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Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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7Expression evaluation *expression* *expr* *E15* *eval*
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9Using expressions is introduced in chapter 41 of the user manual |usr_41.txt|.
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11Note: Expression evaluation can be disabled at compile time. If this has been
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012done, the features in this document are not available. See |+eval| and
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +000013|no-eval-feature|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014
Bram Moolenaar8a7d6542020-01-26 15:56:19 +010015This file is about the backwards compatible Vim script. For Vim9 script,
16which executes much faster, supports type checking and much more, see
17|vim9.txt|.
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Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000191. Variables |variables|
20 1.1 Variable types
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +000021 1.2 Function references |Funcref|
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000022 1.3 Lists |Lists|
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +000023 1.4 Dictionaries |Dictionaries|
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +010024 1.5 Blobs |Blobs|
25 1.6 More about variables |more-variables|
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000262. Expression syntax |expression-syntax|
273. Internal variable |internal-variables|
284. Builtin Functions |functions|
295. Defining functions |user-functions|
306. Curly braces names |curly-braces-names|
317. Commands |expression-commands|
328. Exception handling |exception-handling|
339. Examples |eval-examples|
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +02003410. Vim script version |vimscript-version|
3511. No +eval feature |no-eval-feature|
3612. The sandbox |eval-sandbox|
3713. Textlock |textlock|
Bram Moolenaared997ad2019-07-21 16:42:00 +020038
39Testing support is documented in |testing.txt|.
40Profiling is documented at |profiling|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000041
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000042==============================================================================
431. Variables *variables*
44
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000451.1 Variable types ~
Bram Moolenaarbf821bc2019-01-23 21:15:02 +010046 *E712* *E896* *E897* *E899*
Bram Moolenaar06fe74a2019-08-31 16:20:32 +020047There are ten types of variables:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000048
Bram Moolenaar664f3cf2019-12-07 16:03:51 +010049 *Number* *Integer*
50Number A 32 or 64 bit signed number. |expr-number|
Bram Moolenaarf9706e92020-02-22 14:27:04 +010051 The number of bits is available in |v:numbersize|.
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +010052 Examples: -123 0x10 0177 0o177 0b1011
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +000053
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000054Float A floating point number. |floating-point-format| *Float*
55 {only when compiled with the |+float| feature}
56 Examples: 123.456 1.15e-6 -1.1e3
57
Bram Moolenaar06481422016-04-30 15:13:38 +020058 *E928*
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +000059String A NUL terminated string of 8-bit unsigned characters (bytes).
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000060 |expr-string| Examples: "ab\txx\"--" 'x-z''a,c'
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +000061
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +010062List An ordered sequence of items, see |List| for details.
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +000063 Example: [1, 2, ['a', 'b']]
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000064
Bram Moolenaar39a58ca2005-06-27 22:42:44 +000065Dictionary An associative, unordered array: Each entry has a key and a
66 value. |Dictionary|
Bram Moolenaard5abb4c2019-07-13 22:46:10 +020067 Examples:
68 {'blue': "#0000ff", 'red': "#ff0000"}
Bram Moolenaar4c6d9042019-07-16 22:04:02 +020069 #{blue: "#0000ff", red: "#ff0000"}
Bram Moolenaar39a58ca2005-06-27 22:42:44 +000070
Bram Moolenaar835dc632016-02-07 14:27:38 +010071Funcref A reference to a function |Funcref|.
72 Example: function("strlen")
Bram Moolenaar1d429612016-05-24 15:44:17 +020073 It can be bound to a dictionary and arguments, it then works
74 like a Partial.
75 Example: function("Callback", [arg], myDict)
Bram Moolenaar835dc632016-02-07 14:27:38 +010076
Bram Moolenaar02e83b42016-02-21 20:10:26 +010077Special |v:false|, |v:true|, |v:none| and |v:null|. *Special*
Bram Moolenaar835dc632016-02-07 14:27:38 +010078
Bram Moolenaarebf7dfa2016-04-14 12:46:51 +020079Job Used for a job, see |job_start()|. *Job* *Jobs*
Bram Moolenaar38a55632016-02-15 22:07:32 +010080
Bram Moolenaarebf7dfa2016-04-14 12:46:51 +020081Channel Used for a channel, see |ch_open()|. *Channel* *Channels*
Bram Moolenaar835dc632016-02-07 14:27:38 +010082
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +010083Blob Binary Large Object. Stores any sequence of bytes. See |Blob|
84 for details
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +010085 Example: 0zFF00ED015DAF
86 0z is an empty Blob.
87
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +000088The Number and String types are converted automatically, depending on how they
89are used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000090
91Conversion from a Number to a String is by making the ASCII representation of
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +020092the Number. Examples:
93 Number 123 --> String "123" ~
94 Number 0 --> String "0" ~
95 Number -1 --> String "-1" ~
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +020096 *octal*
Bram Moolenaard43906d2020-07-20 21:31:32 +020097Conversion from a String to a Number only happens in legacy Vim script, not in
98Vim9 script. It is done by converting the first digits to a number.
99Hexadecimal "0xf9", Octal "017" or "0o17", and Binary "0b10"
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +0100100numbers are recognized
101NOTE: when using |scriptversion-4| octal with a leading "0" is not recognized.
102The 0o notation requires patch 8.2.0886.
103If the String doesn't start with digits, the result is zero.
Bram Moolenaarfa735342016-01-03 22:14:44 +0100104Examples:
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +0200105 String "456" --> Number 456 ~
106 String "6bar" --> Number 6 ~
107 String "foo" --> Number 0 ~
108 String "0xf1" --> Number 241 ~
109 String "0100" --> Number 64 ~
Bram Moolenaarc17e66c2020-06-02 21:38:22 +0200110 String "0o100" --> Number 64 ~
Bram Moolenaarfa735342016-01-03 22:14:44 +0100111 String "0b101" --> Number 5 ~
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +0200112 String "-8" --> Number -8 ~
113 String "+8" --> Number 0 ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000114
115To force conversion from String to Number, add zero to it: >
116 :echo "0100" + 0
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +0000117< 64 ~
118
119To avoid a leading zero to cause octal conversion, or for using a different
120base, use |str2nr()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000121
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +0100122 *TRUE* *FALSE* *Boolean*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000123For boolean operators Numbers are used. Zero is FALSE, non-zero is TRUE.
Bram Moolenaarcb80aa22020-10-26 21:12:46 +0100124You can also use |v:false| and |v:true|. In Vim9 script |false| and |true|.
Bram Moolenaar1c6737b2020-09-07 22:18:52 +0200125When TRUE is returned from a function it is the Number one, FALSE is the
126number zero.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000127
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +0200128Note that in the command: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000129 :if "foo"
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +0200130 :" NOT executed
131"foo" is converted to 0, which means FALSE. If the string starts with a
132non-zero number it means TRUE: >
133 :if "8foo"
134 :" executed
135To test for a non-empty string, use empty(): >
Bram Moolenaar3a0d8092012-10-21 03:02:54 +0200136 :if !empty("foo")
Bram Moolenaar92f26c22020-10-03 20:17:30 +0200137
138< *falsy* *truthy*
139An expression can be used as a condition, ignoring the type and only using
140whether the value is "sort of true" or "sort of false". Falsy is:
141 the number zero
142 empty string, blob, list or dictionary
143Other values are truthy. Examples:
144 0 falsy
145 1 truthy
146 -1 truthy
147 0.0 falsy
148 0.1 truthy
149 '' falsy
150 'x' truthy
151 [] falsy
152 [0] truthy
153 {} falsy
154 #{x: 1} truthy
155 0z falsy
156 0z00 truthy
157
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +0200158 *non-zero-arg*
159Function arguments often behave slightly different from |TRUE|: If the
160argument is present and it evaluates to a non-zero Number, |v:true| or a
Bram Moolenaar64d8e252016-09-06 22:12:34 +0200161non-empty String, then the value is considered to be TRUE.
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +0100162Note that " " and "0" are also non-empty strings, thus considered to be TRUE.
163A List, Dictionary or Float is not a Number or String, thus evaluate to FALSE.
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +0200164
Bram Moolenaar38a55632016-02-15 22:07:32 +0100165 *E745* *E728* *E703* *E729* *E730* *E731* *E908* *E910* *E913*
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +0100166 *E974* *E975* *E976*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +0100167|List|, |Dictionary|, |Funcref|, |Job|, |Channel| and |Blob| types are not
168automatically converted.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000169
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +0000170 *E805* *E806* *E808*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200171When mixing Number and Float the Number is converted to Float. Otherwise
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +0000172there is no automatic conversion of Float. You can use str2float() for String
173to Float, printf() for Float to String and float2nr() for Float to Number.
174
Bram Moolenaar38a55632016-02-15 22:07:32 +0100175 *E891* *E892* *E893* *E894* *E907* *E911* *E914*
Bram Moolenaar13d5aee2016-01-21 23:36:05 +0100176When expecting a Float a Number can also be used, but nothing else.
177
Bram Moolenaarf6f32c32016-03-12 19:03:59 +0100178 *no-type-checking*
179You will not get an error if you try to change the type of a variable.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000180
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000181
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +00001821.2 Function references ~
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +0200183 *Funcref* *E695* *E718*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200184A Funcref variable is obtained with the |function()| function, the |funcref()|
185function or created with the lambda expression |expr-lambda|. It can be used
186in an expression in the place of a function name, before the parenthesis
187around the arguments, to invoke the function it refers to. Example: >
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000188
189 :let Fn = function("MyFunc")
190 :echo Fn()
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000191< *E704* *E705* *E707*
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +0000192A Funcref variable must start with a capital, "s:", "w:", "t:" or "b:". You
Bram Moolenaar7cba6c02013-09-05 22:13:31 +0200193can use "g:" but the following name must still start with a capital. You
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +0000194cannot have both a Funcref variable and a function with the same name.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000195
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000196A special case is defining a function and directly assigning its Funcref to a
197Dictionary entry. Example: >
198 :function dict.init() dict
199 : let self.val = 0
200 :endfunction
201
202The key of the Dictionary can start with a lower case letter. The actual
203function name is not used here. Also see |numbered-function|.
204
205A Funcref can also be used with the |:call| command: >
206 :call Fn()
207 :call dict.init()
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000208
209The name of the referenced function can be obtained with |string()|. >
Bram Moolenaar383f9bc2005-01-19 22:18:32 +0000210 :let func = string(Fn)
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000211
212You can use |call()| to invoke a Funcref and use a list variable for the
213arguments: >
Bram Moolenaar383f9bc2005-01-19 22:18:32 +0000214 :let r = call(Fn, mylist)
Bram Moolenaar1d429612016-05-24 15:44:17 +0200215<
216 *Partial*
217A Funcref optionally binds a Dictionary and/or arguments. This is also called
218a Partial. This is created by passing the Dictionary and/or arguments to
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200219function() or funcref(). When calling the function the Dictionary and/or
220arguments will be passed to the function. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1d429612016-05-24 15:44:17 +0200221
222 let Cb = function('Callback', ['foo'], myDict)
Bram Moolenaarba3ff532018-11-04 14:45:49 +0100223 call Cb('bar')
Bram Moolenaar1d429612016-05-24 15:44:17 +0200224
225This will invoke the function as if using: >
Bram Moolenaarba3ff532018-11-04 14:45:49 +0100226 call myDict.Callback('foo', 'bar')
Bram Moolenaar1d429612016-05-24 15:44:17 +0200227
228This is very useful when passing a function around, e.g. in the arguments of
229|ch_open()|.
230
231Note that binding a function to a Dictionary also happens when the function is
232a member of the Dictionary: >
233
234 let myDict.myFunction = MyFunction
235 call myDict.myFunction()
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237Here MyFunction() will get myDict passed as "self". This happens when the
238"myFunction" member is accessed. When making assigning "myFunction" to
239otherDict and calling it, it will be bound to otherDict: >
240
241 let otherDict.myFunction = myDict.myFunction
242 call otherDict.myFunction()
243
244Now "self" will be "otherDict". But when the dictionary was bound explicitly
245this won't happen: >
246
247 let myDict.myFunction = function(MyFunction, myDict)
248 let otherDict.myFunction = myDict.myFunction
249 call otherDict.myFunction()
250
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +0200251Here "self" will be "myDict", because it was bound explicitly.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000252
253
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +00002541.3 Lists ~
Bram Moolenaar7e38ea22014-04-05 22:55:53 +0200255 *list* *List* *Lists* *E686*
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000256A List is an ordered sequence of items. An item can be of any type. Items
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200257can be accessed by their index number. Items can be added and removed at any
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000258position in the sequence.
259
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000260
261List creation ~
262 *E696* *E697*
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000263A List is created with a comma separated list of items in square brackets.
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000264Examples: >
265 :let mylist = [1, two, 3, "four"]
266 :let emptylist = []
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000267
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200268An item can be any expression. Using a List for an item creates a
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +0000269List of Lists: >
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000270 :let nestlist = [[11, 12], [21, 22], [31, 32]]
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000271
272An extra comma after the last item is ignored.
273
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000274
275List index ~
276 *list-index* *E684*
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000277An item in the List can be accessed by putting the index in square brackets
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000278after the List. Indexes are zero-based, thus the first item has index zero. >
279 :let item = mylist[0] " get the first item: 1
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000280 :let item = mylist[2] " get the third item: 3
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000281
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000282When the resulting item is a list this can be repeated: >
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000283 :let item = nestlist[0][1] " get the first list, second item: 12
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000284<
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000285A negative index is counted from the end. Index -1 refers to the last item in
286the List, -2 to the last but one item, etc. >
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000287 :let last = mylist[-1] " get the last item: "four"
288
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000289To avoid an error for an invalid index use the |get()| function. When an item
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000290is not available it returns zero or the default value you specify: >
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000291 :echo get(mylist, idx)
292 :echo get(mylist, idx, "NONE")
293
294
295List concatenation ~
296
297Two lists can be concatenated with the "+" operator: >
298 :let longlist = mylist + [5, 6]
Bram Moolenaar383f9bc2005-01-19 22:18:32 +0000299 :let mylist += [7, 8]
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000300
301To prepend or append an item turn the item into a list by putting [] around
302it. To change a list in-place see |list-modification| below.
303
304
305Sublist ~
Bram Moolenaarbc8801c2016-08-02 21:04:33 +0200306 *sublist*
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000307A part of the List can be obtained by specifying the first and last index,
308separated by a colon in square brackets: >
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000309 :let shortlist = mylist[2:-1] " get List [3, "four"]
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000310
311Omitting the first index is similar to zero. Omitting the last index is
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +0000312similar to -1. >
Bram Moolenaar540d6e32005-01-09 21:20:18 +0000313 :let endlist = mylist[2:] " from item 2 to the end: [3, "four"]
314 :let shortlist = mylist[2:2] " List with one item: [3]
315 :let otherlist = mylist[:] " make a copy of the List
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000316
Bram Moolenaar6601b622021-01-13 21:47:15 +0100317Notice that the last index is inclusive. If you prefer using an exclusive
318index use the |slice()| method.
319
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +0000320If the first index is beyond the last item of the List or the second item is
321before the first item, the result is an empty list. There is no error
322message.
323
324If the second index is equal to or greater than the length of the list the
325length minus one is used: >
Bram Moolenaar9e54a0e2006-04-14 20:42:25 +0000326 :let mylist = [0, 1, 2, 3]
327 :echo mylist[2:8] " result: [2, 3]
328
Bram Moolenaara7fc0102005-05-18 22:17:12 +0000329NOTE: mylist[s:e] means using the variable "s:e" as index. Watch out for
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200330using a single letter variable before the ":". Insert a space when needed:
Bram Moolenaara7fc0102005-05-18 22:17:12 +0000331mylist[s : e].
332
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +0000333
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000334List identity ~
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000335 *list-identity*
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000336When variable "aa" is a list and you assign it to another variable "bb", both
337variables refer to the same list. Thus changing the list "aa" will also
338change "bb": >
339 :let aa = [1, 2, 3]
340 :let bb = aa
341 :call add(aa, 4)
342 :echo bb
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000343< [1, 2, 3, 4]
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000344
345Making a copy of a list is done with the |copy()| function. Using [:] also
346works, as explained above. This creates a shallow copy of the list: Changing
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000347a list item in the list will also change the item in the copied list: >
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000348 :let aa = [[1, 'a'], 2, 3]
349 :let bb = copy(aa)
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000350 :call add(aa, 4)
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000351 :let aa[0][1] = 'aaa'
352 :echo aa
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000353< [[1, aaa], 2, 3, 4] >
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000354 :echo bb
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000355< [[1, aaa], 2, 3]
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000356
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000357To make a completely independent list use |deepcopy()|. This also makes a
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000358copy of the values in the list, recursively. Up to a hundred levels deep.
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000359
360The operator "is" can be used to check if two variables refer to the same
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000361List. "isnot" does the opposite. In contrast "==" compares if two lists have
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000362the same value. >
363 :let alist = [1, 2, 3]
364 :let blist = [1, 2, 3]
365 :echo alist is blist
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000366< 0 >
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000367 :echo alist == blist
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000368< 1
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000369
Bram Moolenaar9ba0eb82005-06-13 22:28:56 +0000370Note about comparing lists: Two lists are considered equal if they have the
371same length and all items compare equal, as with using "==". There is one
Bram Moolenaar7d1f5db2005-07-03 21:39:27 +0000372exception: When comparing a number with a string they are considered
373different. There is no automatic type conversion, as with using "==" on
374variables. Example: >
375 echo 4 == "4"
Bram Moolenaar9ba0eb82005-06-13 22:28:56 +0000376< 1 >
Bram Moolenaar7d1f5db2005-07-03 21:39:27 +0000377 echo [4] == ["4"]
Bram Moolenaar9ba0eb82005-06-13 22:28:56 +0000378< 0
379
Bram Moolenaar7d1f5db2005-07-03 21:39:27 +0000380Thus comparing Lists is more strict than comparing numbers and strings. You
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +0000381can compare simple values this way too by putting them in a list: >
Bram Moolenaar7d1f5db2005-07-03 21:39:27 +0000382
383 :let a = 5
384 :let b = "5"
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +0000385 :echo a == b
Bram Moolenaar7d1f5db2005-07-03 21:39:27 +0000386< 1 >
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +0000387 :echo [a] == [b]
Bram Moolenaar7d1f5db2005-07-03 21:39:27 +0000388< 0
Bram Moolenaar9ba0eb82005-06-13 22:28:56 +0000389
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000390
391List unpack ~
392
393To unpack the items in a list to individual variables, put the variables in
394square brackets, like list items: >
395 :let [var1, var2] = mylist
396
397When the number of variables does not match the number of items in the list
398this produces an error. To handle any extra items from the list append ";"
399and a variable name: >
400 :let [var1, var2; rest] = mylist
401
402This works like: >
403 :let var1 = mylist[0]
404 :let var2 = mylist[1]
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +0000405 :let rest = mylist[2:]
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000406
407Except that there is no error if there are only two items. "rest" will be an
408empty list then.
409
410
411List modification ~
412 *list-modification*
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000413To change a specific item of a list use |:let| this way: >
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000414 :let list[4] = "four"
415 :let listlist[0][3] = item
416
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000417To change part of a list you can specify the first and last item to be
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000418modified. The value must at least have the number of items in the range: >
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000419 :let list[3:5] = [3, 4, 5]
420
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000421Adding and removing items from a list is done with functions. Here are a few
422examples: >
423 :call insert(list, 'a') " prepend item 'a'
424 :call insert(list, 'a', 3) " insert item 'a' before list[3]
425 :call add(list, "new") " append String item
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000426 :call add(list, [1, 2]) " append a List as one new item
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000427 :call extend(list, [1, 2]) " extend the list with two more items
428 :let i = remove(list, 3) " remove item 3
Bram Moolenaar9cd15162005-01-16 22:02:49 +0000429 :unlet list[3] " idem
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000430 :let l = remove(list, 3, -1) " remove items 3 to last item
Bram Moolenaar9cd15162005-01-16 22:02:49 +0000431 :unlet list[3 : ] " idem
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000432 :call filter(list, 'v:val !~ "x"') " remove items with an 'x'
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000433
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000434Changing the order of items in a list: >
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000435 :call sort(list) " sort a list alphabetically
436 :call reverse(list) " reverse the order of items
Bram Moolenaar327aa022014-03-25 18:24:23 +0100437 :call uniq(sort(list)) " sort and remove duplicates
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000438
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000439
440For loop ~
441
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000442The |:for| loop executes commands for each item in a list. A variable is set
443to each item in the list in sequence. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000444 :for item in mylist
445 : call Doit(item)
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000446 :endfor
447
448This works like: >
449 :let index = 0
450 :while index < len(mylist)
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000451 : let item = mylist[index]
452 : :call Doit(item)
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000453 : let index = index + 1
454 :endwhile
455
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +0000456If all you want to do is modify each item in the list then the |map()|
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000457function will be a simpler method than a for loop.
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +0000458
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200459Just like the |:let| command, |:for| also accepts a list of variables. This
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000460requires the argument to be a list of lists. >
461 :for [lnum, col] in [[1, 3], [2, 8], [3, 0]]
462 : call Doit(lnum, col)
463 :endfor
464
465This works like a |:let| command is done for each list item. Again, the types
466must remain the same to avoid an error.
467
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000468It is also possible to put remaining items in a List variable: >
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000469 :for [i, j; rest] in listlist
470 : call Doit(i, j)
471 : if !empty(rest)
472 : echo "remainder: " . string(rest)
473 : endif
474 :endfor
475
476
477List functions ~
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000478 *E714*
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000479Functions that are useful with a List: >
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000480 :let r = call(funcname, list) " call a function with an argument list
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000481 :if empty(list) " check if list is empty
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000482 :let l = len(list) " number of items in list
483 :let big = max(list) " maximum value in list
484 :let small = min(list) " minimum value in list
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +0000485 :let xs = count(list, 'x') " count nr of times 'x' appears in list
486 :let i = index(list, 'x') " index of first 'x' in list
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000487 :let lines = getline(1, 10) " get ten text lines from buffer
488 :call append('$', lines) " append text lines in buffer
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +0000489 :let list = split("a b c") " create list from items in a string
490 :let string = join(list, ', ') " create string from list items
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000491 :let s = string(list) " String representation of list
492 :call map(list, '">> " . v:val') " prepend ">> " to each item
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000493
Bram Moolenaar0cb032e2005-04-23 20:52:00 +0000494Don't forget that a combination of features can make things simple. For
495example, to add up all the numbers in a list: >
496 :exe 'let sum = ' . join(nrlist, '+')
497
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000498
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00004991.4 Dictionaries ~
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +0100500 *dict* *Dict* *Dictionaries* *Dictionary*
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000501A Dictionary is an associative array: Each entry has a key and a value. The
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000502entry can be located with the key. The entries are stored without a specific
503ordering.
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000504
505
506Dictionary creation ~
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000507 *E720* *E721* *E722* *E723*
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000508A Dictionary is created with a comma separated list of entries in curly
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000509braces. Each entry has a key and a value, separated by a colon. Each key can
510only appear once. Examples: >
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000511 :let mydict = {1: 'one', 2: 'two', 3: 'three'}
512 :let emptydict = {}
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000513< *E713* *E716* *E717*
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000514A key is always a String. You can use a Number, it will be converted to a
515String automatically. Thus the String '4' and the number 4 will find the same
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200516entry. Note that the String '04' and the Number 04 are different, since the
Bram Moolenaard5abb4c2019-07-13 22:46:10 +0200517Number will be converted to the String '4'. The empty string can also be used
518as a key.
Bram Moolenaar56c860c2019-08-17 20:09:31 +0200519 *literal-Dict* *#{}*
Bram Moolenaar4c6d9042019-07-16 22:04:02 +0200520To avoid having to put quotes around every key the #{} form can be used. This
Bram Moolenaard5abb4c2019-07-13 22:46:10 +0200521does require the key to consist only of ASCII letters, digits, '-' and '_'.
522Example: >
Bram Moolenaar10455d42019-11-21 15:36:18 +0100523 :let mydict = #{zero: 0, one_key: 1, two-key: 2, 333: 3}
Bram Moolenaar4c6d9042019-07-16 22:04:02 +0200524Note that 333 here is the string "333". Empty keys are not possible with #{}.
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000525
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200526A value can be any expression. Using a Dictionary for a value creates a
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000527nested Dictionary: >
528 :let nestdict = {1: {11: 'a', 12: 'b'}, 2: {21: 'c'}}
529
530An extra comma after the last entry is ignored.
531
532
533Accessing entries ~
534
535The normal way to access an entry is by putting the key in square brackets: >
536 :let val = mydict["one"]
537 :let mydict["four"] = 4
538
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000539You can add new entries to an existing Dictionary this way, unlike Lists.
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000540
541For keys that consist entirely of letters, digits and underscore the following
542form can be used |expr-entry|: >
543 :let val = mydict.one
544 :let mydict.four = 4
545
546Since an entry can be any type, also a List and a Dictionary, the indexing and
547key lookup can be repeated: >
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000548 :echo dict.key[idx].key
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000549
550
551Dictionary to List conversion ~
552
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200553You may want to loop over the entries in a dictionary. For this you need to
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000554turn the Dictionary into a List and pass it to |:for|.
555
556Most often you want to loop over the keys, using the |keys()| function: >
557 :for key in keys(mydict)
558 : echo key . ': ' . mydict[key]
559 :endfor
560
561The List of keys is unsorted. You may want to sort them first: >
562 :for key in sort(keys(mydict))
563
564To loop over the values use the |values()| function: >
565 :for v in values(mydict)
566 : echo "value: " . v
567 :endfor
568
569If you want both the key and the value use the |items()| function. It returns
Bram Moolenaard47d5222018-12-09 20:43:55 +0100570a List in which each item is a List with two items, the key and the value: >
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +0000571 :for [key, value] in items(mydict)
572 : echo key . ': ' . value
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000573 :endfor
574
575
576Dictionary identity ~
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +0000577 *dict-identity*
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000578Just like Lists you need to use |copy()| and |deepcopy()| to make a copy of a
579Dictionary. Otherwise, assignment results in referring to the same
580Dictionary: >
581 :let onedict = {'a': 1, 'b': 2}
582 :let adict = onedict
583 :let adict['a'] = 11
584 :echo onedict['a']
585 11
586
Bram Moolenaarf3bd51a2005-06-14 22:11:18 +0000587Two Dictionaries compare equal if all the key-value pairs compare equal. For
588more info see |list-identity|.
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000589
590
591Dictionary modification ~
592 *dict-modification*
593To change an already existing entry of a Dictionary, or to add a new entry,
594use |:let| this way: >
595 :let dict[4] = "four"
596 :let dict['one'] = item
597
Bram Moolenaar9cd15162005-01-16 22:02:49 +0000598Removing an entry from a Dictionary is done with |remove()| or |:unlet|.
599Three ways to remove the entry with key "aaa" from dict: >
600 :let i = remove(dict, 'aaa')
601 :unlet dict.aaa
602 :unlet dict['aaa']
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000603
604Merging a Dictionary with another is done with |extend()|: >
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000605 :call extend(adict, bdict)
606This extends adict with all entries from bdict. Duplicate keys cause entries
607in adict to be overwritten. An optional third argument can change this.
Bram Moolenaar383f9bc2005-01-19 22:18:32 +0000608Note that the order of entries in a Dictionary is irrelevant, thus don't
609expect ":echo adict" to show the items from bdict after the older entries in
610adict.
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000611
612Weeding out entries from a Dictionary can be done with |filter()|: >
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +0000613 :call filter(dict, 'v:val =~ "x"')
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000614This removes all entries from "dict" with a value not matching 'x'.
Bram Moolenaar388a5d42020-05-26 21:20:45 +0200615This can also be used to remove all entries: >
616 call filter(dict, 0)
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000617
618
619Dictionary function ~
Bram Moolenaar26402cb2013-02-20 21:26:00 +0100620 *Dictionary-function* *self* *E725* *E862*
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000621When a function is defined with the "dict" attribute it can be used in a
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200622special way with a dictionary. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000623 :function Mylen() dict
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000624 : return len(self.data)
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000625 :endfunction
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000626 :let mydict = {'data': [0, 1, 2, 3], 'len': function("Mylen")}
627 :echo mydict.len()
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000628
629This is like a method in object oriented programming. The entry in the
630Dictionary is a |Funcref|. The local variable "self" refers to the dictionary
631the function was invoked from.
632
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000633It is also possible to add a function without the "dict" attribute as a
634Funcref to a Dictionary, but the "self" variable is not available then.
635
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +0000636 *numbered-function* *anonymous-function*
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000637To avoid the extra name for the function it can be defined and directly
638assigned to a Dictionary in this way: >
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000639 :let mydict = {'data': [0, 1, 2, 3]}
Bram Moolenaar5a5f4592015-04-13 12:43:06 +0200640 :function mydict.len()
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000641 : return len(self.data)
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000642 :endfunction
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000643 :echo mydict.len()
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000644
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000645The function will then get a number and the value of dict.len is a |Funcref|
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +0200646that references this function. The function can only be used through a
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000647|Funcref|. It will automatically be deleted when there is no |Funcref|
648remaining that refers to it.
649
650It is not necessary to use the "dict" attribute for a numbered function.
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000651
Bram Moolenaar1affd722010-08-04 17:49:30 +0200652If you get an error for a numbered function, you can find out what it is with
653a trick. Assuming the function is 42, the command is: >
654 :function {42}
655
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000656
657Functions for Dictionaries ~
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +0000658 *E715*
659Functions that can be used with a Dictionary: >
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000660 :if has_key(dict, 'foo') " TRUE if dict has entry with key "foo"
661 :if empty(dict) " TRUE if dict is empty
662 :let l = len(dict) " number of items in dict
663 :let big = max(dict) " maximum value in dict
664 :let small = min(dict) " minimum value in dict
665 :let xs = count(dict, 'x') " count nr of times 'x' appears in dict
666 :let s = string(dict) " String representation of dict
667 :call map(dict, '">> " . v:val') " prepend ">> " to each item
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000668
669
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +01006701.5 Blobs ~
671 *blob* *Blob* *Blobs* *E978*
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +0100672A Blob is a binary object. It can be used to read an image from a file and
673send it over a channel, for example.
674
675A Blob mostly behaves like a |List| of numbers, where each number has the
676value of an 8-bit byte, from 0 to 255.
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +0100677
678
679Blob creation ~
680
681A Blob can be created with a |blob-literal|: >
682 :let b = 0zFF00ED015DAF
Bram Moolenaar0d17f0d2019-01-22 22:20:38 +0100683Dots can be inserted between bytes (pair of hex characters) for readability,
684they don't change the value: >
685 :let b = 0zFF00.ED01.5DAF
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +0100686
687A blob can be read from a file with |readfile()| passing the {type} argument
688set to "B", for example: >
689 :let b = readfile('image.png', 'B')
690
691A blob can be read from a channel with the |ch_readblob()| function.
692
693
694Blob index ~
695 *blob-index* *E979*
696A byte in the Blob can be accessed by putting the index in square brackets
697after the Blob. Indexes are zero-based, thus the first byte has index zero. >
698 :let myblob = 0z00112233
699 :let byte = myblob[0] " get the first byte: 0x00
700 :let byte = myblob[2] " get the third byte: 0x22
701
702A negative index is counted from the end. Index -1 refers to the last byte in
703the Blob, -2 to the last but one byte, etc. >
704 :let last = myblob[-1] " get the last byte: 0x33
705
706To avoid an error for an invalid index use the |get()| function. When an item
707is not available it returns -1 or the default value you specify: >
708 :echo get(myblob, idx)
709 :echo get(myblob, idx, 999)
710
711
Bram Moolenaar5e66b422019-01-24 21:58:10 +0100712Blob iteration ~
713
714The |:for| loop executes commands for each byte of a Blob. The loop variable is
715set to each byte in the Blob. Example: >
716 :for byte in 0z112233
717 : call Doit(byte)
718 :endfor
719This calls Doit() with 0x11, 0x22 and 0x33.
720
721
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +0100722Blob concatenation ~
723
724Two blobs can be concatenated with the "+" operator: >
725 :let longblob = myblob + 0z4455
726 :let myblob += 0z6677
727
728To change a blob in-place see |blob-modification| below.
729
730
731Part of a blob ~
732
733A part of the Blob can be obtained by specifying the first and last index,
734separated by a colon in square brackets: >
735 :let myblob = 0z00112233
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +0100736 :let shortblob = myblob[1:2] " get 0z1122
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +0100737 :let shortblob = myblob[2:-1] " get 0z2233
738
739Omitting the first index is similar to zero. Omitting the last index is
740similar to -1. >
741 :let endblob = myblob[2:] " from item 2 to the end: 0z2233
742 :let shortblob = myblob[2:2] " Blob with one byte: 0z22
743 :let otherblob = myblob[:] " make a copy of the Blob
744
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +0100745If the first index is beyond the last byte of the Blob or the second index is
Bram Moolenaaraa5df7e2019-02-03 14:53:10 +0100746before the first index, the result is an empty Blob. There is no error
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +0100747message.
748
749If the second index is equal to or greater than the length of the list the
750length minus one is used: >
751 :echo myblob[2:8] " result: 0z2233
752
753
754Blob modification ~
755 *blob-modification*
756To change a specific byte of a blob use |:let| this way: >
757 :let blob[4] = 0x44
758
759When the index is just one beyond the end of the Blob, it is appended. Any
760higher index is an error.
761
762To change a sequence of bytes the [:] notation can be used: >
763 let blob[1:3] = 0z445566
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +0100764The length of the replaced bytes must be exactly the same as the value
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +0100765provided. *E972*
766
767To change part of a blob you can specify the first and last byte to be
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +0100768modified. The value must have the same number of bytes in the range: >
769 :let blob[3:5] = 0z334455
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +0100770
771You can also use the functions |add()|, |remove()| and |insert()|.
772
773
774Blob identity ~
775
776Blobs can be compared for equality: >
777 if blob == 0z001122
778And for equal identity: >
779 if blob is otherblob
780< *blob-identity* *E977*
781When variable "aa" is a Blob and you assign it to another variable "bb", both
782variables refer to the same Blob. Then the "is" operator returns true.
783
784When making a copy using [:] or |copy()| the values are the same, but the
785identity is different: >
786 :let blob = 0z112233
787 :let blob2 = blob
788 :echo blob == blob2
789< 1 >
790 :echo blob is blob2
791< 1 >
792 :let blob3 = blob[:]
793 :echo blob == blob3
794< 1 >
795 :echo blob is blob3
796< 0
797
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +0100798Making a copy of a Blob is done with the |copy()| function. Using [:] also
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +0100799works, as explained above.
800
801
8021.6 More about variables ~
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +0000803 *more-variables*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000804If you need to know the type of a variable or expression, use the |type()|
805function.
806
807When the '!' flag is included in the 'viminfo' option, global variables that
808start with an uppercase letter, and don't contain a lowercase letter, are
809stored in the viminfo file |viminfo-file|.
810
811When the 'sessionoptions' option contains "global", global variables that
812start with an uppercase letter and contain at least one lowercase letter are
813stored in the session file |session-file|.
814
815variable name can be stored where ~
816my_var_6 not
817My_Var_6 session file
818MY_VAR_6 viminfo file
819
820
821It's possible to form a variable name with curly braces, see
822|curly-braces-names|.
823
824==============================================================================
8252. Expression syntax *expression-syntax*
826
827Expression syntax summary, from least to most significant:
828
Bram Moolenaar50ba5262016-09-22 22:33:02 +0200829|expr1| expr2
Bram Moolenaar89bcfda2016-08-30 23:26:57 +0200830 expr2 ? expr1 : expr1 if-then-else
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000831
Bram Moolenaar89bcfda2016-08-30 23:26:57 +0200832|expr2| expr3
Bram Moolenaar0f248b02019-04-04 15:36:05 +0200833 expr3 || expr3 ... logical OR
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000834
Bram Moolenaar89bcfda2016-08-30 23:26:57 +0200835|expr3| expr4
Bram Moolenaar0f248b02019-04-04 15:36:05 +0200836 expr4 && expr4 ... logical AND
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000837
Bram Moolenaar89bcfda2016-08-30 23:26:57 +0200838|expr4| expr5
839 expr5 == expr5 equal
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000840 expr5 != expr5 not equal
841 expr5 > expr5 greater than
842 expr5 >= expr5 greater than or equal
843 expr5 < expr5 smaller than
844 expr5 <= expr5 smaller than or equal
845 expr5 =~ expr5 regexp matches
846 expr5 !~ expr5 regexp doesn't match
847
848 expr5 ==? expr5 equal, ignoring case
849 expr5 ==# expr5 equal, match case
850 etc. As above, append ? for ignoring case, # for
851 matching case
852
Bram Moolenaar5e66b422019-01-24 21:58:10 +0100853 expr5 is expr5 same |List|, |Dictionary| or |Blob| instance
854 expr5 isnot expr5 different |List|, |Dictionary| or |Blob|
855 instance
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +0000856
Bram Moolenaar89bcfda2016-08-30 23:26:57 +0200857|expr5| expr6
Bram Moolenaar0f248b02019-04-04 15:36:05 +0200858 expr6 + expr6 ... number addition, list or blob concatenation
859 expr6 - expr6 ... number subtraction
860 expr6 . expr6 ... string concatenation
861 expr6 .. expr6 ... string concatenation
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000862
Bram Moolenaar89bcfda2016-08-30 23:26:57 +0200863|expr6| expr7
Bram Moolenaar0f248b02019-04-04 15:36:05 +0200864 expr7 * expr7 ... number multiplication
865 expr7 / expr7 ... number division
866 expr7 % expr7 ... number modulo
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000867
Bram Moolenaar89bcfda2016-08-30 23:26:57 +0200868|expr7| expr8
869 ! expr7 logical NOT
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000870 - expr7 unary minus
871 + expr7 unary plus
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000872
Bram Moolenaar89bcfda2016-08-30 23:26:57 +0200873|expr8| expr9
874 expr8[expr1] byte of a String or item of a |List|
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +0000875 expr8[expr1 : expr1] substring of a String or sublist of a |List|
876 expr8.name entry in a |Dictionary|
877 expr8(expr1, ...) function call with |Funcref| variable
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +0200878 expr8->name(expr1, ...) |method| call
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +0000879
Bram Moolenaar50ba5262016-09-22 22:33:02 +0200880|expr9| number number constant
Bram Moolenaar3fdfa4a2004-10-07 21:02:47 +0000881 "string" string constant, backslash is special
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +0000882 'string' string constant, ' is doubled
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +0000883 [expr1, ...] |List|
884 {expr1: expr1, ...} |Dictionary|
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +0200885 #{key: expr1, ...} |Dictionary|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000886 &option option value
887 (expr1) nested expression
888 variable internal variable
889 va{ria}ble internal variable with curly braces
890 $VAR environment variable
891 @r contents of register 'r'
892 function(expr1, ...) function call
893 func{ti}on(expr1, ...) function call with curly braces
Bram Moolenaar069c1e72016-07-15 21:25:08 +0200894 {args -> expr1} lambda expression
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000895
896
Bram Moolenaar0f248b02019-04-04 15:36:05 +0200897"..." indicates that the operations in this level can be concatenated.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000898Example: >
899 &nu || &list && &shell == "csh"
900
901All expressions within one level are parsed from left to right.
902
903
Bram Moolenaar4f4d51a2020-10-11 13:57:40 +0200904expr1 *expr1* *trinary* *falsy-operator* *??* *E109*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000905-----
906
Bram Moolenaar92f26c22020-10-03 20:17:30 +0200907The trinary operator: expr2 ? expr1 : expr1
908The falsy operator: expr2 ?? expr1
909
910Trinary operator ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000911
912The expression before the '?' is evaluated to a number. If it evaluates to
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +0200913|TRUE|, the result is the value of the expression between the '?' and ':',
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000914otherwise the result is the value of the expression after the ':'.
915Example: >
916 :echo lnum == 1 ? "top" : lnum
917
918Since the first expression is an "expr2", it cannot contain another ?:. The
919other two expressions can, thus allow for recursive use of ?:.
920Example: >
921 :echo lnum == 1 ? "top" : lnum == 1000 ? "last" : lnum
922
923To keep this readable, using |line-continuation| is suggested: >
924 :echo lnum == 1
925 :\ ? "top"
926 :\ : lnum == 1000
927 :\ ? "last"
928 :\ : lnum
929
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +0000930You should always put a space before the ':', otherwise it can be mistaken for
931use in a variable such as "a:1".
932
Bram Moolenaar92f26c22020-10-03 20:17:30 +0200933Falsy operator ~
934
935This is also known as the "null coalescing operator", but that's too
936complicated, thus we just call it the falsy operator.
937
938The expression before the '??' is evaluated. If it evaluates to
939|truthy|, this is used as the result. Otherwise the expression after the '??'
940is evaluated and used as the result. This is most useful to have a default
941value for an expression that may result in zero or empty: >
942 echo theList ?? 'list is empty'
943 echo GetName() ?? 'unknown'
944
945These are similar, but not equal: >
946 expr2 ?? expr1
947 expr2 ? expr2 : expr1
948In the second line "expr2" is evaluated twice.
949
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000950
951expr2 and expr3 *expr2* *expr3*
952---------------
953
Bram Moolenaar04186092016-08-29 21:55:35 +0200954expr3 || expr3 .. logical OR *expr-barbar*
955expr4 && expr4 .. logical AND *expr-&&*
956
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000957The "||" and "&&" operators take one argument on each side. The arguments
958are (converted to) Numbers. The result is:
959
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +0200960 input output ~
961n1 n2 n1 || n2 n1 && n2 ~
962|FALSE| |FALSE| |FALSE| |FALSE|
963|FALSE| |TRUE| |TRUE| |FALSE|
964|TRUE| |FALSE| |TRUE| |FALSE|
965|TRUE| |TRUE| |TRUE| |TRUE|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000966
967The operators can be concatenated, for example: >
968
969 &nu || &list && &shell == "csh"
970
971Note that "&&" takes precedence over "||", so this has the meaning of: >
972
973 &nu || (&list && &shell == "csh")
974
975Once the result is known, the expression "short-circuits", that is, further
976arguments are not evaluated. This is like what happens in C. For example: >
977
978 let a = 1
979 echo a || b
980
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +0200981This is valid even if there is no variable called "b" because "a" is |TRUE|,
982so the result must be |TRUE|. Similarly below: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000983
984 echo exists("b") && b == "yes"
985
986This is valid whether "b" has been defined or not. The second clause will
987only be evaluated if "b" has been defined.
988
989
990expr4 *expr4*
991-----
992
993expr5 {cmp} expr5
994
995Compare two expr5 expressions, resulting in a 0 if it evaluates to false, or 1
996if it evaluates to true.
997
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +0000998 *expr-==* *expr-!=* *expr->* *expr->=*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000999 *expr-<* *expr-<=* *expr-=~* *expr-!~*
1000 *expr-==#* *expr-!=#* *expr->#* *expr->=#*
1001 *expr-<#* *expr-<=#* *expr-=~#* *expr-!~#*
1002 *expr-==?* *expr-!=?* *expr->?* *expr->=?*
1003 *expr-<?* *expr-<=?* *expr-=~?* *expr-!~?*
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +02001004 *expr-is* *expr-isnot* *expr-is#* *expr-isnot#*
1005 *expr-is?* *expr-isnot?*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001006 use 'ignorecase' match case ignore case ~
1007equal == ==# ==?
1008not equal != !=# !=?
1009greater than > ># >?
1010greater than or equal >= >=# >=?
1011smaller than < <# <?
1012smaller than or equal <= <=# <=?
1013regexp matches =~ =~# =~?
1014regexp doesn't match !~ !~# !~?
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +02001015same instance is is# is?
1016different instance isnot isnot# isnot?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001017
1018Examples:
1019"abc" ==# "Abc" evaluates to 0
1020"abc" ==? "Abc" evaluates to 1
1021"abc" == "Abc" evaluates to 1 if 'ignorecase' is set, 0 otherwise
1022
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +00001023 *E691* *E692*
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +01001024A |List| can only be compared with a |List| and only "equal", "not equal",
1025"is" and "isnot" can be used. This compares the values of the list,
1026recursively. Ignoring case means case is ignored when comparing item values.
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00001027
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +00001028 *E735* *E736*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001029A |Dictionary| can only be compared with a |Dictionary| and only "equal", "not
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +01001030equal", "is" and "isnot" can be used. This compares the key/values of the
1031|Dictionary| recursively. Ignoring case means case is ignored when comparing
1032item values.
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +00001033
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02001034 *E694*
Bram Moolenaare18dbe82016-07-02 21:42:23 +02001035A |Funcref| can only be compared with a |Funcref| and only "equal", "not
1036equal", "is" and "isnot" can be used. Case is never ignored. Whether
1037arguments or a Dictionary are bound (with a partial) matters. The
1038Dictionaries must also be equal (or the same, in case of "is") and the
1039arguments must be equal (or the same).
1040
1041To compare Funcrefs to see if they refer to the same function, ignoring bound
1042Dictionary and arguments, use |get()| to get the function name: >
1043 if get(Part1, 'name') == get(Part2, 'name')
1044 " Part1 and Part2 refer to the same function
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00001045
Bram Moolenaar5e66b422019-01-24 21:58:10 +01001046Using "is" or "isnot" with a |List|, |Dictionary| or |Blob| checks whether
1047the expressions are referring to the same |List|, |Dictionary| or |Blob|
1048instance. A copy of a |List| is different from the original |List|. When
1049using "is" without a |List|, |Dictionary| or |Blob|, it is equivalent to
1050using "equal", using "isnot" equivalent to using "not equal". Except that
1051a different type means the values are different: >
Bram Moolenaar86edef62016-03-13 18:07:30 +01001052 echo 4 == '4'
1053 1
1054 echo 4 is '4'
1055 0
1056 echo 0 is []
1057 0
1058"is#"/"isnot#" and "is?"/"isnot?" can be used to match and ignore case.
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00001059
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001060When comparing a String with a Number, the String is converted to a Number,
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001061and the comparison is done on Numbers. This means that: >
Bram Moolenaar86edef62016-03-13 18:07:30 +01001062 echo 0 == 'x'
1063 1
1064because 'x' converted to a Number is zero. However: >
1065 echo [0] == ['x']
1066 0
1067Inside a List or Dictionary this conversion is not used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001068
1069When comparing two Strings, this is done with strcmp() or stricmp(). This
1070results in the mathematical difference (comparing byte values), not
1071necessarily the alphabetical difference in the local language.
1072
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001073When using the operators with a trailing '#', or the short version and
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00001074'ignorecase' is off, the comparing is done with strcmp(): case matters.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001075
1076When using the operators with a trailing '?', or the short version and
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00001077'ignorecase' is set, the comparing is done with stricmp(): case is ignored.
1078
1079'smartcase' is not used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001080
1081The "=~" and "!~" operators match the lefthand argument with the righthand
1082argument, which is used as a pattern. See |pattern| for what a pattern is.
1083This matching is always done like 'magic' was set and 'cpoptions' is empty, no
1084matter what the actual value of 'magic' or 'cpoptions' is. This makes scripts
1085portable. To avoid backslashes in the regexp pattern to be doubled, use a
1086single-quote string, see |literal-string|.
1087Since a string is considered to be a single line, a multi-line pattern
1088(containing \n, backslash-n) will not match. However, a literal NL character
1089can be matched like an ordinary character. Examples:
1090 "foo\nbar" =~ "\n" evaluates to 1
1091 "foo\nbar" =~ "\\n" evaluates to 0
1092
1093
1094expr5 and expr6 *expr5* *expr6*
1095---------------
Bram Moolenaar0f248b02019-04-04 15:36:05 +02001096expr6 + expr6 Number addition, |List| or |Blob| concatenation *expr-+*
1097expr6 - expr6 Number subtraction *expr--*
1098expr6 . expr6 String concatenation *expr-.*
1099expr6 .. expr6 String concatenation *expr-..*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001100
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00001101For |Lists| only "+" is possible and then both expr6 must be a list. The
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001102result is a new list with the two lists Concatenated.
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00001103
Bram Moolenaar0f248b02019-04-04 15:36:05 +02001104For String concatenation ".." is preferred, since "." is ambiguous, it is also
1105used for |Dict| member access and floating point numbers.
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +02001106When |vimscript-version| is 2 or higher, using "." is not allowed.
Bram Moolenaar0f248b02019-04-04 15:36:05 +02001107
Bram Moolenaar5e66b422019-01-24 21:58:10 +01001108expr7 * expr7 Number multiplication *expr-star*
1109expr7 / expr7 Number division *expr-/*
1110expr7 % expr7 Number modulo *expr-%*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001111
Bram Moolenaar62e1bb42019-04-08 16:25:07 +02001112For all, except "." and "..", Strings are converted to Numbers.
Bram Moolenaard6e256c2011-12-14 15:32:50 +01001113For bitwise operators see |and()|, |or()| and |xor()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001114
1115Note the difference between "+" and ".":
1116 "123" + "456" = 579
1117 "123" . "456" = "123456"
1118
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001119Since '.' has the same precedence as '+' and '-', you need to read: >
1120 1 . 90 + 90.0
1121As: >
1122 (1 . 90) + 90.0
1123That works, since the String "190" is automatically converted to the Number
1124190, which can be added to the Float 90.0. However: >
1125 1 . 90 * 90.0
1126Should be read as: >
1127 1 . (90 * 90.0)
1128Since '.' has lower precedence than '*'. This does NOT work, since this
1129attempts to concatenate a Float and a String.
1130
1131When dividing a Number by zero the result depends on the value:
1132 0 / 0 = -0x80000000 (like NaN for Float)
1133 >0 / 0 = 0x7fffffff (like positive infinity)
1134 <0 / 0 = -0x7fffffff (like negative infinity)
1135 (before Vim 7.2 it was always 0x7fffffff)
1136
Bram Moolenaar22fcfad2016-07-01 18:17:26 +02001137When 64-bit Number support is enabled:
1138 0 / 0 = -0x8000000000000000 (like NaN for Float)
1139 >0 / 0 = 0x7fffffffffffffff (like positive infinity)
1140 <0 / 0 = -0x7fffffffffffffff (like negative infinity)
1141
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001142When the righthand side of '%' is zero, the result is 0.
1143
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001144None of these work for |Funcref|s.
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00001145
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001146. and % do not work for Float. *E804*
1147
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001148
1149expr7 *expr7*
1150-----
1151! expr7 logical NOT *expr-!*
1152- expr7 unary minus *expr-unary--*
1153+ expr7 unary plus *expr-unary-+*
1154
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02001155For '!' |TRUE| becomes |FALSE|, |FALSE| becomes |TRUE| (one).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001156For '-' the sign of the number is changed.
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01001157For '+' the number is unchanged. Note: "++" has no effect.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001158
1159A String will be converted to a Number first.
1160
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001161These three can be repeated and mixed. Examples:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001162 !-1 == 0
1163 !!8 == 1
1164 --9 == 9
1165
1166
1167expr8 *expr8*
1168-----
Bram Moolenaarfc65cab2018-08-28 22:58:02 +02001169This expression is either |expr9| or a sequence of the alternatives below,
1170in any order. E.g., these are all possible:
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +02001171 expr8[expr1].name
1172 expr8.name[expr1]
1173 expr8(expr1, ...)[expr1].name
1174 expr8->(expr1, ...)[expr1]
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02001175Evaluation is always from left to right.
Bram Moolenaarfc65cab2018-08-28 22:58:02 +02001176
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001177expr8[expr1] item of String or |List| *expr-[]* *E111*
Bram Moolenaar03413f42016-04-12 21:07:15 +02001178 *E909* *subscript*
Bram Moolenaare3c37d82020-08-15 18:39:05 +02001179In legacy Vim script:
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00001180If expr8 is a Number or String this results in a String that contains the
Bram Moolenaare3c37d82020-08-15 18:39:05 +02001181expr1'th single byte from expr8. expr8 is used as a String (a number is
1182automatically converted to a String), expr1 as a Number. This doesn't
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +02001183recognize multibyte encodings, see `byteidx()` for an alternative, or use
Bram Moolenaare3c37d82020-08-15 18:39:05 +02001184`split()` to turn the string into a list of characters. Example, to get the
1185byte under the cursor: >
Bram Moolenaar61660ea2006-04-07 21:40:07 +00001186 :let c = getline(".")[col(".") - 1]
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001187
Bram Moolenaare3c37d82020-08-15 18:39:05 +02001188In Vim9 script:
1189If expr8 is a String this results in a String that contains the expr1'th
1190single character from expr8. To use byte indexes use |strpart()|.
1191
1192Index zero gives the first byte or character. Careful: text column numbers
1193start with one!
1194
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001195If the length of the String is less than the index, the result is an empty
Bram Moolenaar85084ef2016-01-17 22:26:33 +01001196String. A negative index always results in an empty string (reason: backward
Bram Moolenaare3c37d82020-08-15 18:39:05 +02001197compatibility). Use [-1:] to get the last byte or character.
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01001198In Vim9 script a negative index is used like with a list: count from the end.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00001199
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001200If expr8 is a |List| then it results the item at index expr1. See |list-index|
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00001201for possible index values. If the index is out of range this results in an
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001202error. Example: >
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00001203 :let item = mylist[-1] " get last item
1204
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001205Generally, if a |List| index is equal to or higher than the length of the
1206|List|, or more negative than the length of the |List|, this results in an
1207error.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00001208
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00001209
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00001210expr8[expr1a : expr1b] substring or sublist *expr-[:]*
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00001211
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +02001212If expr8 is a String this results in the substring with the bytes or
1213characters from expr1a to and including expr1b. expr8 is used as a String,
1214expr1a and expr1b are used as a Number.
Bram Moolenaare3c37d82020-08-15 18:39:05 +02001215
1216In legacy Vim script the indexes are byte indexes. This doesn't recognize
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +02001217multibyte encodings, see |byteidx()| for computing the indexes. If expr8 is
Bram Moolenaare3c37d82020-08-15 18:39:05 +02001218a Number it is first converted to a String.
1219
1220In Vim9 script the indexes are character indexes. To use byte indexes use
1221|strpart()|.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00001222
Bram Moolenaar6601b622021-01-13 21:47:15 +01001223The item at index expr1b is included, it is inclusive. For an exclusive index
1224use the |slice()| function.
1225
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00001226If expr1a is omitted zero is used. If expr1b is omitted the length of the
1227string minus one is used.
1228
1229A negative number can be used to measure from the end of the string. -1 is
1230the last character, -2 the last but one, etc.
1231
1232If an index goes out of range for the string characters are omitted. If
1233expr1b is smaller than expr1a the result is an empty string.
1234
1235Examples: >
1236 :let c = name[-1:] " last byte of a string
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +02001237 :let c = name[0:-1] " the whole string
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00001238 :let c = name[-2:-2] " last but one byte of a string
1239 :let s = line(".")[4:] " from the fifth byte to the end
1240 :let s = s[:-3] " remove last two bytes
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001241<
Bram Moolenaarbc8801c2016-08-02 21:04:33 +02001242 *slice*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001243If expr8 is a |List| this results in a new |List| with the items indicated by
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001244the indexes expr1a and expr1b. This works like with a String, as explained
Bram Moolenaarbc8801c2016-08-02 21:04:33 +02001245just above. Also see |sublist| below. Examples: >
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00001246 :let l = mylist[:3] " first four items
1247 :let l = mylist[4:4] " List with one item
1248 :let l = mylist[:] " shallow copy of a List
1249
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01001250If expr8 is a |Blob| this results in a new |Blob| with the bytes in the
1251indexes expr1a and expr1b, inclusive. Examples: >
1252 :let b = 0zDEADBEEF
1253 :let bs = b[1:2] " 0zADBE
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01001254 :let bs = b[:] " copy of 0zDEADBEEF
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01001255
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001256Using expr8[expr1] or expr8[expr1a : expr1b] on a |Funcref| results in an
1257error.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001258
Bram Moolenaarda440d22016-01-16 21:27:23 +01001259Watch out for confusion between a namespace and a variable followed by a colon
1260for a sublist: >
1261 mylist[n:] " uses variable n
1262 mylist[s:] " uses namespace s:, error!
1263
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00001264
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001265expr8.name entry in a |Dictionary| *expr-entry*
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00001266
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001267If expr8 is a |Dictionary| and it is followed by a dot, then the following
1268name will be used as a key in the |Dictionary|. This is just like:
1269expr8[name].
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00001270
1271The name must consist of alphanumeric characters, just like a variable name,
1272but it may start with a number. Curly braces cannot be used.
1273
1274There must not be white space before or after the dot.
1275
1276Examples: >
1277 :let dict = {"one": 1, 2: "two"}
Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +02001278 :echo dict.one " shows "1"
1279 :echo dict.2 " shows "two"
1280 :echo dict .2 " error because of space before the dot
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00001281
1282Note that the dot is also used for String concatenation. To avoid confusion
1283always put spaces around the dot for String concatenation.
1284
1285
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001286expr8(expr1, ...) |Funcref| function call
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00001287
1288When expr8 is a |Funcref| type variable, invoke the function it refers to.
1289
1290
Bram Moolenaar22a0c0c2019-08-09 23:25:08 +02001291expr8->name([args]) method call *method* *->*
1292expr8->{lambda}([args])
Bram Moolenaar56c860c2019-08-17 20:09:31 +02001293 *E276*
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +02001294For methods that are also available as global functions this is the same as: >
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02001295 name(expr8 [, args])
1296There can also be methods specifically for the type of "expr8".
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00001297
Bram Moolenaar51841322019-08-08 21:10:01 +02001298This allows for chaining, passing the value that one method returns to the
1299next method: >
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +02001300 mylist->filter(filterexpr)->map(mapexpr)->sort()->join()
1301<
Bram Moolenaar22a0c0c2019-08-09 23:25:08 +02001302Example of using a lambda: >
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02001303 GetPercentage()->{x -> x * 100}()->printf('%d%%')
Bram Moolenaar56c860c2019-08-17 20:09:31 +02001304<
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02001305When using -> the |expr7| operators will be applied first, thus: >
1306 -1.234->string()
1307Is equivalent to: >
1308 (-1.234)->string()
1309And NOT: >
1310 -(1.234->string())
1311<
Bram Moolenaar51841322019-08-08 21:10:01 +02001312 *E274*
1313"->name(" must not contain white space. There can be white space before the
1314"->" and after the "(", thus you can split the lines like this: >
1315 mylist
1316 \ ->filter(filterexpr)
1317 \ ->map(mapexpr)
1318 \ ->sort()
1319 \ ->join()
Bram Moolenaar56c860c2019-08-17 20:09:31 +02001320
1321When using the lambda form there must be no white space between the } and the
1322(.
1323
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +02001324
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00001325 *expr9*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001326number
1327------
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01001328number number constant *expr-number*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001329
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01001330 *0x* *hex-number* *0o* *octal-number* *binary-number*
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02001331Decimal, Hexadecimal (starting with 0x or 0X), Binary (starting with 0b or 0B)
Bram Moolenaarc17e66c2020-06-02 21:38:22 +02001332and Octal (starting with 0, 0o or 0O).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001333
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001334 *floating-point-format*
1335Floating point numbers can be written in two forms:
1336
1337 [-+]{N}.{M}
Bram Moolenaar8a94d872015-01-25 13:02:57 +01001338 [-+]{N}.{M}[eE][-+]{exp}
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001339
1340{N} and {M} are numbers. Both {N} and {M} must be present and can only
1341contain digits.
1342[-+] means there is an optional plus or minus sign.
1343{exp} is the exponent, power of 10.
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001344Only a decimal point is accepted, not a comma. No matter what the current
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001345locale is.
1346{only when compiled with the |+float| feature}
1347
1348Examples:
1349 123.456
1350 +0.0001
1351 55.0
1352 -0.123
1353 1.234e03
1354 1.0E-6
1355 -3.1416e+88
1356
1357These are INVALID:
1358 3. empty {M}
1359 1e40 missing .{M}
1360
1361Rationale:
1362Before floating point was introduced, the text "123.456" was interpreted as
1363the two numbers "123" and "456", both converted to a string and concatenated,
1364resulting in the string "123456". Since this was considered pointless, and we
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00001365could not find it intentionally being used in Vim scripts, this backwards
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001366incompatibility was accepted in favor of being able to use the normal notation
1367for floating point numbers.
1368
Bram Moolenaard47d5222018-12-09 20:43:55 +01001369 *float-pi* *float-e*
1370A few useful values to copy&paste: >
1371 :let pi = 3.14159265359
1372 :let e = 2.71828182846
1373Or, if you don't want to write them in as floating-point literals, you can
1374also use functions, like the following: >
1375 :let pi = acos(-1.0)
1376 :let e = exp(1.0)
Bram Moolenaar98aefe72018-12-13 22:20:09 +01001377<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001378 *floating-point-precision*
1379The precision and range of floating points numbers depends on what "double"
1380means in the library Vim was compiled with. There is no way to change this at
1381runtime.
1382
1383The default for displaying a |Float| is to use 6 decimal places, like using
1384printf("%g", f). You can select something else when using the |printf()|
1385function. Example: >
1386 :echo printf('%.15e', atan(1))
1387< 7.853981633974483e-01
1388
1389
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001390
Bram Moolenaar979243b2015-06-26 19:35:49 +02001391string *string* *String* *expr-string* *E114*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001392------
1393"string" string constant *expr-quote*
1394
1395Note that double quotes are used.
1396
1397A string constant accepts these special characters:
1398\... three-digit octal number (e.g., "\316")
1399\.. two-digit octal number (must be followed by non-digit)
1400\. one-digit octal number (must be followed by non-digit)
1401\x.. byte specified with two hex numbers (e.g., "\x1f")
1402\x. byte specified with one hex number (must be followed by non-hex char)
1403\X.. same as \x..
1404\X. same as \x.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001405\u.... character specified with up to 4 hex numbers, stored according to the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001406 current value of 'encoding' (e.g., "\u02a4")
Bram Moolenaar541f92d2015-06-19 13:27:23 +02001407\U.... same as \u but allows up to 8 hex numbers.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001408\b backspace <BS>
1409\e escape <Esc>
1410\f formfeed <FF>
1411\n newline <NL>
1412\r return <CR>
1413\t tab <Tab>
1414\\ backslash
1415\" double quote
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +02001416\<xxx> Special key named "xxx". e.g. "\<C-W>" for CTRL-W. This is for use
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001417 in mappings, the 0x80 byte is escaped.
1418 To use the double quote character it must be escaped: "<M-\">".
1419 Don't use <Char-xxxx> to get a utf-8 character, use \uxxxx as
1420 mentioned above.
Bram Moolenaarfccd93f2020-05-31 22:06:51 +02001421\<*xxx> Like \<xxx> but prepends a modifier instead of including it in the
1422 character. E.g. "\<C-w>" is one character 0x17 while "\<*C-w>" is four
Bram Moolenaarebe9d342020-05-30 21:52:54 +02001423 bytes: 3 for the CTRL modifier and then character "W".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001424
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00001425Note that "\xff" is stored as the byte 255, which may be invalid in some
1426encodings. Use "\u00ff" to store character 255 according to the current value
1427of 'encoding'.
1428
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001429Note that "\000" and "\x00" force the end of the string.
1430
1431
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +01001432blob-literal *blob-literal* *E973*
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01001433------------
1434
1435Hexadecimal starting with 0z or 0Z, with an arbitrary number of bytes.
1436The sequence must be an even number of hex characters. Example: >
1437 :let b = 0zFF00ED015DAF
1438
1439
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001440literal-string *literal-string* *E115*
1441---------------
Bram Moolenaar3fdfa4a2004-10-07 21:02:47 +00001442'string' string constant *expr-'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001443
1444Note that single quotes are used.
1445
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001446This string is taken as it is. No backslashes are removed or have a special
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00001447meaning. The only exception is that two quotes stand for one quote.
Bram Moolenaar3fdfa4a2004-10-07 21:02:47 +00001448
1449Single quoted strings are useful for patterns, so that backslashes do not need
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001450to be doubled. These two commands are equivalent: >
Bram Moolenaar3fdfa4a2004-10-07 21:02:47 +00001451 if a =~ "\\s*"
1452 if a =~ '\s*'
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001453
1454
1455option *expr-option* *E112* *E113*
1456------
1457&option option value, local value if possible
1458&g:option global option value
1459&l:option local option value
1460
1461Examples: >
1462 echo "tabstop is " . &tabstop
1463 if &insertmode
1464
1465Any option name can be used here. See |options|. When using the local value
1466and there is no buffer-local or window-local value, the global value is used
1467anyway.
1468
1469
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00001470register *expr-register* *@r*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001471--------
1472@r contents of register 'r'
1473
1474The result is the contents of the named register, as a single string.
1475Newlines are inserted where required. To get the contents of the unnamed
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001476register use @" or @@. See |registers| for an explanation of the available
Bram Moolenaare7566042005-06-17 22:00:15 +00001477registers.
1478
1479When using the '=' register you get the expression itself, not what it
1480evaluates to. Use |eval()| to evaluate it.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001481
1482
1483nesting *expr-nesting* *E110*
1484-------
1485(expr1) nested expression
1486
1487
1488environment variable *expr-env*
1489--------------------
1490$VAR environment variable
1491
1492The String value of any environment variable. When it is not defined, the
1493result is an empty string.
Bram Moolenaar691ddee2019-05-09 14:52:41 +02001494
1495The functions `getenv()` and `setenv()` can also be used and work for
1496environment variables with non-alphanumeric names.
1497The function `environ()` can be used to get a Dict with all environment
1498variables.
1499
1500
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001501 *expr-env-expand*
1502Note that there is a difference between using $VAR directly and using
1503expand("$VAR"). Using it directly will only expand environment variables that
1504are known inside the current Vim session. Using expand() will first try using
1505the environment variables known inside the current Vim session. If that
1506fails, a shell will be used to expand the variable. This can be slow, but it
1507does expand all variables that the shell knows about. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar34401cc2014-08-29 15:12:19 +02001508 :echo $shell
1509 :echo expand("$shell")
1510The first one probably doesn't echo anything, the second echoes the $shell
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001511variable (if your shell supports it).
1512
1513
1514internal variable *expr-variable*
1515-----------------
1516variable internal variable
1517See below |internal-variables|.
1518
1519
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +00001520function call *expr-function* *E116* *E118* *E119* *E120*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001521-------------
1522function(expr1, ...) function call
1523See below |functions|.
1524
1525
Bram Moolenaar069c1e72016-07-15 21:25:08 +02001526lambda expression *expr-lambda* *lambda*
1527-----------------
1528{args -> expr1} lambda expression
1529
1530A lambda expression creates a new unnamed function which returns the result of
Bram Moolenaar42ebd062016-07-17 13:35:14 +02001531evaluating |expr1|. Lambda expressions differ from |user-functions| in
Bram Moolenaar069c1e72016-07-15 21:25:08 +02001532the following ways:
1533
15341. The body of the lambda expression is an |expr1| and not a sequence of |Ex|
1535 commands.
Bram Moolenaar1e96d9b2016-07-29 22:15:09 +020015362. The prefix "a:" should not be used for arguments. E.g.: >
Bram Moolenaar069c1e72016-07-15 21:25:08 +02001537 :let F = {arg1, arg2 -> arg1 - arg2}
1538 :echo F(5, 2)
1539< 3
1540
1541The arguments are optional. Example: >
1542 :let F = {-> 'error function'}
1543 :echo F()
1544< error function
Bram Moolenaar1e96d9b2016-07-29 22:15:09 +02001545 *closure*
1546Lambda expressions can access outer scope variables and arguments. This is
Bram Moolenaar50ba5262016-09-22 22:33:02 +02001547often called a closure. Example where "i" and "a:arg" are used in a lambda
Bram Moolenaar6bb2cdf2018-02-24 19:53:53 +01001548while they already exist in the function scope. They remain valid even after
1549the function returns: >
Bram Moolenaar1e96d9b2016-07-29 22:15:09 +02001550 :function Foo(arg)
1551 : let i = 3
1552 : return {x -> x + i - a:arg}
1553 :endfunction
1554 :let Bar = Foo(4)
1555 :echo Bar(6)
1556< 5
Bram Moolenaar437bafe2016-08-01 15:40:54 +02001557
Bram Moolenaar388a5d42020-05-26 21:20:45 +02001558Note that the variables must exist in the outer scope before the lambda is
Bram Moolenaar6bb2cdf2018-02-24 19:53:53 +01001559defined for this to work. See also |:func-closure|.
1560
1561Lambda and closure support can be checked with: >
Bram Moolenaar437bafe2016-08-01 15:40:54 +02001562 if has('lambda')
Bram Moolenaar069c1e72016-07-15 21:25:08 +02001563
1564Examples for using a lambda expression with |sort()|, |map()| and |filter()|: >
1565 :echo map([1, 2, 3], {idx, val -> val + 1})
1566< [2, 3, 4] >
1567 :echo sort([3,7,2,1,4], {a, b -> a - b})
1568< [1, 2, 3, 4, 7]
1569
1570The lambda expression is also useful for Channel, Job and timer: >
1571 :let timer = timer_start(500,
1572 \ {-> execute("echo 'Handler called'", "")},
1573 \ {'repeat': 3})
1574< Handler called
1575 Handler called
1576 Handler called
1577
1578Note how execute() is used to execute an Ex command. That's ugly though.
1579
Bram Moolenaar1e96d9b2016-07-29 22:15:09 +02001580
1581Lambda expressions have internal names like '<lambda>42'. If you get an error
1582for a lambda expression, you can find what it is with the following command: >
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01001583 :function <lambda>42
Bram Moolenaar1e96d9b2016-07-29 22:15:09 +02001584See also: |numbered-function|
1585
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001586==============================================================================
Bram Moolenaar4a748032010-09-30 21:47:56 +020015873. Internal variable *internal-variables* *E461*
1588
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001589An internal variable name can be made up of letters, digits and '_'. But it
1590cannot start with a digit. It's also possible to use curly braces, see
1591|curly-braces-names|.
1592
1593An internal variable is created with the ":let" command |:let|.
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +00001594An internal variable is explicitly destroyed with the ":unlet" command
1595|:unlet|.
1596Using a name that is not an internal variable or refers to a variable that has
1597been destroyed results in an error.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001598
Bram Moolenaar65e0d772020-06-14 17:29:55 +02001599 *variable-scope*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001600There are several name spaces for variables. Which one is to be used is
1601specified by what is prepended:
1602
1603 (nothing) In a function: local to a function; otherwise: global
1604|buffer-variable| b: Local to the current buffer.
1605|window-variable| w: Local to the current window.
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00001606|tabpage-variable| t: Local to the current tab page.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001607|global-variable| g: Global.
1608|local-variable| l: Local to a function.
1609|script-variable| s: Local to a |:source|'ed Vim script.
1610|function-argument| a: Function argument (only inside a function).
Bram Moolenaar75b81562014-04-06 14:09:13 +02001611|vim-variable| v: Global, predefined by Vim.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001612
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00001613The scope name by itself can be used as a |Dictionary|. For example, to
1614delete all script-local variables: >
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +00001615 :for k in keys(s:)
1616 : unlet s:[k]
1617 :endfor
Bram Moolenaar65e0d772020-06-14 17:29:55 +02001618
1619Note: in Vim9 script this is different, see |vim9-scopes|.
1620
Bram Moolenaar531da592013-05-06 05:58:55 +02001621 *buffer-variable* *b:var* *b:*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001622A variable name that is preceded with "b:" is local to the current buffer.
1623Thus you can have several "b:foo" variables, one for each buffer.
1624This kind of variable is deleted when the buffer is wiped out or deleted with
1625|:bdelete|.
1626
1627One local buffer variable is predefined:
Bram Moolenaarbf884932013-04-05 22:26:15 +02001628 *b:changedtick* *changetick*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001629b:changedtick The total number of changes to the current buffer. It is
1630 incremented for each change. An undo command is also a change
Bram Moolenaarc024b462019-06-08 18:07:21 +02001631 in this case. Resetting 'modified' when writing the buffer is
1632 also counted.
1633 This can be used to perform an action only when the buffer has
1634 changed. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001635 :if my_changedtick != b:changedtick
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001636 : let my_changedtick = b:changedtick
1637 : call My_Update()
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001638 :endif
Bram Moolenaar3df01732017-02-17 22:47:16 +01001639< You cannot change or delete the b:changedtick variable.
1640
Bram Moolenaar531da592013-05-06 05:58:55 +02001641 *window-variable* *w:var* *w:*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001642A variable name that is preceded with "w:" is local to the current window. It
1643is deleted when the window is closed.
1644
Bram Moolenaarad3b3662013-05-17 18:14:19 +02001645 *tabpage-variable* *t:var* *t:*
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00001646A variable name that is preceded with "t:" is local to the current tab page,
1647It is deleted when the tab page is closed. {not available when compiled
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02001648without the |+windows| feature}
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00001649
Bram Moolenaar531da592013-05-06 05:58:55 +02001650 *global-variable* *g:var* *g:*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001651Inside functions global variables are accessed with "g:". Omitting this will
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001652access a variable local to a function. But "g:" can also be used in any other
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001653place if you like.
1654
Bram Moolenaar531da592013-05-06 05:58:55 +02001655 *local-variable* *l:var* *l:*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001656Inside functions local variables are accessed without prepending anything.
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00001657But you can also prepend "l:" if you like. However, without prepending "l:"
1658you may run into reserved variable names. For example "count". By itself it
1659refers to "v:count". Using "l:count" you can have a local variable with the
1660same name.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001661
1662 *script-variable* *s:var*
1663In a Vim script variables starting with "s:" can be used. They cannot be
1664accessed from outside of the scripts, thus are local to the script.
1665
1666They can be used in:
1667- commands executed while the script is sourced
1668- functions defined in the script
1669- autocommands defined in the script
1670- functions and autocommands defined in functions and autocommands which were
1671 defined in the script (recursively)
1672- user defined commands defined in the script
1673Thus not in:
1674- other scripts sourced from this one
1675- mappings
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001676- menus
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001677- etc.
1678
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00001679Script variables can be used to avoid conflicts with global variable names.
1680Take this example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001681
1682 let s:counter = 0
1683 function MyCounter()
1684 let s:counter = s:counter + 1
1685 echo s:counter
1686 endfunction
1687 command Tick call MyCounter()
1688
1689You can now invoke "Tick" from any script, and the "s:counter" variable in
1690that script will not be changed, only the "s:counter" in the script where
1691"Tick" was defined is used.
1692
1693Another example that does the same: >
1694
1695 let s:counter = 0
1696 command Tick let s:counter = s:counter + 1 | echo s:counter
1697
1698When calling a function and invoking a user-defined command, the context for
Bram Moolenaar69a7cb42004-06-20 12:51:53 +00001699script variables is set to the script where the function or command was
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001700defined.
1701
1702The script variables are also available when a function is defined inside a
1703function that is defined in a script. Example: >
1704
1705 let s:counter = 0
1706 function StartCounting(incr)
1707 if a:incr
1708 function MyCounter()
1709 let s:counter = s:counter + 1
1710 endfunction
1711 else
1712 function MyCounter()
1713 let s:counter = s:counter - 1
1714 endfunction
1715 endif
1716 endfunction
1717
1718This defines the MyCounter() function either for counting up or counting down
1719when calling StartCounting(). It doesn't matter from where StartCounting() is
1720called, the s:counter variable will be accessible in MyCounter().
1721
1722When the same script is sourced again it will use the same script variables.
1723They will remain valid as long as Vim is running. This can be used to
1724maintain a counter: >
1725
1726 if !exists("s:counter")
1727 let s:counter = 1
1728 echo "script executed for the first time"
1729 else
1730 let s:counter = s:counter + 1
1731 echo "script executed " . s:counter . " times now"
1732 endif
1733
1734Note that this means that filetype plugins don't get a different set of script
1735variables for each buffer. Use local buffer variables instead |b:var|.
1736
1737
Bram Moolenaard47d5222018-12-09 20:43:55 +01001738PREDEFINED VIM VARIABLES *vim-variable* *v:var* *v:*
1739 *E963*
1740Some variables can be set by the user, but the type cannot be changed.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001741
Bram Moolenaar69bf6342019-10-29 04:16:57 +01001742 *v:argv* *argv-variable*
1743v:argv The command line arguments Vim was invoked with. This is a
1744 list of strings. The first item is the Vim command.
1745
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001746 *v:beval_col* *beval_col-variable*
1747v:beval_col The number of the column, over which the mouse pointer is.
1748 This is the byte index in the |v:beval_lnum| line.
1749 Only valid while evaluating the 'balloonexpr' option.
1750
1751 *v:beval_bufnr* *beval_bufnr-variable*
1752v:beval_bufnr The number of the buffer, over which the mouse pointer is. Only
1753 valid while evaluating the 'balloonexpr' option.
1754
1755 *v:beval_lnum* *beval_lnum-variable*
1756v:beval_lnum The number of the line, over which the mouse pointer is. Only
1757 valid while evaluating the 'balloonexpr' option.
1758
1759 *v:beval_text* *beval_text-variable*
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00001760v:beval_text The text under or after the mouse pointer. Usually a word as
1761 it is useful for debugging a C program. 'iskeyword' applies,
1762 but a dot and "->" before the position is included. When on a
1763 ']' the text before it is used, including the matching '[' and
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001764 word before it. When on a Visual area within one line the
Bram Moolenaarb4d5fba2017-09-11 19:31:28 +02001765 highlighted text is used. Also see |<cexpr>|.
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001766 Only valid while evaluating the 'balloonexpr' option.
1767
1768 *v:beval_winnr* *beval_winnr-variable*
1769v:beval_winnr The number of the window, over which the mouse pointer is. Only
Bram Moolenaar00654022011-02-25 14:42:19 +01001770 valid while evaluating the 'balloonexpr' option. The first
1771 window has number zero (unlike most other places where a
1772 window gets a number).
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001773
Bram Moolenaar511972d2016-06-04 18:09:59 +02001774 *v:beval_winid* *beval_winid-variable*
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02001775v:beval_winid The |window-ID| of the window, over which the mouse pointer
1776 is. Otherwise like v:beval_winnr.
Bram Moolenaar511972d2016-06-04 18:09:59 +02001777
Bram Moolenaarf193fff2006-04-27 00:02:13 +00001778 *v:char* *char-variable*
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001779v:char Argument for evaluating 'formatexpr' and used for the typed
Bram Moolenaar945e2db2010-06-05 17:43:32 +02001780 character when using <expr> in an abbreviation |:map-<expr>|.
Bram Moolenaare6ae6222013-05-21 21:01:10 +02001781 It is also used by the |InsertCharPre| and |InsertEnter| events.
Bram Moolenaarf193fff2006-04-27 00:02:13 +00001782
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001783 *v:charconvert_from* *charconvert_from-variable*
1784v:charconvert_from
1785 The name of the character encoding of a file to be converted.
1786 Only valid while evaluating the 'charconvert' option.
1787
1788 *v:charconvert_to* *charconvert_to-variable*
1789v:charconvert_to
1790 The name of the character encoding of a file after conversion.
1791 Only valid while evaluating the 'charconvert' option.
1792
1793 *v:cmdarg* *cmdarg-variable*
1794v:cmdarg This variable is used for two purposes:
1795 1. The extra arguments given to a file read/write command.
1796 Currently these are "++enc=" and "++ff=". This variable is
1797 set before an autocommand event for a file read/write
1798 command is triggered. There is a leading space to make it
1799 possible to append this variable directly after the
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001800 read/write command. Note: The "+cmd" argument isn't
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001801 included here, because it will be executed anyway.
1802 2. When printing a PostScript file with ":hardcopy" this is
1803 the argument for the ":hardcopy" command. This can be used
1804 in 'printexpr'.
1805
1806 *v:cmdbang* *cmdbang-variable*
1807v:cmdbang Set like v:cmdarg for a file read/write command. When a "!"
1808 was used the value is 1, otherwise it is 0. Note that this
1809 can only be used in autocommands. For user commands |<bang>|
1810 can be used.
Bram Moolenaar84cf6bd2020-06-16 20:03:43 +02001811 *v:collate* *collate-variable*
1812v:collate The current locale setting for collation order of the runtime
1813 environment. This allows Vim scripts to be aware of the
1814 current locale encoding. Technical: it's the value of
1815 LC_COLLATE. When not using a locale the value is "C".
1816 This variable can not be set directly, use the |:language|
1817 command.
1818 See |multi-lang|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001819
Bram Moolenaar42a45122015-07-10 17:56:23 +02001820 *v:completed_item* *completed_item-variable*
1821v:completed_item
1822 |Dictionary| containing the |complete-items| for the most
1823 recently completed word after |CompleteDone|. The
1824 |Dictionary| is empty if the completion failed.
1825
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001826 *v:count* *count-variable*
1827v:count The count given for the last Normal mode command. Can be used
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001828 to get the count before a mapping. Read-only. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001829 :map _x :<C-U>echo "the count is " . v:count<CR>
1830< Note: The <C-U> is required to remove the line range that you
1831 get when typing ':' after a count.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001832 When there are two counts, as in "3d2w", they are multiplied,
1833 just like what happens in the command, "d6w" for the example.
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00001834 Also used for evaluating the 'formatexpr' option.
Bram Moolenaard2e716e2019-04-20 14:39:52 +02001835 "count" also works, for backwards compatibility, unless
1836 |scriptversion| is 3 or higher.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001837
1838 *v:count1* *count1-variable*
1839v:count1 Just like "v:count", but defaults to one when no count is
1840 used.
1841
1842 *v:ctype* *ctype-variable*
1843v:ctype The current locale setting for characters of the runtime
1844 environment. This allows Vim scripts to be aware of the
1845 current locale encoding. Technical: it's the value of
1846 LC_CTYPE. When not using a locale the value is "C".
1847 This variable can not be set directly, use the |:language|
1848 command.
1849 See |multi-lang|.
1850
1851 *v:dying* *dying-variable*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001852v:dying Normally zero. When a deadly signal is caught it's set to
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001853 one. When multiple signals are caught the number increases.
1854 Can be used in an autocommand to check if Vim didn't
1855 terminate normally. {only works on Unix}
1856 Example: >
1857 :au VimLeave * if v:dying | echo "\nAAAAaaaarrrggghhhh!!!\n" | endif
Bram Moolenaar0e1e25f2010-05-28 21:07:08 +02001858< Note: if another deadly signal is caught when v:dying is one,
1859 VimLeave autocommands will not be executed.
1860
Bram Moolenaarf0068c52020-11-30 17:42:10 +01001861 *v:exiting* *exiting-variable*
1862v:exiting Vim exit code. Normally zero, non-zero when something went
1863 wrong. The value is v:null before invoking the |VimLeavePre|
1864 and |VimLeave| autocmds. See |:q|, |:x| and |:cquit|.
1865 Example: >
1866 :au VimLeave * echo "Exit value is " .. v:exiting
1867<
Bram Moolenaar37f4cbd2019-08-23 20:58:45 +02001868 *v:echospace* *echospace-variable*
1869v:echospace Number of screen cells that can be used for an `:echo` message
1870 in the last screen line before causing the |hit-enter-prompt|.
1871 Depends on 'showcmd', 'ruler' and 'columns'. You need to
1872 check 'cmdheight' for whether there are full-width lines
1873 available above the last line.
1874
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001875 *v:errmsg* *errmsg-variable*
1876v:errmsg Last given error message. It's allowed to set this variable.
1877 Example: >
1878 :let v:errmsg = ""
1879 :silent! next
1880 :if v:errmsg != ""
1881 : ... handle error
Bram Moolenaard2e716e2019-04-20 14:39:52 +02001882< "errmsg" also works, for backwards compatibility, unless
1883 |scriptversion| is 3 or higher.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001884
Bram Moolenaar65a54642018-04-28 16:56:53 +02001885 *v:errors* *errors-variable* *assert-return*
Bram Moolenaar683fa182015-11-30 21:38:24 +01001886v:errors Errors found by assert functions, such as |assert_true()|.
Bram Moolenaar43345542015-11-29 17:35:35 +01001887 This is a list of strings.
1888 The assert functions append an item when an assert fails.
Bram Moolenaar65a54642018-04-28 16:56:53 +02001889 The return value indicates this: a one is returned if an item
1890 was added to v:errors, otherwise zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar43345542015-11-29 17:35:35 +01001891 To remove old results make it empty: >
1892 :let v:errors = []
1893< If v:errors is set to anything but a list it is made an empty
1894 list by the assert function.
1895
Bram Moolenaar7e1652c2017-12-16 18:27:02 +01001896 *v:event* *event-variable*
1897v:event Dictionary containing information about the current
Bram Moolenaar560979e2020-02-04 22:53:05 +01001898 |autocommand|. See the specific event for what it puts in
1899 this dictionary.
Bram Moolenaar2c7f8c52020-04-20 19:52:53 +02001900 The dictionary is emptied when the |autocommand| finishes,
1901 please refer to |dict-identity| for how to get an independent
1902 copy of it. Use |deepcopy()| if you want to keep the
1903 information after the event triggers. Example: >
1904 au TextYankPost * let g:foo = deepcopy(v:event)
1905<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001906 *v:exception* *exception-variable*
1907v:exception The value of the exception most recently caught and not
1908 finished. See also |v:throwpoint| and |throw-variables|.
1909 Example: >
1910 :try
1911 : throw "oops"
1912 :catch /.*/
Bram Moolenaar54775062019-07-31 21:07:14 +02001913 : echo "caught " .. v:exception
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001914 :endtry
1915< Output: "caught oops".
1916
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01001917 *v:false* *false-variable*
1918v:false A Number with value zero. Used to put "false" in JSON. See
Bram Moolenaar6463ca22016-02-13 17:04:46 +01001919 |json_encode()|.
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02001920 When used as a string this evaluates to "v:false". >
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +01001921 echo v:false
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02001922< v:false ~
1923 That is so that eval() can parse the string back to the same
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +02001924 value. Read-only.
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01001925
Bram Moolenaar19a09a12005-03-04 23:39:37 +00001926 *v:fcs_reason* *fcs_reason-variable*
1927v:fcs_reason The reason why the |FileChangedShell| event was triggered.
1928 Can be used in an autocommand to decide what to do and/or what
1929 to set v:fcs_choice to. Possible values:
1930 deleted file no longer exists
1931 conflict file contents, mode or timestamp was
1932 changed and buffer is modified
1933 changed file contents has changed
1934 mode mode of file changed
1935 time only file timestamp changed
1936
1937 *v:fcs_choice* *fcs_choice-variable*
1938v:fcs_choice What should happen after a |FileChangedShell| event was
1939 triggered. Can be used in an autocommand to tell Vim what to
1940 do with the affected buffer:
1941 reload Reload the buffer (does not work if
1942 the file was deleted).
1943 ask Ask the user what to do, as if there
1944 was no autocommand. Except that when
1945 only the timestamp changed nothing
1946 will happen.
1947 <empty> Nothing, the autocommand should do
1948 everything that needs to be done.
1949 The default is empty. If another (invalid) value is used then
1950 Vim behaves like it is empty, there is no warning message.
1951
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001952 *v:fname_in* *fname_in-variable*
Bram Moolenaar4e330bb2005-12-07 21:04:31 +00001953v:fname_in The name of the input file. Valid while evaluating:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001954 option used for ~
1955 'charconvert' file to be converted
1956 'diffexpr' original file
1957 'patchexpr' original file
1958 'printexpr' file to be printed
Bram Moolenaar2c7a29c2005-12-12 22:02:31 +00001959 And set to the swap file name for |SwapExists|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001960
1961 *v:fname_out* *fname_out-variable*
1962v:fname_out The name of the output file. Only valid while
1963 evaluating:
1964 option used for ~
1965 'charconvert' resulting converted file (*)
1966 'diffexpr' output of diff
1967 'patchexpr' resulting patched file
1968 (*) When doing conversion for a write command (e.g., ":w
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02001969 file") it will be equal to v:fname_in. When doing conversion
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001970 for a read command (e.g., ":e file") it will be a temporary
1971 file and different from v:fname_in.
1972
1973 *v:fname_new* *fname_new-variable*
1974v:fname_new The name of the new version of the file. Only valid while
1975 evaluating 'diffexpr'.
1976
1977 *v:fname_diff* *fname_diff-variable*
1978v:fname_diff The name of the diff (patch) file. Only valid while
1979 evaluating 'patchexpr'.
1980
1981 *v:folddashes* *folddashes-variable*
1982v:folddashes Used for 'foldtext': dashes representing foldlevel of a closed
1983 fold.
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +00001984 Read-only in the |sandbox|. |fold-foldtext|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001985
1986 *v:foldlevel* *foldlevel-variable*
1987v:foldlevel Used for 'foldtext': foldlevel of closed fold.
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +00001988 Read-only in the |sandbox|. |fold-foldtext|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001989
1990 *v:foldend* *foldend-variable*
1991v:foldend Used for 'foldtext': last line of closed fold.
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +00001992 Read-only in the |sandbox|. |fold-foldtext|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001993
1994 *v:foldstart* *foldstart-variable*
1995v:foldstart Used for 'foldtext': first line of closed fold.
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +00001996 Read-only in the |sandbox|. |fold-foldtext|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001997
Bram Moolenaar817a8802013-11-09 01:44:43 +01001998 *v:hlsearch* *hlsearch-variable*
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01001999v:hlsearch Variable that indicates whether search highlighting is on.
Bram Moolenaar76440e22014-11-27 19:14:49 +01002000 Setting it makes sense only if 'hlsearch' is enabled which
2001 requires |+extra_search|. Setting this variable to zero acts
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +01002002 like the |:nohlsearch| command, setting it to one acts like >
Bram Moolenaar817a8802013-11-09 01:44:43 +01002003 let &hlsearch = &hlsearch
Bram Moolenaar86ae7202015-07-10 19:31:35 +02002004< Note that the value is restored when returning from a
2005 function. |function-search-undo|.
2006
Bram Moolenaar843ee412004-06-30 16:16:41 +00002007 *v:insertmode* *insertmode-variable*
2008v:insertmode Used for the |InsertEnter| and |InsertChange| autocommand
2009 events. Values:
2010 i Insert mode
2011 r Replace mode
2012 v Virtual Replace mode
2013
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00002014 *v:key* *key-variable*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00002015v:key Key of the current item of a |Dictionary|. Only valid while
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00002016 evaluating the expression used with |map()| and |filter()|.
2017 Read-only.
2018
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002019 *v:lang* *lang-variable*
2020v:lang The current locale setting for messages of the runtime
2021 environment. This allows Vim scripts to be aware of the
2022 current language. Technical: it's the value of LC_MESSAGES.
2023 The value is system dependent.
2024 This variable can not be set directly, use the |:language|
2025 command.
2026 It can be different from |v:ctype| when messages are desired
2027 in a different language than what is used for character
2028 encoding. See |multi-lang|.
2029
2030 *v:lc_time* *lc_time-variable*
2031v:lc_time The current locale setting for time messages of the runtime
2032 environment. This allows Vim scripts to be aware of the
2033 current language. Technical: it's the value of LC_TIME.
2034 This variable can not be set directly, use the |:language|
2035 command. See |multi-lang|.
2036
2037 *v:lnum* *lnum-variable*
Bram Moolenaar368373e2010-07-19 20:46:22 +02002038v:lnum Line number for the 'foldexpr' |fold-expr|, 'formatexpr' and
2039 'indentexpr' expressions, tab page number for 'guitablabel'
2040 and 'guitabtooltip'. Only valid while one of these
2041 expressions is being evaluated. Read-only when in the
2042 |sandbox|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002043
Bram Moolenaar219b8702006-11-01 14:32:36 +00002044 *v:mouse_win* *mouse_win-variable*
2045v:mouse_win Window number for a mouse click obtained with |getchar()|.
2046 First window has number 1, like with |winnr()|. The value is
2047 zero when there was no mouse button click.
2048
Bram Moolenaar511972d2016-06-04 18:09:59 +02002049 *v:mouse_winid* *mouse_winid-variable*
2050v:mouse_winid Window ID for a mouse click obtained with |getchar()|.
2051 The value is zero when there was no mouse button click.
2052
Bram Moolenaar219b8702006-11-01 14:32:36 +00002053 *v:mouse_lnum* *mouse_lnum-variable*
2054v:mouse_lnum Line number for a mouse click obtained with |getchar()|.
2055 This is the text line number, not the screen line number. The
2056 value is zero when there was no mouse button click.
2057
2058 *v:mouse_col* *mouse_col-variable*
2059v:mouse_col Column number for a mouse click obtained with |getchar()|.
2060 This is the screen column number, like with |virtcol()|. The
2061 value is zero when there was no mouse button click.
2062
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002063 *v:none* *none-variable* *None*
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01002064v:none An empty String. Used to put an empty item in JSON. See
Bram Moolenaar6463ca22016-02-13 17:04:46 +01002065 |json_encode()|.
Bram Moolenaar2547aa92020-07-26 17:00:44 +02002066 This can also be used as a function argument to use the
2067 default value, see |none-function_argument|.
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +01002068 When used as a number this evaluates to zero.
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02002069 When used as a string this evaluates to "v:none". >
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +01002070 echo v:none
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02002071< v:none ~
2072 That is so that eval() can parse the string back to the same
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +02002073 value. Read-only.
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01002074
2075 *v:null* *null-variable*
2076v:null An empty String. Used to put "null" in JSON. See
Bram Moolenaar6463ca22016-02-13 17:04:46 +01002077 |json_encode()|.
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +01002078 When used as a number this evaluates to zero.
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02002079 When used as a string this evaluates to "v:null". >
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +01002080 echo v:null
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02002081< v:null ~
2082 That is so that eval() can parse the string back to the same
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +02002083 value. Read-only.
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01002084
Bram Moolenaar57d5a012021-01-21 21:42:31 +01002085 *v:numbermax* *numbermax-variable*
2086v:numbermax Maximum value of a number.
2087
2088 *v:numbermix* *numbermix-variable*
2089v:numbermin Minimum value of a number (negative)
2090
Bram Moolenaarf9706e92020-02-22 14:27:04 +01002091 *v:numbersize* *numbersize-variable*
2092v:numbersize Number of bits in a Number. This is normally 64, but on some
Bram Moolenaarbc93ceb2020-02-26 13:36:21 +01002093 systems it may be 32.
Bram Moolenaarf9706e92020-02-22 14:27:04 +01002094
Bram Moolenaard812df62008-11-09 12:46:09 +00002095 *v:oldfiles* *oldfiles-variable*
2096v:oldfiles List of file names that is loaded from the |viminfo| file on
2097 startup. These are the files that Vim remembers marks for.
2098 The length of the List is limited by the ' argument of the
2099 'viminfo' option (default is 100).
Bram Moolenaar8d043172014-01-23 14:24:41 +01002100 When the |viminfo| file is not used the List is empty.
Bram Moolenaard812df62008-11-09 12:46:09 +00002101 Also see |:oldfiles| and |c_#<|.
2102 The List can be modified, but this has no effect on what is
2103 stored in the |viminfo| file later. If you use values other
2104 than String this will cause trouble.
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02002105 {only when compiled with the |+viminfo| feature}
Bram Moolenaard812df62008-11-09 12:46:09 +00002106
Bram Moolenaar53744302015-07-17 17:38:22 +02002107 *v:option_new*
2108v:option_new New value of the option. Valid while executing an |OptionSet|
2109 autocommand.
2110 *v:option_old*
2111v:option_old Old value of the option. Valid while executing an |OptionSet|
Bram Moolenaard7c96872019-06-15 17:12:48 +02002112 autocommand. Depending on the command used for setting and the
2113 kind of option this is either the local old value or the
2114 global old value.
2115 *v:option_oldlocal*
2116v:option_oldlocal
2117 Old local value of the option. Valid while executing an
2118 |OptionSet| autocommand.
2119 *v:option_oldglobal*
2120v:option_oldglobal
2121 Old global value of the option. Valid while executing an
2122 |OptionSet| autocommand.
Bram Moolenaar53744302015-07-17 17:38:22 +02002123 *v:option_type*
2124v:option_type Scope of the set command. Valid while executing an
2125 |OptionSet| autocommand. Can be either "global" or "local"
Bram Moolenaard7c96872019-06-15 17:12:48 +02002126 *v:option_command*
2127v:option_command
2128 Command used to set the option. Valid while executing an
2129 |OptionSet| autocommand.
2130 value option was set via ~
2131 "setlocal" |:setlocal| or ":let l:xxx"
2132 "setglobal" |:setglobal| or ":let g:xxx"
2133 "set" |:set| or |:let|
2134 "modeline" |modeline|
Bram Moolenaar8af1fbf2008-01-05 12:35:21 +00002135 *v:operator* *operator-variable*
2136v:operator The last operator given in Normal mode. This is a single
2137 character except for commands starting with <g> or <z>,
2138 in which case it is two characters. Best used alongside
2139 |v:prevcount| and |v:register|. Useful if you want to cancel
2140 Operator-pending mode and then use the operator, e.g.: >
2141 :omap O <Esc>:call MyMotion(v:operator)<CR>
2142< The value remains set until another operator is entered, thus
2143 don't expect it to be empty.
2144 v:operator is not set for |:delete|, |:yank| or other Ex
2145 commands.
2146 Read-only.
2147
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002148 *v:prevcount* *prevcount-variable*
2149v:prevcount The count given for the last but one Normal mode command.
2150 This is the v:count value of the previous command. Useful if
Bram Moolenaar8af1fbf2008-01-05 12:35:21 +00002151 you want to cancel Visual or Operator-pending mode and then
2152 use the count, e.g.: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002153 :vmap % <Esc>:call MyFilter(v:prevcount)<CR>
2154< Read-only.
2155
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +00002156 *v:profiling* *profiling-variable*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02002157v:profiling Normally zero. Set to one after using ":profile start".
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +00002158 See |profiling|.
2159
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002160 *v:progname* *progname-variable*
2161v:progname Contains the name (with path removed) with which Vim was
Bram Moolenaard38b0552012-04-25 19:07:41 +02002162 invoked. Allows you to do special initialisations for |view|,
2163 |evim| etc., or any other name you might symlink to Vim.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002164 Read-only.
2165
Bram Moolenaara1706c92014-04-01 19:55:49 +02002166 *v:progpath* *progpath-variable*
Bram Moolenaar56c860c2019-08-17 20:09:31 +02002167v:progpath Contains the command with which Vim was invoked, in a form
2168 that when passed to the shell will run the same Vim executable
2169 as the current one (if $PATH remains unchanged).
2170 Useful if you want to message a Vim server using a
Bram Moolenaara1706c92014-04-01 19:55:49 +02002171 |--remote-expr|.
Bram Moolenaarc7f02552014-04-01 21:00:59 +02002172 To get the full path use: >
2173 echo exepath(v:progpath)
Bram Moolenaar56c860c2019-08-17 20:09:31 +02002174< If the command has a relative path it will be expanded to the
2175 full path, so that it still works after `:cd`. Thus starting
2176 "./vim" results in "/home/user/path/to/vim/src/vim".
2177 On Linux and other systems it will always be the full path.
2178 On Mac it may just be "vim" and using exepath() as mentioned
2179 above should be used to get the full path.
Bram Moolenaar08cab962017-03-04 14:37:18 +01002180 On MS-Windows the executable may be called "vim.exe", but the
2181 ".exe" is not added to v:progpath.
Bram Moolenaara1706c92014-04-01 19:55:49 +02002182 Read-only.
2183
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002184 *v:register* *register-variable*
Bram Moolenaard58e9292011-02-09 17:07:58 +01002185v:register The name of the register in effect for the current normal mode
Bram Moolenaard38b0552012-04-25 19:07:41 +02002186 command (regardless of whether that command actually used a
2187 register). Or for the currently executing normal mode mapping
2188 (use this in custom commands that take a register).
2189 If none is supplied it is the default register '"', unless
2190 'clipboard' contains "unnamed" or "unnamedplus", then it is
2191 '*' or '+'.
Bram Moolenaard58e9292011-02-09 17:07:58 +01002192 Also see |getreg()| and |setreg()|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002193
Bram Moolenaar1c7715d2005-10-03 22:02:18 +00002194 *v:scrollstart* *scrollstart-variable*
2195v:scrollstart String describing the script or function that caused the
2196 screen to scroll up. It's only set when it is empty, thus the
2197 first reason is remembered. It is set to "Unknown" for a
2198 typed command.
2199 This can be used to find out why your script causes the
2200 hit-enter prompt.
2201
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002202 *v:servername* *servername-variable*
Bram Moolenaarc2ce52c2017-08-01 18:35:38 +02002203v:servername The resulting registered |client-server-name| if any.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002204 Read-only.
2205
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002206
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00002207v:searchforward *v:searchforward* *searchforward-variable*
2208 Search direction: 1 after a forward search, 0 after a
2209 backward search. It is reset to forward when directly setting
2210 the last search pattern, see |quote/|.
2211 Note that the value is restored when returning from a
2212 function. |function-search-undo|.
2213 Read-write.
2214
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002215 *v:shell_error* *shell_error-variable*
2216v:shell_error Result of the last shell command. When non-zero, the last
2217 shell command had an error. When zero, there was no problem.
2218 This only works when the shell returns the error code to Vim.
2219 The value -1 is often used when the command could not be
2220 executed. Read-only.
2221 Example: >
2222 :!mv foo bar
2223 :if v:shell_error
2224 : echo 'could not rename "foo" to "bar"!'
2225 :endif
Bram Moolenaard2e716e2019-04-20 14:39:52 +02002226< "shell_error" also works, for backwards compatibility, unless
2227 |scriptversion| is 3 or higher.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002228
2229 *v:statusmsg* *statusmsg-variable*
2230v:statusmsg Last given status message. It's allowed to set this variable.
2231
Bram Moolenaar4e330bb2005-12-07 21:04:31 +00002232 *v:swapname* *swapname-variable*
2233v:swapname Only valid when executing |SwapExists| autocommands: Name of
2234 the swap file found. Read-only.
2235
2236 *v:swapchoice* *swapchoice-variable*
2237v:swapchoice |SwapExists| autocommands can set this to the selected choice
2238 for handling an existing swap file:
2239 'o' Open read-only
2240 'e' Edit anyway
2241 'r' Recover
2242 'd' Delete swapfile
2243 'q' Quit
2244 'a' Abort
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02002245 The value should be a single-character string. An empty value
Bram Moolenaar4e330bb2005-12-07 21:04:31 +00002246 results in the user being asked, as would happen when there is
2247 no SwapExists autocommand. The default is empty.
2248
Bram Moolenaarb3480382005-12-11 21:33:32 +00002249 *v:swapcommand* *swapcommand-variable*
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +00002250v:swapcommand Normal mode command to be executed after a file has been
Bram Moolenaarb3480382005-12-11 21:33:32 +00002251 opened. Can be used for a |SwapExists| autocommand to have
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02002252 another Vim open the file and jump to the right place. For
Bram Moolenaarb3480382005-12-11 21:33:32 +00002253 example, when jumping to a tag the value is ":tag tagname\r".
Bram Moolenaar1f35bf92006-03-07 22:38:47 +00002254 For ":edit +cmd file" the value is ":cmd\r".
Bram Moolenaarb3480382005-12-11 21:33:32 +00002255
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02002256 *v:t_TYPE* *v:t_bool* *t_bool-variable*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002257v:t_bool Value of |Boolean| type. Read-only. See: |type()|
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02002258 *v:t_channel* *t_channel-variable*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002259v:t_channel Value of |Channel| type. Read-only. See: |type()|
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02002260 *v:t_dict* *t_dict-variable*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002261v:t_dict Value of |Dictionary| type. Read-only. See: |type()|
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02002262 *v:t_float* *t_float-variable*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002263v:t_float Value of |Float| type. Read-only. See: |type()|
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02002264 *v:t_func* *t_func-variable*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002265v:t_func Value of |Funcref| type. Read-only. See: |type()|
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02002266 *v:t_job* *t_job-variable*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002267v:t_job Value of |Job| type. Read-only. See: |type()|
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02002268 *v:t_list* *t_list-variable*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002269v:t_list Value of |List| type. Read-only. See: |type()|
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02002270 *v:t_none* *t_none-variable*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002271v:t_none Value of |None| type. Read-only. See: |type()|
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02002272 *v:t_number* *t_number-variable*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002273v:t_number Value of |Number| type. Read-only. See: |type()|
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02002274 *v:t_string* *t_string-variable*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002275v:t_string Value of |String| type. Read-only. See: |type()|
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01002276 *v:t_blob* *t_blob-variable*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002277v:t_blob Value of |Blob| type. Read-only. See: |type()|
Bram Moolenaarf562e722016-07-19 17:25:25 +02002278
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002279 *v:termresponse* *termresponse-variable*
2280v:termresponse The escape sequence returned by the terminal for the |t_RV|
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02002281 termcap entry. It is set when Vim receives an escape sequence
Bram Moolenaarb4230122019-05-30 18:40:53 +02002282 that starts with ESC [ or CSI, then '>' or '?' and ends in a
2283 'c', with only digits and ';' in between.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002284 When this option is set, the TermResponse autocommand event is
2285 fired, so that you can react to the response from the
Bram Moolenaar0c0eddd2020-06-13 15:47:25 +02002286 terminal. You can use |terminalprops()| to see what Vim
2287 figured out about the terminal.
Bram Moolenaarb4230122019-05-30 18:40:53 +02002288 The response from a new xterm is: "<Esc>[> Pp ; Pv ; Pc c". Pp
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002289 is the terminal type: 0 for vt100 and 1 for vt220. Pv is the
2290 patch level (since this was introduced in patch 95, it's
2291 always 95 or bigger). Pc is always zero.
2292 {only when compiled with |+termresponse| feature}
2293
Bram Moolenaarf3af54e2017-08-30 14:53:06 +02002294 *v:termblinkresp*
2295v:termblinkresp The escape sequence returned by the terminal for the |t_RC|
2296 termcap entry. This is used to find out whether the terminal
2297 cursor is blinking. This is used by |term_getcursor()|.
2298
2299 *v:termstyleresp*
2300v:termstyleresp The escape sequence returned by the terminal for the |t_RS|
2301 termcap entry. This is used to find out what the shape of the
2302 cursor is. This is used by |term_getcursor()|.
2303
Bram Moolenaar65e4c4f2017-10-14 23:24:25 +02002304 *v:termrbgresp*
2305v:termrbgresp The escape sequence returned by the terminal for the |t_RB|
Bram Moolenaarf3af54e2017-08-30 14:53:06 +02002306 termcap entry. This is used to find out what the terminal
2307 background color is, see 'background'.
2308
Bram Moolenaar65e4c4f2017-10-14 23:24:25 +02002309 *v:termrfgresp*
2310v:termrfgresp The escape sequence returned by the terminal for the |t_RF|
2311 termcap entry. This is used to find out what the terminal
2312 foreground color is.
2313
Bram Moolenaarf3af54e2017-08-30 14:53:06 +02002314 *v:termu7resp*
2315v:termu7resp The escape sequence returned by the terminal for the |t_u7|
2316 termcap entry. This is used to find out what the terminal
2317 does with ambiguous width characters, see 'ambiwidth'.
2318
Bram Moolenaarebf7dfa2016-04-14 12:46:51 +02002319 *v:testing* *testing-variable*
Bram Moolenaar8e8df252016-05-25 21:23:21 +02002320v:testing Must be set before using `test_garbagecollect_now()`.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01002321 Also, when set certain error messages won't be shown for 2
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002322 seconds. (e.g. "'dictionary' option is empty")
Bram Moolenaarebf7dfa2016-04-14 12:46:51 +02002323
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002324 *v:this_session* *this_session-variable*
2325v:this_session Full filename of the last loaded or saved session file. See
2326 |:mksession|. It is allowed to set this variable. When no
2327 session file has been saved, this variable is empty.
Bram Moolenaard2e716e2019-04-20 14:39:52 +02002328 "this_session" also works, for backwards compatibility, unless
2329 |scriptversion| is 3 or higher
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002330
2331 *v:throwpoint* *throwpoint-variable*
2332v:throwpoint The point where the exception most recently caught and not
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02002333 finished was thrown. Not set when commands are typed. See
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002334 also |v:exception| and |throw-variables|.
2335 Example: >
2336 :try
2337 : throw "oops"
2338 :catch /.*/
2339 : echo "Exception from" v:throwpoint
2340 :endtry
2341< Output: "Exception from test.vim, line 2"
2342
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01002343 *v:true* *true-variable*
2344v:true A Number with value one. Used to put "true" in JSON. See
Bram Moolenaar6463ca22016-02-13 17:04:46 +01002345 |json_encode()|.
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02002346 When used as a string this evaluates to "v:true". >
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +01002347 echo v:true
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02002348< v:true ~
2349 That is so that eval() can parse the string back to the same
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +02002350 value. Read-only.
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00002351 *v:val* *val-variable*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02002352v:val Value of the current item of a |List| or |Dictionary|. Only
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00002353 valid while evaluating the expression used with |map()| and
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00002354 |filter()|. Read-only.
2355
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002356 *v:version* *version-variable*
2357v:version Version number of Vim: Major version number times 100 plus
Bram Moolenaar9b283522019-06-17 22:19:33 +02002358 minor version number. Version 5.0 is 500. Version 5.1
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002359 is 501. Read-only. "version" also works, for backwards
Bram Moolenaard2e716e2019-04-20 14:39:52 +02002360 compatibility, unless |scriptversion| is 3 or higher.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002361 Use |has()| to check if a certain patch was included, e.g.: >
Bram Moolenaar6716d9a2014-04-02 12:12:08 +02002362 if has("patch-7.4.123")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002363< Note that patch numbers are specific to the version, thus both
2364 version 5.0 and 5.1 may have a patch 123, but these are
2365 completely different.
2366
Bram Moolenaar37df9a42019-06-14 14:39:51 +02002367 *v:versionlong* *versionlong-variable*
Bram Moolenaar9b283522019-06-17 22:19:33 +02002368v:versionlong Like v:version, but also including the patchlevel in the last
2369 four digits. Version 8.1 with patch 123 has value 8010123.
2370 This can be used like this: >
2371 if v:versionlong >= 8010123
Bram Moolenaar37df9a42019-06-14 14:39:51 +02002372< However, if there are gaps in the list of patches included
2373 this will not work well. This can happen if a recent patch
2374 was included into an older version, e.g. for a security fix.
2375 Use the has() function to make sure the patch is actually
2376 included.
2377
Bram Moolenaar14735512016-03-26 21:00:08 +01002378 *v:vim_did_enter* *vim_did_enter-variable*
2379v:vim_did_enter Zero until most of startup is done. It is set to one just
2380 before |VimEnter| autocommands are triggered.
2381
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002382 *v:warningmsg* *warningmsg-variable*
2383v:warningmsg Last given warning message. It's allowed to set this variable.
2384
Bram Moolenaar727c8762010-10-20 19:17:48 +02002385 *v:windowid* *windowid-variable*
2386v:windowid When any X11 based GUI is running or when running in a
2387 terminal and Vim connects to the X server (|-X|) this will be
Bram Moolenaar264e9fd2010-10-27 12:33:17 +02002388 set to the window ID.
2389 When an MS-Windows GUI is running this will be set to the
2390 window handle.
2391 Otherwise the value is zero.
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02002392 Note: for windows inside Vim use |winnr()| or |win_getid()|,
2393 see |window-ID|.
Bram Moolenaar727c8762010-10-20 19:17:48 +02002394
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002395==============================================================================
23964. Builtin Functions *functions*
2397
2398See |function-list| for a list grouped by what the function is used for.
2399
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00002400(Use CTRL-] on the function name to jump to the full explanation.)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002401
2402USAGE RESULT DESCRIPTION ~
2403
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002404abs({expr}) Float or Number absolute value of {expr}
2405acos({expr}) Float arc cosine of {expr}
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +01002406add({object}, {item}) List/Blob append {item} to {object}
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002407and({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise AND
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02002408append({lnum}, {text}) Number append {text} below line {lnum}
2409appendbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text})
2410 Number append {text} below line {lnum}
2411 in buffer {expr}
Bram Moolenaarf0d58ef2018-11-16 16:13:44 +01002412argc([{winid}]) Number number of files in the argument list
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00002413argidx() Number current index in the argument list
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002414arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) Number argument list id
Bram Moolenaare6e39892018-10-25 12:32:11 +02002415argv({nr} [, {winid}]) String {nr} entry of the argument list
2416argv([-1, {winid}]) List the argument list
Bram Moolenaarfb517ba2020-06-03 19:55:35 +02002417asin({expr}) Float arc sine of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar65a54642018-04-28 16:56:53 +02002418assert_beeps({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} causes a beep
Bram Moolenaar42205552017-03-18 19:42:22 +01002419assert_equal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
Bram Moolenaar65a54642018-04-28 16:56:53 +02002420 Number assert {exp} is equal to {act}
Bram Moolenaarfb517ba2020-06-03 19:55:35 +02002421assert_equalfile({fname-one}, {fname-two} [, {msg}])
2422 Number assert file contents are equal
Bram Moolenaar42205552017-03-18 19:42:22 +01002423assert_exception({error} [, {msg}])
Bram Moolenaar65a54642018-04-28 16:56:53 +02002424 Number assert {error} is in v:exception
Bram Moolenaar1c6737b2020-09-07 22:18:52 +02002425assert_fails({cmd} [, {error} [, {msg} [, {lnum} [, {context}]]]])
Bram Moolenaar2c64ca12018-10-19 16:22:31 +02002426 Number assert {cmd} fails
Bram Moolenaar42205552017-03-18 19:42:22 +01002427assert_false({actual} [, {msg}])
Bram Moolenaar65a54642018-04-28 16:56:53 +02002428 Number assert {actual} is false
Bram Moolenaar61c04492016-07-23 15:35:35 +02002429assert_inrange({lower}, {upper}, {actual} [, {msg}])
Bram Moolenaar65a54642018-04-28 16:56:53 +02002430 Number assert {actual} is inside the range
Bram Moolenaar42205552017-03-18 19:42:22 +01002431assert_match({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
Bram Moolenaar65a54642018-04-28 16:56:53 +02002432 Number assert {pat} matches {text}
Bram Moolenaar42205552017-03-18 19:42:22 +01002433assert_notequal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
Bram Moolenaar65a54642018-04-28 16:56:53 +02002434 Number assert {exp} is not equal {act}
Bram Moolenaar42205552017-03-18 19:42:22 +01002435assert_notmatch({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
Bram Moolenaar65a54642018-04-28 16:56:53 +02002436 Number assert {pat} not matches {text}
2437assert_report({msg}) Number report a test failure
2438assert_true({actual} [, {msg}]) Number assert {actual} is true
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002439atan({expr}) Float arc tangent of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar04186092016-08-29 21:55:35 +02002440atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) Float arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}
Bram Moolenaarbe0a2592019-05-09 13:50:16 +02002441balloon_gettext() String current text in the balloon
Bram Moolenaar74240d32017-12-10 15:26:15 +01002442balloon_show({expr}) none show {expr} inside the balloon
Bram Moolenaar246fe032017-11-19 19:56:27 +01002443balloon_split({msg}) List split {msg} as used for a balloon
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002444browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002445 String put up a file requester
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002446browsedir({title}, {initdir}) String put up a directory requester
Bram Moolenaar15e248e2019-06-30 20:21:37 +02002447bufadd({name}) Number add a buffer to the buffer list
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02002448bufexists({expr}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {expr} exists
2449buflisted({expr}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {expr} is listed
Bram Moolenaar15e248e2019-06-30 20:21:37 +02002450bufload({expr}) Number load buffer {expr} if not loaded yet
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02002451bufloaded({expr}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {expr} is loaded
Bram Moolenaara8eee212019-08-24 22:14:58 +02002452bufname([{expr}]) String Name of the buffer {expr}
2453bufnr([{expr} [, {create}]]) Number Number of the buffer {expr}
Bram Moolenaarb3619a92016-06-04 17:58:52 +02002454bufwinid({expr}) Number window ID of buffer {expr}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002455bufwinnr({expr}) Number window number of buffer {expr}
2456byte2line({byte}) Number line number at byte count {byte}
2457byteidx({expr}, {nr}) Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
2458byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr}) Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
2459call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}])
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00002460 any call {func} with arguments {arglist}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002461ceil({expr}) Float round {expr} up
Bram Moolenaar4b785f62016-11-29 21:54:44 +01002462ch_canread({handle}) Number check if there is something to read
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002463ch_close({handle}) none close {handle}
Bram Moolenaar0874a832016-09-01 15:11:51 +02002464ch_close_in({handle}) none close in part of {handle}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002465ch_evalexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
Bram Moolenaar5f148ec2016-03-07 22:59:26 +01002466 any evaluate {expr} on JSON {handle}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002467ch_evalraw({handle}, {string} [, {options}])
Bram Moolenaar5f148ec2016-03-07 22:59:26 +01002468 any evaluate {string} on raw {handle}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002469ch_getbufnr({handle}, {what}) Number get buffer number for {handle}/{what}
2470ch_getjob({channel}) Job get the Job of {channel}
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002471ch_info({handle}) String info about channel {handle}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002472ch_log({msg} [, {handle}]) none write {msg} in the channel log file
2473ch_logfile({fname} [, {mode}]) none start logging channel activity
2474ch_open({address} [, {options}])
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002475 Channel open a channel to {address}
2476ch_read({handle} [, {options}]) String read from {handle}
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01002477ch_readblob({handle} [, {options}])
2478 Blob read Blob from {handle}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002479ch_readraw({handle} [, {options}])
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002480 String read raw from {handle}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002481ch_sendexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
Bram Moolenaar5f148ec2016-03-07 22:59:26 +01002482 any send {expr} over JSON {handle}
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01002483ch_sendraw({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
2484 any send {expr} over raw {handle}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002485ch_setoptions({handle}, {options})
2486 none set options for {handle}
Bram Moolenaar7ef38102016-09-26 22:36:58 +02002487ch_status({handle} [, {options}])
2488 String status of channel {handle}
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00002489changenr() Number current change number
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002490char2nr({expr} [, {utf8}]) Number ASCII/UTF8 value of first char in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar4e4473c2020-08-28 22:24:57 +02002491charclass({string}) Number character class of {string}
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01002492charcol({expr}) Number column number of cursor or mark
Bram Moolenaar17793ef2020-12-28 12:56:58 +01002493charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc}])
2494 Number char index of byte {idx} in {string}
Bram Moolenaar1063f3d2019-05-07 22:06:52 +02002495chdir({dir}) String change current working directory
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002496cindent({lnum}) Number C indent for line {lnum}
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01002497clearmatches([{win}]) none clear all matches
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01002498col({expr}) Number column byte index of cursor or mark
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002499complete({startcol}, {matches}) none set Insert mode completion
2500complete_add({expr}) Number add completion match
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00002501complete_check() Number check for key typed during completion
Bram Moolenaarfd133322019-03-29 12:20:27 +01002502complete_info([{what}]) Dict get current completion information
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002503confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002504 Number number of choice picked by user
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002505copy({expr}) any make a shallow copy of {expr}
2506cos({expr}) Float cosine of {expr}
2507cosh({expr}) Float hyperbolic cosine of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02002508count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]])
2509 Number count how many {expr} are in {comp}
Bram Moolenaardc1f1642016-08-16 18:33:43 +02002510cscope_connection([{num}, {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002511 Number checks existence of cscope connection
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002512cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}])
Bram Moolenaar2f3b5102014-11-19 18:54:17 +01002513 Number move cursor to {lnum}, {col}, {off}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002514cursor({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
Bram Moolenaar4551c0a2018-06-20 22:38:21 +02002515debugbreak({pid}) Number interrupt process being debugged
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002516deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) any make a full copy of {expr}
2517delete({fname} [, {flags}]) Number delete the file or directory {fname}
Bram Moolenaard473c8c2018-08-11 18:00:22 +02002518deletebufline({expr}, {first} [, {last}])
Bram Moolenaard79a2622018-06-07 18:17:46 +02002519 Number delete lines from buffer {expr}
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02002520did_filetype() Number |TRUE| if FileType autocmd event used
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002521diff_filler({lnum}) Number diff filler lines about {lnum}
2522diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) Number diff highlighting at {lnum}/{col}
Bram Moolenaar4132eb52020-02-14 16:53:00 +01002523echoraw({expr}) none output {expr} as-is
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02002524empty({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is empty
Bram Moolenaar691ddee2019-05-09 14:52:41 +02002525environ() Dict return environment variables
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002526escape({string}, {chars}) String escape {chars} in {string} with '\'
2527eval({string}) any evaluate {string} into its value
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02002528eventhandler() Number |TRUE| if inside an event handler
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002529executable({expr}) Number 1 if executable {expr} exists
Bram Moolenaar79815f12016-07-09 17:07:29 +02002530execute({command}) String execute {command} and get the output
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002531exepath({expr}) String full path of the command {expr}
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02002532exists({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002533exp({expr}) Float exponential of {expr}
2534expand({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]])
Bram Moolenaar146e9c32012-03-07 19:18:23 +01002535 any expand special keywords in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar80dad482019-06-09 17:22:31 +02002536expandcmd({expr}) String expand {expr} like with `:edit`
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02002537extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
2538 List/Dict insert items of {expr2} into {expr1}
Bram Moolenaarb0e6b512021-01-12 20:23:40 +01002539extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
2540 List/Dict like |extend()| but creates a new
2541 List or Dictionary
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002542feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) Number add key sequence to typeahead buffer
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02002543filereadable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a readable file
2544filewritable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a writable file
Bram Moolenaar50ba5262016-09-22 22:33:02 +02002545filter({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict remove items from {expr1} where
2546 {expr2} is 0
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002547finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
Bram Moolenaarc6fe9192006-04-09 21:54:49 +00002548 String find directory {name} in {path}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002549findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
Bram Moolenaarc6fe9192006-04-09 21:54:49 +00002550 String find file {name} in {path}
Bram Moolenaar077a1e62020-06-08 20:50:43 +02002551flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) List flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002552float2nr({expr}) Number convert Float {expr} to a Number
2553floor({expr}) Float round {expr} down
2554fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) Float remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}
2555fnameescape({fname}) String escape special characters in {fname}
2556fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) String modify file name
2557foldclosed({lnum}) Number first line of fold at {lnum} if closed
2558foldclosedend({lnum}) Number last line of fold at {lnum} if closed
2559foldlevel({lnum}) Number fold level at {lnum}
Bram Moolenaare0fa3742016-02-20 15:47:01 +01002560foldtext() String line displayed for closed fold
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002561foldtextresult({lnum}) String text for closed fold at {lnum}
Bram Moolenaare0fa3742016-02-20 15:47:01 +01002562foreground() Number bring the Vim window to the foreground
Bram Moolenaar437bafe2016-08-01 15:40:54 +02002563funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002564 Funcref reference to function {name}
Bram Moolenaar437bafe2016-08-01 15:40:54 +02002565function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
2566 Funcref named reference to function {name}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002567garbagecollect([{atexit}]) none free memory, breaking cyclic references
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002568get({list}, {idx} [, {def}]) any get item {idx} from {list} or {def}
2569get({dict}, {key} [, {def}]) any get item {key} from {dict} or {def}
Bram Moolenaar03e19a02016-05-24 22:29:49 +02002570get({func}, {what}) any get property of funcref/partial {func}
Bram Moolenaar50ba5262016-09-22 22:33:02 +02002571getbufinfo([{expr}]) List information about buffers
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002572getbufline({expr}, {lnum} [, {end}])
Bram Moolenaar45360022005-07-21 21:08:21 +00002573 List lines {lnum} to {end} of buffer {expr}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002574getbufvar({expr}, {varname} [, {def}])
Bram Moolenaar63dbda12013-02-20 21:12:10 +01002575 any variable {varname} in buffer {expr}
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02002576getchangelist([{expr}]) List list of change list items
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002577getchar([expr]) Number get one character from the user
Bram Moolenaare0fa3742016-02-20 15:47:01 +01002578getcharmod() Number modifiers for the last typed character
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01002579getcharpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
Bram Moolenaarfc39ecf2015-08-11 20:34:49 +02002580getcharsearch() Dict last character search
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002581getcmdline() String return the current command-line
2582getcmdpos() Number return cursor position in command-line
Bram Moolenaarfb539272014-08-22 19:21:47 +02002583getcmdtype() String return current command-line type
2584getcmdwintype() String return current command-line window type
Bram Moolenaare9d58a62016-08-13 15:07:41 +02002585getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}])
2586 List list of cmdline completion matches
Bram Moolenaar99ca9c42020-09-22 21:55:41 +02002587getcurpos([{winnr}]) List position of the cursor
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01002588getcursorcharpos([{winnr}]) List character position of the cursor
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002589getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) String get the current working directory
Bram Moolenaar691ddee2019-05-09 14:52:41 +02002590getenv({name}) String return environment variable
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002591getfontname([{name}]) String name of font being used
2592getfperm({fname}) String file permissions of file {fname}
2593getfsize({fname}) Number size in bytes of file {fname}
2594getftime({fname}) Number last modification time of file
2595getftype({fname}) String description of type of file {fname}
Bram Moolenaara3a12462019-09-07 15:08:38 +02002596getimstatus() Number |TRUE| if the IME status is active
Bram Moolenaar4f505882018-02-10 21:06:32 +01002597getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
2598 List list of jump list items
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002599getline({lnum}) String line {lnum} of current buffer
2600getline({lnum}, {end}) List lines {lnum} to {end} of current buffer
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02002601getloclist({nr}) List list of location list items
2602getloclist({nr}, {what}) Dict get specific location list properties
Bram Moolenaarcfb4b472020-05-31 15:41:57 +02002603getmarklist([{expr}]) List list of global/local marks
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01002604getmatches([{win}]) List list of current matches
Bram Moolenaardb3a2052019-11-16 18:22:41 +01002605getmousepos() Dict last known mouse position
Bram Moolenaar18081e32008-02-20 19:11:07 +00002606getpid() Number process ID of Vim
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002607getpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02002608getqflist() List list of quickfix items
2609getqflist({what}) Dict get specific quickfix list properties
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002610getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]])
Bram Moolenaarbb861e22020-06-07 18:16:36 +02002611 String or List contents of a register
2612getreginfo([{regname}]) Dict information about a register
2613getregtype([{regname}]) String type of a register
Bram Moolenaar50ba5262016-09-22 22:33:02 +02002614gettabinfo([{expr}]) List list of tab pages
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002615gettabvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
Bram Moolenaar63dbda12013-02-20 21:12:10 +01002616 any variable {varname} in tab {nr} or {def}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002617gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {name} [, {def}])
Bram Moolenaarc6249bb2006-04-15 20:25:09 +00002618 any {name} in {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}
Bram Moolenaarf49cc602018-11-11 15:21:05 +01002619gettagstack([{nr}]) Dict get the tag stack of window {nr}
Bram Moolenaar0b39c3f2020-08-30 15:52:10 +02002620gettext({text}) String lookup translation of {text}
Bram Moolenaar7132ddc2018-07-15 17:01:11 +02002621getwininfo([{winid}]) List list of info about each window
Bram Moolenaar98ef2332018-03-18 14:44:37 +01002622getwinpos([{timeout}]) List X and Y coord in pixels of the Vim window
Bram Moolenaar3f54fd32018-03-03 21:29:55 +01002623getwinposx() Number X coord in pixels of the Vim window
2624getwinposy() Number Y coord in pixels of the Vim window
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002625getwinvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
Bram Moolenaar63dbda12013-02-20 21:12:10 +01002626 any variable {varname} in window {nr}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002627glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
Bram Moolenaar146e9c32012-03-07 19:18:23 +01002628 any expand file wildcards in {expr}
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002629glob2regpat({expr}) String convert a glob pat into a search pat
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002630globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
Bram Moolenaarbb5ddda2008-11-28 10:01:10 +00002631 String do glob({expr}) for all dirs in {path}
Bram Moolenaar79296512020-03-22 16:17:14 +01002632has({feature} [, {check}]) Number |TRUE| if feature {feature} supported
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02002633has_key({dict}, {key}) Number |TRUE| if {dict} has entry {key}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002634haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02002635 Number |TRUE| if the window executed |:lcd|
Bram Moolenaar00aa0692019-04-27 20:37:57 +02002636 or |:tcd|
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002637hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02002638 Number |TRUE| if mapping to {what} exists
Bram Moolenaar8a7d6542020-01-26 15:56:19 +01002639histadd({history}, {item}) Number add an item to a history
2640histdel({history} [, {item}]) Number remove an item from a history
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002641histget({history} [, {index}]) String get the item {index} from a history
2642histnr({history}) Number highest index of a history
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002643hlID({name}) Number syntax ID of highlight group {name}
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02002644hlexists({name}) Number |TRUE| if highlight group {name} exists
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002645hostname() String name of the machine Vim is running on
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002646iconv({expr}, {from}, {to}) String convert encoding of {expr}
2647indent({lnum}) Number indent of line {lnum}
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01002648index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]])
2649 Number index in {object} where {expr} appears
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002650input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]])
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00002651 String get input from the user
Bram Moolenaarb6e0ec62017-07-23 22:12:20 +02002652inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]])
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002653 String like input() but in a GUI dialog
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002654inputlist({textlist}) Number let the user pick from a choice list
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00002655inputrestore() Number restore typeahead
2656inputsave() Number save and clear typeahead
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002657inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) String like input() but hiding the text
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01002658insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) List insert {item} in {object} [before {idx}]
Bram Moolenaar67a2deb2019-11-25 00:05:32 +01002659interrupt() none interrupt script execution
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002660invert({expr}) Number bitwise invert
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02002661isdirectory({directory}) Number |TRUE| if {directory} is a directory
Bram Moolenaarfda1bff2019-04-04 13:44:37 +02002662isinf({expr}) Number determine if {expr} is infinity value
2663 (positive or negative)
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02002664islocked({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is locked
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002665isnan({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is NaN
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002666items({dict}) List key-value pairs in {dict}
2667job_getchannel({job}) Channel get the channel handle for {job}
Bram Moolenaare1fc5152018-04-21 19:49:08 +02002668job_info([{job}]) Dict get information about {job}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002669job_setoptions({job}, {options}) none set options for {job}
2670job_start({command} [, {options}])
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002671 Job start a job
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002672job_status({job}) String get the status of {job}
2673job_stop({job} [, {how}]) Number stop {job}
2674join({list} [, {sep}]) String join {list} items into one String
2675js_decode({string}) any decode JS style JSON
2676js_encode({expr}) String encode JS style JSON
2677json_decode({string}) any decode JSON
2678json_encode({expr}) String encode JSON
2679keys({dict}) List keys in {dict}
2680len({expr}) Number the length of {expr}
2681libcall({lib}, {func}, {arg}) String call {func} in library {lib} with {arg}
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002682libcallnr({lib}, {func}, {arg}) Number idem, but return a Number
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02002683line({expr} [, {winid}]) Number line nr of cursor, last line or mark
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002684line2byte({lnum}) Number byte count of line {lnum}
2685lispindent({lnum}) Number Lisp indent for line {lnum}
Bram Moolenaar9d401282019-04-06 13:18:12 +02002686list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) String turn numbers in {list} into a String
Bram Moolenaara3347722019-05-11 21:14:24 +02002687listener_add({callback} [, {buf}])
2688 Number add a callback to listen to changes
Bram Moolenaarfe1ade02019-05-14 21:20:36 +02002689listener_flush([{buf}]) none invoke listener callbacks
Bram Moolenaara3347722019-05-11 21:14:24 +02002690listener_remove({id}) none remove a listener callback
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002691localtime() Number current time
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002692log({expr}) Float natural logarithm (base e) of {expr}
2693log10({expr}) Float logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002694luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) any evaluate |Lua| expression
Bram Moolenaar50ba5262016-09-22 22:33:02 +02002695map({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict change each item in {expr1} to {expr}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002696maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]])
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01002697 String or Dict
2698 rhs of mapping {name} in mode {mode}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002699mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00002700 String check for mappings matching {name}
Bram Moolenaarea696852020-11-09 18:31:39 +01002701mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict like |map()| but creates a new List
2702 or Dictionary
2703mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) none restore mapping from |maparg()| result
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002704match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002705 Number position where {pat} matches in {expr}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002706matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00002707 Number highlight {pattern} with {group}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002708matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
Bram Moolenaarb3414592014-06-17 17:48:32 +02002709 Number highlight positions with {group}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002710matcharg({nr}) List arguments of |:match|
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01002711matchdelete({id} [, {win}]) Number delete match identified by {id}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002712matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002713 Number position where {pat} ends in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar4f73b8e2020-09-22 20:33:50 +02002714matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
2715 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
2716matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
2717 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002718matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
Bram Moolenaar3a7c85b2005-02-05 21:39:53 +00002719 List match and submatches of {pat} in {expr}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002720matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
Bram Moolenaar89cb5e02004-07-19 20:55:54 +00002721 String {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002722matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
Bram Moolenaar7fed5c12016-03-29 23:10:31 +02002723 List {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar690afe12017-01-28 18:34:47 +01002724max({expr}) Number maximum value of items in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar0eabd4d2020-03-15 16:13:53 +01002725menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) Dict get menu item information
Bram Moolenaar690afe12017-01-28 18:34:47 +01002726min({expr}) Number minimum value of items in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002727mkdir({name} [, {path} [, {prot}]])
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00002728 Number create directory {name}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002729mode([expr]) String current editing mode
2730mzeval({expr}) any evaluate |MzScheme| expression
2731nextnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line >= {lnum}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002732nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) String single char with ASCII/UTF8 value {expr}
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002733or({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise OR
Bram Moolenaar6a33ef02020-09-25 22:42:48 +02002734pathshorten({expr} [, {len}]) String shorten directory names in a path
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002735perleval({expr}) any evaluate |Perl| expression
Bram Moolenaar931a2772019-07-04 16:54:54 +02002736popup_atcursor({what}, {options}) Number create popup window near the cursor
Bram Moolenaar589edb32019-09-20 14:38:13 +02002737popup_beval({what}, {options}) Number create popup window for 'ballooneval'
Bram Moolenaar931a2772019-07-04 16:54:54 +02002738popup_clear() none close all popup windows
2739popup_close({id} [, {result}]) none close popup window {id}
2740popup_create({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window
2741popup_dialog({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a dialog
2742popup_filter_menu({id}, {key}) Number filter for a menu popup window
2743popup_filter_yesno({id}, {key}) Number filter for a dialog popup window
Bram Moolenaare49fbff2019-08-21 22:50:07 +02002744popup_findinfo() Number get window ID of info popup window
2745popup_findpreview() Number get window ID of preview popup window
Bram Moolenaar931a2772019-07-04 16:54:54 +02002746popup_getoptions({id}) Dict get options of popup window {id}
2747popup_getpos({id}) Dict get position of popup window {id}
2748popup_hide({id}) none hide popup menu {id}
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02002749popup_list() List get a list of window IDs of all popups
Bram Moolenaaref6b9792020-05-13 16:34:15 +02002750popup_locate({row}, {col}) Number get window ID of popup at position
Bram Moolenaar931a2772019-07-04 16:54:54 +02002751popup_menu({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a menu
2752popup_move({id}, {options}) none set position of popup window {id}
2753popup_notification({what}, {options})
2754 Number create a notification popup window
Bram Moolenaar931a2772019-07-04 16:54:54 +02002755popup_setoptions({id}, {options})
2756 none set options for popup window {id}
2757popup_settext({id}, {text}) none set the text of popup window {id}
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02002758popup_show({id}) none unhide popup window {id}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002759pow({x}, {y}) Float {x} to the power of {y}
2760prevnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line <= {lnum}
2761printf({fmt}, {expr1}...) String format text
Bram Moolenaar077cc7a2020-09-04 16:35:35 +02002762prompt_getprompt({buf}) String get prompt text
Bram Moolenaarf2732452018-06-03 14:47:35 +02002763prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) none set prompt callback function
Bram Moolenaar0e5979a2018-06-17 19:36:33 +02002764prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt interrupt function
2765prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt text
Bram Moolenaar98aefe72018-12-13 22:20:09 +01002766prop_add({lnum}, {col}, {props}) none add a text property
Bram Moolenaare3d31b02018-12-24 23:07:04 +01002767prop_clear({lnum} [, {lnum-end} [, {props}]])
Bram Moolenaar98aefe72018-12-13 22:20:09 +01002768 none remove all text properties
2769prop_find({props} [, {direction}])
2770 Dict search for a text property
Bram Moolenaar7ceefb32020-05-01 16:07:38 +02002771prop_list({lnum} [, {props}]) List text properties in {lnum}
Bram Moolenaarc8c88492018-12-27 23:59:26 +01002772prop_remove({props} [, {lnum} [, {lnum-end}]])
Bram Moolenaar98aefe72018-12-13 22:20:09 +01002773 Number remove a text property
2774prop_type_add({name}, {props}) none define a new property type
2775prop_type_change({name}, {props})
2776 none change an existing property type
2777prop_type_delete({name} [, {props}])
2778 none delete a property type
Bram Moolenaarcb80aa22020-10-26 21:12:46 +01002779prop_type_get({name} [, {props}])
Bram Moolenaar98aefe72018-12-13 22:20:09 +01002780 Dict get property type values
2781prop_type_list([{props}]) List get list of property types
Bram Moolenaare9bd5722019-08-17 19:36:06 +02002782pum_getpos() Dict position and size of pum if visible
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00002783pumvisible() Number whether popup menu is visible
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002784py3eval({expr}) any evaluate |python3| expression
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02002785pyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Python| expression
Bram Moolenaarf42dd3c2017-01-28 16:06:38 +01002786pyxeval({expr}) any evaluate |python_x| expression
Bram Moolenaar06b0b4b2019-11-25 15:40:55 +01002787rand([{expr}]) Number get pseudo-random number
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002788range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]])
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00002789 List items from {expr} to {max}
Bram Moolenaarc423ad72021-01-13 20:38:03 +01002790readblob({fname}) Blob read a |Blob| from {fname}
Bram Moolenaar84cf6bd2020-06-16 20:03:43 +02002791readdir({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
2792 List file names in {dir} selected by {expr}
2793readdirex({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
2794 List file info in {dir} selected by {expr}
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01002795readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00002796 List get list of lines from file {fname}
Bram Moolenaar85629982020-06-01 18:39:20 +02002797reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}])
2798 any reduce {object} using {func}
Bram Moolenaarf2732452018-06-03 14:47:35 +02002799reg_executing() String get the executing register name
Bram Moolenaar0b6d9112018-05-22 20:35:17 +02002800reg_recording() String get the recording register name
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002801reltime([{start} [, {end}]]) List get time value
2802reltimefloat({time}) Float turn the time value into a Float
2803reltimestr({time}) String turn time value into a String
Bram Moolenaar3c2881d2017-03-21 19:18:29 +01002804remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002805 String send expression
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002806remote_foreground({server}) Number bring Vim server to the foreground
2807remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}])
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002808 Number check for reply string
Bram Moolenaar3c2881d2017-03-21 19:18:29 +01002809remote_read({serverid} [, {timeout}])
2810 String read reply string
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002811remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002812 String send key sequence
Bram Moolenaar7416f3e2017-03-18 18:10:13 +01002813remote_startserver({name}) none become server {name}
Bram Moolenaar10455d42019-11-21 15:36:18 +01002814remove({list}, {idx} [, {end}]) any/List
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +01002815 remove items {idx}-{end} from {list}
2816remove({blob}, {idx} [, {end}]) Number/Blob
2817 remove bytes {idx}-{end} from {blob}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002818remove({dict}, {key}) any remove entry {key} from {dict}
2819rename({from}, {to}) Number rename (move) file from {from} to {to}
2820repeat({expr}, {count}) String repeat {expr} {count} times
2821resolve({filename}) String get filename a shortcut points to
2822reverse({list}) List reverse {list} in-place
2823round({expr}) Float round off {expr}
Bram Moolenaare99be0e2019-03-26 22:51:09 +01002824rubyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Ruby| expression
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002825screenattr({row}, {col}) Number attribute at screen position
2826screenchar({row}, {col}) Number character at screen position
Bram Moolenaar2912abb2019-03-29 14:16:42 +01002827screenchars({row}, {col}) List List of characters at screen position
Bram Moolenaar9750bb12012-12-05 16:10:42 +01002828screencol() Number current cursor column
Bram Moolenaarb3d17a22019-07-07 18:28:14 +02002829screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) Dict screen row and col of a text character
Bram Moolenaar9750bb12012-12-05 16:10:42 +01002830screenrow() Number current cursor row
Bram Moolenaar2912abb2019-03-29 14:16:42 +01002831screenstring({row}, {col}) String characters at screen position
Bram Moolenaaradc17a52020-06-06 18:37:51 +02002832search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
Bram Moolenaar76929292008-01-06 19:07:36 +00002833 Number search for {pattern}
Bram Moolenaare8f5ec02020-06-01 17:28:35 +02002834searchcount([{options}]) Dict get or update search stats
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002835searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]])
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00002836 Number search for variable declaration
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002837searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00002838 Number search for other end of start/end pair
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002839searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00002840 List search for other end of start/end pair
Bram Moolenaaradc17a52020-06-06 18:37:51 +02002841searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00002842 List search for {pattern}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002843server2client({clientid}, {string})
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002844 Number send reply string
2845serverlist() String get a list of available servers
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02002846setbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text})
2847 Number set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer
Bram Moolenaarb31cf2b2017-09-02 19:45:19 +02002848 {expr}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002849setbufvar({expr}, {varname}, {val})
2850 none set {varname} in buffer {expr} to {val}
Bram Moolenaar08aac3c2020-08-28 21:04:24 +02002851setcellwidths({list}) none set character cell width overrides
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01002852setcharpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002853setcharsearch({dict}) Dict set character search from {dict}
2854setcmdpos({pos}) Number set cursor position in command-line
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01002855setcursorcharpos({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
Bram Moolenaar691ddee2019-05-09 14:52:41 +02002856setenv({name}, {val}) none set environment variable
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002857setfperm({fname}, {mode}) Number set {fname} file permissions to {mode}
2858setline({lnum}, {line}) Number set line {lnum} to {line}
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02002859setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action}])
2860 Number modify location list using {list}
2861setloclist({nr}, {list}, {action}, {what})
2862 Number modify specific location list props
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01002863setmatches({list} [, {win}]) Number restore a list of matches
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002864setpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02002865setqflist({list} [, {action}]) Number modify quickfix list using {list}
2866setqflist({list}, {action}, {what})
2867 Number modify specific quickfix list props
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002868setreg({n}, {v} [, {opt}]) Number set register to value and type
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002869settabvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in tab page {nr} to {val}
2870settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val})
2871 none set {varname} in window {winnr} in tab
2872 page {tabnr} to {val}
Bram Moolenaarf49cc602018-11-11 15:21:05 +01002873settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}])
2874 Number modify tag stack using {dict}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002875setwinvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in window {nr} to {val}
2876sha256({string}) String SHA256 checksum of {string}
2877shellescape({string} [, {special}])
Bram Moolenaar05bb9532008-07-04 09:44:11 +00002878 String escape {string} for use as shell
Bram Moolenaar60a495f2006-10-03 12:44:42 +00002879 command argument
Bram Moolenaarf9514162018-11-22 03:08:29 +01002880shiftwidth([{col}]) Number effective value of 'shiftwidth'
Bram Moolenaar162b7142018-12-21 15:17:36 +01002881sign_define({name} [, {dict}]) Number define or update a sign
Bram Moolenaar809ce4d2019-07-13 21:21:40 +02002882sign_define({list}) List define or update a list of signs
Bram Moolenaar162b7142018-12-21 15:17:36 +01002883sign_getdefined([{name}]) List get a list of defined signs
2884sign_getplaced([{expr} [, {dict}]])
2885 List get a list of placed signs
Bram Moolenaar6b7b7192019-01-11 13:42:41 +01002886sign_jump({id}, {group}, {expr})
2887 Number jump to a sign
Bram Moolenaar162b7142018-12-21 15:17:36 +01002888sign_place({id}, {group}, {name}, {expr} [, {dict}])
2889 Number place a sign
Bram Moolenaar809ce4d2019-07-13 21:21:40 +02002890sign_placelist({list}) List place a list of signs
Bram Moolenaar162b7142018-12-21 15:17:36 +01002891sign_undefine([{name}]) Number undefine a sign
Bram Moolenaar809ce4d2019-07-13 21:21:40 +02002892sign_undefine({list}) List undefine a list of signs
Bram Moolenaar162b7142018-12-21 15:17:36 +01002893sign_unplace({group} [, {dict}])
2894 Number unplace a sign
Bram Moolenaar809ce4d2019-07-13 21:21:40 +02002895sign_unplacelist({list}) List unplace a list of signs
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002896simplify({filename}) String simplify filename as much as possible
2897sin({expr}) Float sine of {expr}
2898sinh({expr}) Float hyperbolic sine of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar6601b622021-01-13 21:47:15 +01002899slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) String, List or Blob
2900 slice of a String, List or Blob
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002901sort({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]])
Bram Moolenaar5f894962011-06-19 02:55:37 +02002902 List sort {list}, using {func} to compare
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +02002903sound_clear() none stop playing all sounds
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +02002904sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
2905 Number play an event sound
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +02002906sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
2907 Number play sound file {path}
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +02002908sound_stop({id}) none stop playing sound {id}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002909soundfold({word}) String sound-fold {word}
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +00002910spellbadword() String badly spelled word at cursor
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002911spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
Bram Moolenaarc54b8a72005-09-30 21:20:29 +00002912 List spelling suggestions
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002913split({expr} [, {pat} [, {keepempty}]])
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00002914 List make |List| from {pat} separated {expr}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002915sqrt({expr}) Float square root of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar06b0b4b2019-11-25 15:40:55 +01002916srand([{expr}]) List get seed for |rand()|
Bram Moolenaar0e57dd82019-09-16 22:56:03 +02002917state([{what}]) String current state of Vim
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002918str2float({expr}) Float convert String to Float
Bram Moolenaar9d401282019-04-06 13:18:12 +02002919str2list({expr} [, {utf8}]) List convert each character of {expr} to
2920 ASCII/UTF8 value
Bram Moolenaar60a8de22019-09-15 14:33:22 +02002921str2nr({expr} [, {base} [, {quoted}]])
2922 Number convert String to Number
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002923strcharpart({str}, {start} [, {len}])
Bram Moolenaar6c53fca2020-08-23 17:34:46 +02002924 String {len} characters of {str} at
2925 character {start}
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02002926strchars({expr} [, {skipcc}]) Number character length of the String {expr}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002927strdisplaywidth({expr} [, {col}]) Number display length of the String {expr}
Bram Moolenaar10455d42019-11-21 15:36:18 +01002928strftime({format} [, {time}]) String format time with a specified format
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02002929strgetchar({str}, {index}) Number get char {index} from {str}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002930stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +00002931 Number index of {needle} in {haystack}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002932string({expr}) String String representation of {expr} value
2933strlen({expr}) Number length of the String {expr}
Bram Moolenaar6c53fca2020-08-23 17:34:46 +02002934strpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]])
2935 String {len} bytes/chars of {str} at
2936 byte {start}
Bram Moolenaar10455d42019-11-21 15:36:18 +01002937strptime({format}, {timestring})
2938 Number Convert {timestring} to unix timestamp
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002939strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +00002940 Number last index of {needle} in {haystack}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002941strtrans({expr}) String translate string to make it printable
2942strwidth({expr}) Number display cell length of the String {expr}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002943submatch({nr} [, {list}]) String or List
Bram Moolenaar41571762014-04-02 19:00:58 +02002944 specific match in ":s" or substitute()
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002945substitute({expr}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags})
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002946 String all {pat} in {expr} replaced with {sub}
Bram Moolenaar00f123a2018-08-21 20:28:54 +02002947swapinfo({fname}) Dict information about swap file {fname}
Bram Moolenaar110bd602018-09-16 18:46:59 +02002948swapname({expr}) String swap file of buffer {expr}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002949synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) Number syntax ID at {lnum} and {col}
2950synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}])
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002951 String attribute {what} of syntax ID {synID}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002952synIDtrans({synID}) Number translated syntax ID of {synID}
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02002953synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) List info about concealing
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002954synstack({lnum}, {col}) List stack of syntax IDs at {lnum} and {col}
2955system({expr} [, {input}]) String output of shell command/filter {expr}
2956systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) List output of shell command/filter {expr}
Bram Moolenaar802a0d92016-06-26 16:17:58 +02002957tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) List list of buffer numbers in tab page
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002958tabpagenr([{arg}]) Number number of current or last tab page
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002959tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) Number number of current window in tab page
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00002960tagfiles() List tags files used
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02002961taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) List list of tags matching {expr}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02002962tan({expr}) Float tangent of {expr}
2963tanh({expr}) Float hyperbolic tangent of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +01002964tempname() String name for a temporary file
Bram Moolenaard96ff162018-02-18 22:13:29 +01002965term_dumpdiff({filename}, {filename} [, {options}])
2966 Number display difference between two dumps
2967term_dumpload({filename} [, {options}])
2968 Number displaying a screen dump
Bram Moolenaar6bb2cdf2018-02-24 19:53:53 +01002969term_dumpwrite({buf}, {filename} [, {options}])
Bram Moolenaard96ff162018-02-18 22:13:29 +01002970 none dump terminal window contents
Bram Moolenaare41e3b42017-08-11 16:24:50 +02002971term_getaltscreen({buf}) Number get the alternate screen flag
Bram Moolenaarf59c6e82018-04-10 15:59:11 +02002972term_getansicolors({buf}) List get ANSI palette in GUI color mode
Bram Moolenaar45356542017-08-06 17:53:31 +02002973term_getattr({attr}, {what}) Number get the value of attribute {what}
Bram Moolenaar97870002017-07-30 18:28:38 +02002974term_getcursor({buf}) List get the cursor position of a terminal
Bram Moolenaarc6df10e2017-07-29 20:15:08 +02002975term_getjob({buf}) Job get the job associated with a terminal
Bram Moolenaarc2ce52c2017-08-01 18:35:38 +02002976term_getline({buf}, {row}) String get a line of text from a terminal
Bram Moolenaar82b9ca02017-08-08 23:06:46 +02002977term_getscrolled({buf}) Number get the scroll count of a terminal
Bram Moolenaarc6df10e2017-07-29 20:15:08 +02002978term_getsize({buf}) List get the size of a terminal
Bram Moolenaarb000e322017-07-30 19:38:21 +02002979term_getstatus({buf}) String get the status of a terminal
2980term_gettitle({buf}) String get the title of a terminal
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01002981term_gettty({buf}, [{input}]) String get the tty name of a terminal
Bram Moolenaarc6df10e2017-07-29 20:15:08 +02002982term_list() List get the list of terminal buffers
Bram Moolenaarc2ce52c2017-08-01 18:35:38 +02002983term_scrape({buf}, {row}) List get row of a terminal screen
Bram Moolenaarc6df10e2017-07-29 20:15:08 +02002984term_sendkeys({buf}, {keys}) none send keystrokes to a terminal
Bram Moolenaarf59c6e82018-04-10 15:59:11 +02002985term_setansicolors({buf}, {colors})
2986 none set ANSI palette in GUI color mode
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02002987term_setapi({buf}, {expr}) none set |terminal-api| function name prefix
Bram Moolenaar7dda86f2018-04-20 22:36:41 +02002988term_setkill({buf}, {how}) none set signal to stop job in terminal
Bram Moolenaarb5b75622018-03-09 22:22:21 +01002989term_setrestore({buf}, {command}) none set command to restore terminal
Bram Moolenaar7dda86f2018-04-20 22:36:41 +02002990term_setsize({buf}, {rows}, {cols})
2991 none set the size of a terminal
Bram Moolenaar911ead12019-04-21 00:03:35 +02002992term_start({cmd} [, {options}]) Number open a terminal window and run a job
Bram Moolenaarf3402b12017-08-06 19:07:08 +02002993term_wait({buf} [, {time}]) Number wait for screen to be updated
Bram Moolenaar0c0eddd2020-06-13 15:47:25 +02002994terminalprops() Dict properties of the terminal
Bram Moolenaar8e8df252016-05-25 21:23:21 +02002995test_alloc_fail({id}, {countdown}, {repeat})
2996 none make memory allocation fail
Bram Moolenaar6f1d9a02016-07-24 14:12:38 +02002997test_autochdir() none enable 'autochdir' during startup
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02002998test_feedinput({string}) none add key sequence to input buffer
Bram Moolenaar574860b2016-05-24 17:33:34 +02002999test_garbagecollect_now() none free memory right now for testing
Bram Moolenaaradc67142019-06-22 01:40:42 +02003000test_garbagecollect_soon() none free memory soon for testing
Bram Moolenaareda65222019-05-16 20:29:44 +02003001test_getvalue({string}) any get value of an internal variable
Bram Moolenaare0c31f62017-03-01 15:07:05 +01003002test_ignore_error({expr}) none ignore a specific error
Bram Moolenaarc0f5a782019-01-13 15:16:13 +01003003test_null_blob() Blob null value for testing
Bram Moolenaar574860b2016-05-24 17:33:34 +02003004test_null_channel() Channel null value for testing
3005test_null_dict() Dict null value for testing
Bram Moolenaare69f6d02020-04-01 22:11:01 +02003006test_null_function() Funcref null value for testing
Bram Moolenaar574860b2016-05-24 17:33:34 +02003007test_null_job() Job null value for testing
3008test_null_list() List null value for testing
3009test_null_partial() Funcref null value for testing
3010test_null_string() String null value for testing
Bram Moolenaar2c64ca12018-10-19 16:22:31 +02003011test_option_not_set({name}) none reset flag indicating option was set
3012test_override({expr}, {val}) none test with Vim internal overrides
Bram Moolenaarc3e92c12019-03-23 14:23:07 +01003013test_refcount({expr}) Number get the reference count of {expr}
Bram Moolenaarab186732018-09-14 21:27:06 +02003014test_scrollbar({which}, {value}, {dragging})
3015 none scroll in the GUI for testing
Bram Moolenaarbb8476b2019-05-04 15:47:48 +02003016test_setmouse({row}, {col}) none set the mouse position for testing
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02003017test_settime({expr}) none set current time for testing
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02003018test_srand_seed([seed]) none set seed for testing srand()
3019test_unknown() any unknown value for testing
3020test_void() any void value for testing
Bram Moolenaar8e97bd72016-08-06 22:05:07 +02003021timer_info([{id}]) List information about timers
Bram Moolenaarb73598e2016-08-07 18:22:53 +02003022timer_pause({id}, {pause}) none pause or unpause a timer
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003023timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +01003024 Number create a timer
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003025timer_stop({timer}) none stop a timer
Bram Moolenaarb73598e2016-08-07 18:22:53 +02003026timer_stopall() none stop all timers
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003027tolower({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to lowercase
3028toupper({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to uppercase
3029tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) String translate chars of {src} in {fromstr}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00003030 to chars in {tostr}
Bram Moolenaar2245ae12020-05-31 22:20:36 +02003031trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]])
3032 String trim characters in {mask} from {text}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003033trunc({expr}) Float truncate Float {expr}
Bram Moolenaara47e05f2021-01-12 21:49:00 +01003034type({expr}) Number type of value {expr}
3035typename({expr}) String representation of the type of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003036undofile({name}) String undo file name for {name}
Bram Moolenaara800b422010-06-27 01:15:55 +02003037undotree() List undo file tree
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003038uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]])
Bram Moolenaar327aa022014-03-25 18:24:23 +01003039 List remove adjacent duplicates from a list
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003040values({dict}) List values in {dict}
3041virtcol({expr}) Number screen column of cursor or mark
3042visualmode([expr]) String last visual mode used
Bram Moolenaar8738fc12013-02-20 17:59:11 +01003043wildmenumode() Number whether 'wildmenu' mode is active
Bram Moolenaar868b7b62019-05-29 21:44:40 +02003044win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}])
3045 String execute {command} in window {id}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003046win_findbuf({bufnr}) List find windows containing {bufnr}
3047win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) Number get window ID for {win} in {tab}
Bram Moolenaar2c7f8c52020-04-20 19:52:53 +02003048win_gettype([{nr}]) String type of window {nr}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003049win_gotoid({expr}) Number go to window with ID {expr}
3050win_id2tabwin({expr}) List get tab and window nr from window ID
3051win_id2win({expr}) Number get window nr from window ID
Bram Moolenaar22044dc2017-12-02 15:43:37 +01003052win_screenpos({nr}) List get screen position of window {nr}
Bram Moolenaard20dcb32019-09-10 21:22:58 +02003053win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}])
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02003054 Number move window {nr} to split of {target}
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003055winbufnr({nr}) Number buffer number of window {nr}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003056wincol() Number window column of the cursor
Bram Moolenaar388a5d42020-05-26 21:20:45 +02003057windowsversion() String MS-Windows OS version
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003058winheight({nr}) Number height of window {nr}
Bram Moolenaar0f6b4f02018-08-21 16:56:34 +02003059winlayout([{tabnr}]) List layout of windows in tab {tabnr}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003060winline() Number window line of the cursor
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003061winnr([{expr}]) Number number of current window
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00003062winrestcmd() String returns command to restore window sizes
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003063winrestview({dict}) none restore view of current window
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +00003064winsaveview() Dict save view of current window
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02003065winwidth({nr}) Number width of window {nr}
Bram Moolenaared767a22016-01-03 22:49:16 +01003066wordcount() Dict get byte/char/word statistics
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01003067writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
3068 Number write |Blob| or |List| of lines to file
Bram Moolenaara06ecab2016-07-16 14:47:36 +02003069xor({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise XOR
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003070
Bram Moolenaar03413f42016-04-12 21:07:15 +02003071
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003072abs({expr}) *abs()*
3073 Return the absolute value of {expr}. When {expr} evaluates to
3074 a |Float| abs() returns a |Float|. When {expr} can be
3075 converted to a |Number| abs() returns a |Number|. Otherwise
3076 abs() gives an error message and returns -1.
3077 Examples: >
3078 echo abs(1.456)
3079< 1.456 >
3080 echo abs(-5.456)
3081< 5.456 >
3082 echo abs(-4)
3083< 4
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02003084
3085 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3086 Compute()->abs()
3087
3088< {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003089
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003090
3091acos({expr}) *acos()*
3092 Return the arc cosine of {expr} measured in radians, as a
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02003093 |Float| in the range of [0, pi].
3094 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003095 [-1, 1].
3096 Examples: >
3097 :echo acos(0)
3098< 1.570796 >
3099 :echo acos(-0.5)
3100< 2.094395
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02003101
3102 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3103 Compute()->acos()
3104
3105< {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003106
3107
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +01003108add({object}, {expr}) *add()*
3109 Append the item {expr} to |List| or |Blob| {object}. Returns
3110 the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00003111 :let alist = add([1, 2, 3], item)
3112 :call add(mylist, "woodstock")
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00003113< Note that when {expr} is a |List| it is appended as a single
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00003114 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +01003115 When {object} is a |Blob| then {expr} must be a number.
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +00003116 Use |insert()| to add an item at another position.
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02003117
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02003118 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3119 mylist->add(val1)->add(val2)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003120
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00003121
Bram Moolenaard6e256c2011-12-14 15:32:50 +01003122and({expr}, {expr}) *and()*
3123 Bitwise AND on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
3124 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
3125 Example: >
3126 :let flag = and(bits, 0x80)
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02003127< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3128 :let flag = bits->and(0x80)
Bram Moolenaard6e256c2011-12-14 15:32:50 +01003129
3130
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02003131append({lnum}, {text}) *append()*
3132 When {text} is a |List|: Append each item of the |List| as a
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00003133 text line below line {lnum} in the current buffer.
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02003134 Otherwise append {text} as one text line below line {lnum} in
Bram Moolenaar748bf032005-02-02 23:04:36 +00003135 the current buffer.
3136 {lnum} can be zero to insert a line before the first one.
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00003137 Returns 1 for failure ({lnum} out of range or out of memory),
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02003138 0 for success. Example: >
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00003139 :let failed = append(line('$'), "# THE END")
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00003140 :let failed = append(0, ["Chapter 1", "the beginning"])
Bram Moolenaarca851592018-06-06 21:04:07 +02003141
Bram Moolenaar7ff78462020-07-10 22:00:53 +02003142< Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
3143 passed as the second argument: >
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +02003144 mylist->append(lnum)
3145
3146
Bram Moolenaarca851592018-06-06 21:04:07 +02003147appendbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text}) *appendbufline()*
3148 Like |append()| but append the text in buffer {expr}.
3149
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02003150 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
3151 |bufload()| if needed.
3152
Bram Moolenaarca851592018-06-06 21:04:07 +02003153 For the use of {expr}, see |bufname()|.
3154
3155 {lnum} is used like with |append()|. Note that using |line()|
3156 would use the current buffer, not the one appending to.
3157 Use "$" to append at the end of the buffer.
3158
3159 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
3160
3161 If {expr} is not a valid buffer or {lnum} is not valid, an
3162 error message is given. Example: >
3163 :let failed = appendbufline(13, 0, "# THE START")
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00003164<
Bram Moolenaarcb80aa22020-10-26 21:12:46 +01003165 Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
Bram Moolenaar7ff78462020-07-10 22:00:53 +02003166 passed as the second argument: >
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +02003167 mylist->appendbufline(buf, lnum)
3168
3169
3170argc([{winid}]) *argc()*
Bram Moolenaare6e39892018-10-25 12:32:11 +02003171 The result is the number of files in the argument list. See
3172 |arglist|.
3173 If {winid} is not supplied, the argument list of the current
3174 window is used.
3175 If {winid} is -1, the global argument list is used.
3176 Otherwise {winid} specifies the window of which the argument
3177 list is used: either the window number or the window ID.
3178 Returns -1 if the {winid} argument is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003179
3180 *argidx()*
3181argidx() The result is the current index in the argument list. 0 is
3182 the first file. argc() - 1 is the last one. See |arglist|.
3183
Bram Moolenaar2d1fe052014-05-28 18:22:57 +02003184 *arglistid()*
Bram Moolenaare0fa3742016-02-20 15:47:01 +01003185arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
Bram Moolenaar2d1fe052014-05-28 18:22:57 +02003186 Return the argument list ID. This is a number which
3187 identifies the argument list being used. Zero is used for the
Bram Moolenaarfb539272014-08-22 19:21:47 +02003188 global argument list. See |arglist|.
Bram Moolenaare6e39892018-10-25 12:32:11 +02003189 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid.
Bram Moolenaar2d1fe052014-05-28 18:22:57 +02003190
3191 Without arguments use the current window.
3192 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
3193 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
3194 page.
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02003195 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
Bram Moolenaar2d1fe052014-05-28 18:22:57 +02003196
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003197 *argv()*
Bram Moolenaar7ceefb32020-05-01 16:07:38 +02003198argv([{nr} [, {winid}]])
Bram Moolenaare6e39892018-10-25 12:32:11 +02003199 The result is the {nr}th file in the argument list. See
3200 |arglist|. "argv(0)" is the first one. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003201 :let i = 0
3202 :while i < argc()
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003203 : let f = escape(fnameescape(argv(i)), '.')
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003204 : exe 'amenu Arg.' . f . ' :e ' . f . '<CR>'
3205 : let i = i + 1
3206 :endwhile
Bram Moolenaare6e39892018-10-25 12:32:11 +02003207< Without the {nr} argument, or when {nr} is -1, a |List| with
3208 the whole |arglist| is returned.
3209
3210 The {winid} argument specifies the window ID, see |argc()|.
Bram Moolenaar69bf6342019-10-29 04:16:57 +01003211 For the Vim command line arguments see |v:argv|.
Bram Moolenaare2f98b92006-03-29 21:18:24 +00003212
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003213asin({expr}) *asin()*
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02003214 Return the arc sine of {expr} measured in radians, as a |Float|
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003215 in the range of [-pi/2, pi/2].
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02003216 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003217 [-1, 1].
3218 Examples: >
3219 :echo asin(0.8)
3220< 0.927295 >
3221 :echo asin(-0.5)
3222< -0.523599
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02003223
3224 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3225 Compute()->asin()
3226<
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02003227 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003228
3229
Bram Moolenaar29634562020-01-09 21:46:04 +01003230assert_ functions are documented here: |assert-functions-details|
3231
3232
3233
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003234atan({expr}) *atan()*
3235 Return the principal value of the arc tangent of {expr}, in
3236 the range [-pi/2, +pi/2] radians, as a |Float|.
3237 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
3238 Examples: >
3239 :echo atan(100)
3240< 1.560797 >
3241 :echo atan(-4.01)
3242< -1.326405
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02003243
3244 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3245 Compute()->atan()
3246<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003247 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
3248
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003249
3250atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) *atan2()*
3251 Return the arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}, measured in
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02003252 radians, as a |Float| in the range [-pi, pi].
3253 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003254 Examples: >
3255 :echo atan2(-1, 1)
3256< -0.785398 >
3257 :echo atan2(1, -1)
3258< 2.356194
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02003259
3260 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3261 Compute()->atan(1)
3262<
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02003263 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003264
Bram Moolenaarbe0a2592019-05-09 13:50:16 +02003265balloon_gettext() *balloon_gettext()*
3266 Return the current text in the balloon. Only for the string,
3267 not used for the List.
3268
Bram Moolenaar246fe032017-11-19 19:56:27 +01003269balloon_show({expr}) *balloon_show()*
3270 Show {expr} inside the balloon. For the GUI {expr} is used as
3271 a string. For a terminal {expr} can be a list, which contains
3272 the lines of the balloon. If {expr} is not a list it will be
3273 split with |balloon_split()|.
Bram Moolenaarbe0a2592019-05-09 13:50:16 +02003274 If {expr} is an empty string any existing balloon is removed.
Bram Moolenaar246fe032017-11-19 19:56:27 +01003275
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003276 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar59716a22017-03-01 20:32:44 +01003277 func GetBalloonContent()
Bram Moolenaarbe0a2592019-05-09 13:50:16 +02003278 " ... initiate getting the content
Bram Moolenaar59716a22017-03-01 20:32:44 +01003279 return ''
3280 endfunc
3281 set balloonexpr=GetBalloonContent()
3282
3283 func BalloonCallback(result)
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003284 call balloon_show(a:result)
Bram Moolenaar59716a22017-03-01 20:32:44 +01003285 endfunc
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02003286< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3287 GetText()->balloon_show()
Bram Moolenaar59716a22017-03-01 20:32:44 +01003288<
3289 The intended use is that fetching the content of the balloon
3290 is initiated from 'balloonexpr'. It will invoke an
3291 asynchronous method, in which a callback invokes
3292 balloon_show(). The 'balloonexpr' itself can return an
3293 empty string or a placeholder.
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003294
3295 When showing a balloon is not possible nothing happens, no
3296 error message.
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02003297 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval| or
3298 |+balloon_eval_term| feature}
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003299
Bram Moolenaar246fe032017-11-19 19:56:27 +01003300balloon_split({msg}) *balloon_split()*
3301 Split {msg} into lines to be displayed in a balloon. The
3302 splits are made for the current window size and optimize to
3303 show debugger output.
3304 Returns a |List| with the split lines.
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02003305 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3306 GetText()->balloon_split()->balloon_show()
3307
3308< {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval_term|
Bram Moolenaar669a8282017-11-19 20:13:05 +01003309 feature}
Bram Moolenaar246fe032017-11-19 19:56:27 +01003310
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003311 *browse()*
3312browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
3313 Put up a file requester. This only works when "has("browse")"
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02003314 returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003315 The input fields are:
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02003316 {save} when |TRUE|, select file to write
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003317 {title} title for the requester
3318 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
3319 {default} default file name
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02003320 An empty string is returned when the "Cancel" button is hit,
3321 something went wrong, or browsing is not possible.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003322
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +00003323 *browsedir()*
3324browsedir({title}, {initdir})
3325 Put up a directory requester. This only works when
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02003326 "has("browse")" returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +00003327 On systems where a directory browser is not supported a file
3328 browser is used. In that case: select a file in the directory
3329 to be used.
3330 The input fields are:
3331 {title} title for the requester
3332 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
3333 When the "Cancel" button is hit, something went wrong, or
3334 browsing is not possible, an empty string is returned.
3335
Bram Moolenaar15e248e2019-06-30 20:21:37 +02003336bufadd({name}) *bufadd()*
3337 Add a buffer to the buffer list with {name}.
3338 If a buffer for file {name} already exists, return that buffer
3339 number. Otherwise return the buffer number of the newly
3340 created buffer. When {name} is an empty string then a new
3341 buffer is always created.
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +02003342 The buffer will not have 'buflisted' set and not be loaded
Bram Moolenaar5ca1ac32019-07-04 15:39:28 +02003343 yet. To add some text to the buffer use this: >
3344 let bufnr = bufadd('someName')
3345 call bufload(bufnr)
3346 call setbufline(bufnr, 1, ['some', 'text'])
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02003347< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3348 let bufnr = 'somename'->bufadd()
Bram Moolenaar15e248e2019-06-30 20:21:37 +02003349
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003350bufexists({expr}) *bufexists()*
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02003351 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003352 {expr} exists.
Bram Moolenaar69a7cb42004-06-20 12:51:53 +00003353 If the {expr} argument is a number, buffer numbers are used.
Bram Moolenaara2a80162017-11-21 23:09:50 +01003354 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
3355
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003356 If the {expr} argument is a string it must match a buffer name
Bram Moolenaar69a7cb42004-06-20 12:51:53 +00003357 exactly. The name can be:
3358 - Relative to the current directory.
3359 - A full path.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003360 - The name of a buffer with 'buftype' set to "nofile".
Bram Moolenaar69a7cb42004-06-20 12:51:53 +00003361 - A URL name.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003362 Unlisted buffers will be found.
3363 Note that help files are listed by their short name in the
3364 output of |:buffers|, but bufexists() requires using their
3365 long name to be able to find them.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003366 bufexists() may report a buffer exists, but to use the name
3367 with a |:buffer| command you may need to use |expand()|. Esp
3368 for MS-Windows 8.3 names in the form "c:\DOCUME~1"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003369 Use "bufexists(0)" to test for the existence of an alternate
3370 file name.
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02003371
3372 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3373 let exists = 'somename'->bufexists()
3374<
3375 Obsolete name: buffer_exists(). *buffer_exists()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003376
3377buflisted({expr}) *buflisted()*
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02003378 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003379 {expr} exists and is listed (has the 'buflisted' option set).
Bram Moolenaar69a7cb42004-06-20 12:51:53 +00003380 The {expr} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003381
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02003382 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3383 let listed = 'somename'->buflisted()
3384
Bram Moolenaar15e248e2019-06-30 20:21:37 +02003385bufload({expr}) *bufload()*
3386 Ensure the buffer {expr} is loaded. When the buffer name
3387 refers to an existing file then the file is read. Otherwise
3388 the buffer will be empty. If the buffer was already loaded
3389 then there is no change.
3390 If there is an existing swap file for the file of the buffer,
3391 there will be no dialog, the buffer will be loaded anyway.
3392 The {expr} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
3393
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02003394 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3395 eval 'somename'->bufload()
3396
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003397bufloaded({expr}) *bufloaded()*
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02003398 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003399 {expr} exists and is loaded (shown in a window or hidden).
Bram Moolenaar69a7cb42004-06-20 12:51:53 +00003400 The {expr} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003401
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02003402 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3403 let loaded = 'somename'->bufloaded()
3404
Bram Moolenaara8eee212019-08-24 22:14:58 +02003405bufname([{expr}]) *bufname()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003406 The result is the name of a buffer, as it is displayed by the
3407 ":ls" command.
Bram Moolenaara8eee212019-08-24 22:14:58 +02003408 If {expr} is omitted the current buffer is used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003409 If {expr} is a Number, that buffer number's name is given.
3410 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
3411 If {expr} is a String, it is used as a |file-pattern| to match
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02003412 with the buffer names. This is always done like 'magic' is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003413 set and 'cpoptions' is empty. When there is more than one
3414 match an empty string is returned.
3415 "" or "%" can be used for the current buffer, "#" for the
3416 alternate buffer.
3417 A full match is preferred, otherwise a match at the start, end
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00003418 or middle of the buffer name is accepted. If you only want a
3419 full match then put "^" at the start and "$" at the end of the
3420 pattern.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003421 Listed buffers are found first. If there is a single match
3422 with a listed buffer, that one is returned. Next unlisted
3423 buffers are searched for.
3424 If the {expr} is a String, but you want to use it as a buffer
3425 number, force it to be a Number by adding zero to it: >
3426 :echo bufname("3" + 0)
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02003427< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3428 echo bufnr->bufname()
3429
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003430< If the buffer doesn't exist, or doesn't have a name, an empty
3431 string is returned. >
3432 bufname("#") alternate buffer name
3433 bufname(3) name of buffer 3
3434 bufname("%") name of current buffer
3435 bufname("file2") name of buffer where "file2" matches.
3436< *buffer_name()*
3437 Obsolete name: buffer_name().
3438
3439 *bufnr()*
Bram Moolenaara8eee212019-08-24 22:14:58 +02003440bufnr([{expr} [, {create}]])
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00003441 The result is the number of a buffer, as it is displayed by
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003442 the ":ls" command. For the use of {expr}, see |bufname()|
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00003443 above.
Bram Moolenaard2842ea2019-09-26 23:08:54 +02003444
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00003445 If the buffer doesn't exist, -1 is returned. Or, if the
Bram Moolenaar1c6737b2020-09-07 22:18:52 +02003446 {create} argument is present and TRUE, a new, unlisted,
Bram Moolenaard2842ea2019-09-26 23:08:54 +02003447 buffer is created and its number is returned. Example: >
3448 let newbuf = bufnr('Scratch001', 1)
3449< Using an empty name uses the current buffer. To create a new
3450 buffer with an empty name use |bufadd()|.
3451
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003452 bufnr("$") is the last buffer: >
Bram Moolenaara8eee212019-08-24 22:14:58 +02003453 :let last_buffer = bufnr("$")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003454< The result is a Number, which is the highest buffer number
3455 of existing buffers. Note that not all buffers with a smaller
3456 number necessarily exist, because ":bwipeout" may have removed
3457 them. Use bufexists() to test for the existence of a buffer.
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02003458
3459 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3460 echo bufref->bufnr()
3461<
3462 Obsolete name: buffer_number(). *buffer_number()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003463 *last_buffer_nr()*
3464 Obsolete name for bufnr("$"): last_buffer_nr().
3465
Bram Moolenaarb3619a92016-06-04 17:58:52 +02003466bufwinid({expr}) *bufwinid()*
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02003467 The result is a Number, which is the |window-ID| of the first
Bram Moolenaarb3619a92016-06-04 17:58:52 +02003468 window associated with buffer {expr}. For the use of {expr},
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02003469 see |bufname()| above. If buffer {expr} doesn't exist or
Bram Moolenaarb3619a92016-06-04 17:58:52 +02003470 there is no such window, -1 is returned. Example: >
3471
3472 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " . (bufwinid(1))
3473<
3474 Only deals with the current tab page.
3475
Bram Moolenaare49fbff2019-08-21 22:50:07 +02003476 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3477 FindBuffer()->bufwinid()
3478
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003479bufwinnr({expr}) *bufwinnr()*
Bram Moolenaare49fbff2019-08-21 22:50:07 +02003480 Like |bufwinid()| but return the window number instead of the
3481 |window-ID|.
3482 If buffer {expr} doesn't exist or there is no such window, -1
3483 is returned. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003484
3485 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " . (bufwinnr(1))
3486
3487< The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
3488 |:wincmd|.
Bram Moolenaare49fbff2019-08-21 22:50:07 +02003489
3490 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3491 FindBuffer()->bufwinnr()
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003492
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003493byte2line({byte}) *byte2line()*
3494 Return the line number that contains the character at byte
3495 count {byte} in the current buffer. This includes the
3496 end-of-line character, depending on the 'fileformat' option
3497 for the current buffer. The first character has byte count
3498 one.
3499 Also see |line2byte()|, |go| and |:goto|.
Bram Moolenaar64b4d732019-08-22 22:18:17 +02003500
3501 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3502 GetOffset()->byte2line()
3503
3504< {not available when compiled without the |+byte_offset|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003505 feature}
3506
Bram Moolenaarab79bcb2004-07-18 21:34:53 +00003507byteidx({expr}, {nr}) *byteidx()*
3508 Return byte index of the {nr}'th character in the string
Bram Moolenaar6c53fca2020-08-23 17:34:46 +02003509 {expr}. Use zero for the first character, it then returns
3510 zero.
Bram Moolenaar4466ad62020-11-21 13:16:30 +01003511 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
3512 equal to {nr}.
Bram Moolenaar0ffbbf92013-11-02 23:29:26 +01003513 Composing characters are not counted separately, their byte
3514 length is added to the preceding base character. See
3515 |byteidxcomp()| below for counting composing characters
3516 separately.
Bram Moolenaarab79bcb2004-07-18 21:34:53 +00003517 Example : >
3518 echo matchstr(str, ".", byteidx(str, 3))
3519< will display the fourth character. Another way to do the
3520 same: >
3521 let s = strpart(str, byteidx(str, 3))
3522 echo strpart(s, 0, byteidx(s, 1))
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02003523< Also see |strgetchar()| and |strcharpart()|.
3524
3525 If there are less than {nr} characters -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaarab79bcb2004-07-18 21:34:53 +00003526 If there are exactly {nr} characters the length of the string
Bram Moolenaar0ffbbf92013-11-02 23:29:26 +01003527 in bytes is returned.
3528
Bram Moolenaar64b4d732019-08-22 22:18:17 +02003529 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3530 GetName()->byteidx(idx)
3531
Bram Moolenaar0ffbbf92013-11-02 23:29:26 +01003532byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr}) *byteidxcomp()*
3533 Like byteidx(), except that a composing character is counted
3534 as a separate character. Example: >
3535 let s = 'e' . nr2char(0x301)
3536 echo byteidx(s, 1)
3537 echo byteidxcomp(s, 1)
3538 echo byteidxcomp(s, 2)
3539< The first and third echo result in 3 ('e' plus composing
3540 character is 3 bytes), the second echo results in 1 ('e' is
3541 one byte).
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01003542 Only works differently from byteidx() when 'encoding' is set
3543 to a Unicode encoding.
Bram Moolenaarab79bcb2004-07-18 21:34:53 +00003544
Bram Moolenaar64b4d732019-08-22 22:18:17 +02003545 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3546 GetName()->byteidxcomp(idx)
3547
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00003548call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}]) *call()* *E699*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00003549 Call function {func} with the items in |List| {arglist} as
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00003550 arguments.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00003551 {func} can either be a |Funcref| or the name of a function.
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00003552 a:firstline and a:lastline are set to the cursor line.
3553 Returns the return value of the called function.
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00003554 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
3555 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00003556
Bram Moolenaar64b4d732019-08-22 22:18:17 +02003557 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3558 GetFunc()->call([arg, arg], dict)
3559
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003560ceil({expr}) *ceil()*
3561 Return the smallest integral value greater than or equal to
3562 {expr} as a |Float| (round up).
3563 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
3564 Examples: >
3565 echo ceil(1.456)
3566< 2.0 >
3567 echo ceil(-5.456)
3568< -5.0 >
3569 echo ceil(4.0)
3570< 4.0
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02003571
3572 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3573 Compute()->ceil()
3574<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003575 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
3576
Bram Moolenaar4b785f62016-11-29 21:54:44 +01003577
Bram Moolenaared997ad2019-07-21 16:42:00 +02003578ch_ functions are documented here: |channel-functions-details|
Bram Moolenaar82b9ca02017-08-08 23:06:46 +02003579
Bram Moolenaar328da0d2016-03-04 22:22:32 +01003580
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003581changenr() *changenr()*
3582 Return the number of the most recent change. This is the same
3583 number as what is displayed with |:undolist| and can be used
3584 with the |:undo| command.
3585 When a change was made it is the number of that change. After
3586 redo it is the number of the redone change. After undo it is
3587 one less than the number of the undone change.
3588
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01003589char2nr({expr} [, {utf8}]) *char2nr()*
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003590 Return number value of the first char in {expr}. Examples: >
3591 char2nr(" ") returns 32
3592 char2nr("ABC") returns 65
3593< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
3594 Example for "utf-8": >
Bram Moolenaar98ef2332018-03-18 14:44:37 +01003595 char2nr("á") returns 225
3596 char2nr("á"[0]) returns 195
Bram Moolenaar1c6737b2020-09-07 22:18:52 +02003597< With {utf8} set to TRUE, always treat as utf-8 characters.
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003598 A combining character is a separate character.
3599 |nr2char()| does the opposite.
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01003600 To turn a string into a list of character numbers: >
3601 let str = "ABC"
3602 let list = map(split(str, '\zs'), {_, val -> char2nr(val)})
3603< Result: [65, 66, 67]
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003604
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02003605 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3606 GetChar()->char2nr()
3607
Bram Moolenaar4e4473c2020-08-28 22:24:57 +02003608
3609charclass({string}) *charclass()*
3610 Return the character class of the first character in {string}.
3611 The character class is one of:
3612 0 blank
3613 1 punctuation
3614 2 word character
3615 3 emoji
3616 other specific Unicode class
3617 The class is used in patterns and word motions.
3618
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01003619 *charcol()*
3620charcol({expr}) Same as |col()| but returns the character index of the column
3621 position given with {expr} instead of the byte position.
3622
3623 Example:
3624 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
3625 charcol('.') returns 3
3626 col('.') returns 7
3627
3628< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3629 GetPos()->col()
3630<
Bram Moolenaar17793ef2020-12-28 12:56:58 +01003631 *charidx()*
3632charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc}])
3633 Return the character index of the byte at {idx} in {string}.
3634 The index of the first character is zero.
3635 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
3636 equal to {idx}.
3637 When {countcc} is omitted or zero, then composing characters
3638 are not counted separately, their byte length is added to the
3639 preceding base character.
3640 When {countcc} is set to 1, then composing characters are
3641 counted as separate characters.
3642 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid or if {idx} is greater
3643 than the index of the last byte in {string}. An error is
3644 given if the first argument is not a string, the second
3645 argument is not a number or when the third argument is present
3646 and is not zero or one.
3647 See |byteidx()| and |byteidxcomp()| for getting the byte index
3648 from the character index.
3649 Examples: >
3650 echo charidx('áb́ć', 3) returns 1
3651 echo charidx('áb́ć', 6, 1) returns 4
3652 echo charidx('áb́ć', 16) returns -1
3653<
3654 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3655 GetName()->charidx(idx)
Bram Moolenaar4e4473c2020-08-28 22:24:57 +02003656
Bram Moolenaar1063f3d2019-05-07 22:06:52 +02003657chdir({dir}) *chdir()*
3658 Change the current working directory to {dir}. The scope of
3659 the directory change depends on the directory of the current
3660 window:
3661 - If the current window has a window-local directory
3662 (|:lcd|), then changes the window local directory.
3663 - Otherwise, if the current tabpage has a local
3664 directory (|:tcd|) then changes the tabpage local
3665 directory.
3666 - Otherwise, changes the global directory.
Bram Moolenaar560979e2020-02-04 22:53:05 +01003667 {dir} must be a String.
Bram Moolenaar1063f3d2019-05-07 22:06:52 +02003668 If successful, returns the previous working directory. Pass
3669 this to another chdir() to restore the directory.
3670 On failure, returns an empty string.
3671
3672 Example: >
3673 let save_dir = chdir(newdir)
Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +02003674 if save_dir != ""
Bram Moolenaar1063f3d2019-05-07 22:06:52 +02003675 " ... do some work
3676 call chdir(save_dir)
3677 endif
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02003678
3679< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3680 GetDir()->chdir()
Bram Moolenaar1063f3d2019-05-07 22:06:52 +02003681<
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003682cindent({lnum}) *cindent()*
3683 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the C
3684 indenting rules, as with 'cindent'.
3685 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
3686 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
3687 When {lnum} is invalid or Vim was not compiled the |+cindent|
3688 feature, -1 is returned.
3689 See |C-indenting|.
3690
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02003691 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3692 GetLnum()->cindent()
3693
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01003694clearmatches([{win}]) *clearmatches()*
Bram Moolenaarfd133322019-03-29 12:20:27 +01003695 Clears all matches previously defined for the current window
3696 by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01003697 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
3698 window ID instead of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003699
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02003700 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3701 GetWin()->clearmatches()
3702<
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003703 *col()*
3704col({expr}) The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the column
3705 position given with {expr}. The accepted positions are:
3706 . the cursor position
3707 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
3708 number of bytes in the cursor line plus one)
3709 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
3710 returned)
3711 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
3712 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
3713 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
3714 that it's updated right away.
3715 Additionally {expr} can be [lnum, col]: a |List| with the line
3716 and column number. Most useful when the column is "$", to get
3717 the last column of a specific line. When "lnum" or "col" is
3718 out of range then col() returns zero.
3719 To get the line number use |line()|. To get both use
3720 |getpos()|.
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01003721 For the screen column position use |virtcol()|. For the
3722 character position use |charcol()|.
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003723 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
3724 Examples: >
3725 col(".") column of cursor
3726 col("$") length of cursor line plus one
3727 col("'t") column of mark t
3728 col("'" . markname) column of mark markname
3729< The first column is 1. 0 is returned for an error.
3730 For an uppercase mark the column may actually be in another
3731 buffer.
3732 For the cursor position, when 'virtualedit' is active, the
3733 column is one higher if the cursor is after the end of the
3734 line. This can be used to obtain the column in Insert mode: >
3735 :imap <F2> <C-O>:let save_ve = &ve<CR>
3736 \<C-O>:set ve=all<CR>
3737 \<C-O>:echo col(".") . "\n" <Bar>
3738 \let &ve = save_ve<CR>
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02003739
3740< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3741 GetPos()->col()
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003742<
3743
3744complete({startcol}, {matches}) *complete()* *E785*
3745 Set the matches for Insert mode completion.
3746 Can only be used in Insert mode. You need to use a mapping
3747 with CTRL-R = (see |i_CTRL-R|). It does not work after CTRL-O
3748 or with an expression mapping.
3749 {startcol} is the byte offset in the line where the completed
3750 text start. The text up to the cursor is the original text
3751 that will be replaced by the matches. Use col('.') for an
3752 empty string. "col('.') - 1" will replace one character by a
3753 match.
3754 {matches} must be a |List|. Each |List| item is one match.
3755 See |complete-items| for the kind of items that are possible.
3756 Note that the after calling this function you need to avoid
3757 inserting anything that would cause completion to stop.
3758 The match can be selected with CTRL-N and CTRL-P as usual with
3759 Insert mode completion. The popup menu will appear if
3760 specified, see |ins-completion-menu|.
3761 Example: >
3762 inoremap <F5> <C-R>=ListMonths()<CR>
3763
3764 func! ListMonths()
3765 call complete(col('.'), ['January', 'February', 'March',
3766 \ 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September',
3767 \ 'October', 'November', 'December'])
3768 return ''
3769 endfunc
3770< This isn't very useful, but it shows how it works. Note that
3771 an empty string is returned to avoid a zero being inserted.
3772
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02003773 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
3774 second argument: >
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02003775 GetMatches()->complete(col('.'))
3776
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003777complete_add({expr}) *complete_add()*
3778 Add {expr} to the list of matches. Only to be used by the
3779 function specified with the 'completefunc' option.
3780 Returns 0 for failure (empty string or out of memory),
3781 1 when the match was added, 2 when the match was already in
3782 the list.
3783 See |complete-functions| for an explanation of {expr}. It is
3784 the same as one item in the list that 'omnifunc' would return.
3785
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02003786 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3787 GetMoreMatches()->complete_add()
3788
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003789complete_check() *complete_check()*
3790 Check for a key typed while looking for completion matches.
3791 This is to be used when looking for matches takes some time.
3792 Returns |TRUE| when searching for matches is to be aborted,
3793 zero otherwise.
3794 Only to be used by the function specified with the
3795 'completefunc' option.
3796
Bram Moolenaarfd133322019-03-29 12:20:27 +01003797 *complete_info()*
3798complete_info([{what}])
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02003799 Returns a |Dictionary| with information about Insert mode
Bram Moolenaarfd133322019-03-29 12:20:27 +01003800 completion. See |ins-completion|.
3801 The items are:
3802 mode Current completion mode name string.
Bram Moolenaar723dd942019-04-04 13:11:03 +02003803 See |complete_info_mode| for the values.
Bram Moolenaarfd133322019-03-29 12:20:27 +01003804 pum_visible |TRUE| if popup menu is visible.
3805 See |pumvisible()|.
3806 items List of completion matches. Each item is a
3807 dictionary containing the entries "word",
3808 "abbr", "menu", "kind", "info" and "user_data".
3809 See |complete-items|.
3810 selected Selected item index. First index is zero.
3811 Index is -1 if no item is selected (showing
3812 typed text only)
3813 inserted Inserted string. [NOT IMPLEMENT YET]
3814
3815 *complete_info_mode*
3816 mode values are:
3817 "" Not in completion mode
3818 "keyword" Keyword completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-N|
3819 "ctrl_x" Just pressed CTRL-X |i_CTRL-X|
3820 "whole_line" Whole lines |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-L|
3821 "files" File names |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-F|
3822 "tags" Tags |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-]|
3823 "path_defines" Definition completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-D|
3824 "path_patterns" Include completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-I|
3825 "dictionary" Dictionary |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K|
3826 "thesaurus" Thesaurus |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T|
3827 "cmdline" Vim Command line |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-V|
3828 "function" User defined completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-U|
3829 "omni" Omni completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-O|
3830 "spell" Spelling suggestions |i_CTRL-X_s|
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +02003831 "eval" |complete()| completion
Bram Moolenaarfd133322019-03-29 12:20:27 +01003832 "unknown" Other internal modes
3833
3834 If the optional {what} list argument is supplied, then only
3835 the items listed in {what} are returned. Unsupported items in
3836 {what} are silently ignored.
3837
Bram Moolenaare9bd5722019-08-17 19:36:06 +02003838 To get the position and size of the popup menu, see
3839 |pum_getpos()|. It's also available in |v:event| during the
3840 |CompleteChanged| event.
3841
Bram Moolenaarfd133322019-03-29 12:20:27 +01003842 Examples: >
3843 " Get all items
3844 call complete_info()
3845 " Get only 'mode'
3846 call complete_info(['mode'])
3847 " Get only 'mode' and 'pum_visible'
3848 call complete_info(['mode', 'pum_visible'])
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02003849
3850< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3851 GetItems()->complete_info()
Bram Moolenaarfd133322019-03-29 12:20:27 +01003852<
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003853 *confirm()*
3854confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
Bram Moolenaar647e24b2019-03-17 16:39:46 +01003855 confirm() offers the user a dialog, from which a choice can be
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003856 made. It returns the number of the choice. For the first
3857 choice this is 1.
3858 Note: confirm() is only supported when compiled with dialog
3859 support, see |+dialog_con| and |+dialog_gui|.
3860
3861 {msg} is displayed in a |dialog| with {choices} as the
3862 alternatives. When {choices} is missing or empty, "&OK" is
3863 used (and translated).
3864 {msg} is a String, use '\n' to include a newline. Only on
3865 some systems the string is wrapped when it doesn't fit.
3866
3867 {choices} is a String, with the individual choices separated
3868 by '\n', e.g. >
3869 confirm("Save changes?", "&Yes\n&No\n&Cancel")
3870< The letter after the '&' is the shortcut key for that choice.
3871 Thus you can type 'c' to select "Cancel". The shortcut does
3872 not need to be the first letter: >
3873 confirm("file has been modified", "&Save\nSave &All")
3874< For the console, the first letter of each choice is used as
Bram Moolenaar3132cdd2020-11-05 20:41:49 +01003875 the default shortcut key. Case is ignored.
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003876
3877 The optional {default} argument is the number of the choice
3878 that is made if the user hits <CR>. Use 1 to make the first
3879 choice the default one. Use 0 to not set a default. If
3880 {default} is omitted, 1 is used.
3881
3882 The optional {type} argument gives the type of dialog. This
3883 is only used for the icon of the GTK, Mac, Motif and Win32
3884 GUI. It can be one of these values: "Error", "Question",
3885 "Info", "Warning" or "Generic". Only the first character is
3886 relevant. When {type} is omitted, "Generic" is used.
3887
3888 If the user aborts the dialog by pressing <Esc>, CTRL-C,
3889 or another valid interrupt key, confirm() returns 0.
3890
3891 An example: >
3892 :let choice = confirm("What do you want?", "&Apples\n&Oranges\n&Bananas", 2)
3893 :if choice == 0
3894 : echo "make up your mind!"
3895 :elseif choice == 3
3896 : echo "tasteful"
3897 :else
3898 : echo "I prefer bananas myself."
3899 :endif
3900< In a GUI dialog, buttons are used. The layout of the buttons
3901 depends on the 'v' flag in 'guioptions'. If it is included,
3902 the buttons are always put vertically. Otherwise, confirm()
3903 tries to put the buttons in one horizontal line. If they
3904 don't fit, a vertical layout is used anyway. For some systems
3905 the horizontal layout is always used.
3906
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02003907 Can also be used as a |method|in: >
3908 BuildMessage()->confirm("&Yes\n&No")
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02003909<
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00003910 *copy()*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02003911copy({expr}) Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00003912 different from using {expr} directly.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00003913 When {expr} is a |List| a shallow copy is created. This means
3914 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003915 copy, and vice versa. But the items are identical, thus
Bram Moolenaar7823a3b2016-02-11 21:08:32 +01003916 changing an item changes the contents of both |Lists|.
3917 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
3918 Also see |deepcopy()|.
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02003919 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3920 mylist->copy()
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00003921
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003922cos({expr}) *cos()*
3923 Return the cosine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
3924 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
3925 Examples: >
3926 :echo cos(100)
3927< 0.862319 >
3928 :echo cos(-4.01)
3929< -0.646043
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02003930
3931 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3932 Compute()->cos()
3933<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003934 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
3935
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003936
3937cosh({expr}) *cosh()*
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02003938 Return the hyperbolic cosine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003939 [1, inf].
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02003940 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003941 Examples: >
3942 :echo cosh(0.5)
3943< 1.127626 >
3944 :echo cosh(-0.5)
3945< -1.127626
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02003946
3947 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3948 Compute()->cosh()
3949<
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02003950 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02003951
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01003952
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00003953count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]]) *count()*
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00003954 Return the number of times an item with value {expr} appears
Bram Moolenaar9966b212017-07-28 16:46:57 +02003955 in |String|, |List| or |Dictionary| {comp}.
3956
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00003957 If {start} is given then start with the item with this index.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00003958 {start} can only be used with a |List|.
Bram Moolenaar9966b212017-07-28 16:46:57 +02003959
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02003960 When {ic} is given and it's |TRUE| then case is ignored.
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00003961
Bram Moolenaar9966b212017-07-28 16:46:57 +02003962 When {comp} is a string then the number of not overlapping
Bram Moolenaar338e47f2017-12-19 11:55:26 +01003963 occurrences of {expr} is returned. Zero is returned when
3964 {expr} is an empty string.
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +02003965
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02003966 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3967 mylist->count(val)
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +02003968<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003969 *cscope_connection()*
3970cscope_connection([{num} , {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
3971 Checks for the existence of a |cscope| connection. If no
3972 parameters are specified, then the function returns:
3973 0, if cscope was not available (not compiled in), or
3974 if there are no cscope connections;
3975 1, if there is at least one cscope connection.
3976
3977 If parameters are specified, then the value of {num}
3978 determines how existence of a cscope connection is checked:
3979
3980 {num} Description of existence check
3981 ----- ------------------------------
3982 0 Same as no parameters (e.g., "cscope_connection()").
3983 1 Ignore {prepend}, and use partial string matches for
3984 {dbpath}.
3985 2 Ignore {prepend}, and use exact string matches for
3986 {dbpath}.
3987 3 Use {prepend}, use partial string matches for both
3988 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
3989 4 Use {prepend}, use exact string matches for both
3990 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
3991
3992 Note: All string comparisons are case sensitive!
3993
3994 Examples. Suppose we had the following (from ":cs show"): >
3995
3996 # pid database name prepend path
3997 0 27664 cscope.out /usr/local
3998<
3999 Invocation Return Val ~
4000 ---------- ---------- >
4001 cscope_connection() 1
4002 cscope_connection(1, "out") 1
4003 cscope_connection(2, "out") 0
4004 cscope_connection(3, "out") 0
4005 cscope_connection(3, "out", "local") 1
4006 cscope_connection(4, "out") 0
4007 cscope_connection(4, "out", "local") 0
4008 cscope_connection(4, "cscope.out", "/usr/local") 1
4009<
Bram Moolenaar0b238792006-03-02 22:49:12 +00004010cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *cursor()*
4011cursor({list})
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00004012 Positions the cursor at the column (byte count) {col} in the
4013 line {lnum}. The first column is one.
Bram Moolenaar493c1782014-05-28 14:34:46 +02004014
Bram Moolenaar0b238792006-03-02 22:49:12 +00004015 When there is one argument {list} this is used as a |List|
Bram Moolenaar493c1782014-05-28 14:34:46 +02004016 with two, three or four item:
Bram Moolenaar03413f42016-04-12 21:07:15 +02004017 [{lnum}, {col}]
Bram Moolenaar493c1782014-05-28 14:34:46 +02004018 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}]
4019 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}, {curswant}]
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02004020 This is like the return value of |getpos()| or |getcurpos()|,
Bram Moolenaar6f6c0f82014-05-28 20:31:42 +02004021 but without the first item.
Bram Moolenaar493c1782014-05-28 14:34:46 +02004022
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01004023 To position the cursor using the character count, use
4024 |setcursorcharpos()|.
4025
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004026 Does not change the jumplist.
4027 If {lnum} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
4028 the cursor will be positioned at the last line in the buffer.
4029 If {lnum} is zero, the cursor will stay in the current line.
Bram Moolenaar6f16eb82005-08-23 21:02:42 +00004030 If {col} is greater than the number of bytes in the line,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004031 the cursor will be positioned at the last character in the
4032 line.
4033 If {col} is zero, the cursor will stay in the current column.
Bram Moolenaar6f6c0f82014-05-28 20:31:42 +02004034 If {curswant} is given it is used to set the preferred column
Bram Moolenaar34401cc2014-08-29 15:12:19 +02004035 for vertical movement. Otherwise {col} is used.
Bram Moolenaar2f3b5102014-11-19 18:54:17 +01004036
Bram Moolenaar0b238792006-03-02 22:49:12 +00004037 When 'virtualedit' is used {off} specifies the offset in
4038 screen columns from the start of the character. E.g., a
Bram Moolenaard46bbc72007-05-12 14:38:41 +00004039 position within a <Tab> or after the last character.
Bram Moolenaar798b30b2009-04-22 10:56:16 +00004040 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004041
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02004042 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4043 GetCursorPos()->cursor()
4044
Bram Moolenaar4551c0a2018-06-20 22:38:21 +02004045debugbreak({pid}) *debugbreak()*
4046 Specifically used to interrupt a program being debugged. It
4047 will cause process {pid} to get a SIGTRAP. Behavior for other
4048 processes is undefined. See |terminal-debugger|.
4049 {only available on MS-Windows}
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00004050
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02004051 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4052 GetPid()->debugbreak()
4053
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01004054deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) *deepcopy()* *E698*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02004055 Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00004056 different from using {expr} directly.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00004057 When {expr} is a |List| a full copy is created. This means
4058 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
Bram Moolenaar6463ca22016-02-13 17:04:46 +01004059 copy, and vice versa. When an item is a |List| or
4060 |Dictionary|, a copy for it is made, recursively. Thus
4061 changing an item in the copy does not change the contents of
4062 the original |List|.
4063 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
Bram Moolenaar7ff78462020-07-10 22:00:53 +02004064
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00004065 When {noref} is omitted or zero a contained |List| or
4066 |Dictionary| is only copied once. All references point to
4067 this single copy. With {noref} set to 1 every occurrence of a
4068 |List| or |Dictionary| results in a new copy. This also means
4069 that a cyclic reference causes deepcopy() to fail.
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +00004070 *E724*
4071 Nesting is possible up to 100 levels. When there is an item
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00004072 that refers back to a higher level making a deep copy with
4073 {noref} set to 1 will fail.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00004074 Also see |copy()|.
4075
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02004076 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4077 GetObject()->deepcopy()
4078
Bram Moolenaarda440d22016-01-16 21:27:23 +01004079delete({fname} [, {flags}]) *delete()*
4080 Without {flags} or with {flags} empty: Deletes the file by the
Bram Moolenaar43a34f92016-01-17 15:56:34 +01004081 name {fname}. This also works when {fname} is a symbolic link.
Bram Moolenaarda440d22016-01-16 21:27:23 +01004082
4083 When {flags} is "d": Deletes the directory by the name
Bram Moolenaar43a34f92016-01-17 15:56:34 +01004084 {fname}. This fails when directory {fname} is not empty.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01004085
Bram Moolenaarda440d22016-01-16 21:27:23 +01004086 When {flags} is "rf": Deletes the directory by the name
Bram Moolenaar43a34f92016-01-17 15:56:34 +01004087 {fname} and everything in it, recursively. BE CAREFUL!
Bram Moolenaar36f44c22016-08-28 18:17:20 +02004088 Note: on MS-Windows it is not possible to delete a directory
4089 that is being used.
Bram Moolenaar818078d2016-08-27 21:58:42 +02004090
Bram Moolenaar43a34f92016-01-17 15:56:34 +01004091 A symbolic link itself is deleted, not what it points to.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01004092
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01004093 The result is a Number, which is 0/false if the delete
4094 operation was successful and -1/true when the deletion failed
4095 or partly failed.
Bram Moolenaarda440d22016-01-16 21:27:23 +01004096
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00004097 Use |remove()| to delete an item from a |List|.
Bram Moolenaard79a2622018-06-07 18:17:46 +02004098 To delete a line from the buffer use |:delete| or
4099 |deletebufline()|.
4100
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02004101 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4102 GetName()->delete()
4103
Bram Moolenaard473c8c2018-08-11 18:00:22 +02004104deletebufline({expr}, {first} [, {last}]) *deletebufline()*
Bram Moolenaard79a2622018-06-07 18:17:46 +02004105 Delete lines {first} to {last} (inclusive) from buffer {expr}.
4106 If {last} is omitted then delete line {first} only.
4107 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
4108
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02004109 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
4110 |bufload()| if needed.
4111
Bram Moolenaard79a2622018-06-07 18:17:46 +02004112 For the use of {expr}, see |bufname()| above.
4113
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02004114 {first} and {last} are used like with |getline()|. Note that
Bram Moolenaard79a2622018-06-07 18:17:46 +02004115 when using |line()| this refers to the current buffer. Use "$"
4116 to refer to the last line in buffer {expr}.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004117
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02004118 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4119 GetBuffer()->deletebufline(1)
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02004120<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004121 *did_filetype()*
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02004122did_filetype() Returns |TRUE| when autocommands are being executed and the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004123 FileType event has been triggered at least once. Can be used
4124 to avoid triggering the FileType event again in the scripts
4125 that detect the file type. |FileType|
Bram Moolenaar6aa8cea2017-06-05 14:44:35 +02004126 Returns |FALSE| when `:setf FALLBACK` was used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004127 When editing another file, the counter is reset, thus this
4128 really checks if the FileType event has been triggered for the
4129 current buffer. This allows an autocommand that starts
4130 editing another buffer to set 'filetype' and load a syntax
4131 file.
4132
Bram Moolenaar47136d72004-10-12 20:02:24 +00004133diff_filler({lnum}) *diff_filler()*
4134 Returns the number of filler lines above line {lnum}.
4135 These are the lines that were inserted at this point in
4136 another diff'ed window. These filler lines are shown in the
4137 display but don't exist in the buffer.
4138 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
4139 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
4140 Returns 0 if the current window is not in diff mode.
4141
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02004142 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4143 GetLnum()->diff_filler()
4144
Bram Moolenaar47136d72004-10-12 20:02:24 +00004145diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) *diff_hlID()*
4146 Returns the highlight ID for diff mode at line {lnum} column
4147 {col} (byte index). When the current line does not have a
4148 diff change zero is returned.
4149 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
4150 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
4151 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
4152 line.
4153 The highlight ID can be used with |synIDattr()| to obtain
4154 syntax information about the highlighting.
4155
Bram Moolenaar1a3a8912019-08-23 22:31:37 +02004156 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4157 GetLnum()->diff_hlID(col)
Bram Moolenaar691ddee2019-05-09 14:52:41 +02004158
Bram Moolenaar4132eb52020-02-14 16:53:00 +01004159
4160echoraw({expr}) *echoraw()*
4161 Output {expr} as-is, including unprintable characters. This
4162 can be used to output a terminal code. For example, to disable
4163 modifyOtherKeys: >
4164 call echoraw(&t_TE)
4165< and to enable it again: >
4166 call echoraw(&t_TI)
4167< Use with care, you can mess up the terminal this way.
4168
4169
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +00004170empty({expr}) *empty()*
4171 Return the Number 1 if {expr} is empty, zero otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar835dc632016-02-07 14:27:38 +01004172 - A |List| or |Dictionary| is empty when it does not have any
4173 items.
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +01004174 - A |String| is empty when its length is zero.
4175 - A |Number| and |Float| are empty when their value is zero.
Bram Moolenaar835dc632016-02-07 14:27:38 +01004176 - |v:false|, |v:none| and |v:null| are empty, |v:true| is not.
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +01004177 - A |Job| is empty when it failed to start.
4178 - A |Channel| is empty when it is closed.
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01004179 - A |Blob| is empty when its length is zero.
Bram Moolenaar835dc632016-02-07 14:27:38 +01004180
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01004181 For a long |List| this is much faster than comparing the
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00004182 length with zero.
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004183
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02004184 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4185 mylist->empty()
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +00004186
Bram Moolenaar29634562020-01-09 21:46:04 +01004187environ() *environ()*
4188 Return all of environment variables as dictionary. You can
4189 check if an environment variable exists like this: >
4190 :echo has_key(environ(), 'HOME')
4191< Note that the variable name may be CamelCase; to ignore case
4192 use this: >
4193 :echo index(keys(environ()), 'HOME', 0, 1) != -1
4194
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004195escape({string}, {chars}) *escape()*
4196 Escape the characters in {chars} that occur in {string} with a
4197 backslash. Example: >
4198 :echo escape('c:\program files\vim', ' \')
4199< results in: >
4200 c:\\program\ files\\vim
Bram Moolenaarb4d5fba2017-09-11 19:31:28 +02004201< Also see |shellescape()| and |fnameescape()|.
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00004202
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004203 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4204 GetText()->escape(' \')
4205<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004206 *eval()*
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00004207eval({string}) Evaluate {string} and return the result. Especially useful to
4208 turn the result of |string()| back into the original value.
Bram Moolenaar0d17f0d2019-01-22 22:20:38 +01004209 This works for Numbers, Floats, Strings, Blobs and composites
4210 of them. Also works for |Funcref|s that refer to existing
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004211 functions.
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00004212
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +02004213 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4214 argv->join()->eval()
4215
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004216eventhandler() *eventhandler()*
4217 Returns 1 when inside an event handler. That is that Vim got
4218 interrupted while waiting for the user to type a character,
4219 e.g., when dropping a file on Vim. This means interactive
4220 commands cannot be used. Otherwise zero is returned.
4221
4222executable({expr}) *executable()*
4223 This function checks if an executable with the name {expr}
4224 exists. {expr} must be the name of the program without any
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004225 arguments.
4226 executable() uses the value of $PATH and/or the normal
4227 searchpath for programs. *PATHEXT*
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01004228 On MS-Windows the ".exe", ".bat", etc. can optionally be
4229 included. Then the extensions in $PATHEXT are tried. Thus if
4230 "foo.exe" does not exist, "foo.exe.bat" can be found. If
Bram Moolenaar95da1362020-05-30 18:37:55 +02004231 $PATHEXT is not set then ".com;.exe;.bat;.cmd" is used. A dot
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01004232 by itself can be used in $PATHEXT to try using the name
4233 without an extension. When 'shell' looks like a Unix shell,
4234 then the name is also tried without adding an extension.
4235 On MS-Windows it only checks if the file exists and is not a
4236 directory, not if it's really executable.
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00004237 On MS-Windows an executable in the same directory as Vim is
4238 always found. Since this directory is added to $PATH it
4239 should also work to execute it |win32-PATH|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004240 The result is a Number:
4241 1 exists
4242 0 does not exist
4243 -1 not implemented on this system
Bram Moolenaar6dc819b2018-07-03 16:42:19 +02004244 |exepath()| can be used to get the full path of an executable.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004245
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004246 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4247 GetCommand()->executable()
4248
Bram Moolenaar79815f12016-07-09 17:07:29 +02004249execute({command} [, {silent}]) *execute()*
4250 Execute an Ex command or commands and return the output as a
4251 string.
4252 {command} can be a string or a List. In case of a List the
4253 lines are executed one by one.
4254 This is equivalent to: >
4255 redir => var
4256 {command}
4257 redir END
4258<
4259 The optional {silent} argument can have these values:
4260 "" no `:silent` used
4261 "silent" `:silent` used
4262 "silent!" `:silent!` used
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01004263 The default is "silent". Note that with "silent!", unlike
Bram Moolenaar069c1e72016-07-15 21:25:08 +02004264 `:redir`, error messages are dropped. When using an external
4265 command the screen may be messed up, use `system()` instead.
Bram Moolenaar79815f12016-07-09 17:07:29 +02004266 *E930*
4267 It is not possible to use `:redir` anywhere in {command}.
4268
4269 To get a list of lines use |split()| on the result: >
Bram Moolenaar063b9d12016-07-09 20:21:48 +02004270 split(execute('args'), "\n")
Bram Moolenaar79815f12016-07-09 17:07:29 +02004271
Bram Moolenaar868b7b62019-05-29 21:44:40 +02004272< To execute a command in another window than the current one
4273 use `win_execute()`.
4274
4275 When used recursively the output of the recursive call is not
Bram Moolenaar79815f12016-07-09 17:07:29 +02004276 included in the output of the higher level call.
4277
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004278 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4279 GetCommand()->execute()
4280
Bram Moolenaarc7f02552014-04-01 21:00:59 +02004281exepath({expr}) *exepath()*
4282 If {expr} is an executable and is either an absolute path, a
4283 relative path or found in $PATH, return the full path.
4284 Note that the current directory is used when {expr} starts
4285 with "./", which may be a problem for Vim: >
4286 echo exepath(v:progpath)
Bram Moolenaar7e38ea22014-04-05 22:55:53 +02004287< If {expr} cannot be found in $PATH or is not executable then
Bram Moolenaarc7f02552014-04-01 21:00:59 +02004288 an empty string is returned.
4289
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004290 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4291 GetCommand()->exepath()
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02004292<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004293 *exists()*
Bram Moolenaar8e97bd72016-08-06 22:05:07 +02004294exists({expr}) The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if {expr} is defined,
4295 zero otherwise.
4296
4297 For checking for a supported feature use |has()|.
4298 For checking if a file exists use |filereadable()|.
4299
4300 The {expr} argument is a string, which contains one of these:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004301 &option-name Vim option (only checks if it exists,
4302 not if it really works)
4303 +option-name Vim option that works.
4304 $ENVNAME environment variable (could also be
4305 done by comparing with an empty
4306 string)
4307 *funcname built-in function (see |functions|)
4308 or user defined function (see
Bram Moolenaar15c47602020-03-26 22:16:48 +01004309 |user-functions|) that is implemented.
4310 Also works for a variable that is a
4311 Funcref.
4312 ?funcname built-in function that could be
4313 implemented; to be used to check if
4314 "funcname" is valid
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004315 varname internal variable (see
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02004316 |internal-variables|). Also works
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00004317 for |curly-braces-names|, |Dictionary|
4318 entries, |List| items, etc. Beware
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00004319 that evaluating an index may cause an
4320 error message for an invalid
4321 expression. E.g.: >
4322 :let l = [1, 2, 3]
4323 :echo exists("l[5]")
4324< 0 >
4325 :echo exists("l[xx]")
4326< E121: Undefined variable: xx
4327 0
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004328 :cmdname Ex command: built-in command, user
4329 command or command modifier |:command|.
4330 Returns:
4331 1 for match with start of a command
4332 2 full match with a command
4333 3 matches several user commands
4334 To check for a supported command
4335 always check the return value to be 2.
Bram Moolenaar14716812006-05-04 21:54:08 +00004336 :2match The |:2match| command.
4337 :3match The |:3match| command.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004338 #event autocommand defined for this event
4339 #event#pattern autocommand defined for this event and
4340 pattern (the pattern is taken
4341 literally and compared to the
4342 autocommand patterns character by
4343 character)
Bram Moolenaara9b1e742005-12-19 22:14:58 +00004344 #group autocommand group exists
4345 #group#event autocommand defined for this group and
4346 event.
4347 #group#event#pattern
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00004348 autocommand defined for this group,
Bram Moolenaara9b1e742005-12-19 22:14:58 +00004349 event and pattern.
Bram Moolenaarf4cd3e82005-12-22 22:47:02 +00004350 ##event autocommand for this event is
4351 supported.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004352
4353 Examples: >
4354 exists("&shortname")
4355 exists("$HOSTNAME")
4356 exists("*strftime")
4357 exists("*s:MyFunc")
4358 exists("bufcount")
4359 exists(":Make")
Bram Moolenaara9b1e742005-12-19 22:14:58 +00004360 exists("#CursorHold")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004361 exists("#BufReadPre#*.gz")
Bram Moolenaara9b1e742005-12-19 22:14:58 +00004362 exists("#filetypeindent")
4363 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType")
4364 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType#*")
Bram Moolenaarf4cd3e82005-12-22 22:47:02 +00004365 exists("##ColorScheme")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004366< There must be no space between the symbol (&/$/*/#) and the
4367 name.
Bram Moolenaar91170f82006-05-05 21:15:17 +00004368 There must be no extra characters after the name, although in
4369 a few cases this is ignored. That may become more strict in
4370 the future, thus don't count on it!
4371 Working example: >
4372 exists(":make")
4373< NOT working example: >
4374 exists(":make install")
Bram Moolenaar9c102382006-05-03 21:26:49 +00004375
4376< Note that the argument must be a string, not the name of the
4377 variable itself. For example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004378 exists(bufcount)
4379< This doesn't check for existence of the "bufcount" variable,
Bram Moolenaar06a89a52006-04-29 22:01:03 +00004380 but gets the value of "bufcount", and checks if that exists.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004381
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004382 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4383 Varname()->exists()
4384
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02004385exp({expr}) *exp()*
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02004386 Return the exponential of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02004387 [0, inf].
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02004388 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02004389 Examples: >
4390 :echo exp(2)
4391< 7.389056 >
4392 :echo exp(-1)
4393< 0.367879
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02004394
4395 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4396 Compute()->exp()
4397<
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02004398 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02004399
4400
Bram Moolenaar84f72352012-03-11 15:57:40 +01004401expand({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]]) *expand()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004402 Expand wildcards and the following special keywords in {expr}.
Bram Moolenaar84f72352012-03-11 15:57:40 +01004403 'wildignorecase' applies.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004404
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02004405 If {list} is given and it is |TRUE|, a List will be returned.
Bram Moolenaar84f72352012-03-11 15:57:40 +01004406 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
4407 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters. [Note: in
4408 version 5.0 a space was used, which caused problems when a
4409 file name contains a space]
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004410
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02004411 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty string. A name
Bram Moolenaarec7944a2013-06-12 21:29:15 +02004412 for a non-existing file is not included, unless {expr} does
4413 not start with '%', '#' or '<', see below.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004414
4415 When {expr} starts with '%', '#' or '<', the expansion is done
4416 like for the |cmdline-special| variables with their associated
4417 modifiers. Here is a short overview:
4418
4419 % current file name
4420 # alternate file name
4421 #n alternate file name n
4422 <cfile> file name under the cursor
4423 <afile> autocmd file name
4424 <abuf> autocmd buffer number (as a String!)
4425 <amatch> autocmd matched name
Bram Moolenaar1d59aa12020-09-19 18:50:13 +02004426 <cexpr> C expression under the cursor
Bram Moolenaara6878372014-03-22 21:02:50 +01004427 <sfile> sourced script file or function name
Bram Moolenaarf29c1c62018-09-10 21:05:02 +02004428 <slnum> sourced script line number or function
4429 line number
4430 <sflnum> script file line number, also when in
4431 a function
Bram Moolenaaraa970ab2020-08-02 16:10:39 +02004432 <SID> "<SNR>123_" where "123" is the
4433 current script ID |<SID>|
Bram Moolenaar1d59aa12020-09-19 18:50:13 +02004434 <stack> call stack
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004435 <cword> word under the cursor
4436 <cWORD> WORD under the cursor
4437 <client> the {clientid} of the last received
4438 message |server2client()|
4439 Modifiers:
4440 :p expand to full path
4441 :h head (last path component removed)
4442 :t tail (last path component only)
4443 :r root (one extension removed)
4444 :e extension only
4445
4446 Example: >
4447 :let &tags = expand("%:p:h") . "/tags"
4448< Note that when expanding a string that starts with '%', '#' or
4449 '<', any following text is ignored. This does NOT work: >
4450 :let doesntwork = expand("%:h.bak")
4451< Use this: >
4452 :let doeswork = expand("%:h") . ".bak"
4453< Also note that expanding "<cfile>" and others only returns the
4454 referenced file name without further expansion. If "<cfile>"
4455 is "~/.cshrc", you need to do another expand() to have the
4456 "~/" expanded into the path of the home directory: >
4457 :echo expand(expand("<cfile>"))
4458<
4459 There cannot be white space between the variables and the
4460 following modifier. The |fnamemodify()| function can be used
4461 to modify normal file names.
4462
4463 When using '%' or '#', and the current or alternate file name
4464 is not defined, an empty string is used. Using "%:p" in a
4465 buffer with no name, results in the current directory, with a
4466 '/' added.
4467
4468 When {expr} does not start with '%', '#' or '<', it is
4469 expanded like a file name is expanded on the command line.
4470 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' are used, unless the optional
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02004471 {nosuf} argument is given and it is |TRUE|.
Bram Moolenaar146e9c32012-03-07 19:18:23 +01004472 Names for non-existing files are included. The "**" item can
4473 be used to search in a directory tree. For example, to find
4474 all "README" files in the current directory and below: >
Bram Moolenaar02743632005-07-25 20:42:36 +00004475 :echo expand("**/README")
4476<
Bram Moolenaar647e24b2019-03-17 16:39:46 +01004477 expand() can also be used to expand variables and environment
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004478 variables that are only known in a shell. But this can be
Bram Moolenaar34401cc2014-08-29 15:12:19 +02004479 slow, because a shell may be used to do the expansion. See
4480 |expr-env-expand|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004481 The expanded variable is still handled like a list of file
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02004482 names. When an environment variable cannot be expanded, it is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004483 left unchanged. Thus ":echo expand('$FOOBAR')" results in
4484 "$FOOBAR".
4485
4486 See |glob()| for finding existing files. See |system()| for
4487 getting the raw output of an external command.
4488
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004489 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4490 Getpattern()->expand()
4491
Bram Moolenaar80dad482019-06-09 17:22:31 +02004492expandcmd({expr}) *expandcmd()*
4493 Expand special items in {expr} like what is done for an Ex
4494 command such as `:edit`. This expands special keywords, like
4495 with |expand()|, and environment variables, anywhere in
Bram Moolenaar96f45c02019-10-26 19:53:45 +02004496 {expr}. "~user" and "~/path" are only expanded at the start.
4497 Returns the expanded string. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar80dad482019-06-09 17:22:31 +02004498 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o')
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004499
4500< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4501 GetCommand()->expandcmd()
Bram Moolenaar80dad482019-06-09 17:22:31 +02004502<
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004503extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extend()*
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00004504 {expr1} and {expr2} must be both |Lists| or both
4505 |Dictionaries|.
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004506
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00004507 If they are |Lists|: Append {expr2} to {expr1}.
Bram Moolenaar3132cdd2020-11-05 20:41:49 +01004508 If {expr3} is given insert the items of {expr2} before the
4509 item with index {expr3} in {expr1}. When {expr3} is zero
4510 insert before the first item. When {expr3} is equal to
4511 len({expr1}) then {expr2} is appended.
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00004512 Examples: >
4513 :echo sort(extend(mylist, [7, 5]))
4514 :call extend(mylist, [2, 3], 1)
Bram Moolenaardc9cf9c2008-08-08 10:36:31 +00004515< When {expr1} is the same List as {expr2} then the number of
4516 items copied is equal to the original length of the List.
4517 E.g., when {expr3} is 1 you get N new copies of the first item
4518 (where N is the original length of the List).
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02004519 Use |add()| to concatenate one item to a list. To concatenate
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00004520 two lists into a new list use the + operator: >
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00004521 :let newlist = [1, 2, 3] + [4, 5]
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004522<
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00004523 If they are |Dictionaries|:
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004524 Add all entries from {expr2} to {expr1}.
4525 If a key exists in both {expr1} and {expr2} then {expr3} is
4526 used to decide what to do:
4527 {expr3} = "keep": keep the value of {expr1}
4528 {expr3} = "force": use the value of {expr2}
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00004529 {expr3} = "error": give an error message *E737*
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004530 When {expr3} is omitted then "force" is assumed.
4531
4532 {expr1} is changed when {expr2} is not empty. If necessary
4533 make a copy of {expr1} first.
4534 {expr2} remains unchanged.
Bram Moolenaarf2571c62015-06-09 19:44:55 +02004535 When {expr1} is locked and {expr2} is not empty the operation
4536 fails.
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004537 Returns {expr1}.
4538
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02004539 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4540 mylist->extend(otherlist)
4541
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00004542
Bram Moolenaarb0e6b512021-01-12 20:23:40 +01004543extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extendnew()*
4544 Like |extend()| but instead of adding items to {expr1} a new
4545 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
4546 unchanged. Items can still be changed by {expr2}, if you
4547 don't want that use |deepcopy()| first.
4548
4549
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +00004550feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) *feedkeys()*
4551 Characters in {string} are queued for processing as if they
Bram Moolenaar0a988df2015-01-27 15:19:24 +01004552 come from a mapping or were typed by the user.
Bram Moolenaarb328cca2019-01-06 16:24:01 +01004553
Bram Moolenaar0a988df2015-01-27 15:19:24 +01004554 By default the string is added to the end of the typeahead
4555 buffer, thus if a mapping is still being executed the
4556 characters come after them. Use the 'i' flag to insert before
4557 other characters, they will be executed next, before any
4558 characters from a mapping.
Bram Moolenaarb328cca2019-01-06 16:24:01 +01004559
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +00004560 The function does not wait for processing of keys contained in
4561 {string}.
Bram Moolenaarb328cca2019-01-06 16:24:01 +01004562
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +00004563 To include special keys into {string}, use double-quotes
4564 and "\..." notation |expr-quote|. For example,
Bram Moolenaar79166c42007-05-10 18:29:51 +00004565 feedkeys("\<CR>") simulates pressing of the <Enter> key. But
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +00004566 feedkeys('\<CR>') pushes 5 characters.
Bram Moolenaarbe0a2592019-05-09 13:50:16 +02004567 A special code that might be useful is <Ignore>, it exits the
4568 wait for a character without doing anything. *<Ignore>*
Bram Moolenaarb328cca2019-01-06 16:24:01 +01004569
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +00004570 {mode} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
Bram Moolenaarb328cca2019-01-06 16:24:01 +01004571 'm' Remap keys. This is default. If {mode} is absent,
4572 keys are remapped.
Bram Moolenaar551dbcc2006-04-25 22:13:59 +00004573 'n' Do not remap keys.
4574 't' Handle keys as if typed; otherwise they are handled as
4575 if coming from a mapping. This matters for undo,
4576 opening folds, etc.
Bram Moolenaar5e66b422019-01-24 21:58:10 +01004577 'L' Lowlevel input. Only works for Unix or when using the
4578 GUI. Keys are used as if they were coming from the
4579 terminal. Other flags are not used. *E980*
Bram Moolenaar79296512020-03-22 16:17:14 +01004580 When a CTRL-C interrupts and 't' is included it sets
4581 the internal "got_int" flag.
Bram Moolenaar0a988df2015-01-27 15:19:24 +01004582 'i' Insert the string instead of appending (see above).
Bram Moolenaar25281632016-01-21 23:32:32 +01004583 'x' Execute commands until typeahead is empty. This is
4584 similar to using ":normal!". You can call feedkeys()
4585 several times without 'x' and then one time with 'x'
4586 (possibly with an empty {string}) to execute all the
Bram Moolenaar03413f42016-04-12 21:07:15 +02004587 typeahead. Note that when Vim ends in Insert mode it
4588 will behave as if <Esc> is typed, to avoid getting
4589 stuck, waiting for a character to be typed before the
4590 script continues.
Bram Moolenaarb328cca2019-01-06 16:24:01 +01004591 Note that if you manage to call feedkeys() while
Bram Moolenaar5b69c222019-01-11 14:50:06 +01004592 executing commands, thus calling it recursively, then
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02004593 all typeahead will be consumed by the last call.
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02004594 '!' When used with 'x' will not end Insert mode. Can be
4595 used in a test when a timer is set to exit Insert mode
4596 a little later. Useful for testing CursorHoldI.
4597
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +00004598 Return value is always 0.
4599
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004600 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4601 GetInput()->feedkeys()
4602
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004603filereadable({file}) *filereadable()*
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02004604 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a file with the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004605 name {file} exists, and can be read. If {file} doesn't exist,
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02004606 or is a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {file} is any
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004607 expression, which is used as a String.
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00004608 If you don't care about the file being readable you can use
4609 |glob()|.
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +02004610 {file} is used as-is, you may want to expand wildcards first: >
4611 echo filereadable('~/.vimrc')
4612 0
4613 echo filereadable(expand('~/.vimrc'))
4614 1
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004615
4616< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4617 GetName()->filereadable()
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +02004618< *file_readable()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004619 Obsolete name: file_readable().
4620
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00004621
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00004622filewritable({file}) *filewritable()*
4623 The result is a Number, which is 1 when a file with the
4624 name {file} exists, and can be written. If {file} doesn't
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004625 exist, or is not writable, the result is 0. If {file} is a
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00004626 directory, and we can write to it, the result is 2.
4627
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004628 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02004629 GetName()->filewritable()
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004630
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00004631
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02004632filter({expr1}, {expr2}) *filter()*
4633 {expr1} must be a |List| or a |Dictionary|.
4634 For each item in {expr1} evaluate {expr2} and when the result
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00004635 is zero remove the item from the |List| or |Dictionary|.
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02004636 {expr2} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01004637
Bram Moolenaar50ba5262016-09-22 22:33:02 +02004638 If {expr2} is a |string|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02004639 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
Bram Moolenaar50ba5262016-09-22 22:33:02 +02004640 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
4641 the current item.
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004642 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02004643 call filter(mylist, 'v:val !~ "OLD"')
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004644< Removes the items where "OLD" appears. >
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02004645 call filter(mydict, 'v:key >= 8')
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004646< Removes the items with a key below 8. >
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02004647 call filter(var, 0)
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00004648< Removes all the items, thus clears the |List| or |Dictionary|.
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00004649
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02004650 Note that {expr2} is the result of expression and is then
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004651 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
4652 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes.
4653
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02004654 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
4655 1. the key or the index of the current item.
4656 2. the value of the current item.
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02004657 The function must return |TRUE| if the item should be kept.
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02004658 Example that keeps the odd items of a list: >
4659 func Odd(idx, val)
4660 return a:idx % 2 == 1
4661 endfunc
4662 call filter(mylist, function('Odd'))
Bram Moolenaar50ba5262016-09-22 22:33:02 +02004663< It is shorter when using a |lambda|: >
4664 call filter(myList, {idx, val -> idx * val <= 42})
4665< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
4666 call filter(myList, {idx -> idx % 2 == 1})
Bram Moolenaar2ec618c2016-10-01 14:47:05 +02004667<
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00004668 The operation is done in-place. If you want a |List| or
4669 |Dictionary| to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
Bram Moolenaarafeb4fa2006-02-01 21:51:12 +00004670 :let l = filter(copy(mylist), 'v:val =~ "KEEP"')
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00004671
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02004672< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered.
4673 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
4674 further items in {expr1} are processed. When {expr2} is a
4675 Funcref errors inside a function are ignored, unless it was
4676 defined with the "abort" flag.
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00004677
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02004678 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4679 mylist->filter(expr2)
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00004680
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01004681finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *finddir()*
Bram Moolenaar5b6b1ca2007-03-27 08:19:43 +00004682 Find directory {name} in {path}. Supports both downwards and
4683 upwards recursive directory searches. See |file-searching|
4684 for the syntax of {path}.
4685 Returns the path of the first found match. When the found
4686 directory is below the current directory a relative path is
4687 returned. Otherwise a full path is returned.
Bram Moolenaar89cb5e02004-07-19 20:55:54 +00004688 If {path} is omitted or empty then 'path' is used.
4689 If the optional {count} is given, find {count}'s occurrence of
Bram Moolenaar433f7c82006-03-21 21:29:36 +00004690 {name} in {path} instead of the first one.
Bram Moolenaar899dddf2006-03-26 21:06:50 +00004691 When {count} is negative return all the matches in a |List|.
Bram Moolenaar89cb5e02004-07-19 20:55:54 +00004692 This is quite similar to the ex-command |:find|.
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02004693 {only available when compiled with the |+file_in_path|
4694 feature}
Bram Moolenaar89cb5e02004-07-19 20:55:54 +00004695
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004696 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4697 GetName()->finddir()
4698
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01004699findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *findfile()*
Bram Moolenaar89cb5e02004-07-19 20:55:54 +00004700 Just like |finddir()|, but find a file instead of a directory.
Bram Moolenaar433f7c82006-03-21 21:29:36 +00004701 Uses 'suffixesadd'.
4702 Example: >
4703 :echo findfile("tags.vim", ".;")
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00004704< Searches from the directory of the current file upwards until
4705 it finds the file "tags.vim".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004706
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004707 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4708 GetName()->findfile()
4709
Bram Moolenaar077a1e62020-06-08 20:50:43 +02004710flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flatten()*
4711 Flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels. Without {maxdepth}
4712 the result is a |List| without nesting, as if {maxdepth} is
4713 a very large number.
4714 The {list} is changed in place, make a copy first if you do
4715 not want that.
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +02004716 *E900*
Bram Moolenaar077a1e62020-06-08 20:50:43 +02004717 {maxdepth} means how deep in nested lists changes are made.
4718 {list} is not modified when {maxdepth} is 0.
4719 {maxdepth} must be positive number.
4720
4721 If there is an error the number zero is returned.
4722
4723 Example: >
4724 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5])
4725< [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] >
4726 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5], 1)
4727< [1, 2, [3, 4], 5]
4728
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004729float2nr({expr}) *float2nr()*
4730 Convert {expr} to a Number by omitting the part after the
4731 decimal point.
4732 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a Number.
4733 When the value of {expr} is out of range for a |Number| the
Bram Moolenaar22fcfad2016-07-01 18:17:26 +02004734 result is truncated to 0x7fffffff or -0x7fffffff (or when
4735 64-bit Number support is enabled, 0x7fffffffffffffff or
Bram Moolenaarb4d5fba2017-09-11 19:31:28 +02004736 -0x7fffffffffffffff). NaN results in -0x80000000 (or when
Bram Moolenaar22fcfad2016-07-01 18:17:26 +02004737 64-bit Number support is enabled, -0x8000000000000000).
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004738 Examples: >
4739 echo float2nr(3.95)
4740< 3 >
4741 echo float2nr(-23.45)
4742< -23 >
4743 echo float2nr(1.0e100)
Bram Moolenaar22fcfad2016-07-01 18:17:26 +02004744< 2147483647 (or 9223372036854775807) >
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004745 echo float2nr(-1.0e150)
Bram Moolenaar22fcfad2016-07-01 18:17:26 +02004746< -2147483647 (or -9223372036854775807) >
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004747 echo float2nr(1.0e-100)
4748< 0
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02004749
4750 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4751 Compute()->float2nr()
4752<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004753 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
4754
4755
4756floor({expr}) *floor()*
4757 Return the largest integral value less than or equal to
4758 {expr} as a |Float| (round down).
4759 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
4760 Examples: >
4761 echo floor(1.856)
4762< 1.0 >
4763 echo floor(-5.456)
4764< -6.0 >
4765 echo floor(4.0)
4766< 4.0
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02004767
4768 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4769 Compute()->floor()
4770<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004771 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01004772
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02004773
4774fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) *fmod()*
4775 Return the remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}, even if the
4776 division is not representable. Returns {expr1} - i * {expr2}
4777 for some integer i such that if {expr2} is non-zero, the
4778 result has the same sign as {expr1} and magnitude less than
4779 the magnitude of {expr2}. If {expr2} is zero, the value
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02004780 returned is zero. The value returned is a |Float|.
4781 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02004782 Examples: >
4783 :echo fmod(12.33, 1.22)
4784< 0.13 >
4785 :echo fmod(-12.33, 1.22)
4786< -0.13
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02004787
4788 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4789 Compute()->fmod(1.22)
4790<
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02004791 {only available when compiled with |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02004792
4793
Bram Moolenaaraebaf892008-05-28 14:49:58 +00004794fnameescape({string}) *fnameescape()*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02004795 Escape {string} for use as file name command argument. All
Bram Moolenaaraebaf892008-05-28 14:49:58 +00004796 characters that have a special meaning, such as '%' and '|'
4797 are escaped with a backslash.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004798 For most systems the characters escaped are
4799 " \t\n*?[{`$\\%#'\"|!<". For systems where a backslash
4800 appears in a filename, it depends on the value of 'isfname'.
Bram Moolenaar1b24e4b2008-08-08 10:59:17 +00004801 A leading '+' and '>' is also escaped (special after |:edit|
4802 and |:write|). And a "-" by itself (special after |:cd|).
Bram Moolenaaraebaf892008-05-28 14:49:58 +00004803 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1b24e4b2008-08-08 10:59:17 +00004804 :let fname = '+some str%nge|name'
Bram Moolenaaraebaf892008-05-28 14:49:58 +00004805 :exe "edit " . fnameescape(fname)
4806< results in executing: >
Bram Moolenaar1b24e4b2008-08-08 10:59:17 +00004807 edit \+some\ str\%nge\|name
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004808<
4809 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4810 GetName()->fnameescape()
Bram Moolenaaraebaf892008-05-28 14:49:58 +00004811
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004812fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) *fnamemodify()*
4813 Modify file name {fname} according to {mods}. {mods} is a
4814 string of characters like it is used for file names on the
4815 command line. See |filename-modifiers|.
4816 Example: >
4817 :echo fnamemodify("main.c", ":p:h")
4818< results in: >
4819 /home/mool/vim/vim/src
Bram Moolenaar4072ba52020-12-23 13:56:35 +01004820< If {mods} is empty then {fname} is returned.
4821 Note: Environment variables don't work in {fname}, use
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004822 |expand()| first then.
4823
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004824 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4825 GetName()->fnamemodify(':p:h')
4826
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004827foldclosed({lnum}) *foldclosed()*
4828 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
4829 fold, the result is the number of the first line in that fold.
4830 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
4831
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004832 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4833 GetLnum()->foldclosed()
4834
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004835foldclosedend({lnum}) *foldclosedend()*
4836 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
4837 fold, the result is the number of the last line in that fold.
4838 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
4839
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004840 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4841 GetLnum()->foldclosedend()
4842
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004843foldlevel({lnum}) *foldlevel()*
4844 The result is a Number, which is the foldlevel of line {lnum}
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02004845 in the current buffer. For nested folds the deepest level is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004846 returned. If there is no fold at line {lnum}, zero is
4847 returned. It doesn't matter if the folds are open or closed.
4848 When used while updating folds (from 'foldexpr') -1 is
4849 returned for lines where folds are still to be updated and the
4850 foldlevel is unknown. As a special case the level of the
4851 previous line is usually available.
4852
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004853 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4854 GetLnum()->foldlevel()
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02004855<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004856 *foldtext()*
4857foldtext() Returns a String, to be displayed for a closed fold. This is
4858 the default function used for the 'foldtext' option and should
4859 only be called from evaluating 'foldtext'. It uses the
4860 |v:foldstart|, |v:foldend| and |v:folddashes| variables.
4861 The returned string looks like this: >
4862 +-- 45 lines: abcdef
Bram Moolenaar42205552017-03-18 19:42:22 +01004863< The number of leading dashes depends on the foldlevel. The
4864 "45" is the number of lines in the fold. "abcdef" is the text
4865 in the first non-blank line of the fold. Leading white space,
4866 "//" or "/*" and the text from the 'foldmarker' and
4867 'commentstring' options is removed.
4868 When used to draw the actual foldtext, the rest of the line
4869 will be filled with the fold char from the 'fillchars'
4870 setting.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004871 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
4872
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +00004873foldtextresult({lnum}) *foldtextresult()*
4874 Returns the text that is displayed for the closed fold at line
4875 {lnum}. Evaluates 'foldtext' in the appropriate context.
4876 When there is no closed fold at {lnum} an empty string is
4877 returned.
4878 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
4879 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
4880 Useful when exporting folded text, e.g., to HTML.
4881 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
4882
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004883
4884 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4885 GetLnum()->foldtextresult()
4886<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004887 *foreground()*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02004888foreground() Move the Vim window to the foreground. Useful when sent from
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004889 a client to a Vim server. |remote_send()|
4890 On Win32 systems this might not work, the OS does not always
4891 allow a window to bring itself to the foreground. Use
4892 |remote_foreground()| instead.
4893 {only in the Win32, Athena, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
4894 Win32 console version}
4895
Bram Moolenaar437bafe2016-08-01 15:40:54 +02004896 *funcref()*
4897funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
4898 Just like |function()|, but the returned Funcref will lookup
4899 the function by reference, not by name. This matters when the
4900 function {name} is redefined later.
4901
4902 Unlike |function()|, {name} must be an existing user function.
4903 Also for autoloaded functions. {name} cannot be a builtin
4904 function.
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00004905
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004906 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4907 GetFuncname()->funcref([arg])
4908<
Bram Moolenaar1735bc92016-03-14 23:05:14 +01004909 *function()* *E700* *E922* *E923*
4910function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00004911 Return a |Funcref| variable that refers to function {name}.
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +01004912 {name} can be the name of a user defined function or an
4913 internal function.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00004914
Bram Moolenaar437bafe2016-08-01 15:40:54 +02004915 {name} can also be a Funcref or a partial. When it is a
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +01004916 partial the dict stored in it will be used and the {dict}
4917 argument is not allowed. E.g.: >
4918 let FuncWithArg = function(dict.Func, [arg])
4919 let Broken = function(dict.Func, [arg], dict)
4920<
Bram Moolenaar437bafe2016-08-01 15:40:54 +02004921 When using the Funcref the function will be found by {name},
4922 also when it was redefined later. Use |funcref()| to keep the
4923 same function.
4924
Bram Moolenaar1735bc92016-03-14 23:05:14 +01004925 When {arglist} or {dict} is present this creates a partial.
Bram Moolenaar06d2d382016-05-20 17:24:11 +02004926 That means the argument list and/or the dictionary is stored in
Bram Moolenaar1735bc92016-03-14 23:05:14 +01004927 the Funcref and will be used when the Funcref is called.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01004928
Bram Moolenaar1735bc92016-03-14 23:05:14 +01004929 The arguments are passed to the function in front of other
Bram Moolenaar088e8e32019-08-08 22:15:18 +02004930 arguments, but after any argument from |method|. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1735bc92016-03-14 23:05:14 +01004931 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
4932 ...
Bram Moolenaar088e8e32019-08-08 22:15:18 +02004933 let Partial = function('Callback', ['one', 'two'])
Bram Moolenaar1735bc92016-03-14 23:05:14 +01004934 ...
Bram Moolenaar088e8e32019-08-08 22:15:18 +02004935 call Partial('name')
Bram Moolenaar1735bc92016-03-14 23:05:14 +01004936< Invokes the function as with: >
4937 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
4938
Bram Moolenaar088e8e32019-08-08 22:15:18 +02004939< With a |method|: >
4940 func Callback(one, two, three)
4941 ...
4942 let Partial = function('Callback', ['two'])
4943 ...
4944 eval 'one'->Partial('three')
4945< Invokes the function as with: >
4946 call Callback('one', 'two', 'three')
4947
Bram Moolenaar03602ec2016-03-20 20:57:45 +01004948< The function() call can be nested to add more arguments to the
4949 Funcref. The extra arguments are appended to the list of
4950 arguments. Example: >
4951 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
4952 ...
4953 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'])
4954 let Func2 = function(Func, ['two'])
4955 ...
4956 call Func2('name')
4957< Invokes the function as with: >
4958 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
4959
Bram Moolenaar1735bc92016-03-14 23:05:14 +01004960< The Dictionary is only useful when calling a "dict" function.
4961 In that case the {dict} is passed in as "self". Example: >
4962 function Callback() dict
4963 echo "called for " . self.name
4964 endfunction
4965 ...
4966 let context = {"name": "example"}
4967 let Func = function('Callback', context)
4968 ...
4969 call Func() " will echo: called for example
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +01004970< The use of function() is not needed when there are no extra
4971 arguments, these two are equivalent: >
4972 let Func = function('Callback', context)
4973 let Func = context.Callback
Bram Moolenaar1735bc92016-03-14 23:05:14 +01004974
4975< The argument list and the Dictionary can be combined: >
4976 function Callback(arg1, count) dict
4977 ...
4978 let context = {"name": "example"}
4979 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'], context)
4980 ...
4981 call Func(500)
4982< Invokes the function as with: >
4983 call context.Callback('one', 500)
Bram Moolenaara4208962019-08-24 20:50:19 +02004984<
4985 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4986 GetFuncname()->function([arg])
Bram Moolenaar1735bc92016-03-14 23:05:14 +01004987
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00004988
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01004989garbagecollect([{atexit}]) *garbagecollect()*
Bram Moolenaarebf7dfa2016-04-14 12:46:51 +02004990 Cleanup unused |Lists|, |Dictionaries|, |Channels| and |Jobs|
4991 that have circular references.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01004992
Bram Moolenaarebf7dfa2016-04-14 12:46:51 +02004993 There is hardly ever a need to invoke this function, as it is
4994 automatically done when Vim runs out of memory or is waiting
4995 for the user to press a key after 'updatetime'. Items without
4996 circular references are always freed when they become unused.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00004997 This is useful if you have deleted a very big |List| and/or
4998 |Dictionary| with circular references in a script that runs
4999 for a long time.
Bram Moolenaarebf7dfa2016-04-14 12:46:51 +02005000
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01005001 When the optional {atexit} argument is one, garbage
Bram Moolenaar9d2c8c12007-09-25 16:00:00 +00005002 collection will also be done when exiting Vim, if it wasn't
5003 done before. This is useful when checking for memory leaks.
Bram Moolenaar39a58ca2005-06-27 22:42:44 +00005004
Bram Moolenaar574860b2016-05-24 17:33:34 +02005005 The garbage collection is not done immediately but only when
5006 it's safe to perform. This is when waiting for the user to
5007 type a character. To force garbage collection immediately use
5008 |test_garbagecollect_now()|.
Bram Moolenaarebf7dfa2016-04-14 12:46:51 +02005009
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +00005010get({list}, {idx} [, {default}]) *get()*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00005011 Get item {idx} from |List| {list}. When this item is not
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005012 available return {default}. Return zero when {default} is
5013 omitted.
Bram Moolenaar7ff78462020-07-10 22:00:53 +02005014 Preferably used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02005015 mylist->get(idx)
Bram Moolenaard8968242019-01-15 22:51:57 +01005016get({blob}, {idx} [, {default}])
5017 Get byte {idx} from |Blob| {blob}. When this byte is not
5018 available return {default}. Return -1 when {default} is
5019 omitted.
Bram Moolenaar7ff78462020-07-10 22:00:53 +02005020 Preferably used as a |method|: >
5021 myblob->get(idx)
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00005022get({dict}, {key} [, {default}])
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00005023 Get item with key {key} from |Dictionary| {dict}. When this
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00005024 item is not available return {default}. Return zero when
Bram Moolenaar54775062019-07-31 21:07:14 +02005025 {default} is omitted. Useful example: >
5026 let val = get(g:, 'var_name', 'default')
5027< This gets the value of g:var_name if it exists, and uses
5028 'default' when it does not exist.
Bram Moolenaar7ff78462020-07-10 22:00:53 +02005029 Preferably used as a |method|: >
5030 mydict->get(key)
Bram Moolenaar03e19a02016-05-24 22:29:49 +02005031get({func}, {what})
5032 Get an item with from Funcref {func}. Possible values for
Bram Moolenaar2bbf8ef2016-05-24 18:37:12 +02005033 {what} are:
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01005034 "name" The function name
5035 "func" The function
5036 "dict" The dictionary
5037 "args" The list with arguments
Bram Moolenaar7ff78462020-07-10 22:00:53 +02005038 Preferably used as a |method|: >
5039 myfunc->get(what)
5040<
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005041 *getbufinfo()*
5042getbufinfo([{expr}])
5043getbufinfo([{dict}])
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02005044 Get information about buffers as a List of Dictionaries.
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005045
5046 Without an argument information about all the buffers is
5047 returned.
5048
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02005049 When the argument is a |Dictionary| only the buffers matching
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005050 the specified criteria are returned. The following keys can
5051 be specified in {dict}:
5052 buflisted include only listed buffers.
5053 bufloaded include only loaded buffers.
Bram Moolenaar8e6a31d2017-12-10 21:06:22 +01005054 bufmodified include only modified buffers.
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005055
5056 Otherwise, {expr} specifies a particular buffer to return
5057 information for. For the use of {expr}, see |bufname()|
5058 above. If the buffer is found the returned List has one item.
5059 Otherwise the result is an empty list.
5060
5061 Each returned List item is a dictionary with the following
5062 entries:
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02005063 bufnr Buffer number.
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005064 changed TRUE if the buffer is modified.
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02005065 changedtick Number of changes made to the buffer.
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005066 hidden TRUE if the buffer is hidden.
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02005067 lastused Timestamp in seconds, like
Bram Moolenaar52410572019-10-27 05:12:45 +01005068 |localtime()|, when the buffer was
5069 last used.
5070 {only with the |+viminfo| feature}
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005071 listed TRUE if the buffer is listed.
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02005072 lnum Line number used for the buffer when
5073 opened in the current window.
5074 linecount Number of lines in the buffer (only
Bram Moolenaara9e96792019-12-17 22:40:15 +01005075 valid when loaded)
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005076 loaded TRUE if the buffer is loaded.
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02005077 name Full path to the file in the buffer.
5078 signs List of signs placed in the buffer.
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005079 Each list item is a dictionary with
5080 the following fields:
5081 id sign identifier
5082 lnum line number
5083 name sign name
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02005084 variables A reference to the dictionary with
Bram Moolenaar30567352016-08-27 21:25:44 +02005085 buffer-local variables.
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02005086 windows List of |window-ID|s that display this
Bram Moolenaar30567352016-08-27 21:25:44 +02005087 buffer
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02005088 popups List of popup |window-ID|s that
Bram Moolenaar5ca1ac32019-07-04 15:39:28 +02005089 display this buffer
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005090
5091 Examples: >
5092 for buf in getbufinfo()
5093 echo buf.name
5094 endfor
5095 for buf in getbufinfo({'buflisted':1})
Bram Moolenaar30567352016-08-27 21:25:44 +02005096 if buf.changed
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005097 ....
5098 endif
5099 endfor
5100<
Bram Moolenaar30567352016-08-27 21:25:44 +02005101 To get buffer-local options use: >
Bram Moolenaard473c8c2018-08-11 18:00:22 +02005102 getbufvar({bufnr}, '&option_name')
Bram Moolenaar30567352016-08-27 21:25:44 +02005103<
Bram Moolenaar6434fc52020-07-18 22:24:22 +02005104 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5105 GetBufnr()->getbufinfo()
5106<
5107
Bram Moolenaar45360022005-07-21 21:08:21 +00005108 *getbufline()*
5109getbufline({expr}, {lnum} [, {end}])
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00005110 Return a |List| with the lines starting from {lnum} to {end}
5111 (inclusive) in the buffer {expr}. If {end} is omitted, a
5112 |List| with only the line {lnum} is returned.
Bram Moolenaar45360022005-07-21 21:08:21 +00005113
5114 For the use of {expr}, see |bufname()| above.
5115
Bram Moolenaar661b1822005-07-28 22:36:45 +00005116 For {lnum} and {end} "$" can be used for the last line of the
5117 buffer. Otherwise a number must be used.
Bram Moolenaar45360022005-07-21 21:08:21 +00005118
5119 When {lnum} is smaller than 1 or bigger than the number of
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00005120 lines in the buffer, an empty |List| is returned.
Bram Moolenaar45360022005-07-21 21:08:21 +00005121
5122 When {end} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
5123 it is treated as {end} is set to the number of lines in the
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00005124 buffer. When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is
Bram Moolenaar45360022005-07-21 21:08:21 +00005125 returned.
5126
Bram Moolenaar661b1822005-07-28 22:36:45 +00005127 This function works only for loaded buffers. For unloaded and
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00005128 non-existing buffers, an empty |List| is returned.
Bram Moolenaar45360022005-07-21 21:08:21 +00005129
5130 Example: >
5131 :let lines = getbufline(bufnr("myfile"), 1, "$")
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005132
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005133< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5134 GetBufnr()->getbufline(lnum)
5135
Bram Moolenaar63dbda12013-02-20 21:12:10 +01005136getbufvar({expr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getbufvar()*
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005137 The result is the value of option or local buffer variable
5138 {varname} in buffer {expr}. Note that the name without "b:"
5139 must be used.
Bram Moolenaar1b884a02020-12-10 21:11:27 +01005140 When {varname} is empty returns a |Dictionary| with all the
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00005141 buffer-local variables.
Bram Moolenaar1b884a02020-12-10 21:11:27 +01005142 When {varname} is equal to "&" returns a |Dictionary| with all
Bram Moolenaar30567352016-08-27 21:25:44 +02005143 the buffer-local options.
5144 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" returns the value of
5145 a buffer-local option.
Bram Moolenaar4317d9b2005-03-18 20:25:31 +00005146 This also works for a global or buffer-local option, but it
5147 doesn't work for a global variable, window-local variable or
5148 window-local option.
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005149 For the use of {expr}, see |bufname()| above.
Bram Moolenaar63dbda12013-02-20 21:12:10 +01005150 When the buffer or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
5151 string is returned, there is no error message.
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005152 Examples: >
5153 :let bufmodified = getbufvar(1, "&mod")
5154 :echo "todo myvar = " . getbufvar("todo", "myvar")
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005155
5156< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5157 GetBufnr()->getbufvar(varname)
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005158<
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005159getchangelist([{expr}]) *getchangelist()*
Bram Moolenaar07ad8162018-02-13 13:59:59 +01005160 Returns the |changelist| for the buffer {expr}. For the use
5161 of {expr}, see |bufname()| above. If buffer {expr} doesn't
5162 exist, an empty list is returned.
5163
5164 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the change
5165 locations and the current position in the list. Each
5166 entry in the change list is a dictionary with the following
5167 entries:
5168 col column number
5169 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
5170 lnum line number
5171 If buffer {expr} is the current buffer, then the current
5172 position refers to the position in the list. For other
5173 buffers, it is set to the length of the list.
5174
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005175 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5176 GetBufnr()->getchangelist()
5177
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005178getchar([expr]) *getchar()*
Bram Moolenaar91170f82006-05-05 21:15:17 +00005179 Get a single character from the user or input stream.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005180 If [expr] is omitted, wait until a character is available.
5181 If [expr] is 0, only get a character when one is available.
Bram Moolenaar91170f82006-05-05 21:15:17 +00005182 Return zero otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005183 If [expr] is 1, only check if a character is available, it is
Bram Moolenaar91170f82006-05-05 21:15:17 +00005184 not consumed. Return zero if no character available.
5185
Bram Moolenaardfb18412013-12-11 18:53:29 +01005186 Without [expr] and when [expr] is 0 a whole character or
Bram Moolenaarc577d812017-07-08 22:37:34 +02005187 special key is returned. If it is a single character, the
Bram Moolenaar91170f82006-05-05 21:15:17 +00005188 result is a number. Use nr2char() to convert it to a String.
5189 Otherwise a String is returned with the encoded character.
Bram Moolenaarc577d812017-07-08 22:37:34 +02005190 For a special key it's a String with a sequence of bytes
5191 starting with 0x80 (decimal: 128). This is the same value as
5192 the String "\<Key>", e.g., "\<Left>". The returned value is
5193 also a String when a modifier (shift, control, alt) was used
5194 that is not included in the character.
Bram Moolenaar91170f82006-05-05 21:15:17 +00005195
Bram Moolenaar822ff862014-06-12 21:46:14 +02005196 When [expr] is 0 and Esc is typed, there will be a short delay
5197 while Vim waits to see if this is the start of an escape
5198 sequence.
5199
Bram Moolenaardfb18412013-12-11 18:53:29 +01005200 When [expr] is 1 only the first byte is returned. For a
Bram Moolenaar56a907a2006-05-06 21:44:30 +00005201 one-byte character it is the character itself as a number.
5202 Use nr2char() to convert it to a String.
Bram Moolenaar91170f82006-05-05 21:15:17 +00005203
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01005204 Use getcharmod() to obtain any additional modifiers.
5205
Bram Moolenaar219b8702006-11-01 14:32:36 +00005206 When the user clicks a mouse button, the mouse event will be
5207 returned. The position can then be found in |v:mouse_col|,
Bram Moolenaardb3a2052019-11-16 18:22:41 +01005208 |v:mouse_lnum|, |v:mouse_winid| and |v:mouse_win|.
Bram Moolenaarae97b942020-07-09 19:16:35 +02005209 |getmousepos()| can also be used. Mouse move events will be
5210 ignored.
5211 This example positions the mouse as it would normally happen: >
Bram Moolenaar219b8702006-11-01 14:32:36 +00005212 let c = getchar()
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00005213 if c == "\<LeftMouse>" && v:mouse_win > 0
Bram Moolenaar219b8702006-11-01 14:32:36 +00005214 exe v:mouse_win . "wincmd w"
5215 exe v:mouse_lnum
5216 exe "normal " . v:mouse_col . "|"
5217 endif
5218<
Bram Moolenaar690afe12017-01-28 18:34:47 +01005219 When using bracketed paste only the first character is
5220 returned, the rest of the pasted text is dropped.
5221 |xterm-bracketed-paste|.
5222
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005223 There is no prompt, you will somehow have to make clear to the
Bram Moolenaar4072ba52020-12-23 13:56:35 +01005224 user that a character has to be typed. The screen is not
5225 redrawn, e.g. when resizing the window. When using a popup
5226 window it should work better with a |popup-filter|.
5227
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005228 There is no mapping for the character.
5229 Key codes are replaced, thus when the user presses the <Del>
5230 key you get the code for the <Del> key, not the raw character
5231 sequence. Examples: >
5232 getchar() == "\<Del>"
5233 getchar() == "\<S-Left>"
5234< This example redefines "f" to ignore case: >
5235 :nmap f :call FindChar()<CR>
5236 :function FindChar()
5237 : let c = nr2char(getchar())
5238 : while col('.') < col('$') - 1
5239 : normal l
5240 : if getline('.')[col('.') - 1] ==? c
5241 : break
5242 : endif
5243 : endwhile
5244 :endfunction
Bram Moolenaared32d942014-12-06 23:33:00 +01005245<
Bram Moolenaar2b8388b2015-02-28 13:11:45 +01005246 You may also receive synthetic characters, such as
Bram Moolenaared32d942014-12-06 23:33:00 +01005247 |<CursorHold>|. Often you will want to ignore this and get
5248 another character: >
5249 :function GetKey()
5250 : let c = getchar()
5251 : while c == "\<CursorHold>"
5252 : let c = getchar()
5253 : endwhile
5254 : return c
5255 :endfunction
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005256
5257getcharmod() *getcharmod()*
5258 The result is a Number which is the state of the modifiers for
5259 the last obtained character with getchar() or in another way.
5260 These values are added together:
5261 2 shift
5262 4 control
5263 8 alt (meta)
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01005264 16 meta (when it's different from ALT)
5265 32 mouse double click
5266 64 mouse triple click
5267 96 mouse quadruple click (== 32 + 64)
5268 128 command (Macintosh only)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005269 Only the modifiers that have not been included in the
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02005270 character itself are obtained. Thus Shift-a results in "A"
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01005271 without a modifier.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005272
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01005273 *getcharpos()*
5274getcharpos({expr})
5275 Get the position for {expr}. Same as |getpos()| but the column
5276 number in the returned List is a character index instead of
5277 a byte index.
5278
5279 Example:
5280 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
5281 getcharpos('.') returns [0, 5, 3, 0]
5282 getpos('.') returns [0, 5, 7, 0]
5283<
5284 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5285 GetMark()->getcharpos()
5286
Bram Moolenaardbd24b52015-08-11 14:26:19 +02005287getcharsearch() *getcharsearch()*
5288 Return the current character search information as a {dict}
5289 with the following entries:
5290
5291 char character previously used for a character
5292 search (|t|, |f|, |T|, or |F|); empty string
5293 if no character search has been performed
5294 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
5295 0 for backward
5296 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
5297 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
5298 character search
5299
5300 This can be useful to always have |;| and |,| search
5301 forward/backward regardless of the direction of the previous
5302 character search: >
5303 :nnoremap <expr> ; getcharsearch().forward ? ';' : ','
5304 :nnoremap <expr> , getcharsearch().forward ? ',' : ';'
5305< Also see |setcharsearch()|.
5306
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005307getcmdline() *getcmdline()*
5308 Return the current command-line. Only works when the command
5309 line is being edited, thus requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or
5310 |c_CTRL-R_=|.
5311 Example: >
5312 :cmap <F7> <C-\>eescape(getcmdline(), ' \')<CR>
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00005313< Also see |getcmdtype()|, |getcmdpos()| and |setcmdpos()|.
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02005314 Returns an empty string when entering a password or using
5315 |inputsecret()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005316
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00005317getcmdpos() *getcmdpos()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005318 Return the position of the cursor in the command line as a
5319 byte count. The first column is 1.
5320 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
Bram Moolenaar5b435d62012-04-05 17:33:26 +02005321 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
5322 Returns 0 otherwise.
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00005323 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()| and |getcmdline()|.
5324
5325getcmdtype() *getcmdtype()*
5326 Return the current command-line type. Possible return values
5327 are:
Bram Moolenaar1e015462005-09-25 22:16:38 +00005328 : normal Ex command
5329 > debug mode command |debug-mode|
5330 / forward search command
5331 ? backward search command
5332 @ |input()| command
5333 - |:insert| or |:append| command
Bram Moolenaar6e932462014-09-09 18:48:09 +02005334 = |i_CTRL-R_=|
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00005335 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
Bram Moolenaar5b435d62012-04-05 17:33:26 +02005336 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
5337 Returns an empty string otherwise.
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00005338 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and |getcmdline()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005339
Bram Moolenaarfb539272014-08-22 19:21:47 +02005340getcmdwintype() *getcmdwintype()*
5341 Return the current |command-line-window| type. Possible return
5342 values are the same as |getcmdtype()|. Returns an empty string
5343 when not in the command-line window.
5344
Bram Moolenaare9d58a62016-08-13 15:07:41 +02005345getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}]) *getcompletion()*
Bram Moolenaaraa4d7322016-07-09 18:50:29 +02005346 Return a list of command-line completion matches. {type}
5347 specifies what for. The following completion types are
5348 supported:
5349
Bram Moolenaarcd43eff2018-03-29 15:55:38 +02005350 arglist file names in argument list
Bram Moolenaaraa4d7322016-07-09 18:50:29 +02005351 augroup autocmd groups
5352 buffer buffer names
5353 behave :behave suboptions
5354 color color schemes
5355 command Ex command (and arguments)
Bram Moolenaar1f1fd442020-06-07 18:45:14 +02005356 cmdline |cmdline-completion| result
Bram Moolenaaraa4d7322016-07-09 18:50:29 +02005357 compiler compilers
5358 cscope |:cscope| suboptions
Bram Moolenaarae7dba82019-12-29 13:56:33 +01005359 diff_buffer |:diffget| and |:diffput| completion
Bram Moolenaaraa4d7322016-07-09 18:50:29 +02005360 dir directory names
5361 environment environment variable names
5362 event autocommand events
5363 expression Vim expression
5364 file file and directory names
5365 file_in_path file and directory names in |'path'|
5366 filetype filetype names |'filetype'|
5367 function function name
5368 help help subjects
5369 highlight highlight groups
5370 history :history suboptions
5371 locale locale names (as output of locale -a)
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +02005372 mapclear buffer argument
Bram Moolenaaraa4d7322016-07-09 18:50:29 +02005373 mapping mapping name
5374 menu menus
Bram Moolenaar9e507ca2016-10-15 15:39:39 +02005375 messages |:messages| suboptions
Bram Moolenaaraa4d7322016-07-09 18:50:29 +02005376 option options
Bram Moolenaar9e507ca2016-10-15 15:39:39 +02005377 packadd optional package |pack-add| names
Bram Moolenaaraa4d7322016-07-09 18:50:29 +02005378 shellcmd Shell command
5379 sign |:sign| suboptions
5380 syntax syntax file names |'syntax'|
5381 syntime |:syntime| suboptions
5382 tag tags
5383 tag_listfiles tags, file names
5384 user user names
5385 var user variables
5386
Bram Moolenaar1f1fd442020-06-07 18:45:14 +02005387 If {pat} is an empty string, then all the matches are
5388 returned. Otherwise only items matching {pat} are returned.
5389 See |wildcards| for the use of special characters in {pat}.
Bram Moolenaaraa4d7322016-07-09 18:50:29 +02005390
Bram Moolenaare9d58a62016-08-13 15:07:41 +02005391 If the optional {filtered} flag is set to 1, then 'wildignore'
5392 is applied to filter the results. Otherwise all the matches
5393 are returned. The 'wildignorecase' option always applies.
5394
Bram Moolenaar1f1fd442020-06-07 18:45:14 +02005395 If {type} is "cmdline", then the |cmdline-completion| result is
5396 returned. For example, to complete the possible values after
5397 a ":call" command: >
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +02005398 echo getcompletion('call ', 'cmdline')
Bram Moolenaar1f1fd442020-06-07 18:45:14 +02005399<
Bram Moolenaaraa4d7322016-07-09 18:50:29 +02005400 If there are no matches, an empty list is returned. An
5401 invalid value for {type} produces an error.
5402
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005403 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5404 GetPattern()->getcompletion('color')
5405<
Bram Moolenaar6f6c0f82014-05-28 20:31:42 +02005406 *getcurpos()*
Bram Moolenaar99ca9c42020-09-22 21:55:41 +02005407getcurpos([{winid}])
5408 Get the position of the cursor. This is like getpos('.'), but
Bram Moolenaard1caa942020-04-10 22:10:56 +02005409 includes an extra "curswant" item in the list:
5410 [0, lnum, col, off, curswant] ~
Bram Moolenaar6f6c0f82014-05-28 20:31:42 +02005411 The "curswant" number is the preferred column when moving the
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01005412 cursor vertically. Also see |getcursorcharpos()| and
5413 |getpos()|.
5414 The first "bufnum" item is always zero. The byte position of
5415 the cursor is returned in 'col'. To get the character
5416 position, use |getcursorcharpos()|.
Bram Moolenaarcd5c8f82017-04-09 20:11:58 +02005417
Bram Moolenaar99ca9c42020-09-22 21:55:41 +02005418 The optional {winid} argument can specify the window. It can
5419 be the window number or the |window-ID|. The last known
5420 cursor position is returned, this may be invalid for the
5421 current value of the buffer if it is not the current window.
5422 If {winid} is invalid a list with zeroes is returned.
5423
Bram Moolenaar6f6c0f82014-05-28 20:31:42 +02005424 This can be used to save and restore the cursor position: >
5425 let save_cursor = getcurpos()
5426 MoveTheCursorAround
5427 call setpos('.', save_cursor)
Bram Moolenaarcd5c8f82017-04-09 20:11:58 +02005428< Note that this only works within the window. See
5429 |winrestview()| for restoring more state.
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01005430
5431 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5432 GetWinid()->getcurpos()
5433
5434< *getcursorcharpos()*
5435getcursorcharpos([{winid}])
5436 Same as |getcurpos()| but the column number in the returned
5437 List is a character index instead of a byte index.
5438
5439 Example:
5440 With the cursor on '보' in line 3 with text "여보세요": >
5441 getcursorcharpos() returns [0, 3, 2, 0, 3]
5442 getcurpos() returns [0, 3, 4, 0, 3]
5443
5444< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5445 GetWinid()->getcursorcharpos()
5446
5447< *getcwd()*
Bram Moolenaarc9703302016-01-17 21:49:33 +01005448getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
5449 The result is a String, which is the name of the current
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005450 working directory.
Bram Moolenaarc9703302016-01-17 21:49:33 +01005451
5452 With {winnr} return the local current directory of this window
Bram Moolenaar54591292018-02-09 20:53:59 +01005453 in the current tab page. {winnr} can be the window number or
5454 the |window-ID|.
5455 If {winnr} is -1 return the name of the global working
5456 directory. See also |haslocaldir()|.
5457
Bram Moolenaarc9703302016-01-17 21:49:33 +01005458 With {winnr} and {tabnr} return the local current directory of
Bram Moolenaar00aa0692019-04-27 20:37:57 +02005459 the window in the specified tab page. If {winnr} is -1 return
5460 the working directory of the tabpage.
5461 If {winnr} is zero use the current window, if {tabnr} is zero
5462 use the current tabpage.
5463 Without any arguments, return the working directory of the
5464 current window.
Bram Moolenaarc9703302016-01-17 21:49:33 +01005465 Return an empty string if the arguments are invalid.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005466
Bram Moolenaar00aa0692019-04-27 20:37:57 +02005467 Examples: >
5468 " Get the working directory of the current window
5469 :echo getcwd()
5470 :echo getcwd(0)
5471 :echo getcwd(0, 0)
5472 " Get the working directory of window 3 in tabpage 2
5473 :echo getcwd(3, 2)
5474 " Get the global working directory
5475 :echo getcwd(-1)
5476 " Get the working directory of tabpage 3
5477 :echo getcwd(-1, 3)
5478 " Get the working directory of current tabpage
5479 :echo getcwd(-1, 0)
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005480
5481< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5482 GetWinnr()->getcwd()
Bram Moolenaar00aa0692019-04-27 20:37:57 +02005483<
Bram Moolenaar691ddee2019-05-09 14:52:41 +02005484getenv({name}) *getenv()*
5485 Return the value of environment variable {name}.
5486 When the variable does not exist |v:null| is returned. That
Bram Moolenaar54775062019-07-31 21:07:14 +02005487 is different from a variable set to an empty string, although
5488 some systems interpret the empty value as the variable being
5489 deleted. See also |expr-env|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005490
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005491 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5492 GetVarname()->getenv()
5493
Bram Moolenaard8b0cf12004-12-12 11:33:30 +00005494getfontname([{name}]) *getfontname()*
5495 Without an argument returns the name of the normal font being
5496 used. Like what is used for the Normal highlight group
5497 |hl-Normal|.
5498 With an argument a check is done whether {name} is a valid
5499 font name. If not then an empty string is returned.
5500 Otherwise the actual font name is returned, or {name} if the
5501 GUI does not support obtaining the real name.
Bram Moolenaarc6fe9192006-04-09 21:54:49 +00005502 Only works when the GUI is running, thus not in your vimrc or
Bram Moolenaard8b0cf12004-12-12 11:33:30 +00005503 gvimrc file. Use the |GUIEnter| autocommand to use this
5504 function just after the GUI has started.
Bram Moolenaar3df01732017-02-17 22:47:16 +01005505 Note that the GTK GUI accepts any font name, thus checking for
5506 a valid name does not work.
Bram Moolenaard8b0cf12004-12-12 11:33:30 +00005507
Bram Moolenaar5eb86f92004-07-26 12:53:41 +00005508getfperm({fname}) *getfperm()*
5509 The result is a String, which is the read, write, and execute
5510 permissions of the given file {fname}.
5511 If {fname} does not exist or its directory cannot be read, an
5512 empty string is returned.
5513 The result is of the form "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of
5514 "rwx" flags represent, in turn, the permissions of the owner
5515 of the file, the group the file belongs to, and other users.
5516 If a user does not have a given permission the flag for this
Bram Moolenaar9b451252012-08-15 17:43:31 +02005517 is replaced with the string "-". Examples: >
Bram Moolenaar5eb86f92004-07-26 12:53:41 +00005518 :echo getfperm("/etc/passwd")
Bram Moolenaar9b451252012-08-15 17:43:31 +02005519 :echo getfperm(expand("~/.vimrc"))
Bram Moolenaar5eb86f92004-07-26 12:53:41 +00005520< This will hopefully (from a security point of view) display
5521 the string "rw-r--r--" or even "rw-------".
Bram Moolenaare2cc9702005-03-15 22:43:58 +00005522
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005523 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5524 GetFilename()->getfperm()
5525<
Bram Moolenaar2ec618c2016-10-01 14:47:05 +02005526 For setting permissions use |setfperm()|.
Bram Moolenaar80492532016-03-08 17:08:53 +01005527
Bram Moolenaar691ddee2019-05-09 14:52:41 +02005528getfsize({fname}) *getfsize()*
5529 The result is a Number, which is the size in bytes of the
5530 given file {fname}.
5531 If {fname} is a directory, 0 is returned.
5532 If the file {fname} can't be found, -1 is returned.
5533 If the size of {fname} is too big to fit in a Number then -2
5534 is returned.
5535
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005536 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5537 GetFilename()->getfsize()
5538
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005539getftime({fname}) *getftime()*
5540 The result is a Number, which is the last modification time of
5541 the given file {fname}. The value is measured as seconds
5542 since 1st Jan 1970, and may be passed to strftime(). See also
5543 |localtime()| and |strftime()|.
5544 If the file {fname} can't be found -1 is returned.
5545
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005546 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5547 GetFilename()->getftime()
5548
Bram Moolenaar5eb86f92004-07-26 12:53:41 +00005549getftype({fname}) *getftype()*
5550 The result is a String, which is a description of the kind of
5551 file of the given file {fname}.
5552 If {fname} does not exist an empty string is returned.
5553 Here is a table over different kinds of files and their
5554 results:
5555 Normal file "file"
5556 Directory "dir"
5557 Symbolic link "link"
5558 Block device "bdev"
5559 Character device "cdev"
5560 Socket "socket"
5561 FIFO "fifo"
5562 All other "other"
5563 Example: >
5564 getftype("/home")
5565< Note that a type such as "link" will only be returned on
5566 systems that support it. On some systems only "dir" and
Bram Moolenaar13d5aee2016-01-21 23:36:05 +01005567 "file" are returned. On MS-Windows a symbolic link to a
5568 directory returns "dir" instead of "link".
Bram Moolenaar5eb86f92004-07-26 12:53:41 +00005569
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005570 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5571 GetFilename()->getftype()
5572
Bram Moolenaara3a12462019-09-07 15:08:38 +02005573getimstatus() *getimstatus()*
5574 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when the IME status is
5575 active.
5576 See 'imstatusfunc'.
5577
Bram Moolenaard96ff162018-02-18 22:13:29 +01005578getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *getjumplist()*
Bram Moolenaar4f505882018-02-10 21:06:32 +01005579 Returns the |jumplist| for the specified window.
5580
5581 Without arguments use the current window.
5582 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
5583 {winnr} can also be a |window-ID|.
5584 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
5585 page.
5586
5587 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the jump
5588 locations and the last used jump position number in the list.
5589 Each entry in the jump location list is a dictionary with
5590 the following entries:
5591 bufnr buffer number
5592 col column number
5593 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
5594 filename filename if available
5595 lnum line number
5596
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005597 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5598 GetWinnr()->getjumplist()
5599
5600< *getline()*
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005601getline({lnum} [, {end}])
5602 Without {end} the result is a String, which is line {lnum}
5603 from the current buffer. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005604 getline(1)
5605< When {lnum} is a String that doesn't start with a
Bram Moolenaarf2732452018-06-03 14:47:35 +02005606 digit, |line()| is called to translate the String into a Number.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005607 To get the line under the cursor: >
5608 getline(".")
5609< When {lnum} is smaller than 1 or bigger than the number of
5610 lines in the buffer, an empty string is returned.
5611
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00005612 When {end} is given the result is a |List| where each item is
5613 a line from the current buffer in the range {lnum} to {end},
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005614 including line {end}.
5615 {end} is used in the same way as {lnum}.
5616 Non-existing lines are silently omitted.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00005617 When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is returned.
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005618 Example: >
5619 :let start = line('.')
5620 :let end = search("^$") - 1
5621 :let lines = getline(start, end)
5622
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005623< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5624 ComputeLnum()->getline()
5625
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00005626< To get lines from another buffer see |getbufline()|
5627
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01005628getloclist({nr} [, {what}]) *getloclist()*
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02005629 Returns a |List| with all the entries in the location list for
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02005630 window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
Bram Moolenaar888ccac2016-06-04 18:49:36 +02005631 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
5632
Bram Moolenaar17c7c012006-01-26 22:25:15 +00005633 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00005634 returned. For an invalid window number {nr}, an empty list is
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01005635 returned. Otherwise, same as |getqflist()|.
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005636
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02005637 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
5638 returns the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. Refer to
5639 |getqflist()| for the supported items in {what}.
Bram Moolenaar647e24b2019-03-17 16:39:46 +01005640
5641 In addition to the items supported by |getqflist()| in {what},
5642 the following item is supported by |getloclist()|:
5643
Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +02005644 filewinid id of the window used to display files
Bram Moolenaar647e24b2019-03-17 16:39:46 +01005645 from the location list. This field is
5646 applicable only when called from a
5647 location list window. See
5648 |location-list-file-window| for more
5649 details.
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02005650
Bram Moolenaar1b884a02020-12-10 21:11:27 +01005651 Returns a |Dictionary| with default values if there is no
5652 location list for the window {nr}.
Bram Moolenaar99ca9c42020-09-22 21:55:41 +02005653 Returns an empty Dictionary if window {nr} does not exist.
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02005654
5655 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
5656 :echo getloclist(3, {'all': 0})
5657 :echo getloclist(5, {'filewinid': 0})
5658
5659
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02005660getmarklist([{expr}]) *getmarklist()*
Bram Moolenaarcfb4b472020-05-31 15:41:57 +02005661 Without the {expr} argument returns a |List| with information
5662 about all the global marks. |mark|
5663
5664 If the optional {expr} argument is specified, returns the
5665 local marks defined in buffer {expr}. For the use of {expr},
5666 see |bufname()|.
5667
Bram Moolenaar1d59aa12020-09-19 18:50:13 +02005668 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following:
Bram Moolenaarcfb4b472020-05-31 15:41:57 +02005669 name - name of the mark prefixed by "'"
5670 pos - a |List| with the position of the mark:
5671 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
5672 Refer to |getpos()| for more information.
5673 file - file name
5674
5675 Refer to |getpos()| for getting information about a specific
5676 mark.
5677
Bram Moolenaarf17e7ea2020-06-01 14:14:44 +02005678 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5679 GetBufnr()->getmarklist()
Bram Moolenaarcfb4b472020-05-31 15:41:57 +02005680
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01005681getmatches([{win}]) *getmatches()*
Bram Moolenaarfd133322019-03-29 12:20:27 +01005682 Returns a |List| with all matches previously defined for the
5683 current window by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
5684 |getmatches()| is useful in combination with |setmatches()|,
5685 as |setmatches()| can restore a list of matches saved by
5686 |getmatches()|.
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00005687 Example: >
5688 :echo getmatches()
5689< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
5690 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
5691 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
5692 :let m = getmatches()
5693 :call clearmatches()
5694 :echo getmatches()
5695< [] >
5696 :call setmatches(m)
5697 :echo getmatches()
5698< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
5699 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
5700 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
5701 :unlet m
5702<
Bram Moolenaardb3a2052019-11-16 18:22:41 +01005703getmousepos() *getmousepos()*
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02005704 Returns a |Dictionary| with the last known position of the
Bram Moolenaardb3a2052019-11-16 18:22:41 +01005705 mouse. This can be used in a mapping for a mouse click or in
5706 a filter of a popup window. The items are:
5707 screenrow screen row
5708 screencol screen column
5709 winid Window ID of the click
5710 winrow row inside "winid"
5711 wincol column inside "winid"
5712 line text line inside "winid"
5713 column text column inside "winid"
5714 All numbers are 1-based.
5715
5716 If not over a window, e.g. when in the command line, then only
5717 "screenrow" and "screencol" are valid, the others are zero.
5718
5719 When on the status line below a window or the vertical
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02005720 separator right of a window, the "line" and "column" values
Bram Moolenaardb3a2052019-11-16 18:22:41 +01005721 are zero.
5722
5723 When the position is after the text then "column" is the
5724 length of the text in bytes.
5725
5726 If the mouse is over a popup window then that window is used.
5727
5728
5729 When using |getchar()| the Vim variables |v:mouse_lnum|,
5730 |v:mouse_col| and |v:mouse_winid| also provide these values.
5731
Bram Moolenaar822ff862014-06-12 21:46:14 +02005732 *getpid()*
5733getpid() Return a Number which is the process ID of the Vim process.
5734 On Unix and MS-Windows this is a unique number, until Vim
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01005735 exits.
Bram Moolenaar822ff862014-06-12 21:46:14 +02005736
5737 *getpos()*
5738getpos({expr}) Get the position for {expr}. For possible values of {expr}
5739 see |line()|. For getting the cursor position see
5740 |getcurpos()|.
5741 The result is a |List| with four numbers:
5742 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
5743 "bufnum" is zero, unless a mark like '0 or 'A is used, then it
5744 is the buffer number of the mark.
5745 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
5746 column is 1.
5747 The "off" number is zero, unless 'virtualedit' is used. Then
5748 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
5749 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
5750 character.
5751 Note that for '< and '> Visual mode matters: when it is "V"
5752 (visual line mode) the column of '< is zero and the column of
5753 '> is a large number.
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01005754 The column number in the returned List is the byte position
5755 within the line. To get the character position in the line,
5756 use |getcharpos()|
Bram Moolenaar822ff862014-06-12 21:46:14 +02005757 This can be used to save and restore the position of a mark: >
5758 let save_a_mark = getpos("'a")
5759 ...
Bram Moolenaared32d942014-12-06 23:33:00 +01005760 call setpos("'a", save_a_mark)
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01005761< Also see |getcharpos()|, |getcurpos()| and |setpos()|.
Bram Moolenaar822ff862014-06-12 21:46:14 +02005762
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005763 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5764 GetMark()->getpos()
5765
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02005766getqflist([{what}]) *getqflist()*
Bram Moolenaar1b884a02020-12-10 21:11:27 +01005767 Returns a |List| with all the current quickfix errors. Each
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00005768 list item is a dictionary with these entries:
5769 bufnr number of buffer that has the file name, use
5770 bufname() to get the name
Bram Moolenaard76ce852018-05-01 15:02:04 +02005771 module module name
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00005772 lnum line number in the buffer (first line is 1)
5773 col column number (first column is 1)
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02005774 vcol |TRUE|: "col" is visual column
5775 |FALSE|: "col" is byte index
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00005776 nr error number
Bram Moolenaar48b66fb2007-02-04 01:58:18 +00005777 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00005778 text description of the error
5779 type type of the error, 'E', '1', etc.
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02005780 valid |TRUE|: recognized error message
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00005781
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02005782 When there is no error list or it's empty, an empty list is
Bram Moolenaar48b66fb2007-02-04 01:58:18 +00005783 returned. Quickfix list entries with non-existing buffer
5784 number are returned with "bufnr" set to zero.
Bram Moolenaare7eb9df2005-09-09 19:49:30 +00005785
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00005786 Useful application: Find pattern matches in multiple files and
5787 do something with them: >
5788 :vimgrep /theword/jg *.c
5789 :for d in getqflist()
5790 : echo bufname(d.bufnr) ':' d.lnum '=' d.text
5791 :endfor
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02005792<
5793 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
5794 returns only the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. The
5795 following string items are supported in {what}:
Bram Moolenaarb254af32017-12-18 19:48:58 +01005796 changedtick get the total number of changes made
Bram Moolenaar15142e22018-04-30 22:19:58 +02005797 to the list |quickfix-changedtick|
5798 context get the |quickfix-context|
Bram Moolenaar36538222017-09-02 19:51:44 +02005799 efm errorformat to use when parsing "lines". If
Bram Moolenaar2f058492017-11-30 20:27:52 +01005800 not present, then the 'errorformat' option
Bram Moolenaar36538222017-09-02 19:51:44 +02005801 value is used.
Bram Moolenaara539f4f2017-08-30 20:33:55 +02005802 id get information for the quickfix list with
5803 |quickfix-ID|; zero means the id for the
Bram Moolenaar2f058492017-11-30 20:27:52 +01005804 current list or the list specified by "nr"
Bram Moolenaar858ba062020-05-31 23:11:59 +02005805 idx get information for the quickfix entry at this
5806 index in the list specified by 'id' or 'nr'.
5807 If set to zero, then uses the current entry.
Bram Moolenaar5b69c222019-01-11 14:50:06 +01005808 See |quickfix-index|
Bram Moolenaar6a8958d2017-06-22 21:33:20 +02005809 items quickfix list entries
Bram Moolenaar15142e22018-04-30 22:19:58 +02005810 lines parse a list of lines using 'efm' and return
5811 the resulting entries. Only a |List| type is
5812 accepted. The current quickfix list is not
5813 modified. See |quickfix-parse|.
Bram Moolenaar890680c2016-09-27 21:28:56 +02005814 nr get information for this quickfix list; zero
Bram Moolenaar36538222017-09-02 19:51:44 +02005815 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
Bram Moolenaar875feea2017-06-11 16:07:51 +02005816 the last quickfix list
Bram Moolenaar647e24b2019-03-17 16:39:46 +01005817 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
5818 window. Returns 0 if the quickfix buffer is
5819 not present. See |quickfix-buffer|.
Bram Moolenaarfc2b2702017-09-15 22:43:07 +02005820 size number of entries in the quickfix list
Bram Moolenaar15142e22018-04-30 22:19:58 +02005821 title get the list title |quickfix-title|
Bram Moolenaar74240d32017-12-10 15:26:15 +01005822 winid get the quickfix |window-ID|
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02005823 all all of the above quickfix properties
Bram Moolenaar74240d32017-12-10 15:26:15 +01005824 Non-string items in {what} are ignored. To get the value of a
Bram Moolenaara6d48492017-12-12 22:45:31 +01005825 particular item, set it to zero.
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02005826 If "nr" is not present then the current quickfix list is used.
Bram Moolenaara539f4f2017-08-30 20:33:55 +02005827 If both "nr" and a non-zero "id" are specified, then the list
5828 specified by "id" is used.
Bram Moolenaarb4d5fba2017-09-11 19:31:28 +02005829 To get the number of lists in the quickfix stack, set "nr" to
5830 "$" in {what}. The "nr" value in the returned dictionary
Bram Moolenaar875feea2017-06-11 16:07:51 +02005831 contains the quickfix stack size.
Bram Moolenaarb4d5fba2017-09-11 19:31:28 +02005832 When "lines" is specified, all the other items except "efm"
5833 are ignored. The returned dictionary contains the entry
5834 "items" with the list of entries.
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00005835
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02005836 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
Bram Moolenaarb254af32017-12-18 19:48:58 +01005837 changedtick total number of changes made to the
5838 list |quickfix-changedtick|
Bram Moolenaar15142e22018-04-30 22:19:58 +02005839 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
Bram Moolenaara6d48492017-12-12 22:45:31 +01005840 If not present, set to "".
5841 id quickfix list ID |quickfix-ID|. If not
5842 present, set to 0.
Bram Moolenaar858ba062020-05-31 23:11:59 +02005843 idx index of the quickfix entry in the list. If not
Bram Moolenaara6d48492017-12-12 22:45:31 +01005844 present, set to 0.
5845 items quickfix list entries. If not present, set to
5846 an empty list.
5847 nr quickfix list number. If not present, set to 0
Bram Moolenaar647e24b2019-03-17 16:39:46 +01005848 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
5849 window. If not present, set to 0.
Bram Moolenaara6d48492017-12-12 22:45:31 +01005850 size number of entries in the quickfix list. If not
5851 present, set to 0.
5852 title quickfix list title text. If not present, set
5853 to "".
Bram Moolenaar74240d32017-12-10 15:26:15 +01005854 winid quickfix |window-ID|. If not present, set to 0
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02005855
Bram Moolenaar15142e22018-04-30 22:19:58 +02005856 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02005857 :echo getqflist({'all': 1})
5858 :echo getqflist({'nr': 2, 'title': 1})
Bram Moolenaar2c809b72017-09-01 18:34:02 +02005859 :echo getqflist({'lines' : ["F1:10:L10"]})
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02005860<
Bram Moolenaarb7cb42b2014-04-02 19:55:10 +02005861getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]]) *getreg()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005862 The result is a String, which is the contents of register
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00005863 {regname}. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005864 :let cliptext = getreg('*')
Bram Moolenaardc1f1642016-08-16 18:33:43 +02005865< When {regname} was not set the result is an empty string.
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02005866
5867 getreg('=') returns the last evaluated value of the expression
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00005868 register. (For use in maps.)
Bram Moolenaar2389c3c2005-05-22 22:07:59 +00005869 getreg('=', 1) returns the expression itself, so that it can
5870 be restored with |setreg()|. For other registers the extra
5871 argument is ignored, thus you can always give it.
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02005872
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02005873 If {list} is present and |TRUE|, the result type is changed
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02005874 to |List|. Each list item is one text line. Use it if you care
Bram Moolenaarb7cb42b2014-04-02 19:55:10 +02005875 about zero bytes possibly present inside register: without
5876 third argument both NLs and zero bytes are represented as NLs
5877 (see |NL-used-for-Nul|).
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02005878 When the register was not set an empty list is returned.
5879
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005880 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
5881
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005882 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5883 GetRegname()->getreg()
5884
Bram Moolenaarbb861e22020-06-07 18:16:36 +02005885getreginfo([{regname}]) *getreginfo()*
5886 Returns detailed information about register {regname} as a
5887 Dictionary with the following entries:
5888 regcontents List of lines contained in register
5889 {regname}, like
5890 |getreg|({regname}, 1, 1).
5891 regtype the type of register {regname}, as in
5892 |getregtype()|.
5893 isunnamed Boolean flag, v:true if this register
5894 is currently pointed to by the unnamed
5895 register.
5896 points_to for the unnamed register, gives the
5897 single letter name of the register
5898 currently pointed to (see |quotequote|).
5899 For example, after deleting a line
5900 with `dd`, this field will be "1",
5901 which is the register that got the
5902 deleted text.
5903
5904 If {regname} is invalid or not set, an empty Dictionary
5905 will be returned.
5906 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +02005907 The returned Dictionary can be passed to |setreg()|.
Bram Moolenaarbb861e22020-06-07 18:16:36 +02005908
5909 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5910 GetRegname()->getreginfo()
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00005911
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005912getregtype([{regname}]) *getregtype()*
5913 The result is a String, which is type of register {regname}.
5914 The value will be one of:
5915 "v" for |characterwise| text
5916 "V" for |linewise| text
5917 "<CTRL-V>{width}" for |blockwise-visual| text
Bram Moolenaar32b92012014-01-14 12:33:36 +01005918 "" for an empty or unknown register
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005919 <CTRL-V> is one character with value 0x16.
5920 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
5921
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005922 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5923 GetRegname()->getregtype()
5924
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005925gettabinfo([{arg}]) *gettabinfo()*
5926 If {arg} is not specified, then information about all the tab
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02005927 pages is returned as a |List|. Each List item is a |Dictionary|.
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005928 Otherwise, {arg} specifies the tab page number and information
5929 about that one is returned. If the tab page does not exist an
5930 empty List is returned.
5931
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02005932 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02005933 tabnr tab page number.
Bram Moolenaar30567352016-08-27 21:25:44 +02005934 variables a reference to the dictionary with
5935 tabpage-local variables
Bram Moolenaarf6b40102019-02-22 15:24:03 +01005936 windows List of |window-ID|s in the tab page.
Bram Moolenaarb5ae48e2016-08-12 22:23:25 +02005937
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005938 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5939 GetTabnr()->gettabinfo()
5940
Bram Moolenaar63dbda12013-02-20 21:12:10 +01005941gettabvar({tabnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabvar()*
Bram Moolenaar06b5d512010-05-22 15:37:44 +02005942 Get the value of a tab-local variable {varname} in tab page
5943 {tabnr}. |t:var|
5944 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
Bram Moolenaar0e2ea1b2014-09-09 16:13:08 +02005945 When {varname} is empty a dictionary with all tab-local
5946 variables is returned.
Bram Moolenaar06b5d512010-05-22 15:37:44 +02005947 Note that the name without "t:" must be used.
Bram Moolenaar63dbda12013-02-20 21:12:10 +01005948 When the tab or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
5949 string is returned, there is no error message.
Bram Moolenaar06b5d512010-05-22 15:37:44 +02005950
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005951 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5952 GetTabnr()->gettabvar(varname)
5953
Bram Moolenaar63dbda12013-02-20 21:12:10 +01005954gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabwinvar()*
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00005955 Get the value of window-local variable {varname} in window
5956 {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}.
Bram Moolenaar63dbda12013-02-20 21:12:10 +01005957 When {varname} is empty a dictionary with all window-local
5958 variables is returned.
Bram Moolenaar30567352016-08-27 21:25:44 +02005959 When {varname} is equal to "&" get the values of all
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02005960 window-local options in a |Dictionary|.
Bram Moolenaar30567352016-08-27 21:25:44 +02005961 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" get the value of a
5962 window-local option.
Bram Moolenaar63dbda12013-02-20 21:12:10 +01005963 Note that {varname} must be the name without "w:".
Bram Moolenaarc6249bb2006-04-15 20:25:09 +00005964 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
5965 use |getwinvar()|.
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02005966 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
Bram Moolenaarc6249bb2006-04-15 20:25:09 +00005967 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
5968 This also works for a global option, buffer-local option and
5969 window-local option, but it doesn't work for a global variable
5970 or buffer-local variable.
Bram Moolenaar63dbda12013-02-20 21:12:10 +01005971 When the tab, window or variable doesn't exist {def} or an
5972 empty string is returned, there is no error message.
Bram Moolenaarc6249bb2006-04-15 20:25:09 +00005973 Examples: >
5974 :let list_is_on = gettabwinvar(1, 2, '&list')
5975 :echo "myvar = " . gettabwinvar(3, 1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaard46bbc72007-05-12 14:38:41 +00005976<
Bram Moolenaarb477af22018-07-15 20:20:18 +02005977 To obtain all window-local variables use: >
5978 gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, '&')
5979
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005980< Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar5d69fdb2019-08-31 19:13:58 +02005981 GetTabnr()->gettabwinvar(winnr, varname)
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02005982
Bram Moolenaarf49cc602018-11-11 15:21:05 +01005983gettagstack([{nr}]) *gettagstack()*
5984 The result is a Dict, which is the tag stack of window {nr}.
5985 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
5986 When {nr} is not specified, the current window is used.
5987 When window {nr} doesn't exist, an empty Dict is returned.
5988
5989 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
5990 curidx Current index in the stack. When at
5991 top of the stack, set to (length + 1).
5992 Index of bottom of the stack is 1.
5993 items List of items in the stack. Each item
5994 is a dictionary containing the
5995 entries described below.
5996 length Number of entries in the stack.
5997
5998 Each item in the stack is a dictionary with the following
5999 entries:
6000 bufnr buffer number of the current jump
6001 from cursor position before the tag jump.
6002 See |getpos()| for the format of the
6003 returned list.
6004 matchnr current matching tag number. Used when
6005 multiple matching tags are found for a
6006 name.
6007 tagname name of the tag
6008
6009 See |tagstack| for more information about the tag stack.
6010
Bram Moolenaar5d69fdb2019-08-31 19:13:58 +02006011 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6012 GetWinnr()->gettagstack()
6013
Bram Moolenaar0b39c3f2020-08-30 15:52:10 +02006014
6015gettext({text}) *gettext()*
6016 Translate {text} if possible.
6017 This is mainly for use in the distributed Vim scripts. When
6018 generating message translations the {text} is extracted by
6019 xgettext, the translator can add the translated message in the
6020 .po file and Vim will lookup the translation when gettext() is
6021 called.
6022 For {text} double quoted strings are preferred, because
6023 xgettext does not understand escaping in single quoted
6024 strings.
6025
6026
Bram Moolenaar7132ddc2018-07-15 17:01:11 +02006027getwininfo([{winid}]) *getwininfo()*
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02006028 Returns information about windows as a |List| with Dictionaries.
Bram Moolenaar7132ddc2018-07-15 17:01:11 +02006029
6030 If {winid} is given Information about the window with that ID
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02006031 is returned, as a |List| with one item. If the window does not
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +02006032 exist the result is an empty list.
Bram Moolenaar7132ddc2018-07-15 17:01:11 +02006033
6034 Without {winid} information about all the windows in all the
6035 tab pages is returned.
6036
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02006037 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
Bram Moolenaar8fcb60f2019-03-04 13:18:30 +01006038 botline last displayed buffer line
Bram Moolenaar7132ddc2018-07-15 17:01:11 +02006039 bufnr number of buffer in the window
6040 height window height (excluding winbar)
Bram Moolenaar7132ddc2018-07-15 17:01:11 +02006041 loclist 1 if showing a location list
6042 {only with the +quickfix feature}
6043 quickfix 1 if quickfix or location list window
6044 {only with the +quickfix feature}
6045 terminal 1 if a terminal window
6046 {only with the +terminal feature}
6047 tabnr tab page number
Bram Moolenaar10455d42019-11-21 15:36:18 +01006048 topline first displayed buffer line
Bram Moolenaar7132ddc2018-07-15 17:01:11 +02006049 variables a reference to the dictionary with
6050 window-local variables
6051 width window width
Bram Moolenaarb477af22018-07-15 20:20:18 +02006052 winbar 1 if the window has a toolbar, 0
6053 otherwise
Bram Moolenaar7132ddc2018-07-15 17:01:11 +02006054 wincol leftmost screen column of the window,
6055 col from |win_screenpos()|
6056 winid |window-ID|
6057 winnr window number
6058 winrow topmost screen column of the window,
6059 row from |win_screenpos()|
6060
Bram Moolenaar5d69fdb2019-08-31 19:13:58 +02006061 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6062 GetWinnr()->getwininfo()
6063
Bram Moolenaar3f54fd32018-03-03 21:29:55 +01006064getwinpos([{timeout}]) *getwinpos()*
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02006065 The result is a |List| with two numbers, the result of
Bram Moolenaar10455d42019-11-21 15:36:18 +01006066 |getwinposx()| and |getwinposy()| combined:
Bram Moolenaar3f54fd32018-03-03 21:29:55 +01006067 [x-pos, y-pos]
6068 {timeout} can be used to specify how long to wait in msec for
6069 a response from the terminal. When omitted 100 msec is used.
Bram Moolenaarb5b75622018-03-09 22:22:21 +01006070 Use a longer time for a remote terminal.
6071 When using a value less than 10 and no response is received
6072 within that time, a previously reported position is returned,
6073 if available. This can be used to poll for the position and
Bram Moolenaar5b69c222019-01-11 14:50:06 +01006074 do some work in the meantime: >
Bram Moolenaarb5b75622018-03-09 22:22:21 +01006075 while 1
6076 let res = getwinpos(1)
6077 if res[0] >= 0
6078 break
6079 endif
6080 " Do some work here
6081 endwhile
6082<
Bram Moolenaar5d69fdb2019-08-31 19:13:58 +02006083
6084 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6085 GetTimeout()->getwinpos()
6086<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006087 *getwinposx()*
6088getwinposx() The result is a Number, which is the X coordinate in pixels of
Bram Moolenaarcd5c8f82017-04-09 20:11:58 +02006089 the left hand side of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an
Bram Moolenaar3f54fd32018-03-03 21:29:55 +01006090 xterm (uses a timeout of 100 msec).
Bram Moolenaarcd5c8f82017-04-09 20:11:58 +02006091 The result will be -1 if the information is not available.
6092 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006093
6094 *getwinposy()*
6095getwinposy() The result is a Number, which is the Y coordinate in pixels of
Bram Moolenaar3f54fd32018-03-03 21:29:55 +01006096 the top of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an xterm (uses
6097 a timeout of 100 msec).
Bram Moolenaarcd5c8f82017-04-09 20:11:58 +02006098 The result will be -1 if the information is not available.
6099 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006100
Bram Moolenaar63dbda12013-02-20 21:12:10 +01006101getwinvar({winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getwinvar()*
Bram Moolenaarc6249bb2006-04-15 20:25:09 +00006102 Like |gettabwinvar()| for the current tabpage.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006103 Examples: >
6104 :let list_is_on = getwinvar(2, '&list')
6105 :echo "myvar = " . getwinvar(1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar5d69fdb2019-08-31 19:13:58 +02006106
6107< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6108 GetWinnr()->getwinvar(varname)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006109<
Bram Moolenaard8b77f72015-03-05 21:21:19 +01006110glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]]) *glob()*
Bram Moolenaarbb5ddda2008-11-28 10:01:10 +00006111 Expand the file wildcards in {expr}. See |wildcards| for the
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00006112 use of special characters.
Bram Moolenaar84f72352012-03-11 15:57:40 +01006113
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02006114 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
Bram Moolenaarbb5ddda2008-11-28 10:01:10 +00006115 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
6116 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
6117 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +01006118 'wildignorecase' always applies.
Bram Moolenaar84f72352012-03-11 15:57:40 +01006119
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02006120 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
Bram Moolenaar84f72352012-03-11 15:57:40 +01006121 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is,
6122 you also get filenames containing newlines correctly.
6123 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
6124 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters.
6125
6126 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty String or List.
Bram Moolenaard8b77f72015-03-05 21:21:19 +01006127
Bram Moolenaar62e1bb42019-04-08 16:25:07 +02006128 You can also use |readdir()| if you need to do complicated
6129 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
6130
Bram Moolenaar61d35bd2012-03-28 20:51:51 +02006131 A name for a non-existing file is not included. A symbolic
6132 link is only included if it points to an existing file.
Bram Moolenaard8b77f72015-03-05 21:21:19 +01006133 However, when the {alllinks} argument is present and it is
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02006134 |TRUE| then all symbolic links are included.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006135
6136 For most systems backticks can be used to get files names from
6137 any external command. Example: >
6138 :let tagfiles = glob("`find . -name tags -print`")
6139 :let &tags = substitute(tagfiles, "\n", ",", "g")
6140< The result of the program inside the backticks should be one
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02006141 item per line. Spaces inside an item are allowed.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006142
6143 See |expand()| for expanding special Vim variables. See
6144 |system()| for getting the raw output of an external command.
6145
Bram Moolenaar5d69fdb2019-08-31 19:13:58 +02006146 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6147 GetExpr()->glob()
6148
Bram Moolenaar5837f1f2015-03-21 18:06:14 +01006149glob2regpat({expr}) *glob2regpat()*
6150 Convert a file pattern, as used by glob(), into a search
6151 pattern. The result can be used to match with a string that
6152 is a file name. E.g. >
6153 if filename =~ glob2regpat('Make*.mak')
6154< This is equivalent to: >
6155 if filename =~ '^Make.*\.mak$'
Bram Moolenaar3b5f9292016-01-28 22:37:01 +01006156< When {expr} is an empty string the result is "^$", match an
6157 empty string.
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02006158 Note that the result depends on the system. On MS-Windows
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02006159 a backslash usually means a path separator.
Bram Moolenaar3b5f9292016-01-28 22:37:01 +01006160
Bram Moolenaar5d69fdb2019-08-31 19:13:58 +02006161 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6162 GetExpr()->glob2regpat()
6163< *globpath()*
Bram Moolenaar6463ca22016-02-13 17:04:46 +01006164globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02006165 Perform glob() for {expr} on all directories in {path} and
6166 concatenate the results. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006167 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim")
Bram Moolenaar1b1063a2014-05-07 18:35:30 +02006168<
6169 {path} is a comma-separated list of directory names. Each
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006170 directory name is prepended to {expr} and expanded like with
Bram Moolenaarbb5ddda2008-11-28 10:01:10 +00006171 |glob()|. A path separator is inserted when needed.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006172 To add a comma inside a directory name escape it with a
6173 backslash. Note that on MS-Windows a directory may have a
6174 trailing backslash, remove it if you put a comma after it.
6175 If the expansion fails for one of the directories, there is no
6176 error message.
Bram Moolenaar1b1063a2014-05-07 18:35:30 +02006177
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02006178 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
Bram Moolenaarbb5ddda2008-11-28 10:01:10 +00006179 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
6180 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
6181 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006182
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02006183 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
Bram Moolenaar1b1063a2014-05-07 18:35:30 +02006184 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is, you
6185 also get filenames containing newlines correctly. Otherwise
6186 the result is a String and when there are several matches,
6187 they are separated by <NL> characters. Example: >
6188 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim", 0, 1)
6189<
Bram Moolenaar6463ca22016-02-13 17:04:46 +01006190 {alllinks} is used as with |glob()|.
Bram Moolenaard8b77f72015-03-05 21:21:19 +01006191
Bram Moolenaar02743632005-07-25 20:42:36 +00006192 The "**" item can be used to search in a directory tree.
6193 For example, to find all "README.txt" files in the directories
6194 in 'runtimepath' and below: >
6195 :echo globpath(&rtp, "**/README.txt")
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00006196< Upwards search and limiting the depth of "**" is not
6197 supported, thus using 'path' will not always work properly.
6198
Bram Moolenaar5d69fdb2019-08-31 19:13:58 +02006199 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
6200 second argument: >
6201 GetExpr()->globpath(&rtp)
6202<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006203 *has()*
Bram Moolenaar79296512020-03-22 16:17:14 +01006204has({feature} [, {check}])
6205 When {check} is omitted or is zero: The result is a Number,
6206 which is 1 if the feature {feature} is supported, zero
6207 otherwise. The {feature} argument is a string, case is
6208 ignored. See |feature-list| below.
6209
6210 When {check} is present and not zero: The result is a Number,
6211 which is 1 if the feature {feature} could ever be supported,
6212 zero otherwise. This is useful to check for a typo in
Bram Moolenaar191acfd2020-03-27 20:42:43 +01006213 {feature} and to detect dead code. Keep in mind that an older
6214 Vim version will not know about a feature added later and
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +02006215 features that have been abandoned will not be known by the
Bram Moolenaar191acfd2020-03-27 20:42:43 +01006216 current Vim version.
Bram Moolenaar79296512020-03-22 16:17:14 +01006217
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006218 Also see |exists()|.
Bram Moolenaar79296512020-03-22 16:17:14 +01006219
Bram Moolenaarb17893a2020-03-14 08:19:51 +01006220 Note that to skip code that has a syntax error when the
6221 feature is not available, Vim may skip the rest of the line
Bram Moolenaar7ceefb32020-05-01 16:07:38 +02006222 and miss a following `endif`. Therefore put the `endif` on a
Bram Moolenaarb17893a2020-03-14 08:19:51 +01006223 separate line: >
6224 if has('feature')
6225 let x = this->breaks->without->the->feature
6226 endif
Bram Moolenaarff781552020-03-19 20:37:11 +01006227< If the `endif` would be moved to the second line as "| endif" it
6228 would not be found.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006229
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00006230
6231has_key({dict}, {key}) *has_key()*
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01006232 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if |Dictionary| {dict}
6233 has an entry with key {key}. FALSE otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00006234
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +02006235 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6236 mydict->has_key(key)
6237
Bram Moolenaarc9703302016-01-17 21:49:33 +01006238haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *haslocaldir()*
Bram Moolenaar00aa0692019-04-27 20:37:57 +02006239 The result is a Number:
6240 1 when the window has set a local directory via |:lcd|
6241 2 when the tab-page has set a local directory via |:tcd|
6242 0 otherwise.
Bram Moolenaarc9703302016-01-17 21:49:33 +01006243
6244 Without arguments use the current window.
6245 With {winnr} use this window in the current tab page.
6246 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
6247 page.
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02006248 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
Bram Moolenaar00aa0692019-04-27 20:37:57 +02006249 If {winnr} is -1 it is ignored and only the tabpage is used.
Bram Moolenaarc9703302016-01-17 21:49:33 +01006250 Return 0 if the arguments are invalid.
Bram Moolenaar00aa0692019-04-27 20:37:57 +02006251 Examples: >
6252 if haslocaldir() == 1
6253 " window local directory case
6254 elseif haslocaldir() == 2
6255 " tab-local directory case
6256 else
6257 " global directory case
6258 endif
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00006259
Bram Moolenaar00aa0692019-04-27 20:37:57 +02006260 " current window
6261 :echo haslocaldir()
6262 :echo haslocaldir(0)
6263 :echo haslocaldir(0, 0)
6264 " window n in current tab page
6265 :echo haslocaldir(n)
6266 :echo haslocaldir(n, 0)
6267 " window n in tab page m
6268 :echo haslocaldir(n, m)
6269 " tab page m
6270 :echo haslocaldir(-1, m)
6271<
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006272 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6273 GetWinnr()->haslocaldir()
6274
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00006275hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *hasmapto()*
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01006276 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if there is a mapping
6277 that contains {what} in somewhere in the rhs (what it is
6278 mapped to) and this mapping exists in one of the modes
6279 indicated by {mode}.
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02006280 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
Bram Moolenaar39f05632006-03-19 22:15:26 +00006281 instead of mappings. Don't forget to specify Insert and/or
6282 Command-line mode.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006283 Both the global mappings and the mappings local to the current
6284 buffer are checked for a match.
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01006285 If no matching mapping is found FALSE is returned.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006286 The following characters are recognized in {mode}:
6287 n Normal mode
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02006288 v Visual and Select mode
6289 x Visual mode
6290 s Select mode
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006291 o Operator-pending mode
6292 i Insert mode
6293 l Language-Argument ("r", "f", "t", etc.)
6294 c Command-line mode
6295 When {mode} is omitted, "nvo" is used.
6296
6297 This function is useful to check if a mapping already exists
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02006298 to a function in a Vim script. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006299 :if !hasmapto('\ABCdoit')
6300 : map <Leader>d \ABCdoit
6301 :endif
6302< This installs the mapping to "\ABCdoit" only if there isn't
6303 already a mapping to "\ABCdoit".
6304
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006305 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6306 GetRHS()->hasmapto()
6307
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006308histadd({history}, {item}) *histadd()*
6309 Add the String {item} to the history {history} which can be
6310 one of: *hist-names*
6311 "cmd" or ":" command line history
6312 "search" or "/" search pattern history
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00006313 "expr" or "=" typed expression history
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006314 "input" or "@" input line history
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02006315 "debug" or ">" debug command history
Bram Moolenaar3e496b02016-09-25 22:11:48 +02006316 empty the current or last used history
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02006317 The {history} string does not need to be the whole name, one
6318 character is sufficient.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006319 If {item} does already exist in the history, it will be
6320 shifted to become the newest entry.
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01006321 The result is a Number: TRUE if the operation was successful,
6322 otherwise FALSE is returned.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006323
6324 Example: >
6325 :call histadd("input", strftime("%Y %b %d"))
6326 :let date=input("Enter date: ")
6327< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
6328
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02006329 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006330 second argument: >
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02006331 GetHistory()->histadd('search')
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006332
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006333histdel({history} [, {item}]) *histdel()*
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00006334 Clear {history}, i.e. delete all its entries. See |hist-names|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006335 for the possible values of {history}.
6336
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00006337 If the parameter {item} evaluates to a String, it is used as a
6338 regular expression. All entries matching that expression will
6339 be removed from the history (if there are any).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006340 Upper/lowercase must match, unless "\c" is used |/\c|.
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00006341 If {item} evaluates to a Number, it will be interpreted as
6342 an index, see |:history-indexing|. The respective entry will
6343 be removed if it exists.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006344
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01006345 The result is TRUE for a successful operation, otherwise FALSE
6346 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006347
6348 Examples:
6349 Clear expression register history: >
6350 :call histdel("expr")
6351<
6352 Remove all entries starting with "*" from the search history: >
6353 :call histdel("/", '^\*')
6354<
6355 The following three are equivalent: >
6356 :call histdel("search", histnr("search"))
6357 :call histdel("search", -1)
6358 :call histdel("search", '^'.histget("search", -1).'$')
6359<
6360 To delete the last search pattern and use the last-but-one for
6361 the "n" command and 'hlsearch': >
6362 :call histdel("search", -1)
6363 :let @/ = histget("search", -1)
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006364<
6365 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6366 GetHistory()->histdel()
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006367
6368histget({history} [, {index}]) *histget()*
6369 The result is a String, the entry with Number {index} from
6370 {history}. See |hist-names| for the possible values of
6371 {history}, and |:history-indexing| for {index}. If there is
6372 no such entry, an empty String is returned. When {index} is
6373 omitted, the most recent item from the history is used.
6374
6375 Examples:
6376 Redo the second last search from history. >
6377 :execute '/' . histget("search", -2)
6378
6379< Define an Ex command ":H {num}" that supports re-execution of
6380 the {num}th entry from the output of |:history|. >
6381 :command -nargs=1 H execute histget("cmd", 0+<args>)
6382<
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006383 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6384 GetHistory()->histget()
6385
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006386histnr({history}) *histnr()*
6387 The result is the Number of the current entry in {history}.
6388 See |hist-names| for the possible values of {history}.
6389 If an error occurred, -1 is returned.
6390
6391 Example: >
6392 :let inp_index = histnr("expr")
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006393
6394< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6395 GetHistory()->histnr()
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006396<
6397hlexists({name}) *hlexists()*
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01006398 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if a highlight group
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006399 called {name} exists. This is when the group has been
6400 defined in some way. Not necessarily when highlighting has
6401 been defined for it, it may also have been used for a syntax
6402 item.
6403 *highlight_exists()*
6404 Obsolete name: highlight_exists().
6405
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006406 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6407 GetName()->hlexists()
6408<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006409 *hlID()*
6410hlID({name}) The result is a Number, which is the ID of the highlight group
6411 with name {name}. When the highlight group doesn't exist,
6412 zero is returned.
6413 This can be used to retrieve information about the highlight
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02006414 group. For example, to get the background color of the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006415 "Comment" group: >
6416 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(hlID("Comment")), "bg")
6417< *highlightID()*
6418 Obsolete name: highlightID().
6419
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006420 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6421 GetName()->hlID()
6422
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006423hostname() *hostname()*
6424 The result is a String, which is the name of the machine on
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00006425 which Vim is currently running. Machine names greater than
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006426 256 characters long are truncated.
6427
6428iconv({expr}, {from}, {to}) *iconv()*
6429 The result is a String, which is the text {expr} converted
6430 from encoding {from} to encoding {to}.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01006431 When the conversion completely fails an empty string is
6432 returned. When some characters could not be converted they
6433 are replaced with "?".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006434 The encoding names are whatever the iconv() library function
6435 can accept, see ":!man 3 iconv".
6436 Most conversions require Vim to be compiled with the |+iconv|
6437 feature. Otherwise only UTF-8 to latin1 conversion and back
6438 can be done.
6439 This can be used to display messages with special characters,
6440 no matter what 'encoding' is set to. Write the message in
6441 UTF-8 and use: >
6442 echo iconv(utf8_str, "utf-8", &enc)
6443< Note that Vim uses UTF-8 for all Unicode encodings, conversion
6444 from/to UCS-2 is automatically changed to use UTF-8. You
6445 cannot use UCS-2 in a string anyway, because of the NUL bytes.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006446
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006447 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6448 GetText()->iconv('latin1', 'utf-8')
6449<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006450 *indent()*
6451indent({lnum}) The result is a Number, which is indent of line {lnum} in the
6452 current buffer. The indent is counted in spaces, the value
6453 of 'tabstop' is relevant. {lnum} is used just like in
6454 |getline()|.
6455 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned.
6456
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006457 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6458 GetLnum()->indent()
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00006459
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01006460index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]]) *index()*
6461 If {object} is a |List| return the lowest index where the item
6462 has a value equal to {expr}. There is no automatic
6463 conversion, so the String "4" is different from the Number 4.
6464 And the number 4 is different from the Float 4.0. The value
6465 of 'ignorecase' is not used here, case always matters.
6466
6467 If {object} is |Blob| return the lowest index where the byte
6468 value is equal to {expr}.
6469
Bram Moolenaar748bf032005-02-02 23:04:36 +00006470 If {start} is given then start looking at the item with index
6471 {start} (may be negative for an item relative to the end).
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02006472 When {ic} is given and it is |TRUE|, ignore case. Otherwise
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00006473 case must match.
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01006474 -1 is returned when {expr} is not found in {object}.
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00006475 Example: >
6476 :let idx = index(words, "the")
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +00006477 :if index(numbers, 123) >= 0
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00006478
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006479< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6480 GetObject()->index(what)
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00006481
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00006482input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]]) *input()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006483 The result is a String, which is whatever the user typed on
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01006484 the command-line. The {prompt} argument is either a prompt
6485 string, or a blank string (for no prompt). A '\n' can be used
6486 in the prompt to start a new line.
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00006487 The highlighting set with |:echohl| is used for the prompt.
6488 The input is entered just like a command-line, with the same
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02006489 editing commands and mappings. There is a separate history
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00006490 for lines typed for input().
6491 Example: >
6492 :if input("Coffee or beer? ") == "beer"
6493 : echo "Cheers!"
6494 :endif
6495<
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01006496 If the optional {text} argument is present and not empty, this
6497 is used for the default reply, as if the user typed this.
6498 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00006499 :let color = input("Color? ", "white")
6500
6501< The optional {completion} argument specifies the type of
6502 completion supported for the input. Without it completion is
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02006503 not performed. The supported completion types are the same as
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00006504 that can be supplied to a user-defined command using the
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02006505 "-complete=" argument. Refer to |:command-completion| for
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00006506 more information. Example: >
6507 let fname = input("File: ", "", "file")
6508<
6509 NOTE: This function must not be used in a startup file, for
6510 the versions that only run in GUI mode (e.g., the Win32 GUI).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006511 Note: When input() is called from within a mapping it will
6512 consume remaining characters from that mapping, because a
6513 mapping is handled like the characters were typed.
6514 Use |inputsave()| before input() and |inputrestore()|
6515 after input() to avoid that. Another solution is to avoid
6516 that further characters follow in the mapping, e.g., by using
6517 |:execute| or |:normal|.
6518
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00006519 Example with a mapping: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006520 :nmap \x :call GetFoo()<CR>:exe "/" . Foo<CR>
6521 :function GetFoo()
6522 : call inputsave()
6523 : let g:Foo = input("enter search pattern: ")
6524 : call inputrestore()
6525 :endfunction
6526
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006527< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6528 GetPrompt()->input()
6529
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006530inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]]) *inputdialog()*
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01006531 Like |input()|, but when the GUI is running and text dialogs
6532 are supported, a dialog window pops up to input the text.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006533 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar2d17fa32012-10-21 00:45:18 +02006534 :let n = inputdialog("value for shiftwidth", shiftwidth())
6535 :if n != ""
6536 : let &sw = n
6537 :endif
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006538< When the dialog is cancelled {cancelreturn} is returned. When
6539 omitted an empty string is returned.
6540 Hitting <Enter> works like pressing the OK button. Hitting
6541 <Esc> works like pressing the Cancel button.
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00006542 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006543
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006544 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6545 GetPrompt()->inputdialog()
6546
Bram Moolenaar578b49e2005-09-10 19:22:57 +00006547inputlist({textlist}) *inputlist()*
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00006548 {textlist} must be a |List| of strings. This |List| is
6549 displayed, one string per line. The user will be prompted to
6550 enter a number, which is returned.
Bram Moolenaar578b49e2005-09-10 19:22:57 +00006551 The user can also select an item by clicking on it with the
Bram Moolenaar65e0d772020-06-14 17:29:55 +02006552 mouse, if the mouse is enabled in the command line ('mouse' is
6553 "a" or includes "c"). For the first string 0 is returned.
6554 When clicking above the first item a negative number is
6555 returned. When clicking on the prompt one more than the
6556 length of {textlist} is returned.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01006557 Make sure {textlist} has less than 'lines' entries, otherwise
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02006558 it won't work. It's a good idea to put the entry number at
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00006559 the start of the string. And put a prompt in the first item.
6560 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar578b49e2005-09-10 19:22:57 +00006561 let color = inputlist(['Select color:', '1. red',
6562 \ '2. green', '3. blue'])
6563
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006564< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6565 GetChoices()->inputlist()
6566
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006567inputrestore() *inputrestore()*
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01006568 Restore typeahead that was saved with a previous |inputsave()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006569 Should be called the same number of times inputsave() is
6570 called. Calling it more often is harmless though.
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01006571 Returns TRUE when there is nothing to restore, FALSE otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006572
6573inputsave() *inputsave()*
6574 Preserve typeahead (also from mappings) and clear it, so that
6575 a following prompt gets input from the user. Should be
6576 followed by a matching inputrestore() after the prompt. Can
6577 be used several times, in which case there must be just as
6578 many inputrestore() calls.
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01006579 Returns TRUE when out of memory, FALSE otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006580
6581inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) *inputsecret()*
6582 This function acts much like the |input()| function with but
6583 two exceptions:
6584 a) the user's response will be displayed as a sequence of
6585 asterisks ("*") thereby keeping the entry secret, and
6586 b) the user's response will not be recorded on the input
6587 |history| stack.
6588 The result is a String, which is whatever the user actually
6589 typed on the command-line in response to the issued prompt.
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +00006590 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006591
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006592 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6593 GetPrompt()->inputsecret()
6594
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01006595insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) *insert()*
6596 When {object} is a |List| or a |Blob| insert {item} at the start
6597 of it.
6598
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00006599 If {idx} is specified insert {item} before the item with index
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02006600 {idx}. If {idx} is zero it goes before the first item, just
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00006601 like omitting {idx}. A negative {idx} is also possible, see
6602 |list-index|. -1 inserts just before the last item.
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01006603
6604 Returns the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00006605 :let mylist = insert([2, 3, 5], 1)
6606 :call insert(mylist, 4, -1)
6607 :call insert(mylist, 6, len(mylist))
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00006608< The last example can be done simpler with |add()|.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00006609 Note that when {item} is a |List| it is inserted as a single
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00006610 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00006611
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02006612 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6613 mylist->insert(item)
6614
Bram Moolenaar67a2deb2019-11-25 00:05:32 +01006615interrupt() *interrupt()*
6616 Interrupt script execution. It works more or less like the
6617 user typing CTRL-C, most commands won't execute and control
6618 returns to the user. This is useful to abort execution
6619 from lower down, e.g. in an autocommand. Example: >
6620 :function s:check_typoname(file)
6621 : if fnamemodify(a:file, ':t') == '['
6622 : echomsg 'Maybe typo'
6623 : call interrupt()
6624 : endif
6625 :endfunction
6626 :au BufWritePre * call s:check_typoname(expand('<amatch>'))
6627
Bram Moolenaard6e256c2011-12-14 15:32:50 +01006628invert({expr}) *invert()*
6629 Bitwise invert. The argument is converted to a number. A
6630 List, Dict or Float argument causes an error. Example: >
6631 :let bits = invert(bits)
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02006632< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6633 :let bits = bits->invert()
Bram Moolenaard6e256c2011-12-14 15:32:50 +01006634
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006635isdirectory({directory}) *isdirectory()*
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02006636 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a directory
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006637 with the name {directory} exists. If {directory} doesn't
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02006638 exist, or isn't a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {directory}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006639 is any expression, which is used as a String.
6640
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006641 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6642 GetName()->isdirectory()
6643
Bram Moolenaarfda1bff2019-04-04 13:44:37 +02006644isinf({expr}) *isinf()*
6645 Return 1 if {expr} is a positive infinity, or -1 a negative
6646 infinity, otherwise 0. >
6647 :echo isinf(1.0 / 0.0)
6648< 1 >
6649 :echo isinf(-1.0 / 0.0)
6650< -1
6651
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02006652 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6653 Compute()->isinf()
6654<
Bram Moolenaarfda1bff2019-04-04 13:44:37 +02006655 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
6656
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00006657islocked({expr}) *islocked()* *E786*
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02006658 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {expr} is the
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +00006659 name of a locked variable.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00006660 {expr} must be the name of a variable, |List| item or
6661 |Dictionary| entry, not the variable itself! Example: >
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +00006662 :let alist = [0, ['a', 'b'], 2, 3]
6663 :lockvar 1 alist
6664 :echo islocked('alist') " 1
6665 :echo islocked('alist[1]') " 0
6666
6667< When {expr} is a variable that does not exist you get an error
Bram Moolenaar551dbcc2006-04-25 22:13:59 +00006668 message. Use |exists()| to check for existence.
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +00006669
Bram Moolenaarf9f24ce2019-08-31 21:17:39 +02006670 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6671 GetName()->islocked()
6672
Bram Moolenaarf3913272016-02-25 00:00:01 +01006673isnan({expr}) *isnan()*
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02006674 Return |TRUE| if {expr} is a float with value NaN. >
Bram Moolenaarf3913272016-02-25 00:00:01 +01006675 echo isnan(0.0 / 0.0)
Bram Moolenaar0f248b02019-04-04 15:36:05 +02006676< 1
Bram Moolenaarf3913272016-02-25 00:00:01 +01006677
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02006678 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6679 Compute()->isnan()
6680<
Bram Moolenaarf3913272016-02-25 00:00:01 +01006681 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
6682
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +00006683items({dict}) *items()*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00006684 Return a |List| with all the key-value pairs of {dict}. Each
6685 |List| item is a list with two items: the key of a {dict}
6686 entry and the value of this entry. The |List| is in arbitrary
Bram Moolenaar0d17f0d2019-01-22 22:20:38 +01006687 order. Also see |keys()| and |values()|.
6688 Example: >
6689 for [key, value] in items(mydict)
6690 echo key . ': ' . value
6691 endfor
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +00006692
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02006693< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6694 mydict->items()
Bram Moolenaar38a55632016-02-15 22:07:32 +01006695
Bram Moolenaared997ad2019-07-21 16:42:00 +02006696job_ functions are documented here: |job-functions-details|
Bram Moolenaarf6f32c32016-03-12 19:03:59 +01006697
Bram Moolenaar835dc632016-02-07 14:27:38 +01006698
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00006699join({list} [, {sep}]) *join()*
6700 Join the items in {list} together into one String.
6701 When {sep} is specified it is put in between the items. If
6702 {sep} is omitted a single space is used.
6703 Note that {sep} is not added at the end. You might want to
6704 add it there too: >
6705 let lines = join(mylist, "\n") . "\n"
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00006706< String items are used as-is. |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00006707 converted into a string like with |string()|.
6708 The opposite function is |split()|.
6709
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02006710 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6711 mylist->join()
6712
Bram Moolenaar7823a3b2016-02-11 21:08:32 +01006713js_decode({string}) *js_decode()*
6714 This is similar to |json_decode()| with these differences:
Bram Moolenaar595e64e2016-02-07 19:19:53 +01006715 - Object key names do not have to be in quotes.
Bram Moolenaaree142ad2017-01-11 21:50:08 +01006716 - Strings can be in single quotes.
Bram Moolenaar595e64e2016-02-07 19:19:53 +01006717 - Empty items in an array (between two commas) are allowed and
6718 result in v:none items.
6719
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02006720 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6721 ReadObject()->js_decode()
6722
Bram Moolenaar7823a3b2016-02-11 21:08:32 +01006723js_encode({expr}) *js_encode()*
6724 This is similar to |json_encode()| with these differences:
Bram Moolenaar595e64e2016-02-07 19:19:53 +01006725 - Object key names are not in quotes.
6726 - v:none items in an array result in an empty item between
6727 commas.
6728 For example, the Vim object:
Bram Moolenaar7823a3b2016-02-11 21:08:32 +01006729 [1,v:none,{"one":1},v:none] ~
Bram Moolenaar595e64e2016-02-07 19:19:53 +01006730 Will be encoded as:
6731 [1,,{one:1},,] ~
Bram Moolenaar7823a3b2016-02-11 21:08:32 +01006732 While json_encode() would produce:
Bram Moolenaar595e64e2016-02-07 19:19:53 +01006733 [1,null,{"one":1},null] ~
6734 This encoding is valid for JavaScript. It is more efficient
6735 than JSON, especially when using an array with optional items.
6736
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02006737 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6738 GetObject()->js_encode()
Bram Moolenaar595e64e2016-02-07 19:19:53 +01006739
Bram Moolenaar7823a3b2016-02-11 21:08:32 +01006740json_decode({string}) *json_decode()*
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +01006741 This parses a JSON formatted string and returns the equivalent
Bram Moolenaar7823a3b2016-02-11 21:08:32 +01006742 in Vim values. See |json_encode()| for the relation between
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +01006743 JSON and Vim values.
6744 The decoding is permissive:
Bram Moolenaarcd5c8f82017-04-09 20:11:58 +02006745 - A trailing comma in an array and object is ignored, e.g.
6746 "[1, 2, ]" is the same as "[1, 2]".
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01006747 - Integer keys are accepted in objects, e.g. {1:2} is the
Bram Moolenaar0d17f0d2019-01-22 22:20:38 +01006748 same as {"1":2}.
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +01006749 - More floating point numbers are recognized, e.g. "1." for
Bram Moolenaarcd5c8f82017-04-09 20:11:58 +02006750 "1.0", or "001.2" for "1.2". Special floating point values
Bram Moolenaar5f6b3792019-01-12 14:24:27 +01006751 "Infinity", "-Infinity" and "NaN" (capitalization ignored)
6752 are accepted.
Bram Moolenaarcd5c8f82017-04-09 20:11:58 +02006753 - Leading zeroes in integer numbers are ignored, e.g. "012"
6754 for "12" or "-012" for "-12".
6755 - Capitalization is ignored in literal names null, true or
6756 false, e.g. "NULL" for "null", "True" for "true".
6757 - Control characters U+0000 through U+001F which are not
6758 escaped in strings are accepted, e.g. " " (tab
6759 character in string) for "\t".
Bram Moolenaar0d17f0d2019-01-22 22:20:38 +01006760 - An empty JSON expression or made of only spaces is accepted
6761 and results in v:none.
Bram Moolenaarcd5c8f82017-04-09 20:11:58 +02006762 - Backslash in an invalid 2-character sequence escape is
6763 ignored, e.g. "\a" is decoded as "a".
6764 - A correct surrogate pair in JSON strings should normally be
6765 a 12 character sequence such as "\uD834\uDD1E", but
6766 json_decode() silently accepts truncated surrogate pairs
6767 such as "\uD834" or "\uD834\u"
6768 *E938*
6769 A duplicate key in an object, valid in rfc7159, is not
6770 accepted by json_decode() as the result must be a valid Vim
6771 type, e.g. this fails: {"a":"b", "a":"c"}
6772
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02006773 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6774 ReadObject()->json_decode()
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01006775
Bram Moolenaar7823a3b2016-02-11 21:08:32 +01006776json_encode({expr}) *json_encode()*
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +01006777 Encode {expr} as JSON and return this as a string.
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01006778 The encoding is specified in:
Bram Moolenaar009d84a2016-01-28 14:12:00 +01006779 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7159.html
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01006780 Vim values are converted as follows:
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01006781 |Number| decimal number
6782 |Float| floating point number
Bram Moolenaar7ce686c2016-02-27 16:33:22 +01006783 Float nan "NaN"
6784 Float inf "Infinity"
Bram Moolenaar5f6b3792019-01-12 14:24:27 +01006785 Float -inf "-Infinity"
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01006786 |String| in double quotes (possibly null)
6787 |Funcref| not possible, error
6788 |List| as an array (possibly null); when
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02006789 used recursively: []
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01006790 |Dict| as an object (possibly null); when
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02006791 used recursively: {}
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01006792 |Blob| as an array of the individual bytes
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01006793 v:false "false"
6794 v:true "true"
Bram Moolenaar595e64e2016-02-07 19:19:53 +01006795 v:none "null"
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01006796 v:null "null"
Bram Moolenaar7ce686c2016-02-27 16:33:22 +01006797 Note that NaN and Infinity are passed on as values. This is
6798 missing in the JSON standard, but several implementations do
6799 allow it. If not then you will get an error.
Bram Moolenaar520e1e42016-01-23 19:46:28 +01006800
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02006801 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6802 GetObject()->json_encode()
6803
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00006804keys({dict}) *keys()*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00006805 Return a |List| with all the keys of {dict}. The |List| is in
Bram Moolenaar0d17f0d2019-01-22 22:20:38 +01006806 arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |values()|.
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00006807
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02006808 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6809 mydict->keys()
6810
6811< *len()* *E701*
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00006812len({expr}) The result is a Number, which is the length of the argument.
6813 When {expr} is a String or a Number the length in bytes is
6814 used, as with |strlen()|.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00006815 When {expr} is a |List| the number of items in the |List| is
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00006816 returned.
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01006817 When {expr} is a |Blob| the number of bytes is returned.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00006818 When {expr} is a |Dictionary| the number of entries in the
6819 |Dictionary| is returned.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00006820 Otherwise an error is given.
6821
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02006822 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6823 mylist->len()
6824
6825< *libcall()* *E364* *E368*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006826libcall({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
6827 Call function {funcname} in the run-time library {libname}
6828 with single argument {argument}.
6829 This is useful to call functions in a library that you
6830 especially made to be used with Vim. Since only one argument
6831 is possible, calling standard library functions is rather
6832 limited.
6833 The result is the String returned by the function. If the
6834 function returns NULL, this will appear as an empty string ""
6835 to Vim.
6836 If the function returns a number, use libcallnr()!
6837 If {argument} is a number, it is passed to the function as an
6838 int; if {argument} is a string, it is passed as a
6839 null-terminated string.
6840 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
6841
6842 libcall() allows you to write your own 'plug-in' extensions to
6843 Vim without having to recompile the program. It is NOT a
6844 means to call system functions! If you try to do so Vim will
6845 very probably crash.
6846
6847 For Win32, the functions you write must be placed in a DLL
6848 and use the normal C calling convention (NOT Pascal which is
6849 used in Windows System DLLs). The function must take exactly
6850 one parameter, either a character pointer or a long integer,
6851 and must return a character pointer or NULL. The character
6852 pointer returned must point to memory that will remain valid
6853 after the function has returned (e.g. in static data in the
6854 DLL). If it points to allocated memory, that memory will
6855 leak away. Using a static buffer in the function should work,
6856 it's then freed when the DLL is unloaded.
6857
6858 WARNING: If the function returns a non-valid pointer, Vim may
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00006859 crash! This also happens if the function returns a number,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006860 because Vim thinks it's a pointer.
6861 For Win32 systems, {libname} should be the filename of the DLL
6862 without the ".DLL" suffix. A full path is only required if
6863 the DLL is not in the usual places.
6864 For Unix: When compiling your own plugins, remember that the
6865 object code must be compiled as position-independent ('PIC').
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01006866 {only in Win32 and some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006867 feature is present}
6868 Examples: >
6869 :echo libcall("libc.so", "getenv", "HOME")
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02006870
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02006871< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
6872 third argument: >
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02006873 GetValue()->libcall("libc.so", "getenv")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006874<
6875 *libcallnr()*
6876libcallnr({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01006877 Just like |libcall()|, but used for a function that returns an
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006878 int instead of a string.
6879 {only in Win32 on some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
6880 feature is present}
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00006881 Examples: >
6882 :echo libcallnr("/usr/lib/libc.so", "getpid", "")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006883 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "printf", "Hello World!\n")
6884 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "sleep", 10)
6885<
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02006886 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
6887 third argument: >
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02006888 GetValue()->libcallnr("libc.so", "printf")
6889<
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02006890
6891line({expr} [, {winid}]) *line()*
6892 The result is a Number, which is the line number of the file
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006893 position given with {expr}. The accepted positions are:
6894 . the cursor position
6895 $ the last line in the current buffer
6896 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
6897 returned)
Bram Moolenaara1d5fa62017-04-03 22:02:55 +02006898 w0 first line visible in current window (one if the
6899 display isn't updated, e.g. in silent Ex mode)
6900 w$ last line visible in current window (this is one
6901 less than "w0" if no lines are visible)
Bram Moolenaar9ecd0232008-06-20 15:31:51 +00006902 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
6903 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
6904 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
6905 that it's updated right away.
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00006906 Note that a mark in another file can be used. The line number
6907 then applies to another buffer.
Bram Moolenaar0b238792006-03-02 22:49:12 +00006908 To get the column number use |col()|. To get both use
6909 |getpos()|.
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02006910 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
6911 that window instead of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006912 Examples: >
6913 line(".") line number of the cursor
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02006914 line(".", winid) idem, in window "winid"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006915 line("'t") line number of mark t
6916 line("'" . marker) line number of mark marker
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +01006917<
6918 To jump to the last known position when opening a file see
6919 |last-position-jump|.
Bram Moolenaar69a7cb42004-06-20 12:51:53 +00006920
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02006921 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6922 GetValue()->line()
6923
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006924line2byte({lnum}) *line2byte()*
6925 Return the byte count from the start of the buffer for line
6926 {lnum}. This includes the end-of-line character, depending on
6927 the 'fileformat' option for the current buffer. The first
Bram Moolenaarb6b046b2011-12-30 13:11:27 +01006928 line returns 1. 'encoding' matters, 'fileencoding' is ignored.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006929 This can also be used to get the byte count for the line just
6930 below the last line: >
6931 line2byte(line("$") + 1)
Bram Moolenaarb6b046b2011-12-30 13:11:27 +01006932< This is the buffer size plus one. If 'fileencoding' is empty
6933 it is the file size plus one.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006934 When {lnum} is invalid, or the |+byte_offset| feature has been
6935 disabled at compile time, -1 is returned.
6936 Also see |byte2line()|, |go| and |:goto|.
6937
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02006938 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6939 GetLnum()->line2byte()
6940
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006941lispindent({lnum}) *lispindent()*
6942 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the lisp
6943 indenting rules, as with 'lisp'.
6944 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
6945 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
6946 When {lnum} is invalid or Vim was not compiled the
6947 |+lispindent| feature, -1 is returned.
6948
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02006949 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6950 GetLnum()->lispindent()
6951
Bram Moolenaar9d401282019-04-06 13:18:12 +02006952list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) *list2str()*
6953 Convert each number in {list} to a character string can
6954 concatenate them all. Examples: >
6955 list2str([32]) returns " "
6956 list2str([65, 66, 67]) returns "ABC"
6957< The same can be done (slowly) with: >
6958 join(map(list, {nr, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
6959< |str2list()| does the opposite.
6960
6961 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
6962 With {utf8} is 1, always return utf-8 characters.
6963 With utf-8 composing characters work as expected: >
6964 list2str([97, 769]) returns "á"
6965<
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02006966 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6967 GetList()->list2str()
6968
Bram Moolenaara3347722019-05-11 21:14:24 +02006969listener_add({callback} [, {buf}]) *listener_add()*
6970 Add a callback function that will be invoked when changes have
6971 been made to buffer {buf}.
6972 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
6973 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
6974 buffer is used.
6975 Returns a unique ID that can be passed to |listener_remove()|.
6976
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +02006977 The {callback} is invoked with five arguments:
Bram Moolenaarfe1ade02019-05-14 21:20:36 +02006978 a:bufnr the buffer that was changed
6979 a:start first changed line number
6980 a:end first line number below the change
Bram Moolenaar96f45c02019-10-26 19:53:45 +02006981 a:added number of lines added, negative if lines were
6982 deleted
Bram Moolenaarfe1ade02019-05-14 21:20:36 +02006983 a:changes a List of items with details about the changes
6984
6985 Example: >
6986 func Listener(bufnr, start, end, added, changes)
6987 echo 'lines ' .. a:start .. ' until ' .. a:end .. ' changed'
6988 endfunc
6989 call listener_add('Listener', bufnr)
6990
6991< The List cannot be changed. Each item in a:changes is a
Bram Moolenaar8aad88d2019-05-12 13:53:50 +02006992 dictionary with these entries:
Bram Moolenaara3347722019-05-11 21:14:24 +02006993 lnum the first line number of the change
6994 end the first line below the change
6995 added number of lines added; negative if lines were
6996 deleted
6997 col first column in "lnum" that was affected by
6998 the change; one if unknown or the whole line
6999 was affected; this is a byte index, first
7000 character has a value of one.
7001 When lines are inserted the values are:
Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +02007002 lnum line above which the new line is added
Bram Moolenaara3347722019-05-11 21:14:24 +02007003 end equal to "lnum"
7004 added number of lines inserted
Bram Moolenaarfe1ade02019-05-14 21:20:36 +02007005 col 1
Bram Moolenaara3347722019-05-11 21:14:24 +02007006 When lines are deleted the values are:
7007 lnum the first deleted line
7008 end the line below the first deleted line, before
7009 the deletion was done
7010 added negative, number of lines deleted
Bram Moolenaarfe1ade02019-05-14 21:20:36 +02007011 col 1
Bram Moolenaara3347722019-05-11 21:14:24 +02007012 When lines are changed:
7013 lnum the first changed line
7014 end the line below the last changed line
Bram Moolenaarfe1ade02019-05-14 21:20:36 +02007015 added 0
7016 col first column with a change or 1
Bram Moolenaara3347722019-05-11 21:14:24 +02007017
Bram Moolenaarfe1ade02019-05-14 21:20:36 +02007018 The entries are in the order the changes were made, thus the
7019 most recent change is at the end. The line numbers are valid
7020 when the callback is invoked, but later changes may make them
7021 invalid, thus keeping a copy for later might not work.
Bram Moolenaar8aad88d2019-05-12 13:53:50 +02007022
Bram Moolenaarfe1ade02019-05-14 21:20:36 +02007023 The {callback} is invoked just before the screen is updated,
7024 when |listener_flush()| is called or when a change is being
7025 made that changes the line count in a way it causes a line
7026 number in the list of changes to become invalid.
Bram Moolenaar8aad88d2019-05-12 13:53:50 +02007027
Bram Moolenaarfe1ade02019-05-14 21:20:36 +02007028 The {callback} is invoked with the text locked, see
7029 |textlock|. If you do need to make changes to the buffer, use
7030 a timer to do this later |timer_start()|.
Bram Moolenaara3347722019-05-11 21:14:24 +02007031
7032 The {callback} is not invoked when the buffer is first loaded.
7033 Use the |BufReadPost| autocmd event to handle the initial text
7034 of a buffer.
7035 The {callback} is also not invoked when the buffer is
7036 unloaded, use the |BufUnload| autocmd event for that.
7037
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02007038 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7039 second argument: >
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02007040 GetBuffer()->listener_add(callback)
7041
Bram Moolenaarfe1ade02019-05-14 21:20:36 +02007042listener_flush([{buf}]) *listener_flush()*
7043 Invoke listener callbacks for buffer {buf}. If there are no
7044 pending changes then no callbacks are invoked.
7045
7046 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
7047 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
7048 buffer is used.
7049
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02007050 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7051 GetBuffer()->listener_flush()
7052
Bram Moolenaara3347722019-05-11 21:14:24 +02007053listener_remove({id}) *listener_remove()*
7054 Remove a listener previously added with listener_add().
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01007055 Returns FALSE when {id} could not be found, TRUE when {id} was
Bram Moolenaar809ce4d2019-07-13 21:21:40 +02007056 removed.
Bram Moolenaara3347722019-05-11 21:14:24 +02007057
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02007058 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7059 GetListenerId()->listener_remove()
7060
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007061localtime() *localtime()*
7062 Return the current time, measured as seconds since 1st Jan
Bram Moolenaar10455d42019-11-21 15:36:18 +01007063 1970. See also |strftime()|, |strptime()| and |getftime()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007064
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00007065
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02007066log({expr}) *log()*
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02007067 Return the natural logarithm (base e) of {expr} as a |Float|.
7068 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02007069 (0, inf].
7070 Examples: >
7071 :echo log(10)
7072< 2.302585 >
7073 :echo log(exp(5))
7074< 5.0
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02007075
7076 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7077 Compute()->log()
7078<
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02007079 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02007080
7081
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00007082log10({expr}) *log10()*
7083 Return the logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10 as a |Float|.
7084 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
7085 Examples: >
7086 :echo log10(1000)
7087< 3.0 >
7088 :echo log10(0.01)
7089< -2.0
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02007090
7091 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7092 Compute()->log10()
7093<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00007094 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007095
7096luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) *luaeval()*
7097 Evaluate Lua expression {expr} and return its result converted
7098 to Vim data structures. Second {expr} may hold additional
Bram Moolenaard38b0552012-04-25 19:07:41 +02007099 argument accessible as _A inside first {expr}.
7100 Strings are returned as they are.
7101 Boolean objects are converted to numbers.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007102 Numbers are converted to |Float| values if vim was compiled
Bram Moolenaard38b0552012-04-25 19:07:41 +02007103 with |+float| and to numbers otherwise.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007104 Dictionaries and lists obtained by vim.eval() are returned
Bram Moolenaard38b0552012-04-25 19:07:41 +02007105 as-is.
7106 Other objects are returned as zero without any errors.
7107 See |lua-luaeval| for more details.
Bram Moolenaar02b31112019-08-31 22:16:38 +02007108
7109 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7110 GetExpr()->luaeval()
7111
7112< {only available when compiled with the |+lua| feature}
Bram Moolenaard38b0552012-04-25 19:07:41 +02007113
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02007114map({expr1}, {expr2}) *map()*
Bram Moolenaarea696852020-11-09 18:31:39 +01007115 {expr1} must be a |List|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02007116 Replace each item in {expr1} with the result of evaluating
Bram Moolenaarea696852020-11-09 18:31:39 +01007117 {expr2}. For a |Blob| each byte is replaced.
7118 If the item type changes you may want to use |mapnew()| to
7119 create a new List or Dictionary. This is required when using
7120 Vim9 script.
7121
7122 {expr2} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007123
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02007124 If {expr2} is a |string|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
7125 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
7126 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
7127 the current item.
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00007128 Example: >
7129 :call map(mylist, '"> " . v:val . " <"')
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00007130< This puts "> " before and " <" after each item in "mylist".
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00007131
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02007132 Note that {expr2} is the result of an expression and is then
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00007133 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
Bram Moolenaar3a7c85b2005-02-05 21:39:53 +00007134 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes. You
7135 still have to double ' quotes
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00007136
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02007137 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it is called with two arguments:
7138 1. The key or the index of the current item.
7139 2. the value of the current item.
7140 The function must return the new value of the item. Example
7141 that changes each value by "key-value": >
7142 func KeyValue(key, val)
7143 return a:key . '-' . a:val
7144 endfunc
7145 call map(myDict, function('KeyValue'))
Bram Moolenaar50ba5262016-09-22 22:33:02 +02007146< It is shorter when using a |lambda|: >
7147 call map(myDict, {key, val -> key . '-' . val})
7148< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
7149 call map(myDict, {key -> 'item: ' . key})
Bram Moolenaar088e8e32019-08-08 22:15:18 +02007150< If you do not use "key" you can use a short name: >
7151 call map(myDict, {_, val -> 'item: ' . val})
Bram Moolenaarb33c7eb2016-07-04 22:29:49 +02007152<
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00007153 The operation is done in-place. If you want a |List| or
7154 |Dictionary| to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02007155 :let tlist = map(copy(mylist), ' v:val . "\t"')
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +00007156
Bram Moolenaarea696852020-11-09 18:31:39 +01007157< Returns {expr1}, the |List|, |Blob| or |Dictionary| that was
7158 filtered. When an error is encountered while evaluating
7159 {expr2} no further items in {expr1} are processed. When
7160 {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
7161 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00007162
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02007163 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7164 mylist->map(expr2)
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00007165
Bram Moolenaar4c9243f2020-05-22 13:10:44 +02007166
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007167maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]]) *maparg()*
Bram Moolenaarbd743252010-10-20 21:23:33 +02007168 When {dict} is omitted or zero: Return the rhs of mapping
7169 {name} in mode {mode}. The returned String has special
7170 characters translated like in the output of the ":map" command
7171 listing.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007172
Bram Moolenaarbd743252010-10-20 21:23:33 +02007173 When there is no mapping for {name}, an empty String is
Bram Moolenaar0b0f0992018-05-22 21:41:30 +02007174 returned. When the mapping for {name} is empty, then "<Nop>"
7175 is returned.
Bram Moolenaarbd743252010-10-20 21:23:33 +02007176
7177 The {name} can have special key names, like in the ":map"
7178 command.
7179
Bram Moolenaard12f5c12006-01-25 22:10:52 +00007180 {mode} can be one of these strings:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007181 "n" Normal
Bram Moolenaarbd743252010-10-20 21:23:33 +02007182 "v" Visual (including Select)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007183 "o" Operator-pending
7184 "i" Insert
7185 "c" Cmd-line
Bram Moolenaarbd743252010-10-20 21:23:33 +02007186 "s" Select
7187 "x" Visual
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007188 "l" langmap |language-mapping|
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +02007189 "t" Terminal-Job
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007190 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
Bram Moolenaard12f5c12006-01-25 22:10:52 +00007191 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
Bram Moolenaarbd743252010-10-20 21:23:33 +02007192
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02007193 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00007194 instead of mappings.
Bram Moolenaarbd743252010-10-20 21:23:33 +02007195
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02007196 When {dict} is there and it is |TRUE| return a dictionary
Bram Moolenaarbd743252010-10-20 21:23:33 +02007197 containing all the information of the mapping with the
7198 following items:
Bram Moolenaar9c652532020-05-24 13:10:18 +02007199 "lhs" The {lhs} of the mapping as it would be typed
7200 "lhsraw" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes
7201 "lhsrawalt" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes, alternate
7202 form, only present when it differs from "lhsraw"
Bram Moolenaarbd743252010-10-20 21:23:33 +02007203 "rhs" The {rhs} of the mapping as typed.
7204 "silent" 1 for a |:map-silent| mapping, else 0.
Bram Moolenaar05365702010-10-27 18:34:44 +02007205 "noremap" 1 if the {rhs} of the mapping is not remappable.
Bram Moolenaar2da0f0c2020-04-01 19:22:12 +02007206 "script" 1 if mapping was defined with <script>.
Bram Moolenaarbd743252010-10-20 21:23:33 +02007207 "expr" 1 for an expression mapping (|:map-<expr>|).
7208 "buffer" 1 for a buffer local mapping (|:map-local|).
7209 "mode" Modes for which the mapping is defined. In
7210 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
7211 characters will be used:
7212 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
7213 "!" Insert and Commandline mode
Bram Moolenaar166af9b2010-11-16 20:34:40 +01007214 (|mapmode-ic|)
Bram Moolenaar05365702010-10-27 18:34:44 +02007215 "sid" The script local ID, used for <sid> mappings
7216 (|<SID>|).
Bram Moolenaarf29c1c62018-09-10 21:05:02 +02007217 "lnum" The line number in "sid", zero if unknown.
Bram Moolenaardfb18412013-12-11 18:53:29 +01007218 "nowait" Do not wait for other, longer mappings.
7219 (|:map-<nowait>|).
Bram Moolenaar4c9243f2020-05-22 13:10:44 +02007220
7221 The dictionary can be used to restore a mapping with
7222 |mapset()|.
Bram Moolenaarbd743252010-10-20 21:23:33 +02007223
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007224 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
7225 then the global mappings.
Bram Moolenaara40ceaf2006-01-13 22:35:40 +00007226 This function can be used to map a key even when it's already
7227 mapped, and have it do the original mapping too. Sketch: >
7228 exe 'nnoremap <Tab> ==' . maparg('<Tab>', 'n')
7229
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02007230< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7231 GetKey()->maparg('n')
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007232
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007233mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *mapcheck()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007234 Check if there is a mapping that matches with {name} in mode
7235 {mode}. See |maparg()| for {mode} and special names in
7236 {name}.
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02007237 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00007238 instead of mappings.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007239 A match happens with a mapping that starts with {name} and
7240 with a mapping which is equal to the start of {name}.
7241
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00007242 matches mapping "a" "ab" "abc" ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007243 mapcheck("a") yes yes yes
7244 mapcheck("abc") yes yes yes
7245 mapcheck("ax") yes no no
7246 mapcheck("b") no no no
7247
7248 The difference with maparg() is that mapcheck() finds a
7249 mapping that matches with {name}, while maparg() only finds a
7250 mapping for {name} exactly.
7251 When there is no mapping that starts with {name}, an empty
Bram Moolenaar0b0f0992018-05-22 21:41:30 +02007252 String is returned. If there is one, the RHS of that mapping
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007253 is returned. If there are several mappings that start with
Bram Moolenaar0b0f0992018-05-22 21:41:30 +02007254 {name}, the RHS of one of them is returned. This will be
7255 "<Nop>" if the RHS is empty.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007256 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
7257 then the global mappings.
7258 This function can be used to check if a mapping can be added
7259 without being ambiguous. Example: >
7260 :if mapcheck("_vv") == ""
7261 : map _vv :set guifont=7x13<CR>
7262 :endif
7263< This avoids adding the "_vv" mapping when there already is a
7264 mapping for "_v" or for "_vvv".
7265
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02007266 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7267 GetKey()->mapcheck('n')
7268
Bram Moolenaar9c652532020-05-24 13:10:18 +02007269
Bram Moolenaarea696852020-11-09 18:31:39 +01007270mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) *mapnew()*
7271 Like |map()| but instead of replacing items in {expr1} a new
7272 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
Bram Moolenaar1b884a02020-12-10 21:11:27 +01007273 unchanged. Items can still be changed by {expr2}, if you
7274 don't want that use |deepcopy()| first.
Bram Moolenaarea696852020-11-09 18:31:39 +01007275
7276
7277mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) *mapset()*
Bram Moolenaar4c9243f2020-05-22 13:10:44 +02007278 Restore a mapping from a dictionary returned by |maparg()|.
Bram Moolenaar9c652532020-05-24 13:10:18 +02007279 {mode} and {abbr} should be the same as for the call to
7280 |maparg()|. *E460*
Bram Moolenaar4c9243f2020-05-22 13:10:44 +02007281 {mode} is used to define the mode in which the mapping is set,
7282 not the "mode" entry in {dict}.
7283 Example for saving and restoring a mapping: >
7284 let save_map = maparg('K', 'n', 0, 1)
7285 nnoremap K somethingelse
7286 ...
7287 call mapset('n', 0, save_map)
Bram Moolenaar9c652532020-05-24 13:10:18 +02007288< Note that if you are going to replace a map in several modes,
7289 e.g. with `:map!`, you need to save the mapping for all of
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02007290 them, since they can differ.
Bram Moolenaar9c652532020-05-24 13:10:18 +02007291
7292
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007293match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *match()*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00007294 When {expr} is a |List| then this returns the index of the
7295 first item where {pat} matches. Each item is used as a
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00007296 String, |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are used as echoed.
Bram Moolenaar93a1df22018-09-10 11:51:50 +02007297
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02007298 Otherwise, {expr} is used as a String. The result is a
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00007299 Number, which gives the index (byte offset) in {expr} where
7300 {pat} matches.
Bram Moolenaar93a1df22018-09-10 11:51:50 +02007301
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00007302 A match at the first character or |List| item returns zero.
Bram Moolenaar89cb5e02004-07-19 20:55:54 +00007303 If there is no match -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar93a1df22018-09-10 11:51:50 +02007304
Bram Moolenaar20f90cf2011-05-19 12:22:51 +02007305 For getting submatches see |matchlist()|.
Bram Moolenaar89cb5e02004-07-19 20:55:54 +00007306 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00007307 :echo match("testing", "ing") " results in 4
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +00007308 :echo match([1, 'x'], '\a') " results in 1
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00007309< See |string-match| for how {pat} is used.
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +00007310 *strpbrk()*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02007311 Vim doesn't have a strpbrk() function. But you can do: >
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +00007312 :let sepidx = match(line, '[.,;: \t]')
7313< *strcasestr()*
7314 Vim doesn't have a strcasestr() function. But you can add
7315 "\c" to the pattern to ignore case: >
7316 :let idx = match(haystack, '\cneedle')
7317<
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00007318 If {start} is given, the search starts from byte index
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00007319 {start} in a String or item {start} in a |List|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007320 The result, however, is still the index counted from the
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00007321 first character/item. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007322 :echo match("testing", "ing", 2)
7323< result is again "4". >
7324 :echo match("testing", "ing", 4)
7325< result is again "4". >
7326 :echo match("testing", "t", 2)
7327< result is "3".
Bram Moolenaar5e3cb7e2006-02-27 23:58:35 +00007328 For a String, if {start} > 0 then it is like the string starts
Bram Moolenaar0b238792006-03-02 22:49:12 +00007329 {start} bytes later, thus "^" will match at {start}. Except
7330 when {count} is given, then it's like matches before the
7331 {start} byte are ignored (this is a bit complicated to keep it
7332 backwards compatible).
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00007333 For a String, if {start} < 0, it will be set to 0. For a list
7334 the index is counted from the end.
Bram Moolenaare224ffa2006-03-01 00:01:28 +00007335 If {start} is out of range ({start} > strlen({expr}) for a
7336 String or {start} > len({expr}) for a |List|) -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00007337
Bram Moolenaar5e3cb7e2006-02-27 23:58:35 +00007338 When {count} is given use the {count}'th match. When a match
Bram Moolenaare224ffa2006-03-01 00:01:28 +00007339 is found in a String the search for the next one starts one
Bram Moolenaar5e3cb7e2006-02-27 23:58:35 +00007340 character further. Thus this example results in 1: >
7341 echo match("testing", "..", 0, 2)
7342< In a |List| the search continues in the next item.
Bram Moolenaar0b238792006-03-02 22:49:12 +00007343 Note that when {count} is added the way {start} works changes,
7344 see above.
Bram Moolenaar5e3cb7e2006-02-27 23:58:35 +00007345
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007346 See |pattern| for the patterns that are accepted.
7347 The 'ignorecase' option is used to set the ignore-caseness of
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02007348 the pattern. 'smartcase' is NOT used. The matching is always
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007349 done like 'magic' is set and 'cpoptions' is empty.
Bram Moolenaarbc93ceb2020-02-26 13:36:21 +01007350 Note that a match at the start is preferred, thus when the
7351 pattern is using "*" (any number of matches) it tends to find
7352 zero matches at the start instead of a number of matches
7353 further down in the text.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007354
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02007355 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7356 GetList()->match('word')
7357<
Bram Moolenaar95e51472018-07-28 16:55:56 +02007358 *matchadd()* *E798* *E799* *E801* *E957*
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007359matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00007360 Defines a pattern to be highlighted in the current window (a
7361 "match"). It will be highlighted with {group}. Returns an
7362 identification number (ID), which can be used to delete the
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01007363 match using |matchdelete()|. The ID is bound to the window.
Bram Moolenaar8e69b4a2013-11-09 03:41:58 +01007364 Matching is case sensitive and magic, unless case sensitivity
7365 or magicness are explicitly overridden in {pattern}. The
7366 'magic', 'smartcase' and 'ignorecase' options are not used.
Bram Moolenaarf9132812015-07-21 19:19:13 +02007367 The "Conceal" value is special, it causes the match to be
7368 concealed.
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00007369
7370 The optional {priority} argument assigns a priority to the
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02007371 match. A match with a high priority will have its
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00007372 highlighting overrule that of a match with a lower priority.
7373 A priority is specified as an integer (negative numbers are no
7374 exception). If the {priority} argument is not specified, the
7375 default priority is 10. The priority of 'hlsearch' is zero,
7376 hence all matches with a priority greater than zero will
7377 overrule it. Syntax highlighting (see 'syntax') is a separate
7378 mechanism, and regardless of the chosen priority a match will
7379 always overrule syntax highlighting.
7380
7381 The optional {id} argument allows the request for a specific
7382 match ID. If a specified ID is already taken, an error
7383 message will appear and the match will not be added. An ID
7384 is specified as a positive integer (zero excluded). IDs 1, 2
7385 and 3 are reserved for |:match|, |:2match| and |:3match|,
Bram Moolenaar6561d522015-07-21 15:48:27 +02007386 respectively. If the {id} argument is not specified or -1,
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00007387 |matchadd()| automatically chooses a free ID.
7388
Bram Moolenaar85084ef2016-01-17 22:26:33 +01007389 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
7390 values. Currently this is used to specify a match specific
Bram Moolenaar6561d522015-07-21 15:48:27 +02007391 conceal character that will be shown for |hl-Conceal|
7392 highlighted matches. The dict can have the following members:
7393
7394 conceal Special character to show instead of the
Bram Moolenaar6463ca22016-02-13 17:04:46 +01007395 match (only for |hl-Conceal| highlighted
Bram Moolenaar6561d522015-07-21 15:48:27 +02007396 matches, see |:syn-cchar|)
Bram Moolenaar95e51472018-07-28 16:55:56 +02007397 window Instead of the current window use the
7398 window with this number or window ID.
Bram Moolenaar6561d522015-07-21 15:48:27 +02007399
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00007400 The number of matches is not limited, as it is the case with
7401 the |:match| commands.
7402
7403 Example: >
7404 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
7405 :let m = matchadd("MyGroup", "TODO")
7406< Deletion of the pattern: >
7407 :call matchdelete(m)
7408
7409< A list of matches defined by |matchadd()| and |:match| are
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02007410 available from |getmatches()|. All matches can be deleted in
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00007411 one operation by |clearmatches()|.
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00007412
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02007413 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7414 GetGroup()->matchadd('TODO')
7415<
Bram Moolenaar8e97bd72016-08-06 22:05:07 +02007416 *matchaddpos()*
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007417matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
Bram Moolenaarb3414592014-06-17 17:48:32 +02007418 Same as |matchadd()|, but requires a list of positions {pos}
7419 instead of a pattern. This command is faster than |matchadd()|
7420 because it does not require to handle regular expressions and
7421 sets buffer line boundaries to redraw screen. It is supposed
7422 to be used when fast match additions and deletions are
7423 required, for example to highlight matching parentheses.
7424
7425 The list {pos} can contain one of these items:
Bram Moolenaarb6da44a2014-06-25 18:15:22 +02007426 - A number. This whole line will be highlighted. The first
Bram Moolenaarb3414592014-06-17 17:48:32 +02007427 line has number 1.
7428 - A list with one number, e.g., [23]. The whole line with this
7429 number will be highlighted.
7430 - A list with two numbers, e.g., [23, 11]. The first number is
Bram Moolenaarb6da44a2014-06-25 18:15:22 +02007431 the line number, the second one is the column number (first
7432 column is 1, the value must correspond to the byte index as
7433 |col()| would return). The character at this position will
7434 be highlighted.
Bram Moolenaarb3414592014-06-17 17:48:32 +02007435 - A list with three numbers, e.g., [23, 11, 3]. As above, but
Bram Moolenaarb6da44a2014-06-25 18:15:22 +02007436 the third number gives the length of the highlight in bytes.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007437
Bram Moolenaarb3414592014-06-17 17:48:32 +02007438 The maximum number of positions is 8.
7439
7440 Example: >
7441 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
7442 :let m = matchaddpos("MyGroup", [[23, 24], 34])
7443< Deletion of the pattern: >
7444 :call matchdelete(m)
7445
7446< Matches added by |matchaddpos()| are returned by
7447 |getmatches()| with an entry "pos1", "pos2", etc., with the
7448 value a list like the {pos} item.
Bram Moolenaarb3414592014-06-17 17:48:32 +02007449
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02007450 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7451 GetGroup()->matchaddpos([23, 11])
7452
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00007453matcharg({nr}) *matcharg()*
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00007454 Selects the {nr} match item, as set with a |:match|,
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00007455 |:2match| or |:3match| command.
7456 Return a |List| with two elements:
7457 The name of the highlight group used
7458 The pattern used.
7459 When {nr} is not 1, 2 or 3 returns an empty |List|.
7460 When there is no match item set returns ['', ''].
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00007461 This is useful to save and restore a |:match|.
7462 Highlighting matches using the |:match| commands are limited
7463 to three matches. |matchadd()| does not have this limitation.
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00007464
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02007465 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7466 GetMatch()->matcharg()
7467
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01007468matchdelete({id} [, {win}) *matchdelete()* *E802* *E803*
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00007469 Deletes a match with ID {id} previously defined by |matchadd()|
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00007470 or one of the |:match| commands. Returns 0 if successful,
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00007471 otherwise -1. See example for |matchadd()|. All matches can
7472 be deleted in one operation by |clearmatches()|.
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01007473 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
7474 window ID instead of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00007475
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02007476 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7477 GetMatch()->matchdelete()
7478
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007479matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchend()*
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01007480 Same as |match()|, but return the index of first character
7481 after the match. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007482 :echo matchend("testing", "ing")
7483< results in "7".
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +00007484 *strspn()* *strcspn()*
7485 Vim doesn't have a strspn() or strcspn() function, but you can
7486 do it with matchend(): >
7487 :let span = matchend(line, '[a-zA-Z]')
7488 :let span = matchend(line, '[^a-zA-Z]')
7489< Except that -1 is returned when there are no matches.
7490
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01007491 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007492 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 2)
7493< results in "7". >
7494 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 5)
7495< result is "-1".
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01007496 When {expr} is a |List| the result is equal to |match()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007497
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02007498 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7499 GetText()->matchend('word')
7500
Bram Moolenaar635414d2020-09-11 22:25:15 +02007501
Bram Moolenaar4f73b8e2020-09-22 20:33:50 +02007502matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzy()*
Bram Moolenaar1b884a02020-12-10 21:11:27 +01007503 If {list} is a list of strings, then returns a |List| with all
Bram Moolenaar4f73b8e2020-09-22 20:33:50 +02007504 the strings in {list} that fuzzy match {str}. The strings in
7505 the returned list are sorted based on the matching score.
7506
Bram Moolenaar8ded5b62020-10-23 16:50:30 +02007507 The optional {dict} argument always supports the following
7508 items:
7509 matchseq When this item is present and {str} contains
7510 multiple words separated by white space, then
7511 returns only matches that contain the words in
7512 the given sequence.
7513
Bram Moolenaar4f73b8e2020-09-22 20:33:50 +02007514 If {list} is a list of dictionaries, then the optional {dict}
Bram Moolenaar8ded5b62020-10-23 16:50:30 +02007515 argument supports the following additional items:
Bram Moolenaar4f73b8e2020-09-22 20:33:50 +02007516 key key of the item which is fuzzy matched against
7517 {str}. The value of this item should be a
7518 string.
7519 text_cb |Funcref| that will be called for every item
7520 in {list} to get the text for fuzzy matching.
7521 This should accept a dictionary item as the
7522 argument and return the text for that item to
7523 use for fuzzy matching.
7524
7525 {str} is treated as a literal string and regular expression
7526 matching is NOT supported. The maximum supported {str} length
7527 is 256.
Bram Moolenaar635414d2020-09-11 22:25:15 +02007528
Bram Moolenaar8ded5b62020-10-23 16:50:30 +02007529 When {str} has multiple words each separated by white space,
7530 then the list of strings that have all the words is returned.
7531
Bram Moolenaar635414d2020-09-11 22:25:15 +02007532 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then an
7533 empty list is returned. If length of {str} is greater than
7534 256, then returns an empty list.
7535
7536 Example: >
7537 :echo matchfuzzy(["clay", "crow"], "cay")
7538< results in ["clay"]. >
7539 :echo getbufinfo()->map({_, v -> v.name})->matchfuzzy("ndl")
7540< results in a list of buffer names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
Bram Moolenaar4f73b8e2020-09-22 20:33:50 +02007541 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("ndl", {'key' : 'name'})
7542< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
7543 names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
7544 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("spl",
7545 \ {'text_cb' : {v -> v.name}})
7546< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
7547 names fuzzy matching "spl". >
Bram Moolenaar635414d2020-09-11 22:25:15 +02007548 :echo v:oldfiles->matchfuzzy("test")
7549< results in a list of file names fuzzy matching "test". >
7550 :let l = readfile("buffer.c")->matchfuzzy("str")
Bram Moolenaar8ded5b62020-10-23 16:50:30 +02007551< results in a list of lines in "buffer.c" fuzzy matching "str". >
7552 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one')
7553< results in ['two one', 'one two']. >
7554 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one',
7555 \ {'matchseq': 1})
7556< results in ['two one'].
Bram Moolenaar635414d2020-09-11 22:25:15 +02007557
Bram Moolenaar4f73b8e2020-09-22 20:33:50 +02007558matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzypos()*
7559 Same as |matchfuzzy()|, but returns the list of matched
Bram Moolenaar9d19e4f2021-01-02 18:31:32 +01007560 strings, the list of character positions where characters
7561 in {str} matches and a list of matching scores. You can
7562 use |byteidx()|to convert a character position to a byte
7563 position.
Bram Moolenaar4f73b8e2020-09-22 20:33:50 +02007564
7565 If {str} matches multiple times in a string, then only the
7566 positions for the best match is returned.
7567
7568 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then a
Bram Moolenaar9d19e4f2021-01-02 18:31:32 +01007569 list with three empty list items is returned.
Bram Moolenaar4f73b8e2020-09-22 20:33:50 +02007570
7571 Example: >
7572 :echo matchfuzzypos(['testing'], 'tsg')
Bram Moolenaar9d19e4f2021-01-02 18:31:32 +01007573< results in [['testing'], [[0, 2, 6]], [99]] >
Bram Moolenaar4f73b8e2020-09-22 20:33:50 +02007574 :echo matchfuzzypos(['clay', 'lacy'], 'la')
Bram Moolenaar9d19e4f2021-01-02 18:31:32 +01007575< results in [['lacy', 'clay'], [[0, 1], [1, 2]], [153, 133]] >
Bram Moolenaar4f73b8e2020-09-22 20:33:50 +02007576 :echo [{'text': 'hello', 'id' : 10}]->matchfuzzypos('ll', {'key' : 'text'})
Bram Moolenaar9d19e4f2021-01-02 18:31:32 +01007577< results in [[{'id': 10, 'text': 'hello'}], [[2, 3]], [127]]
Bram Moolenaar635414d2020-09-11 22:25:15 +02007578
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007579matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchlist()*
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01007580 Same as |match()|, but return a |List|. The first item in the
Bram Moolenaar3a7c85b2005-02-05 21:39:53 +00007581 list is the matched string, same as what matchstr() would
7582 return. Following items are submatches, like "\1", "\2", etc.
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +00007583 in |:substitute|. When an optional submatch didn't match an
7584 empty string is used. Example: >
7585 echo matchlist('acd', '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)')
7586< Results in: ['acd', 'a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']
Bram Moolenaar3a7c85b2005-02-05 21:39:53 +00007587 When there is no match an empty list is returned.
7588
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02007589 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7590 GetList()->matchlist('word')
7591
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007592matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstr()*
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00007593 Same as |match()|, but return the matched string. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007594 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing")
7595< results in "ing".
7596 When there is no match "" is returned.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01007597 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007598 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 2)
7599< results in "ing". >
7600 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 5)
7601< result is "".
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00007602 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item is returned.
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +00007603 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007604
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02007605 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7606 GetText()->matchstr('word')
7607
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007608matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstrpos()*
Bram Moolenaar7fed5c12016-03-29 23:10:31 +02007609 Same as |matchstr()|, but return the matched string, the start
7610 position and the end position of the match. Example: >
7611 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing")
7612< results in ["ing", 4, 7].
7613 When there is no match ["", -1, -1] is returned.
7614 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
7615 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 2)
7616< results in ["ing", 4, 7]. >
7617 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 5)
7618< result is ["", -1, -1].
7619 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item, the index
7620 of first item where {pat} matches, the start position and the
7621 end position of the match are returned. >
7622 :echo matchstrpos([1, '__x'], '\a')
7623< result is ["x", 1, 2, 3].
7624 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
7625
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02007626 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7627 GetText()->matchstrpos('word')
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02007628<
Bram Moolenaar0eabd4d2020-03-15 16:13:53 +01007629
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +00007630 *max()*
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01007631max({expr}) Return the maximum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
7632 echo max([apples, pears, oranges])
7633
7634< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
Bram Moolenaar29634562020-01-09 21:46:04 +01007635 it returns the maximum of all values in the Dictionary.
7636 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
Bram Moolenaar690afe12017-01-28 18:34:47 +01007637 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
Bram Moolenaarf8be4612017-06-23 20:52:40 +02007638 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +00007639
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02007640 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7641 mylist->max()
7642
Bram Moolenaar0eabd4d2020-03-15 16:13:53 +01007643
7644menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) *menu_info()*
7645 Return information about the specified menu {name} in
7646 mode {mode}. The menu name should be specified without the
7647 shortcut character ('&').
7648
7649 {mode} can be one of these strings:
7650 "n" Normal
7651 "v" Visual (including Select)
7652 "o" Operator-pending
7653 "i" Insert
7654 "c" Cmd-line
7655 "s" Select
7656 "x" Visual
7657 "t" Terminal-Job
7658 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
7659 "!" Insert and Cmd-line
7660 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
7661
7662 Returns a |Dictionary| containing the following items:
7663 accel menu item accelerator text |menu-text|
7664 display display name (name without '&')
7665 enabled v:true if this menu item is enabled
7666 Refer to |:menu-enable|
7667 icon name of the icon file (for toolbar)
7668 |toolbar-icon|
7669 iconidx index of a built-in icon
7670 modes modes for which the menu is defined. In
7671 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
7672 characters will be used:
7673 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
7674 name menu item name.
7675 noremenu v:true if the {rhs} of the menu item is not
7676 remappable else v:false.
7677 priority menu order priority |menu-priority|
7678 rhs right-hand-side of the menu item. The returned
7679 string has special characters translated like
7680 in the output of the ":menu" command listing.
7681 When the {rhs} of a menu item is empty, then
7682 "<Nop>" is returned.
7683 script v:true if script-local remapping of {rhs} is
7684 allowed else v:false. See |:menu-script|.
7685 shortcut shortcut key (character after '&' in
7686 the menu name) |menu-shortcut|
7687 silent v:true if the menu item is created
7688 with <silent> argument |:menu-silent|
7689 submenus |List| containing the names of
7690 all the submenus. Present only if the menu
7691 item has submenus.
7692
7693 Returns an empty dictionary if the menu item is not found.
7694
7695 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarff781552020-03-19 20:37:11 +01007696 :echo menu_info('Edit.Cut')
7697 :echo menu_info('File.Save', 'n')
Bram Moolenaar0eabd4d2020-03-15 16:13:53 +01007698<
7699 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaarff781552020-03-19 20:37:11 +01007700 GetMenuName()->menu_info('v')
Bram Moolenaar0eabd4d2020-03-15 16:13:53 +01007701
7702
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02007703< *min()*
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01007704min({expr}) Return the minimum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
7705 echo min([apples, pears, oranges])
7706
7707< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
Bram Moolenaar29634562020-01-09 21:46:04 +01007708 it returns the minimum of all values in the Dictionary.
7709 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
Bram Moolenaar690afe12017-01-28 18:34:47 +01007710 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
Bram Moolenaarf8be4612017-06-23 20:52:40 +02007711 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +00007712
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02007713 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7714 mylist->min()
7715
7716< *mkdir()* *E739*
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00007717mkdir({name} [, {path} [, {prot}]])
7718 Create directory {name}.
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +01007719
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00007720 If {path} is "p" then intermediate directories are created as
7721 necessary. Otherwise it must be "".
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +01007722
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00007723 If {prot} is given it is used to set the protection bits of
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01007724 the new directory. The default is 0o755 (rwxr-xr-x: r/w for
7725 the user, readable for others). Use 0o700 to make it
7726 unreadable for others. This is only used for the last part of
7727 {name}. Thus if you create /tmp/foo/bar then /tmp/foo will be
7728 created with 0o755.
Bram Moolenaared39e1d2008-08-09 17:55:22 +00007729 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01007730 :call mkdir($HOME . "/tmp/foo/bar", "p", 0o700)
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +01007731
Bram Moolenaared39e1d2008-08-09 17:55:22 +00007732< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +01007733
Bram Moolenaar78a16b02018-04-14 13:51:55 +02007734 There is no error if the directory already exists and the "p"
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +01007735 flag is passed (since patch 8.0.1708). However, without the
Bram Moolenaar10455d42019-11-21 15:36:18 +01007736 "p" option the call will fail.
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +01007737
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01007738 The function result is a Number, which is TRUE if the call was
7739 successful or FALSE if the directory creation failed or partly
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +01007740 failed.
7741
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00007742 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
7743 :if exists("*mkdir")
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02007744
7745< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7746 GetName()->mkdir()
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00007747<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007748 *mode()*
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00007749mode([expr]) Return a string that indicates the current mode.
Bram Moolenaar05bb9532008-07-04 09:44:11 +00007750 If [expr] is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
7751 a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then the full mode is
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02007752 returned, otherwise only the first letter is returned.
Bram Moolenaar0e57dd82019-09-16 22:56:03 +02007753 Also see |state()|.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00007754
Bram Moolenaar612cc382018-07-29 15:34:26 +02007755 n Normal, Terminal-Normal
7756 no Operator-pending
Bram Moolenaar5976f8f2018-12-27 23:44:44 +01007757 nov Operator-pending (forced characterwise |o_v|)
7758 noV Operator-pending (forced linewise |o_V|)
7759 noCTRL-V Operator-pending (forced blockwise |o_CTRL-V|);
Bram Moolenaar5b69c222019-01-11 14:50:06 +01007760 CTRL-V is one character
Bram Moolenaar612cc382018-07-29 15:34:26 +02007761 niI Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Insert-mode|
7762 niR Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Replace-mode|
7763 niV Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Virtual-Replace-mode|
7764 v Visual by character
7765 V Visual by line
7766 CTRL-V Visual blockwise
7767 s Select by character
7768 S Select by line
7769 CTRL-S Select blockwise
7770 i Insert
7771 ic Insert mode completion |compl-generic|
7772 ix Insert mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
7773 R Replace |R|
7774 Rc Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
7775 Rv Virtual Replace |gR|
7776 Rx Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
7777 c Command-line editing
7778 cv Vim Ex mode |gQ|
7779 ce Normal Ex mode |Q|
7780 r Hit-enter prompt
7781 rm The -- more -- prompt
7782 r? A |:confirm| query of some sort
7783 ! Shell or external command is executing
7784 t Terminal-Job mode: keys go to the job
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00007785 This is useful in the 'statusline' option or when used
7786 with |remote_expr()| In most other places it always returns
7787 "c" or "n".
Bram Moolenaar612cc382018-07-29 15:34:26 +02007788 Note that in the future more modes and more specific modes may
7789 be added. It's better not to compare the whole string but only
7790 the leading character(s).
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00007791 Also see |visualmode()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007792
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02007793 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7794 DoFull()->mode()
7795
Bram Moolenaar7e506b62010-01-19 15:55:06 +01007796mzeval({expr}) *mzeval()*
7797 Evaluate MzScheme expression {expr} and return its result
Bram Moolenaard38b0552012-04-25 19:07:41 +02007798 converted to Vim data structures.
Bram Moolenaar7e506b62010-01-19 15:55:06 +01007799 Numbers and strings are returned as they are.
7800 Pairs (including lists and improper lists) and vectors are
7801 returned as Vim |Lists|.
7802 Hash tables are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with keys
7803 converted to strings.
7804 All other types are converted to string with display function.
7805 Examples: >
7806 :mz (define l (list 1 2 3))
7807 :mz (define h (make-hash)) (hash-set! h "list" l)
7808 :echo mzeval("l")
7809 :echo mzeval("h")
7810<
Bram Moolenaara1449832019-09-01 20:16:52 +02007811 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7812 GetExpr()->mzeval()
7813<
Bram Moolenaar7e506b62010-01-19 15:55:06 +01007814 {only available when compiled with the |+mzscheme| feature}
7815
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007816nextnonblank({lnum}) *nextnonblank()*
7817 Return the line number of the first line at or below {lnum}
7818 that is not blank. Example: >
7819 if getline(nextnonblank(1)) =~ "Java"
7820< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
7821 below it, zero is returned.
7822 See also |prevnonblank()|.
7823
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02007824 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7825 GetLnum()->nextnonblank()
7826
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007827nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) *nr2char()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007828 Return a string with a single character, which has the number
7829 value {expr}. Examples: >
7830 nr2char(64) returns "@"
7831 nr2char(32) returns " "
Bram Moolenaard35d7842013-01-23 17:17:10 +01007832< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
7833 Example for "utf-8": >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007834 nr2char(300) returns I with bow character
Bram Moolenaard35d7842013-01-23 17:17:10 +01007835< With {utf8} set to 1, always return utf-8 characters.
7836 Note that a NUL character in the file is specified with
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007837 nr2char(10), because NULs are represented with newline
7838 characters. nr2char(0) is a real NUL and terminates the
Bram Moolenaar383f9bc2005-01-19 22:18:32 +00007839 string, thus results in an empty string.
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01007840 To turn a list of character numbers into a string: >
7841 let list = [65, 66, 67]
7842 let str = join(map(list, {_, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
7843< Result: "ABC"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007844
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02007845 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7846 GetNumber()->nr2char()
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02007847
Bram Moolenaard6e256c2011-12-14 15:32:50 +01007848or({expr}, {expr}) *or()*
7849 Bitwise OR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
7850 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
7851 Example: >
7852 :let bits = or(bits, 0x80)
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +02007853< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7854 :let bits = bits->or(0x80)
Bram Moolenaard6e256c2011-12-14 15:32:50 +01007855
7856
Bram Moolenaar6a33ef02020-09-25 22:42:48 +02007857pathshorten({expr} [, {len}]) *pathshorten()*
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00007858 Shorten directory names in the path {expr} and return the
7859 result. The tail, the file name, is kept as-is. The other
Bram Moolenaar6a33ef02020-09-25 22:42:48 +02007860 components in the path are reduced to {len} letters in length.
7861 If {len} is omitted or smaller than 1 then 1 is used (single
7862 letters). Leading '~' and '.' characters are kept. Examples: >
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00007863 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim')
7864< ~/.v/a/myfile.vim ~
Bram Moolenaar6a33ef02020-09-25 22:42:48 +02007865>
7866 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim', 2)
7867< ~/.vi/au/myfile.vim ~
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00007868 It doesn't matter if the path exists or not.
7869
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02007870 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7871 GetDirectories()->pathshorten()
7872
Bram Moolenaare9b892e2016-01-17 21:15:58 +01007873perleval({expr}) *perleval()*
7874 Evaluate Perl expression {expr} in scalar context and return
7875 its result converted to Vim data structures. If value can't be
Bram Moolenaar85084ef2016-01-17 22:26:33 +01007876 converted, it is returned as a string Perl representation.
7877 Note: If you want an array or hash, {expr} must return a
7878 reference to it.
Bram Moolenaare9b892e2016-01-17 21:15:58 +01007879 Example: >
7880 :echo perleval('[1 .. 4]')
7881< [1, 2, 3, 4]
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02007882
7883 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7884 GetExpr()->perleval()
7885
7886< {only available when compiled with the |+perl| feature}
Bram Moolenaare9b892e2016-01-17 21:15:58 +01007887
Bram Moolenaar931a2772019-07-04 16:54:54 +02007888
Bram Moolenaar1c6737b2020-09-07 22:18:52 +02007889popup_ functions are documented here: |popup-functions|
Bram Moolenaar931a2772019-07-04 16:54:54 +02007890
7891
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00007892pow({x}, {y}) *pow()*
7893 Return the power of {x} to the exponent {y} as a |Float|.
7894 {x} and {y} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
7895 Examples: >
7896 :echo pow(3, 3)
7897< 27.0 >
7898 :echo pow(2, 16)
7899< 65536.0 >
7900 :echo pow(32, 0.20)
7901< 2.0
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02007902
7903 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7904 Compute()->pow(3)
7905<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00007906 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01007907
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00007908prevnonblank({lnum}) *prevnonblank()*
7909 Return the line number of the first line at or above {lnum}
7910 that is not blank. Example: >
7911 let ind = indent(prevnonblank(v:lnum - 1))
7912< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
7913 above it, zero is returned.
7914 Also see |nextnonblank()|.
7915
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02007916 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7917 GetLnum()->prevnonblank()
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00007918
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00007919printf({fmt}, {expr1} ...) *printf()*
7920 Return a String with {fmt}, where "%" items are replaced by
7921 the formatted form of their respective arguments. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00007922 printf("%4d: E%d %.30s", lnum, errno, msg)
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00007923< May result in:
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00007924 " 99: E42 asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfas" ~
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00007925
Bram Moolenaarfd8ca212019-08-10 00:13:30 +02007926 When used as a |method| the base is passed as the second
7927 argument: >
7928 Compute()->printf("result: %d")
7929
7930< Often used items are:
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00007931 %s string
Bram Moolenaar3ab72c52012-11-14 18:10:56 +01007932 %6S string right-aligned in 6 display cells
Bram Moolenaar98692072006-02-04 00:57:42 +00007933 %6s string right-aligned in 6 bytes
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00007934 %.9s string truncated to 9 bytes
7935 %c single byte
7936 %d decimal number
7937 %5d decimal number padded with spaces to 5 characters
7938 %x hex number
7939 %04x hex number padded with zeros to at least 4 characters
7940 %X hex number using upper case letters
7941 %o octal number
Bram Moolenaar91984b92016-08-16 21:58:41 +02007942 %08b binary number padded with zeros to at least 8 chars
Bram Moolenaar04186092016-08-29 21:55:35 +02007943 %f floating point number as 12.23, inf, -inf or nan
7944 %F floating point number as 12.23, INF, -INF or NAN
7945 %e floating point number as 1.23e3, inf, -inf or nan
7946 %E floating point number as 1.23E3, INF, -INF or NAN
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00007947 %g floating point number, as %f or %e depending on value
Bram Moolenaar3df01732017-02-17 22:47:16 +01007948 %G floating point number, as %F or %E depending on value
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00007949 %% the % character itself
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00007950
7951 Conversion specifications start with '%' and end with the
7952 conversion type. All other characters are copied unchanged to
7953 the result.
7954
7955 The "%" starts a conversion specification. The following
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00007956 arguments appear in sequence:
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00007957
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00007958 % [flags] [field-width] [.precision] type
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00007959
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00007960 flags
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00007961 Zero or more of the following flags:
7962
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00007963 # The value should be converted to an "alternate
7964 form". For c, d, and s conversions, this option
7965 has no effect. For o conversions, the precision
7966 of the number is increased to force the first
7967 character of the output string to a zero (except
7968 if a zero value is printed with an explicit
7969 precision of zero).
Bram Moolenaar91984b92016-08-16 21:58:41 +02007970 For b and B conversions, a non-zero result has
7971 the string "0b" (or "0B" for B conversions)
7972 prepended to it.
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00007973 For x and X conversions, a non-zero result has
7974 the string "0x" (or "0X" for X conversions)
7975 prepended to it.
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00007976
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00007977 0 (zero) Zero padding. For all conversions the converted
7978 value is padded on the left with zeros rather
7979 than blanks. If a precision is given with a
Bram Moolenaar91984b92016-08-16 21:58:41 +02007980 numeric conversion (d, b, B, o, x, and X), the 0
7981 flag is ignored.
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00007982
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00007983 - A negative field width flag; the converted value
7984 is to be left adjusted on the field boundary.
7985 The converted value is padded on the right with
7986 blanks, rather than on the left with blanks or
7987 zeros. A - overrides a 0 if both are given.
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00007988
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00007989 ' ' (space) A blank should be left before a positive
7990 number produced by a signed conversion (d).
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00007991
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00007992 + A sign must always be placed before a number
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02007993 produced by a signed conversion. A + overrides
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00007994 a space if both are used.
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00007995
7996 field-width
7997 An optional decimal digit string specifying a minimum
Bram Moolenaar98692072006-02-04 00:57:42 +00007998 field width. If the converted value has fewer bytes
7999 than the field width, it will be padded with spaces on
8000 the left (or right, if the left-adjustment flag has
8001 been given) to fill out the field width.
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008002
8003 .precision
8004 An optional precision, in the form of a period '.'
8005 followed by an optional digit string. If the digit
8006 string is omitted, the precision is taken as zero.
8007 This gives the minimum number of digits to appear for
8008 d, o, x, and X conversions, or the maximum number of
Bram Moolenaar98692072006-02-04 00:57:42 +00008009 bytes to be printed from a string for s conversions.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008010 For floating point it is the number of digits after
8011 the decimal point.
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008012
8013 type
8014 A character that specifies the type of conversion to
8015 be applied, see below.
8016
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008017 A field width or precision, or both, may be indicated by an
8018 asterisk '*' instead of a digit string. In this case, a
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02008019 Number argument supplies the field width or precision. A
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008020 negative field width is treated as a left adjustment flag
8021 followed by a positive field width; a negative precision is
8022 treated as though it were missing. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008023 :echo printf("%d: %.*s", nr, width, line)
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008024< This limits the length of the text used from "line" to
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008025 "width" bytes.
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008026
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00008027 The conversion specifiers and their meanings are:
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008028
Bram Moolenaar91984b92016-08-16 21:58:41 +02008029 *printf-d* *printf-b* *printf-B* *printf-o*
8030 *printf-x* *printf-X*
8031 dbBoxX The Number argument is converted to signed decimal
8032 (d), unsigned binary (b and B), unsigned octal (o), or
8033 unsigned hexadecimal (x and X) notation. The letters
8034 "abcdef" are used for x conversions; the letters
8035 "ABCDEF" are used for X conversions.
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008036 The precision, if any, gives the minimum number of
8037 digits that must appear; if the converted value
8038 requires fewer digits, it is padded on the left with
8039 zeros.
8040 In no case does a non-existent or small field width
8041 cause truncation of a numeric field; if the result of
8042 a conversion is wider than the field width, the field
8043 is expanded to contain the conversion result.
Bram Moolenaar30567352016-08-27 21:25:44 +02008044 The 'h' modifier indicates the argument is 16 bits.
8045 The 'l' modifier indicates the argument is 32 bits.
8046 The 'L' modifier indicates the argument is 64 bits.
8047 Generally, these modifiers are not useful. They are
8048 ignored when type is known from the argument.
8049
8050 i alias for d
8051 D alias for ld
8052 U alias for lu
8053 O alias for lo
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008054
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008055 *printf-c*
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008056 c The Number argument is converted to a byte, and the
8057 resulting character is written.
8058
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008059 *printf-s*
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008060 s The text of the String argument is used. If a
8061 precision is specified, no more bytes than the number
8062 specified are used.
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02008063 If the argument is not a String type, it is
8064 automatically converted to text with the same format
8065 as ":echo".
Bram Moolenaar0122c402015-02-03 19:13:34 +01008066 *printf-S*
Bram Moolenaar3ab72c52012-11-14 18:10:56 +01008067 S The text of the String argument is used. If a
8068 precision is specified, no more display cells than the
Bram Moolenaar4c92e752019-02-17 21:18:32 +01008069 number specified are used.
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008070
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008071 *printf-f* *E807*
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01008072 f F The Float argument is converted into a string of the
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008073 form 123.456. The precision specifies the number of
8074 digits after the decimal point. When the precision is
8075 zero the decimal point is omitted. When the precision
8076 is not specified 6 is used. A really big number
Bram Moolenaar04186092016-08-29 21:55:35 +02008077 (out of range or dividing by zero) results in "inf"
Bram Moolenaarf8be4612017-06-23 20:52:40 +02008078 or "-inf" with %f (INF or -INF with %F).
8079 "0.0 / 0.0" results in "nan" with %f (NAN with %F).
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008080 Example: >
8081 echo printf("%.2f", 12.115)
8082< 12.12
8083 Note that roundoff depends on the system libraries.
8084 Use |round()| when in doubt.
8085
8086 *printf-e* *printf-E*
8087 e E The Float argument is converted into a string of the
8088 form 1.234e+03 or 1.234E+03 when using 'E'. The
8089 precision specifies the number of digits after the
8090 decimal point, like with 'f'.
8091
8092 *printf-g* *printf-G*
8093 g G The Float argument is converted like with 'f' if the
8094 value is between 0.001 (inclusive) and 10000000.0
8095 (exclusive). Otherwise 'e' is used for 'g' and 'E'
8096 for 'G'. When no precision is specified superfluous
8097 zeroes and '+' signs are removed, except for the zero
8098 immediately after the decimal point. Thus 10000000.0
8099 results in 1.0e7.
8100
8101 *printf-%*
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008102 % A '%' is written. No argument is converted. The
8103 complete conversion specification is "%%".
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008104
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00008105 When a Number argument is expected a String argument is also
8106 accepted and automatically converted.
8107 When a Float or String argument is expected a Number argument
8108 is also accepted and automatically converted.
8109 Any other argument type results in an error message.
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008110
Bram Moolenaar83bab712005-08-01 21:58:57 +00008111 *E766* *E767*
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008112 The number of {exprN} arguments must exactly match the number
8113 of "%" items. If there are not sufficient or too many
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00008114 arguments an error is given. Up to 18 arguments can be used.
Bram Moolenaar4be06f92005-07-29 22:36:03 +00008115
8116
Bram Moolenaar077cc7a2020-09-04 16:35:35 +02008117prompt_getprompt({buf}) *prompt_getprompt()*
Bram Moolenaarcb80aa22020-10-26 21:12:46 +01008118 Returns the effective prompt text for buffer {buf}. {buf} can
8119 be a buffer name or number. See |prompt-buffer|.
Bram Moolenaar077cc7a2020-09-04 16:35:35 +02008120
8121 If the buffer doesn't exist or isn't a prompt buffer, an empty
8122 string is returned.
8123
8124 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8125 GetBuffer()->prompt_getprompt()
8126
8127
Bram Moolenaarf2732452018-06-03 14:47:35 +02008128prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setcallback()*
Bram Moolenaar0e5979a2018-06-17 19:36:33 +02008129 Set prompt callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr}
8130 is an empty string the callback is removed. This has only
Bram Moolenaarf2732452018-06-03 14:47:35 +02008131 effect if {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
Bram Moolenaar0e5979a2018-06-17 19:36:33 +02008132
Bram Moolenaarf2732452018-06-03 14:47:35 +02008133 The callback is invoked when pressing Enter. The current
8134 buffer will always be the prompt buffer. A new line for a
8135 prompt is added before invoking the callback, thus the prompt
8136 for which the callback was invoked will be in the last but one
8137 line.
8138 If the callback wants to add text to the buffer, it must
8139 insert it above the last line, since that is where the current
8140 prompt is. This can also be done asynchronously.
8141 The callback is invoked with one argument, which is the text
8142 that was entered at the prompt. This can be an empty string
8143 if the user only typed Enter.
8144 Example: >
Bram Moolenaara8eee212019-08-24 22:14:58 +02008145 call prompt_setcallback(bufnr(), function('s:TextEntered'))
Bram Moolenaarf2732452018-06-03 14:47:35 +02008146 func s:TextEntered(text)
8147 if a:text == 'exit' || a:text == 'quit'
8148 stopinsert
8149 close
8150 else
8151 call append(line('$') - 1, 'Entered: "' . a:text . '"')
8152 " Reset 'modified' to allow the buffer to be closed.
8153 set nomodified
8154 endif
8155 endfunc
8156
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02008157< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8158 GetBuffer()->prompt_setcallback(callback)
8159
8160
Bram Moolenaar0e5979a2018-06-17 19:36:33 +02008161prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setinterrupt()*
8162 Set a callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr} is an
8163 empty string the callback is removed. This has only effect if
8164 {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
8165
8166 This callback will be invoked when pressing CTRL-C in Insert
8167 mode. Without setting a callback Vim will exit Insert mode,
8168 as in any buffer.
8169
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02008170 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8171 GetBuffer()->prompt_setinterrupt(callback)
8172
Bram Moolenaar0e5979a2018-06-17 19:36:33 +02008173prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) *prompt_setprompt()*
8174 Set prompt for buffer {buf} to {text}. You most likely want
8175 {text} to end in a space.
8176 The result is only visible if {buf} has 'buftype' set to
8177 "prompt". Example: >
Bram Moolenaara8eee212019-08-24 22:14:58 +02008178 call prompt_setprompt(bufnr(), 'command: ')
Bram Moolenaar98aefe72018-12-13 22:20:09 +01008179<
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02008180 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8181 GetBuffer()->prompt_setprompt('command: ')
8182
Bram Moolenaar077cc7a2020-09-04 16:35:35 +02008183prop_ functions are documented here: |text-prop-functions|
Bram Moolenaarf2732452018-06-03 14:47:35 +02008184
Bram Moolenaare9bd5722019-08-17 19:36:06 +02008185pum_getpos() *pum_getpos()*
8186 If the popup menu (see |ins-completion-menu|) is not visible,
8187 returns an empty |Dictionary|, otherwise, returns a
8188 |Dictionary| with the following keys:
8189 height nr of items visible
8190 width screen cells
8191 row top screen row (0 first row)
8192 col leftmost screen column (0 first col)
8193 size total nr of items
Bram Moolenaar96f45c02019-10-26 19:53:45 +02008194 scrollbar |TRUE| if scrollbar is visible
Bram Moolenaare9bd5722019-08-17 19:36:06 +02008195
8196 The values are the same as in |v:event| during
8197 |CompleteChanged|.
8198
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00008199pumvisible() *pumvisible()*
8200 Returns non-zero when the popup menu is visible, zero
8201 otherwise. See |ins-completion-menu|.
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +00008202 This can be used to avoid some things that would remove the
8203 popup menu.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008204
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02008205py3eval({expr}) *py3eval()*
8206 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
8207 converted to Vim data structures.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01008208 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
8209 copied though, Unicode strings are additionally converted to
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02008210 'encoding').
8211 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01008212 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02008213 keys converted to strings.
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02008214
8215 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8216 GetExpr()->py3eval()
8217
8218< {only available when compiled with the |+python3| feature}
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02008219
8220 *E858* *E859*
8221pyeval({expr}) *pyeval()*
8222 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
8223 converted to Vim data structures.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01008224 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02008225 copied though).
8226 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01008227 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type,
Bram Moolenaard09acef2012-09-21 14:54:30 +02008228 non-string keys result in error.
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02008229
8230 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8231 GetExpr()->pyeval()
8232
8233< {only available when compiled with the |+python| feature}
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02008234
Bram Moolenaarf42dd3c2017-01-28 16:06:38 +01008235pyxeval({expr}) *pyxeval()*
8236 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
8237 converted to Vim data structures.
8238 Uses Python 2 or 3, see |python_x| and 'pyxversion'.
8239 See also: |pyeval()|, |py3eval()|
Bram Moolenaar3f4f3d82019-09-04 20:05:59 +02008240
8241 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8242 GetExpr()->pyxeval()
8243
8244< {only available when compiled with the |+python| or the
Bram Moolenaarf42dd3c2017-01-28 16:06:38 +01008245 |+python3| feature}
8246
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +00008247 *E726* *E727*
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00008248range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]]) *range()*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00008249 Returns a |List| with Numbers:
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00008250 - If only {expr} is specified: [0, 1, ..., {expr} - 1]
8251 - If {max} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + 1, ..., {max}]
8252 - If {stride} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + {stride}, ...,
8253 {max}] (increasing {expr} with {stride} each time, not
8254 producing a value past {max}).
Bram Moolenaare7566042005-06-17 22:00:15 +00008255 When the maximum is one before the start the result is an
8256 empty list. When the maximum is more than one before the
8257 start this is an error.
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00008258 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00008259 range(4) " [0, 1, 2, 3]
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00008260 range(2, 4) " [2, 3, 4]
8261 range(2, 9, 3) " [2, 5, 8]
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00008262 range(2, -2, -1) " [2, 1, 0, -1, -2]
Bram Moolenaare7566042005-06-17 22:00:15 +00008263 range(0) " []
8264 range(2, 0) " error!
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00008265<
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02008266 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8267 GetExpr()->range()
8268<
Bram Moolenaar06b0b4b2019-11-25 15:40:55 +01008269
Bram Moolenaar2c7f8c52020-04-20 19:52:53 +02008270rand([{expr}]) *rand()* *random*
Bram Moolenaarf8c1f922019-11-28 22:13:14 +01008271 Return a pseudo-random Number generated with an xoshiro128**
Bram Moolenaar0c0734d2019-11-26 21:44:46 +01008272 algorithm using seed {expr}. The returned number is 32 bits,
8273 also on 64 bits systems, for consistency.
8274 {expr} can be initialized by |srand()| and will be updated by
8275 rand(). If {expr} is omitted, an internal seed value is used
8276 and updated.
Bram Moolenaar06b0b4b2019-11-25 15:40:55 +01008277
8278 Examples: >
8279 :echo rand()
8280 :let seed = srand()
8281 :echo rand(seed)
Bram Moolenaar0c0734d2019-11-26 21:44:46 +01008282 :echo rand(seed) % 16 " random number 0 - 15
Bram Moolenaar06b0b4b2019-11-25 15:40:55 +01008283<
Bram Moolenaarc423ad72021-01-13 20:38:03 +01008284
8285readblob({fname}) *readblob()*
8286 Read file {fname} in binary mode and return a |Blob|.
8287 When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
8288 the result is an empty |Blob|.
8289 Also see |readfile()| and |writefile()|.
8290
8291
Bram Moolenaar84cf6bd2020-06-16 20:03:43 +02008292readdir({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdir()*
Bram Moolenaar543c9b12019-04-05 22:50:40 +02008293 Return a list with file and directory names in {directory}.
Bram Moolenaar62e1bb42019-04-08 16:25:07 +02008294 You can also use |glob()| if you don't need to do complicated
8295 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
Bram Moolenaar84cf6bd2020-06-16 20:03:43 +02008296 The list will be sorted (case sensitive), see the {dict}
8297 argument below for changing the sort order.
Bram Moolenaar543c9b12019-04-05 22:50:40 +02008298
8299 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
8300 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
8301 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
8302 be handled.
8303 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
8304 added to the list.
8305 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
8306 to the list.
Bram Moolenaar6c9ba042020-06-01 16:09:41 +02008307 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
Bram Moolenaar543c9b12019-04-05 22:50:40 +02008308 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to the entry name.
8309 When {expr} is a function the name is passed as the argument.
8310 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
8311 readdir(dirname, {n -> n =~ '.txt$'})
8312< To skip hidden and backup files: >
8313 readdir(dirname, {n -> n !~ '^\.\|\~$'})
8314
Bram Moolenaar84cf6bd2020-06-16 20:03:43 +02008315< The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
8316 values. Currently this is used to specify if and how sorting
8317 should be performed. The dict can have the following members:
8318
8319 sort How to sort the result returned from the system.
8320 Valid values are:
8321 "none" do not sort (fastest method)
8322 "case" sort case sensitive (byte value of
8323 each character, technically, using
8324 strcmp()) (default)
8325 "icase" sort case insensitive (technically
8326 using strcasecmp())
8327 "collate" sort using the collation order
8328 of the "POSIX" or "C" |locale|
8329 (technically using strcoll())
8330 Other values are silently ignored.
8331
8332 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
8333 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
8334 readdir('.', '1', #{sort: 'none'})
Bram Moolenaar543c9b12019-04-05 22:50:40 +02008335< If you want to get a directory tree: >
Bram Moolenaar84cf6bd2020-06-16 20:03:43 +02008336 function! s:tree(dir)
8337 return {a:dir : map(readdir(a:dir),
Bram Moolenaar543c9b12019-04-05 22:50:40 +02008338 \ {_, x -> isdirectory(x) ?
Bram Moolenaar84cf6bd2020-06-16 20:03:43 +02008339 \ {x : s:tree(a:dir . '/' . x)} : x})}
8340 endfunction
8341 echo s:tree(".")
Bram Moolenaar543c9b12019-04-05 22:50:40 +02008342<
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02008343 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8344 GetDirName()->readdir()
8345<
Bram Moolenaar84cf6bd2020-06-16 20:03:43 +02008346readdirex({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdirex()*
Bram Moolenaar6c9ba042020-06-01 16:09:41 +02008347 Extended version of |readdir()|.
8348 Return a list of Dictionaries with file and directory
8349 information in {directory}.
8350 This is useful if you want to get the attributes of file and
8351 directory at the same time as getting a list of a directory.
8352 This is much faster than calling |readdir()| then calling
8353 |getfperm()|, |getfsize()|, |getftime()| and |getftype()| for
8354 each file and directory especially on MS-Windows.
Bram Moolenaar84cf6bd2020-06-16 20:03:43 +02008355 The list will by default be sorted by name (case sensitive),
8356 the sorting can be changed by using the optional {dict}
8357 argument, see |readdir()|.
Bram Moolenaar6c9ba042020-06-01 16:09:41 +02008358
8359 The Dictionary for file and directory information has the
8360 following items:
8361 group Group name of the entry. (Only on Unix)
8362 name Name of the entry.
8363 perm Permissions of the entry. See |getfperm()|.
8364 size Size of the entry. See |getfsize()|.
8365 time Timestamp of the entry. See |getftime()|.
8366 type Type of the entry.
8367 On Unix, almost same as |getftype()| except:
8368 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
8369 Other symlink "link"
8370 On MS-Windows:
8371 Normal file "file"
8372 Directory "dir"
8373 Junction "junction"
8374 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
8375 Other symlink "link"
8376 Other reparse point "reparse"
8377 user User name of the entry's owner. (Only on Unix)
8378 On Unix, if the entry is a symlink, the Dictionary includes
8379 the information of the target (except the "type" item).
8380 On MS-Windows, it includes the information of the symlink
8381 itself because of performance reasons.
8382
8383 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
8384 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
8385 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
8386 be handled.
8387 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
8388 added to the list.
8389 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
8390 to the list.
8391 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02008392 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to a |Dictionary|
Bram Moolenaar6c9ba042020-06-01 16:09:41 +02008393 of the entry.
8394 When {expr} is a function the entry is passed as the argument.
8395 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
8396 readdirex(dirname, {e -> e.name =~ '.txt$'})
8397<
Bram Moolenaar84cf6bd2020-06-16 20:03:43 +02008398 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
8399 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
8400 readdirex(dirname, '1', #{sort: 'none'})
8401
8402<
Bram Moolenaar6c9ba042020-06-01 16:09:41 +02008403 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8404 GetDirName()->readdirex()
8405<
Bram Moolenaarc423ad72021-01-13 20:38:03 +01008406
Bram Moolenaar3a7c85b2005-02-05 21:39:53 +00008407 *readfile()*
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01008408readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00008409 Read file {fname} and return a |List|, each line of the file
Bram Moolenaar6100d022016-10-02 16:51:57 +02008410 as an item. Lines are broken at NL characters. Macintosh
8411 files separated with CR will result in a single long line
8412 (unless a NL appears somewhere).
Bram Moolenaar06583f12010-08-07 20:30:49 +02008413 All NUL characters are replaced with a NL character.
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01008414 When {type} contains "b" binary mode is used:
Bram Moolenaar3a7c85b2005-02-05 21:39:53 +00008415 - When the last line ends in a NL an extra empty list item is
8416 added.
8417 - No CR characters are removed.
8418 Otherwise:
8419 - CR characters that appear before a NL are removed.
8420 - Whether the last line ends in a NL or not does not matter.
Bram Moolenaar06583f12010-08-07 20:30:49 +02008421 - When 'encoding' is Unicode any UTF-8 byte order mark is
8422 removed from the text.
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00008423 When {max} is given this specifies the maximum number of lines
8424 to be read. Useful if you only want to check the first ten
8425 lines of a file: >
8426 :for line in readfile(fname, '', 10)
8427 : if line =~ 'Date' | echo line | endif
8428 :endfor
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00008429< When {max} is negative -{max} lines from the end of the file
8430 are returned, or as many as there are.
8431 When {max} is zero the result is an empty list.
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00008432 Note that without {max} the whole file is read into memory.
8433 Also note that there is no recognition of encoding. Read a
8434 file into a buffer if you need to.
Bram Moolenaarc423ad72021-01-13 20:38:03 +01008435 Deprecated (use |readblob()| instead): When {type} contains
8436 "B" a |Blob| is returned with the binary data of the file
8437 unmodified.
Bram Moolenaar3a7c85b2005-02-05 21:39:53 +00008438 When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
8439 the result is an empty list.
8440 Also see |writefile()|.
8441
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02008442 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8443 GetFileName()->readfile()
8444
Bram Moolenaar85629982020-06-01 18:39:20 +02008445reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}]) *reduce()* *E998*
8446 {func} is called for every item in {object}, which can be a
8447 |List| or a |Blob|. {func} is called with two arguments: the
8448 result so far and current item. After processing all items
8449 the result is returned.
8450
8451 {initial} is the initial result. When omitted, the first item
8452 in {object} is used and {func} is first called for the second
8453 item. If {initial} is not given and {object} is empty no
8454 result can be computed, an E998 error is given.
8455
8456 Examples: >
8457 echo reduce([1, 3, 5], { acc, val -> acc + val })
8458 echo reduce(['x', 'y'], { acc, val -> acc .. val }, 'a')
8459 echo reduce(0z1122, { acc, val -> 2 * acc + val })
8460<
8461 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8462 echo mylist->reduce({ acc, val -> acc + val }, 0)
8463
8464
Bram Moolenaar0b6d9112018-05-22 20:35:17 +02008465reg_executing() *reg_executing()*
8466 Returns the single letter name of the register being executed.
8467 Returns an empty string when no register is being executed.
8468 See |@|.
8469
8470reg_recording() *reg_recording()*
8471 Returns the single letter name of the register being recorded.
Bram Moolenaar62e1bb42019-04-08 16:25:07 +02008472 Returns an empty string when not recording. See |q|.
Bram Moolenaar0b6d9112018-05-22 20:35:17 +02008473
Bram Moolenaar433f7c82006-03-21 21:29:36 +00008474reltime([{start} [, {end}]]) *reltime()*
Bram Moolenaar3132cdd2020-11-05 20:41:49 +01008475 Return an item that represents a time value. The item is a
8476 list with items that depend on the system. In Vim 9 script
8477 list<any> can be used.
8478 The item can be passed to |reltimestr()| to convert it to a
8479 string or |reltimefloat()| to convert to a Float.
8480
8481 Without an argument reltime() returns the current time.
Bram Moolenaar433f7c82006-03-21 21:29:36 +00008482 With one argument is returns the time passed since the time
8483 specified in the argument.
Bram Moolenaar551dbcc2006-04-25 22:13:59 +00008484 With two arguments it returns the time passed between {start}
Bram Moolenaar433f7c82006-03-21 21:29:36 +00008485 and {end}.
Bram Moolenaar3132cdd2020-11-05 20:41:49 +01008486
Bram Moolenaar433f7c82006-03-21 21:29:36 +00008487 The {start} and {end} arguments must be values returned by
8488 reltime().
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02008489
8490 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8491 GetStart()->reltime()
8492<
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02008493 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
Bram Moolenaar433f7c82006-03-21 21:29:36 +00008494
Bram Moolenaar03413f42016-04-12 21:07:15 +02008495reltimefloat({time}) *reltimefloat()*
8496 Return a Float that represents the time value of {time}.
8497 Example: >
8498 let start = reltime()
8499 call MyFunction()
8500 let seconds = reltimefloat(reltime(start))
8501< See the note of reltimestr() about overhead.
8502 Also see |profiling|.
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02008503
8504 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8505 reltime(start)->reltimefloat()
8506
8507< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
Bram Moolenaar03413f42016-04-12 21:07:15 +02008508
Bram Moolenaar433f7c82006-03-21 21:29:36 +00008509reltimestr({time}) *reltimestr()*
8510 Return a String that represents the time value of {time}.
8511 This is the number of seconds, a dot and the number of
8512 microseconds. Example: >
8513 let start = reltime()
8514 call MyFunction()
8515 echo reltimestr(reltime(start))
8516< Note that overhead for the commands will be added to the time.
8517 The accuracy depends on the system.
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00008518 Leading spaces are used to make the string align nicely. You
8519 can use split() to remove it. >
8520 echo split(reltimestr(reltime(start)))[0]
8521< Also see |profiling|.
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02008522
8523 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8524 reltime(start)->reltimestr()
8525
8526< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
Bram Moolenaar433f7c82006-03-21 21:29:36 +00008527
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008528 *remote_expr()* *E449*
Bram Moolenaar81b9d0b2017-03-19 21:20:53 +01008529remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02008530 Send the {string} to {server}. The string is sent as an
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008531 expression and the result is returned after evaluation.
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +00008532 The result must be a String or a |List|. A |List| is turned
8533 into a String by joining the items with a line break in
8534 between (not at the end), like with join(expr, "\n").
Bram Moolenaar81b9d0b2017-03-19 21:20:53 +01008535 If {idvar} is present and not empty, it is taken as the name
8536 of a variable and a {serverid} for later use with
Bram Moolenaar6bb2cdf2018-02-24 19:53:53 +01008537 |remote_read()| is stored there.
Bram Moolenaar81b9d0b2017-03-19 21:20:53 +01008538 If {timeout} is given the read times out after this many
8539 seconds. Otherwise a timeout of 600 seconds is used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008540 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
8541 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8542 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
8543 Note: Any errors will cause a local error message to be issued
8544 and the result will be the empty string.
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +01008545
8546 Variables will be evaluated in the global namespace,
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01008547 independent of a function currently being active. Except
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +01008548 when in debug mode, then local function variables and
8549 arguments can be evaluated.
8550
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008551 Examples: >
8552 :echo remote_expr("gvim", "2+2")
8553 :echo remote_expr("gvim1", "b:current_syntax")
8554<
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02008555 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8556 ServerName()->remote_expr(expr)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008557
8558remote_foreground({server}) *remote_foreground()*
8559 Move the Vim server with the name {server} to the foreground.
8560 This works like: >
8561 remote_expr({server}, "foreground()")
8562< Except that on Win32 systems the client does the work, to work
8563 around the problem that the OS doesn't always allow the server
8564 to bring itself to the foreground.
Bram Moolenaar9372a112005-12-06 19:59:18 +00008565 Note: This does not restore the window if it was minimized,
8566 like foreground() does.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008567 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02008568
8569 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8570 ServerName()->remote_foreground()
8571
8572< {only in the Win32, Athena, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008573 Win32 console version}
8574
8575
8576remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}]) *remote_peek()*
8577 Returns a positive number if there are available strings
8578 from {serverid}. Copies any reply string into the variable
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02008579 {retvar} if specified. {retvar} must be a string with the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008580 name of a variable.
8581 Returns zero if none are available.
8582 Returns -1 if something is wrong.
8583 See also |clientserver|.
8584 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8585 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
8586 Examples: >
8587 :let repl = ""
8588 :echo "PEEK: ".remote_peek(id, "repl").": ".repl
8589
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02008590< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8591 ServerId()->remote_peek()
8592
Bram Moolenaar81b9d0b2017-03-19 21:20:53 +01008593remote_read({serverid}, [{timeout}]) *remote_read()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008594 Return the oldest available reply from {serverid} and consume
Bram Moolenaar81b9d0b2017-03-19 21:20:53 +01008595 it. Unless a {timeout} in seconds is given, it blocks until a
8596 reply is available.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008597 See also |clientserver|.
8598 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8599 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
8600 Example: >
8601 :echo remote_read(id)
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02008602
8603< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8604 ServerId()->remote_read()
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008605<
8606 *remote_send()* *E241*
8607remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02008608 Send the {string} to {server}. The string is sent as input
Bram Moolenaard4755bb2004-09-02 19:12:26 +00008609 keys and the function returns immediately. At the Vim server
8610 the keys are not mapped |:map|.
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00008611 If {idvar} is present, it is taken as the name of a variable
8612 and a {serverid} for later use with remote_read() is stored
8613 there.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008614 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
8615 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8616 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
Bram Moolenaar7416f3e2017-03-18 18:10:13 +01008617
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008618 Note: Any errors will be reported in the server and may mess
8619 up the display.
8620 Examples: >
8621 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":DropAndReply ".file, "serverid").
8622 \ remote_read(serverid)
8623
8624 :autocmd NONE RemoteReply *
8625 \ echo remote_read(expand("<amatch>"))
8626 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":sleep 10 | echo ".
8627 \ 'server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")<CR>')
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00008628<
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02008629 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8630 ServerName()->remote_send(keys)
8631<
Bram Moolenaar7416f3e2017-03-18 18:10:13 +01008632 *remote_startserver()* *E941* *E942*
8633remote_startserver({name})
8634 Become the server {name}. This fails if already running as a
8635 server, when |v:servername| is not empty.
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02008636
8637 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8638 ServerName()->remote_startserver()
8639
8640< {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
Bram Moolenaar7416f3e2017-03-18 18:10:13 +01008641
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00008642remove({list}, {idx} [, {end}]) *remove()*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00008643 Without {end}: Remove the item at {idx} from |List| {list} and
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01008644 return the item.
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00008645 With {end}: Remove items from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02008646 return a |List| with these items. When {idx} points to the same
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00008647 item as {end} a list with one item is returned. When {end}
8648 points to an item before {idx} this is an error.
8649 See |list-index| for possible values of {idx} and {end}.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +00008650 Example: >
8651 :echo "last item: " . remove(mylist, -1)
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00008652 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +01008653<
8654 Use |delete()| to remove a file.
8655
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02008656 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8657 mylist->remove(idx)
8658
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01008659remove({blob}, {idx} [, {end}])
8660 Without {end}: Remove the byte at {idx} from |Blob| {blob} and
8661 return the byte.
8662 With {end}: Remove bytes from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
8663 return a |Blob| with these bytes. When {idx} points to the same
8664 byte as {end} a |Blob| with one byte is returned. When {end}
8665 points to a byte before {idx} this is an error.
8666 Example: >
8667 :echo "last byte: " . remove(myblob, -1)
8668 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +01008669
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00008670remove({dict}, {key})
Bram Moolenaar54775062019-07-31 21:07:14 +02008671 Remove the entry from {dict} with key {key} and return it.
8672 Example: >
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00008673 :echo "removed " . remove(dict, "one")
8674< If there is no {key} in {dict} this is an error.
8675
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008676rename({from}, {to}) *rename()*
8677 Rename the file by the name {from} to the name {to}. This
8678 should also work to move files across file systems. The
8679 result is a Number, which is 0 if the file was renamed
8680 successfully, and non-zero when the renaming failed.
Bram Moolenaar798b30b2009-04-22 10:56:16 +00008681 NOTE: If {to} exists it is overwritten without warning.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008682 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8683
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02008684 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8685 GetOldName()->rename(newname)
8686
Bram Moolenaarab79bcb2004-07-18 21:34:53 +00008687repeat({expr}, {count}) *repeat()*
8688 Repeat {expr} {count} times and return the concatenated
8689 result. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar551dbcc2006-04-25 22:13:59 +00008690 :let separator = repeat('-', 80)
Bram Moolenaarab79bcb2004-07-18 21:34:53 +00008691< When {count} is zero or negative the result is empty.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00008692 When {expr} is a |List| the result is {expr} concatenated
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02008693 {count} times. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +00008694 :let longlist = repeat(['a', 'b'], 3)
8695< Results in ['a', 'b', 'a', 'b', 'a', 'b'].
Bram Moolenaarab79bcb2004-07-18 21:34:53 +00008696
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02008697 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8698 mylist->repeat(count)
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00008699
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008700resolve({filename}) *resolve()* *E655*
8701 On MS-Windows, when {filename} is a shortcut (a .lnk file),
8702 returns the path the shortcut points to in a simplified form.
Bram Moolenaardce1e892019-02-10 23:18:53 +01008703 When {filename} is a symbolic link or junction point, return
8704 the full path to the target. If the target of junction is
8705 removed, return {filename}.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008706 On Unix, repeat resolving symbolic links in all path
8707 components of {filename} and return the simplified result.
8708 To cope with link cycles, resolving of symbolic links is
8709 stopped after 100 iterations.
8710 On other systems, return the simplified {filename}.
8711 The simplification step is done as by |simplify()|.
8712 resolve() keeps a leading path component specifying the
8713 current directory (provided the result is still a relative
8714 path name) and also keeps a trailing path separator.
8715
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02008716 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8717 GetName()->resolve()
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02008718
8719reverse({object}) *reverse()*
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +01008720 Reverse the order of items in {object} in-place.
8721 {object} can be a |List| or a |Blob|.
8722 Returns {object}.
8723 If you want an object to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00008724 :let revlist = reverse(copy(mylist))
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02008725< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8726 mylist->reverse()
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00008727
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008728round({expr}) *round()*
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00008729 Round off {expr} to the nearest integral value and return it
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008730 as a |Float|. If {expr} lies halfway between two integral
8731 values, then use the larger one (away from zero).
8732 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
8733 Examples: >
8734 echo round(0.456)
8735< 0.0 >
8736 echo round(4.5)
8737< 5.0 >
8738 echo round(-4.5)
8739< -5.0
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02008740
8741 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8742 Compute()->round()
8743<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008744 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaar34feacb2012-12-05 19:01:43 +01008745
Bram Moolenaare99be0e2019-03-26 22:51:09 +01008746rubyeval({expr}) *rubyeval()*
8747 Evaluate Ruby expression {expr} and return its result
8748 converted to Vim data structures.
8749 Numbers, floats and strings are returned as they are (strings
8750 are copied though).
8751 Arrays are represented as Vim |List| type.
8752 Hashes are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type.
8753 Other objects are represented as strings resulted from their
8754 "Object#to_s" method.
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +02008755
8756 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8757 GetRubyExpr()->rubyeval()
8758
8759< {only available when compiled with the |+ruby| feature}
Bram Moolenaare99be0e2019-03-26 22:51:09 +01008760
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01008761screenattr({row}, {col}) *screenattr()*
Bram Moolenaar36f44c22016-08-28 18:17:20 +02008762 Like |screenchar()|, but return the attribute. This is a rather
Bram Moolenaar9a773482013-06-11 18:40:13 +02008763 arbitrary number that can only be used to compare to the
8764 attribute at other positions.
8765
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02008766 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8767 GetRow()->screenattr(col)
8768
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01008769screenchar({row}, {col}) *screenchar()*
Bram Moolenaar9a773482013-06-11 18:40:13 +02008770 The result is a Number, which is the character at position
8771 [row, col] on the screen. This works for every possible
8772 screen position, also status lines, window separators and the
8773 command line. The top left position is row one, column one
8774 The character excludes composing characters. For double-byte
8775 encodings it may only be the first byte.
8776 This is mainly to be used for testing.
8777 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
8778
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02008779 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8780 GetRow()->screenchar(col)
8781
Bram Moolenaar2912abb2019-03-29 14:16:42 +01008782screenchars({row}, {col}) *screenchars()*
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02008783 The result is a |List| of Numbers. The first number is the same
Bram Moolenaar2912abb2019-03-29 14:16:42 +01008784 as what |screenchar()| returns. Further numbers are
8785 composing characters on top of the base character.
8786 This is mainly to be used for testing.
8787 Returns an empty List when row or col is out of range.
8788
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02008789 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8790 GetRow()->screenchars(col)
8791
Bram Moolenaar34feacb2012-12-05 19:01:43 +01008792screencol() *screencol()*
8793 The result is a Number, which is the current screen column of
8794 the cursor. The leftmost column has number 1.
8795 This function is mainly used for testing.
8796
8797 Note: Always returns the current screen column, thus if used
8798 in a command (e.g. ":echo screencol()") it will return the
8799 column inside the command line, which is 1 when the command is
8800 executed. To get the cursor position in the file use one of
8801 the following mappings: >
8802 nnoremap <expr> GG ":echom ".screencol()."\n"
8803 nnoremap <silent> GG :echom screencol()<CR>
Bram Moolenaar957cf672020-11-12 14:21:06 +01008804 nnoremap GG <Cmd>echom screencol()<CR>
Bram Moolenaar34feacb2012-12-05 19:01:43 +01008805<
Bram Moolenaarb3d17a22019-07-07 18:28:14 +02008806screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *screenpos()*
8807 The result is a Dict with the screen position of the text
8808 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and column
8809 {col}. {col} is a one-based byte index.
8810 The Dict has these members:
8811 row screen row
8812 col first screen column
8813 endcol last screen column
8814 curscol cursor screen column
8815 If the specified position is not visible, all values are zero.
8816 The "endcol" value differs from "col" when the character
8817 occupies more than one screen cell. E.g. for a Tab "col" can
8818 be 1 and "endcol" can be 8.
8819 The "curscol" value is where the cursor would be placed. For
8820 a Tab it would be the same as "endcol", while for a double
8821 width character it would be the same as "col".
8822
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02008823 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8824 GetWinid()->screenpos(lnum, col)
8825
Bram Moolenaar34feacb2012-12-05 19:01:43 +01008826screenrow() *screenrow()*
8827 The result is a Number, which is the current screen row of the
8828 cursor. The top line has number one.
8829 This function is mainly used for testing.
Bram Moolenaar437bafe2016-08-01 15:40:54 +02008830 Alternatively you can use |winline()|.
Bram Moolenaar34feacb2012-12-05 19:01:43 +01008831
8832 Note: Same restrictions as with |screencol()|.
8833
Bram Moolenaar2912abb2019-03-29 14:16:42 +01008834screenstring({row}, {col}) *screenstring()*
8835 The result is a String that contains the base character and
8836 any composing characters at position [row, col] on the screen.
8837 This is like |screenchars()| but returning a String with the
8838 characters.
8839 This is mainly to be used for testing.
8840 Returns an empty String when row or col is out of range.
8841
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02008842 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8843 GetRow()->screenstring(col)
Bram Moolenaaradc17a52020-06-06 18:37:51 +02008844<
8845 *search()*
8846search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008847 Search for regexp pattern {pattern}. The search starts at the
Bram Moolenaar383f9bc2005-01-19 22:18:32 +00008848 cursor position (you can use |cursor()| to set it).
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00008849
Bram Moolenaar2df58b42012-11-28 18:21:11 +01008850 When a match has been found its line number is returned.
Bram Moolenaarb8ff1fb2012-02-04 21:59:01 +01008851 If there is no match a 0 is returned and the cursor doesn't
8852 move. No error message is given.
Bram Moolenaarb8ff1fb2012-02-04 21:59:01 +01008853
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008854 {flags} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
Bram Moolenaarad4d8a12015-12-28 19:20:36 +01008855 'b' search Backward instead of forward
8856 'c' accept a match at the Cursor position
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +00008857 'e' move to the End of the match
Bram Moolenaar5eb86f92004-07-26 12:53:41 +00008858 'n' do Not move the cursor
Bram Moolenaarad4d8a12015-12-28 19:20:36 +01008859 'p' return number of matching sub-Pattern (see below)
8860 's' Set the ' mark at the previous location of the cursor
8861 'w' Wrap around the end of the file
8862 'W' don't Wrap around the end of the file
8863 'z' start searching at the cursor column instead of zero
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008864 If neither 'w' or 'W' is given, the 'wrapscan' option applies.
8865
Bram Moolenaar02743632005-07-25 20:42:36 +00008866 If the 's' flag is supplied, the ' mark is set, only if the
8867 cursor is moved. The 's' flag cannot be combined with the 'n'
8868 flag.
8869
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00008870 'ignorecase', 'smartcase' and 'magic' are used.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01008871
Bram Moolenaar4466ad62020-11-21 13:16:30 +01008872 When the 'z' flag is not given, forward searching always
8873 starts in column zero and then matches before the cursor are
8874 skipped. When the 'c' flag is present in 'cpo' the next
8875 search starts after the match. Without the 'c' flag the next
8876 search starts one column further. This matters for
8877 overlapping matches.
8878 When searching backwards and the 'z' flag is given then the
8879 search starts in column zero, thus no match in the current
8880 line will be found (unless wrapping around the end of the
8881 file).
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00008882
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00008883 When the {stopline} argument is given then the search stops
8884 after searching this line. This is useful to restrict the
8885 search to a range of lines. Examples: >
8886 let match = search('(', 'b', line("w0"))
8887 let end = search('END', '', line("w$"))
8888< When {stopline} is used and it is not zero this also implies
8889 that the search does not wrap around the end of the file.
Bram Moolenaar76929292008-01-06 19:07:36 +00008890 A zero value is equal to not giving the argument.
8891
8892 When the {timeout} argument is given the search stops when
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02008893 more than this many milliseconds have passed. Thus when
Bram Moolenaar76929292008-01-06 19:07:36 +00008894 {timeout} is 500 the search stops after half a second.
8895 The value must not be negative. A zero value is like not
8896 giving the argument.
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02008897 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00008898
Bram Moolenaaradc17a52020-06-06 18:37:51 +02008899 If the {skip} expression is given it is evaluated with the
8900 cursor positioned on the start of a match. If it evaluates to
8901 non-zero this match is skipped. This can be used, for
8902 example, to skip a match in a comment or a string.
8903 {skip} can be a string, which is evaluated as an expression, a
8904 function reference or a lambda.
8905 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
8906 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
8907 and -1 returned.
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +00008908 *search()-sub-match*
8909 With the 'p' flag the returned value is one more than the
8910 first sub-match in \(\). One if none of them matched but the
8911 whole pattern did match.
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00008912 To get the column number too use |searchpos()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008913
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +00008914 The cursor will be positioned at the match, unless the 'n'
8915 flag is used.
8916
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008917 Example (goes over all files in the argument list): >
8918 :let n = 1
8919 :while n <= argc() " loop over all files in arglist
8920 : exe "argument " . n
8921 : " start at the last char in the file and wrap for the
8922 : " first search to find match at start of file
8923 : normal G$
8924 : let flags = "w"
8925 : while search("foo", flags) > 0
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008926 : s/foo/bar/g
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008927 : let flags = "W"
8928 : endwhile
8929 : update " write the file if modified
8930 : let n = n + 1
8931 :endwhile
8932<
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +00008933 Example for using some flags: >
8934 :echo search('\<if\|\(else\)\|\(endif\)', 'ncpe')
8935< This will search for the keywords "if", "else", and "endif"
8936 under or after the cursor. Because of the 'p' flag, it
8937 returns 1, 2, or 3 depending on which keyword is found, or 0
8938 if the search fails. With the cursor on the first word of the
8939 line:
8940 if (foo == 0) | let foo = foo + 1 | endif ~
8941 the function returns 1. Without the 'c' flag, the function
8942 finds the "endif" and returns 3. The same thing happens
8943 without the 'e' flag if the cursor is on the "f" of "if".
8944 The 'n' flag tells the function not to move the cursor.
8945
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02008946 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8947 GetPattern()->search()
Bram Moolenaar92d640f2005-09-05 22:11:52 +00008948
Bram Moolenaare8f5ec02020-06-01 17:28:35 +02008949searchcount([{options}]) *searchcount()*
8950 Get or update the last search count, like what is displayed
8951 without the "S" flag in 'shortmess'. This works even if
8952 'shortmess' does contain the "S" flag.
8953
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02008954 This returns a |Dictionary|. The dictionary is empty if the
Bram Moolenaare8f5ec02020-06-01 17:28:35 +02008955 previous pattern was not set and "pattern" was not specified.
8956
8957 key type meaning ~
8958 current |Number| current position of match;
8959 0 if the cursor position is
8960 before the first match
8961 exact_match |Boolean| 1 if "current" is matched on
8962 "pos", otherwise 0
8963 total |Number| total count of matches found
8964 incomplete |Number| 0: search was fully completed
8965 1: recomputing was timed out
8966 2: max count exceeded
8967
8968 For {options} see further down.
8969
8970 To get the last search count when |n| or |N| was pressed, call
8971 this function with `recompute: 0` . This sometimes returns
8972 wrong information because |n| and |N|'s maximum count is 99.
8973 If it exceeded 99 the result must be max count + 1 (100). If
8974 you want to get correct information, specify `recompute: 1`: >
8975
8976 " result == maxcount + 1 (100) when many matches
8977 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
8978
8979 " Below returns correct result (recompute defaults
8980 " to 1)
8981 let result = searchcount()
8982<
8983 The function is useful to add the count to |statusline|: >
8984 function! LastSearchCount() abort
8985 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
8986 if empty(result)
8987 return ''
8988 endif
8989 if result.incomplete ==# 1 " timed out
8990 return printf(' /%s [?/??]', @/)
8991 elseif result.incomplete ==# 2 " max count exceeded
8992 if result.total > result.maxcount &&
8993 \ result.current > result.maxcount
8994 return printf(' /%s [>%d/>%d]', @/,
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +02008995 \ result.current, result.total)
Bram Moolenaare8f5ec02020-06-01 17:28:35 +02008996 elseif result.total > result.maxcount
8997 return printf(' /%s [%d/>%d]', @/,
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +02008998 \ result.current, result.total)
Bram Moolenaare8f5ec02020-06-01 17:28:35 +02008999 endif
9000 endif
9001 return printf(' /%s [%d/%d]', @/,
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +02009002 \ result.current, result.total)
Bram Moolenaare8f5ec02020-06-01 17:28:35 +02009003 endfunction
9004 let &statusline .= '%{LastSearchCount()}'
9005
9006 " Or if you want to show the count only when
9007 " 'hlsearch' was on
9008 " let &statusline .=
9009 " \ '%{v:hlsearch ? LastSearchCount() : ""}'
9010<
9011 You can also update the search count, which can be useful in a
9012 |CursorMoved| or |CursorMovedI| autocommand: >
9013
9014 autocmd CursorMoved,CursorMovedI *
9015 \ let s:searchcount_timer = timer_start(
9016 \ 200, function('s:update_searchcount'))
9017 function! s:update_searchcount(timer) abort
9018 if a:timer ==# s:searchcount_timer
9019 call searchcount(#{
9020 \ recompute: 1, maxcount: 0, timeout: 100})
9021 redrawstatus
9022 endif
9023 endfunction
9024<
9025 This can also be used to count matched texts with specified
9026 pattern in the current buffer using "pattern": >
9027
9028 " Count '\<foo\>' in this buffer
9029 " (Note that it also updates search count)
9030 let result = searchcount(#{pattern: '\<foo\>'})
9031
9032 " To restore old search count by old pattern,
9033 " search again
9034 call searchcount()
9035<
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02009036 {options} must be a |Dictionary|. It can contain:
Bram Moolenaare8f5ec02020-06-01 17:28:35 +02009037 key type meaning ~
9038 recompute |Boolean| if |TRUE|, recompute the count
9039 like |n| or |N| was executed.
9040 otherwise returns the last
Bram Moolenaarebacddb2020-06-04 15:22:21 +02009041 computed result (when |n| or
9042 |N| was used when "S" is not
9043 in 'shortmess', or this
9044 function was called).
Bram Moolenaare8f5ec02020-06-01 17:28:35 +02009045 (default: |TRUE|)
9046 pattern |String| recompute if this was given
9047 and different with |@/|.
9048 this works as same as the
9049 below command is executed
9050 before calling this function >
9051 let @/ = pattern
9052< (default: |@/|)
9053 timeout |Number| 0 or negative number is no
9054 timeout. timeout milliseconds
9055 for recomputing the result
9056 (default: 0)
9057 maxcount |Number| 0 or negative number is no
9058 limit. max count of matched
9059 text while recomputing the
9060 result. if search exceeded
9061 total count, "total" value
9062 becomes `maxcount + 1`
Bram Moolenaar7e6a5152021-01-02 16:39:53 +01009063 (default: 99)
Bram Moolenaare8f5ec02020-06-01 17:28:35 +02009064 pos |List| `[lnum, col, off]` value
9065 when recomputing the result.
9066 this changes "current" result
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02009067 value. see |cursor()|,
9068 |getpos()|
Bram Moolenaare8f5ec02020-06-01 17:28:35 +02009069 (default: cursor's position)
9070
9071
Bram Moolenaarf75a9632005-09-13 21:20:47 +00009072searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]]) *searchdecl()*
9073 Search for the declaration of {name}.
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00009074
Bram Moolenaarf75a9632005-09-13 21:20:47 +00009075 With a non-zero {global} argument it works like |gD|, find
9076 first match in the file. Otherwise it works like |gd|, find
9077 first match in the function.
9078
9079 With a non-zero {thisblock} argument matches in a {} block
9080 that ends before the cursor position are ignored. Avoids
9081 finding variable declarations only valid in another scope.
9082
Bram Moolenaar92d640f2005-09-05 22:11:52 +00009083 Moves the cursor to the found match.
9084 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
9085 Example: >
9086 if searchdecl('myvar') == 0
9087 echo getline('.')
9088 endif
9089<
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009090 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9091 GetName()->searchdecl()
9092<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009093 *searchpair()*
Bram Moolenaar76929292008-01-06 19:07:36 +00009094searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
9095 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009096 Search for the match of a nested start-end pair. This can be
9097 used to find the "endif" that matches an "if", while other
9098 if/endif pairs in between are ignored.
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00009099 The search starts at the cursor. The default is to search
9100 forward, include 'b' in {flags} to search backward.
9101 If a match is found, the cursor is positioned at it and the
9102 line number is returned. If no match is found 0 or -1 is
9103 returned and the cursor doesn't move. No error message is
9104 given.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009105
9106 {start}, {middle} and {end} are patterns, see |pattern|. They
9107 must not contain \( \) pairs. Use of \%( \) is allowed. When
9108 {middle} is not empty, it is found when searching from either
9109 direction, but only when not in a nested start-end pair. A
9110 typical use is: >
9111 searchpair('\<if\>', '\<else\>', '\<endif\>')
9112< By leaving {middle} empty the "else" is skipped.
9113
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +00009114 {flags} 'b', 'c', 'n', 's', 'w' and 'W' are used like with
9115 |search()|. Additionally:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009116 'r' Repeat until no more matches found; will find the
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009117 outer pair. Implies the 'W' flag.
9118 'm' Return number of matches instead of line number with
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +00009119 the match; will be > 1 when 'r' is used.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009120 Note: it's nearly always a good idea to use the 'W' flag, to
9121 avoid wrapping around the end of the file.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009122
9123 When a match for {start}, {middle} or {end} is found, the
9124 {skip} expression is evaluated with the cursor positioned on
9125 the start of the match. It should return non-zero if this
9126 match is to be skipped. E.g., because it is inside a comment
9127 or a string.
9128 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
9129 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
9130 and -1 returned.
Bram Moolenaar48570482017-10-30 21:48:41 +01009131 {skip} can be a string, a lambda, a funcref or a partial.
Bram Moolenaar675e8d62018-06-24 20:42:01 +02009132 Anything else makes the function fail.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009133
Bram Moolenaar76929292008-01-06 19:07:36 +00009134 For {stopline} and {timeout} see |search()|.
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00009135
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009136 The value of 'ignorecase' is used. 'magic' is ignored, the
9137 patterns are used like it's on.
9138
9139 The search starts exactly at the cursor. A match with
9140 {start}, {middle} or {end} at the next character, in the
9141 direction of searching, is the first one found. Example: >
9142 if 1
9143 if 2
9144 endif 2
9145 endif 1
9146< When starting at the "if 2", with the cursor on the "i", and
9147 searching forwards, the "endif 2" is found. When starting on
9148 the character just before the "if 2", the "endif 1" will be
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02009149 found. That's because the "if 2" will be found first, and
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009150 then this is considered to be a nested if/endif from "if 2" to
9151 "endif 2".
9152 When searching backwards and {end} is more than one character,
9153 it may be useful to put "\zs" at the end of the pattern, so
9154 that when the cursor is inside a match with the end it finds
9155 the matching start.
9156
9157 Example, to find the "endif" command in a Vim script: >
9158
9159 :echo searchpair('\<if\>', '\<el\%[seif]\>', '\<en\%[dif]\>', 'W',
9160 \ 'getline(".") =~ "^\\s*\""')
9161
9162< The cursor must be at or after the "if" for which a match is
9163 to be found. Note that single-quote strings are used to avoid
9164 having to double the backslashes. The skip expression only
9165 catches comments at the start of a line, not after a command.
9166 Also, a word "en" or "if" halfway a line is considered a
9167 match.
9168 Another example, to search for the matching "{" of a "}": >
9169
9170 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW')
9171
9172< This works when the cursor is at or before the "}" for which a
9173 match is to be found. To reject matches that syntax
9174 highlighting recognized as strings: >
9175
9176 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW',
9177 \ 'synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 0), "name") =~? "string"')
9178<
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00009179 *searchpairpos()*
Bram Moolenaar76929292008-01-06 19:07:36 +00009180searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
9181 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01009182 Same as |searchpair()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00009183 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
9184 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00009185 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02009186 returns [0, 0]. >
9187
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00009188 :let [lnum,col] = searchpairpos('{', '', '}', 'n')
9189<
9190 See |match-parens| for a bigger and more useful example.
9191
Bram Moolenaaradc17a52020-06-06 18:37:51 +02009192 *searchpos()*
9193searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00009194 Same as |search()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00009195 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
9196 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
9197 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
9198 returns [0, 0].
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +00009199 Example: >
9200 :let [lnum, col] = searchpos('mypattern', 'n')
9201
9202< When the 'p' flag is given then there is an extra item with
9203 the sub-pattern match number |search()-sub-match|. Example: >
9204 :let [lnum, col, submatch] = searchpos('\(\l\)\|\(\u\)', 'np')
9205< In this example "submatch" is 2 when a lowercase letter is
9206 found |/\l|, 3 when an uppercase letter is found |/\u|.
9207
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009208 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9209 GetPattern()->searchpos()
9210
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +02009211server2client({clientid}, {string}) *server2client()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009212 Send a reply string to {clientid}. The most recent {clientid}
9213 that sent a string can be retrieved with expand("<client>").
9214 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01009215 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009216 Note:
9217 This id has to be stored before the next command can be
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00009218 received. I.e. before returning from the received command and
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009219 before calling any commands that waits for input.
9220 See also |clientserver|.
9221 Example: >
9222 :echo server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009223
9224< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9225 GetClientId()->server2client(string)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009226<
9227serverlist() *serverlist()*
9228 Return a list of available server names, one per line.
9229 When there are no servers or the information is not available
9230 an empty string is returned. See also |clientserver|.
9231 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
9232 Example: >
9233 :echo serverlist()
9234<
Bram Moolenaarb31cf2b2017-09-02 19:45:19 +02009235setbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text}) *setbufline()*
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02009236 Set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer {expr}. This works like
9237 |setline()| for the specified buffer.
9238
9239 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
9240 |bufload()| if needed.
9241
9242 To insert lines use |appendbufline()|.
9243 Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
9244
9245 {text} can be a string to set one line, or a list of strings
9246 to set multiple lines. If the list extends below the last
9247 line then those lines are added.
Bram Moolenaarb31cf2b2017-09-02 19:45:19 +02009248
9249 For the use of {expr}, see |bufname()| above.
9250
9251 {lnum} is used like with |setline()|.
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02009252 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
9253 added below the last line.
Bram Moolenaarb31cf2b2017-09-02 19:45:19 +02009254
Bram Moolenaar6bf2c622019-07-04 17:12:09 +02009255 When {expr} is not a valid buffer, the buffer is not loaded or
9256 {lnum} is not valid then 1 is returned. On success 0 is
9257 returned.
Bram Moolenaarb31cf2b2017-09-02 19:45:19 +02009258
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02009259 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9260 third argument: >
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009261 GetText()->setbufline(buf, lnum)
9262
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009263setbufvar({expr}, {varname}, {val}) *setbufvar()*
9264 Set option or local variable {varname} in buffer {expr} to
9265 {val}.
9266 This also works for a global or local window option, but it
9267 doesn't work for a global or local window variable.
9268 For a local window option the global value is unchanged.
9269 For the use of {expr}, see |bufname()| above.
9270 Note that the variable name without "b:" must be used.
9271 Examples: >
9272 :call setbufvar(1, "&mod", 1)
9273 :call setbufvar("todo", "myvar", "foobar")
9274< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
9275
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02009276 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9277 third argument: >
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009278 GetValue()->setbufvar(buf, varname)
9279
Bram Moolenaar08aac3c2020-08-28 21:04:24 +02009280
9281setcellwidths({list}) *setcellwidths()*
9282 Specify overrides for cell widths of character ranges. This
9283 tells Vim how wide characters are, counted in screen cells.
9284 This overrides 'ambiwidth'. Example: >
9285 setcellwidths([[0xad, 0xad, 1],
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +02009286 \ [0x2194, 0x2199, 2]])
Bram Moolenaar08aac3c2020-08-28 21:04:24 +02009287
9288< *E1109* *E1110* *E1111* *E1112* *E1113*
9289 The {list} argument is a list of lists with each three
9290 numbers. These three numbers are [low, high, width]. "low"
9291 and "high" can be the same, in which case this refers to one
9292 character. Otherwise it is the range of characters from "low"
9293 to "high" (inclusive). "width" is either 1 or 2, indicating
9294 the character width in screen cells.
9295 An error is given if the argument is invalid, also when a
9296 range overlaps with another.
9297 Only characters with value 0x100 and higher can be used.
9298
9299 To clear the overrides pass an empty list: >
9300 setcellwidths([]);
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +02009301< You can use the script $VIMRUNTIME/tools/emoji_list.vim to see
9302 the effect for known emoji characters.
Bram Moolenaar08aac3c2020-08-28 21:04:24 +02009303
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01009304setcharpos({expr}, {list}) *setcharpos()*
9305 Same as |setpos()| but uses the specified column number as the
9306 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
9307
9308 Example:
9309 With the text "여보세요" in line 8: >
9310 call setcharpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
9311< positions the cursor on the fourth character '요'. >
9312 call setpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
9313< positions the cursor on the second character '보'.
9314
9315 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9316 GetPosition()->setcharpos('.')
Bram Moolenaar08aac3c2020-08-28 21:04:24 +02009317
Bram Moolenaar12969c02015-09-08 23:36:10 +02009318setcharsearch({dict}) *setcharsearch()*
Bram Moolenaardbd24b52015-08-11 14:26:19 +02009319 Set the current character search information to {dict},
9320 which contains one or more of the following entries:
9321
9322 char character which will be used for a subsequent
9323 |,| or |;| command; an empty string clears the
9324 character search
9325 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
9326 0 for backward
9327 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
9328 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
9329 character search
9330
9331 This can be useful to save/restore a user's character search
9332 from a script: >
9333 :let prevsearch = getcharsearch()
9334 :" Perform a command which clobbers user's search
9335 :call setcharsearch(prevsearch)
9336< Also see |getcharsearch()|.
9337
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009338 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9339 SavedSearch()->setcharsearch()
9340
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009341setcmdpos({pos}) *setcmdpos()*
9342 Set the cursor position in the command line to byte position
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02009343 {pos}. The first position is 1.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009344 Use |getcmdpos()| to obtain the current position.
9345 Only works while editing the command line, thus you must use
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00009346 |c_CTRL-\_e|, |c_CTRL-R_=| or |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '='. For
9347 |c_CTRL-\_e| and |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '=' the position is
9348 set after the command line is set to the expression. For
9349 |c_CTRL-R_=| it is set after evaluating the expression but
9350 before inserting the resulting text.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009351 When the number is too big the cursor is put at the end of the
9352 line. A number smaller than one has undefined results.
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01009353 Returns FALSE when successful, TRUE when not editing the
9354 command line.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009355
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009356 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9357 GetPos()->setcmdpos()
9358
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01009359setcursorcharpos({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *setcursorcharpos()*
9360setcursorcharpos({list})
9361 Same as |cursor()| but uses the specified column number as the
9362 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
9363
9364 Example:
9365 With the text "여보세요" in line 4: >
9366 call setcursorcharpos(4, 3)
9367< positions the cursor on the third character '세'. >
9368 call cursor(4, 3)
9369< positions the cursor on the first character '여'.
9370
9371 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9372 GetCursorPos()->setcursorcharpos()
9373
Bram Moolenaar691ddee2019-05-09 14:52:41 +02009374setenv({name}, {val}) *setenv()*
9375 Set environment variable {name} to {val}.
9376 When {val} is |v:null| the environment variable is deleted.
9377 See also |expr-env|.
9378
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02009379 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9380 second argument: >
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009381 GetPath()->setenv('PATH')
9382
Bram Moolenaar80492532016-03-08 17:08:53 +01009383setfperm({fname}, {mode}) *setfperm()* *chmod*
9384 Set the file permissions for {fname} to {mode}.
9385 {mode} must be a string with 9 characters. It is of the form
9386 "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of "rwx" flags represent, in
9387 turn, the permissions of the owner of the file, the group the
9388 file belongs to, and other users. A '-' character means the
9389 permission is off, any other character means on. Multi-byte
9390 characters are not supported.
9391
9392 For example "rw-r-----" means read-write for the user,
9393 readable by the group, not accessible by others. "xx-x-----"
9394 would do the same thing.
9395
9396 Returns non-zero for success, zero for failure.
9397
Bram Moolenaar4c313b12019-08-24 22:58:31 +02009398 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9399 GetFilename()->setfperm(mode)
9400<
Bram Moolenaar80492532016-03-08 17:08:53 +01009401 To read permissions see |getfperm()|.
9402
9403
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009404setline({lnum}, {text}) *setline()*
Bram Moolenaarb8ff1fb2012-02-04 21:59:01 +01009405 Set line {lnum} of the current buffer to {text}. To insert
Bram Moolenaarb31cf2b2017-09-02 19:45:19 +02009406 lines use |append()|. To set lines in another buffer use
Bram Moolenaarb328cca2019-01-06 16:24:01 +01009407 |setbufline()|. Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
Bram Moolenaarb31cf2b2017-09-02 19:45:19 +02009408
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00009409 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009410 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02009411 added below the last line.
Bram Moolenaarb31cf2b2017-09-02 19:45:19 +02009412
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01009413 If this succeeds, FALSE is returned. If this fails (most likely
9414 because {lnum} is invalid) TRUE is returned.
Bram Moolenaarb31cf2b2017-09-02 19:45:19 +02009415
9416 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009417 :call setline(5, strftime("%c"))
Bram Moolenaarb31cf2b2017-09-02 19:45:19 +02009418
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009419< When {text} is a |List| then line {lnum} and following lines
Bram Moolenaar2389c3c2005-05-22 22:07:59 +00009420 will be set to the items in the list. Example: >
9421 :call setline(5, ['aaa', 'bbb', 'ccc'])
9422< This is equivalent to: >
Bram Moolenaar53bfca22012-04-13 23:04:47 +02009423 :for [n, l] in [[5, 'aaa'], [6, 'bbb'], [7, 'ccc']]
Bram Moolenaar2389c3c2005-05-22 22:07:59 +00009424 : call setline(n, l)
9425 :endfor
Bram Moolenaarb4d5fba2017-09-11 19:31:28 +02009426
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009427< Note: The '[ and '] marks are not set.
9428
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02009429 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9430 second argument: >
Bram Moolenaar196b4662019-09-06 21:34:30 +02009431 GetText()->setline(lnum)
9432
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01009433setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setloclist()*
Bram Moolenaar17c7c012006-01-26 22:25:15 +00009434 Create or replace or add to the location list for window {nr}.
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02009435 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
Bram Moolenaar888ccac2016-06-04 18:49:36 +02009436 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
9437
9438 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
9439 modified. For an invalid window number {nr}, -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar6ee10162007-07-26 20:58:42 +00009440 Otherwise, same as |setqflist()|.
9441 Also see |location-list|.
9442
Bram Moolenaar7ff78462020-07-10 22:00:53 +02009443 For {action} see |setqflist-action|.
9444
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02009445 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
9446 only the items listed in {what} are set. Refer to |setqflist()|
9447 for the list of supported keys in {what}.
9448
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +02009449 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9450 second argument: >
9451 GetLoclist()->setloclist(winnr)
9452
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01009453setmatches({list} [, {win}]) *setmatches()*
Bram Moolenaar99fa7212020-04-26 15:59:55 +02009454 Restores a list of matches saved by |getmatches()| for the
9455 current window. Returns 0 if successful, otherwise -1. All
Bram Moolenaarfd133322019-03-29 12:20:27 +01009456 current matches are cleared before the list is restored. See
9457 example for |getmatches()|.
Bram Moolenaaraff74912019-03-30 18:11:49 +01009458 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
9459 window ID instead of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00009460
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +02009461 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9462 GetMatches()->setmatches()
9463<
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00009464 *setpos()*
9465setpos({expr}, {list})
9466 Set the position for {expr}. Possible values:
9467 . the cursor
9468 'x mark x
9469
Bram Moolenaar493c1782014-05-28 14:34:46 +02009470 {list} must be a |List| with four or five numbers:
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00009471 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
Bram Moolenaar493c1782014-05-28 14:34:46 +02009472 [bufnum, lnum, col, off, curswant]
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00009473
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02009474 "bufnum" is the buffer number. Zero can be used for the
Bram Moolenaarf13e00b2017-01-28 18:23:54 +01009475 current buffer. When setting an uppercase mark "bufnum" is
9476 used for the mark position. For other marks it specifies the
9477 buffer to set the mark in. You can use the |bufnr()| function
9478 to turn a file name into a buffer number.
9479 For setting the cursor and the ' mark "bufnum" is ignored,
9480 since these are associated with a window, not a buffer.
Bram Moolenaardb552d602006-03-23 22:59:57 +00009481 Does not change the jumplist.
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00009482
9483 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01009484 column is 1. Use a zero "lnum" to delete a mark. If "col" is
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01009485 smaller than 1 then 1 is used. To use the character count
9486 instead of the byte count, use |setcharpos()|.
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00009487
9488 The "off" number is only used when 'virtualedit' is set. Then
9489 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
Bram Moolenaard46bbc72007-05-12 14:38:41 +00009490 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00009491 character.
9492
Bram Moolenaar493c1782014-05-28 14:34:46 +02009493 The "curswant" number is only used when setting the cursor
9494 position. It sets the preferred column for when moving the
9495 cursor vertically. When the "curswant" number is missing the
9496 preferred column is not set. When it is present and setting a
9497 mark position it is not used.
9498
Bram Moolenaardfb18412013-12-11 18:53:29 +01009499 Note that for '< and '> changing the line number may result in
9500 the marks to be effectively be swapped, so that '< is always
9501 before '>.
9502
Bram Moolenaar08250432008-02-13 11:42:46 +00009503 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
9504 An error message is given if {expr} is invalid.
9505
Bram Moolenaar6f02b002021-01-10 20:22:54 +01009506 Also see |setcharpos()|, |getpos()| and |getcurpos()|.
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00009507
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00009508 This does not restore the preferred column for moving
Bram Moolenaar493c1782014-05-28 14:34:46 +02009509 vertically; if you set the cursor position with this, |j| and
9510 |k| motions will jump to previous columns! Use |cursor()| to
9511 also set the preferred column. Also see the "curswant" key in
9512 |winrestview()|.
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +00009513
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +02009514 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9515 GetPosition()->setpos('.')
9516
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01009517setqflist({list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setqflist()*
Bram Moolenaarae338332017-08-11 20:25:26 +02009518 Create or replace or add to the quickfix list.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01009519
Bram Moolenaarb17893a2020-03-14 08:19:51 +01009520 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
9521 only the items listed in {what} are set. The first {list}
9522 argument is ignored. See below for the supported items in
9523 {what}.
Bram Moolenaar7ff78462020-07-10 22:00:53 +02009524 *setqflist-what*
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02009525 When {what} is not present, the items in {list} are used. Each
Bram Moolenaarae338332017-08-11 20:25:26 +02009526 item must be a dictionary. Non-dictionary items in {list} are
9527 ignored. Each dictionary item can contain the following
9528 entries:
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00009529
Bram Moolenaar48b66fb2007-02-04 01:58:18 +00009530 bufnr buffer number; must be the number of a valid
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009531 buffer
Bram Moolenaar48b66fb2007-02-04 01:58:18 +00009532 filename name of a file; only used when "bufnr" is not
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009533 present or it is invalid.
Bram Moolenaard76ce852018-05-01 15:02:04 +02009534 module name of a module; if given it will be used in
9535 quickfix error window instead of the filename.
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00009536 lnum line number in the file
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00009537 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00009538 col column number
9539 vcol when non-zero: "col" is visual column
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00009540 when zero: "col" is byte index
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00009541 nr error number
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00009542 text description of the error
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00009543 type single-character error type, 'E', 'W', etc.
Bram Moolenaarf1d21c82017-04-22 21:20:46 +02009544 valid recognized error message
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00009545
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00009546 The "col", "vcol", "nr", "type" and "text" entries are
9547 optional. Either "lnum" or "pattern" entry can be used to
9548 locate a matching error line.
Bram Moolenaar48b66fb2007-02-04 01:58:18 +00009549 If the "filename" and "bufnr" entries are not present or
9550 neither the "lnum" or "pattern" entries are present, then the
9551 item will not be handled as an error line.
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00009552 If both "pattern" and "lnum" are present then "pattern" will
9553 be used.
Bram Moolenaarf1d21c82017-04-22 21:20:46 +02009554 If the "valid" entry is not supplied, then the valid flag is
9555 set when "bufnr" is a valid buffer or "filename" exists.
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +02009556 If you supply an empty {list}, the quickfix list will be
9557 cleared.
Bram Moolenaar48b66fb2007-02-04 01:58:18 +00009558 Note that the list is not exactly the same as what
9559 |getqflist()| returns.
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00009560
Bram Moolenaar7ff78462020-07-10 22:00:53 +02009561 {action} values: *setqflist-action* *E927*
Bram Moolenaarb6fa30c2017-03-29 14:19:25 +02009562 'a' The items from {list} are added to the existing
9563 quickfix list. If there is no existing list, then a
9564 new list is created.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01009565
Bram Moolenaarb6fa30c2017-03-29 14:19:25 +02009566 'r' The items from the current quickfix list are replaced
9567 with the items from {list}. This can also be used to
9568 clear the list: >
9569 :call setqflist([], 'r')
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01009570<
Bram Moolenaarb6fa30c2017-03-29 14:19:25 +02009571 'f' All the quickfix lists in the quickfix stack are
9572 freed.
9573
Bram Moolenaar511972d2016-06-04 18:09:59 +02009574 If {action} is not present or is set to ' ', then a new list
Bram Moolenaar55b69262017-08-13 13:42:01 +02009575 is created. The new quickfix list is added after the current
9576 quickfix list in the stack and all the following lists are
9577 freed. To add a new quickfix list at the end of the stack,
Bram Moolenaar36538222017-09-02 19:51:44 +02009578 set "nr" in {what} to "$".
Bram Moolenaar35c54e52005-05-20 21:25:31 +00009579
Bram Moolenaarb17893a2020-03-14 08:19:51 +01009580 The following items can be specified in dictionary {what}:
Bram Moolenaar15142e22018-04-30 22:19:58 +02009581 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
Bram Moolenaar36538222017-09-02 19:51:44 +02009582 efm errorformat to use when parsing text from
9583 "lines". If this is not present, then the
9584 'errorformat' option value is used.
Bram Moolenaar5b69c222019-01-11 14:50:06 +01009585 See |quickfix-parse|
Bram Moolenaara539f4f2017-08-30 20:33:55 +02009586 id quickfix list identifier |quickfix-ID|
Bram Moolenaar5b69c222019-01-11 14:50:06 +01009587 idx index of the current entry in the quickfix
9588 list specified by 'id' or 'nr'. If set to '$',
9589 then the last entry in the list is set as the
9590 current entry. See |quickfix-index|
Bram Moolenaar6a8958d2017-06-22 21:33:20 +02009591 items list of quickfix entries. Same as the {list}
9592 argument.
Bram Moolenaar2c809b72017-09-01 18:34:02 +02009593 lines use 'errorformat' to parse a list of lines and
9594 add the resulting entries to the quickfix list
9595 {nr} or {id}. Only a |List| value is supported.
Bram Moolenaar5b69c222019-01-11 14:50:06 +01009596 See |quickfix-parse|
Bram Moolenaar875feea2017-06-11 16:07:51 +02009597 nr list number in the quickfix stack; zero
Bram Moolenaar36538222017-09-02 19:51:44 +02009598 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
Bram Moolenaar5b69c222019-01-11 14:50:06 +01009599 the last quickfix list.
Bram Moolenaar858ba062020-05-31 23:11:59 +02009600 quickfixtextfunc
9601 function to get the text to display in the
Bram Moolenaard43906d2020-07-20 21:31:32 +02009602 quickfix window. The value can be the name of
9603 a function or a funcref or a lambda. Refer to
Bram Moolenaar858ba062020-05-31 23:11:59 +02009604 |quickfix-window-function| for an explanation
9605 of how to write the function and an example.
Bram Moolenaar5b69c222019-01-11 14:50:06 +01009606 title quickfix list title text. See |quickfix-title|
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02009607 Unsupported keys in {what} are ignored.
9608 If the "nr" item is not present, then the current quickfix list
Bram Moolenaar86f100dc2017-06-28 21:26:27 +02009609 is modified. When creating a new quickfix list, "nr" can be
9610 set to a value one greater than the quickfix stack size.
Bram Moolenaara539f4f2017-08-30 20:33:55 +02009611 When modifying a quickfix list, to guarantee that the correct
Bram Moolenaar36538222017-09-02 19:51:44 +02009612 list is modified, "id" should be used instead of "nr" to
Bram Moolenaara539f4f2017-08-30 20:33:55 +02009613 specify the list.
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02009614
Bram Moolenaar15142e22018-04-30 22:19:58 +02009615 Examples (See also |setqflist-examples|): >
Bram Moolenaar2c809b72017-09-01 18:34:02 +02009616 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'title': 'My search'})
9617 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'nr': 2, 'title': 'Errors'})
Bram Moolenaar15142e22018-04-30 22:19:58 +02009618 :call setqflist([], 'a', {'id':qfid, 'lines':["F1:10:L10"]})
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +02009619<
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00009620 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
9621
9622 This function can be used to create a quickfix list
9623 independent of the 'errorformat' setting. Use a command like
Bram Moolenaar94237492017-04-23 18:40:21 +02009624 `:cc 1` to jump to the first position.
Bram Moolenaar68b76a62005-03-25 21:53:48 +00009625
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +02009626 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9627 second argument: >
9628 GetErrorlist()->setqflist()
9629<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009630 *setreg()*
Bram Moolenaare0fa3742016-02-20 15:47:01 +01009631setreg({regname}, {value} [, {options}])
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009632 Set the register {regname} to {value}.
Bram Moolenaar0e05de42020-03-25 22:23:46 +01009633 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02009634
Bram Moolenaarbb861e22020-06-07 18:16:36 +02009635 {value} may be any value returned by |getreg()| or
9636 |getreginfo()|, including a |List| or |Dict|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009637 If {options} contains "a" or {regname} is upper case,
9638 then the value is appended.
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02009639
Bram Moolenaarc6485bc2010-07-28 17:02:55 +02009640 {options} can also contain a register type specification:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009641 "c" or "v" |characterwise| mode
9642 "l" or "V" |linewise| mode
9643 "b" or "<CTRL-V>" |blockwise-visual| mode
9644 If a number immediately follows "b" or "<CTRL-V>" then this is
9645 used as the width of the selection - if it is not specified
9646 then the width of the block is set to the number of characters
Bram Moolenaard46bbc72007-05-12 14:38:41 +00009647 in the longest line (counting a <Tab> as 1 character).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009648
9649 If {options} contains no register settings, then the default
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01009650 is to use character mode unless {value} ends in a <NL> for
9651 string {value} and linewise mode for list {value}. Blockwise
Bram Moolenaar5a50c222014-04-02 22:17:10 +02009652 mode is never selected automatically.
9653 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
9654
9655 *E883*
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01009656 Note: you may not use |List| containing more than one item to
9657 set search and expression registers. Lists containing no
Bram Moolenaar5a50c222014-04-02 22:17:10 +02009658 items act like empty strings.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009659
9660 Examples: >
9661 :call setreg(v:register, @*)
9662 :call setreg('*', @%, 'ac')
9663 :call setreg('a', "1\n2\n3", 'b5')
Bram Moolenaarbb861e22020-06-07 18:16:36 +02009664 :call setreg('"', { 'points_to': 'a'})
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009665
9666< This example shows using the functions to save and restore a
Bram Moolenaarb4d5fba2017-09-11 19:31:28 +02009667 register: >
Bram Moolenaarbb861e22020-06-07 18:16:36 +02009668 :let var_a = getreginfo()
9669 :call setreg('a', var_a)
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +02009670< or: >
Bram Moolenaar5a50c222014-04-02 22:17:10 +02009671 :let var_a = getreg('a', 1, 1)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009672 :let var_amode = getregtype('a')
9673 ....
9674 :call setreg('a', var_a, var_amode)
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01009675< Note: you may not reliably restore register value
9676 without using the third argument to |getreg()| as without it
Bram Moolenaarb4d5fba2017-09-11 19:31:28 +02009677 newlines are represented as newlines AND Nul bytes are
9678 represented as newlines as well, see |NL-used-for-Nul|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009679
Bram Moolenaarb4d5fba2017-09-11 19:31:28 +02009680 You can also change the type of a register by appending
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009681 nothing: >
9682 :call setreg('a', '', 'al')
9683
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +02009684< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9685 second argument: >
9686 GetText()->setreg('a')
9687
Bram Moolenaar06b5d512010-05-22 15:37:44 +02009688settabvar({tabnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabvar()*
9689 Set tab-local variable {varname} to {val} in tab page {tabnr}.
9690 |t:var|
Bram Moolenaarb4230122019-05-30 18:40:53 +02009691 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
9692 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype'.
Bram Moolenaar06b5d512010-05-22 15:37:44 +02009693 Note that the variable name without "t:" must be used.
9694 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
Bram Moolenaar06b5d512010-05-22 15:37:44 +02009695 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
9696
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02009697 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9698 third argument: >
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +02009699 GetValue()->settabvar(tab, name)
9700
Bram Moolenaarc6249bb2006-04-15 20:25:09 +00009701settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabwinvar()*
9702 Set option or local variable {varname} in window {winnr} to
9703 {val}.
9704 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
9705 use |setwinvar()|.
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +02009706 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
Bram Moolenaarc6249bb2006-04-15 20:25:09 +00009707 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
Bram Moolenaarb4230122019-05-30 18:40:53 +02009708 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
9709 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype' or 'syntax'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009710 This also works for a global or local buffer option, but it
9711 doesn't work for a global or local buffer variable.
9712 For a local buffer option the global value is unchanged.
9713 Note that the variable name without "w:" must be used.
Bram Moolenaarc6249bb2006-04-15 20:25:09 +00009714 Examples: >
9715 :call settabwinvar(1, 1, "&list", 0)
9716 :call settabwinvar(3, 2, "myvar", "foobar")
9717< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
9718
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02009719 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9720 fourth argument: >
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +02009721 GetValue()->settabvar(tab, winnr, name)
9722
Bram Moolenaarf49cc602018-11-11 15:21:05 +01009723settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}]) *settagstack()*
9724 Modify the tag stack of the window {nr} using {dict}.
9725 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
9726
9727 For a list of supported items in {dict}, refer to
Bram Moolenaar271fa082020-01-02 14:02:16 +01009728 |gettagstack()|. "curidx" takes effect before changing the tag
9729 stack.
Bram Moolenaarf49cc602018-11-11 15:21:05 +01009730 *E962*
Bram Moolenaar271fa082020-01-02 14:02:16 +01009731 How the tag stack is modified depends on the {action}
9732 argument:
9733 - If {action} is not present or is set to 'r', then the tag
9734 stack is replaced.
9735 - If {action} is set to 'a', then new entries from {dict} are
9736 pushed (added) onto the tag stack.
9737 - If {action} is set to 't', then all the entries from the
9738 current entry in the tag stack or "curidx" in {dict} are
9739 removed and then new entries are pushed to the stack.
9740
9741 The current index is set to one after the length of the tag
9742 stack after the modification.
Bram Moolenaarf49cc602018-11-11 15:21:05 +01009743
9744 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
9745
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02009746 Examples (for more examples see |tagstack-examples|):
Bram Moolenaard1caa942020-04-10 22:10:56 +02009747 Empty the tag stack of window 3: >
Bram Moolenaarf49cc602018-11-11 15:21:05 +01009748 call settagstack(3, {'items' : []})
9749
Bram Moolenaarf49cc602018-11-11 15:21:05 +01009750< Save and restore the tag stack: >
9751 let stack = gettagstack(1003)
9752 " do something else
9753 call settagstack(1003, stack)
9754 unlet stack
9755<
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02009756 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9757 second argument: >
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +02009758 GetStack()->settagstack(winnr)
9759
9760setwinvar({winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *setwinvar()*
Bram Moolenaarc6249bb2006-04-15 20:25:09 +00009761 Like |settabwinvar()| for the current tab page.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009762 Examples: >
9763 :call setwinvar(1, "&list", 0)
9764 :call setwinvar(2, "myvar", "foobar")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009765
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02009766< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9767 third argument: >
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +02009768 GetValue()->setwinvar(winnr, name)
9769
Bram Moolenaaraf9aeb92013-02-13 17:35:04 +01009770sha256({string}) *sha256()*
Bram Moolenaar2b8388b2015-02-28 13:11:45 +01009771 Returns a String with 64 hex characters, which is the SHA256
Bram Moolenaaraf9aeb92013-02-13 17:35:04 +01009772 checksum of {string}.
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +02009773
9774 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9775 GetText()->sha256()
9776
9777< {only available when compiled with the |+cryptv| feature}
Bram Moolenaaraf9aeb92013-02-13 17:35:04 +01009778
Bram Moolenaar05bb9532008-07-04 09:44:11 +00009779shellescape({string} [, {special}]) *shellescape()*
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01009780 Escape {string} for use as a shell command argument.
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +02009781 On MS-Windows, when 'shellslash' is not set, it will enclose
9782 {string} in double quotes and double all double quotes within
9783 {string}.
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +02009784 Otherwise it will enclose {string} in single quotes and
9785 replace all "'" with "'\''".
Bram Moolenaar875feea2017-06-11 16:07:51 +02009786
Bram Moolenaar05bb9532008-07-04 09:44:11 +00009787 When the {special} argument is present and it's a non-zero
9788 Number or a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then special
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00009789 items such as "!", "%", "#" and "<cword>" will be preceded by
9790 a backslash. This backslash will be removed again by the |:!|
Bram Moolenaar05bb9532008-07-04 09:44:11 +00009791 command.
Bram Moolenaar875feea2017-06-11 16:07:51 +02009792
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00009793 The "!" character will be escaped (again with a |non-zero-arg|
9794 {special}) when 'shell' contains "csh" in the tail. That is
9795 because for csh and tcsh "!" is used for history replacement
9796 even when inside single quotes.
Bram Moolenaar875feea2017-06-11 16:07:51 +02009797
9798 With a |non-zero-arg| {special} the <NL> character is also
9799 escaped. When 'shell' containing "csh" in the tail it's
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00009800 escaped a second time.
Bram Moolenaar875feea2017-06-11 16:07:51 +02009801
Bram Moolenaar05bb9532008-07-04 09:44:11 +00009802 Example of use with a |:!| command: >
9803 :exe '!dir ' . shellescape(expand('<cfile>'), 1)
9804< This results in a directory listing for the file under the
9805 cursor. Example of use with |system()|: >
9806 :call system("chmod +w -- " . shellescape(expand("%")))
Bram Moolenaar26df0922014-02-23 23:39:13 +01009807< See also |::S|.
Bram Moolenaar60a495f2006-10-03 12:44:42 +00009808
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +02009809 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9810 GetCommand()->shellescape()
Bram Moolenaar60a495f2006-10-03 12:44:42 +00009811
Bram Moolenaarf9514162018-11-22 03:08:29 +01009812shiftwidth([{col}]) *shiftwidth()*
Bram Moolenaar2d17fa32012-10-21 00:45:18 +02009813 Returns the effective value of 'shiftwidth'. This is the
9814 'shiftwidth' value unless it is zero, in which case it is the
Bram Moolenaar009d84a2016-01-28 14:12:00 +01009815 'tabstop' value. This function was introduced with patch
Bram Moolenaarf9514162018-11-22 03:08:29 +01009816 7.3.694 in 2012, everybody should have it by now (however it
9817 did not allow for the optional {col} argument until 8.1.542).
Bram Moolenaar2d17fa32012-10-21 00:45:18 +02009818
Bram Moolenaarf9514162018-11-22 03:08:29 +01009819 When there is one argument {col} this is used as column number
9820 for which to return the 'shiftwidth' value. This matters for the
9821 'vartabstop' feature. If the 'vartabstop' setting is enabled and
9822 no {col} argument is given, column 1 will be assumed.
Bram Moolenaarf0d58ef2018-11-16 16:13:44 +01009823
Bram Moolenaaraad222c2019-09-06 22:46:09 +02009824 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9825 GetColumn()->shiftwidth()
9826
Bram Moolenaared997ad2019-07-21 16:42:00 +02009827sign_ functions are documented here: |sign-functions-details|
Bram Moolenaar2d17fa32012-10-21 00:45:18 +02009828
Bram Moolenaar162b7142018-12-21 15:17:36 +01009829
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009830simplify({filename}) *simplify()*
9831 Simplify the file name as much as possible without changing
9832 the meaning. Shortcuts (on MS-Windows) or symbolic links (on
9833 Unix) are not resolved. If the first path component in
9834 {filename} designates the current directory, this will be
9835 valid for the result as well. A trailing path separator is
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +02009836 not removed either. On Unix "//path" is unchanged, but
9837 "///path" is simplified to "/path" (this follows the Posix
9838 standard).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009839 Example: >
9840 simplify("./dir/.././/file/") == "./file/"
9841< Note: The combination "dir/.." is only removed if "dir" is
9842 a searchable directory or does not exist. On Unix, it is also
9843 removed when "dir" is a symbolic link within the same
9844 directory. In order to resolve all the involved symbolic
9845 links before simplifying the path name, use |resolve()|.
9846
Bram Moolenaar7035fd92020-04-08 20:03:52 +02009847 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9848 GetName()->simplify()
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00009849
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009850sin({expr}) *sin()*
9851 Return the sine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
9852 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
9853 Examples: >
9854 :echo sin(100)
9855< -0.506366 >
9856 :echo sin(-4.01)
9857< 0.763301
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02009858
9859 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9860 Compute()->sin()
9861<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009862 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01009863
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009864
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02009865sinh({expr}) *sinh()*
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02009866 Return the hyperbolic sine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02009867 [-inf, inf].
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02009868 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02009869 Examples: >
9870 :echo sinh(0.5)
9871< 0.521095 >
9872 :echo sinh(-0.9)
9873< -1.026517
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +02009874
9875 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9876 Compute()->sinh()
9877<
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02009878 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +02009879
9880
Bram Moolenaar6601b622021-01-13 21:47:15 +01009881slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) *slice()*
9882 Similar to using a |slice| "expr[start : end]", but "end" is
9883 used exclusive. And for a string the indexes are used as
9884 character indexes instead of byte indexes, like in
9885 |vim9script|.
9886 When {end} is omitted the slice continues to the last item.
9887 When {end} is -1 the last item is omitted.
9888
9889 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9890 GetList()->slice(offset)
9891
9892
Bram Moolenaar5f894962011-06-19 02:55:37 +02009893sort({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]]) *sort()* *E702*
Bram Moolenaar327aa022014-03-25 18:24:23 +01009894 Sort the items in {list} in-place. Returns {list}.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01009895
Bram Moolenaar327aa022014-03-25 18:24:23 +01009896 If you want a list to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00009897 :let sortedlist = sort(copy(mylist))
Bram Moolenaar822ff862014-06-12 21:46:14 +02009898
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02009899< When {func} is omitted, is empty or zero, then sort() uses the
9900 string representation of each item to sort on. Numbers sort
9901 after Strings, |Lists| after Numbers. For sorting text in the
9902 current buffer use |:sort|.
Bram Moolenaar327aa022014-03-25 18:24:23 +01009903
Bram Moolenaar34401cc2014-08-29 15:12:19 +02009904 When {func} is given and it is '1' or 'i' then case is
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02009905 ignored.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01009906
Bram Moolenaar3132cdd2020-11-05 20:41:49 +01009907 When {func} is given and it is 'l' then the current collation
9908 locale is used for ordering. Implementation details: strcoll()
9909 is used to compare strings. See |:language| check or set the
9910 collation locale. |v:collate| can also be used to check the
9911 current locale. Sorting using the locale typically ignores
9912 case. Example: >
9913 " ö is sorted similarly to o with English locale.
9914 :language collate en_US.UTF8
9915 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
9916< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'] ~
9917>
9918 " ö is sorted after z with Swedish locale.
9919 :language collate sv_SE.UTF8
9920 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
9921< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'p', 'z', 'ö'] ~
9922 This does not work properly on Mac.
Bram Moolenaar55e29612020-11-01 13:57:44 +01009923
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02009924 When {func} is given and it is 'n' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar3132cdd2020-11-05 20:41:49 +01009925 sorted numerical (Implementation detail: this uses the
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02009926 strtod() function to parse numbers, Strings, Lists, Dicts and
9927 Funcrefs will be considered as being 0).
9928
Bram Moolenaarb00da1d2015-12-03 16:33:12 +01009929 When {func} is given and it is 'N' then all items will be
9930 sorted numerical. This is like 'n' but a string containing
9931 digits will be used as the number they represent.
9932
Bram Moolenaar13d5aee2016-01-21 23:36:05 +01009933 When {func} is given and it is 'f' then all items will be
9934 sorted numerical. All values must be a Number or a Float.
9935
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00009936 When {func} is a |Funcref| or a function name, this function
9937 is called to compare items. The function is invoked with two
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01009938 items as argument and must return zero if they are equal, 1 or
9939 bigger if the first one sorts after the second one, -1 or
9940 smaller if the first one sorts before the second one.
Bram Moolenaar327aa022014-03-25 18:24:23 +01009941
9942 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
9943 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
9944
Bram Moolenaar8bb1c3e2014-07-04 16:43:17 +02009945 The sort is stable, items which compare equal (as number or as
9946 string) will keep their relative position. E.g., when sorting
Bram Moolenaardb6ea062014-07-10 22:01:47 +02009947 on numbers, text strings will sort next to each other, in the
Bram Moolenaar8bb1c3e2014-07-04 16:43:17 +02009948 same order as they were originally.
9949
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +02009950 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9951 mylist->sort()
9952
9953< Also see |uniq()|.
Bram Moolenaar327aa022014-03-25 18:24:23 +01009954
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01009955 Example: >
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00009956 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
9957 return a:i1 == a:i2 ? 0 : a:i1 > a:i2 ? 1 : -1
9958 endfunc
9959 let sortedlist = sort(mylist, "MyCompare")
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01009960< A shorter compare version for this specific simple case, which
9961 ignores overflow: >
9962 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
9963 return a:i1 - a:i2
9964 endfunc
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +00009965<
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +02009966sound_clear() *sound_clear()*
9967 Stop playing all sounds.
Bram Moolenaar9b283522019-06-17 22:19:33 +02009968 {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +02009969
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +02009970 *sound_playevent()*
9971sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
9972 Play a sound identified by {name}. Which event names are
9973 supported depends on the system. Often the XDG sound names
9974 are used. On Ubuntu they may be found in
9975 /usr/share/sounds/freedesktop/stereo. Example: >
9976 call sound_playevent('bell')
Bram Moolenaar9b283522019-06-17 22:19:33 +02009977< On MS-Windows, {name} can be SystemAsterisk, SystemDefault,
9978 SystemExclamation, SystemExit, SystemHand, SystemQuestion,
9979 SystemStart, SystemWelcome, etc.
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +02009980
Bram Moolenaar9b283522019-06-17 22:19:33 +02009981 When {callback} is specified it is invoked when the sound is
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +02009982 finished. The first argument is the sound ID, the second
9983 argument is the status:
9984 0 sound was played to the end
Bram Moolenaar12ee7ff2019-06-10 22:47:40 +02009985 1 sound was interrupted
Bram Moolenaar6c1e1572019-06-22 02:13:00 +02009986 2 error occurred after sound started
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +02009987 Example: >
9988 func Callback(id, status)
9989 echomsg "sound " .. a:id .. " finished with " .. a:status
9990 endfunc
9991 call sound_playevent('bell', 'Callback')
9992
Bram Moolenaar9b283522019-06-17 22:19:33 +02009993< MS-Windows: {callback} doesn't work for this function.
9994
9995 Returns the sound ID, which can be passed to `sound_stop()`.
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +02009996 Returns zero if the sound could not be played.
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +02009997
9998 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9999 GetSoundName()->sound_playevent()
10000
10001< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +020010002
10003 *sound_playfile()*
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +020010004sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
10005 Like `sound_playevent()` but play sound file {path}. {path}
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +020010006 must be a full path. On Ubuntu you may find files to play
10007 with this command: >
10008 :!find /usr/share/sounds -type f | grep -v index.theme
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010009
10010< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10011 GetSoundPath()->sound_playfile()
10012
Bram Moolenaar12ee7ff2019-06-10 22:47:40 +020010013< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +020010014
10015
10016sound_stop({id}) *sound_stop()*
10017 Stop playing sound {id}. {id} must be previously returned by
10018 `sound_playevent()` or `sound_playfile()`.
Bram Moolenaar9b283522019-06-17 22:19:33 +020010019
10020 On MS-Windows, this does not work for event sound started by
10021 `sound_playevent()`. To stop event sounds, use `sound_clear()`.
10022
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010023 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10024 soundid->sound_stop()
10025
10026< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +020010027
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +000010028 *soundfold()*
10029soundfold({word})
10030 Return the sound-folded equivalent of {word}. Uses the first
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010031 language in 'spelllang' for the current window that supports
Bram Moolenaar42eeac32005-06-29 22:40:58 +000010032 soundfolding. 'spell' must be set. When no sound folding is
10033 possible the {word} is returned unmodified.
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +000010034 This can be used for making spelling suggestions. Note that
10035 the method can be quite slow.
10036
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010037 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10038 GetWord()->soundfold()
10039<
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +000010040 *spellbadword()*
Bram Moolenaar1e015462005-09-25 22:16:38 +000010041spellbadword([{sentence}])
10042 Without argument: The result is the badly spelled word under
10043 or after the cursor. The cursor is moved to the start of the
10044 bad word. When no bad word is found in the cursor line the
10045 result is an empty string and the cursor doesn't move.
10046
10047 With argument: The result is the first word in {sentence} that
10048 is badly spelled. If there are no spelling mistakes the
10049 result is an empty string.
10050
10051 The return value is a list with two items:
10052 - The badly spelled word or an empty string.
10053 - The type of the spelling error:
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +000010054 "bad" spelling mistake
Bram Moolenaar1e015462005-09-25 22:16:38 +000010055 "rare" rare word
10056 "local" word only valid in another region
10057 "caps" word should start with Capital
10058 Example: >
10059 echo spellbadword("the quik brown fox")
10060< ['quik', 'bad'] ~
10061
Bram Moolenaar152e79e2020-06-10 15:32:08 +020010062 The spelling information for the current window and the value
10063 of 'spelllang' are used.
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +000010064
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010065 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10066 GetText()->spellbadword()
10067<
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +000010068 *spellsuggest()*
Bram Moolenaarc54b8a72005-09-30 21:20:29 +000010069spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000010070 Return a |List| with spelling suggestions to replace {word}.
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +000010071 When {max} is given up to this number of suggestions are
10072 returned. Otherwise up to 25 suggestions are returned.
10073
Bram Moolenaarc54b8a72005-09-30 21:20:29 +000010074 When the {capital} argument is given and it's non-zero only
10075 suggestions with a leading capital will be given. Use this
10076 after a match with 'spellcapcheck'.
10077
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +000010078 {word} can be a badly spelled word followed by other text.
10079 This allows for joining two words that were split. The
Bram Moolenaarf461c8e2005-06-25 23:04:51 +000010080 suggestions also include the following text, thus you can
10081 replace a line.
10082
10083 {word} may also be a good word. Similar words will then be
Bram Moolenaarc54b8a72005-09-30 21:20:29 +000010084 returned. {word} itself is not included in the suggestions,
10085 although it may appear capitalized.
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +000010086
10087 The spelling information for the current window is used. The
Bram Moolenaar152e79e2020-06-10 15:32:08 +020010088 values of 'spelllang' and 'spellsuggest' are used.
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +000010089
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010090 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10091 GetWord()->spellsuggest()
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +000010092
Bram Moolenaar2389c3c2005-05-22 22:07:59 +000010093split({expr} [, {pattern} [, {keepempty}]]) *split()*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000010094 Make a |List| out of {expr}. When {pattern} is omitted or
10095 empty each white-separated sequence of characters becomes an
10096 item.
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +000010097 Otherwise the string is split where {pattern} matches,
Bram Moolenaar97d62492012-11-15 21:28:22 +010010098 removing the matched characters. 'ignorecase' is not used
10099 here, add \c to ignore case. |/\c|
Bram Moolenaar2389c3c2005-05-22 22:07:59 +000010100 When the first or last item is empty it is omitted, unless the
10101 {keepempty} argument is given and it's non-zero.
Bram Moolenaar5c06f8b2005-05-31 22:14:58 +000010102 Other empty items are kept when {pattern} matches at least one
10103 character or when {keepempty} is non-zero.
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +000010104 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +000010105 :let words = split(getline('.'), '\W\+')
Bram Moolenaar2389c3c2005-05-22 22:07:59 +000010106< To split a string in individual characters: >
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +000010107 :for c in split(mystring, '\zs')
Bram Moolenaar12969c02015-09-08 23:36:10 +020010108< If you want to keep the separator you can also use '\zs' at
10109 the end of the pattern: >
Bram Moolenaar0cb032e2005-04-23 20:52:00 +000010110 :echo split('abc:def:ghi', ':\zs')
10111< ['abc:', 'def:', 'ghi'] ~
Bram Moolenaar2389c3c2005-05-22 22:07:59 +000010112 Splitting a table where the first element can be empty: >
10113 :let items = split(line, ':', 1)
10114< The opposite function is |join()|.
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +000010115
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020010116 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10117 GetString()->split()
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +000010118
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010119sqrt({expr}) *sqrt()*
10120 Return the non-negative square root of Float {expr} as a
10121 |Float|.
10122 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|. When {expr}
10123 is negative the result is NaN (Not a Number).
10124 Examples: >
10125 :echo sqrt(100)
10126< 10.0 >
10127 :echo sqrt(-4.01)
10128< nan
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +000010129 "nan" may be different, it depends on system libraries.
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +020010130
10131 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10132 Compute()->sqrt()
10133<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010134 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010010135
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010136
Bram Moolenaar06b0b4b2019-11-25 15:40:55 +010010137srand([{expr}]) *srand()*
10138 Initialize seed used by |rand()|:
10139 - If {expr} is not given, seed values are initialized by
Bram Moolenaarf8c1f922019-11-28 22:13:14 +010010140 reading from /dev/urandom, if possible, or using time(NULL)
10141 a.k.a. epoch time otherwise; this only has second accuracy.
10142 - If {expr} is given it must be a Number. It is used to
10143 initialize the seed values. This is useful for testing or
10144 when a predictable sequence is intended.
Bram Moolenaar06b0b4b2019-11-25 15:40:55 +010010145
10146 Examples: >
10147 :let seed = srand()
10148 :let seed = srand(userinput)
10149 :echo rand(seed)
10150
Bram Moolenaar0e57dd82019-09-16 22:56:03 +020010151state([{what}]) *state()*
10152 Return a string which contains characters indicating the
10153 current state. Mostly useful in callbacks that want to do
10154 work that may not always be safe. Roughly this works like:
10155 - callback uses state() to check if work is safe to do.
Bram Moolenaar589edb32019-09-20 14:38:13 +020010156 Yes: then do it right away.
10157 No: add to work queue and add a |SafeState| and/or
10158 |SafeStateAgain| autocommand (|SafeState| triggers at
10159 toplevel, |SafeStateAgain| triggers after handling
10160 messages and callbacks).
10161 - When SafeState or SafeStateAgain is triggered and executes
10162 your autocommand, check with `state()` if the work can be
10163 done now, and if yes remove it from the queue and execute.
10164 Remove the autocommand if the queue is now empty.
Bram Moolenaar0e57dd82019-09-16 22:56:03 +020010165 Also see |mode()|.
10166
10167 When {what} is given only characters in this string will be
10168 added. E.g, this checks if the screen has scrolled: >
Bram Moolenaar589edb32019-09-20 14:38:13 +020010169 if state('s') == ''
10170 " screen has not scrolled
Bram Moolenaar0e57dd82019-09-16 22:56:03 +020010171<
Bram Moolenaard103ee72019-09-18 21:15:31 +020010172 These characters indicate the state, generally indicating that
10173 something is busy:
Bram Moolenaar589edb32019-09-20 14:38:13 +020010174 m halfway a mapping, :normal command, feedkeys() or
10175 stuffed command
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +020010176 o operator pending, e.g. after |d|
Bram Moolenaar589edb32019-09-20 14:38:13 +020010177 a Insert mode autocomplete active
10178 x executing an autocommand
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020010179 w blocked on waiting, e.g. ch_evalexpr(), ch_read() and
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +020010180 ch_readraw() when reading json
10181 S not triggering SafeState or SafeStateAgain, e.g. after
10182 |f| or a count
Bram Moolenaar589edb32019-09-20 14:38:13 +020010183 c callback invoked, including timer (repeats for
10184 recursiveness up to "ccc")
10185 s screen has scrolled for messages
Bram Moolenaar0e57dd82019-09-16 22:56:03 +020010186
Bram Moolenaar81edd172016-04-14 13:51:37 +020010187str2float({expr}) *str2float()*
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010188 Convert String {expr} to a Float. This mostly works the same
10189 as when using a floating point number in an expression, see
10190 |floating-point-format|. But it's a bit more permissive.
10191 E.g., "1e40" is accepted, while in an expression you need to
Bram Moolenaard47d5222018-12-09 20:43:55 +010010192 write "1.0e40". The hexadecimal form "0x123" is also
10193 accepted, but not others, like binary or octal.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010194 Text after the number is silently ignored.
10195 The decimal point is always '.', no matter what the locale is
10196 set to. A comma ends the number: "12,345.67" is converted to
10197 12.0. You can strip out thousands separators with
10198 |substitute()|: >
10199 let f = str2float(substitute(text, ',', '', 'g'))
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +020010200<
10201 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10202 let f = text->substitute(',', '', 'g')->str2float()
10203<
10204 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010205
Bram Moolenaar9d401282019-04-06 13:18:12 +020010206str2list({expr} [, {utf8}]) *str2list()*
10207 Return a list containing the number values which represent
10208 each character in String {expr}. Examples: >
10209 str2list(" ") returns [32]
10210 str2list("ABC") returns [65, 66, 67]
10211< |list2str()| does the opposite.
10212
10213 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
10214 With {utf8} set to 1, always treat the String as utf-8
10215 characters. With utf-8 composing characters are handled
10216 properly: >
10217 str2list("á") returns [97, 769]
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010218
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020010219< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10220 GetString()->str2list()
10221
10222
Bram Moolenaar60a8de22019-09-15 14:33:22 +020010223str2nr({expr} [, {base} [, {quoted}]]) *str2nr()*
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +000010224 Convert string {expr} to a number.
Bram Moolenaarfa735342016-01-03 22:14:44 +010010225 {base} is the conversion base, it can be 2, 8, 10 or 16.
Bram Moolenaar60a8de22019-09-15 14:33:22 +020010226 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
10227 quotes are ignored, thus "1'000'000" is a million.
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020010228
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +000010229 When {base} is omitted base 10 is used. This also means that
10230 a leading zero doesn't cause octal conversion to be used, as
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020010231 with the default String to Number conversion. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020010232 let nr = str2nr('0123')
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020010233<
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +000010234 When {base} is 16 a leading "0x" or "0X" is ignored. With a
Bram Moolenaarfa735342016-01-03 22:14:44 +010010235 different base the result will be zero. Similarly, when
Bram Moolenaarc17e66c2020-06-02 21:38:22 +020010236 {base} is 8 a leading "0", "0o" or "0O" is ignored, and when
10237 {base} is 2 a leading "0b" or "0B" is ignored.
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +000010238 Text after the number is silently ignored.
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +000010239
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010240 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10241 GetText()->str2nr()
10242
10243strcharpart({src}, {start} [, {len}]) *strcharpart()*
10244 Like |strpart()| but using character index and length instead
10245 of byte index and length.
10246 When a character index is used where a character does not
10247 exist it is assumed to be one character. For example: >
10248 strcharpart('abc', -1, 2)
10249< results in 'a'.
10250
10251 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10252 GetText()->strcharpart(5)
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +000010253
Bram Moolenaar979243b2015-06-26 19:35:49 +020010254strchars({expr} [, {skipcc}]) *strchars()*
Bram Moolenaar72597a52010-07-18 15:31:08 +020010255 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
Bram Moolenaar979243b2015-06-26 19:35:49 +020010256 in String {expr}.
10257 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
10258 counted separately.
10259 When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored.
Bram Moolenaardc536092010-07-18 15:45:49 +020010260 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010010261
Bram Moolenaar86ae7202015-07-10 19:31:35 +020010262 {skipcc} is only available after 7.4.755. For backward
10263 compatibility, you can define a wrapper function: >
10264 if has("patch-7.4.755")
10265 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
10266 return strchars(a:str, a:skipcc)
10267 endfunction
10268 else
10269 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
10270 if a:skipcc
10271 return strlen(substitute(a:str, ".", "x", "g"))
10272 else
10273 return strchars(a:str)
10274 endif
10275 endfunction
10276 endif
10277<
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010278 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10279 GetText()->strchars()
Bram Moolenaar86ae7202015-07-10 19:31:35 +020010280
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010010281strdisplaywidth({expr} [, {col}]) *strdisplaywidth()*
Bram Moolenaardc536092010-07-18 15:45:49 +020010282 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
Bram Moolenaar4c92e752019-02-17 21:18:32 +010010283 String {expr} occupies on the screen when it starts at {col}
10284 (first column is zero). When {col} is omitted zero is used.
10285 Otherwise it is the screen column where to start. This
10286 matters for Tab characters.
Bram Moolenaar4d32c2d2010-07-18 22:10:01 +020010287 The option settings of the current window are used. This
10288 matters for anything that's displayed differently, such as
10289 'tabstop' and 'display'.
Bram Moolenaardc536092010-07-18 15:45:49 +020010290 When {expr} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
10291 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
10292 Also see |strlen()|, |strwidth()| and |strchars()|.
Bram Moolenaar72597a52010-07-18 15:31:08 +020010293
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010294 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10295 GetText()->strdisplaywidth()
10296
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010297strftime({format} [, {time}]) *strftime()*
10298 The result is a String, which is a formatted date and time, as
10299 specified by the {format} string. The given {time} is used,
10300 or the current time if no time is given. The accepted
10301 {format} depends on your system, thus this is not portable!
10302 See the manual page of the C function strftime() for the
10303 format. The maximum length of the result is 80 characters.
Bram Moolenaar10455d42019-11-21 15:36:18 +010010304 See also |localtime()|, |getftime()| and |strptime()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010305 The language can be changed with the |:language| command.
10306 Examples: >
10307 :echo strftime("%c") Sun Apr 27 11:49:23 1997
10308 :echo strftime("%Y %b %d %X") 1997 Apr 27 11:53:25
10309 :echo strftime("%y%m%d %T") 970427 11:53:55
10310 :echo strftime("%H:%M") 11:55
10311 :echo strftime("%c", getftime("file.c"))
10312 Show mod time of file.c.
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +000010313< Not available on all systems. To check use: >
10314 :if exists("*strftime")
10315
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010316< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10317 GetFormat()->strftime()
10318
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +020010319strgetchar({str}, {index}) *strgetchar()*
10320 Get character {index} from {str}. This uses a character
10321 index, not a byte index. Composing characters are considered
10322 separate characters here.
10323 Also see |strcharpart()| and |strchars()|.
10324
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010325 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10326 GetText()->strgetchar(5)
10327
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +000010328stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *stridx()*
10329 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
10330 {haystack} of the first occurrence of the String {needle}.
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +000010331 If {start} is specified, the search starts at index {start}.
10332 This can be used to find a second match: >
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +010010333 :let colon1 = stridx(line, ":")
10334 :let colon2 = stridx(line, ":", colon1 + 1)
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +000010335< The search is done case-sensitive.
Bram Moolenaare2cc9702005-03-15 22:43:58 +000010336 For pattern searches use |match()|.
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +000010337 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +000010338 See also |strridx()|.
10339 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010340 :echo stridx("An Example", "Example") 3
10341 :echo stridx("Starting point", "Start") 0
10342 :echo stridx("Starting point", "start") -1
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +000010343< *strstr()* *strchr()*
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +000010344 stridx() works similar to the C function strstr(). When used
10345 with a single character it works similar to strchr().
10346
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010347 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10348 GetHaystack()->stridx(needle)
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020010349<
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +000010350 *string()*
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +000010351string({expr}) Return {expr} converted to a String. If {expr} is a Number,
Bram Moolenaar0d17f0d2019-01-22 22:20:38 +010010352 Float, String, Blob or a composition of them, then the result
10353 can be parsed back with |eval()|.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +000010354 {expr} type result ~
Bram Moolenaar4f3f6682016-03-26 23:01:59 +010010355 String 'string' (single quotes are doubled)
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +000010356 Number 123
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010357 Float 123.123456 or 1.123456e8
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +000010358 Funcref function('name')
Bram Moolenaar0d17f0d2019-01-22 22:20:38 +010010359 Blob 0z00112233.44556677.8899
Bram Moolenaar5f2bb9f2005-01-11 21:29:04 +000010360 List [item, item]
Bram Moolenaar9ba0eb82005-06-13 22:28:56 +000010361 Dictionary {key: value, key: value}
Bram Moolenaar4f3f6682016-03-26 23:01:59 +010010362
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +020010363 When a |List| or |Dictionary| has a recursive reference it is
Bram Moolenaar4f3f6682016-03-26 23:01:59 +010010364 replaced by "[...]" or "{...}". Using eval() on the result
10365 will then fail.
10366
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +020010367 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10368 mylist->string()
10369
10370< Also see |strtrans()|.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +000010371
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010372 *strlen()*
10373strlen({expr}) The result is a Number, which is the length of the String
Bram Moolenaare344bea2005-09-01 20:46:49 +000010374 {expr} in bytes.
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +000010375 If the argument is a Number it is first converted to a String.
10376 For other types an error is given.
Bram Moolenaar6c53fca2020-08-23 17:34:46 +020010377 If you want to count the number of multibyte characters use
Bram Moolenaar641e48c2015-06-25 16:09:26 +020010378 |strchars()|.
10379 Also see |len()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010380
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020010381 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10382 GetString()->strlen()
10383
Bram Moolenaar6c53fca2020-08-23 17:34:46 +020010384strpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]]) *strpart()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010385 The result is a String, which is part of {src}, starting from
Bram Moolenaar9372a112005-12-06 19:59:18 +000010386 byte {start}, with the byte length {len}.
Bram Moolenaar6c53fca2020-08-23 17:34:46 +020010387 When {chars} is present and TRUE then {len} is the number of
10388 characters positions (composing characters are not counted
10389 separately, thus "1" means one base character and any
10390 following composing characters).
10391 To count {start} as characters instead of bytes use
10392 |strcharpart()|.
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +020010393
10394 When bytes are selected which do not exist, this doesn't
10395 result in an error, the bytes are simply omitted.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010396 If {len} is missing, the copy continues from {start} till the
10397 end of the {src}. >
10398 strpart("abcdefg", 3, 2) == "de"
10399 strpart("abcdefg", -2, 4) == "ab"
10400 strpart("abcdefg", 5, 4) == "fg"
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000010401 strpart("abcdefg", 3) == "defg"
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +020010402
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010403< Note: To get the first character, {start} must be 0. For
Bram Moolenaar6c53fca2020-08-23 17:34:46 +020010404 example, to get the character under the cursor: >
10405 strpart(getline("."), col(".") - 1, 1, v:true)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010406<
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010407 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10408 GetText()->strpart(5)
10409
Bram Moolenaar10455d42019-11-21 15:36:18 +010010410strptime({format}, {timestring}) *strptime()*
10411 The result is a Number, which is a unix timestamp representing
10412 the date and time in {timestring}, which is expected to match
10413 the format specified in {format}.
10414
10415 The accepted {format} depends on your system, thus this is not
10416 portable! See the manual page of the C function strptime()
10417 for the format. Especially avoid "%c". The value of $TZ also
10418 matters.
10419
10420 If the {timestring} cannot be parsed with {format} zero is
10421 returned. If you do not know the format of {timestring} you
10422 can try different {format} values until you get a non-zero
10423 result.
10424
10425 See also |strftime()|.
10426 Examples: >
10427 :echo strptime("%Y %b %d %X", "1997 Apr 27 11:49:23")
10428< 862156163 >
10429 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%y%m%d %T", "970427 11:53:55"))
10430< Sun Apr 27 11:53:55 1997 >
10431 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S", "19970427115355") + 3600)
10432< Sun Apr 27 12:53:55 1997
10433
10434 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
10435 :if exists("*strptime")
10436
10437
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +000010438strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *strridx()*
10439 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
10440 {haystack} of the last occurrence of the String {needle}.
10441 When {start} is specified, matches beyond this index are
10442 ignored. This can be used to find a match before a previous
10443 match: >
10444 :let lastcomma = strridx(line, ",")
10445 :let comma2 = strridx(line, ",", lastcomma - 1)
10446< The search is done case-sensitive.
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +000010447 For pattern searches use |match()|.
10448 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
Bram Moolenaard4755bb2004-09-02 19:12:26 +000010449 If the {needle} is empty the length of {haystack} is returned.
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +000010450 See also |stridx()|. Examples: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010451 :echo strridx("an angry armadillo", "an") 3
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +000010452< *strrchr()*
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +000010453 When used with a single character it works similar to the C
10454 function strrchr().
10455
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010456 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10457 GetHaystack()->strridx(needle)
10458
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010459strtrans({expr}) *strtrans()*
10460 The result is a String, which is {expr} with all unprintable
10461 characters translated into printable characters |'isprint'|.
10462 Like they are shown in a window. Example: >
10463 echo strtrans(@a)
10464< This displays a newline in register a as "^@" instead of
10465 starting a new line.
10466
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020010467 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10468 GetString()->strtrans()
10469
Bram Moolenaar72597a52010-07-18 15:31:08 +020010470strwidth({expr}) *strwidth()*
10471 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
10472 String {expr} occupies. A Tab character is counted as one
Bram Moolenaardc536092010-07-18 15:45:49 +020010473 cell, alternatively use |strdisplaywidth()|.
Bram Moolenaar72597a52010-07-18 15:31:08 +020010474 When {expr} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
10475 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
Bram Moolenaardc536092010-07-18 15:45:49 +020010476 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strchars()|.
Bram Moolenaar72597a52010-07-18 15:31:08 +020010477
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020010478 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10479 GetString()->strwidth()
10480
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010010481submatch({nr} [, {list}]) *submatch()* *E935*
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +020010482 Only for an expression in a |:substitute| command or
10483 substitute() function.
10484 Returns the {nr}'th submatch of the matched text. When {nr}
10485 is 0 the whole matched text is returned.
Bram Moolenaar41571762014-04-02 19:00:58 +020010486 Note that a NL in the string can stand for a line break of a
10487 multi-line match or a NUL character in the text.
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +020010488 Also see |sub-replace-expression|.
Bram Moolenaar41571762014-04-02 19:00:58 +020010489
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010010490 If {list} is present and non-zero then submatch() returns
10491 a list of strings, similar to |getline()| with two arguments.
Bram Moolenaar41571762014-04-02 19:00:58 +020010492 NL characters in the text represent NUL characters in the
10493 text.
10494 Only returns more than one item for |:substitute|, inside
10495 |substitute()| this list will always contain one or zero
10496 items, since there are no real line breaks.
10497
Bram Moolenaar6100d022016-10-02 16:51:57 +020010498 When substitute() is used recursively only the submatches in
10499 the current (deepest) call can be obtained.
10500
Bram Moolenaar2f058492017-11-30 20:27:52 +010010501 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010502 :s/\d\+/\=submatch(0) + 1/
Bram Moolenaar2f058492017-11-30 20:27:52 +010010503 :echo substitute(text, '\d\+', '\=submatch(0) + 1', '')
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010504< This finds the first number in the line and adds one to it.
10505 A line break is included as a newline character.
10506
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010507 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10508 GetNr()->submatch()
10509
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010510substitute({expr}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags}) *substitute()*
10511 The result is a String, which is a copy of {expr}, in which
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +020010512 the first match of {pat} is replaced with {sub}.
10513 When {flags} is "g", all matches of {pat} in {expr} are
10514 replaced. Otherwise {flags} should be "".
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010010515
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +020010516 This works like the ":substitute" command (without any flags).
10517 But the matching with {pat} is always done like the 'magic'
10518 option is set and 'cpoptions' is empty (to make scripts
Bram Moolenaar2df58b42012-11-28 18:21:11 +010010519 portable). 'ignorecase' is still relevant, use |/\c| or |/\C|
10520 if you want to ignore or match case and ignore 'ignorecase'.
10521 'smartcase' is not used. See |string-match| for how {pat} is
10522 used.
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +020010523
10524 A "~" in {sub} is not replaced with the previous {sub}.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010525 Note that some codes in {sub} have a special meaning
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020010526 |sub-replace-special|. For example, to replace something with
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010527 "\n" (two characters), use "\\\\n" or '\\n'.
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +020010528
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010529 When {pat} does not match in {expr}, {expr} is returned
10530 unmodified.
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +020010531
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010532 Example: >
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +020010533 :let &path = substitute(&path, ",\\=[^,]*$", "", "")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010534< This removes the last component of the 'path' option. >
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +020010535 :echo substitute("testing", ".*", "\\U\\0", "")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010536< results in "TESTING".
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +020010537
10538 When {sub} starts with "\=", the remainder is interpreted as
10539 an expression. See |sub-replace-expression|. Example: >
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +020010540 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)',
Bram Moolenaar20f90cf2011-05-19 12:22:51 +020010541 \ '\=nr2char("0x" . submatch(1))', 'g')
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010542
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +020010543< When {sub} is a Funcref that function is called, with one
10544 optional argument. Example: >
10545 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', SubNr, 'g')
10546< The optional argument is a list which contains the whole
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020010547 matched string and up to nine submatches, like what
10548 |submatch()| returns. Example: >
10549 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', {m -> '0x' . m[1]}, 'g')
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +020010550
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020010551< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10552 GetString()->substitute(pat, sub, flags)
10553
Bram Moolenaar20aac6c2018-09-02 21:07:30 +020010554swapinfo({fname}) *swapinfo()*
Bram Moolenaar00f123a2018-08-21 20:28:54 +020010555 The result is a dictionary, which holds information about the
10556 swapfile {fname}. The available fields are:
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +020010557 version Vim version
Bram Moolenaar00f123a2018-08-21 20:28:54 +020010558 user user name
10559 host host name
10560 fname original file name
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +020010561 pid PID of the Vim process that created the swap
Bram Moolenaar00f123a2018-08-21 20:28:54 +020010562 file
10563 mtime last modification time in seconds
10564 inode Optional: INODE number of the file
Bram Moolenaar47ad5652018-08-21 21:09:07 +020010565 dirty 1 if file was modified, 0 if not
Bram Moolenaarfc65cab2018-08-28 22:58:02 +020010566 Note that "user" and "host" are truncated to at most 39 bytes.
Bram Moolenaar00f123a2018-08-21 20:28:54 +020010567 In case of failure an "error" item is added with the reason:
10568 Cannot open file: file not found or in accessible
10569 Cannot read file: cannot read first block
Bram Moolenaar47ad5652018-08-21 21:09:07 +020010570 Not a swap file: does not contain correct block ID
10571 Magic number mismatch: Info in first block is invalid
Bram Moolenaar00f123a2018-08-21 20:28:54 +020010572
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010573 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10574 GetFilename()->swapinfo()
10575
Bram Moolenaar110bd602018-09-16 18:46:59 +020010576swapname({expr}) *swapname()*
10577 The result is the swap file path of the buffer {expr}.
10578 For the use of {expr}, see |bufname()| above.
10579 If buffer {expr} is the current buffer, the result is equal to
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +020010580 |:swapname| (unless there is no swap file).
Bram Moolenaar110bd602018-09-16 18:46:59 +020010581 If buffer {expr} has no swap file, returns an empty string.
10582
Bram Moolenaarf6ed61e2019-09-07 19:05:09 +020010583 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10584 GetBufname()->swapname()
10585
Bram Moolenaar47136d72004-10-12 20:02:24 +000010586synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) *synID()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010587 The result is a Number, which is the syntax ID at the position
Bram Moolenaar47136d72004-10-12 20:02:24 +000010588 {lnum} and {col} in the current window.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010589 The syntax ID can be used with |synIDattr()| and
10590 |synIDtrans()| to obtain syntax information about text.
Bram Moolenaarce0842a2005-07-18 21:58:11 +000010591
Bram Moolenaar47136d72004-10-12 20:02:24 +000010592 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
Bram Moolenaarce0842a2005-07-18 21:58:11 +000010593 line. 'synmaxcol' applies, in a longer line zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +020010594 Note that when the position is after the last character,
10595 that's where the cursor can be in Insert mode, synID() returns
10596 zero.
Bram Moolenaarce0842a2005-07-18 21:58:11 +000010597
Bram Moolenaar79815f12016-07-09 17:07:29 +020010598 When {trans} is |TRUE|, transparent items are reduced to the
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020010599 item that they reveal. This is useful when wanting to know
Bram Moolenaar79815f12016-07-09 17:07:29 +020010600 the effective color. When {trans} is |FALSE|, the transparent
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010601 item is returned. This is useful when wanting to know which
10602 syntax item is effective (e.g. inside parens).
10603 Warning: This function can be very slow. Best speed is
10604 obtained by going through the file in forward direction.
10605
10606 Example (echoes the name of the syntax item under the cursor): >
10607 :echo synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 1), "name")
10608<
Bram Moolenaar7510fe72010-07-25 12:46:44 +020010609
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010610synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}]) *synIDattr()*
10611 The result is a String, which is the {what} attribute of
10612 syntax ID {synID}. This can be used to obtain information
10613 about a syntax item.
10614 {mode} can be "gui", "cterm" or "term", to get the attributes
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020010615 for that mode. When {mode} is omitted, or an invalid value is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010616 used, the attributes for the currently active highlighting are
10617 used (GUI, cterm or term).
10618 Use synIDtrans() to follow linked highlight groups.
10619 {what} result
10620 "name" the name of the syntax item
10621 "fg" foreground color (GUI: color name used to set
10622 the color, cterm: color number as a string,
10623 term: empty string)
Bram Moolenaar6f507d62008-11-28 10:16:05 +000010624 "bg" background color (as with "fg")
Bram Moolenaar12682fd2010-03-10 13:43:49 +010010625 "font" font name (only available in the GUI)
10626 |highlight-font|
Bram Moolenaar391c3622020-09-29 20:59:17 +020010627 "sp" special color for the GUI (as with "fg")
10628 |highlight-guisp|
10629 "ul" underline color for cterm: number as a string
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010630 "fg#" like "fg", but for the GUI and the GUI is
10631 running the name in "#RRGGBB" form
10632 "bg#" like "fg#" for "bg"
Bram Moolenaar6f507d62008-11-28 10:16:05 +000010633 "sp#" like "fg#" for "sp"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010634 "bold" "1" if bold
10635 "italic" "1" if italic
10636 "reverse" "1" if reverse
10637 "inverse" "1" if inverse (= reverse)
Bram Moolenaar12682fd2010-03-10 13:43:49 +010010638 "standout" "1" if standout
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010639 "underline" "1" if underlined
Bram Moolenaare2cc9702005-03-15 22:43:58 +000010640 "undercurl" "1" if undercurled
Bram Moolenaarcf4b00c2017-09-02 18:33:56 +020010641 "strike" "1" if strikethrough
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010642
10643 Example (echoes the color of the syntax item under the
10644 cursor): >
10645 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(synID(line("."), col("."), 1)), "fg")
10646<
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020010647 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10648 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
10649
10650
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010651synIDtrans({synID}) *synIDtrans()*
10652 The result is a Number, which is the translated syntax ID of
10653 {synID}. This is the syntax group ID of what is being used to
10654 highlight the character. Highlight links given with
10655 ":highlight link" are followed.
10656
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020010657 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10658 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
10659
Bram Moolenaar483c5d82010-10-20 18:45:33 +020010660synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) *synconcealed()*
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +020010661 The result is a |List| with currently three items:
Bram Moolenaar4d785892017-06-22 22:00:50 +020010662 1. The first item in the list is 0 if the character at the
10663 position {lnum} and {col} is not part of a concealable
10664 region, 1 if it is.
10665 2. The second item in the list is a string. If the first item
10666 is 1, the second item contains the text which will be
10667 displayed in place of the concealed text, depending on the
10668 current setting of 'conceallevel' and 'listchars'.
Bram Moolenaarcc0750d2017-06-24 22:29:24 +020010669 3. The third and final item in the list is a number
10670 representing the specific syntax region matched in the
10671 line. When the character is not concealed the value is
10672 zero. This allows detection of the beginning of a new
10673 concealable region if there are two consecutive regions
10674 with the same replacement character. For an example, if
10675 the text is "123456" and both "23" and "45" are concealed
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +020010676 and replaced by the character "X", then:
Bram Moolenaarcc0750d2017-06-24 22:29:24 +020010677 call returns ~
Bram Moolenaarc572da52017-08-27 16:52:01 +020010678 synconcealed(lnum, 1) [0, '', 0]
10679 synconcealed(lnum, 2) [1, 'X', 1]
10680 synconcealed(lnum, 3) [1, 'X', 1]
10681 synconcealed(lnum, 4) [1, 'X', 2]
10682 synconcealed(lnum, 5) [1, 'X', 2]
10683 synconcealed(lnum, 6) [0, '', 0]
Bram Moolenaar483c5d82010-10-20 18:45:33 +020010684
10685
Bram Moolenaar9d188ab2008-01-10 21:24:39 +000010686synstack({lnum}, {col}) *synstack()*
10687 Return a |List|, which is the stack of syntax items at the
10688 position {lnum} and {col} in the current window. Each item in
10689 the List is an ID like what |synID()| returns.
Bram Moolenaar9d188ab2008-01-10 21:24:39 +000010690 The first item in the List is the outer region, following are
10691 items contained in that one. The last one is what |synID()|
10692 returns, unless not the whole item is highlighted or it is a
10693 transparent item.
10694 This function is useful for debugging a syntax file.
10695 Example that shows the syntax stack under the cursor: >
10696 for id in synstack(line("."), col("."))
10697 echo synIDattr(id, "name")
10698 endfor
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +020010699< When the position specified with {lnum} and {col} is invalid
10700 nothing is returned. The position just after the last
10701 character in a line and the first column in an empty line are
10702 valid positions.
Bram Moolenaar9d188ab2008-01-10 21:24:39 +000010703
Bram Moolenaarc0197e22004-09-13 20:26:32 +000010704system({expr} [, {input}]) *system()* *E677*
Bram Moolenaar39c29ed2014-04-05 19:44:40 +020010705 Get the output of the shell command {expr} as a string. See
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +020010706 |systemlist()| to get the output as a |List|.
Bram Moolenaar57ebe6e2014-04-05 18:55:46 +020010707
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010010708 When {input} is given and is a string this string is written
10709 to a file and passed as stdin to the command. The string is
10710 written as-is, you need to take care of using the correct line
Bram Moolenaar57ebe6e2014-04-05 18:55:46 +020010711 separators yourself.
10712 If {input} is given and is a |List| it is written to the file
10713 in a way |writefile()| does with {binary} set to "b" (i.e.
10714 with a newline between each list item with newlines inside
Bram Moolenaar12c44922017-01-08 13:26:03 +010010715 list items converted to NULs).
10716 When {input} is given and is a number that is a valid id for
10717 an existing buffer then the content of the buffer is written
10718 to the file line by line, each line terminated by a NL and
10719 NULs characters where the text has a NL.
Bram Moolenaar069c1e72016-07-15 21:25:08 +020010720
10721 Pipes are not used, the 'shelltemp' option is not used.
Bram Moolenaar57ebe6e2014-04-05 18:55:46 +020010722
Bram Moolenaar04186092016-08-29 21:55:35 +020010723 When prepended by |:silent| the terminal will not be set to
Bram Moolenaar52a72462014-08-29 15:53:52 +020010724 cooked mode. This is meant to be used for commands that do
10725 not need the user to type. It avoids stray characters showing
10726 up on the screen which require |CTRL-L| to remove. >
10727 :silent let f = system('ls *.vim')
10728<
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010010729 Note: Use |shellescape()| or |::S| with |expand()| or
10730 |fnamemodify()| to escape special characters in a command
10731 argument. Newlines in {expr} may cause the command to fail.
10732 The characters in 'shellquote' and 'shellxquote' may also
Bram Moolenaar26df0922014-02-23 23:39:13 +010010733 cause trouble.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010734 This is not to be used for interactive commands.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010735
Bram Moolenaar05bb9532008-07-04 09:44:11 +000010736 The result is a String. Example: >
10737 :let files = system("ls " . shellescape(expand('%:h')))
Bram Moolenaar26df0922014-02-23 23:39:13 +010010738 :let files = system('ls ' . expand('%:h:S'))
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010739
10740< To make the result more system-independent, the shell output
10741 is filtered to replace <CR> with <NL> for Macintosh, and
10742 <CR><NL> with <NL> for DOS-like systems.
Bram Moolenaar9d98fe92013-08-03 18:35:36 +020010743 To avoid the string being truncated at a NUL, all NUL
10744 characters are replaced with SOH (0x01).
10745
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010746 The command executed is constructed using several options:
10747 'shell' 'shellcmdflag' 'shellxquote' {expr} 'shellredir' {tmp} 'shellxquote'
10748 ({tmp} is an automatically generated file name).
Bram Moolenaar6f345a12019-12-17 21:27:18 +010010749 For Unix, braces are put around {expr} to allow for
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010750 concatenated commands.
10751
Bram Moolenaar433f7c82006-03-21 21:29:36 +000010752 The command will be executed in "cooked" mode, so that a
10753 CTRL-C will interrupt the command (on Unix at least).
10754
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010755 The resulting error code can be found in |v:shell_error|.
10756 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +000010757
10758 Note that any wrong value in the options mentioned above may
10759 make the function fail. It has also been reported to fail
10760 when using a security agent application.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000010761 Unlike ":!cmd" there is no automatic check for changed files.
10762 Use |:checktime| to force a check.
10763
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020010764 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10765 :echo GetCmd()->system()
10766
Bram Moolenaare2cc9702005-03-15 22:43:58 +000010767
Bram Moolenaar39c29ed2014-04-05 19:44:40 +020010768systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) *systemlist()*
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010010769 Same as |system()|, but returns a |List| with lines (parts of
10770 output separated by NL) with NULs transformed into NLs. Output
10771 is the same as |readfile()| will output with {binary} argument
Bram Moolenaar5be4cee2019-09-27 19:34:08 +020010772 set to "b", except that there is no extra empty item when the
10773 result ends in a NL.
10774 Note that on MS-Windows you may get trailing CR characters.
Bram Moolenaar39c29ed2014-04-05 19:44:40 +020010775
Bram Moolenaar5be4cee2019-09-27 19:34:08 +020010776 To see the difference between "echo hello" and "echo -n hello"
10777 use |system()| and |split()|: >
10778 echo system('echo hello')->split('\n', 1)
10779<
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +010010780 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar39c29ed2014-04-05 19:44:40 +020010781
Bram Moolenaara74e4942019-08-04 17:35:53 +020010782 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10783 :echo GetCmd()->systemlist()
10784
Bram Moolenaar39c29ed2014-04-05 19:44:40 +020010785
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +000010786tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) *tabpagebuflist()*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000010787 The result is a |List|, where each item is the number of the
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +000010788 buffer associated with each window in the current tab page.
Bram Moolenaardc1f1642016-08-16 18:33:43 +020010789 {arg} specifies the number of the tab page to be used. When
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +000010790 omitted the current tab page is used.
10791 When {arg} is invalid the number zero is returned.
10792 To get a list of all buffers in all tabs use this: >
Bram Moolenaar61d35bd2012-03-28 20:51:51 +020010793 let buflist = []
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +000010794 for i in range(tabpagenr('$'))
Bram Moolenaar61d35bd2012-03-28 20:51:51 +020010795 call extend(buflist, tabpagebuflist(i + 1))
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +000010796 endfor
10797< Note that a buffer may appear in more than one window.
10798
Bram Moolenaarce90e362019-09-08 18:58:44 +020010799 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10800 GetTabpage()->tabpagebuflist()
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +000010801
10802tabpagenr([{arg}]) *tabpagenr()*
Bram Moolenaar7e8fd632006-02-18 22:14:51 +000010803 The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
10804 tab page. The first tab page has number 1.
Bram Moolenaar62a23252020-08-09 14:04:42 +020010805
10806 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
10807 $ the number of the last tab page (the tab page
10808 count).
10809 # the number of the last accessed tab page
10810 (where |g<Tab>| goes to). if there is no
10811 previous tab page 0 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar7e8fd632006-02-18 22:14:51 +000010812 The number can be used with the |:tab| command.
10813
10814
Bram Moolenaar76f3b1a2014-03-27 22:30:07 +010010815tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) *tabpagewinnr()*
Bram Moolenaard04f4402010-08-15 13:30:34 +020010816 Like |winnr()| but for tab page {tabarg}.
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +000010817 {tabarg} specifies the number of tab page to be used.
10818 {arg} is used like with |winnr()|:
10819 - When omitted the current window number is returned. This is
10820 the window which will be used when going to this tab page.
10821 - When "$" the number of windows is returned.
10822 - When "#" the previous window nr is returned.
10823 Useful examples: >
10824 tabpagewinnr(1) " current window of tab page 1
10825 tabpagewinnr(4, '$') " number of windows in tab page 4
10826< When {tabarg} is invalid zero is returned.
10827
Bram Moolenaarce90e362019-09-08 18:58:44 +020010828 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10829 GetTabpage()->tabpagewinnr()
10830<
Bram Moolenaarfa1d1402006-03-25 21:59:56 +000010831 *tagfiles()*
10832tagfiles() Returns a |List| with the file names used to search for tags
10833 for the current buffer. This is the 'tags' option expanded.
10834
10835
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010010836taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) *taglist()*
Bram Moolenaar1b884a02020-12-10 21:11:27 +010010837 Returns a |List| of tags matching the regular expression {expr}.
Bram Moolenaarc6aafba2017-03-21 17:09:10 +010010838
10839 If {filename} is passed it is used to prioritize the results
10840 in the same way that |:tselect| does. See |tag-priority|.
10841 {filename} should be the full path of the file.
10842
Bram Moolenaard8c00872005-07-22 21:52:15 +000010843 Each list item is a dictionary with at least the following
10844 entries:
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +000010845 name Name of the tag.
10846 filename Name of the file where the tag is
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000010847 defined. It is either relative to the
10848 current directory or a full path.
Bram Moolenaare2cc9702005-03-15 22:43:58 +000010849 cmd Ex command used to locate the tag in
10850 the file.
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +000010851 kind Type of the tag. The value for this
Bram Moolenaare2cc9702005-03-15 22:43:58 +000010852 entry depends on the language specific
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000010853 kind values. Only available when
10854 using a tags file generated by
10855 Exuberant ctags or hdrtag.
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +000010856 static A file specific tag. Refer to
Bram Moolenaare2cc9702005-03-15 22:43:58 +000010857 |static-tag| for more information.
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000010858 More entries may be present, depending on the content of the
10859 tags file: access, implementation, inherits and signature.
10860 Refer to the ctags documentation for information about these
10861 fields. For C code the fields "struct", "class" and "enum"
10862 may appear, they give the name of the entity the tag is
10863 contained in.
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +000010864
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +010010865 The ex-command "cmd" can be either an ex search pattern, a
Bram Moolenaar4317d9b2005-03-18 20:25:31 +000010866 line number or a line number followed by a byte number.
Bram Moolenaare2cc9702005-03-15 22:43:58 +000010867
10868 If there are no matching tags, then an empty list is returned.
10869
10870 To get an exact tag match, the anchors '^' and '$' should be
Bram Moolenaara3e6bc92013-01-30 14:18:00 +010010871 used in {expr}. This also make the function work faster.
10872 Refer to |tag-regexp| for more information about the tag
10873 search regular expression pattern.
Bram Moolenaare2cc9702005-03-15 22:43:58 +000010874
10875 Refer to |'tags'| for information about how the tags file is
10876 located by Vim. Refer to |tags-file-format| for the format of
10877 the tags file generated by the different ctags tools.
10878
Bram Moolenaarce90e362019-09-08 18:58:44 +020010879 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10880 GetTagpattern()->taglist()
10881
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +020010882tan({expr}) *tan()*
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +020010883 Return the tangent of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +020010884 in the range [-inf, inf].
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +020010885 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +020010886 Examples: >
10887 :echo tan(10)
10888< 0.648361 >
10889 :echo tan(-4.01)
10890< -1.181502
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +020010891
10892 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10893 Compute()->tan()
10894<
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +020010895 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +020010896
10897
10898tanh({expr}) *tanh()*
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +020010899 Return the hyperbolic tangent of {expr} as a |Float| in the
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +020010900 range [-1, 1].
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +020010901 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +020010902 Examples: >
10903 :echo tanh(0.5)
10904< 0.462117 >
10905 :echo tanh(-1)
10906< -0.761594
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +020010907
10908 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10909 Compute()->tanh()
10910<
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +020010911 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaardb7c6862010-05-21 16:33:48 +020010912
10913
Bram Moolenaar574860b2016-05-24 17:33:34 +020010914tempname() *tempname()* *temp-file-name*
10915 The result is a String, which is the name of a file that
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020010916 doesn't exist. It can be used for a temporary file. The name
Bram Moolenaar574860b2016-05-24 17:33:34 +020010917 is different for at least 26 consecutive calls. Example: >
10918 :let tmpfile = tempname()
10919 :exe "redir > " . tmpfile
10920< For Unix, the file will be in a private directory |tempfile|.
10921 For MS-Windows forward slashes are used when the 'shellslash'
10922 option is set or when 'shellcmdflag' starts with '-'.
10923
Bram Moolenaared997ad2019-07-21 16:42:00 +020010924
Bram Moolenaar6bf2c622019-07-04 17:12:09 +020010925term_ functions are documented here: |terminal-function-details|
Bram Moolenaar574860b2016-05-24 17:33:34 +020010926
Bram Moolenaar0c0eddd2020-06-13 15:47:25 +020010927
10928terminalprops() *terminalprops()*
Bram Moolenaar1b884a02020-12-10 21:11:27 +010010929 Returns a |Dictionary| with properties of the terminal that Vim
Bram Moolenaar0c0eddd2020-06-13 15:47:25 +020010930 detected from the response to |t_RV| request. See
10931 |v:termresponse| for the response itself. If |v:termresponse|
10932 is empty most values here will be 'u' for unknown.
Bram Moolenaarcb80aa22020-10-26 21:12:46 +010010933 cursor_style whether sending |t_RS| works **
10934 cursor_blink_mode whether sending |t_RC| works **
Bram Moolenaar0c0eddd2020-06-13 15:47:25 +020010935 underline_rgb whether |t_8u| works **
10936 mouse mouse type supported
10937
10938 ** value 'u' for unknown, 'y' for yes, 'n' for no
10939
10940 If the |+termresponse| feature is missing then the result is
10941 an empty dictionary.
10942
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +020010943 If "cursor_style" is 'y' then |t_RS| will be sent to request the
Bram Moolenaar0c0eddd2020-06-13 15:47:25 +020010944 current cursor style.
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +020010945 If "cursor_blink_mode" is 'y' then |t_RC| will be sent to
Bram Moolenaar0c0eddd2020-06-13 15:47:25 +020010946 request the cursor blink status.
10947 "cursor_style" and "cursor_blink_mode" are also set if |t_u7|
10948 is not empty, Vim will detect the working of sending |t_RS|
10949 and |t_RC| on startup.
10950
10951 When "underline_rgb" is not 'y', then |t_8u| will be made empty.
10952 This avoids sending it to xterm, which would clear the colors.
10953
10954 For "mouse" the value 'u' is unknown
10955
10956 Also see:
10957 - 'ambiwidth' - detected by using |t_u7|.
10958 - |v:termstyleresp| and |v:termblinkresp| for the response to
10959 |t_RS| and |t_RC|.
10960
10961
Bram Moolenaar54775062019-07-31 21:07:14 +020010962test_ functions are documented here: |test-functions-details|
Bram Moolenaar8e8df252016-05-25 21:23:21 +020010963
Bram Moolenaar574860b2016-05-24 17:33:34 +020010964
Bram Moolenaar8e97bd72016-08-06 22:05:07 +020010965 *timer_info()*
10966timer_info([{id}])
10967 Return a list with information about timers.
10968 When {id} is given only information about this timer is
10969 returned. When timer {id} does not exist an empty list is
10970 returned.
10971 When {id} is omitted information about all timers is returned.
10972
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +020010973 For each timer the information is stored in a |Dictionary| with
Bram Moolenaar8e97bd72016-08-06 22:05:07 +020010974 these items:
10975 "id" the timer ID
10976 "time" time the timer was started with
10977 "remaining" time until the timer fires
10978 "repeat" number of times the timer will still fire;
Bram Moolenaarb73598e2016-08-07 18:22:53 +020010979 -1 means forever
Bram Moolenaar8e97bd72016-08-06 22:05:07 +020010980 "callback" the callback
Bram Moolenaarb73598e2016-08-07 18:22:53 +020010981 "paused" 1 if the timer is paused, 0 otherwise
10982
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020010983 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10984 GetTimer()->timer_info()
10985
10986< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
Bram Moolenaarb73598e2016-08-07 18:22:53 +020010987
10988timer_pause({timer}, {paused}) *timer_pause()*
10989 Pause or unpause a timer. A paused timer does not invoke its
Bram Moolenaardc1f1642016-08-16 18:33:43 +020010990 callback when its time expires. Unpausing a timer may cause
10991 the callback to be invoked almost immediately if enough time
10992 has passed.
Bram Moolenaarb73598e2016-08-07 18:22:53 +020010993
10994 Pausing a timer is useful to avoid the callback to be called
10995 for a short time.
10996
10997 If {paused} evaluates to a non-zero Number or a non-empty
10998 String, then the timer is paused, otherwise it is unpaused.
10999 See |non-zero-arg|.
11000
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011001 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11002 GetTimer()->timer_pause(1)
11003
11004< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
Bram Moolenaar8e97bd72016-08-06 22:05:07 +020011005
Bram Moolenaardc1f1642016-08-16 18:33:43 +020011006 *timer_start()* *timer* *timers*
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +010011007timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
11008 Create a timer and return the timer ID.
11009
11010 {time} is the waiting time in milliseconds. This is the
11011 minimum time before invoking the callback. When the system is
11012 busy or Vim is not waiting for input the time will be longer.
11013
11014 {callback} is the function to call. It can be the name of a
Bram Moolenaarf37506f2016-08-31 22:22:10 +020011015 function or a |Funcref|. It is called with one argument, which
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +010011016 is the timer ID. The callback is only invoked when Vim is
11017 waiting for input.
Bram Moolenaar4072ba52020-12-23 13:56:35 +010011018 If you want to show a message look at |popup_notification()|
Bram Moolenaar7e6a5152021-01-02 16:39:53 +010011019 to avoid interfering with what the user is doing.
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +010011020
11021 {options} is a dictionary. Supported entries:
11022 "repeat" Number of times to repeat calling the
Bram Moolenaarabd468e2016-09-08 22:22:43 +020011023 callback. -1 means forever. When not present
11024 the callback will be called once.
Bram Moolenaarc577d812017-07-08 22:37:34 +020011025 If the timer causes an error three times in a
11026 row the repeat is cancelled. This avoids that
11027 Vim becomes unusable because of all the error
11028 messages.
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +010011029
11030 Example: >
11031 func MyHandler(timer)
11032 echo 'Handler called'
11033 endfunc
11034 let timer = timer_start(500, 'MyHandler',
11035 \ {'repeat': 3})
11036< This will invoke MyHandler() three times at 500 msec
11037 intervals.
Bram Moolenaarb73598e2016-08-07 18:22:53 +020011038
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011039 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11040 GetMsec()->timer_start(callback)
11041
11042< Not available in the |sandbox|.
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +010011043 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
11044
Bram Moolenaar03602ec2016-03-20 20:57:45 +010011045timer_stop({timer}) *timer_stop()*
Bram Moolenaar06d2d382016-05-20 17:24:11 +020011046 Stop a timer. The timer callback will no longer be invoked.
11047 {timer} is an ID returned by timer_start(), thus it must be a
Bram Moolenaar8e97bd72016-08-06 22:05:07 +020011048 Number. If {timer} does not exist there is no error.
Bram Moolenaar03602ec2016-03-20 20:57:45 +010011049
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011050 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11051 GetTimer()->timer_stop()
11052
11053< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
Bram Moolenaarb73598e2016-08-07 18:22:53 +020011054
11055timer_stopall() *timer_stopall()*
11056 Stop all timers. The timer callbacks will no longer be
Bram Moolenaar809ce4d2019-07-13 21:21:40 +020011057 invoked. Useful if a timer is misbehaving. If there are no
11058 timers there is no error.
Bram Moolenaarb73598e2016-08-07 18:22:53 +020011059
11060 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
11061
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011062tolower({expr}) *tolower()*
11063 The result is a copy of the String given, with all uppercase
11064 characters turned into lowercase (just like applying |gu| to
11065 the string).
11066
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011067 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11068 GetText()->tolower()
11069
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011070toupper({expr}) *toupper()*
11071 The result is a copy of the String given, with all lowercase
11072 characters turned into uppercase (just like applying |gU| to
11073 the string).
11074
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011075 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11076 GetText()->toupper()
11077
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +000011078tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) *tr()*
11079 The result is a copy of the {src} string with all characters
11080 which appear in {fromstr} replaced by the character in that
11081 position in the {tostr} string. Thus the first character in
11082 {fromstr} is translated into the first character in {tostr}
11083 and so on. Exactly like the unix "tr" command.
11084 This code also deals with multibyte characters properly.
11085
11086 Examples: >
11087 echo tr("hello there", "ht", "HT")
11088< returns "Hello THere" >
11089 echo tr("<blob>", "<>", "{}")
11090< returns "{blob}"
11091
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011092 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11093 GetText()->tr(from, to)
11094
Bram Moolenaar2245ae12020-05-31 22:20:36 +020011095trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]]) *trim()*
Bram Moolenaar295ac5a2018-03-22 23:04:02 +010011096 Return {text} as a String where any character in {mask} is
Bram Moolenaar2245ae12020-05-31 22:20:36 +020011097 removed from the beginning and/or end of {text}.
11098
Bram Moolenaar295ac5a2018-03-22 23:04:02 +010011099 If {mask} is not given, {mask} is all characters up to 0x20,
11100 which includes Tab, space, NL and CR, plus the non-breaking
11101 space character 0xa0.
Bram Moolenaar2245ae12020-05-31 22:20:36 +020011102
11103 The optional {dir} argument specifies where to remove the
11104 characters:
11105 0 remove from the beginning and end of {text}
11106 1 remove only at the beginning of {text}
11107 2 remove only at the end of {text}
11108 When omitted both ends are trimmed.
11109
11110 This function deals with multibyte characters properly.
Bram Moolenaar295ac5a2018-03-22 23:04:02 +010011111
11112 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarab943432018-03-29 18:27:07 +020011113 echo trim(" some text ")
11114< returns "some text" >
11115 echo trim(" \r\t\t\r RESERVE \t\n\x0B\xA0") . "_TAIL"
Bram Moolenaar295ac5a2018-03-22 23:04:02 +010011116< returns "RESERVE_TAIL" >
Bram Moolenaarab943432018-03-29 18:27:07 +020011117 echo trim("rm<Xrm<>X>rrm", "rm<>")
Bram Moolenaar2245ae12020-05-31 22:20:36 +020011118< returns "Xrm<>X" (characters in the middle are not removed) >
11119 echo trim(" vim ", " ", 2)
11120< returns " vim"
Bram Moolenaar295ac5a2018-03-22 23:04:02 +010011121
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011122 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11123 GetText()->trim()
11124
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000011125trunc({expr}) *trunc()*
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +000011126 Return the largest integral value with magnitude less than or
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000011127 equal to {expr} as a |Float| (truncate towards zero).
11128 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
11129 Examples: >
11130 echo trunc(1.456)
11131< 1.0 >
11132 echo trunc(-5.456)
11133< -5.0 >
11134 echo trunc(4.0)
11135< 4.0
Bram Moolenaar93cf85f2019-08-17 21:36:28 +020011136
11137 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11138 Compute()->trunc()
11139<
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000011140 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010011141
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +000011142 *type()*
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +020011143type({expr}) The result is a Number representing the type of {expr}.
11144 Instead of using the number directly, it is better to use the
11145 v:t_ variable that has the value:
11146 Number: 0 |v:t_number|
11147 String: 1 |v:t_string|
11148 Funcref: 2 |v:t_func|
11149 List: 3 |v:t_list|
11150 Dictionary: 4 |v:t_dict|
11151 Float: 5 |v:t_float|
11152 Boolean: 6 |v:t_bool| (v:false and v:true)
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010011153 None: 7 |v:t_none| (v:null and v:none)
11154 Job: 8 |v:t_job|
11155 Channel: 9 |v:t_channel|
11156 Blob: 10 |v:t_blob|
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +020011157 For backward compatibility, this method can be used: >
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +000011158 :if type(myvar) == type(0)
11159 :if type(myvar) == type("")
11160 :if type(myvar) == type(function("tr"))
11161 :if type(myvar) == type([])
Bram Moolenaar748bf032005-02-02 23:04:36 +000011162 :if type(myvar) == type({})
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000011163 :if type(myvar) == type(0.0)
Bram Moolenaar705ada12016-01-24 17:56:50 +010011164 :if type(myvar) == type(v:false)
Bram Moolenaar6463ca22016-02-13 17:04:46 +010011165 :if type(myvar) == type(v:none)
Bram Moolenaardf48fb42016-07-22 21:50:18 +020011166< To check if the v:t_ variables exist use this: >
11167 :if exists('v:t_number')
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011168
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +020011169< Can also be used as a |method|: >
11170 mylist->type()
11171
Bram Moolenaara47e05f2021-01-12 21:49:00 +010011172
11173typename({expr}) *typename()*
11174 Return a string representation of the type of {expr}.
11175 Example: >
11176 echo typename([1, 2, 3])
11177 list<number>
11178
11179
Bram Moolenaara17d4c12010-05-30 18:30:36 +020011180undofile({name}) *undofile()*
11181 Return the name of the undo file that would be used for a file
11182 with name {name} when writing. This uses the 'undodir'
11183 option, finding directories that exist. It does not check if
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +020011184 the undo file exists.
Bram Moolenaar945e2db2010-06-05 17:43:32 +020011185 {name} is always expanded to the full path, since that is what
11186 is used internally.
Bram Moolenaar80716072012-05-01 21:14:34 +020011187 If {name} is empty undofile() returns an empty string, since a
11188 buffer without a file name will not write an undo file.
Bram Moolenaara17d4c12010-05-30 18:30:36 +020011189 Useful in combination with |:wundo| and |:rundo|.
Bram Moolenaarb328cca2019-01-06 16:24:01 +010011190 When compiled without the |+persistent_undo| option this always
Bram Moolenaara17d4c12010-05-30 18:30:36 +020011191 returns an empty string.
11192
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011193 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11194 GetFilename()->undofile()
11195
Bram Moolenaara800b422010-06-27 01:15:55 +020011196undotree() *undotree()*
11197 Return the current state of the undo tree in a dictionary with
11198 the following items:
11199 "seq_last" The highest undo sequence number used.
11200 "seq_cur" The sequence number of the current position in
11201 the undo tree. This differs from "seq_last"
11202 when some changes were undone.
11203 "time_cur" Time last used for |:earlier| and related
11204 commands. Use |strftime()| to convert to
11205 something readable.
11206 "save_last" Number of the last file write. Zero when no
11207 write yet.
Bram Moolenaar730cde92010-06-27 05:18:54 +020011208 "save_cur" Number of the current position in the undo
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010011209 tree.
Bram Moolenaara800b422010-06-27 01:15:55 +020011210 "synced" Non-zero when the last undo block was synced.
11211 This happens when waiting from input from the
11212 user. See |undo-blocks|.
11213 "entries" A list of dictionaries with information about
11214 undo blocks.
11215
11216 The first item in the "entries" list is the oldest undo item.
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +020011217 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with these items:
Bram Moolenaara800b422010-06-27 01:15:55 +020011218 "seq" Undo sequence number. Same as what appears in
11219 |:undolist|.
11220 "time" Timestamp when the change happened. Use
11221 |strftime()| to convert to something readable.
11222 "newhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
11223 that was added. This marks the last change
11224 and where further changes will be added.
11225 "curhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
11226 that was undone. This marks the current
11227 position in the undo tree, the block that will
11228 be used by a redo command. When nothing was
11229 undone after the last change this item will
11230 not appear anywhere.
11231 "save" Only appears on the last block before a file
11232 write. The number is the write count. The
11233 first write has number 1, the last one the
11234 "save_last" mentioned above.
11235 "alt" Alternate entry. This is again a List of undo
11236 blocks. Each item may again have an "alt"
11237 item.
11238
Bram Moolenaar327aa022014-03-25 18:24:23 +010011239uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]]) *uniq()* *E882*
11240 Remove second and succeeding copies of repeated adjacent
11241 {list} items in-place. Returns {list}. If you want a list
11242 to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
11243 :let newlist = uniq(copy(mylist))
11244< The default compare function uses the string representation of
11245 each item. For the use of {func} and {dict} see |sort()|.
11246
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +020011247 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11248 mylist->uniq()
11249
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +000011250values({dict}) *values()*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020011251 Return a |List| with all the values of {dict}. The |List| is
Bram Moolenaar0d17f0d2019-01-22 22:20:38 +010011252 in arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |keys()|.
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +000011253
Bram Moolenaarac92e252019-08-03 21:58:38 +020011254 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11255 mydict->values()
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +000011256
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011257virtcol({expr}) *virtcol()*
11258 The result is a Number, which is the screen column of the file
11259 position given with {expr}. That is, the last screen position
11260 occupied by the character at that position, when the screen
11261 would be of unlimited width. When there is a <Tab> at the
11262 position, the returned Number will be the column at the end of
11263 the <Tab>. For example, for a <Tab> in column 1, with 'ts'
Bram Moolenaar61d35bd2012-03-28 20:51:51 +020011264 set to 8, it returns 8. |conceal| is ignored.
Bram Moolenaar477933c2007-07-17 14:32:23 +000011265 For the byte position use |col()|.
11266 For the use of {expr} see |col()|.
11267 When 'virtualedit' is used {expr} can be [lnum, col, off], where
Bram Moolenaar0b238792006-03-02 22:49:12 +000011268 "off" is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
Bram Moolenaard46bbc72007-05-12 14:38:41 +000011269 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
Bram Moolenaar97293012011-07-18 19:40:27 +020011270 character. When "off" is omitted zero is used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011271 When Virtual editing is active in the current mode, a position
11272 beyond the end of the line can be returned. |'virtualedit'|
11273 The accepted positions are:
11274 . the cursor position
11275 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
11276 number of displayed characters in the cursor line
11277 plus one)
11278 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
11279 returned)
Bram Moolenaare3faf442014-12-14 01:27:49 +010011280 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
11281 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
11282 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
11283 that it's updated right away.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011284 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
11285 Examples: >
11286 virtcol(".") with text "foo^Lbar", with cursor on the "^L", returns 5
11287 virtcol("$") with text "foo^Lbar", returns 9
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000011288 virtcol("'t") with text " there", with 't at 'h', returns 6
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020011289< The first column is 1. 0 is returned for an error.
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000011290 A more advanced example that echoes the maximum length of
11291 all lines: >
11292 echo max(map(range(1, line('$')), "virtcol([v:val, '$'])"))
11293
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011294< Can also be used as a |method|: >
11295 GetPos()->virtcol()
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011296
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011297
11298visualmode([{expr}]) *visualmode()*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011299 The result is a String, which describes the last Visual mode
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +000011300 used in the current buffer. Initially it returns an empty
11301 string, but once Visual mode has been used, it returns "v",
11302 "V", or "<CTRL-V>" (a single CTRL-V character) for
11303 character-wise, line-wise, or block-wise Visual mode
11304 respectively.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011305 Example: >
11306 :exe "normal " . visualmode()
11307< This enters the same Visual mode as before. It is also useful
11308 in scripts if you wish to act differently depending on the
11309 Visual mode that was used.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000011310 If Visual mode is active, use |mode()| to get the Visual mode
11311 (e.g., in a |:vmap|).
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011312 If {expr} is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
Bram Moolenaar05bb9532008-07-04 09:44:11 +000011313 a non-empty String, then the Visual mode will be cleared and
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +020011314 the old value is returned. See |non-zero-arg|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011315
Bram Moolenaar8738fc12013-02-20 17:59:11 +010011316wildmenumode() *wildmenumode()*
Bram Moolenaare381d3d2016-07-07 14:50:41 +020011317 Returns |TRUE| when the wildmenu is active and |FALSE|
Bram Moolenaar8738fc12013-02-20 17:59:11 +010011318 otherwise. See 'wildmenu' and 'wildmode'.
11319 This can be used in mappings to handle the 'wildcharm' option
11320 gracefully. (Makes only sense with |mapmode-c| mappings).
11321
11322 For example to make <c-j> work like <down> in wildmode, use: >
11323 :cnoremap <expr> <C-j> wildmenumode() ? "\<Down>\<Tab>" : "\<c-j>"
11324<
11325 (Note, this needs the 'wildcharm' option set appropriately).
11326
Bram Moolenaar868b7b62019-05-29 21:44:40 +020011327win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}]) *win_execute()*
11328 Like `execute()` but in the context of window {id}.
11329 The window will temporarily be made the current window,
Bram Moolenaarb4230122019-05-30 18:40:53 +020011330 without triggering autocommands. When executing {command}
11331 autocommands will be triggered, this may have unexpected side
11332 effects. Use |:noautocmd| if needed.
Bram Moolenaar868b7b62019-05-29 21:44:40 +020011333 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarb4230122019-05-30 18:40:53 +020011334 call win_execute(winid, 'set syntax=python')
11335< Doing the same with `setwinvar()` would not trigger
11336 autocommands and not actually show syntax highlighting.
Bram Moolenaarc423ad72021-01-13 20:38:03 +010011337
Bram Moolenaar61da1bf2019-06-06 12:14:49 +020011338 *E994*
11339 Not all commands are allowed in popup windows.
Bram Moolenaarc423ad72021-01-13 20:38:03 +010011340 When window {id} does not exist then no error is given and
11341 an empty string is returned.
Bram Moolenaar8738fc12013-02-20 17:59:11 +010011342
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020011343 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
11344 second argument: >
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011345 GetCommand()->win_execute(winid)
11346
Bram Moolenaar9cdf86b2016-03-13 19:04:51 +010011347win_findbuf({bufnr}) *win_findbuf()*
Bram Moolenaar1b884a02020-12-10 21:11:27 +010011348 Returns a |List| with |window-ID|s for windows that contain
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +020011349 buffer {bufnr}. When there is none the list is empty.
Bram Moolenaar9cdf86b2016-03-13 19:04:51 +010011350
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011351 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11352 GetBufnr()->win_findbuf()
11353
Bram Moolenaar86edef62016-03-13 18:07:30 +010011354win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) *win_getid()*
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +020011355 Get the |window-ID| for the specified window.
Bram Moolenaar86edef62016-03-13 18:07:30 +010011356 When {win} is missing use the current window.
11357 With {win} this is the window number. The top window has
Bram Moolenaarba3ff532018-11-04 14:45:49 +010011358 number 1.
Bram Moolenaar86edef62016-03-13 18:07:30 +010011359 Without {tab} use the current tab, otherwise the tab with
11360 number {tab}. The first tab has number one.
11361 Return zero if the window cannot be found.
11362
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011363 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11364 GetWinnr()->win_getid()
11365
Bram Moolenaar00f3b4e2020-02-14 14:32:22 +010011366
11367win_gettype([{nr}]) *win_gettype()*
11368 Return the type of the window:
Bram Moolenaar40a019f2020-06-17 21:41:35 +020011369 "autocmd" autocommand window. Temporary window
Bram Moolenaar0fe937f2020-06-16 22:42:04 +020011370 used to execute autocommands.
Bram Moolenaar00f3b4e2020-02-14 14:32:22 +010011371 "popup" popup window |popup|
Bram Moolenaar0fe937f2020-06-16 22:42:04 +020011372 "preview" preview window |preview-window|
Bram Moolenaar00f3b4e2020-02-14 14:32:22 +010011373 "command" command-line window |cmdwin|
11374 (empty) normal window
11375 "unknown" window {nr} not found
11376
11377 When {nr} is omitted return the type of the current window.
11378 When {nr} is given return the type of this window by number or
11379 |window-ID|.
11380
11381 Also see the 'buftype' option. When running a terminal in a
11382 popup window then 'buftype' is "terminal" and win_gettype()
11383 returns "popup".
11384
11385
Bram Moolenaar86edef62016-03-13 18:07:30 +010011386win_gotoid({expr}) *win_gotoid()*
11387 Go to window with ID {expr}. This may also change the current
11388 tabpage.
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +010011389 Return TRUE if successful, FALSE if the window cannot be found.
Bram Moolenaar86edef62016-03-13 18:07:30 +010011390
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011391 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11392 GetWinid()->win_gotoid()
11393
Bram Moolenaar03413f42016-04-12 21:07:15 +020011394win_id2tabwin({expr}) *win_id2tabwin()*
Bram Moolenaar86edef62016-03-13 18:07:30 +010011395 Return a list with the tab number and window number of window
11396 with ID {expr}: [tabnr, winnr].
11397 Return [0, 0] if the window cannot be found.
11398
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011399 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11400 GetWinid()->win_id2tabwin()
11401
Bram Moolenaar86edef62016-03-13 18:07:30 +010011402win_id2win({expr}) *win_id2win()*
11403 Return the window number of window with ID {expr}.
11404 Return 0 if the window cannot be found in the current tabpage.
11405
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011406 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11407 GetWinid()->win_id2win()
11408
Bram Moolenaar22044dc2017-12-02 15:43:37 +010011409win_screenpos({nr}) *win_screenpos()*
11410 Return the screen position of window {nr} as a list with two
11411 numbers: [row, col]. The first window always has position
Bram Moolenaar7132ddc2018-07-15 17:01:11 +020011412 [1, 1], unless there is a tabline, then it is [2, 1].
Bram Moolenaar1c6737b2020-09-07 22:18:52 +020011413 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|. Use zero
11414 for the current window.
Bram Moolenaar22044dc2017-12-02 15:43:37 +010011415 Return [0, 0] if the window cannot be found in the current
11416 tabpage.
11417
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011418 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11419 GetWinid()->win_screenpos()
11420<
Bram Moolenaard20dcb32019-09-10 21:22:58 +020011421win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}]) *win_splitmove()*
Bram Moolenaar73fef332020-06-21 22:12:03 +020011422 Move the window {nr} to a new split of the window {target}.
Bram Moolenaard20dcb32019-09-10 21:22:58 +020011423 This is similar to moving to {target}, creating a new window
11424 using |:split| but having the same contents as window {nr}, and
11425 then closing {nr}.
11426
11427 Both {nr} and {target} can be window numbers or |window-ID|s.
Bram Moolenaar29634562020-01-09 21:46:04 +010011428 Both must be in the current tab page.
Bram Moolenaard20dcb32019-09-10 21:22:58 +020011429
11430 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
11431
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +020011432 {options} is a |Dictionary| with the following optional entries:
Bram Moolenaard20dcb32019-09-10 21:22:58 +020011433 "vertical" When TRUE, the split is created vertically,
11434 like with |:vsplit|.
11435 "rightbelow" When TRUE, the split is made below or to the
11436 right (if vertical). When FALSE, it is done
11437 above or to the left (if vertical). When not
11438 present, the values of 'splitbelow' and
11439 'splitright' are used.
11440
11441 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11442 GetWinid()->win_splitmove(target)
11443<
Bram Moolenaar4132eb52020-02-14 16:53:00 +010011444
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011445 *winbufnr()*
11446winbufnr({nr}) The result is a Number, which is the number of the buffer
Bram Moolenaar888ccac2016-06-04 18:49:36 +020011447 associated with window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +020011448 the |window-ID|.
Bram Moolenaar888ccac2016-06-04 18:49:36 +020011449 When {nr} is zero, the number of the buffer in the current
11450 window is returned.
11451 When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011452 Example: >
11453 :echo "The file in the current window is " . bufname(winbufnr(0))
11454<
Bram Moolenaare49fbff2019-08-21 22:50:07 +020011455 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11456 FindWindow()->winbufnr()->bufname()
11457<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011458 *wincol()*
11459wincol() The result is a Number, which is the virtual column of the
11460 cursor in the window. This is counting screen cells from the
11461 left side of the window. The leftmost column is one.
11462
Bram Moolenaar0c1e3742019-12-27 13:49:24 +010011463 *windowsversion()*
11464windowsversion()
11465 The result is a String. For MS-Windows it indicates the OS
11466 version. E.g, Windows 10 is "10.0", Windows 8 is "6.2",
11467 Windows XP is "5.1". For non-MS-Windows systems the result is
11468 an empty string.
11469
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011470winheight({nr}) *winheight()*
11471 The result is a Number, which is the height of window {nr}.
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +020011472 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011473 When {nr} is zero, the height of the current window is
11474 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
11475 An existing window always has a height of zero or more.
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +020011476 This excludes any window toolbar line.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011477 Examples: >
11478 :echo "The current window has " . winheight(0) . " lines."
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011479
11480< Can also be used as a |method|: >
11481 GetWinid()->winheight()
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011482<
Bram Moolenaar0f6b4f02018-08-21 16:56:34 +020011483winlayout([{tabnr}]) *winlayout()*
11484 The result is a nested List containing the layout of windows
11485 in a tabpage.
11486
11487 Without {tabnr} use the current tabpage, otherwise the tabpage
11488 with number {tabnr}. If the tabpage {tabnr} is not found,
11489 returns an empty list.
11490
11491 For a leaf window, it returns:
11492 ['leaf', {winid}]
11493 For horizontally split windows, which form a column, it
11494 returns:
11495 ['col', [{nested list of windows}]]
11496 For vertically split windows, which form a row, it returns:
11497 ['row', [{nested list of windows}]]
11498
11499 Example: >
11500 " Only one window in the tab page
11501 :echo winlayout()
11502 ['leaf', 1000]
11503 " Two horizontally split windows
11504 :echo winlayout()
11505 ['col', [['leaf', 1000], ['leaf', 1001]]]
Bram Moolenