
6375 limited.
6376 The result is the String returned by the function. If the
6377 function returns NULL, this will appear as an empty string ""
6378 to Vim.
6379 If the function returns a number, use libcallnr()!
6380 If {argument} is a number, it is passed to the function as an
6381 int; if {argument} is a string, it is passed as a
6382 null-terminated string.
6383 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
6384
6385 libcall() allows you to write your own 'plug-in' extensions to
6386 Vim without having to recompile the program. It is NOT a
6387 means to call system functions! If you try to do so Vim will
6388 very probably crash.
6389
6390 For Win32, the functions you write must be placed in a DLL
6391 and use the normal C calling convention (NOT Pascal which is
6392 used in Windows System DLLs). The function must take exactly
6393 one parameter, either a character pointer or a long integer,
6394 and must return a character pointer or NULL. The character
6395 pointer returned must point to memory that will remain valid
6396 after the function has returned (e.g. in static data in the
6397 DLL). If it points to allocated memory, that memory will
6398 leak away. Using a static buffer in the function should work,
6399 it's then freed when the DLL is unloaded.
6400
6401 WARNING: If the function returns a non-valid pointer, Vim may
6402 crash! This also happens if the function returns a number,
6403 because Vim thinks it's a pointer.
6404 For Win32 systems, {libname} should be the filename of the DLL
6405 without the ".DLL" suffix. A full path is only required if
6406 the DLL is not in the usual places.
6407 For Unix: When compiling your own plugins, remember that the
6408 object code must be compiled as position-independent ('PIC').
6409 {only in Win32 and some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
6410 feature is present}
6411 Examples: >
6412 :echo libcall("libc.so", "getenv", "HOME")
6413
6414< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
6415 third argument: >
6416 GetValue()->libcall("libc.so", "getenv")
6417<
6418 *libcallnr()*
6419libcallnr({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
6420 Just like |libcall()|, but used for a function that returns an
6421 int instead of a string.
6422 {only in Win32 on some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
6423 feature is present}
6424 Examples: >
6425 :echo libcallnr("/usr/lib/libc.so", "getpid", "")
6426 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "printf", "Hello World!\n")
6427 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "sleep", 10)
6428<
6429 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
6430 third argument: >
6431 GetValue()->libcallnr("libc.so", "printf")
6432<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006433 Return type: |String|
6434
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006435
6436line({expr} [, {winid}]) *line()*
6437 The result is a Number, which is the line number of the file
6438 position given with {expr}. The {expr} argument is a string.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02006439 See |getpos()| for accepted positions.
6440
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006441 To get the column number use |col()|. To get both use
6442 |getpos()|.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02006443
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006444 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
6445 that window instead of the current window.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02006446
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006447 Returns 0 for invalid values of {expr} and {winid}.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +02006448
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006449 Examples: >
6450 line(".") line number of the cursor
6451 line(".", winid) idem, in window "winid"
6452 line("'t") line number of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006453 line("'" .. marker) line number of mark marker
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006454<
6455 To jump to the last known position when opening a file see
6456 |last-position-jump|.
6457
6458 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6459 GetValue()->line()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006460<
6461 Return type: |Number|
6462
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006463
6464line2byte({lnum}) *line2byte()*
6465 Return the byte count from the start of the buffer for line
6466 {lnum}. This includes the end-of-line character, depending on
6467 the 'fileformat' option for the current buffer. The first
6468 line returns 1. 'encoding' matters, 'fileencoding' is ignored.
6469 This can also be used to get the byte count for the line just
6470 below the last line: >
6471 line2byte(line("$") + 1)
6472< This is the buffer size plus one. If 'fileencoding' is empty
6473 it is the file size plus one. {lnum} is used like with
6474 |getline()|. When {lnum} is invalid, or the |+byte_offset|
6475 feature has been disabled at compile time, -1 is returned.
6476 Also see |byte2line()|, |go| and |:goto|.
6477
6478 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6479 GetLnum()->line2byte()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006480<
6481 Return type: |Number|
6482
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006483
6484lispindent({lnum}) *lispindent()*
6485 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the lisp
6486 indenting rules, as with 'lisp'.
6487 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
6488 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01006489 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006490 error is given.
6491
6492 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6493 GetLnum()->lispindent()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006494<
6495 Return type: |Number|
6496
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006497
6498list2blob({list}) *list2blob()*
6499 Return a Blob concatenating all the number values in {list}.
6500 Examples: >
6501 list2blob([1, 2, 3, 4]) returns 0z01020304
6502 list2blob([]) returns 0z
6503< Returns an empty Blob on error. If one of the numbers is
6504 negative or more than 255 error *E1239* is given.
6505
6506 |blob2list()| does the opposite.
6507
6508 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6509 GetList()->list2blob()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006510<
6511 Return type: |Blob|
6512
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006513
6514list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) *list2str()*
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006515 Convert each number in {list} to a character string and
6516 concatenates them all. Examples: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006517 list2str([32]) returns " "
6518 list2str([65, 66, 67]) returns "ABC"
6519< The same can be done (slowly) with: >
6520 join(map(list, {nr, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
6521< |str2list()| does the opposite.
6522
6523 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
6524 When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
6525 With UTF-8 composing characters work as expected: >
6526 list2str([97, 769]) returns "á"
6527<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006528 Returns an empty string on error.
6529
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006530 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6531 GetList()->list2str()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006532<
6533 Return type: |String|
6534
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006535
6536listener_add({callback} [, {buf}]) *listener_add()*
6537 Add a callback function that will be invoked when changes have
6538 been made to buffer {buf}.
6539 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
6540 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
6541 buffer is used.
6542 Returns a unique ID that can be passed to |listener_remove()|.
6543
6544 The {callback} is invoked with five arguments:
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00006545 bufnr the buffer that was changed
6546 start first changed line number
6547 end first line number below the change
6548 added number of lines added, negative if lines were
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006549 deleted
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00006550 changes a List of items with details about the changes
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006551
6552 Example: >
6553 func Listener(bufnr, start, end, added, changes)
6554 echo 'lines ' .. a:start .. ' until ' .. a:end .. ' changed'
6555 endfunc
6556 call listener_add('Listener', bufnr)
6557
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00006558< The List cannot be changed. Each item in "changes" is a
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006559 dictionary with these entries:
6560 lnum the first line number of the change
6561 end the first line below the change
6562 added number of lines added; negative if lines were
6563 deleted
6564 col first column in "lnum" that was affected by
6565 the change; one if unknown or the whole line
6566 was affected; this is a byte index, first
6567 character has a value of one.
Bram Moolenaar3c053a12022-10-16 13:11:12 +01006568 When lines are inserted (not when a line is split, e.g. by
6569 typing CR in Insert mode) the values are:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006570 lnum line above which the new line is added
6571 end equal to "lnum"
6572 added number of lines inserted
6573 col 1
6574 When lines are deleted the values are:
6575 lnum the first deleted line
6576 end the line below the first deleted line, before
6577 the deletion was done
6578 added negative, number of lines deleted
6579 col 1
6580 When lines are changed:
6581 lnum the first changed line
6582 end the line below the last changed line
6583 added 0
6584 col first column with a change or 1
6585
6586 The entries are in the order the changes were made, thus the
6587 most recent change is at the end. The line numbers are valid
6588 when the callback is invoked, but later changes may make them
6589 invalid, thus keeping a copy for later might not work.
6590
6591 The {callback} is invoked just before the screen is updated,
6592 when |listener_flush()| is called or when a change is being
6593 made that changes the line count in a way it causes a line
6594 number in the list of changes to become invalid.
6595
6596 The {callback} is invoked with the text locked, see
6597 |textlock|. If you do need to make changes to the buffer, use
6598 a timer to do this later |timer_start()|.
6599
6600 The {callback} is not invoked when the buffer is first loaded.
6601 Use the |BufReadPost| autocmd event to handle the initial text
6602 of a buffer.
6603 The {callback} is also not invoked when the buffer is
6604 unloaded, use the |BufUnload| autocmd event for that.
6605
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006606 Returns zero if {callback} or {buf} is invalid.
6607
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006608 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
6609 second argument: >
6610 GetBuffer()->listener_add(callback)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006611<
6612 Return type: |Number|
6613
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006614
6615listener_flush([{buf}]) *listener_flush()*
6616 Invoke listener callbacks for buffer {buf}. If there are no
6617 pending changes then no callbacks are invoked.
6618
6619 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
6620 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
6621 buffer is used.
6622
6623 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6624 GetBuffer()->listener_flush()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006625<
6626 Return type: |Number|
6627
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006628
6629listener_remove({id}) *listener_remove()*
6630 Remove a listener previously added with listener_add().
6631 Returns FALSE when {id} could not be found, TRUE when {id} was
6632 removed.
6633
6634 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6635 GetListenerId()->listener_remove()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006636<
6637 Return type: |Number|
6638
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006639
6640localtime() *localtime()*
6641 Return the current time, measured as seconds since 1st Jan
6642 1970. See also |strftime()|, |strptime()| and |getftime()|.
6643
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006644 Return type: |Number|
6645
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006646
6647log({expr}) *log()*
6648 Return the natural logarithm (base e) of {expr} as a |Float|.
6649 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
6650 (0, inf].
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006651 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006652 Examples: >
6653 :echo log(10)
6654< 2.302585 >
6655 :echo log(exp(5))
6656< 5.0
6657
6658 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6659 Compute()->log()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006660<
6661 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006662
6663
6664log10({expr}) *log10()*
6665 Return the logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10 as a |Float|.
6666 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006667 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006668 Examples: >
6669 :echo log10(1000)
6670< 3.0 >
6671 :echo log10(0.01)
6672< -2.0
6673
6674 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6675 Compute()->log10()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006676<
6677 Return type: |Float|
6678
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006679
6680luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) *luaeval()*
6681 Evaluate Lua expression {expr} and return its result converted
6682 to Vim data structures. Second {expr} may hold additional
6683 argument accessible as _A inside first {expr}.
6684 Strings are returned as they are.
6685 Boolean objects are converted to numbers.
Bram Moolenaar73e28dc2022-09-17 21:08:33 +01006686 Numbers are converted to |Float| values.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006687 Dictionaries and lists obtained by vim.eval() are returned
6688 as-is.
6689 Other objects are returned as zero without any errors.
6690 See |lua-luaeval| for more details.
6691 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6692 to {expr}.
6693
6694 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6695 GetExpr()->luaeval()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006696<
6697 Return type: any, depending on {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006698
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006699 {only available when compiled with the |+lua| feature}
6700
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006701
6702map({expr1}, {expr2}) *map()*
6703 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00006704 When {expr1} is a |List| or |Dictionary|, replace each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006705 item in {expr1} with the result of evaluating {expr2}.
6706 For a |Blob| each byte is replaced.
6707 For a |String|, each character, including composing
6708 characters, is replaced.
6709 If the item type changes you may want to use |mapnew()| to
6710 create a new List or Dictionary. This is required when using
6711 Vim9 script.
6712
6713 {expr2} must be a |String| or |Funcref|.
6714
6715 If {expr2} is a |String|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
6716 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
6717 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
6718 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
6719 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
6720 current character.
6721 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006722 :call map(mylist, '"> " .. v:val .. " <"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006723< This puts "> " before and " <" after each item in "mylist".
6724
6725 Note that {expr2} is the result of an expression and is then
6726 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
6727 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes. You
6728 still have to double ' quotes
6729
6730 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it is called with two arguments:
6731 1. The key or the index of the current item.
6732 2. the value of the current item.
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00006733 With a legacy script lambda you don't get an error if it only
6734 accepts one argument, but with a Vim9 lambda you get "E1106:
6735 One argument too many", the number of arguments must match.
6736
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006737 The function must return the new value of the item. Example
6738 that changes each value by "key-value": >
6739 func KeyValue(key, val)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006740 return a:key .. '-' .. a:val
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006741 endfunc
6742 call map(myDict, function('KeyValue'))
6743< It is shorter when using a |lambda|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006744 call map(myDict, {key, val -> key .. '-' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006745< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006746 call map(myDict, {key -> 'item: ' .. key})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006747< If you do not use "key" you can use a short name: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006748 call map(myDict, {_, val -> 'item: ' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006749<
6750 The operation is done in-place for a |List| and |Dictionary|.
6751 If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006752 :let tlist = map(copy(mylist), ' v:val .. "\t"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006753
6754< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
6755 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
6756 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
6757 further items in {expr1} are processed.
6758 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
6759 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
6760
6761 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6762 mylist->map(expr2)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006763<
6764 Return type: |String|, |Blob|, list<{type}> or dict<{type}>
6765 depending on {expr1}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006766
6767
6768maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]]) *maparg()*
6769 When {dict} is omitted or zero: Return the rhs of mapping
6770 {name} in mode {mode}. The returned String has special
6771 characters translated like in the output of the ":map" command
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01006772 listing. When {dict} is TRUE a dictionary is returned, see
6773 below. To get a list of all mappings see |maplist()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006774
6775 When there is no mapping for {name}, an empty String is
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006776 returned if {dict} is FALSE, otherwise returns an empty Dict.
6777 When the mapping for {name} is empty, then "<Nop>" is
6778 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006779
6780 The {name} can have special key names, like in the ":map"
6781 command.
6782
6783 {mode} can be one of these strings:
6784 "n" Normal
6785 "v" Visual (including Select)
6786 "o" Operator-pending
6787 "i" Insert
6788 "c" Cmd-line
6789 "s" Select
6790 "x" Visual
6791 "l" langmap |language-mapping|
6792 "t" Terminal-Job
6793 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
6794 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
6795
6796 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
6797 instead of mappings.
6798
6799 When {dict} is there and it is |TRUE| return a dictionary
6800 containing all the information of the mapping with the
Ernie Rael659c2402022-04-24 18:40:28 +01006801 following items: *mapping-dict*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006802 "lhs" The {lhs} of the mapping as it would be typed
6803 "lhsraw" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes
6804 "lhsrawalt" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes, alternate
6805 form, only present when it differs from "lhsraw"
6806 "rhs" The {rhs} of the mapping as typed.
6807 "silent" 1 for a |:map-silent| mapping, else 0.
6808 "noremap" 1 if the {rhs} of the mapping is not remappable.
6809 "script" 1 if mapping was defined with <script>.
6810 "expr" 1 for an expression mapping (|:map-<expr>|).
6811 "buffer" 1 for a buffer local mapping (|:map-local|).
6812 "mode" Modes for which the mapping is defined. In
6813 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
6814 characters will be used:
6815 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
6816 "!" Insert and Commandline mode
6817 (|mapmode-ic|)
6818 "sid" The script local ID, used for <sid> mappings
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01006819 (|<SID>|). Negative for special contexts.
Bram Moolenaara9528b32022-01-18 20:51:35 +00006820 "scriptversion" The version of the script. 999999 for
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01006821 |Vim9| script.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006822 "lnum" The line number in "sid", zero if unknown.
6823 "nowait" Do not wait for other, longer mappings.
6824 (|:map-<nowait>|).
Bram Moolenaar921bde82022-05-09 19:50:35 +01006825 "abbr" True if this is an abbreviation |abbreviations|.
Ernie Raeld8f5f762022-05-10 17:50:39 +01006826 "mode_bits" Vim's internal binary representation of "mode".
6827 |mapset()| ignores this; only "mode" is used.
6828 See |maplist()| for usage examples. The values
6829 are from src/vim.h and may change in the future.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006830
6831 The dictionary can be used to restore a mapping with
6832 |mapset()|.
6833
6834 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
6835 then the global mappings.
6836 This function can be used to map a key even when it's already
6837 mapped, and have it do the original mapping too. Sketch: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006838 exe 'nnoremap <Tab> ==' .. maparg('<Tab>', 'n')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006839
6840< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6841 GetKey()->maparg('n')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006842<
6843 Return type: |String| or dict<any> depending on {dict}
6844
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006845
6846mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *mapcheck()*
6847 Check if there is a mapping that matches with {name} in mode
6848 {mode}. See |maparg()| for {mode} and special names in
6849 {name}.
6850 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
6851 instead of mappings.
6852 A match happens with a mapping that starts with {name} and
6853 with a mapping which is equal to the start of {name}.
6854
6855 matches mapping "a" "ab" "abc" ~
6856 mapcheck("a") yes yes yes
6857 mapcheck("abc") yes yes yes
6858 mapcheck("ax") yes no no
6859 mapcheck("b") no no no
6860
6861 The difference with maparg() is that mapcheck() finds a
6862 mapping that matches with {name}, while maparg() only finds a
6863 mapping for {name} exactly.
6864 When there is no mapping that starts with {name}, an empty
6865 String is returned. If there is one, the RHS of that mapping
6866 is returned. If there are several mappings that start with
6867 {name}, the RHS of one of them is returned. This will be
6868 "<Nop>" if the RHS is empty.
6869 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
6870 then the global mappings.
6871 This function can be used to check if a mapping can be added
6872 without being ambiguous. Example: >
6873 :if mapcheck("_vv") == ""
6874 : map _vv :set guifont=7x13<CR>
6875 :endif
6876< This avoids adding the "_vv" mapping when there already is a
6877 mapping for "_v" or for "_vvv".
6878
6879 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6880 GetKey()->mapcheck('n')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006881<
6882 Return type: |String|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006883
6884
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01006885maplist([{abbr}]) *maplist()*
6886 Returns a |List| of all mappings. Each List item is a |Dict|,
6887 the same as what is returned by |maparg()|, see
6888 |mapping-dict|. When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use
6889 abbreviations instead of mappings.
6890
6891 Example to show all mappings with 'MultiMatch' in rhs: >
6892 vim9script
6893 echo maplist()->filter(
6894 (_, m) => match(m.rhs, 'MultiMatch') >= 0)
Ernie Raeld8f5f762022-05-10 17:50:39 +01006895< It can be tricky to find mappings for particular |:map-modes|.
6896 |mapping-dict|'s "mode_bits" can simplify this. For example,
6897 the mode_bits for Normal, Insert or Command-line modes are
6898 0x19. To find all the mappings available in those modes you
6899 can do: >
6900 vim9script
6901 var saved_maps = []
6902 for m in maplist()
6903 if and(m.mode_bits, 0x19) != 0
6904 saved_maps->add(m)
6905 endif
6906 endfor
6907 echo saved_maps->mapnew((_, m) => m.lhs)
6908< The values of the mode_bits are defined in Vim's src/vim.h
6909 file and they can be discovered at runtime using
6910 |:map-commands| and "maplist()". Example: >
6911 vim9script
6912 omap xyzzy <Nop>
6913 var op_bit = maplist()->filter(
6914 (_, m) => m.lhs == 'xyzzy')[0].mode_bits
6915 ounmap xyzzy
6916 echo printf("Operator-pending mode bit: 0x%x", op_bit)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006917<
6918 Return type: list<dict<any>>
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01006919
6920
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006921mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) *mapnew()*
6922 Like |map()| but instead of replacing items in {expr1} a new
6923 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
6924 unchanged. Items can still be changed by {expr2}, if you
6925 don't want that use |deepcopy()| first.
6926
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006927 Return type: |String|, |Blob|, list<{type}> or dict<{type}>
6928 depending on {expr1}
6929
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006930
6931mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) *mapset()*
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01006932mapset({dict})
6933 Restore a mapping from a dictionary, possibly returned by
6934 |maparg()| or |maplist()|. A buffer mapping, when dict.buffer
6935 is true, is set on the current buffer; it is up to the caller
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01006936 to ensure that the intended buffer is the current buffer. This
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01006937 feature allows copying mappings from one buffer to another.
6938 The dict.mode value may restore a single mapping that covers
6939 more than one mode, like with mode values of '!', ' ', 'nox',
6940 or 'v'. *E1276*
6941
6942 In the first form, {mode} and {abbr} should be the same as
6943 for the call to |maparg()|. *E460*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006944 {mode} is used to define the mode in which the mapping is set,
6945 not the "mode" entry in {dict}.
6946 Example for saving and restoring a mapping: >
6947 let save_map = maparg('K', 'n', 0, 1)
6948 nnoremap K somethingelse
6949 ...
6950 call mapset('n', 0, save_map)
6951< Note that if you are going to replace a map in several modes,
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01006952 e.g. with `:map!`, you need to save/restore the mapping for
6953 all of them, when they might differ.
6954
6955 In the second form, with {dict} as the only argument, mode
6956 and abbr are taken from the dict.
6957 Example: >
6958 vim9script
6959 var save_maps = maplist()->filter(
6960 (_, m) => m.lhs == 'K')
6961 nnoremap K somethingelse
6962 cnoremap K somethingelse2
6963 # ...
6964 unmap K
6965 for d in save_maps
6966 mapset(d)
6967 endfor
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02006968<
6969 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006970
6971
6972match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *match()*
6973 When {expr} is a |List| then this returns the index of the
6974 first item where {pat} matches. Each item is used as a
6975 String, |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are used as echoed.
6976
6977 Otherwise, {expr} is used as a String. The result is a
6978 Number, which gives the index (byte offset) in {expr} where
6979 {pat} matches.
6980
6981 A match at the first character or |List| item returns zero.
6982 If there is no match -1 is returned.
6983
6984 For getting submatches see |matchlist()|.
6985 Example: >
6986 :echo match("testing", "ing") " results in 4
6987 :echo match([1, 'x'], '\a') " results in 1
6988< See |string-match| for how {pat} is used.
6989 *strpbrk()*
6990 Vim doesn't have a strpbrk() function. But you can do: >
6991 :let sepidx = match(line, '[.,;: \t]')
6992< *strcasestr()*
6993 Vim doesn't have a strcasestr() function. But you can add
6994 "\c" to the pattern to ignore case: >
6995 :let idx = match(haystack, '\cneedle')
6996<
6997 If {start} is given, the search starts from byte index
6998 {start} in a String or item {start} in a |List|.
6999 The result, however, is still the index counted from the
7000 first character/item. Example: >
7001 :echo match("testing", "ing", 2)
7002< result is again "4". >
7003 :echo match("testing", "ing", 4)
7004< result is again "4". >
7005 :echo match("testing", "t", 2)
7006< result is "3".
7007 For a String, if {start} > 0 then it is like the string starts
7008 {start} bytes later, thus "^" will match at {start}. Except
7009 when {count} is given, then it's like matches before the
7010 {start} byte are ignored (this is a bit complicated to keep it
7011 backwards compatible).
7012 For a String, if {start} < 0, it will be set to 0. For a list
7013 the index is counted from the end.
7014 If {start} is out of range ({start} > strlen({expr}) for a
7015 String or {start} > len({expr}) for a |List|) -1 is returned.
7016
7017 When {count} is given use the {count}'th match. When a match
7018 is found in a String the search for the next one starts one
7019 character further. Thus this example results in 1: >
7020 echo match("testing", "..", 0, 2)
7021< In a |List| the search continues in the next item.
7022 Note that when {count} is added the way {start} works changes,
7023 see above.
7024
Yegappan Lakshmanana35235e2024-02-24 10:09:43 +01007025 *match-pattern*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007026 See |pattern| for the patterns that are accepted.
7027 The 'ignorecase' option is used to set the ignore-caseness of
7028 the pattern. 'smartcase' is NOT used. The matching is always
7029 done like 'magic' is set and 'cpoptions' is empty.
7030 Note that a match at the start is preferred, thus when the
7031 pattern is using "*" (any number of matches) it tends to find
7032 zero matches at the start instead of a number of matches
7033 further down in the text.
7034
7035 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7036 GetText()->match('word')
7037 GetList()->match('word')
7038<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007039 Return type: |Number|
7040
7041
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00007042 *matchadd()* *E290* *E798* *E799* *E801* *E957*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007043matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
7044 Defines a pattern to be highlighted in the current window (a
7045 "match"). It will be highlighted with {group}. Returns an
7046 identification number (ID), which can be used to delete the
7047 match using |matchdelete()|. The ID is bound to the window.
7048 Matching is case sensitive and magic, unless case sensitivity
7049 or magicness are explicitly overridden in {pattern}. The
7050 'magic', 'smartcase' and 'ignorecase' options are not used.
7051 The "Conceal" value is special, it causes the match to be
7052 concealed.
7053
7054 The optional {priority} argument assigns a priority to the
7055 match. A match with a high priority will have its
7056 highlighting overrule that of a match with a lower priority.
7057 A priority is specified as an integer (negative numbers are no
7058 exception). If the {priority} argument is not specified, the
7059 default priority is 10. The priority of 'hlsearch' is zero,
7060 hence all matches with a priority greater than zero will
7061 overrule it. Syntax highlighting (see 'syntax') is a separate
7062 mechanism, and regardless of the chosen priority a match will
7063 always overrule syntax highlighting.
7064
7065 The optional {id} argument allows the request for a specific
7066 match ID. If a specified ID is already taken, an error
7067 message will appear and the match will not be added. An ID
7068 is specified as a positive integer (zero excluded). IDs 1, 2
7069 and 3 are reserved for |:match|, |:2match| and |:3match|,
Bram Moolenaar2ecbe532022-07-29 21:36:21 +01007070 respectively. 3 is reserved for use by the |matchparen|
7071 plugin.
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01007072 If the {id} argument is not specified or -1, |matchadd()|
Bram Moolenaar9f573a82022-09-29 13:50:08 +01007073 automatically chooses a free ID, which is at least 1000.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007074
7075 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
7076 values. Currently this is used to specify a match specific
7077 conceal character that will be shown for |hl-Conceal|
7078 highlighted matches. The dict can have the following members:
7079
7080 conceal Special character to show instead of the
7081 match (only for |hl-Conceal| highlighted
7082 matches, see |:syn-cchar|)
7083 window Instead of the current window use the
7084 window with this number or window ID.
7085
7086 The number of matches is not limited, as it is the case with
7087 the |:match| commands.
7088
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007089 Returns -1 on error.
7090
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007091 Example: >
7092 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
7093 :let m = matchadd("MyGroup", "TODO")
7094< Deletion of the pattern: >
7095 :call matchdelete(m)
7096
7097< A list of matches defined by |matchadd()| and |:match| are
7098 available from |getmatches()|. All matches can be deleted in
7099 one operation by |clearmatches()|.
7100
7101 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7102 GetGroup()->matchadd('TODO')
7103<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007104 Return type: |Number|
7105
7106
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007107 *matchaddpos()*
7108matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
7109 Same as |matchadd()|, but requires a list of positions {pos}
7110 instead of a pattern. This command is faster than |matchadd()|
Shane Harperc1b39842024-07-17 19:40:40 +02007111 because it does not handle regular expressions and it sets
7112 buffer line boundaries to redraw screen. It is supposed to be
7113 used when fast match additions and deletions are required, for
7114 example to highlight matching parentheses.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007115
7116 {pos} is a list of positions. Each position can be one of
7117 these:
7118 - A number. This whole line will be highlighted. The first
7119 line has number 1.
7120 - A list with one number, e.g., [23]. The whole line with this
7121 number will be highlighted.
7122 - A list with two numbers, e.g., [23, 11]. The first number is
7123 the line number, the second one is the column number (first
7124 column is 1, the value must correspond to the byte index as
7125 |col()| would return). The character at this position will
7126 be highlighted.
7127 - A list with three numbers, e.g., [23, 11, 3]. As above, but
7128 the third number gives the length of the highlight in bytes.
7129
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007130 Returns -1 on error.
7131
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007132 Example: >
7133 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
7134 :let m = matchaddpos("MyGroup", [[23, 24], 34])
7135< Deletion of the pattern: >
7136 :call matchdelete(m)
7137
7138< Matches added by |matchaddpos()| are returned by
7139 |getmatches()|.
7140
7141 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7142 GetGroup()->matchaddpos([23, 11])
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007143<
7144 Return type: |Number|
7145
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007146
7147matcharg({nr}) *matcharg()*
7148 Selects the {nr} match item, as set with a |:match|,
7149 |:2match| or |:3match| command.
7150 Return a |List| with two elements:
7151 The name of the highlight group used
7152 The pattern used.
7153 When {nr} is not 1, 2 or 3 returns an empty |List|.
7154 When there is no match item set returns ['', ''].
7155 This is useful to save and restore a |:match|.
7156 Highlighting matches using the |:match| commands are limited
7157 to three matches. |matchadd()| does not have this limitation.
7158
7159 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7160 GetMatch()->matcharg()
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01007161<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007162 Return type: list<string>
7163
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01007164 *matchbufline()*
7165matchbufline({buf}, {pat}, {lnum}, {end}, [, {dict}])
7166 Returns the |List| of matches in lines from {lnum} to {end} in
7167 buffer {buf} where {pat} matches.
7168
7169 {lnum} and {end} can either be a line number or the string "$"
7170 to refer to the last line in {buf}.
7171
7172 The {dict} argument supports following items:
7173 submatches include submatch information (|/\(|)
7174
7175 For each match, a |Dict| with the following items is returned:
7176 byteidx starting byte index of the match
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08007177 lnum line number where there is a match
7178 text matched string
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01007179 Note that there can be multiple matches in a single line.
7180
7181 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
7182 |bufload()| if needed.
7183
Yegappan Lakshmanana35235e2024-02-24 10:09:43 +01007184 See |match-pattern| for information about the effect of some
7185 option settings on the pattern.
7186
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01007187 When {buf} is not a valid buffer, the buffer is not loaded or
7188 {lnum} or {end} is not valid then an error is given and an
7189 empty |List| is returned.
7190
7191 Examples: >
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08007192 " Assuming line 3 in buffer 5 contains "a"
7193 :echo matchbufline(5, '\<\k\+\>', 3, 3)
7194 [{'lnum': 3, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'a'}]
7195 " Assuming line 4 in buffer 10 contains "tik tok"
7196 :echo matchbufline(10, '\<\k\+\>', 1, 4)
7197 [{'lnum': 4, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'tik'}, {'lnum': 4, 'byteidx': 4, 'text': 'tok'}]
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01007198<
7199 If {submatch} is present and is v:true, then submatches like
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08007200 "\1", "\2", etc. are also returned. Example: >
7201 " Assuming line 2 in buffer 2 contains "acd"
7202 :echo matchbufline(2, '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)', 2, 2
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01007203 \ {'submatches': v:true})
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08007204 [{'lnum': 2, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'acd', 'submatches': ['a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']}]
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01007205< The "submatches" List always contains 9 items. If a submatch
7206 is not found, then an empty string is returned for that
7207 submatch.
7208
7209 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7210 GetBuffer()->matchbufline('mypat', 1, '$')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007211<
7212 Return type: list<dict<any>> or list<any>
7213
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007214
h-east624bb832024-11-09 18:37:32 +01007215matchdelete({id} [, {win}) *matchdelete()* *E802* *E803*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007216 Deletes a match with ID {id} previously defined by |matchadd()|
7217 or one of the |:match| commands. Returns 0 if successful,
7218 otherwise -1. See example for |matchadd()|. All matches can
7219 be deleted in one operation by |clearmatches()|.
7220 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
7221 window ID instead of the current window.
7222
7223 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7224 GetMatch()->matchdelete()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007225<
7226 Return type: |Number|
7227
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007228
7229matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchend()*
7230 Same as |match()|, but return the index of first character
7231 after the match. Example: >
7232 :echo matchend("testing", "ing")
7233< results in "7".
7234 *strspn()* *strcspn()*
7235 Vim doesn't have a strspn() or strcspn() function, but you can
7236 do it with matchend(): >
7237 :let span = matchend(line, '[a-zA-Z]')
7238 :let span = matchend(line, '[^a-zA-Z]')
7239< Except that -1 is returned when there are no matches.
7240
7241 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
7242 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 2)
7243< results in "7". >
7244 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 5)
7245< result is "-1".
7246 When {expr} is a |List| the result is equal to |match()|.
7247
7248 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7249 GetText()->matchend('word')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007250<
7251 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007252
7253
7254matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzy()*
7255 If {list} is a list of strings, then returns a |List| with all
7256 the strings in {list} that fuzzy match {str}. The strings in
7257 the returned list are sorted based on the matching score.
7258
7259 The optional {dict} argument always supports the following
7260 items:
zeertzjq9af2bc02022-05-11 14:15:37 +01007261 matchseq When this item is present return only matches
7262 that contain the characters in {str} in the
7263 given sequence.
Kazuyuki Miyagi47f1a552022-06-17 18:30:03 +01007264 limit Maximum number of matches in {list} to be
7265 returned. Zero means no limit.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007266
7267 If {list} is a list of dictionaries, then the optional {dict}
7268 argument supports the following additional items:
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01007269 key Key of the item which is fuzzy matched against
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007270 {str}. The value of this item should be a
7271 string.
7272 text_cb |Funcref| that will be called for every item
7273 in {list} to get the text for fuzzy matching.
7274 This should accept a dictionary item as the
7275 argument and return the text for that item to
7276 use for fuzzy matching.
7277
7278 {str} is treated as a literal string and regular expression
7279 matching is NOT supported. The maximum supported {str} length
7280 is 256.
7281
7282 When {str} has multiple words each separated by white space,
7283 then the list of strings that have all the words is returned.
7284
7285 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then an
7286 empty list is returned. If length of {str} is greater than
7287 256, then returns an empty list.
7288
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01007289 When {limit} is given, matchfuzzy() will find up to this
7290 number of matches in {list} and return them in sorted order.
7291
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00007292 Refer to |fuzzy-matching| for more information about fuzzy
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007293 matching strings.
7294
7295 Example: >
7296 :echo matchfuzzy(["clay", "crow"], "cay")
7297< results in ["clay"]. >
7298 :echo getbufinfo()->map({_, v -> v.name})->matchfuzzy("ndl")
7299< results in a list of buffer names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
7300 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("ndl", {'key' : 'name'})
7301< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
7302 names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
7303 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("spl",
7304 \ {'text_cb' : {v -> v.name}})
7305< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
7306 names fuzzy matching "spl". >
7307 :echo v:oldfiles->matchfuzzy("test")
7308< results in a list of file names fuzzy matching "test". >
7309 :let l = readfile("buffer.c")->matchfuzzy("str")
7310< results in a list of lines in "buffer.c" fuzzy matching "str". >
7311 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one')
7312< results in ['two one', 'one two']. >
7313 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one',
7314 \ {'matchseq': 1})
7315< results in ['two one'].
7316
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007317 Return type: list<string> or list<any>
7318
7319
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007320matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzypos()*
7321 Same as |matchfuzzy()|, but returns the list of matched
7322 strings, the list of character positions where characters
7323 in {str} matches and a list of matching scores. You can
7324 use |byteidx()| to convert a character position to a byte
7325 position.
7326
7327 If {str} matches multiple times in a string, then only the
7328 positions for the best match is returned.
7329
7330 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then a
7331 list with three empty list items is returned.
7332
7333 Example: >
7334 :echo matchfuzzypos(['testing'], 'tsg')
7335< results in [['testing'], [[0, 2, 6]], [99]] >
7336 :echo matchfuzzypos(['clay', 'lacy'], 'la')
7337< results in [['lacy', 'clay'], [[0, 1], [1, 2]], [153, 133]] >
7338 :echo [{'text': 'hello', 'id' : 10}]->matchfuzzypos('ll', {'key' : 'text'})
7339< results in [[{'id': 10, 'text': 'hello'}], [[2, 3]], [127]]
7340
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007341 Return type: list<list<any>>
7342
7343
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007344matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchlist()*
7345 Same as |match()|, but return a |List|. The first item in the
7346 list is the matched string, same as what matchstr() would
7347 return. Following items are submatches, like "\1", "\2", etc.
7348 in |:substitute|. When an optional submatch didn't match an
7349 empty string is used. Example: >
7350 echo matchlist('acd', '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)')
7351< Results in: ['acd', 'a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']
7352 When there is no match an empty list is returned.
7353
7354 You can pass in a List, but that is not very useful.
7355
7356 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7357 GetText()->matchlist('word')
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01007358<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007359 Return type: list<string> or list<any>
7360
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01007361 *matchstrlist()*
7362matchstrlist({list}, {pat} [, {dict}])
7363 Returns the |List| of matches in {list} where {pat} matches.
7364 {list} is a |List| of strings. {pat} is matched against each
7365 string in {list}.
7366
7367 The {dict} argument supports following items:
7368 submatches include submatch information (|/\(|)
7369
7370 For each match, a |Dict| with the following items is returned:
7371 byteidx starting byte index of the match.
7372 idx index in {list} of the match.
7373 text matched string
7374 submatches a List of submatches. Present only if
7375 "submatches" is set to v:true in {dict}.
7376
Yegappan Lakshmanana35235e2024-02-24 10:09:43 +01007377 See |match-pattern| for information about the effect of some
7378 option settings on the pattern.
7379
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01007380 Example: >
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08007381 :echo matchstrlist(['tik tok'], '\<\k\+\>')
7382 [{'idx': 0, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'tik'}, {'idx': 0, 'byteidx': 4, 'text': 'tok'}]
7383 :echo matchstrlist(['a', 'b'], '\<\k\+\>')
7384 [{'idx': 0, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'a'}, {'idx': 1, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'b'}]
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01007385<
7386 If "submatches" is present and is v:true, then submatches like
7387 "\1", "\2", etc. are also returned. Example: >
7388 :echo matchstrlist(['acd'], '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)',
7389 \ #{submatches: v:true})
7390 [{'idx': 0, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'acd', 'submatches': ['a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']}]
7391< The "submatches" List always contains 9 items. If a submatch
7392 is not found, then an empty string is returned for that
7393 submatch.
7394
7395 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7396 GetListOfStrings()->matchstrlist('mypat')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007397<
7398 Return type: list<dict<any>> or list<any>
7399
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007400
7401matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstr()*
7402 Same as |match()|, but return the matched string. Example: >
7403 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing")
7404< results in "ing".
7405 When there is no match "" is returned.
7406 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
7407 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 2)
7408< results in "ing". >
7409 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 5)
7410< result is "".
7411 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item is returned.
7412 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
7413
7414 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7415 GetText()->matchstr('word')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007416<
7417 Return type: |String|
7418
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007419
7420matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstrpos()*
7421 Same as |matchstr()|, but return the matched string, the start
7422 position and the end position of the match. Example: >
7423 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing")
7424< results in ["ing", 4, 7].
7425 When there is no match ["", -1, -1] is returned.
7426 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
7427 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 2)
7428< results in ["ing", 4, 7]. >
7429 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 5)
7430< result is ["", -1, -1].
7431 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item, the index
7432 of first item where {pat} matches, the start position and the
7433 end position of the match are returned. >
7434 :echo matchstrpos([1, '__x'], '\a')
7435< result is ["x", 1, 2, 3].
7436 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
7437
7438 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7439 GetText()->matchstrpos('word')
7440<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007441 Return type: list<any>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007442
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007443
7444max({expr}) *max()*
7445 Return the maximum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007446 echo max([apples, pears, oranges])
7447
7448< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
7449 it returns the maximum of all values in the Dictionary.
7450 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
7451 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
7452 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
7453
7454 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7455 mylist->max()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007456<
7457 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007458
7459
7460menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) *menu_info()*
7461 Return information about the specified menu {name} in
7462 mode {mode}. The menu name should be specified without the
7463 shortcut character ('&'). If {name} is "", then the top-level
7464 menu names are returned.
7465
7466 {mode} can be one of these strings:
7467 "n" Normal
7468 "v" Visual (including Select)
7469 "o" Operator-pending
7470 "i" Insert
7471 "c" Cmd-line
7472 "s" Select
7473 "x" Visual
7474 "t" Terminal-Job
7475 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
7476 "!" Insert and Cmd-line
7477 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
7478
7479 Returns a |Dictionary| containing the following items:
7480 accel menu item accelerator text |menu-text|
7481 display display name (name without '&')
7482 enabled v:true if this menu item is enabled
7483 Refer to |:menu-enable|
7484 icon name of the icon file (for toolbar)
7485 |toolbar-icon|
7486 iconidx index of a built-in icon
7487 modes modes for which the menu is defined. In
7488 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
7489 characters will be used:
7490 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
7491 name menu item name.
7492 noremenu v:true if the {rhs} of the menu item is not
7493 remappable else v:false.
7494 priority menu order priority |menu-priority|
7495 rhs right-hand-side of the menu item. The returned
7496 string has special characters translated like
7497 in the output of the ":menu" command listing.
7498 When the {rhs} of a menu item is empty, then
7499 "<Nop>" is returned.
7500 script v:true if script-local remapping of {rhs} is
7501 allowed else v:false. See |:menu-script|.
7502 shortcut shortcut key (character after '&' in
7503 the menu name) |menu-shortcut|
7504 silent v:true if the menu item is created
7505 with <silent> argument |:menu-silent|
7506 submenus |List| containing the names of
7507 all the submenus. Present only if the menu
7508 item has submenus.
7509
7510 Returns an empty dictionary if the menu item is not found.
7511
7512 Examples: >
7513 :echo menu_info('Edit.Cut')
7514 :echo menu_info('File.Save', 'n')
7515
7516 " Display the entire menu hierarchy in a buffer
7517 func ShowMenu(name, pfx)
7518 let m = menu_info(a:name)
7519 call append(line('$'), a:pfx .. m.display)
7520 for child in m->get('submenus', [])
7521 call ShowMenu(a:name .. '.' .. escape(child, '.'),
7522 \ a:pfx .. ' ')
7523 endfor
7524 endfunc
7525 new
7526 for topmenu in menu_info('').submenus
7527 call ShowMenu(topmenu, '')
7528 endfor
7529<
7530 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7531 GetMenuName()->menu_info('v')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007532<
7533 Return type: dict<any>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007534
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007535min({expr}) *min()*
7536 Return the minimum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007537 echo min([apples, pears, oranges])
7538
7539< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
7540 it returns the minimum of all values in the Dictionary.
7541 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
7542 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
7543 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
7544
7545 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7546 mylist->min()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007547<
7548 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007549
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007550
7551mkdir({name} [, {flags} [, {prot}]]) *mkdir()* *E739*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007552 Create directory {name}.
7553
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00007554 When {flags} is present it must be a string. An empty string
7555 has no effect.
Bram Moolenaar6f14da12022-09-07 21:30:44 +01007556
Christian Brabandtd6d4e132024-06-13 21:21:41 +02007557 {flags} can contain these character flags:
7558 "p" intermediate directories will be created as necessary
7559 "D" {name} will be deleted at the end of the current
Christian Brabandtc509c002024-06-14 20:22:05 +02007560 function, but not recursively |:defer|
Christian Brabandtd6d4e132024-06-13 21:21:41 +02007561 "R" {name} will be deleted recursively at the end of the
Christian Brabandtc509c002024-06-14 20:22:05 +02007562 current function |:defer|
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00007563
Christian Brabandtd6d4e132024-06-13 21:21:41 +02007564 Note that when {name} has more than one part and "p" is used
Bram Moolenaar6f14da12022-09-07 21:30:44 +01007565 some directories may already exist. Only the first one that
7566 is created and what it contains is scheduled to be deleted.
7567 E.g. when using: >
7568 call mkdir('subdir/tmp/autoload', 'pR')
7569< and "subdir" already exists then "subdir/tmp" will be
7570 scheduled for deletion, like with: >
7571 defer delete('subdir/tmp', 'rf')
7572< Note that if scheduling the defer fails the directory is not
7573 deleted. This should only happen when out of memory.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007574
7575 If {prot} is given it is used to set the protection bits of
7576 the new directory. The default is 0o755 (rwxr-xr-x: r/w for
7577 the user, readable for others). Use 0o700 to make it
7578 unreadable for others. This is only used for the last part of
7579 {name}. Thus if you create /tmp/foo/bar then /tmp/foo will be
7580 created with 0o755.
7581 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007582 :call mkdir($HOME .. "/tmp/foo/bar", "p", 0o700)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007583
7584< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7585
7586 There is no error if the directory already exists and the "p"
7587 flag is passed (since patch 8.0.1708). However, without the
7588 "p" option the call will fail.
7589
7590 The function result is a Number, which is TRUE if the call was
7591 successful or FALSE if the directory creation failed or partly
7592 failed.
7593
7594 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
7595 :if exists("*mkdir")
7596
7597< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7598 GetName()->mkdir()
7599<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007600 Return type: |Number|
7601
7602
7603mode([{expr}]) *mode()*
7604 Return a string that indicates the current mode.
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02007605 If {expr} is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007606 a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then the full mode is
7607 returned, otherwise only the first letter is returned.
7608 Also see |state()|.
7609
7610 n Normal
7611 no Operator-pending
7612 nov Operator-pending (forced characterwise |o_v|)
7613 noV Operator-pending (forced linewise |o_V|)
7614 noCTRL-V Operator-pending (forced blockwise |o_CTRL-V|);
7615 CTRL-V is one character
7616 niI Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Insert-mode|
7617 niR Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Replace-mode|
7618 niV Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Virtual-Replace-mode|
7619 nt Terminal-Normal (insert goes to Terminal-Job mode)
7620 v Visual by character
7621 vs Visual by character using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
7622 V Visual by line
7623 Vs Visual by line using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
7624 CTRL-V Visual blockwise
7625 CTRL-Vs Visual blockwise using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
7626 s Select by character
7627 S Select by line
7628 CTRL-S Select blockwise
7629 i Insert
7630 ic Insert mode completion |compl-generic|
7631 ix Insert mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
7632 R Replace |R|
7633 Rc Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
7634 Rx Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
7635 Rv Virtual Replace |gR|
7636 Rvc Virtual Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
7637 Rvx Virtual Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
7638 c Command-line editing
h-east71ebf3b2023-09-03 17:12:55 +02007639 ct Command-line editing via Terminal-Job mode
zeertzjqfcaeb3d2023-11-28 20:46:29 +01007640 cr Command-line editing overstrike mode |c_<Insert>|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007641 cv Vim Ex mode |gQ|
zeertzjqfcaeb3d2023-11-28 20:46:29 +01007642 cvr Vim Ex mode while in overstrike mode |c_<Insert>|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007643 ce Normal Ex mode |Q|
7644 r Hit-enter prompt
7645 rm The -- more -- prompt
7646 r? A |:confirm| query of some sort
7647 ! Shell or external command is executing
7648 t Terminal-Job mode: keys go to the job
7649
7650 This is useful in the 'statusline' option or when used
7651 with |remote_expr()| In most other places it always returns
7652 "c" or "n".
7653 Note that in the future more modes and more specific modes may
7654 be added. It's better not to compare the whole string but only
7655 the leading character(s).
7656 Also see |visualmode()|.
7657
7658 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7659 DoFull()->mode()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007660<
7661 Return type: |String|
7662
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007663
7664mzeval({expr}) *mzeval()*
7665 Evaluate MzScheme expression {expr} and return its result
7666 converted to Vim data structures.
7667 Numbers and strings are returned as they are.
7668 Pairs (including lists and improper lists) and vectors are
7669 returned as Vim |Lists|.
7670 Hash tables are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with keys
7671 converted to strings.
7672 All other types are converted to string with display function.
7673 Examples: >
7674 :mz (define l (list 1 2 3))
7675 :mz (define h (make-hash)) (hash-set! h "list" l)
7676 :echo mzeval("l")
7677 :echo mzeval("h")
7678<
7679 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
7680 to {expr}.
7681
7682 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7683 GetExpr()->mzeval()
7684<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007685 Return type: any, depending on {expr}
7686
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007687 {only available when compiled with the |+mzscheme| feature}
7688
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007689
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007690nextnonblank({lnum}) *nextnonblank()*
7691 Return the line number of the first line at or below {lnum}
7692 that is not blank. Example: >
7693 if getline(nextnonblank(1)) =~ "Java"
7694< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
7695 below it, zero is returned.
7696 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
7697 See also |prevnonblank()|.
7698
7699 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7700 GetLnum()->nextnonblank()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007701<
7702 Return type: |Number|
7703
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007704
Christ van Willegenc0786752025-02-01 15:42:16 +01007705ngettext({single}, {plural}, {number}[, {domain}) *ngettext()*
7706 Return a string that contains the correct value for a
7707 message based on the rules for plural form(s) in
7708 a language. Examples: >
7709 ngettext("File", "Files", 2) # returns "Files"
7710<
7711 Can be used as a |method|: >
7712 1->ngettext("File", "Files") # returns "File"
7713<
7714 See |gettext()| for information on the domain parameter.
7715
7716 Return type: |String|
7717
7718
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007719nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) *nr2char()*
7720 Return a string with a single character, which has the number
7721 value {expr}. Examples: >
7722 nr2char(64) returns "@"
7723 nr2char(32) returns " "
7724< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
7725 Example for "utf-8": >
7726 nr2char(300) returns I with bow character
7727< When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
7728 Note that a NUL character in the file is specified with
7729 nr2char(10), because NULs are represented with newline
7730 characters. nr2char(0) is a real NUL and terminates the
7731 string, thus results in an empty string.
7732 To turn a list of character numbers into a string: >
7733 let list = [65, 66, 67]
7734 let str = join(map(list, {_, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
7735< Result: "ABC"
7736
7737 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7738 GetNumber()->nr2char()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007739<
7740 Return type: |String|
7741
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007742
7743or({expr}, {expr}) *or()*
7744 Bitwise OR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
7745 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +01007746 Also see `and()` and `xor()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007747 Example: >
7748 :let bits = or(bits, 0x80)
7749< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7750 :let bits = bits->or(0x80)
7751
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +01007752< Rationale: The reason this is a function and not using the "|"
7753 character like many languages, is that Vi has always used "|"
7754 to separate commands. In many places it would not be clear if
7755 "|" is an operator or a command separator.
7756
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007757 Return type: |Number|
7758
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007759
7760pathshorten({path} [, {len}]) *pathshorten()*
7761 Shorten directory names in the path {path} and return the
7762 result. The tail, the file name, is kept as-is. The other
7763 components in the path are reduced to {len} letters in length.
7764 If {len} is omitted or smaller than 1 then 1 is used (single
7765 letters). Leading '~' and '.' characters are kept. Examples: >
7766 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim')
7767< ~/.v/a/myfile.vim ~
7768>
7769 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim', 2)
7770< ~/.vi/au/myfile.vim ~
7771 It doesn't matter if the path exists or not.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007772 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007773
7774 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7775 GetDirectories()->pathshorten()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007776<
7777 Return type: |String|
7778
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007779
7780perleval({expr}) *perleval()*
7781 Evaluate Perl expression {expr} in scalar context and return
7782 its result converted to Vim data structures. If value can't be
7783 converted, it is returned as a string Perl representation.
7784 Note: If you want an array or hash, {expr} must return a
7785 reference to it.
7786 Example: >
7787 :echo perleval('[1 .. 4]')
7788< [1, 2, 3, 4]
7789
7790 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
7791 to {expr}.
7792
7793 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7794 GetExpr()->perleval()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007795<
7796 Return type: any, depending on {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007797
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007798 {only available when compiled with the |+perl| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007799
7800
7801popup_ functions are documented here: |popup-functions|
7802
7803
7804pow({x}, {y}) *pow()*
7805 Return the power of {x} to the exponent {y} as a |Float|.
7806 {x} and {y} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007807 Returns 0.0 if {x} or {y} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007808 Examples: >
7809 :echo pow(3, 3)
7810< 27.0 >
7811 :echo pow(2, 16)
7812< 65536.0 >
7813 :echo pow(32, 0.20)
7814< 2.0
7815
7816 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7817 Compute()->pow(3)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007818<
7819 Return type: |Number|
7820
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007821
7822prevnonblank({lnum}) *prevnonblank()*
7823 Return the line number of the first line at or above {lnum}
7824 that is not blank. Example: >
7825 let ind = indent(prevnonblank(v:lnum - 1))
7826< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
7827 above it, zero is returned.
7828 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
7829 Also see |nextnonblank()|.
7830
7831 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7832 GetLnum()->prevnonblank()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02007833<
7834 Return type: |Number|
7835
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007836
7837printf({fmt}, {expr1} ...) *printf()*
7838 Return a String with {fmt}, where "%" items are replaced by
7839 the formatted form of their respective arguments. Example: >
7840 printf("%4d: E%d %.30s", lnum, errno, msg)
7841< May result in:
7842 " 99: E42 asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfas" ~
7843
7844 When used as a |method| the base is passed as the second
7845 argument: >
7846 Compute()->printf("result: %d")
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01007847<
7848 You can use `call()` to pass the items as a list.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007849
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01007850 Often used items are:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007851 %s string
7852 %6S string right-aligned in 6 display cells
7853 %6s string right-aligned in 6 bytes
7854 %.9s string truncated to 9 bytes
7855 %c single byte
7856 %d decimal number
7857 %5d decimal number padded with spaces to 5 characters
7858 %x hex number
7859 %04x hex number padded with zeros to at least 4 characters
7860 %X hex number using upper case letters
7861 %o octal number
7862 %08b binary number padded with zeros to at least 8 chars
7863 %f floating point number as 12.23, inf, -inf or nan
7864 %F floating point number as 12.23, INF, -INF or NAN
7865 %e floating point number as 1.23e3, inf, -inf or nan
7866 %E floating point number as 1.23E3, INF, -INF or NAN
7867 %g floating point number, as %f or %e depending on value
7868 %G floating point number, as %F or %E depending on value
7869 %% the % character itself
7870
7871 Conversion specifications start with '%' and end with the
7872 conversion type. All other characters are copied unchanged to
7873 the result.
7874
7875 The "%" starts a conversion specification. The following
7876 arguments appear in sequence:
7877
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007878 % [pos-argument] [flags] [field-width] [.precision] type
7879
7880 pos-argument
7881 At most one positional argument specifier. These
7882 take the form {n$}, where n is >= 1.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007883
7884 flags
7885 Zero or more of the following flags:
7886
7887 # The value should be converted to an "alternate
7888 form". For c, d, and s conversions, this option
7889 has no effect. For o conversions, the precision
7890 of the number is increased to force the first
7891 character of the output string to a zero (except
7892 if a zero value is printed with an explicit
7893 precision of zero).
7894 For b and B conversions, a non-zero result has
7895 the string "0b" (or "0B" for B conversions)
7896 prepended to it.
7897 For x and X conversions, a non-zero result has
7898 the string "0x" (or "0X" for X conversions)
7899 prepended to it.
7900
7901 0 (zero) Zero padding. For all conversions the converted
7902 value is padded on the left with zeros rather
7903 than blanks. If a precision is given with a
7904 numeric conversion (d, b, B, o, x, and X), the 0
7905 flag is ignored.
7906
7907 - A negative field width flag; the converted value
7908 is to be left adjusted on the field boundary.
7909 The converted value is padded on the right with
7910 blanks, rather than on the left with blanks or
7911 zeros. A - overrides a 0 if both are given.
7912
7913 ' ' (space) A blank should be left before a positive
7914 number produced by a signed conversion (d).
7915
7916 + A sign must always be placed before a number
7917 produced by a signed conversion. A + overrides
7918 a space if both are used.
7919
7920 field-width
7921 An optional decimal digit string specifying a minimum
7922 field width. If the converted value has fewer bytes
7923 than the field width, it will be padded with spaces on
7924 the left (or right, if the left-adjustment flag has
7925 been given) to fill out the field width. For the S
7926 conversion the count is in cells.
7927
7928 .precision
7929 An optional precision, in the form of a period '.'
7930 followed by an optional digit string. If the digit
7931 string is omitted, the precision is taken as zero.
7932 This gives the minimum number of digits to appear for
7933 d, o, x, and X conversions, the maximum number of
7934 bytes to be printed from a string for s conversions,
7935 or the maximum number of cells to be printed from a
7936 string for S conversions.
7937 For floating point it is the number of digits after
7938 the decimal point.
7939
7940 type
7941 A character that specifies the type of conversion to
7942 be applied, see below.
7943
7944 A field width or precision, or both, may be indicated by an
7945 asterisk '*' instead of a digit string. In this case, a
7946 Number argument supplies the field width or precision. A
7947 negative field width is treated as a left adjustment flag
7948 followed by a positive field width; a negative precision is
7949 treated as though it were missing. Example: >
7950 :echo printf("%d: %.*s", nr, width, line)
7951< This limits the length of the text used from "line" to
7952 "width" bytes.
7953
Dominique Pellé17dca3c2023-12-14 20:36:32 +01007954 If the argument to be formatted is specified using a
7955 positional argument specifier, and a '*' is used to indicate
7956 that a number argument is to be used to specify the width or
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007957 precision, the argument(s) to be used must also be specified
7958 using a {n$} positional argument specifier. See |printf-$|.
7959
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007960 The conversion specifiers and their meanings are:
7961
7962 *printf-d* *printf-b* *printf-B* *printf-o*
7963 *printf-x* *printf-X*
7964 dbBoxX The Number argument is converted to signed decimal
7965 (d), unsigned binary (b and B), unsigned octal (o), or
7966 unsigned hexadecimal (x and X) notation. The letters
7967 "abcdef" are used for x conversions; the letters
7968 "ABCDEF" are used for X conversions.
7969 The precision, if any, gives the minimum number of
7970 digits that must appear; if the converted value
7971 requires fewer digits, it is padded on the left with
7972 zeros.
7973 In no case does a non-existent or small field width
7974 cause truncation of a numeric field; if the result of
7975 a conversion is wider than the field width, the field
7976 is expanded to contain the conversion result.
7977 The 'h' modifier indicates the argument is 16 bits.
Christ van Willegenaa90d4f2023-09-03 17:22:37 +02007978 The 'l' modifier indicates the argument is a long
7979 integer. The size will be 32 bits or 64 bits
7980 depending on your platform.
7981 The "ll" modifier indicates the argument is 64 bits.
7982 The b and B conversion specifiers never take a width
7983 modifier and always assume their argument is a 64 bit
7984 integer.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007985 Generally, these modifiers are not useful. They are
7986 ignored when type is known from the argument.
7987
7988 i alias for d
7989 D alias for ld
7990 U alias for lu
7991 O alias for lo
7992
7993 *printf-c*
7994 c The Number argument is converted to a byte, and the
7995 resulting character is written.
7996
7997 *printf-s*
7998 s The text of the String argument is used. If a
7999 precision is specified, no more bytes than the number
8000 specified are used.
8001 If the argument is not a String type, it is
8002 automatically converted to text with the same format
8003 as ":echo".
8004 *printf-S*
8005 S The text of the String argument is used. If a
8006 precision is specified, no more display cells than the
8007 number specified are used.
8008
8009 *printf-f* *E807*
8010 f F The Float argument is converted into a string of the
8011 form 123.456. The precision specifies the number of
8012 digits after the decimal point. When the precision is
8013 zero the decimal point is omitted. When the precision
8014 is not specified 6 is used. A really big number
8015 (out of range or dividing by zero) results in "inf"
8016 or "-inf" with %f (INF or -INF with %F).
8017 "0.0 / 0.0" results in "nan" with %f (NAN with %F).
8018 Example: >
8019 echo printf("%.2f", 12.115)
8020< 12.12
8021 Note that roundoff depends on the system libraries.
8022 Use |round()| when in doubt.
8023
8024 *printf-e* *printf-E*
8025 e E The Float argument is converted into a string of the
8026 form 1.234e+03 or 1.234E+03 when using 'E'. The
8027 precision specifies the number of digits after the
8028 decimal point, like with 'f'.
8029
8030 *printf-g* *printf-G*
8031 g G The Float argument is converted like with 'f' if the
8032 value is between 0.001 (inclusive) and 10000000.0
8033 (exclusive). Otherwise 'e' is used for 'g' and 'E'
8034 for 'G'. When no precision is specified superfluous
8035 zeroes and '+' signs are removed, except for the zero
8036 immediately after the decimal point. Thus 10000000.0
8037 results in 1.0e7.
8038
8039 *printf-%*
8040 % A '%' is written. No argument is converted. The
8041 complete conversion specification is "%%".
8042
8043 When a Number argument is expected a String argument is also
8044 accepted and automatically converted.
8045 When a Float or String argument is expected a Number argument
8046 is also accepted and automatically converted.
8047 Any other argument type results in an error message.
8048
8049 *E766* *E767*
8050 The number of {exprN} arguments must exactly match the number
8051 of "%" items. If there are not sufficient or too many
8052 arguments an error is given. Up to 18 arguments can be used.
8053
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02008054 *printf-$*
8055 In certain languages, error and informative messages are
8056 more readable when the order of words is different from the
Christian Brabandtee17b6f2023-09-09 11:23:50 +02008057 corresponding message in English. To accommodate translations
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02008058 having a different word order, positional arguments may be
8059 used to indicate this. For instance: >
8060
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09008061 #, c-format
8062 msgid "%s returning %s"
8063 msgstr "waarde %2$s komt terug van %1$s"
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02008064<
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09008065 In this example, the sentence has its 2 string arguments
8066 reversed in the output. >
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02008067
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09008068 echo printf(
8069 "In The Netherlands, vim's creator's name is: %1$s %2$s",
8070 "Bram", "Moolenaar")
8071< In The Netherlands, vim's creator's name is: Bram Moolenaar >
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02008072
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09008073 echo printf(
8074 "In Belgium, vim's creator's name is: %2$s %1$s",
8075 "Bram", "Moolenaar")
8076< In Belgium, vim's creator's name is: Moolenaar Bram
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02008077
8078 Width (and precision) can be specified using the '*' specifier.
8079 In this case, you must specify the field width position in the
8080 argument list. >
8081
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09008082 echo printf("%1$*2$.*3$d", 1, 2, 3)
8083< 001 >
8084 echo printf("%2$*3$.*1$d", 1, 2, 3)
8085< 2 >
8086 echo printf("%3$*1$.*2$d", 1, 2, 3)
8087< 03 >
8088 echo printf("%1$*2$.*3$g", 1.4142, 2, 3)
8089< 1.414
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02008090
8091 You can mix specifying the width and/or precision directly
8092 and via positional arguments: >
8093
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09008094 echo printf("%1$4.*2$f", 1.4142135, 6)
8095< 1.414214 >
8096 echo printf("%1$*2$.4f", 1.4142135, 6)
8097< 1.4142 >
8098 echo printf("%1$*2$.*3$f", 1.4142135, 6, 2)
8099< 1.41
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02008100
Christ van Willegenc35fc032024-03-14 18:30:41 +01008101 You will get an overflow error |E1510|, when the field-width
8102 or precision will result in a string longer than 6400 chars.
8103
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02008104 *E1500*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02008105 You cannot mix positional and non-positional arguments: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09008106 echo printf("%s%1$s", "One", "Two")
8107< E1500: Cannot mix positional and non-positional arguments:
8108 %s%1$s
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02008109
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02008110 *E1501*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02008111 You cannot skip a positional argument in a format string: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09008112 echo printf("%3$s%1$s", "One", "Two", "Three")
8113< E1501: format argument 2 unused in $-style format:
8114 %3$s%1$s
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02008115
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02008116 *E1502*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02008117 You can re-use a [field-width] (or [precision]) argument: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09008118 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$d is: %01$*2$d", 1, 2)
8119< 1 at width 2 is: 01
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02008120
8121 However, you can't use it as a different type: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09008122 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$ld is: %01$*2$d", 1, 2)
8123< E1502: Positional argument 2 used as field width reused as
8124 different type: long int/int
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02008125
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02008126 *E1503*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02008127 When a positional argument is used, but not the correct number
8128 or arguments is given, an error is raised: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09008129 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$d is: %01$*2$.*3$d", 1, 2)
8130< E1503: Positional argument 3 out of bounds: %1$d at width
8131 %2$d is: %01$*2$.*3$d
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02008132
8133 Only the first error is reported: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09008134 echo printf("%01$*2$.*3$d %4$d", 1, 2)
8135< E1503: Positional argument 3 out of bounds: %01$*2$.*3$d
8136 %4$d
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02008137
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02008138 *E1504*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02008139 A positional argument can be used more than once: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09008140 echo printf("%1$s %2$s %1$s", "One", "Two")
8141< One Two One
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02008142
8143 However, you can't use a different type the second time: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09008144 echo printf("%1$s %2$s %1$d", "One", "Two")
8145< E1504: Positional argument 1 type used inconsistently:
8146 int/string
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02008147
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02008148 *E1505*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02008149 Various other errors that lead to a format string being
8150 wrongly formatted lead to: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09008151 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$d is: %01$*2$.3$d", 1, 2)
8152< E1505: Invalid format specifier: %1$d at width %2$d is:
8153 %01$*2$.3$d
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008154
Christ van Willegenea746f92023-10-05 20:48:36 +02008155 *E1507*
zeertzjq27e12c72023-10-07 01:34:04 +08008156 This internal error indicates that the logic to parse a
8157 positional format argument ran into a problem that couldn't be
8158 otherwise reported. Please file a bug against Vim if you run
8159 into this, copying the exact format string and parameters that
8160 were used.
Christ van Willegenea746f92023-10-05 20:48:36 +02008161
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008162 Return type: |String|
8163
Christ van Willegenea746f92023-10-05 20:48:36 +02008164
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008165prompt_getprompt({buf}) *prompt_getprompt()*
8166 Returns the effective prompt text for buffer {buf}. {buf} can
8167 be a buffer name or number. See |prompt-buffer|.
8168
8169 If the buffer doesn't exist or isn't a prompt buffer, an empty
8170 string is returned.
8171
8172 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8173 GetBuffer()->prompt_getprompt()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008174<
8175 Return type: |String|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008176
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008177 {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008178
8179
8180prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setcallback()*
8181 Set prompt callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr}
8182 is an empty string the callback is removed. This has only
8183 effect if {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
8184
8185 The callback is invoked when pressing Enter. The current
8186 buffer will always be the prompt buffer. A new line for a
8187 prompt is added before invoking the callback, thus the prompt
8188 for which the callback was invoked will be in the last but one
8189 line.
8190 If the callback wants to add text to the buffer, it must
8191 insert it above the last line, since that is where the current
8192 prompt is. This can also be done asynchronously.
8193 The callback is invoked with one argument, which is the text
8194 that was entered at the prompt. This can be an empty string
8195 if the user only typed Enter.
8196 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008197 func s:TextEntered(text)
8198 if a:text == 'exit' || a:text == 'quit'
8199 stopinsert
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01008200 " Reset 'modified' to allow the buffer to be closed.
8201 " We assume there is nothing useful to be saved.
8202 set nomodified
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008203 close
8204 else
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01008205 " Do something useful with "a:text". In this example
8206 " we just repeat it.
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008207 call append(line('$') - 1, 'Entered: "' .. a:text .. '"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008208 endif
8209 endfunc
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01008210 call prompt_setcallback(bufnr(), function('s:TextEntered'))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008211
8212< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8213 GetBuffer()->prompt_setcallback(callback)
8214
8215< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
8216
8217prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setinterrupt()*
8218 Set a callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr} is an
8219 empty string the callback is removed. This has only effect if
8220 {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
8221
8222 This callback will be invoked when pressing CTRL-C in Insert
8223 mode. Without setting a callback Vim will exit Insert mode,
8224 as in any buffer.
8225
8226 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8227 GetBuffer()->prompt_setinterrupt(callback)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008228<
8229 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008230
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008231 {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008232
8233prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) *prompt_setprompt()*
8234 Set prompt for buffer {buf} to {text}. You most likely want
8235 {text} to end in a space.
8236 The result is only visible if {buf} has 'buftype' set to
8237 "prompt". Example: >
8238 call prompt_setprompt(bufnr(), 'command: ')
8239<
8240 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8241 GetBuffer()->prompt_setprompt('command: ')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008242<
8243 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008244
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008245 {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008246
8247prop_ functions are documented here: |text-prop-functions|
8248
8249pum_getpos() *pum_getpos()*
8250 If the popup menu (see |ins-completion-menu|) is not visible,
8251 returns an empty |Dictionary|, otherwise, returns a
8252 |Dictionary| with the following keys:
8253 height nr of items visible
8254 width screen cells
8255 row top screen row (0 first row)
8256 col leftmost screen column (0 first col)
8257 size total nr of items
8258 scrollbar |TRUE| if scrollbar is visible
8259
8260 The values are the same as in |v:event| during
8261 |CompleteChanged|.
8262
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008263 Return type: dict<any>
8264
8265
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008266pumvisible() *pumvisible()*
8267 Returns non-zero when the popup menu is visible, zero
8268 otherwise. See |ins-completion-menu|.
8269 This can be used to avoid some things that would remove the
8270 popup menu.
8271
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008272 Return type: |Number|
8273
8274
zeertzjq7c515282024-11-10 20:26:12 +01008275py3eval({expr} [, {locals}]) *py3eval()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008276 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
8277 converted to Vim data structures.
Ben Jacksonea19e782024-11-06 21:50:05 +01008278 If a {locals} |Dictionary| is given, it defines set of local
8279 variables available in the expression. The keys are variable
8280 names and the values are the variable values. |Dictionary| and
8281 |List| values are referenced, and may be updated by the
8282 expression (as if |python-bindeval| was used).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008283 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
8284 copied though, Unicode strings are additionally converted to
8285 'encoding').
8286 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
8287 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with
8288 keys converted to strings.
8289 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
8290 to {expr}.
8291
8292 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8293 GetExpr()->py3eval()
Ben Jacksonea19e782024-11-06 21:50:05 +01008294 'b",".join(l)'->py3eval({'l': ['a', 'b', 'c']})
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008295<
8296 Return type: any, depending on {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008297
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008298 {only available when compiled with the |+python3| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008299
8300 *E858* *E859*
zeertzjq7c515282024-11-10 20:26:12 +01008301pyeval({expr} [, {locals}]) *pyeval()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008302 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
8303 converted to Vim data structures.
Ben Jacksonea19e782024-11-06 21:50:05 +01008304 For {locals} see |py3eval()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008305 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
8306 copied though).
8307 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
8308 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type,
8309 non-string keys result in error.
8310 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
8311 to {expr}.
8312
8313 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8314 GetExpr()->pyeval()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008315<
8316 Return type: any, depending on {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008317
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008318 {only available when compiled with the |+python| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008319
zeertzjq7c515282024-11-10 20:26:12 +01008320pyxeval({expr} [, {locals}]) *pyxeval()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008321 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
8322 converted to Vim data structures.
Ben Jacksonea19e782024-11-06 21:50:05 +01008323 For {locals} see |py3eval()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008324 Uses Python 2 or 3, see |python_x| and 'pyxversion'.
8325 See also: |pyeval()|, |py3eval()|
8326
8327 Can also be used as a |method|: >
h-east52e7cc22024-07-28 17:03:29 +02008328 GetExpr()->pyxeval()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008329<
8330 Return type: any, depending on {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008331
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008332 {only available when compiled with the |+python| or the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008333 |+python3| feature}
8334
8335rand([{expr}]) *rand()* *random*
8336 Return a pseudo-random Number generated with an xoshiro128**
8337 algorithm using seed {expr}. The returned number is 32 bits,
8338 also on 64 bits systems, for consistency.
8339 {expr} can be initialized by |srand()| and will be updated by
8340 rand(). If {expr} is omitted, an internal seed value is used
8341 and updated.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008342 Returns -1 if {expr} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008343
8344 Examples: >
8345 :echo rand()
8346 :let seed = srand()
8347 :echo rand(seed)
8348 :echo rand(seed) % 16 " random number 0 - 15
8349<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008350 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008351
8352 *E726* *E727*
8353range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]]) *range()*
8354 Returns a |List| with Numbers:
8355 - If only {expr} is specified: [0, 1, ..., {expr} - 1]
8356 - If {max} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + 1, ..., {max}]
8357 - If {stride} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + {stride}, ...,
8358 {max}] (increasing {expr} with {stride} each time, not
8359 producing a value past {max}).
8360 When the maximum is one before the start the result is an
8361 empty list. When the maximum is more than one before the
8362 start this is an error.
8363 Examples: >
8364 range(4) " [0, 1, 2, 3]
8365 range(2, 4) " [2, 3, 4]
8366 range(2, 9, 3) " [2, 5, 8]
8367 range(2, -2, -1) " [2, 1, 0, -1, -2]
8368 range(0) " []
8369 range(2, 0) " error!
8370<
8371 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8372 GetExpr()->range()
8373<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008374 Return type: list<number>
8375
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008376
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +01008377readblob({fname} [, {offset} [, {size}]]) *readblob()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008378 Read file {fname} in binary mode and return a |Blob|.
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +01008379 If {offset} is specified, read the file from the specified
8380 offset. If it is a negative value, it is used as an offset
8381 from the end of the file. E.g., to read the last 12 bytes: >
8382 readblob('file.bin', -12)
8383< If {size} is specified, only the specified size will be read.
8384 E.g. to read the first 100 bytes of a file: >
8385 readblob('file.bin', 0, 100)
8386< If {size} is -1 or omitted, the whole data starting from
8387 {offset} will be read.
K.Takata43625762022-10-20 13:28:51 +01008388 This can be also used to read the data from a character device
8389 on Unix when {size} is explicitly set. Only if the device
8390 supports seeking {offset} can be used. Otherwise it should be
8391 zero. E.g. to read 10 bytes from a serial console: >
8392 readblob('/dev/ttyS0', 0, 10)
8393< When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008394 the result is an empty |Blob|.
Bram Moolenaar5b2a3d72022-10-21 11:25:30 +01008395 When the offset is beyond the end of the file the result is an
8396 empty blob.
8397 When trying to read more bytes than are available the result
8398 is truncated.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008399 Also see |readfile()| and |writefile()|.
8400
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008401 Return type: |Blob|
8402
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008403
8404readdir({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdir()*
8405 Return a list with file and directory names in {directory}.
8406 You can also use |glob()| if you don't need to do complicated
8407 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
8408 The list will be sorted (case sensitive), see the {dict}
8409 argument below for changing the sort order.
8410
8411 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
8412 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
8413 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
8414 be handled.
8415 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
8416 added to the list.
8417 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
8418 to the list.
8419 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
8420 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to the entry name.
8421 When {expr} is a function the name is passed as the argument.
8422 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
8423 readdir(dirname, {n -> n =~ '.txt$'})
8424< To skip hidden and backup files: >
8425 readdir(dirname, {n -> n !~ '^\.\|\~$'})
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00008426< *E857*
8427 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008428 values. Currently this is used to specify if and how sorting
8429 should be performed. The dict can have the following members:
8430
8431 sort How to sort the result returned from the system.
8432 Valid values are:
8433 "none" do not sort (fastest method)
8434 "case" sort case sensitive (byte value of
8435 each character, technically, using
8436 strcmp()) (default)
8437 "icase" sort case insensitive (technically
8438 using strcasecmp())
8439 "collate" sort using the collation order
8440 of the "POSIX" or "C" |locale|
8441 (technically using strcoll())
8442 Other values are silently ignored.
8443
8444 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
8445 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
8446 readdir('.', '1', #{sort: 'none'})
8447< If you want to get a directory tree: >
8448 function! s:tree(dir)
8449 return {a:dir : map(readdir(a:dir),
8450 \ {_, x -> isdirectory(x) ?
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008451 \ {x : s:tree(a:dir .. '/' .. x)} : x})}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008452 endfunction
8453 echo s:tree(".")
8454<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008455 Returns an empty List on error.
8456
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008457 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8458 GetDirName()->readdir()
8459<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008460 Return type: list<string> or list<any>
8461
8462
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008463readdirex({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdirex()*
8464 Extended version of |readdir()|.
8465 Return a list of Dictionaries with file and directory
8466 information in {directory}.
8467 This is useful if you want to get the attributes of file and
8468 directory at the same time as getting a list of a directory.
8469 This is much faster than calling |readdir()| then calling
8470 |getfperm()|, |getfsize()|, |getftime()| and |getftype()| for
8471 each file and directory especially on MS-Windows.
8472 The list will by default be sorted by name (case sensitive),
8473 the sorting can be changed by using the optional {dict}
8474 argument, see |readdir()|.
8475
8476 The Dictionary for file and directory information has the
8477 following items:
8478 group Group name of the entry. (Only on Unix)
8479 name Name of the entry.
8480 perm Permissions of the entry. See |getfperm()|.
8481 size Size of the entry. See |getfsize()|.
8482 time Timestamp of the entry. See |getftime()|.
8483 type Type of the entry.
8484 On Unix, almost same as |getftype()| except:
8485 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
8486 Other symlink "link"
8487 On MS-Windows:
8488 Normal file "file"
8489 Directory "dir"
8490 Junction "junction"
8491 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
8492 Other symlink "link"
8493 Other reparse point "reparse"
8494 user User name of the entry's owner. (Only on Unix)
8495 On Unix, if the entry is a symlink, the Dictionary includes
8496 the information of the target (except the "type" item).
8497 On MS-Windows, it includes the information of the symlink
8498 itself because of performance reasons.
8499
8500 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
8501 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
8502 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
8503 be handled.
8504 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
8505 added to the list.
8506 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
8507 to the list.
8508 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
8509 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to a |Dictionary|
8510 of the entry.
8511 When {expr} is a function the entry is passed as the argument.
8512 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
8513 readdirex(dirname, {e -> e.name =~ '.txt$'})
8514<
8515 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
8516 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
8517 readdirex(dirname, '1', #{sort: 'none'})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008518<
8519 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8520 GetDirName()->readdirex()
8521<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008522 Return type: list<dict<any>> or list<any>
8523
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008524
8525 *readfile()*
8526readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
8527 Read file {fname} and return a |List|, each line of the file
8528 as an item. Lines are broken at NL characters. Macintosh
8529 files separated with CR will result in a single long line
8530 (unless a NL appears somewhere).
8531 All NUL characters are replaced with a NL character.
8532 When {type} contains "b" binary mode is used:
8533 - When the last line ends in a NL an extra empty list item is
8534 added.
8535 - No CR characters are removed.
8536 Otherwise:
8537 - CR characters that appear before a NL are removed.
8538 - Whether the last line ends in a NL or not does not matter.
8539 - When 'encoding' is Unicode any UTF-8 byte order mark is
8540 removed from the text.
8541 When {max} is given this specifies the maximum number of lines
8542 to be read. Useful if you only want to check the first ten
8543 lines of a file: >
8544 :for line in readfile(fname, '', 10)
8545 : if line =~ 'Date' | echo line | endif
8546 :endfor
8547< When {max} is negative -{max} lines from the end of the file
8548 are returned, or as many as there are.
8549 When {max} is zero the result is an empty list.
8550 Note that without {max} the whole file is read into memory.
8551 Also note that there is no recognition of encoding. Read a
8552 file into a buffer if you need to.
8553 Deprecated (use |readblob()| instead): When {type} contains
8554 "B" a |Blob| is returned with the binary data of the file
8555 unmodified.
8556 When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
8557 the result is an empty list.
8558 Also see |writefile()|.
8559
8560 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8561 GetFileName()->readfile()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008562<
8563 Return type: list<string> or list<any>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008564
8565reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}]) *reduce()* *E998*
8566 {func} is called for every item in {object}, which can be a
8567 |String|, |List| or a |Blob|. {func} is called with two
8568 arguments: the result so far and current item. After
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00008569 processing all items the result is returned. *E1132*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008570
8571 {initial} is the initial result. When omitted, the first item
8572 in {object} is used and {func} is first called for the second
8573 item. If {initial} is not given and {object} is empty no
8574 result can be computed, an E998 error is given.
8575
8576 Examples: >
8577 echo reduce([1, 3, 5], { acc, val -> acc + val })
8578 echo reduce(['x', 'y'], { acc, val -> acc .. val }, 'a')
8579 echo reduce(0z1122, { acc, val -> 2 * acc + val })
8580 echo reduce('xyz', { acc, val -> acc .. ',' .. val })
8581<
8582 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8583 echo mylist->reduce({ acc, val -> acc + val }, 0)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008584<
8585 Return type: |String|, |Blob|, list<{type}> or dict<{type}>
8586 depending on {object} and {func}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008587
8588
8589reg_executing() *reg_executing()*
8590 Returns the single letter name of the register being executed.
8591 Returns an empty string when no register is being executed.
8592 See |@|.
8593
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008594 Return type: |String|
8595
8596
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008597reg_recording() *reg_recording()*
8598 Returns the single letter name of the register being recorded.
8599 Returns an empty string when not recording. See |q|.
8600
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008601 Return type: |String|
8602
8603
8604reltime() *reltime()*
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01008605reltime({start})
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008606reltime({start}, {end})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008607 Return an item that represents a time value. The item is a
8608 list with items that depend on the system. In Vim 9 script
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01008609 the type list<any> can be used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008610 The item can be passed to |reltimestr()| to convert it to a
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01008611 string or |reltimefloat()| to convert to a Float. For
8612 example, to see the time spent in function Work(): >
8613 var startTime = reltime()
8614 Work()
8615 echo startTime->reltime()->reltimestr()
8616<
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01008617 Without an argument reltime() returns the current time (the
Lifepillar963fd7d2024-01-05 17:44:57 +01008618 representation is system-dependent, it cannot be used as the
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01008619 wall-clock time, see |localtime()| for that).
Lifepillar963fd7d2024-01-05 17:44:57 +01008620 With one argument it returns the time passed since the time
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008621 specified in the argument.
8622 With two arguments it returns the time passed between {start}
8623 and {end}.
8624
8625 The {start} and {end} arguments must be values returned by
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008626 reltime(). If there is an error an empty List is returned in
8627 legacy script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008628
8629 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8630 GetStart()->reltime()
8631<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008632 Return type: list<number>
8633
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008634 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
8635
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008636
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008637reltimefloat({time}) *reltimefloat()*
8638 Return a Float that represents the time value of {time}.
8639 Example: >
8640 let start = reltime()
8641 call MyFunction()
8642 let seconds = reltimefloat(reltime(start))
8643< See the note of reltimestr() about overhead.
8644 Also see |profiling|.
8645 If there is an error 0.0 is returned in legacy script, in Vim9
8646 script an error is given.
8647
8648 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8649 reltime(start)->reltimefloat()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008650<
8651 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008652
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008653 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
8654
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008655
8656reltimestr({time}) *reltimestr()*
8657 Return a String that represents the time value of {time}.
8658 This is the number of seconds, a dot and the number of
8659 microseconds. Example: >
8660 let start = reltime()
8661 call MyFunction()
8662 echo reltimestr(reltime(start))
8663< Note that overhead for the commands will be added to the time.
Ernie Rael076de792023-03-16 21:43:15 +00008664 The accuracy depends on the system. Use reltimefloat() for the
8665 greatest accuracy which is nanoseconds on some systems.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008666 Leading spaces are used to make the string align nicely. You
8667 can use split() to remove it. >
8668 echo split(reltimestr(reltime(start)))[0]
8669< Also see |profiling|.
8670 If there is an error an empty string is returned in legacy
8671 script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
8672
8673 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8674 reltime(start)->reltimestr()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008675<
8676 Return type: |String|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008677
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008678 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008679
8680 *remote_expr()* *E449*
8681remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008682 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
8683 string, also see |{server}|.
8684
8685 The string is sent as an expression and the result is returned
Christian Brabandt1961caf2024-10-12 11:57:12 +02008686 after evaluation. The result must be a String or a |List|
8687 other types will be converted to String. A |List| is turned
8688 into a String by joining the items with a line break in
8689 between (not at the end), like with join(expr, "\n").
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008690
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008691 If {idvar} is present and not empty, it is taken as the name
8692 of a variable and a {serverid} for later use with
8693 |remote_read()| is stored there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008694
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008695 If {timeout} is given the read times out after this many
8696 seconds. Otherwise a timeout of 600 seconds is used.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008697
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008698 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
8699 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8700 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
8701 Note: Any errors will cause a local error message to be issued
8702 and the result will be the empty string.
8703
8704 Variables will be evaluated in the global namespace,
8705 independent of a function currently being active. Except
8706 when in debug mode, then local function variables and
8707 arguments can be evaluated.
8708
8709 Examples: >
8710 :echo remote_expr("gvim", "2+2")
8711 :echo remote_expr("gvim1", "b:current_syntax")
8712<
8713 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8714 ServerName()->remote_expr(expr)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008715<
8716 Return type: |String| or list<{type}>
8717
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008718
8719remote_foreground({server}) *remote_foreground()*
8720 Move the Vim server with the name {server} to the foreground.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008721 The {server} argument is a string, also see |{server}|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008722 This works like: >
8723 remote_expr({server}, "foreground()")
8724< Except that on Win32 systems the client does the work, to work
8725 around the problem that the OS doesn't always allow the server
8726 to bring itself to the foreground.
8727 Note: This does not restore the window if it was minimized,
8728 like foreground() does.
8729 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8730
8731 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8732 ServerName()->remote_foreground()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008733<
8734 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008735
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008736 {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008737 Win32 console version}
8738
8739
8740remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}]) *remote_peek()*
8741 Returns a positive number if there are available strings
8742 from {serverid}. Copies any reply string into the variable
8743 {retvar} if specified. {retvar} must be a string with the
8744 name of a variable.
8745 Returns zero if none are available.
8746 Returns -1 if something is wrong.
8747 See also |clientserver|.
8748 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8749 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
8750 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01008751 :let repl = ""
8752 :echo "PEEK: " .. remote_peek(id, "repl") .. ": " .. repl
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008753
8754< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8755 ServerId()->remote_peek()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008756<
8757 Return type: |Number|
8758
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008759
8760remote_read({serverid}, [{timeout}]) *remote_read()*
8761 Return the oldest available reply from {serverid} and consume
8762 it. Unless a {timeout} in seconds is given, it blocks until a
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008763 reply is available. Returns an empty string, if a reply is
8764 not available or on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008765 See also |clientserver|.
8766 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8767 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
8768 Example: >
8769 :echo remote_read(id)
8770
8771< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8772 ServerId()->remote_read()
8773<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008774 Return type: |String|
8775
8776
8777remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}]) *remote_send()* *E241*
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008778 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
8779 string, also see |{server}|.
8780
8781 The string is sent as input keys and the function returns
8782 immediately. At the Vim server the keys are not mapped
8783 |:map|.
8784
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008785 If {idvar} is present, it is taken as the name of a variable
8786 and a {serverid} for later use with remote_read() is stored
8787 there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008788
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008789 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
8790 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8791 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
8792
8793 Note: Any errors will be reported in the server and may mess
8794 up the display.
8795 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008796 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":DropAndReply " .. file, "serverid") ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008797 \ remote_read(serverid)
8798
8799 :autocmd NONE RemoteReply *
8800 \ echo remote_read(expand("<amatch>"))
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008801 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":sleep 10 | echo " ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008802 \ 'server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")<CR>')
8803<
8804 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8805 ServerName()->remote_send(keys)
8806<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008807 Return type: |String|
8808
8809
8810remote_startserver({name}) *remote_startserver()* *E941* *E942*
h-east17b69512023-05-01 22:36:56 +01008811 Become the server {name}. {name} must be a non-empty string.
8812 This fails if already running as a server, when |v:servername|
8813 is not empty.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008814
8815 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8816 ServerName()->remote_startserver()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008817<
8818 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008819
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008820 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008821
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008822
8823remove({list}, {idx}) *remove()*
8824remove({list}, {idx}, {end})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008825 Without {end}: Remove the item at {idx} from |List| {list} and
8826 return the item.
8827 With {end}: Remove items from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
8828 return a |List| with these items. When {idx} points to the same
8829 item as {end} a list with one item is returned. When {end}
8830 points to an item before {idx} this is an error.
8831 See |list-index| for possible values of {idx} and {end}.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008832 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008833 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008834 :echo "last item: " .. remove(mylist, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008835 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
8836<
8837 Use |delete()| to remove a file.
8838
8839 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8840 mylist->remove(idx)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008841<
8842 Return type: any, depending on {list}
8843
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008844
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01008845remove({blob}, {idx})
8846remove({blob}, {idx}, {end})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008847 Without {end}: Remove the byte at {idx} from |Blob| {blob} and
8848 return the byte.
8849 With {end}: Remove bytes from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
8850 return a |Blob| with these bytes. When {idx} points to the same
8851 byte as {end} a |Blob| with one byte is returned. When {end}
8852 points to a byte before {idx} this is an error.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008853 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008854 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008855 :echo "last byte: " .. remove(myblob, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008856 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008857<
8858 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008859
8860remove({dict}, {key})
8861 Remove the entry from {dict} with key {key} and return it.
8862 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008863 :echo "removed " .. remove(dict, "one")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008864< If there is no {key} in {dict} this is an error.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008865 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008866
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008867 Return type: any, depending on {dict}
8868
8869
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008870rename({from}, {to}) *rename()*
8871 Rename the file by the name {from} to the name {to}. This
8872 should also work to move files across file systems. The
8873 result is a Number, which is 0 if the file was renamed
8874 successfully, and non-zero when the renaming failed.
8875 NOTE: If {to} exists it is overwritten without warning.
8876 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8877
8878 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8879 GetOldName()->rename(newname)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008880<
8881 Return type: |Number|
8882
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008883
8884repeat({expr}, {count}) *repeat()*
8885 Repeat {expr} {count} times and return the concatenated
8886 result. Example: >
8887 :let separator = repeat('-', 80)
8888< When {count} is zero or negative the result is empty.
Bakudankun375141e2022-09-09 18:46:47 +01008889 When {expr} is a |List| or a |Blob| the result is {expr}
8890 concatenated {count} times. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008891 :let longlist = repeat(['a', 'b'], 3)
8892< Results in ['a', 'b', 'a', 'b', 'a', 'b'].
8893
8894 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8895 mylist->repeat(count)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008896<
8897 Return type: |String|, |Blob| or list<{type}> depending on
8898 {expr}
8899
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008900
8901resolve({filename}) *resolve()* *E655*
8902 On MS-Windows, when {filename} is a shortcut (a .lnk file),
8903 returns the path the shortcut points to in a simplified form.
8904 When {filename} is a symbolic link or junction point, return
8905 the full path to the target. If the target of junction is
8906 removed, return {filename}.
8907 On Unix, repeat resolving symbolic links in all path
8908 components of {filename} and return the simplified result.
8909 To cope with link cycles, resolving of symbolic links is
8910 stopped after 100 iterations.
8911 On other systems, return the simplified {filename}.
8912 The simplification step is done as by |simplify()|.
8913 resolve() keeps a leading path component specifying the
8914 current directory (provided the result is still a relative
8915 path name) and also keeps a trailing path separator.
8916
8917 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8918 GetName()->resolve()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008919<
8920 Return type: |String|
8921
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008922
8923reverse({object}) *reverse()*
Yegappan Lakshmanan03ff1c22023-05-06 14:08:21 +01008924 Reverse the order of items in {object}. {object} can be a
8925 |List|, a |Blob| or a |String|. For a List and a Blob the
8926 items are reversed in-place and {object} is returned.
8927 For a String a new String is returned.
8928 Returns zero if {object} is not a List, Blob or a String.
8929 If you want a List or Blob to remain unmodified make a copy
8930 first: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008931 :let revlist = reverse(copy(mylist))
8932< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8933 mylist->reverse()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008934<
8935 Return type: |String|, |Blob| or list<{type}> depending on
8936 {object}
8937
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008938
8939round({expr}) *round()*
8940 Round off {expr} to the nearest integral value and return it
8941 as a |Float|. If {expr} lies halfway between two integral
8942 values, then use the larger one (away from zero).
8943 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008944 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008945 Examples: >
8946 echo round(0.456)
8947< 0.0 >
8948 echo round(4.5)
8949< 5.0 >
8950 echo round(-4.5)
8951< -5.0
8952
8953 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8954 Compute()->round()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008955<
8956 Return type: |Float|
8957
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008958
8959rubyeval({expr}) *rubyeval()*
8960 Evaluate Ruby expression {expr} and return its result
8961 converted to Vim data structures.
8962 Numbers, floats and strings are returned as they are (strings
8963 are copied though).
8964 Arrays are represented as Vim |List| type.
8965 Hashes are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type.
8966 Other objects are represented as strings resulted from their
8967 "Object#to_s" method.
8968 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
8969 to {expr}.
8970
8971 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8972 GetRubyExpr()->rubyeval()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008973<
8974 Return type: any, depending on {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008975
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008976 {only available when compiled with the |+ruby| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008977
8978screenattr({row}, {col}) *screenattr()*
8979 Like |screenchar()|, but return the attribute. This is a rather
8980 arbitrary number that can only be used to compare to the
8981 attribute at other positions.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008982 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008983
8984 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8985 GetRow()->screenattr(col)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02008986<
8987 Return type: |Number|
8988
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008989
8990screenchar({row}, {col}) *screenchar()*
8991 The result is a Number, which is the character at position
8992 [row, col] on the screen. This works for every possible
8993 screen position, also status lines, window separators and the
8994 command line. The top left position is row one, column one
8995 The character excludes composing characters. For double-byte
8996 encodings it may only be the first byte.
8997 This is mainly to be used for testing.
8998 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
8999
9000 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9001 GetRow()->screenchar(col)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009002<
9003 Return type: |Number|
9004
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009005
9006screenchars({row}, {col}) *screenchars()*
9007 The result is a |List| of Numbers. The first number is the same
9008 as what |screenchar()| returns. Further numbers are
9009 composing characters on top of the base character.
9010 This is mainly to be used for testing.
9011 Returns an empty List when row or col is out of range.
9012
9013 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9014 GetRow()->screenchars(col)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009015<
9016 Return type: list<number> or list<any>
9017
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009018
9019screencol() *screencol()*
9020 The result is a Number, which is the current screen column of
9021 the cursor. The leftmost column has number 1.
9022 This function is mainly used for testing.
9023
9024 Note: Always returns the current screen column, thus if used
9025 in a command (e.g. ":echo screencol()") it will return the
9026 column inside the command line, which is 1 when the command is
9027 executed. To get the cursor position in the file use one of
9028 the following mappings: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009029 nnoremap <expr> GG ":echom " .. screencol() .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009030 nnoremap <silent> GG :echom screencol()<CR>
9031 nnoremap GG <Cmd>echom screencol()<CR>
9032<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009033 Return type: |Number|
9034
9035
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009036screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *screenpos()*
9037 The result is a Dict with the screen position of the text
9038 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and column
9039 {col}. {col} is a one-based byte index.
9040 The Dict has these members:
9041 row screen row
9042 col first screen column
9043 endcol last screen column
9044 curscol cursor screen column
9045 If the specified position is not visible, all values are zero.
9046 The "endcol" value differs from "col" when the character
9047 occupies more than one screen cell. E.g. for a Tab "col" can
9048 be 1 and "endcol" can be 8.
9049 The "curscol" value is where the cursor would be placed. For
9050 a Tab it would be the same as "endcol", while for a double
9051 width character it would be the same as "col".
9052 The |conceal| feature is ignored here, the column numbers are
9053 as if 'conceallevel' is zero. You can set the cursor to the
9054 right position and use |screencol()| to get the value with
9055 |conceal| taken into account.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00009056 If the position is in a closed fold the screen position of the
9057 first character is returned, {col} is not used.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009058 Returns an empty Dict if {winid} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009059
9060 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9061 GetWinid()->screenpos(lnum, col)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009062<
9063 Return type: dict<number> or dict<any>
9064
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009065
9066screenrow() *screenrow()*
9067 The result is a Number, which is the current screen row of the
9068 cursor. The top line has number one.
9069 This function is mainly used for testing.
9070 Alternatively you can use |winline()|.
9071
9072 Note: Same restrictions as with |screencol()|.
9073
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009074 Return type: |Number|
9075
9076
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009077screenstring({row}, {col}) *screenstring()*
9078 The result is a String that contains the base character and
9079 any composing characters at position [row, col] on the screen.
9080 This is like |screenchars()| but returning a String with the
9081 characters.
9082 This is mainly to be used for testing.
9083 Returns an empty String when row or col is out of range.
9084
9085 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9086 GetRow()->screenstring(col)
9087<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009088 Return type: |String|
9089
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009090 *search()*
9091search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
9092 Search for regexp pattern {pattern}. The search starts at the
9093 cursor position (you can use |cursor()| to set it).
9094
9095 When a match has been found its line number is returned.
9096 If there is no match a 0 is returned and the cursor doesn't
9097 move. No error message is given.
Christian Brabandt9a660d22024-03-12 22:03:09 +01009098 To get the matched string, use |matchbufline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009099
9100 {flags} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
9101 'b' search Backward instead of forward
9102 'c' accept a match at the Cursor position
9103 'e' move to the End of the match
9104 'n' do Not move the cursor
9105 'p' return number of matching sub-Pattern (see below)
9106 's' Set the ' mark at the previous location of the cursor
9107 'w' Wrap around the end of the file
9108 'W' don't Wrap around the end of the file
Doug Kearns8a27d972025-01-05 15:56:57 +01009109 'z' start searching at the cursor column instead of Zero
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009110 If neither 'w' or 'W' is given, the 'wrapscan' option applies.
9111
9112 If the 's' flag is supplied, the ' mark is set, only if the
9113 cursor is moved. The 's' flag cannot be combined with the 'n'
9114 flag.
9115
9116 'ignorecase', 'smartcase' and 'magic' are used.
9117
9118 When the 'z' flag is not given, forward searching always
9119 starts in column zero and then matches before the cursor are
9120 skipped. When the 'c' flag is present in 'cpo' the next
9121 search starts after the match. Without the 'c' flag the next
Bram Moolenaarfd999452022-08-24 18:30:14 +01009122 search starts one column after the start of the match. This
9123 matters for overlapping matches. See |cpo-c|. You can also
9124 insert "\ze" to change where the match ends, see |/\ze|.
9125
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009126 When searching backwards and the 'z' flag is given then the
9127 search starts in column zero, thus no match in the current
9128 line will be found (unless wrapping around the end of the
9129 file).
9130
9131 When the {stopline} argument is given then the search stops
9132 after searching this line. This is useful to restrict the
9133 search to a range of lines. Examples: >
9134 let match = search('(', 'b', line("w0"))
9135 let end = search('END', '', line("w$"))
9136< When {stopline} is used and it is not zero this also implies
9137 that the search does not wrap around the end of the file.
9138 A zero value is equal to not giving the argument.
Bram Moolenaar2ecbe532022-07-29 21:36:21 +01009139 *E1285* *E1286* *E1287* *E1288* *E1289*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009140 When the {timeout} argument is given the search stops when
9141 more than this many milliseconds have passed. Thus when
9142 {timeout} is 500 the search stops after half a second.
9143 The value must not be negative. A zero value is like not
9144 giving the argument.
Christian Brabandtd657d3d2024-09-10 21:55:49 +02009145
9146 Note: the timeout is only considered when searching, not
9147 while evaluating the {skip} expression.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009148 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
9149
9150 If the {skip} expression is given it is evaluated with the
9151 cursor positioned on the start of a match. If it evaluates to
9152 non-zero this match is skipped. This can be used, for
9153 example, to skip a match in a comment or a string.
9154 {skip} can be a string, which is evaluated as an expression, a
9155 function reference or a lambda.
9156 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
9157 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
9158 and -1 returned.
9159 *search()-sub-match*
9160 With the 'p' flag the returned value is one more than the
9161 first sub-match in \(\). One if none of them matched but the
9162 whole pattern did match.
9163 To get the column number too use |searchpos()|.
9164
9165 The cursor will be positioned at the match, unless the 'n'
9166 flag is used.
9167
9168 Example (goes over all files in the argument list): >
9169 :let n = 1
9170 :while n <= argc() " loop over all files in arglist
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009171 : exe "argument " .. n
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009172 : " start at the last char in the file and wrap for the
9173 : " first search to find match at start of file
9174 : normal G$
9175 : let flags = "w"
9176 : while search("foo", flags) > 0
9177 : s/foo/bar/g
9178 : let flags = "W"
9179 : endwhile
9180 : update " write the file if modified
9181 : let n = n + 1
9182 :endwhile
9183<
9184 Example for using some flags: >
9185 :echo search('\<if\|\(else\)\|\(endif\)', 'ncpe')
9186< This will search for the keywords "if", "else", and "endif"
9187 under or after the cursor. Because of the 'p' flag, it
9188 returns 1, 2, or 3 depending on which keyword is found, or 0
9189 if the search fails. With the cursor on the first word of the
9190 line:
9191 if (foo == 0) | let foo = foo + 1 | endif ~
9192 the function returns 1. Without the 'c' flag, the function
9193 finds the "endif" and returns 3. The same thing happens
9194 without the 'e' flag if the cursor is on the "f" of "if".
9195 The 'n' flag tells the function not to move the cursor.
9196
9197 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9198 GetPattern()->search()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009199<
9200 Return type: |Number|
9201
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009202
9203searchcount([{options}]) *searchcount()*
9204 Get or update the last search count, like what is displayed
9205 without the "S" flag in 'shortmess'. This works even if
9206 'shortmess' does contain the "S" flag.
9207
9208 This returns a |Dictionary|. The dictionary is empty if the
9209 previous pattern was not set and "pattern" was not specified.
9210
9211 key type meaning ~
9212 current |Number| current position of match;
9213 0 if the cursor position is
9214 before the first match
9215 exact_match |Boolean| 1 if "current" is matched on
9216 "pos", otherwise 0
9217 total |Number| total count of matches found
9218 incomplete |Number| 0: search was fully completed
9219 1: recomputing was timed out
9220 2: max count exceeded
9221
9222 For {options} see further down.
9223
9224 To get the last search count when |n| or |N| was pressed, call
9225 this function with `recompute: 0` . This sometimes returns
9226 wrong information because |n| and |N|'s maximum count is 99.
9227 If it exceeded 99 the result must be max count + 1 (100). If
9228 you want to get correct information, specify `recompute: 1`: >
9229
9230 " result == maxcount + 1 (100) when many matches
9231 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
9232
9233 " Below returns correct result (recompute defaults
9234 " to 1)
9235 let result = searchcount()
9236<
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01009237 The function is useful to add the count to 'statusline': >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009238 function! LastSearchCount() abort
9239 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
9240 if empty(result)
9241 return ''
9242 endif
9243 if result.incomplete ==# 1 " timed out
9244 return printf(' /%s [?/??]', @/)
9245 elseif result.incomplete ==# 2 " max count exceeded
9246 if result.total > result.maxcount &&
9247 \ result.current > result.maxcount
9248 return printf(' /%s [>%d/>%d]', @/,
9249 \ result.current, result.total)
9250 elseif result.total > result.maxcount
9251 return printf(' /%s [%d/>%d]', @/,
9252 \ result.current, result.total)
9253 endif
9254 endif
9255 return printf(' /%s [%d/%d]', @/,
9256 \ result.current, result.total)
9257 endfunction
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009258 let &statusline ..= '%{LastSearchCount()}'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009259
9260 " Or if you want to show the count only when
9261 " 'hlsearch' was on
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009262 " let &statusline ..=
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009263 " \ '%{v:hlsearch ? LastSearchCount() : ""}'
9264<
9265 You can also update the search count, which can be useful in a
9266 |CursorMoved| or |CursorMovedI| autocommand: >
9267
9268 autocmd CursorMoved,CursorMovedI *
9269 \ let s:searchcount_timer = timer_start(
9270 \ 200, function('s:update_searchcount'))
9271 function! s:update_searchcount(timer) abort
9272 if a:timer ==# s:searchcount_timer
9273 call searchcount(#{
9274 \ recompute: 1, maxcount: 0, timeout: 100})
9275 redrawstatus
9276 endif
9277 endfunction
9278<
9279 This can also be used to count matched texts with specified
9280 pattern in the current buffer using "pattern": >
9281
9282 " Count '\<foo\>' in this buffer
9283 " (Note that it also updates search count)
9284 let result = searchcount(#{pattern: '\<foo\>'})
9285
9286 " To restore old search count by old pattern,
9287 " search again
9288 call searchcount()
9289<
9290 {options} must be a |Dictionary|. It can contain:
9291 key type meaning ~
9292 recompute |Boolean| if |TRUE|, recompute the count
9293 like |n| or |N| was executed.
9294 otherwise returns the last
9295 computed result (when |n| or
9296 |N| was used when "S" is not
9297 in 'shortmess', or this
9298 function was called).
9299 (default: |TRUE|)
9300 pattern |String| recompute if this was given
9301 and different with |@/|.
9302 this works as same as the
9303 below command is executed
9304 before calling this function >
9305 let @/ = pattern
9306< (default: |@/|)
9307 timeout |Number| 0 or negative number is no
9308 timeout. timeout milliseconds
9309 for recomputing the result
9310 (default: 0)
9311 maxcount |Number| 0 or negative number is no
9312 limit. max count of matched
9313 text while recomputing the
9314 result. if search exceeded
9315 total count, "total" value
9316 becomes `maxcount + 1`
9317 (default: 99)
9318 pos |List| `[lnum, col, off]` value
9319 when recomputing the result.
9320 this changes "current" result
9321 value. see |cursor()|,
9322 |getpos()|
9323 (default: cursor's position)
9324
9325 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9326 GetSearchOpts()->searchcount()
9327<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009328 Return type: dict<number>
9329
9330
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009331searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]]) *searchdecl()*
9332 Search for the declaration of {name}.
9333
9334 With a non-zero {global} argument it works like |gD|, find
9335 first match in the file. Otherwise it works like |gd|, find
9336 first match in the function.
9337
9338 With a non-zero {thisblock} argument matches in a {} block
9339 that ends before the cursor position are ignored. Avoids
9340 finding variable declarations only valid in another scope.
9341
9342 Moves the cursor to the found match.
9343 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
9344 Example: >
9345 if searchdecl('myvar') == 0
9346 echo getline('.')
9347 endif
9348<
9349 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9350 GetName()->searchdecl()
9351<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009352 Return type: |Number|
9353
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009354 *searchpair()*
9355searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
9356 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
9357 Search for the match of a nested start-end pair. This can be
9358 used to find the "endif" that matches an "if", while other
9359 if/endif pairs in between are ignored.
9360 The search starts at the cursor. The default is to search
9361 forward, include 'b' in {flags} to search backward.
9362 If a match is found, the cursor is positioned at it and the
9363 line number is returned. If no match is found 0 or -1 is
9364 returned and the cursor doesn't move. No error message is
9365 given.
9366
9367 {start}, {middle} and {end} are patterns, see |pattern|. They
9368 must not contain \( \) pairs. Use of \%( \) is allowed. When
9369 {middle} is not empty, it is found when searching from either
9370 direction, but only when not in a nested start-end pair. A
9371 typical use is: >
9372 searchpair('\<if\>', '\<else\>', '\<endif\>')
9373< By leaving {middle} empty the "else" is skipped.
9374
9375 {flags} 'b', 'c', 'n', 's', 'w' and 'W' are used like with
9376 |search()|. Additionally:
9377 'r' Repeat until no more matches found; will find the
9378 outer pair. Implies the 'W' flag.
9379 'm' Return number of matches instead of line number with
9380 the match; will be > 1 when 'r' is used.
9381 Note: it's nearly always a good idea to use the 'W' flag, to
9382 avoid wrapping around the end of the file.
9383
9384 When a match for {start}, {middle} or {end} is found, the
9385 {skip} expression is evaluated with the cursor positioned on
9386 the start of the match. It should return non-zero if this
9387 match is to be skipped. E.g., because it is inside a comment
9388 or a string.
9389 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
9390 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
9391 and -1 returned.
9392 {skip} can be a string, a lambda, a funcref or a partial.
9393 Anything else makes the function fail.
9394 In a `:def` function when the {skip} argument is a string
9395 constant it is compiled into instructions.
9396
9397 For {stopline} and {timeout} see |search()|.
9398
9399 The value of 'ignorecase' is used. 'magic' is ignored, the
9400 patterns are used like it's on.
9401
9402 The search starts exactly at the cursor. A match with
9403 {start}, {middle} or {end} at the next character, in the
9404 direction of searching, is the first one found. Example: >
9405 if 1
9406 if 2
9407 endif 2
9408 endif 1
9409< When starting at the "if 2", with the cursor on the "i", and
9410 searching forwards, the "endif 2" is found. When starting on
9411 the character just before the "if 2", the "endif 1" will be
9412 found. That's because the "if 2" will be found first, and
9413 then this is considered to be a nested if/endif from "if 2" to
9414 "endif 2".
9415 When searching backwards and {end} is more than one character,
9416 it may be useful to put "\zs" at the end of the pattern, so
9417 that when the cursor is inside a match with the end it finds
9418 the matching start.
9419
9420 Example, to find the "endif" command in a Vim script: >
9421
9422 :echo searchpair('\<if\>', '\<el\%[seif]\>', '\<en\%[dif]\>', 'W',
9423 \ 'getline(".") =~ "^\\s*\""')
9424
9425< The cursor must be at or after the "if" for which a match is
9426 to be found. Note that single-quote strings are used to avoid
9427 having to double the backslashes. The skip expression only
9428 catches comments at the start of a line, not after a command.
9429 Also, a word "en" or "if" halfway a line is considered a
9430 match.
9431 Another example, to search for the matching "{" of a "}": >
9432
9433 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW')
9434
9435< This works when the cursor is at or before the "}" for which a
9436 match is to be found. To reject matches that syntax
9437 highlighting recognized as strings: >
9438
9439 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW',
9440 \ 'synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 0), "name") =~? "string"')
9441<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009442 Return type: |Number|
9443
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009444 *searchpairpos()*
9445searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
9446 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
9447 Same as |searchpair()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
9448 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
9449 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
9450 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
9451 returns [0, 0]. >
9452
9453 :let [lnum,col] = searchpairpos('{', '', '}', 'n')
9454<
9455 See |match-parens| for a bigger and more useful example.
9456
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009457 Return type: list<number>
9458
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009459 *searchpos()*
9460searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
9461 Same as |search()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
9462 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
9463 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
9464 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
9465 returns [0, 0].
9466 Example: >
9467 :let [lnum, col] = searchpos('mypattern', 'n')
9468
9469< When the 'p' flag is given then there is an extra item with
9470 the sub-pattern match number |search()-sub-match|. Example: >
9471 :let [lnum, col, submatch] = searchpos('\(\l\)\|\(\u\)', 'np')
9472< In this example "submatch" is 2 when a lowercase letter is
9473 found |/\l|, 3 when an uppercase letter is found |/\u|.
9474
9475 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9476 GetPattern()->searchpos()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009477<
9478 Return type: list<number>
9479
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009480
9481server2client({clientid}, {string}) *server2client()*
9482 Send a reply string to {clientid}. The most recent {clientid}
9483 that sent a string can be retrieved with expand("<client>").
9484 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
9485 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
9486 Note:
9487 This id has to be stored before the next command can be
9488 received. I.e. before returning from the received command and
9489 before calling any commands that waits for input.
9490 See also |clientserver|.
9491 Example: >
9492 :echo server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")
9493
9494< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9495 GetClientId()->server2client(string)
9496<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009497 Return type: |Number|
9498
9499
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009500serverlist() *serverlist()*
9501 Return a list of available server names, one per line.
9502 When there are no servers or the information is not available
9503 an empty string is returned. See also |clientserver|.
9504 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
9505 Example: >
9506 :echo serverlist()
9507<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009508 Return type: |String|
9509
9510
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009511setbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *setbufline()*
9512 Set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer {buf}. This works like
9513 |setline()| for the specified buffer.
9514
9515 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
9516 |bufload()| if needed.
9517
9518 To insert lines use |appendbufline()|.
9519 Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
9520
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +00009521 {text} can be a string to set one line, or a List of strings
9522 to set multiple lines. If the List extends below the last
9523 line then those lines are added. If the List is empty then
9524 nothing is changed and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009525
9526 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
9527
9528 {lnum} is used like with |setline()|.
9529 Use "$" to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
9530 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
9531 added below the last line.
9532
9533 When {buf} is not a valid buffer, the buffer is not loaded or
9534 {lnum} is not valid then 1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
9535 error is given.
9536 On success 0 is returned.
9537
9538 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9539 third argument: >
9540 GetText()->setbufline(buf, lnum)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009541<
9542 Return type: |Number|
9543
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009544
9545setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val}) *setbufvar()*
9546 Set option or local variable {varname} in buffer {buf} to
9547 {val}.
9548 This also works for a global or local window option, but it
9549 doesn't work for a global or local window variable.
9550 For a local window option the global value is unchanged.
9551 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
9552 The {varname} argument is a string.
9553 Note that the variable name without "b:" must be used.
9554 Examples: >
9555 :call setbufvar(1, "&mod", 1)
9556 :call setbufvar("todo", "myvar", "foobar")
9557< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
9558
9559 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9560 third argument: >
9561 GetValue()->setbufvar(buf, varname)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009562<
9563 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009564
9565
9566setcellwidths({list}) *setcellwidths()*
9567 Specify overrides for cell widths of character ranges. This
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00009568 tells Vim how wide characters are when displayed in the
9569 terminal, counted in screen cells. The values override
9570 'ambiwidth'. Example: >
9571 call setcellwidths([
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00009572 \ [0x111, 0x111, 1],
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00009573 \ [0x2194, 0x2199, 2],
9574 \ ])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009575
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00009576< The {list} argument is a List of Lists with each three
9577 numbers: [{low}, {high}, {width}]. *E1109* *E1110*
9578 {low} and {high} can be the same, in which case this refers to
9579 one character. Otherwise it is the range of characters from
9580 {low} to {high} (inclusive). *E1111* *E1114*
K.Takata71933232023-01-20 16:00:55 +00009581 Only characters with value 0x80 and higher can be used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009582
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00009583 {width} must be either 1 or 2, indicating the character width
9584 in screen cells. *E1112*
9585 An error is given if the argument is invalid, also when a
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00009586 range overlaps with another. *E1113*
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00009587
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009588 If the new value causes 'fillchars' or 'listchars' to become
9589 invalid it is rejected and an error is given.
9590
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00009591 To clear the overrides pass an empty {list}: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009592 setcellwidths([]);
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00009593
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009594< You can use the script $VIMRUNTIME/tools/emoji_list.vim to see
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00009595 the effect for known emoji characters. Move the cursor
9596 through the text to check if the cell widths of your terminal
9597 match with what Vim knows about each emoji. If it doesn't
9598 look right you need to adjust the {list} argument.
9599
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009600 Return type: |Number|
9601
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009602
9603setcharpos({expr}, {list}) *setcharpos()*
9604 Same as |setpos()| but uses the specified column number as the
9605 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
9606
9607 Example:
9608 With the text "여보세요" in line 8: >
9609 call setcharpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
9610< positions the cursor on the fourth character '요'. >
9611 call setpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
9612< positions the cursor on the second character '보'.
9613
9614 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9615 GetPosition()->setcharpos('.')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009616<
9617 Return type: |Number|
9618
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009619
9620setcharsearch({dict}) *setcharsearch()*
9621 Set the current character search information to {dict},
9622 which contains one or more of the following entries:
9623
9624 char character which will be used for a subsequent
9625 |,| or |;| command; an empty string clears the
9626 character search
9627 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
9628 0 for backward
9629 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
9630 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
9631 character search
9632
9633 This can be useful to save/restore a user's character search
9634 from a script: >
9635 :let prevsearch = getcharsearch()
9636 :" Perform a command which clobbers user's search
9637 :call setcharsearch(prevsearch)
9638< Also see |getcharsearch()|.
9639
9640 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9641 SavedSearch()->setcharsearch()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009642<
9643 Return type: dict<any>
9644
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009645
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01009646setcmdline({str} [, {pos}]) *setcmdline()*
9647 Set the command line to {str} and set the cursor position to
9648 {pos}.
9649 If {pos} is omitted, the cursor is positioned after the text.
9650 Returns 0 when successful, 1 when not editing the command
9651 line.
9652
9653 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9654 GetText()->setcmdline()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009655<
9656 Return type: |Number|
9657
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01009658
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009659setcmdpos({pos}) *setcmdpos()*
9660 Set the cursor position in the command line to byte position
9661 {pos}. The first position is 1.
9662 Use |getcmdpos()| to obtain the current position.
9663 Only works while editing the command line, thus you must use
9664 |c_CTRL-\_e|, |c_CTRL-R_=| or |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '='. For
9665 |c_CTRL-\_e| and |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '=' the position is
9666 set after the command line is set to the expression. For
9667 |c_CTRL-R_=| it is set after evaluating the expression but
9668 before inserting the resulting text.
9669 When the number is too big the cursor is put at the end of the
9670 line. A number smaller than one has undefined results.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01009671 Returns 0 when successful, 1 when not editing the command
9672 line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009673
9674 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9675 GetPos()->setcmdpos()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009676<
9677 Return type: |Number|
9678
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009679
9680setcursorcharpos({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *setcursorcharpos()*
9681setcursorcharpos({list})
9682 Same as |cursor()| but uses the specified column number as the
9683 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
9684
9685 Example:
9686 With the text "여보세요" in line 4: >
9687 call setcursorcharpos(4, 3)
9688< positions the cursor on the third character '세'. >
9689 call cursor(4, 3)
9690< positions the cursor on the first character '여'.
9691
9692 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9693 GetCursorPos()->setcursorcharpos()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009694<
9695 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009696
9697
9698setenv({name}, {val}) *setenv()*
9699 Set environment variable {name} to {val}. Example: >
9700 call setenv('HOME', '/home/myhome')
9701
9702< When {val} is |v:null| the environment variable is deleted.
9703 See also |expr-env|.
9704
9705 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9706 second argument: >
9707 GetPath()->setenv('PATH')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009708<
9709 Return type: |Number|
9710
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009711
9712setfperm({fname}, {mode}) *setfperm()* *chmod*
9713 Set the file permissions for {fname} to {mode}.
9714 {mode} must be a string with 9 characters. It is of the form
9715 "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of "rwx" flags represent, in
9716 turn, the permissions of the owner of the file, the group the
9717 file belongs to, and other users. A '-' character means the
9718 permission is off, any other character means on. Multi-byte
9719 characters are not supported.
9720
9721 For example "rw-r-----" means read-write for the user,
9722 readable by the group, not accessible by others. "xx-x-----"
9723 would do the same thing.
9724
9725 Returns non-zero for success, zero for failure.
9726
9727 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9728 GetFilename()->setfperm(mode)
9729<
9730 To read permissions see |getfperm()|.
9731
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009732 Return type: |Number|
9733
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009734
9735setline({lnum}, {text}) *setline()*
9736 Set line {lnum} of the current buffer to {text}. To insert
9737 lines use |append()|. To set lines in another buffer use
Christian Brabandt946f61c2024-06-17 13:17:58 +02009738 |setbufline()|.
h-east52e7cc22024-07-28 17:03:29 +02009739 Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared. See
9740 |text-prop-cleared|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009741
9742 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
9743 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
9744 added below the last line.
9745 {text} can be any type or a List of any type, each item is
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +00009746 converted to a String. When {text} is an empty List then
9747 nothing is changed and FALSE is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009748
9749 If this succeeds, FALSE is returned. If this fails (most likely
9750 because {lnum} is invalid) TRUE is returned.
9751 In |Vim9| script an error is given if {lnum} is invalid.
9752
9753 Example: >
9754 :call setline(5, strftime("%c"))
9755
9756< When {text} is a |List| then line {lnum} and following lines
9757 will be set to the items in the list. Example: >
9758 :call setline(5, ['aaa', 'bbb', 'ccc'])
9759< This is equivalent to: >
9760 :for [n, l] in [[5, 'aaa'], [6, 'bbb'], [7, 'ccc']]
9761 : call setline(n, l)
9762 :endfor
9763
9764< Note: The '[ and '] marks are not set.
9765
9766 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9767 second argument: >
9768 GetText()->setline(lnum)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009769<
9770 Return type: |Number|
9771
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009772
9773setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setloclist()*
9774 Create or replace or add to the location list for window {nr}.
9775 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
9776 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
9777
9778 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
9779 modified. For an invalid window number {nr}, -1 is returned.
9780 Otherwise, same as |setqflist()|.
9781 Also see |location-list|.
9782
9783 For {action} see |setqflist-action|.
9784
9785 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
9786 only the items listed in {what} are set. Refer to |setqflist()|
9787 for the list of supported keys in {what}.
9788
9789 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9790 second argument: >
9791 GetLoclist()->setloclist(winnr)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009792<
9793 Return type: |Number|
9794
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009795
9796setmatches({list} [, {win}]) *setmatches()*
9797 Restores a list of matches saved by |getmatches()| for the
9798 current window. Returns 0 if successful, otherwise -1. All
9799 current matches are cleared before the list is restored. See
9800 example for |getmatches()|.
9801 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
9802 window ID instead of the current window.
9803
9804 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9805 GetMatches()->setmatches()
9806<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009807 Return type: |Number|
9808
9809
9810setpos({expr}, {list}) *setpos()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009811 Set the position for String {expr}. Possible values:
9812 . the cursor
9813 'x mark x
9814
9815 {list} must be a |List| with four or five numbers:
9816 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
9817 [bufnum, lnum, col, off, curswant]
9818
9819 "bufnum" is the buffer number. Zero can be used for the
9820 current buffer. When setting an uppercase mark "bufnum" is
9821 used for the mark position. For other marks it specifies the
9822 buffer to set the mark in. You can use the |bufnr()| function
9823 to turn a file name into a buffer number.
9824 For setting the cursor and the ' mark "bufnum" is ignored,
9825 since these are associated with a window, not a buffer.
9826 Does not change the jumplist.
9827
9828 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
9829 column is 1. Use a zero "lnum" to delete a mark. If "col" is
9830 smaller than 1 then 1 is used. To use the character count
9831 instead of the byte count, use |setcharpos()|.
9832
9833 The "off" number is only used when 'virtualedit' is set. Then
9834 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
9835 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
9836 character.
9837
9838 The "curswant" number is only used when setting the cursor
9839 position. It sets the preferred column for when moving the
9840 cursor vertically. When the "curswant" number is missing the
9841 preferred column is not set. When it is present and setting a
9842 mark position it is not used.
9843
9844 Note that for '< and '> changing the line number may result in
9845 the marks to be effectively be swapped, so that '< is always
9846 before '>.
9847
9848 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
9849 An error message is given if {expr} is invalid.
9850
9851 Also see |setcharpos()|, |getpos()| and |getcurpos()|.
9852
9853 This does not restore the preferred column for moving
9854 vertically; if you set the cursor position with this, |j| and
9855 |k| motions will jump to previous columns! Use |cursor()| to
9856 also set the preferred column. Also see the "curswant" key in
9857 |winrestview()|.
9858
9859 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9860 GetPosition()->setpos('.')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009861<
9862 Return type: |Number|
9863
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009864
9865setqflist({list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setqflist()*
9866 Create or replace or add to the quickfix list.
9867
9868 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
9869 only the items listed in {what} are set. The first {list}
9870 argument is ignored. See below for the supported items in
9871 {what}.
9872 *setqflist-what*
9873 When {what} is not present, the items in {list} are used. Each
9874 item must be a dictionary. Non-dictionary items in {list} are
9875 ignored. Each dictionary item can contain the following
9876 entries:
9877
9878 bufnr buffer number; must be the number of a valid
9879 buffer
9880 filename name of a file; only used when "bufnr" is not
9881 present or it is invalid.
9882 module name of a module; if given it will be used in
9883 quickfix error window instead of the filename.
9884 lnum line number in the file
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00009885 end_lnum end of lines, if the item spans multiple lines
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009886 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
9887 col column number
9888 vcol when non-zero: "col" is visual column
9889 when zero: "col" is byte index
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00009890 end_col end column, if the item spans multiple columns
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009891 nr error number
9892 text description of the error
9893 type single-character error type, 'E', 'W', etc.
9894 valid recognized error message
Tom Praschanca6ac992023-08-11 23:26:12 +02009895 user_data custom data associated with the item, can be
9896 any type.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009897
9898 The "col", "vcol", "nr", "type" and "text" entries are
9899 optional. Either "lnum" or "pattern" entry can be used to
9900 locate a matching error line.
9901 If the "filename" and "bufnr" entries are not present or
9902 neither the "lnum" or "pattern" entries are present, then the
9903 item will not be handled as an error line.
9904 If both "pattern" and "lnum" are present then "pattern" will
9905 be used.
9906 If the "valid" entry is not supplied, then the valid flag is
9907 set when "bufnr" is a valid buffer or "filename" exists.
9908 If you supply an empty {list}, the quickfix list will be
9909 cleared.
9910 Note that the list is not exactly the same as what
9911 |getqflist()| returns.
9912
9913 {action} values: *setqflist-action* *E927*
9914 'a' The items from {list} are added to the existing
9915 quickfix list. If there is no existing list, then a
9916 new list is created.
9917
9918 'r' The items from the current quickfix list are replaced
9919 with the items from {list}. This can also be used to
9920 clear the list: >
9921 :call setqflist([], 'r')
9922<
Jeremy Fleischman27fbf6e2024-10-14 20:46:27 +02009923 'u' Like 'r', but tries to preserve the current selection
9924 in the quickfix list.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009925 'f' All the quickfix lists in the quickfix stack are
9926 freed.
9927
9928 If {action} is not present or is set to ' ', then a new list
9929 is created. The new quickfix list is added after the current
9930 quickfix list in the stack and all the following lists are
9931 freed. To add a new quickfix list at the end of the stack,
9932 set "nr" in {what} to "$".
9933
9934 The following items can be specified in dictionary {what}:
9935 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
9936 efm errorformat to use when parsing text from
9937 "lines". If this is not present, then the
9938 'errorformat' option value is used.
9939 See |quickfix-parse|
9940 id quickfix list identifier |quickfix-ID|
9941 idx index of the current entry in the quickfix
9942 list specified by 'id' or 'nr'. If set to '$',
9943 then the last entry in the list is set as the
9944 current entry. See |quickfix-index|
9945 items list of quickfix entries. Same as the {list}
9946 argument.
9947 lines use 'errorformat' to parse a list of lines and
9948 add the resulting entries to the quickfix list
9949 {nr} or {id}. Only a |List| value is supported.
9950 See |quickfix-parse|
9951 nr list number in the quickfix stack; zero
9952 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
9953 the last quickfix list.
9954 quickfixtextfunc
9955 function to get the text to display in the
9956 quickfix window. The value can be the name of
9957 a function or a funcref or a lambda. Refer to
9958 |quickfix-window-function| for an explanation
9959 of how to write the function and an example.
9960 title quickfix list title text. See |quickfix-title|
9961 Unsupported keys in {what} are ignored.
9962 If the "nr" item is not present, then the current quickfix list
9963 is modified. When creating a new quickfix list, "nr" can be
9964 set to a value one greater than the quickfix stack size.
9965 When modifying a quickfix list, to guarantee that the correct
9966 list is modified, "id" should be used instead of "nr" to
9967 specify the list.
9968
9969 Examples (See also |setqflist-examples|): >
9970 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'title': 'My search'})
9971 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'nr': 2, 'title': 'Errors'})
9972 :call setqflist([], 'a', {'id':qfid, 'lines':["F1:10:L10"]})
9973<
9974 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
9975
9976 This function can be used to create a quickfix list
9977 independent of the 'errorformat' setting. Use a command like
9978 `:cc 1` to jump to the first position.
9979
9980 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9981 second argument: >
9982 GetErrorlist()->setqflist()
9983<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +02009984 Return type: |Number|
9985
9986
9987setreg({regname}, {value} [, {options}]) *setreg()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009988 Set the register {regname} to {value}.
9989 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
9990 The {regname} argument is a string. In |Vim9-script|
9991 {regname} must be one character.
9992
9993 {value} may be any value returned by |getreg()| or
9994 |getreginfo()|, including a |List| or |Dict|.
9995 If {options} contains "a" or {regname} is upper case,
9996 then the value is appended.
9997
9998 {options} can also contain a register type specification:
9999 "c" or "v" |characterwise| mode
10000 "l" or "V" |linewise| mode
10001 "b" or "<CTRL-V>" |blockwise-visual| mode
10002 If a number immediately follows "b" or "<CTRL-V>" then this is
10003 used as the width of the selection - if it is not specified
10004 then the width of the block is set to the number of characters
10005 in the longest line (counting a <Tab> as 1 character).
10006
10007 If {options} contains no register settings, then the default
10008 is to use character mode unless {value} ends in a <NL> for
10009 string {value} and linewise mode for list {value}. Blockwise
10010 mode is never selected automatically.
10011 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
10012
10013 *E883*
10014 Note: you may not use |List| containing more than one item to
10015 set search and expression registers. Lists containing no
10016 items act like empty strings.
10017
10018 Examples: >
10019 :call setreg(v:register, @*)
10020 :call setreg('*', @%, 'ac')
10021 :call setreg('a', "1\n2\n3", 'b5')
10022 :call setreg('"', { 'points_to': 'a'})
10023
10024< This example shows using the functions to save and restore a
10025 register: >
10026 :let var_a = getreginfo()
10027 :call setreg('a', var_a)
10028< or: >
10029 :let var_a = getreg('a', 1, 1)
10030 :let var_amode = getregtype('a')
10031 ....
10032 :call setreg('a', var_a, var_amode)
10033< Note: you may not reliably restore register value
10034 without using the third argument to |getreg()| as without it
10035 newlines are represented as newlines AND Nul bytes are
10036 represented as newlines as well, see |NL-used-for-Nul|.
10037
10038 You can also change the type of a register by appending
10039 nothing: >
10040 :call setreg('a', '', 'al')
10041
10042< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
10043 second argument: >
10044 GetText()->setreg('a')
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010045<
10046 Return type: |Number|
10047
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010048
10049settabvar({tabnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabvar()*
10050 Set tab-local variable {varname} to {val} in tab page {tabnr}.
10051 |t:var|
10052 The {varname} argument is a string.
10053 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
10054 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype'.
10055 Note that the variable name without "t:" must be used.
10056 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
10057 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
10058
10059 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
10060 third argument: >
10061 GetValue()->settabvar(tab, name)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010062<
10063 Return type: |Number|
10064
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010065
10066settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabwinvar()*
10067 Set option or local variable {varname} in window {winnr} to
10068 {val}.
10069 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
10070 use |setwinvar()|.
10071 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
10072 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
10073 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
10074 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype' or 'syntax'.
10075 This also works for a global or local buffer option, but it
10076 doesn't work for a global or local buffer variable.
10077 For a local buffer option the global value is unchanged.
10078 Note that the variable name without "w:" must be used.
10079 Examples: >
10080 :call settabwinvar(1, 1, "&list", 0)
10081 :call settabwinvar(3, 2, "myvar", "foobar")
10082< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
10083
10084 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
10085 fourth argument: >
10086 GetValue()->settabwinvar(tab, winnr, name)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010087<
10088 Return type: |Number|
10089
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010090
10091settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}]) *settagstack()*
10092 Modify the tag stack of the window {nr} using {dict}.
10093 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
10094
10095 For a list of supported items in {dict}, refer to
10096 |gettagstack()|. "curidx" takes effect before changing the tag
10097 stack.
10098 *E962*
10099 How the tag stack is modified depends on the {action}
10100 argument:
10101 - If {action} is not present or is set to 'r', then the tag
10102 stack is replaced.
10103 - If {action} is set to 'a', then new entries from {dict} are
10104 pushed (added) onto the tag stack.
10105 - If {action} is set to 't', then all the entries from the
10106 current entry in the tag stack or "curidx" in {dict} are
10107 removed and then new entries are pushed to the stack.
10108
10109 The current index is set to one after the length of the tag
10110 stack after the modification.
10111
10112 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
10113
10114 Examples (for more examples see |tagstack-examples|):
10115 Empty the tag stack of window 3: >
10116 call settagstack(3, {'items' : []})
10117
10118< Save and restore the tag stack: >
10119 let stack = gettagstack(1003)
10120 " do something else
10121 call settagstack(1003, stack)
10122 unlet stack
10123<
10124 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
10125 second argument: >
10126 GetStack()->settagstack(winnr)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010127<
10128 Return type: |Number|
10129
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010130
10131setwinvar({winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *setwinvar()*
10132 Like |settabwinvar()| for the current tab page.
10133 Examples: >
10134 :call setwinvar(1, "&list", 0)
10135 :call setwinvar(2, "myvar", "foobar")
10136
10137< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
10138 third argument: >
10139 GetValue()->setwinvar(winnr, name)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010140<
10141 Return type: |Number|
10142
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010143
10144sha256({string}) *sha256()*
10145 Returns a String with 64 hex characters, which is the SHA256
10146 checksum of {string}.
10147
10148 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10149 GetText()->sha256()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010150<
10151 Return type: |String|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010152
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010153 {only available when compiled with the |+cryptv| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010154
10155shellescape({string} [, {special}]) *shellescape()*
10156 Escape {string} for use as a shell command argument.
10157 When the 'shell' contains powershell (MS-Windows) or pwsh
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +000010158 (MS-Windows, Linux, and macOS) then it will enclose {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010159 in single quotes and will double up all internal single
10160 quotes.
10161 On MS-Windows, when 'shellslash' is not set, it will enclose
10162 {string} in double quotes and double all double quotes within
10163 {string}.
10164 Otherwise it will enclose {string} in single quotes and
10165 replace all "'" with "'\''".
10166
Enno5faeb602024-05-15 21:54:19 +020010167 The {special} argument adds additional escaping of keywords
10168 used in Vim commands. When it is not omitted and a non-zero
K.Takatac0e038b2024-05-16 12:39:01 +090010169 number or a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then special
10170 items such as "!", "%", "#" and "<cword>" (as listed in
10171 |expand()|) will be preceded by a backslash.
Enno5faeb602024-05-15 21:54:19 +020010172 This backslash will be removed again by the |:!| command.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010173
10174 The "!" character will be escaped (again with a |non-zero-arg|
10175 {special}) when 'shell' contains "csh" in the tail. That is
10176 because for csh and tcsh "!" is used for history replacement
10177 even when inside single quotes.
10178
10179 With a |non-zero-arg| {special} the <NL> character is also
10180 escaped. When 'shell' containing "csh" in the tail it's
10181 escaped a second time.
10182
10183 The "\" character will be escaped when 'shell' contains "fish"
10184 in the tail. That is because for fish "\" is used as an escape
10185 character inside single quotes.
10186
10187 Example of use with a |:!| command: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010188 :exe '!dir ' .. shellescape(expand('<cfile>'), 1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010189< This results in a directory listing for the file under the
10190 cursor. Example of use with |system()|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010191 :call system("chmod +w -- " .. shellescape(expand("%")))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010192< See also |::S|.
10193
10194 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10195 GetCommand()->shellescape()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010196<
10197 Return type: |String|
10198
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010199
10200shiftwidth([{col}]) *shiftwidth()*
10201 Returns the effective value of 'shiftwidth'. This is the
10202 'shiftwidth' value unless it is zero, in which case it is the
10203 'tabstop' value. This function was introduced with patch
10204 7.3.694 in 2012, everybody should have it by now (however it
10205 did not allow for the optional {col} argument until 8.1.542).
10206
10207 When there is one argument {col} this is used as column number
10208 for which to return the 'shiftwidth' value. This matters for the
10209 'vartabstop' feature. If the 'vartabstop' setting is enabled and
10210 no {col} argument is given, column 1 will be assumed.
10211
10212 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10213 GetColumn()->shiftwidth()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010214<
10215 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010216
10217sign_ functions are documented here: |sign-functions-details|
10218
10219
10220simplify({filename}) *simplify()*
10221 Simplify the file name as much as possible without changing
10222 the meaning. Shortcuts (on MS-Windows) or symbolic links (on
10223 Unix) are not resolved. If the first path component in
10224 {filename} designates the current directory, this will be
10225 valid for the result as well. A trailing path separator is
10226 not removed either. On Unix "//path" is unchanged, but
10227 "///path" is simplified to "/path" (this follows the Posix
10228 standard).
10229 Example: >
10230 simplify("./dir/.././/file/") == "./file/"
10231< Note: The combination "dir/.." is only removed if "dir" is
10232 a searchable directory or does not exist. On Unix, it is also
10233 removed when "dir" is a symbolic link within the same
10234 directory. In order to resolve all the involved symbolic
10235 links before simplifying the path name, use |resolve()|.
10236
10237 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10238 GetName()->simplify()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010239<
10240 Return type: |String|
10241
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010242
10243sin({expr}) *sin()*
10244 Return the sine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
10245 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +010010246 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010247 Examples: >
10248 :echo sin(100)
10249< -0.506366 >
10250 :echo sin(-4.01)
10251< 0.763301
10252
10253 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10254 Compute()->sin()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010255<
10256 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010257
10258
10259sinh({expr}) *sinh()*
10260 Return the hyperbolic sine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
10261 [-inf, inf].
10262 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +010010263 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010264 Examples: >
10265 :echo sinh(0.5)
10266< 0.521095 >
10267 :echo sinh(-0.9)
10268< -1.026517
10269
10270 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10271 Compute()->sinh()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010272<
10273 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010274
10275
10276slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) *slice()*
10277 Similar to using a |slice| "expr[start : end]", but "end" is
10278 used exclusive. And for a string the indexes are used as
10279 character indexes instead of byte indexes, like in
zeertzjqad387692024-03-23 08:23:48 +010010280 |vim9script|. Also, composing characters are treated as a
10281 part of the preceding base character.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010282 When {end} is omitted the slice continues to the last item.
10283 When {end} is -1 the last item is omitted.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +010010284 Returns an empty value if {start} or {end} are invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010285
10286 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10287 GetList()->slice(offset)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010288<
10289 Return type: list<{type}>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010290
10291
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +000010292sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]]) *sort()* *E702*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010293 Sort the items in {list} in-place. Returns {list}.
10294
10295 If you want a list to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
10296 :let sortedlist = sort(copy(mylist))
10297
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +010010298< When {how} is omitted or is a string, then sort() uses the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010299 string representation of each item to sort on. Numbers sort
10300 after Strings, |Lists| after Numbers. For sorting text in the
10301 current buffer use |:sort|.
10302
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +000010303 When {how} is given and it is 'i' then case is ignored.
10304 In legacy script, for backwards compatibility, the value one
10305 can be used to ignore case. Zero means to not ignore case.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010306
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +000010307 When {how} is given and it is 'l' then the current collation
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010308 locale is used for ordering. Implementation details: strcoll()
10309 is used to compare strings. See |:language| check or set the
10310 collation locale. |v:collate| can also be used to check the
10311 current locale. Sorting using the locale typically ignores
10312 case. Example: >
10313 " ö is sorted similarly to o with English locale.
10314 :language collate en_US.UTF8
10315 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
10316< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'] ~
10317>
10318 " ö is sorted after z with Swedish locale.
10319 :language collate sv_SE.UTF8
10320 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
10321< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'p', 'z', 'ö'] ~
10322 This does not work properly on Mac.
10323
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +000010324 When {how} is given and it is 'n' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010325 sorted numerical (Implementation detail: this uses the
Bram Moolenaarbe19d782023-03-09 22:06:49 +000010326 strtod() function to parse numbers. Strings, Lists, Dicts and
10327 Funcrefs will be considered as being 0). Note that this won't
10328 sort a list of strings with numbers!
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010329
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +000010330 When {how} is given and it is 'N' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010331 sorted numerical. This is like 'n' but a string containing
10332 digits will be used as the number they represent.
10333
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +000010334 When {how} is given and it is 'f' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010335 sorted numerical. All values must be a Number or a Float.
10336
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +000010337 When {how} is a |Funcref| or a function name, this function
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010338 is called to compare items. The function is invoked with two
10339 items as argument and must return zero if they are equal, 1 or
10340 bigger if the first one sorts after the second one, -1 or
10341 smaller if the first one sorts before the second one.
10342
10343 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
10344 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
10345
10346 The sort is stable, items which compare equal (as number or as
10347 string) will keep their relative position. E.g., when sorting
10348 on numbers, text strings will sort next to each other, in the
10349 same order as they were originally.
10350
10351 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10352 mylist->sort()
10353
10354< Also see |uniq()|.
10355
10356 Example: >
10357 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
10358 return a:i1 == a:i2 ? 0 : a:i1 > a:i2 ? 1 : -1
10359 endfunc
10360 eval mylist->sort("MyCompare")
10361< A shorter compare version for this specific simple case, which
10362 ignores overflow: >
10363 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
10364 return a:i1 - a:i2
10365 endfunc
10366< For a simple expression you can use a lambda: >
10367 eval mylist->sort({i1, i2 -> i1 - i2})
10368<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010369 Return type: list<{type}>
10370
10371
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010372sound_clear() *sound_clear()*
10373 Stop playing all sounds.
10374
10375 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
10376 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
10377
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010378 Return type: |Number|
10379
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010380 {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
10381
10382 *sound_playevent()*
10383sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
10384 Play a sound identified by {name}. Which event names are
10385 supported depends on the system. Often the XDG sound names
10386 are used. On Ubuntu they may be found in
10387 /usr/share/sounds/freedesktop/stereo. Example: >
10388 call sound_playevent('bell')
10389< On MS-Windows, {name} can be SystemAsterisk, SystemDefault,
10390 SystemExclamation, SystemExit, SystemHand, SystemQuestion,
10391 SystemStart, SystemWelcome, etc.
Yee Cheng Chin4314e4f2022-10-08 13:50:05 +010010392 On macOS, {name} refers to files located in
10393 /System/Library/Sounds (e.g. "Tink"). It will also work for
10394 custom installed sounds in folders like ~/Library/Sounds.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010395
10396 When {callback} is specified it is invoked when the sound is
10397 finished. The first argument is the sound ID, the second
10398 argument is the status:
10399 0 sound was played to the end
10400 1 sound was interrupted
10401 2 error occurred after sound started
10402 Example: >
10403 func Callback(id, status)
10404 echomsg "sound " .. a:id .. " finished with " .. a:status
10405 endfunc
10406 call sound_playevent('bell', 'Callback')
10407
10408< MS-Windows: {callback} doesn't work for this function.
10409
10410 Returns the sound ID, which can be passed to `sound_stop()`.
10411 Returns zero if the sound could not be played.
10412
10413 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10414 GetSoundName()->sound_playevent()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010415<
10416 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010417
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010418 {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010419
10420 *sound_playfile()*
10421sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
10422 Like `sound_playevent()` but play sound file {path}. {path}
10423 must be a full path. On Ubuntu you may find files to play
10424 with this command: >
10425 :!find /usr/share/sounds -type f | grep -v index.theme
10426
10427< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10428 GetSoundPath()->sound_playfile()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010429<
10430 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010431
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010432 {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010433
10434
10435sound_stop({id}) *sound_stop()*
10436 Stop playing sound {id}. {id} must be previously returned by
10437 `sound_playevent()` or `sound_playfile()`.
10438
10439 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
10440 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
10441
10442 On MS-Windows, this does not work for event sound started by
10443 `sound_playevent()`. To stop event sounds, use `sound_clear()`.
10444
10445 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10446 soundid->sound_stop()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010447<
10448 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010449
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010450 {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010451
10452 *soundfold()*
10453soundfold({word})
10454 Return the sound-folded equivalent of {word}. Uses the first
10455 language in 'spelllang' for the current window that supports
10456 soundfolding. 'spell' must be set. When no sound folding is
10457 possible the {word} is returned unmodified.
10458 This can be used for making spelling suggestions. Note that
10459 the method can be quite slow.
10460
10461 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10462 GetWord()->soundfold()
10463<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010464 Return type: |String|
10465
10466
10467spellbadword([{sentence}]) *spellbadword()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010468 Without argument: The result is the badly spelled word under
10469 or after the cursor. The cursor is moved to the start of the
10470 bad word. When no bad word is found in the cursor line the
10471 result is an empty string and the cursor doesn't move.
10472
10473 With argument: The result is the first word in {sentence} that
10474 is badly spelled. If there are no spelling mistakes the
10475 result is an empty string.
10476
10477 The return value is a list with two items:
10478 - The badly spelled word or an empty string.
10479 - The type of the spelling error:
10480 "bad" spelling mistake
10481 "rare" rare word
10482 "local" word only valid in another region
10483 "caps" word should start with Capital
10484 Example: >
10485 echo spellbadword("the quik brown fox")
10486< ['quik', 'bad'] ~
10487
10488 The spelling information for the current window and the value
10489 of 'spelllang' are used.
10490
10491 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10492 GetText()->spellbadword()
10493<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010494 Return type: list<string>
10495
10496
10497spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]]) *spellsuggest()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010498 Return a |List| with spelling suggestions to replace {word}.
10499 When {max} is given up to this number of suggestions are
10500 returned. Otherwise up to 25 suggestions are returned.
10501
10502 When the {capital} argument is given and it's non-zero only
10503 suggestions with a leading capital will be given. Use this
10504 after a match with 'spellcapcheck'.
10505
10506 {word} can be a badly spelled word followed by other text.
10507 This allows for joining two words that were split. The
10508 suggestions also include the following text, thus you can
10509 replace a line.
10510
10511 {word} may also be a good word. Similar words will then be
10512 returned. {word} itself is not included in the suggestions,
10513 although it may appear capitalized.
10514
10515 The spelling information for the current window is used. The
10516 values of 'spelllang' and 'spellsuggest' are used.
10517
10518 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10519 GetWord()->spellsuggest()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010520<
10521 Return type: list<string> or list<any>
10522
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010523
10524split({string} [, {pattern} [, {keepempty}]]) *split()*
10525 Make a |List| out of {string}. When {pattern} is omitted or
Shane Harperc1b39842024-07-17 19:40:40 +020010526 empty each white space separated sequence of characters
10527 becomes an item.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010528 Otherwise the string is split where {pattern} matches,
10529 removing the matched characters. 'ignorecase' is not used
10530 here, add \c to ignore case. |/\c|
10531 When the first or last item is empty it is omitted, unless the
10532 {keepempty} argument is given and it's non-zero.
10533 Other empty items are kept when {pattern} matches at least one
10534 character or when {keepempty} is non-zero.
10535 Example: >
10536 :let words = split(getline('.'), '\W\+')
10537< To split a string in individual characters: >
10538 :for c in split(mystring, '\zs')
10539< If you want to keep the separator you can also use '\zs' at
10540 the end of the pattern: >
10541 :echo split('abc:def:ghi', ':\zs')
10542< ['abc:', 'def:', 'ghi'] ~
10543 Splitting a table where the first element can be empty: >
10544 :let items = split(line, ':', 1)
10545< The opposite function is |join()|.
10546
10547 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10548 GetString()->split()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010549<
10550 Return type: list<string>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010551
10552sqrt({expr}) *sqrt()*
10553 Return the non-negative square root of Float {expr} as a
10554 |Float|.
10555 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|. When {expr}
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +010010556 is negative the result is NaN (Not a Number). Returns 0.0 if
10557 {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010558 Examples: >
10559 :echo sqrt(100)
10560< 10.0 >
10561 :echo sqrt(-4.01)
10562< nan
10563 "nan" may be different, it depends on system libraries.
10564
10565 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10566 Compute()->sqrt()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010567<
10568 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010569
10570
10571srand([{expr}]) *srand()*
10572 Initialize seed used by |rand()|:
10573 - If {expr} is not given, seed values are initialized by
10574 reading from /dev/urandom, if possible, or using time(NULL)
10575 a.k.a. epoch time otherwise; this only has second accuracy.
10576 - If {expr} is given it must be a Number. It is used to
10577 initialize the seed values. This is useful for testing or
10578 when a predictable sequence is intended.
10579
10580 Examples: >
10581 :let seed = srand()
10582 :let seed = srand(userinput)
10583 :echo rand(seed)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010584<
10585 Return type: list<number>
10586
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010587
10588state([{what}]) *state()*
10589 Return a string which contains characters indicating the
10590 current state. Mostly useful in callbacks that want to do
10591 work that may not always be safe. Roughly this works like:
10592 - callback uses state() to check if work is safe to do.
10593 Yes: then do it right away.
10594 No: add to work queue and add a |SafeState| and/or
10595 |SafeStateAgain| autocommand (|SafeState| triggers at
10596 toplevel, |SafeStateAgain| triggers after handling
10597 messages and callbacks).
10598 - When SafeState or SafeStateAgain is triggered and executes
10599 your autocommand, check with `state()` if the work can be
10600 done now, and if yes remove it from the queue and execute.
10601 Remove the autocommand if the queue is now empty.
10602 Also see |mode()|.
10603
10604 When {what} is given only characters in this string will be
10605 added. E.g, this checks if the screen has scrolled: >
10606 if state('s') == ''
10607 " screen has not scrolled
10608<
10609 These characters indicate the state, generally indicating that
10610 something is busy:
10611 m halfway a mapping, :normal command, feedkeys() or
10612 stuffed command
10613 o operator pending, e.g. after |d|
10614 a Insert mode autocomplete active
10615 x executing an autocommand
10616 w blocked on waiting, e.g. ch_evalexpr(), ch_read() and
10617 ch_readraw() when reading json
10618 S not triggering SafeState or SafeStateAgain, e.g. after
10619 |f| or a count
10620 c callback invoked, including timer (repeats for
10621 recursiveness up to "ccc")
10622 s screen has scrolled for messages
10623
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010624 Return type: |String|
10625
10626
Yegappan Lakshmanana11b23c2025-01-16 19:16:42 +010010627str2blob({list} [, {options}]) *str2blob()*
10628 Return a Blob by converting the characters in the List of
10629 strings in {list} into bytes.
10630
10631 A <NL> byte is added to the blob after each list item. A
10632 newline character in the string is translated into a <NUL>
10633 byte in the blob.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1aefe1d2025-01-14 17:29:42 +010010634
10635 If {options} is not supplied, the current 'encoding' value is
Yegappan Lakshmanana11b23c2025-01-16 19:16:42 +010010636 used to convert the characters into bytes.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1aefe1d2025-01-14 17:29:42 +010010637
10638 The argument {options} is a |Dict| and supports the following
10639 items:
Yegappan Lakshmanana11b23c2025-01-16 19:16:42 +010010640 encoding Encode the characters using this encoding.
10641 The value is a |String|. See |encoding-names|
10642 for the supported values.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1aefe1d2025-01-14 17:29:42 +010010643
10644 An error is given and an empty blob is returned if the
10645 character encoding fails.
10646
Yegappan Lakshmanana11b23c2025-01-16 19:16:42 +010010647 Returns an empty Blob if {list} is empty.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1aefe1d2025-01-14 17:29:42 +010010648
10649 See also |blob2str()|
10650
10651 Examples: >
Yegappan Lakshmanana11b23c2025-01-16 19:16:42 +010010652 str2blob(["ab"]) returns 0z6162
10653 str2blob(["«»"]) returns 0zC2ABC2BB
10654 str2blob(["a\nb"]) returns 0z610A62
10655 str2blob(readfile('myfile.txt'))
10656 str2blob(["«»"], {'encoding': 'latin1'}) returns 0zABBB
Yegappan Lakshmanan1aefe1d2025-01-14 17:29:42 +010010657<
10658 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Yegappan Lakshmanana11b23c2025-01-16 19:16:42 +010010659 GetListOfStrings()->str2blob()
Yegappan Lakshmanan1aefe1d2025-01-14 17:29:42 +010010660<
10661 Return type: |Blob|
10662
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010663str2float({string} [, {quoted}]) *str2float()*
10664 Convert String {string} to a Float. This mostly works the
10665 same as when using a floating point number in an expression,
10666 see |floating-point-format|. But it's a bit more permissive.
10667 E.g., "1e40" is accepted, while in an expression you need to
10668 write "1.0e40". The hexadecimal form "0x123" is also
10669 accepted, but not others, like binary or octal.
10670 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
10671 quotes before the dot are ignored, thus "1'000.0" is a
10672 thousand.
10673 Text after the number is silently ignored.
10674 The decimal point is always '.', no matter what the locale is
10675 set to. A comma ends the number: "12,345.67" is converted to
10676 12.0. You can strip out thousands separators with
10677 |substitute()|: >
10678 let f = str2float(substitute(text, ',', '', 'g'))
10679<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +010010680 Returns 0.0 if the conversion fails.
10681
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010682 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10683 let f = text->substitute(',', '', 'g')->str2float()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010684<
10685 Return type: |Float|
10686
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010687
10688str2list({string} [, {utf8}]) *str2list()*
10689 Return a list containing the number values which represent
10690 each character in String {string}. Examples: >
10691 str2list(" ") returns [32]
10692 str2list("ABC") returns [65, 66, 67]
10693< |list2str()| does the opposite.
10694
10695 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
10696 When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat the String as UTF-8
10697 characters. With UTF-8 composing characters are handled
10698 properly: >
10699 str2list("á") returns [97, 769]
10700
10701< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10702 GetString()->str2list()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010703<
10704 Return type: list<number>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010705
10706
10707str2nr({string} [, {base} [, {quoted}]]) *str2nr()*
10708 Convert string {string} to a number.
10709 {base} is the conversion base, it can be 2, 8, 10 or 16.
10710 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
10711 quotes are ignored, thus "1'000'000" is a million.
10712
10713 When {base} is omitted base 10 is used. This also means that
10714 a leading zero doesn't cause octal conversion to be used, as
10715 with the default String to Number conversion. Example: >
10716 let nr = str2nr('0123')
10717<
10718 When {base} is 16 a leading "0x" or "0X" is ignored. With a
10719 different base the result will be zero. Similarly, when
10720 {base} is 8 a leading "0", "0o" or "0O" is ignored, and when
10721 {base} is 2 a leading "0b" or "0B" is ignored.
10722 Text after the number is silently ignored.
10723
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +010010724 Returns 0 if {string} is empty or on error.
10725
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010726 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10727 GetText()->str2nr()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010728<
10729 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010730
10731
10732strcharlen({string}) *strcharlen()*
10733 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
10734 in String {string}. Composing characters are ignored.
10735 |strchars()| can count the number of characters, counting
10736 composing characters separately.
10737
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +010010738 Returns 0 if {string} is empty or on error.
10739
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010740 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
10741
10742 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10743 GetText()->strcharlen()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010744<
10745 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010746
10747
10748strcharpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]]) *strcharpart()*
10749 Like |strpart()| but using character index and length instead
10750 of byte index and length.
10751 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
10752 counted separately.
zeertzjqad387692024-03-23 08:23:48 +010010753 When {skipcc} set to 1, composing characters are treated as a
10754 part of the preceding base character, similar to |slice()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010755 When a character index is used where a character does not
10756 exist it is omitted and counted as one character. For
10757 example: >
10758 strcharpart('abc', -1, 2)
10759< results in 'a'.
10760
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010761 Returns an empty string on error.
10762
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010763 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10764 GetText()->strcharpart(5)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010765<
10766 Return type: |String|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010767
10768
10769strchars({string} [, {skipcc}]) *strchars()*
10770 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
10771 in String {string}.
10772 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
10773 counted separately.
zeertzjqad387692024-03-23 08:23:48 +010010774 When {skipcc} set to 1, composing characters are ignored.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010775 |strcharlen()| always does this.
10776
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010777 Returns zero on error.
10778
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010779 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
10780
10781 {skipcc} is only available after 7.4.755. For backward
10782 compatibility, you can define a wrapper function: >
10783 if has("patch-7.4.755")
10784 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
10785 return strchars(a:str, a:skipcc)
10786 endfunction
10787 else
10788 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
10789 if a:skipcc
10790 return strlen(substitute(a:str, ".", "x", "g"))
10791 else
10792 return strchars(a:str)
10793 endif
10794 endfunction
10795 endif
10796<
10797 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10798 GetText()->strchars()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010799<
10800 Return type: |Number|
10801
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010802
10803strdisplaywidth({string} [, {col}]) *strdisplaywidth()*
10804 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
10805 String {string} occupies on the screen when it starts at {col}
10806 (first column is zero). When {col} is omitted zero is used.
10807 Otherwise it is the screen column where to start. This
10808 matters for Tab characters.
10809 The option settings of the current window are used. This
10810 matters for anything that's displayed differently, such as
10811 'tabstop' and 'display'.
10812 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
10813 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010814 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010815 Also see |strlen()|, |strwidth()| and |strchars()|.
10816
10817 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10818 GetText()->strdisplaywidth()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010819<
10820 Return type: |Number|
10821
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010822
10823strftime({format} [, {time}]) *strftime()*
10824 The result is a String, which is a formatted date and time, as
10825 specified by the {format} string. The given {time} is used,
10826 or the current time if no time is given. The accepted
10827 {format} depends on your system, thus this is not portable!
10828 See the manual page of the C function strftime() for the
10829 format. The maximum length of the result is 80 characters.
10830 See also |localtime()|, |getftime()| and |strptime()|.
10831 The language can be changed with the |:language| command.
10832 Examples: >
10833 :echo strftime("%c") Sun Apr 27 11:49:23 1997
10834 :echo strftime("%Y %b %d %X") 1997 Apr 27 11:53:25
10835 :echo strftime("%y%m%d %T") 970427 11:53:55
10836 :echo strftime("%H:%M") 11:55
10837 :echo strftime("%c", getftime("file.c"))
10838 Show mod time of file.c.
10839< Not available on all systems. To check use: >
10840 :if exists("*strftime")
10841
10842< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10843 GetFormat()->strftime()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010844<
10845 Return type: |String|
10846
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010847
10848strgetchar({str}, {index}) *strgetchar()*
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +010010849 Get a Number corresponding to the character at {index} in
10850 {str}. This uses a zero-based character index, not a byte
10851 index. Composing characters are considered separate
10852 characters here. Use |nr2char()| to convert the Number to a
10853 String.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010854 Returns -1 if {index} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010855 Also see |strcharpart()| and |strchars()|.
10856
10857 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10858 GetText()->strgetchar(5)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010859<
10860 Return type: |Number|
10861
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010862
10863stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *stridx()*
10864 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
10865 {haystack} of the first occurrence of the String {needle}.
10866 If {start} is specified, the search starts at index {start}.
10867 This can be used to find a second match: >
10868 :let colon1 = stridx(line, ":")
10869 :let colon2 = stridx(line, ":", colon1 + 1)
10870< The search is done case-sensitive.
10871 For pattern searches use |match()|.
10872 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
10873 See also |strridx()|.
10874 Examples: >
10875 :echo stridx("An Example", "Example") 3
10876 :echo stridx("Starting point", "Start") 0
10877 :echo stridx("Starting point", "start") -1
10878< *strstr()* *strchr()*
10879 stridx() works similar to the C function strstr(). When used
10880 with a single character it works similar to strchr().
10881
10882 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10883 GetHaystack()->stridx(needle)
10884<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010885 Return type: |Number|
10886
10887
10888string({expr}) *string()*
10889 Return {expr} converted to a String. If {expr} is a Number,
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010890 Float, String, Blob or a composition of them, then the result
10891 can be parsed back with |eval()|.
10892 {expr} type result ~
10893 String 'string' (single quotes are doubled)
10894 Number 123
10895 Float 123.123456 or 1.123456e8
10896 Funcref function('name')
10897 Blob 0z00112233.44556677.8899
10898 List [item, item]
10899 Dictionary {key: value, key: value}
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +000010900 Class class SomeName
10901 Object object of SomeName {lnum: 1, col: 3}
Yegappan Lakshmanan3164cf82024-03-28 10:36:42 +010010902 Enum enum EnumName
Yegappan Lakshmanan3cf121e2024-03-31 18:45:35 +020010903 EnumValue enum name.value {name: str, ordinal: nr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010904
10905 When a |List| or |Dictionary| has a recursive reference it is
10906 replaced by "[...]" or "{...}". Using eval() on the result
10907 will then fail.
10908
mityu7f0bba22024-03-29 10:14:41 +010010909 For an object, invokes the string() method to get a textual
Yegappan Lakshmanand3eae7b2024-03-03 16:26:58 +010010910 representation of the object. If the method is not present,
mityu7f0bba22024-03-29 10:14:41 +010010911 then the default representation is used. |object-string()|
Yegappan Lakshmanand3eae7b2024-03-03 16:26:58 +010010912
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010913 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10914 mylist->string()
10915
10916< Also see |strtrans()|.
10917
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010918 Return type: |String|
10919
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010920
10921strlen({string}) *strlen()*
10922 The result is a Number, which is the length of the String
10923 {string} in bytes.
10924 If the argument is a Number it is first converted to a String.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010925 For other types an error is given and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010926 If you want to count the number of multibyte characters use
10927 |strchars()|.
10928 Also see |len()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
10929
10930 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10931 GetString()->strlen()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010932<
10933 Return type: |Number|
10934
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010935
10936strpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]]) *strpart()*
10937 The result is a String, which is part of {src}, starting from
10938 byte {start}, with the byte length {len}.
10939 When {chars} is present and TRUE then {len} is the number of
10940 characters positions (composing characters are not counted
10941 separately, thus "1" means one base character and any
10942 following composing characters).
10943 To count {start} as characters instead of bytes use
10944 |strcharpart()|.
10945
10946 When bytes are selected which do not exist, this doesn't
10947 result in an error, the bytes are simply omitted.
10948 If {len} is missing, the copy continues from {start} till the
10949 end of the {src}. >
10950 strpart("abcdefg", 3, 2) == "de"
10951 strpart("abcdefg", -2, 4) == "ab"
10952 strpart("abcdefg", 5, 4) == "fg"
10953 strpart("abcdefg", 3) == "defg"
10954
10955< Note: To get the first character, {start} must be 0. For
10956 example, to get the character under the cursor: >
10957 strpart(getline("."), col(".") - 1, 1, v:true)
10958<
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010959 Returns an empty string on error.
10960
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010961 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10962 GetText()->strpart(5)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010963<
10964 Return type: |String|
10965
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010966
10967strptime({format}, {timestring}) *strptime()*
10968 The result is a Number, which is a unix timestamp representing
10969 the date and time in {timestring}, which is expected to match
10970 the format specified in {format}.
10971
10972 The accepted {format} depends on your system, thus this is not
10973 portable! See the manual page of the C function strptime()
10974 for the format. Especially avoid "%c". The value of $TZ also
10975 matters.
10976
10977 If the {timestring} cannot be parsed with {format} zero is
10978 returned. If you do not know the format of {timestring} you
10979 can try different {format} values until you get a non-zero
10980 result.
10981
10982 See also |strftime()|.
10983 Examples: >
10984 :echo strptime("%Y %b %d %X", "1997 Apr 27 11:49:23")
10985< 862156163 >
10986 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%y%m%d %T", "970427 11:53:55"))
10987< Sun Apr 27 11:53:55 1997 >
10988 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S", "19970427115355") + 3600)
10989< Sun Apr 27 12:53:55 1997
10990
10991 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10992 GetFormat()->strptime(timestring)
10993<
10994 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
10995 :if exists("*strptime")
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020010996<
10997 Return type: |Number|
10998
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010999
11000strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *strridx()*
11001 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
11002 {haystack} of the last occurrence of the String {needle}.
11003 When {start} is specified, matches beyond this index are
11004 ignored. This can be used to find a match before a previous
11005 match: >
11006 :let lastcomma = strridx(line, ",")
11007 :let comma2 = strridx(line, ",", lastcomma - 1)
11008< The search is done case-sensitive.
11009 For pattern searches use |match()|.
11010 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
11011 If the {needle} is empty the length of {haystack} is returned.
11012 See also |stridx()|. Examples: >
11013 :echo strridx("an angry armadillo", "an") 3
11014< *strrchr()*
11015 When used with a single character it works similar to the C
11016 function strrchr().
11017
11018 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11019 GetHaystack()->strridx(needle)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011020<
11021 Return type: |Number|
11022
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011023
11024strtrans({string}) *strtrans()*
11025 The result is a String, which is {string} with all unprintable
11026 characters translated into printable characters |'isprint'|.
11027 Like they are shown in a window. Example: >
11028 echo strtrans(@a)
11029< This displays a newline in register a as "^@" instead of
11030 starting a new line.
11031
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011032 Returns an empty string on error.
11033
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011034 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11035 GetString()->strtrans()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011036<
11037 Return type: |String|
11038
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011039
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010011040strutf16len({string} [, {countcc}]) *strutf16len()*
11041 The result is a Number, which is the number of UTF-16 code
11042 units in String {string} (after converting it to UTF-16).
11043
11044 When {countcc} is TRUE, composing characters are counted
11045 separately.
11046 When {countcc} is omitted or FALSE, composing characters are
11047 ignored.
11048
11049 Returns zero on error.
11050
11051 Also see |strlen()| and |strcharlen()|.
11052 Examples: >
11053 echo strutf16len('a') returns 1
11054 echo strutf16len('©') returns 1
11055 echo strutf16len('😊') returns 2
11056 echo strutf16len('ą́') returns 1
11057 echo strutf16len('ą́', v:true) returns 3
a5ob7r790f9a82023-09-25 06:05:47 +090011058<
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010011059 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11060 GetText()->strutf16len()
11061<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011062 Return type: |Number|
11063
11064
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011065strwidth({string}) *strwidth()*
11066 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
11067 String {string} occupies. A Tab character is counted as one
11068 cell, alternatively use |strdisplaywidth()|.
11069 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
11070 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011071 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011072 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strchars()|.
11073
11074 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11075 GetString()->strwidth()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011076<
11077 Return type: |Number|
11078
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011079
11080submatch({nr} [, {list}]) *submatch()* *E935*
11081 Only for an expression in a |:substitute| command or
11082 substitute() function.
11083 Returns the {nr}'th submatch of the matched text. When {nr}
11084 is 0 the whole matched text is returned.
11085 Note that a NL in the string can stand for a line break of a
11086 multi-line match or a NUL character in the text.
11087 Also see |sub-replace-expression|.
11088
11089 If {list} is present and non-zero then submatch() returns
11090 a list of strings, similar to |getline()| with two arguments.
11091 NL characters in the text represent NUL characters in the
11092 text.
11093 Only returns more than one item for |:substitute|, inside
11094 |substitute()| this list will always contain one or zero
11095 items, since there are no real line breaks.
11096
11097 When substitute() is used recursively only the submatches in
11098 the current (deepest) call can be obtained.
11099
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011100 Returns an empty string or list on error.
11101
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011102 Examples: >
11103 :s/\d\+/\=submatch(0) + 1/
11104 :echo substitute(text, '\d\+', '\=submatch(0) + 1', '')
11105< This finds the first number in the line and adds one to it.
11106 A line break is included as a newline character.
11107
11108 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11109 GetNr()->submatch()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011110<
11111 Return type: |String| or list<string> depending on {list}
11112
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011113
11114substitute({string}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags}) *substitute()*
11115 The result is a String, which is a copy of {string}, in which
11116 the first match of {pat} is replaced with {sub}.
11117 When {flags} is "g", all matches of {pat} in {string} are
11118 replaced. Otherwise {flags} should be "".
11119
11120 This works like the ":substitute" command (without any flags).
11121 But the matching with {pat} is always done like the 'magic'
11122 option is set and 'cpoptions' is empty (to make scripts
11123 portable). 'ignorecase' is still relevant, use |/\c| or |/\C|
11124 if you want to ignore or match case and ignore 'ignorecase'.
11125 'smartcase' is not used. See |string-match| for how {pat} is
11126 used.
11127
11128 A "~" in {sub} is not replaced with the previous {sub}.
11129 Note that some codes in {sub} have a special meaning
11130 |sub-replace-special|. For example, to replace something with
11131 "\n" (two characters), use "\\\\n" or '\\n'.
11132
11133 When {pat} does not match in {string}, {string} is returned
11134 unmodified.
11135
11136 Example: >
11137 :let &path = substitute(&path, ",\\=[^,]*$", "", "")
11138< This removes the last component of the 'path' option. >
11139 :echo substitute("testing", ".*", "\\U\\0", "")
11140< results in "TESTING".
11141
11142 When {sub} starts with "\=", the remainder is interpreted as
11143 an expression. See |sub-replace-expression|. Example: >
11144 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)',
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000011145 \ '\=nr2char("0x" .. submatch(1))', 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011146
11147< When {sub} is a Funcref that function is called, with one
11148 optional argument. Example: >
11149 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', SubNr, 'g')
11150< The optional argument is a list which contains the whole
11151 matched string and up to nine submatches, like what
11152 |submatch()| returns. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000011153 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', {m -> '0x' .. m[1]}, 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011154
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011155< Returns an empty string on error.
11156
11157 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011158 GetString()->substitute(pat, sub, flags)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011159<
11160 Return type: |String|
11161
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011162
Bram Moolenaarc216a7a2022-12-05 13:50:55 +000011163swapfilelist() *swapfilelist()*
11164 Returns a list of swap file names, like what "vim -r" shows.
11165 See the |-r| command argument. The 'directory' option is used
11166 for the directories to inspect. If you only want to get a
11167 list of swap files in the current directory then temporarily
11168 set 'directory' to a dot: >
11169 let save_dir = &directory
11170 let &directory = '.'
11171 let swapfiles = swapfilelist()
11172 let &directory = save_dir
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011173<
11174 Return type: list<string>
11175
Bram Moolenaarc216a7a2022-12-05 13:50:55 +000011176
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011177swapinfo({fname}) *swapinfo()*
11178 The result is a dictionary, which holds information about the
11179 swapfile {fname}. The available fields are:
11180 version Vim version
11181 user user name
11182 host host name
11183 fname original file name
11184 pid PID of the Vim process that created the swap
11185 file
11186 mtime last modification time in seconds
11187 inode Optional: INODE number of the file
11188 dirty 1 if file was modified, 0 if not
11189 Note that "user" and "host" are truncated to at most 39 bytes.
11190 In case of failure an "error" item is added with the reason:
11191 Cannot open file: file not found or in accessible
11192 Cannot read file: cannot read first block
11193 Not a swap file: does not contain correct block ID
11194 Magic number mismatch: Info in first block is invalid
11195
11196 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11197 GetFilename()->swapinfo()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011198<
11199 Return type: dict<any> or dict<string>
11200
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011201
11202swapname({buf}) *swapname()*
11203 The result is the swap file path of the buffer {expr}.
11204 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
11205 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, the result is equal to
11206 |:swapname| (unless there is no swap file).
11207 If buffer {buf} has no swap file, returns an empty string.
11208
11209 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11210 GetBufname()->swapname()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011211<
11212 Return type: |String|
11213
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011214
11215synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) *synID()*
11216 The result is a Number, which is the syntax ID at the position
11217 {lnum} and {col} in the current window.
11218 The syntax ID can be used with |synIDattr()| and
11219 |synIDtrans()| to obtain syntax information about text.
11220
11221 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
11222 line. 'synmaxcol' applies, in a longer line zero is returned.
11223 Note that when the position is after the last character,
11224 that's where the cursor can be in Insert mode, synID() returns
11225 zero. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
11226
11227 When {trans} is |TRUE|, transparent items are reduced to the
11228 item that they reveal. This is useful when wanting to know
11229 the effective color. When {trans} is |FALSE|, the transparent
11230 item is returned. This is useful when wanting to know which
11231 syntax item is effective (e.g. inside parens).
11232 Warning: This function can be very slow. Best speed is
11233 obtained by going through the file in forward direction.
11234
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011235 Returns zero on error.
11236
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011237 Example (echoes the name of the syntax item under the cursor): >
11238 :echo synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 1), "name")
11239<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011240 Return type: |Number|
11241
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011242
11243synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}]) *synIDattr()*
11244 The result is a String, which is the {what} attribute of
11245 syntax ID {synID}. This can be used to obtain information
11246 about a syntax item.
11247 {mode} can be "gui", "cterm" or "term", to get the attributes
11248 for that mode. When {mode} is omitted, or an invalid value is
11249 used, the attributes for the currently active highlighting are
11250 used (GUI, cterm or term).
11251 Use synIDtrans() to follow linked highlight groups.
11252 {what} result
11253 "name" the name of the syntax item
11254 "fg" foreground color (GUI: color name used to set
11255 the color, cterm: color number as a string,
11256 term: empty string)
11257 "bg" background color (as with "fg")
11258 "font" font name (only available in the GUI)
11259 |highlight-font|
11260 "sp" special color for the GUI (as with "fg")
11261 |highlight-guisp|
11262 "ul" underline color for cterm: number as a string
11263 "fg#" like "fg", but for the GUI and the GUI is
11264 running the name in "#RRGGBB" form
11265 "bg#" like "fg#" for "bg"
11266 "sp#" like "fg#" for "sp"
11267 "bold" "1" if bold
11268 "italic" "1" if italic
11269 "reverse" "1" if reverse
11270 "inverse" "1" if inverse (= reverse)
11271 "standout" "1" if standout
11272 "underline" "1" if underlined
11273 "undercurl" "1" if undercurled
11274 "strike" "1" if strikethrough
Bram Moolenaarde786322022-07-30 14:56:17 +010011275 "nocombine" "1" if nocombine
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011276
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011277 Returns an empty string on error.
11278
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011279 Example (echoes the color of the syntax item under the
11280 cursor): >
11281 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(synID(line("."), col("."), 1)), "fg")
11282<
11283 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11284 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011285<
11286 Return type: |String|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011287
11288
11289synIDtrans({synID}) *synIDtrans()*
11290 The result is a Number, which is the translated syntax ID of
11291 {synID}. This is the syntax group ID of what is being used to
11292 highlight the character. Highlight links given with
11293 ":highlight link" are followed.
11294
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011295 Returns zero on error.
11296
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011297 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11298 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011299<
11300 Return type: |Number|
11301
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011302
11303synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) *synconcealed()*
11304 The result is a |List| with currently three items:
11305 1. The first item in the list is 0 if the character at the
11306 position {lnum} and {col} is not part of a concealable
11307 region, 1 if it is. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
11308 2. The second item in the list is a string. If the first item
11309 is 1, the second item contains the text which will be
11310 displayed in place of the concealed text, depending on the
11311 current setting of 'conceallevel' and 'listchars'.
11312 3. The third and final item in the list is a number
11313 representing the specific syntax region matched in the
11314 line. When the character is not concealed the value is
11315 zero. This allows detection of the beginning of a new
11316 concealable region if there are two consecutive regions
11317 with the same replacement character. For an example, if
11318 the text is "123456" and both "23" and "45" are concealed
11319 and replaced by the character "X", then:
11320 call returns ~
11321 synconcealed(lnum, 1) [0, '', 0]
11322 synconcealed(lnum, 2) [1, 'X', 1]
11323 synconcealed(lnum, 3) [1, 'X', 1]
11324 synconcealed(lnum, 4) [1, 'X', 2]
11325 synconcealed(lnum, 5) [1, 'X', 2]
11326 synconcealed(lnum, 6) [0, '', 0]
11327
Christian Brabandtfe1e2b52024-04-26 18:42:59 +020011328 Note: Doesn't consider |matchadd()| highlighting items,
11329 since syntax and matching highlighting are two different
11330 mechanisms |syntax-vs-match|.
h-east52e7cc22024-07-28 17:03:29 +020011331
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011332 Return type: list<any>
Christian Brabandtfe1e2b52024-04-26 18:42:59 +020011333
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011334
11335synstack({lnum}, {col}) *synstack()*
11336 Return a |List|, which is the stack of syntax items at the
11337 position {lnum} and {col} in the current window. {lnum} is
11338 used like with |getline()|. Each item in the List is an ID
11339 like what |synID()| returns.
11340 The first item in the List is the outer region, following are
11341 items contained in that one. The last one is what |synID()|
11342 returns, unless not the whole item is highlighted or it is a
11343 transparent item.
11344 This function is useful for debugging a syntax file.
11345 Example that shows the syntax stack under the cursor: >
11346 for id in synstack(line("."), col("."))
11347 echo synIDattr(id, "name")
11348 endfor
11349< When the position specified with {lnum} and {col} is invalid
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011350 an empty List is returned. The position just after the last
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011351 character in a line and the first column in an empty line are
11352 valid positions.
11353
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011354 Return type: list<number> or list<any>
11355
11356
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011357system({expr} [, {input}]) *system()* *E677*
11358 Get the output of the shell command {expr} as a |String|. See
11359 |systemlist()| to get the output as a |List|.
11360
11361 When {input} is given and is a |String| this string is written
11362 to a file and passed as stdin to the command. The string is
11363 written as-is, you need to take care of using the correct line
11364 separators yourself.
11365 If {input} is given and is a |List| it is written to the file
11366 in a way |writefile()| does with {binary} set to "b" (i.e.
11367 with a newline between each list item with newlines inside
11368 list items converted to NULs).
11369 When {input} is given and is a number that is a valid id for
11370 an existing buffer then the content of the buffer is written
11371 to the file line by line, each line terminated by a NL and
11372 NULs characters where the text has a NL.
11373
11374 Pipes are not used, the 'shelltemp' option is not used.
11375
11376 When prepended by |:silent| the terminal will not be set to
11377 cooked mode. This is meant to be used for commands that do
11378 not need the user to type. It avoids stray characters showing
11379 up on the screen which require |CTRL-L| to remove. >
11380 :silent let f = system('ls *.vim')
11381<
11382 Note: Use |shellescape()| or |::S| with |expand()| or
11383 |fnamemodify()| to escape special characters in a command
11384 argument. Newlines in {expr} may cause the command to fail.
11385 The characters in 'shellquote' and 'shellxquote' may also
11386 cause trouble.
11387 This is not to be used for interactive commands.
11388
11389 The result is a String. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000011390 :let files = system('ls ' .. shellescape(expand('%:h')))
11391 :let files = system('ls ' .. expand('%:h:S'))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011392
11393< To make the result more system-independent, the shell output
11394 is filtered to replace <CR> with <NL> for Macintosh, and
11395 <CR><NL> with <NL> for DOS-like systems.
11396 To avoid the string being truncated at a NUL, all NUL
11397 characters are replaced with SOH (0x01).
11398
11399 The command executed is constructed using several options:
11400 'shell' 'shellcmdflag' 'shellxquote' {expr} 'shellredir' {tmp} 'shellxquote'
11401 ({tmp} is an automatically generated file name).
11402 For Unix, braces are put around {expr} to allow for
11403 concatenated commands.
11404
11405 The command will be executed in "cooked" mode, so that a
11406 CTRL-C will interrupt the command (on Unix at least).
11407
11408 The resulting error code can be found in |v:shell_error|.
11409 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
11410
11411 Note that any wrong value in the options mentioned above may
11412 make the function fail. It has also been reported to fail
11413 when using a security agent application.
11414 Unlike ":!cmd" there is no automatic check for changed files.
11415 Use |:checktime| to force a check.
11416
11417 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11418 :echo GetCmd()->system()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011419<
11420 Return type: |String|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011421
11422
11423systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) *systemlist()*
11424 Same as |system()|, but returns a |List| with lines (parts of
11425 output separated by NL) with NULs transformed into NLs. Output
11426 is the same as |readfile()| will output with {binary} argument
11427 set to "b", except that there is no extra empty item when the
11428 result ends in a NL.
11429 Note that on MS-Windows you may get trailing CR characters.
11430
11431 To see the difference between "echo hello" and "echo -n hello"
11432 use |system()| and |split()|: >
11433 echo system('echo hello')->split('\n', 1)
11434<
11435 Returns an empty string on error.
11436
11437 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11438 :echo GetCmd()->systemlist()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011439<
11440 Return type: list<string>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011441
11442
11443tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) *tabpagebuflist()*
11444 The result is a |List|, where each item is the number of the
11445 buffer associated with each window in the current tab page.
11446 {arg} specifies the number of the tab page to be used. When
11447 omitted the current tab page is used.
11448 When {arg} is invalid the number zero is returned.
11449 To get a list of all buffers in all tabs use this: >
11450 let buflist = []
11451 for i in range(tabpagenr('$'))
11452 call extend(buflist, tabpagebuflist(i + 1))
11453 endfor
11454< Note that a buffer may appear in more than one window.
11455
11456 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11457 GetTabpage()->tabpagebuflist()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011458<
11459 Return type: list<number>
11460
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011461
11462tabpagenr([{arg}]) *tabpagenr()*
11463 The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
11464 tab page. The first tab page has number 1.
11465
11466 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
11467 $ the number of the last tab page (the tab page
11468 count).
11469 # the number of the last accessed tab page
11470 (where |g<Tab>| goes to). if there is no
11471 previous tab page 0 is returned.
11472 The number can be used with the |:tab| command.
11473
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011474 Returns zero on error.
11475
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011476 Return type: |Number|
11477
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011478
11479tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) *tabpagewinnr()*
11480 Like |winnr()| but for tab page {tabarg}.
11481 {tabarg} specifies the number of tab page to be used.
11482 {arg} is used like with |winnr()|:
11483 - When omitted the current window number is returned. This is
11484 the window which will be used when going to this tab page.
11485 - When "$" the number of windows is returned.
11486 - When "#" the previous window nr is returned.
11487 Useful examples: >
11488 tabpagewinnr(1) " current window of tab page 1
11489 tabpagewinnr(4, '$') " number of windows in tab page 4
11490< When {tabarg} is invalid zero is returned.
11491
11492 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11493 GetTabpage()->tabpagewinnr()
11494<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011495 Return type: |Number|
11496
11497
11498tagfiles() *tagfiles()*
11499 Returns a |List| with the file names used to search for tags
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011500 for the current buffer. This is the 'tags' option expanded.
11501
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011502 Return type: list<string> or list<any>
11503
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011504
11505taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) *taglist()*
11506 Returns a |List| of tags matching the regular expression {expr}.
11507
11508 If {filename} is passed it is used to prioritize the results
11509 in the same way that |:tselect| does. See |tag-priority|.
11510 {filename} should be the full path of the file.
11511
11512 Each list item is a dictionary with at least the following
11513 entries:
11514 name Name of the tag.
11515 filename Name of the file where the tag is
11516 defined. It is either relative to the
11517 current directory or a full path.
11518 cmd Ex command used to locate the tag in
11519 the file.
11520 kind Type of the tag. The value for this
11521 entry depends on the language specific
11522 kind values. Only available when
11523 using a tags file generated by
Bram Moolenaar47c532e2022-03-19 15:18:53 +000011524 Universal/Exuberant ctags or hdrtag.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011525 static A file specific tag. Refer to
11526 |static-tag| for more information.
11527 More entries may be present, depending on the content of the
11528 tags file: access, implementation, inherits and signature.
11529 Refer to the ctags documentation for information about these
11530 fields. For C code the fields "struct", "class" and "enum"
11531 may appear, they give the name of the entity the tag is
11532 contained in.
11533
11534 The ex-command "cmd" can be either an ex search pattern, a
11535 line number or a line number followed by a byte number.
11536
11537 If there are no matching tags, then an empty list is returned.
11538
11539 To get an exact tag match, the anchors '^' and '$' should be
11540 used in {expr}. This also make the function work faster.
11541 Refer to |tag-regexp| for more information about the tag
11542 search regular expression pattern.
11543
11544 Refer to |'tags'| for information about how the tags file is
11545 located by Vim. Refer to |tags-file-format| for the format of
11546 the tags file generated by the different ctags tools.
11547
11548 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11549 GetTagpattern()->taglist()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011550<
11551 Return type: list<dict<any>> or list<any>
11552
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011553
11554tan({expr}) *tan()*
11555 Return the tangent of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|
11556 in the range [-inf, inf].
11557 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011558 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011559 Examples: >
11560 :echo tan(10)
11561< 0.648361 >
11562 :echo tan(-4.01)
11563< -1.181502
11564
11565 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11566 Compute()->tan()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011567<
11568 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011569
11570
11571tanh({expr}) *tanh()*
11572 Return the hyperbolic tangent of {expr} as a |Float| in the
11573 range [-1, 1].
11574 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011575 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011576 Examples: >
11577 :echo tanh(0.5)
11578< 0.462117 >
11579 :echo tanh(-1)
11580< -0.761594
11581
11582 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11583 Compute()->tanh()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011584<
11585 Return type: |Float|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011586
11587
11588tempname() *tempname()* *temp-file-name*
11589 The result is a String, which is the name of a file that
11590 doesn't exist. It can be used for a temporary file. The name
11591 is different for at least 26 consecutive calls. Example: >
11592 :let tmpfile = tempname()
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000011593 :exe "redir > " .. tmpfile
Christian Brabandt5cf53012024-05-18 10:13:11 +020011594< For Unix, the file will be in a private directory |tempfile|
11595 that is recursively deleted when Vim exits, on other systems
11596 temporary files are not cleaned up automatically on exit.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011597 For MS-Windows forward slashes are used when the 'shellslash'
11598 option is set, or when 'shellcmdflag' starts with '-' and
11599 'shell' does not contain powershell or pwsh.
11600
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011601 Return type: |String|
11602
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011603
11604term_ functions are documented here: |terminal-function-details|
11605
11606
11607terminalprops() *terminalprops()*
11608 Returns a |Dictionary| with properties of the terminal that Vim
11609 detected from the response to |t_RV| request. See
11610 |v:termresponse| for the response itself. If |v:termresponse|
11611 is empty most values here will be 'u' for unknown.
11612 cursor_style whether sending |t_RS| works **
11613 cursor_blink_mode whether sending |t_RC| works **
11614 underline_rgb whether |t_8u| works **
11615 mouse mouse type supported
Bram Moolenaar4bc85f22022-10-21 14:17:24 +010011616 kitty whether Kitty terminal was detected
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011617
11618 ** value 'u' for unknown, 'y' for yes, 'n' for no
11619
11620 If the |+termresponse| feature is missing then the result is
11621 an empty dictionary.
11622
11623 If "cursor_style" is 'y' then |t_RS| will be sent to request the
11624 current cursor style.
11625 If "cursor_blink_mode" is 'y' then |t_RC| will be sent to
11626 request the cursor blink status.
11627 "cursor_style" and "cursor_blink_mode" are also set if |t_u7|
11628 is not empty, Vim will detect the working of sending |t_RS|
11629 and |t_RC| on startup.
11630
11631 When "underline_rgb" is not 'y', then |t_8u| will be made empty.
11632 This avoids sending it to xterm, which would clear the colors.
11633
11634 For "mouse" the value 'u' is unknown
11635
11636 Also see:
11637 - 'ambiwidth' - detected by using |t_u7|.
11638 - |v:termstyleresp| and |v:termblinkresp| for the response to
11639 |t_RS| and |t_RC|.
11640
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011641 Return type: dict<string>
11642
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011643
11644test_ functions are documented here: |test-functions-details|
11645
11646
11647 *timer_info()*
11648timer_info([{id}])
11649 Return a list with information about timers.
11650 When {id} is given only information about this timer is
11651 returned. When timer {id} does not exist an empty list is
11652 returned.
11653 When {id} is omitted information about all timers is returned.
11654
11655 For each timer the information is stored in a |Dictionary| with
11656 these items:
11657 "id" the timer ID
11658 "time" time the timer was started with
11659 "remaining" time until the timer fires
11660 "repeat" number of times the timer will still fire;
11661 -1 means forever
11662 "callback" the callback
11663 "paused" 1 if the timer is paused, 0 otherwise
11664
11665 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11666 GetTimer()->timer_info()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011667<
11668 Return type: list<dict<any>> or list<any>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011669
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011670 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
11671
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011672
11673timer_pause({timer}, {paused}) *timer_pause()*
11674 Pause or unpause a timer. A paused timer does not invoke its
11675 callback when its time expires. Unpausing a timer may cause
11676 the callback to be invoked almost immediately if enough time
11677 has passed.
11678
11679 Pausing a timer is useful to avoid the callback to be called
11680 for a short time.
11681
11682 If {paused} evaluates to a non-zero Number or a non-empty
11683 String, then the timer is paused, otherwise it is unpaused.
11684 See |non-zero-arg|.
11685
11686 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11687 GetTimer()->timer_pause(1)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011688<
11689 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011690
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011691 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
11692
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011693
11694 *timer_start()* *timer* *timers*
11695timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
11696 Create a timer and return the timer ID.
11697
11698 {time} is the waiting time in milliseconds. This is the
11699 minimum time before invoking the callback. When the system is
11700 busy or Vim is not waiting for input the time will be longer.
Bram Moolenaardd60c362023-02-27 15:49:53 +000011701 Zero can be used to execute the callback when Vim is back in
11702 the main loop.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011703
11704 {callback} is the function to call. It can be the name of a
11705 function or a |Funcref|. It is called with one argument, which
11706 is the timer ID. The callback is only invoked when Vim is
11707 waiting for input.
11708 If you want to show a message look at |popup_notification()|
11709 to avoid interfering with what the user is doing.
11710
11711 {options} is a dictionary. Supported entries:
11712 "repeat" Number of times to repeat calling the
11713 callback. -1 means forever. When not present
11714 the callback will be called once.
11715 If the timer causes an error three times in a
11716 row the repeat is cancelled. This avoids that
11717 Vim becomes unusable because of all the error
11718 messages.
11719
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011720 Returns -1 on error.
11721
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011722 Example: >
11723 func MyHandler(timer)
11724 echo 'Handler called'
11725 endfunc
11726 let timer = timer_start(500, 'MyHandler',
11727 \ {'repeat': 3})
11728< This will invoke MyHandler() three times at 500 msec
11729 intervals.
11730
11731 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11732 GetMsec()->timer_start(callback)
11733
11734< Not available in the |sandbox|.
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011735
11736 Return type: |Number|
11737
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011738 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
11739
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011740
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011741timer_stop({timer}) *timer_stop()*
11742 Stop a timer. The timer callback will no longer be invoked.
11743 {timer} is an ID returned by timer_start(), thus it must be a
11744 Number. If {timer} does not exist there is no error.
11745
11746 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11747 GetTimer()->timer_stop()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011748<
11749 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011750
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011751 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
11752
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011753
11754timer_stopall() *timer_stopall()*
11755 Stop all timers. The timer callbacks will no longer be
11756 invoked. Useful if a timer is misbehaving. If there are no
11757 timers there is no error.
11758
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011759 Return type: |Number|
11760
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011761 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
11762
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011763
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011764tolower({expr}) *tolower()*
11765 The result is a copy of the String given, with all uppercase
11766 characters turned into lowercase (just like applying |gu| to
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011767 the string). Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011768
11769 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11770 GetText()->tolower()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011771<
11772 Return type: |String|
11773
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011774
11775toupper({expr}) *toupper()*
11776 The result is a copy of the String given, with all lowercase
11777 characters turned into uppercase (just like applying |gU| to
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011778 the string). Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011779
11780 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11781 GetText()->toupper()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011782<
11783 Return type: |String|
11784
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011785
11786tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) *tr()*
11787 The result is a copy of the {src} string with all characters
11788 which appear in {fromstr} replaced by the character in that
11789 position in the {tostr} string. Thus the first character in
11790 {fromstr} is translated into the first character in {tostr}
11791 and so on. Exactly like the unix "tr" command.
11792 This code also deals with multibyte characters properly.
11793
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011794 Returns an empty string on error.
11795
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011796 Examples: >
11797 echo tr("hello there", "ht", "HT")
11798< returns "Hello THere" >
11799 echo tr("<blob>", "<>", "{}")
11800< returns "{blob}"
11801
11802 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11803 GetText()->tr(from, to)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011804<
11805 Return type: |String|
11806
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011807
11808trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]]) *trim()*
11809 Return {text} as a String where any character in {mask} is
11810 removed from the beginning and/or end of {text}.
11811
Illia Bobyr80799172023-10-17 18:00:50 +020011812 If {mask} is not given, or is an empty string, {mask} is all
11813 characters up to 0x20, which includes Tab, space, NL and CR,
11814 plus the non-breaking space character 0xa0.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011815
11816 The optional {dir} argument specifies where to remove the
11817 characters:
11818 0 remove from the beginning and end of {text}
11819 1 remove only at the beginning of {text}
11820 2 remove only at the end of {text}
11821 When omitted both ends are trimmed.
11822
11823 This function deals with multibyte characters properly.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011824 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011825
11826 Examples: >
11827 echo trim(" some text ")
11828< returns "some text" >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000011829 echo trim(" \r\t\t\r RESERVE \t\n\x0B\xA0") .. "_TAIL"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011830< returns "RESERVE_TAIL" >
11831 echo trim("rm<Xrm<>X>rrm", "rm<>")
11832< returns "Xrm<>X" (characters in the middle are not removed) >
11833 echo trim(" vim ", " ", 2)
11834< returns " vim"
11835
11836 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11837 GetText()->trim()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011838<
11839 Return type: |String|
11840
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011841
11842trunc({expr}) *trunc()*
11843 Return the largest integral value with magnitude less than or
11844 equal to {expr} as a |Float| (truncate towards zero).
11845 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011846 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011847 Examples: >
11848 echo trunc(1.456)
11849< 1.0 >
11850 echo trunc(-5.456)
11851< -5.0 >
11852 echo trunc(4.0)
11853< 4.0
11854
11855 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11856 Compute()->trunc()
11857<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011858 Return type: |Float|
11859
11860
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011861 *type()*
11862type({expr}) The result is a Number representing the type of {expr}.
11863 Instead of using the number directly, it is better to use the
11864 v:t_ variable that has the value:
11865 Number: 0 |v:t_number|
11866 String: 1 |v:t_string|
11867 Funcref: 2 |v:t_func|
11868 List: 3 |v:t_list|
11869 Dictionary: 4 |v:t_dict|
11870 Float: 5 |v:t_float|
11871 Boolean: 6 |v:t_bool| (v:false and v:true)
11872 None: 7 |v:t_none| (v:null and v:none)
11873 Job: 8 |v:t_job|
11874 Channel: 9 |v:t_channel|
11875 Blob: 10 |v:t_blob|
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +090011876 Class: 12 |v:t_class|
11877 Object: 13 |v:t_object|
Yegappan Lakshmanan2a71b542023-12-14 20:03:03 +010011878 Typealias: 14 |v:t_typealias|
Yegappan Lakshmanan3164cf82024-03-28 10:36:42 +010011879 Enum: 15 |v:t_enum|
11880 EnumValue: 16 |v:t_enumvalue|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011881 For backward compatibility, this method can be used: >
11882 :if type(myvar) == type(0)
11883 :if type(myvar) == type("")
11884 :if type(myvar) == type(function("tr"))
11885 :if type(myvar) == type([])
11886 :if type(myvar) == type({})
11887 :if type(myvar) == type(0.0)
11888 :if type(myvar) == type(v:false)
11889 :if type(myvar) == type(v:none)
11890< To check if the v:t_ variables exist use this: >
11891 :if exists('v:t_number')
11892
11893< Can also be used as a |method|: >
11894 mylist->type()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011895<
11896 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011897
11898
11899typename({expr}) *typename()*
11900 Return a string representation of the type of {expr}.
11901 Example: >
11902 echo typename([1, 2, 3])
Kota Kato66bb9ae2023-01-17 18:31:56 +000011903< list<number> ~
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011904
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011905 Return type: |String|
11906
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011907
11908undofile({name}) *undofile()*
11909 Return the name of the undo file that would be used for a file
11910 with name {name} when writing. This uses the 'undodir'
11911 option, finding directories that exist. It does not check if
11912 the undo file exists.
11913 {name} is always expanded to the full path, since that is what
11914 is used internally.
11915 If {name} is empty undofile() returns an empty string, since a
11916 buffer without a file name will not write an undo file.
11917 Useful in combination with |:wundo| and |:rundo|.
11918 When compiled without the |+persistent_undo| option this always
11919 returns an empty string.
11920
11921 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11922 GetFilename()->undofile()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011923<
11924 Return type: |String|
11925
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011926
Devin J. Pohly5fee1112023-04-23 20:26:59 -050011927undotree([{buf}]) *undotree()*
11928 Return the current state of the undo tree for the current
11929 buffer, or for a specific buffer if {buf} is given. The
11930 result is a dictionary with the following items:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011931 "seq_last" The highest undo sequence number used.
11932 "seq_cur" The sequence number of the current position in
11933 the undo tree. This differs from "seq_last"
11934 when some changes were undone.
11935 "time_cur" Time last used for |:earlier| and related
11936 commands. Use |strftime()| to convert to
11937 something readable.
11938 "save_last" Number of the last file write. Zero when no
11939 write yet.
11940 "save_cur" Number of the current position in the undo
11941 tree.
11942 "synced" Non-zero when the last undo block was synced.
11943 This happens when waiting from input from the
11944 user. See |undo-blocks|.
11945 "entries" A list of dictionaries with information about
11946 undo blocks.
11947
11948 The first item in the "entries" list is the oldest undo item.
11949 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with these items:
11950 "seq" Undo sequence number. Same as what appears in
11951 |:undolist|.
11952 "time" Timestamp when the change happened. Use
11953 |strftime()| to convert to something readable.
11954 "newhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
11955 that was added. This marks the last change
11956 and where further changes will be added.
11957 "curhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
11958 that was undone. This marks the current
11959 position in the undo tree, the block that will
11960 be used by a redo command. When nothing was
11961 undone after the last change this item will
11962 not appear anywhere.
11963 "save" Only appears on the last block before a file
11964 write. The number is the write count. The
11965 first write has number 1, the last one the
11966 "save_last" mentioned above.
11967 "alt" Alternate entry. This is again a List of undo
11968 blocks. Each item may again have an "alt"
11969 item.
11970
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011971 Return type: dict<any>
11972
11973
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011974uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]]) *uniq()* *E882*
11975 Remove second and succeeding copies of repeated adjacent
11976 {list} items in-place. Returns {list}. If you want a list
11977 to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
11978 :let newlist = uniq(copy(mylist))
11979< The default compare function uses the string representation of
11980 each item. For the use of {func} and {dict} see |sort()|.
11981
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010011982 Returns zero if {list} is not a |List|.
11983
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011984 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11985 mylist->uniq()
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010011986<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020011987 Return type: list<{type}>
11988
11989
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010011990 *utf16idx()*
11991utf16idx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {charidx}]])
Yegappan Lakshmanan577922b2023-06-08 17:09:45 +010011992 Same as |charidx()| but returns the UTF-16 code unit index of
11993 the byte at {idx} in {string} (after converting it to UTF-16).
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010011994
11995 When {charidx} is present and TRUE, {idx} is used as the
11996 character index in the String {string} instead of as the byte
11997 index.
Yegappan Lakshmanan95707032023-06-14 13:10:15 +010011998 An {idx} in the middle of a UTF-8 sequence is rounded
11999 downwards to the beginning of that sequence.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010012000
Yegappan Lakshmanan577922b2023-06-08 17:09:45 +010012001 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid or if there are less
12002 than {idx} bytes in {string}. If there are exactly {idx} bytes
12003 the length of the string in UTF-16 code units is returned.
12004
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010012005 See |byteidx()| and |byteidxcomp()| for getting the byte index
12006 from the UTF-16 index and |charidx()| for getting the
12007 character index from the UTF-16 index.
12008 Refer to |string-offset-encoding| for more information.
12009 Examples: >
12010 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 3) returns 2
12011 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 7) returns 4
12012 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 1, 0, 1) returns 2
12013 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 2, 0, 1) returns 4
12014 echo utf16idx('aą́c', 6) returns 2
12015 echo utf16idx('aą́c', 6, 1) returns 4
12016 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 9) returns -1
12017<
12018 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12019 GetName()->utf16idx(idx)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012020<
12021 Return type: |Number|
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010012022
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012023
12024values({dict}) *values()*
12025 Return a |List| with all the values of {dict}. The |List| is
12026 in arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |keys()|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010012027 Returns zero if {dict} is not a |Dict|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012028
12029 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12030 mydict->values()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012031<
12032 Return type: list<any>
12033
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012034
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +020012035virtcol({expr} [, {list} [, {winid}]]) *virtcol()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012036 The result is a Number, which is the screen column of the file
12037 position given with {expr}. That is, the last screen position
12038 occupied by the character at that position, when the screen
12039 would be of unlimited width. When there is a <Tab> at the
12040 position, the returned Number will be the column at the end of
12041 the <Tab>. For example, for a <Tab> in column 1, with 'ts'
12042 set to 8, it returns 8. |conceal| is ignored.
12043 For the byte position use |col()|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010012044
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +020012045 For the use of {expr} see |getpos()| and |col()|.
zeertzjqd353d272024-06-13 23:00:25 +080012046 When {expr} is "$", it means the end of the cursor line, so
12047 the result is the number of cells in the cursor line plus one.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010012048
12049 When 'virtualedit' is used {expr} can be [lnum, col, off],
12050 where "off" is the offset in screen columns from the start of
12051 the character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the
12052 last character. When "off" is omitted zero is used. When
12053 Virtual editing is active in the current mode, a position
12054 beyond the end of the line can be returned. Also see
12055 |'virtualedit'|
12056
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +020012057 If {list} is present and non-zero then virtcol() returns a
12058 List with the first and last screen position occupied by the
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010012059 character.
12060
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +020012061 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
12062 that window instead of the current window.
12063
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012064 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +020012065
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012066 Examples: >
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010012067 " With text "foo^Lbar" and cursor on the "^L":
12068
12069 virtcol(".") " returns 5
12070 virtcol(".", 1) " returns [4, 5]
12071 virtcol("$") " returns 9
12072
12073 " With text " there", with 't at 'h':
12074
12075 virtcol("'t") " returns 6
zeertzjq02f3eba2024-06-12 20:45:24 +020012076<
12077 The first column is 1. 0 or [0, 0] is returned for an error.
12078
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012079 A more advanced example that echoes the maximum length of
12080 all lines: >
12081 echo max(map(range(1, line('$')), "virtcol([v:val, '$'])"))
12082
12083< Can also be used as a |method|: >
12084 GetPos()->virtcol()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012085<
12086 Return type: |Number|
12087
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012088
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010012089virtcol2col({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *virtcol2col()*
12090 The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the
12091 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and virtual
12092 column {col}.
12093
zeertzjqb583eda2023-10-14 11:32:28 +020012094 If buffer line {lnum} is an empty line, 0 is returned.
12095
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010012096 If {col} is greater than the last virtual column in line
12097 {lnum}, then the byte index of the character at the last
12098 virtual column is returned.
12099
Yegappan Lakshmananb209b862023-08-15 23:01:44 +020012100 For a multi-byte character, the column number of the first
12101 byte in the character is returned.
12102
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010012103 The {winid} argument can be the window number or the
12104 |window-ID|. If this is zero, then the current window is used.
12105
12106 Returns -1 if the window {winid} doesn't exist or the buffer
12107 line {lnum} or virtual column {col} is invalid.
12108
12109 See also |screenpos()|, |virtcol()| and |col()|.
12110
12111 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12112 GetWinid()->virtcol2col(lnum, col)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012113<
12114 Return type: |Number|
12115
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012116
12117visualmode([{expr}]) *visualmode()*
12118 The result is a String, which describes the last Visual mode
12119 used in the current buffer. Initially it returns an empty
12120 string, but once Visual mode has been used, it returns "v",
12121 "V", or "<CTRL-V>" (a single CTRL-V character) for
12122 character-wise, line-wise, or block-wise Visual mode
12123 respectively.
12124 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000012125 :exe "normal " .. visualmode()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012126< This enters the same Visual mode as before. It is also useful
12127 in scripts if you wish to act differently depending on the
12128 Visual mode that was used.
12129 If Visual mode is active, use |mode()| to get the Visual mode
12130 (e.g., in a |:vmap|).
12131 If {expr} is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
12132 a non-empty String, then the Visual mode will be cleared and
12133 the old value is returned. See |non-zero-arg|.
12134
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012135 Return type: |String|
12136
12137
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012138wildmenumode() *wildmenumode()*
12139 Returns |TRUE| when the wildmenu is active and |FALSE|
12140 otherwise. See 'wildmenu' and 'wildmode'.
12141 This can be used in mappings to handle the 'wildcharm' option
12142 gracefully. (Makes only sense with |mapmode-c| mappings).
12143
12144 For example to make <c-j> work like <down> in wildmode, use: >
12145 :cnoremap <expr> <C-j> wildmenumode() ? "\<Down>\<Tab>" : "\<c-j>"
12146<
Milly6c2fc372024-10-16 22:11:17 +020012147 (Note: this needs the 'wildcharm' option set appropriately).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012148
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012149 Return type: |Number|
12150
12151
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012152win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}]) *win_execute()*
12153 Like `execute()` but in the context of window {id}.
12154 The window will temporarily be made the current window,
12155 without triggering autocommands or changing directory. When
12156 executing {command} autocommands will be triggered, this may
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +010012157 have unexpected side effects. Use `:noautocmd` if needed.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012158 Example: >
12159 call win_execute(winid, 'set syntax=python')
12160< Doing the same with `setwinvar()` would not trigger
12161 autocommands and not actually show syntax highlighting.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012162 *E994*
12163 Not all commands are allowed in popup windows.
12164 When window {id} does not exist then no error is given and
12165 an empty string is returned.
12166
12167 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
12168 second argument: >
12169 GetCommand()->win_execute(winid)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012170<
12171 Return type: |String|
12172
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012173
12174win_findbuf({bufnr}) *win_findbuf()*
12175 Returns a |List| with |window-ID|s for windows that contain
12176 buffer {bufnr}. When there is none the list is empty.
12177
12178 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12179 GetBufnr()->win_findbuf()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012180<
12181 Return type: list<number> or list<any>
12182
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012183
12184win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) *win_getid()*
12185 Get the |window-ID| for the specified window.
12186 When {win} is missing use the current window.
12187 With {win} this is the window number. The top window has
12188 number 1.
12189 Without {tab} use the current tab, otherwise the tab with
12190 number {tab}. The first tab has number one.
12191 Return zero if the window cannot be found.
12192
12193 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12194 GetWinnr()->win_getid()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012195<
12196 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012197
12198
12199win_gettype([{nr}]) *win_gettype()*
12200 Return the type of the window:
12201 "autocmd" autocommand window. Temporary window
12202 used to execute autocommands.
12203 "command" command-line window |cmdwin|
12204 (empty) normal window
12205 "loclist" |location-list-window|
12206 "popup" popup window |popup|
12207 "preview" preview window |preview-window|
12208 "quickfix" |quickfix-window|
12209 "unknown" window {nr} not found
12210
12211 When {nr} is omitted return the type of the current window.
12212 When {nr} is given return the type of this window by number or
12213 |window-ID|.
12214
12215 Also see the 'buftype' option. When running a terminal in a
12216 popup window then 'buftype' is "terminal" and win_gettype()
12217 returns "popup".
12218
12219 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12220 GetWinid()->win_gettype()
12221<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012222 Return type: |String|
12223
12224
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012225win_gotoid({expr}) *win_gotoid()*
12226 Go to window with ID {expr}. This may also change the current
12227 tabpage.
12228 Return TRUE if successful, FALSE if the window cannot be found.
12229
12230 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12231 GetWinid()->win_gotoid()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012232<
12233 Return type: |Number|
12234
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012235
12236win_id2tabwin({expr}) *win_id2tabwin()*
12237 Return a list with the tab number and window number of window
12238 with ID {expr}: [tabnr, winnr].
12239 Return [0, 0] if the window cannot be found.
12240
12241 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12242 GetWinid()->win_id2tabwin()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012243<
12244 Return type: list<number>
12245
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012246
12247win_id2win({expr}) *win_id2win()*
12248 Return the window number of window with ID {expr}.
12249 Return 0 if the window cannot be found in the current tabpage.
12250
12251 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12252 GetWinid()->win_id2win()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012253<
12254 Return type: |Number|
12255
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012256
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000012257win_move_separator({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_separator()*
12258 Move window {nr}'s vertical separator (i.e., the right border)
12259 by {offset} columns, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr}
12260 can be a window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset}
12261 moves right and a negative {offset} moves left. Moving a
12262 window's vertical separator will change the width of the
12263 window and the width of other windows adjacent to the vertical
12264 separator. The magnitude of movement may be smaller than
12265 specified (e.g., as a consequence of maintaining
12266 'winminwidth'). Returns TRUE if the window can be found and
12267 FALSE otherwise.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010012268 This will fail for the rightmost window and a full-width
12269 window, since it has no separator on the right.
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +000012270 Only works for the current tab page. *E1308*
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000012271
12272 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12273 GetWinnr()->win_move_separator(offset)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012274<
12275 Return type: |Number|
12276
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000012277
12278win_move_statusline({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_statusline()*
12279 Move window {nr}'s status line (i.e., the bottom border) by
12280 {offset} rows, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr} can be a
12281 window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset} moves down
12282 and a negative {offset} moves up. Moving a window's status
12283 line will change the height of the window and the height of
12284 other windows adjacent to the status line. The magnitude of
12285 movement may be smaller than specified (e.g., as a consequence
12286 of maintaining 'winminheight'). Returns TRUE if the window can
12287 be found and FALSE otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +000012288 Only works for the current tab page.
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000012289
12290 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12291 GetWinnr()->win_move_statusline(offset)
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012292<
12293 Return type: |Number|
12294
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000012295
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012296win_screenpos({nr}) *win_screenpos()*
12297 Return the screen position of window {nr} as a list with two
12298 numbers: [row, col]. The first window always has position
12299 [1, 1], unless there is a tabline, then it is [2, 1].
12300 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|. Use zero
12301 for the current window.
Sean Dewar5866bc32024-03-13 20:17:24 +010012302 Returns [0, 0] if the window cannot be found.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012303
12304 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12305 GetWinid()->win_screenpos()
12306<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012307 Return type: list<number>
12308
12309
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012310win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}]) *win_splitmove()*
Sean Dewar96cc4ae2024-02-20 21:52:31 +010012311 Temporarily switch to window {target}, then move window {nr}
12312 to a new split adjacent to {target}.
12313 Unlike commands such as |:split|, no new windows are created
12314 (the |window-ID| of window {nr} is unchanged after the move).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012315
12316 Both {nr} and {target} can be window numbers or |window-ID|s.
12317 Both must be in the current tab page.
12318
12319 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
12320
12321 {options} is a |Dictionary| with the following optional entries:
12322 "vertical" When TRUE, the split is created vertically,
12323 like with |:vsplit|.
12324 "rightbelow" When TRUE, the split is made below or to the
12325 right (if vertical). When FALSE, it is done
12326 above or to the left (if vertical). When not
12327 present, the values of 'splitbelow' and
12328 'splitright' are used.
12329
12330 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12331 GetWinid()->win_splitmove(target)
12332<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012333 Return type: |Number|
12334
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012335
12336 *winbufnr()*
12337winbufnr({nr}) The result is a Number, which is the number of the buffer
12338 associated with window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or
12339 the |window-ID|.
12340 When {nr} is zero, the number of the buffer in the current
12341 window is returned.
12342 When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
12343 Example: >
12344 :echo "The file in the current window is " . bufname(winbufnr(0))
12345<
12346 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12347 FindWindow()->winbufnr()->bufname()
12348<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012349 Return type: |Number|
12350
12351
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012352 *wincol()*
12353wincol() The result is a Number, which is the virtual column of the
12354 cursor in the window. This is counting screen cells from the
12355 left side of the window. The leftmost column is one.
12356
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012357 Return type: |Number|
12358
12359
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012360 *windowsversion()*
12361windowsversion()
12362 The result is a String. For MS-Windows it indicates the OS
12363 version. E.g, Windows 10 is "10.0", Windows 8 is "6.2",
12364 Windows XP is "5.1". For non-MS-Windows systems the result is
12365 an empty string.
12366
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012367 Return type: |String|
12368
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012369winheight({nr}) *winheight()*
12370 The result is a Number, which is the height of window {nr}.
12371 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
12372 When {nr} is zero, the height of the current window is
12373 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
12374 An existing window always has a height of zero or more.
12375 This excludes any window toolbar line.
12376 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000012377 :echo "The current window has " .. winheight(0) .. " lines."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012378
12379< Can also be used as a |method|: >
12380 GetWinid()->winheight()
12381<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012382 Return type: |Number|
12383
12384
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012385winlayout([{tabnr}]) *winlayout()*
12386 The result is a nested List containing the layout of windows
12387 in a tabpage.
12388
12389 Without {tabnr} use the current tabpage, otherwise the tabpage
12390 with number {tabnr}. If the tabpage {tabnr} is not found,
12391 returns an empty list.
12392
12393 For a leaf window, it returns:
12394 ['leaf', {winid}]
12395 For horizontally split windows, which form a column, it
12396 returns:
12397 ['col', [{nested list of windows}]]
12398 For vertically split windows, which form a row, it returns:
12399 ['row', [{nested list of windows}]]
12400
12401 Example: >
12402 " Only one window in the tab page
12403 :echo winlayout()
12404 ['leaf', 1000]
12405 " Two horizontally split windows
12406 :echo winlayout()
12407 ['col', [['leaf', 1000], ['leaf', 1001]]]
12408 " The second tab page, with three horizontally split
12409 " windows, with two vertically split windows in the
12410 " middle window
12411 :echo winlayout(2)
12412 ['col', [['leaf', 1002], ['row', [['leaf', 1003],
12413 ['leaf', 1001]]], ['leaf', 1000]]]
12414<
12415 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12416 GetTabnr()->winlayout()
12417<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012418 Return type: list<any>
12419
12420
12421winline() *winline()*
12422 The result is a Number, which is the screen line of the cursor
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012423 in the window. This is counting screen lines from the top of
12424 the window. The first line is one.
12425 If the cursor was moved the view on the file will be updated
12426 first, this may cause a scroll.
12427
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012428 Return type: |Number|
12429
12430
12431winnr([{arg}]) *winnr()*
12432 The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012433 window. The top window has number 1.
12434 Returns zero for a popup window.
12435
12436 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
12437 $ the number of the last window (the window
12438 count).
12439 # the number of the last accessed window (where
12440 |CTRL-W_p| goes to). If there is no previous
12441 window or it is in another tab page 0 is
Sean Deward64801e2024-03-12 20:46:12 +010012442 returned. May refer to the current window in
12443 some cases (e.g. when evaluating 'statusline'
12444 expressions).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012445 {N}j the number of the Nth window below the
12446 current window (where |CTRL-W_j| goes to).
12447 {N}k the number of the Nth window above the current
12448 window (where |CTRL-W_k| goes to).
12449 {N}h the number of the Nth window left of the
12450 current window (where |CTRL-W_h| goes to).
12451 {N}l the number of the Nth window right of the
12452 current window (where |CTRL-W_l| goes to).
12453 The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
12454 |:wincmd|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +010012455 When {arg} is invalid an error is given and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012456 Also see |tabpagewinnr()| and |win_getid()|.
12457 Examples: >
12458 let window_count = winnr('$')
12459 let prev_window = winnr('#')
12460 let wnum = winnr('3k')
12461
12462< Can also be used as a |method|: >
12463 GetWinval()->winnr()
12464<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012465 Return type: |Number|
12466
12467
12468winrestcmd() *winrestcmd()*
12469 Returns a sequence of |:resize| commands that should restore
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012470 the current window sizes. Only works properly when no windows
12471 are opened or closed and the current window and tab page is
12472 unchanged.
12473 Example: >
12474 :let cmd = winrestcmd()
12475 :call MessWithWindowSizes()
12476 :exe cmd
12477<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012478 Return type: |String|
12479
12480
12481winrestview({dict}) *winrestview()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012482 Uses the |Dictionary| returned by |winsaveview()| to restore
12483 the view of the current window.
12484 Note: The {dict} does not have to contain all values, that are
12485 returned by |winsaveview()|. If values are missing, those
12486 settings won't be restored. So you can use: >
12487 :call winrestview({'curswant': 4})
12488<
12489 This will only set the curswant value (the column the cursor
12490 wants to move on vertical movements) of the cursor to column 5
12491 (yes, that is 5), while all other settings will remain the
12492 same. This is useful, if you set the cursor position manually.
12493
12494 If you have changed the values the result is unpredictable.
12495 If the window size changed the result won't be the same.
12496
12497 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12498 GetView()->winrestview()
12499<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012500 Return type: |Number|
12501
12502
12503winsaveview() *winsaveview()*
12504 Returns a |Dictionary| that contains information to restore
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012505 the view of the current window. Use |winrestview()| to
12506 restore the view.
12507 This is useful if you have a mapping that jumps around in the
12508 buffer and you want to go back to the original view.
12509 This does not save fold information. Use the 'foldenable'
12510 option to temporarily switch off folding, so that folds are
12511 not opened when moving around. This may have side effects.
12512 The return value includes:
12513 lnum cursor line number
12514 col cursor column (Note: the first column
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +000012515 zero, as opposed to what |getcurpos()|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012516 returns)
12517 coladd cursor column offset for 'virtualedit'
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +000012518 curswant column for vertical movement (Note:
12519 the first column is zero, as opposed
12520 to what |getcurpos()| returns). After
12521 |$| command it will be a very large
12522 number equal to |v:maxcol|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012523 topline first line in the window
12524 topfill filler lines, only in diff mode
12525 leftcol first column displayed; only used when
12526 'wrap' is off
12527 skipcol columns skipped
12528 Note that no option values are saved.
12529
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012530 Return type: dict<number>
12531
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012532
12533winwidth({nr}) *winwidth()*
12534 The result is a Number, which is the width of window {nr}.
12535 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
12536 When {nr} is zero, the width of the current window is
12537 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
12538 An existing window always has a width of zero or more.
12539 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000012540 :echo "The current window has " .. winwidth(0) .. " columns."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012541 :if winwidth(0) <= 50
12542 : 50 wincmd |
12543 :endif
12544< For getting the terminal or screen size, see the 'columns'
12545 option.
12546
12547 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12548 GetWinid()->winwidth()
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012549<
12550 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012551
12552
12553wordcount() *wordcount()*
12554 The result is a dictionary of byte/chars/word statistics for
12555 the current buffer. This is the same info as provided by
12556 |g_CTRL-G|
12557 The return value includes:
12558 bytes Number of bytes in the buffer
12559 chars Number of chars in the buffer
12560 words Number of words in the buffer
12561 cursor_bytes Number of bytes before cursor position
12562 (not in Visual mode)
12563 cursor_chars Number of chars before cursor position
12564 (not in Visual mode)
12565 cursor_words Number of words before cursor position
12566 (not in Visual mode)
12567 visual_bytes Number of bytes visually selected
12568 (only in Visual mode)
12569 visual_chars Number of chars visually selected
12570 (only in Visual mode)
12571 visual_words Number of words visually selected
12572 (only in Visual mode)
12573
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012574 Return type: dict<number>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012575
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012576
12577writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}]) *writefile()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012578 When {object} is a |List| write it to file {fname}. Each list
12579 item is separated with a NL. Each list item must be a String
12580 or Number.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012581 All NL characters are replaced with a NUL character.
12582 Inserting CR characters needs to be done before passing {list}
12583 to writefile().
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010012584
12585 When {object} is a |Blob| write the bytes to file {fname}
12586 unmodified, also when binary mode is not specified.
12587
12588 {flags} must be a String. These characters are recognized:
12589
12590 'b' Binary mode is used: There will not be a NL after the
12591 last list item. An empty item at the end does cause the
12592 last line in the file to end in a NL.
12593
12594 'a' Append mode is used, lines are appended to the file: >
12595 :call writefile(["foo"], "event.log", "a")
12596 :call writefile(["bar"], "event.log", "a")
12597<
12598 'D' Delete the file when the current function ends. This
12599 works like: >
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +000012600 :defer delete({fname})
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010012601< Fails when not in a function. Also see |:defer|.
12602
12603 's' fsync() is called after writing the file. This flushes
12604 the file to disk, if possible. This takes more time but
12605 avoids losing the file if the system crashes.
12606
12607 'S' fsync() is not called, even when 'fsync' is set.
12608
12609 When {flags} does not contain "S" or "s" then fsync() is
12610 called if the 'fsync' option is set.
12611
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012612 An existing file is overwritten, if possible.
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010012613
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012614 When the write fails -1 is returned, otherwise 0. There is an
12615 error message if the file can't be created or when writing
12616 fails.
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010012617
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012618 Also see |readfile()|.
12619 To copy a file byte for byte: >
12620 :let fl = readfile("foo", "b")
12621 :call writefile(fl, "foocopy", "b")
12622
12623< Can also be used as a |method|: >
12624 GetText()->writefile("thefile")
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012625<
12626 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012627
12628
12629xor({expr}, {expr}) *xor()*
12630 Bitwise XOR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
12631 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010012632 Also see `and()` and `or()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012633 Example: >
12634 :let bits = xor(bits, 0x80)
12635<
12636 Can also be used as a |method|: >
12637 :let bits = bits->xor(0x80)
12638<
Christian Brabandt5674c9a2024-06-09 00:13:43 +020012639 Return type: |Number|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012640
12641==============================================================================
126423. Feature list *feature-list*
12643
12644There are three types of features:
126451. Features that are only supported when they have been enabled when Vim
12646 was compiled |+feature-list|. Example: >
12647 :if has("cindent")
12648< *gui_running*
126492. Features that are only supported when certain conditions have been met.
12650 Example: >
12651 :if has("gui_running")
12652< *has-patch*
126533. Beyond a certain version or at a certain version and including a specific
12654 patch. The "patch-7.4.248" feature means that the Vim version is 7.5 or
12655 later, or it is version 7.4 and patch 248 was included. Example: >
12656 :if has("patch-7.4.248")
12657< Note that it's possible for patch 248 to be omitted even though 249 is
12658 included. Only happens when cherry-picking patches.
12659 Note that this form only works for patch 7.4.237 and later, before that
12660 you need to check for the patch and the v:version. Example (checking
12661 version 6.2.148 or later): >
12662 :if v:version > 602 || (v:version == 602 && has("patch148"))
12663
12664Hint: To find out if Vim supports backslashes in a file name (MS-Windows),
12665use: `if exists('+shellslash')`
12666
12667
12668acl Compiled with |ACL| support.
Bram Moolenaar2ee347f2022-08-26 17:53:44 +010012669all_builtin_terms Compiled with all builtin terminals enabled. (always
12670 true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012671amiga Amiga version of Vim.
12672arabic Compiled with Arabic support |Arabic|.
12673arp Compiled with ARP support (Amiga).
12674autocmd Compiled with autocommand support. (always true)
12675autochdir Compiled with support for 'autochdir'
12676autoservername Automatically enable |clientserver|
12677balloon_eval Compiled with |balloon-eval| support.
12678balloon_multiline GUI supports multiline balloons.
12679beos BeOS version of Vim.
12680browse Compiled with |:browse| support, and browse() will
12681 work.
12682browsefilter Compiled with support for |browsefilter|.
12683bsd Compiled on an OS in the BSD family (excluding macOS).
Bram Moolenaar2ee347f2022-08-26 17:53:44 +010012684builtin_terms Compiled with some builtin terminals. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012685byte_offset Compiled with support for 'o' in 'statusline'
12686channel Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010012687cindent Compiled with 'cindent' support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012688clientserver Compiled with remote invocation support |clientserver|.
12689clipboard Compiled with 'clipboard' support.
12690clipboard_working Compiled with 'clipboard' support and it can be used.
12691cmdline_compl Compiled with |cmdline-completion| support.
12692cmdline_hist Compiled with |cmdline-history| support.
12693cmdline_info Compiled with 'showcmd' and 'ruler' support.
12694comments Compiled with |'comments'| support.
12695compatible Compiled to be very Vi compatible.
12696conpty Platform where |ConPTY| can be used.
12697cryptv Compiled with encryption support |encryption|.
12698cscope Compiled with |cscope| support.
12699cursorbind Compiled with |'cursorbind'| (always true)
12700debug Compiled with "DEBUG" defined.
12701dialog_con Compiled with console dialog support.
glepnirdf461152024-04-04 22:23:29 +020012702dialog_con_gui Compiled with console and GUI dialog support.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012703dialog_gui Compiled with GUI dialog support.
12704diff Compiled with |vimdiff| and 'diff' support.
12705digraphs Compiled with support for digraphs.
12706directx Compiled with support for DirectX and 'renderoptions'.
12707dnd Compiled with support for the "~ register |quote_~|.
12708drop_file Compiled with |drop_file| support.
12709ebcdic Compiled on a machine with ebcdic character set.
12710emacs_tags Compiled with support for Emacs tags.
12711eval Compiled with expression evaluation support. Always
12712 true, of course!
12713ex_extra |+ex_extra| (always true)
12714extra_search Compiled with support for |'incsearch'| and
12715 |'hlsearch'|
12716farsi Support for Farsi was removed |farsi|.
Bram Moolenaarf80f40a2022-08-25 16:02:23 +010012717file_in_path Compiled with support for |gf| and |<cfile>| (always
12718 true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012719filterpipe When 'shelltemp' is off pipes are used for shell
12720 read/write/filter commands
12721find_in_path Compiled with support for include file searches
12722 |+find_in_path|.
12723float Compiled with support for |Float|.
12724fname_case Case in file names matters (for Amiga and MS-Windows
12725 this is not present).
12726folding Compiled with |folding| support.
12727footer Compiled with GUI footer support. |gui-footer|
12728fork Compiled to use fork()/exec() instead of system().
12729gettext Compiled with message translation |multi-lang|
12730gui Compiled with GUI enabled.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +010012731gui_athena Compiled with Athena GUI (always false).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012732gui_gnome Compiled with Gnome support (gui_gtk is also defined).
12733gui_gtk Compiled with GTK+ GUI (any version).
12734gui_gtk2 Compiled with GTK+ 2 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
12735gui_gtk3 Compiled with GTK+ 3 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
12736gui_haiku Compiled with Haiku GUI.
12737gui_mac Compiled with Macintosh GUI.
12738gui_motif Compiled with Motif GUI.
12739gui_photon Compiled with Photon GUI.
12740gui_running Vim is running in the GUI, or it will start soon.
12741gui_win32 Compiled with MS-Windows Win32 GUI.
12742gui_win32s idem, and Win32s system being used (Windows 3.1)
12743haiku Haiku version of Vim.
12744hangul_input Compiled with Hangul input support. |hangul|
12745hpux HP-UX version of Vim.
12746iconv Can use iconv() for conversion.
12747insert_expand Compiled with support for CTRL-X expansion commands in
12748 Insert mode. (always true)
12749job Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
12750ipv6 Compiled with support for IPv6 networking in |channel|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010012751jumplist Compiled with |jumplist| support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012752keymap Compiled with 'keymap' support.
12753lambda Compiled with |lambda| support.
12754langmap Compiled with 'langmap' support.
12755libcall Compiled with |libcall()| support.
12756linebreak Compiled with 'linebreak', 'breakat', 'showbreak' and
12757 'breakindent' support.
12758linux Linux version of Vim.
12759lispindent Compiled with support for lisp indenting.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010012760 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012761listcmds Compiled with commands for the buffer list |:files|
12762 and the argument list |arglist|.
12763localmap Compiled with local mappings and abbr. |:map-local|
12764lua Compiled with Lua interface |Lua|.
12765mac Any Macintosh version of Vim cf. osx
12766macunix Synonym for osxdarwin
12767menu Compiled with support for |:menu|.
12768mksession Compiled with support for |:mksession|.
12769modify_fname Compiled with file name modifiers. |filename-modifiers|
12770 (always true)
12771mouse Compiled with support for mouse.
12772mouse_dec Compiled with support for Dec terminal mouse.
12773mouse_gpm Compiled with support for gpm (Linux console mouse)
12774mouse_gpm_enabled GPM mouse is working
12775mouse_netterm Compiled with support for netterm mouse.
12776mouse_pterm Compiled with support for qnx pterm mouse.
12777mouse_sysmouse Compiled with support for sysmouse (*BSD console mouse)
12778mouse_sgr Compiled with support for sgr mouse.
12779mouse_urxvt Compiled with support for urxvt mouse.
12780mouse_xterm Compiled with support for xterm mouse.
12781mouseshape Compiled with support for 'mouseshape'.
12782multi_byte Compiled with support for 'encoding' (always true)
12783multi_byte_encoding 'encoding' is set to a multibyte encoding.
12784multi_byte_ime Compiled with support for IME input method.
12785multi_lang Compiled with support for multiple languages.
12786mzscheme Compiled with MzScheme interface |mzscheme|.
12787nanotime Compiled with sub-second time stamp checks.
12788netbeans_enabled Compiled with support for |netbeans| and connected.
12789netbeans_intg Compiled with support for |netbeans|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010012790num64 Compiled with 64-bit |Number| support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012791ole Compiled with OLE automation support for Win32.
12792osx Compiled for macOS cf. mac
12793osxdarwin Compiled for macOS, with |mac-darwin-feature|
12794packages Compiled with |packages| support.
12795path_extra Compiled with up/downwards search in 'path' and 'tags'
12796perl Compiled with Perl interface.
12797persistent_undo Compiled with support for persistent undo history.
12798postscript Compiled with PostScript file printing.
12799printer Compiled with |:hardcopy| support.
12800profile Compiled with |:profile| support.
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +010012801prof_nsec Profile results are in nanoseconds.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012802python Python 2.x interface available. |has-python|
12803python_compiled Compiled with Python 2.x interface. |has-python|
12804python_dynamic Python 2.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
12805python3 Python 3.x interface available. |has-python|
12806python3_compiled Compiled with Python 3.x interface. |has-python|
12807python3_dynamic Python 3.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
Yee Cheng Chinc13b3d12023-08-20 21:18:38 +020012808python3_stable Python 3.x interface is using Python Stable ABI. |has-python|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012809pythonx Python 2.x and/or 3.x interface available. |python_x|
12810qnx QNX version of Vim.
12811quickfix Compiled with |quickfix| support.
12812reltime Compiled with |reltime()| support.
12813rightleft Compiled with 'rightleft' support.
12814ruby Compiled with Ruby interface |ruby|.
12815scrollbind Compiled with 'scrollbind' support. (always true)
12816showcmd Compiled with 'showcmd' support.
12817signs Compiled with |:sign| support.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010012818smartindent Compiled with 'smartindent' support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012819sodium Compiled with libsodium for better crypt support
12820sound Compiled with sound support, e.g. `sound_playevent()`
12821spell Compiled with spell checking support |spell|.
12822startuptime Compiled with |--startuptime| support.
12823statusline Compiled with support for 'statusline', 'rulerformat'
12824 and special formats of 'titlestring' and 'iconstring'.
12825sun SunOS version of Vim.
12826sun_workshop Support for Sun |workshop| has been removed.
12827syntax Compiled with syntax highlighting support |syntax|.
12828syntax_items There are active syntax highlighting items for the
12829 current buffer.
12830system Compiled to use system() instead of fork()/exec().
12831tag_binary Compiled with binary searching in tags files
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010012832 |tag-binary-search|. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012833tag_old_static Support for old static tags was removed, see
12834 |tag-old-static|.
12835tcl Compiled with Tcl interface.
12836termguicolors Compiled with true color in terminal support.
12837terminal Compiled with |terminal| support.
12838terminfo Compiled with terminfo instead of termcap.
12839termresponse Compiled with support for |t_RV| and |v:termresponse|.
12840textobjects Compiled with support for |text-objects|.
12841textprop Compiled with support for |text-properties|.
12842tgetent Compiled with tgetent support, able to use a termcap
12843 or terminfo file.
12844timers Compiled with |timer_start()| support.
12845title Compiled with window title support |'title'|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010012846 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012847toolbar Compiled with support for |gui-toolbar|.
12848ttyin input is a terminal (tty)
12849ttyout output is a terminal (tty)
12850unix Unix version of Vim. *+unix*
12851unnamedplus Compiled with support for "unnamedplus" in 'clipboard'
12852user_commands User-defined commands. (always true)
12853vartabs Compiled with variable tabstop support |'vartabstop'|.
12854vcon Win32: Virtual console support is working, can use
12855 'termguicolors'. Also see |+vtp|.
12856vertsplit Compiled with vertically split windows |:vsplit|.
12857 (always true)
12858vim_starting True while initial source'ing takes place. |startup|
12859 *vim_starting*
Bram Moolenaara6feb162022-01-02 12:06:33 +000012860vim9script Compiled with |Vim9| script support
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012861viminfo Compiled with viminfo support.
12862vimscript-1 Compiled Vim script version 1 support
12863vimscript-2 Compiled Vim script version 2 support
12864vimscript-3 Compiled Vim script version 3 support
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +010012865vimscript-4 Compiled Vim script version 4 support
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012866virtualedit Compiled with 'virtualedit' option. (always true)
12867visual Compiled with Visual mode. (always true)
12868visualextra Compiled with extra Visual mode commands. (always
12869 true) |blockwise-operators|.
12870vms VMS version of Vim.
12871vreplace Compiled with |gR| and |gr| commands. (always true)
12872vtp Compiled for vcon support |+vtp| (check vcon to find
12873 out if it works in the current console).
12874wildignore Compiled with 'wildignore' option.
12875wildmenu Compiled with 'wildmenu' option.
12876win16 old version for MS-Windows 3.1 (always false)
12877win32 Win32 version of Vim (MS-Windows 95 and later, 32 or
12878 64 bits)
12879win32unix Win32 version of Vim, using Unix files (Cygwin)
12880win64 Win64 version of Vim (MS-Windows 64 bit).
12881win95 Win32 version for MS-Windows 95/98/ME (always false)
12882winaltkeys Compiled with 'winaltkeys' option.
12883windows Compiled with support for more than one window.
12884 (always true)
12885writebackup Compiled with 'writebackup' default on.
Christian Brabandte085dfd2023-09-30 12:49:18 +020012886xattr Compiled with extended attributes support |xattr|
12887 (currently only supported on Linux).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000012888xfontset Compiled with X fontset support |xfontset|.
12889xim Compiled with X input method support |xim|.
12890xpm Compiled with pixmap support.
12891xpm_w32 Compiled with pixmap support for Win32. (Only for
12892 backward compatibility. Use "xpm" instead.)
12893xsmp Compiled with X session management support.
12894xsmp_interact Compiled with interactive X session management support.
12895xterm_clipboard Compiled with support for xterm clipboard.
12896xterm_save Compiled with support for saving and restoring the
12897 xterm screen.
12898x11 Compiled with X11 support.
12899
12900
12901==============================================================================
129024. Matching a pattern in a String *string-match*
12903
12904This is common between several functions. A regexp pattern as explained at
12905|pattern| is normally used to find a match in the buffer lines. When a
12906pattern is used to find a match in a String, almost everything works in the
12907same way. The difference is that a String is handled like it is one line.
12908When it contains a "\n" character, this is not seen as a line break for the
12909pattern. It can be matched with a "\n" in the pattern, or with ".". Example:
12910>
12911 :let a = "aaaa\nxxxx"
12912 :echo matchstr(a, "..\n..")
12913 aa
12914 xx
12915 :echo matchstr(a, "a.x")
12916 a
12917 x
12918
12919Don't forget that "^" will only match at the first character of the String and
12920"$" at the last character of the string. They don't match after or before a
12921"\n".
12922
12923 vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: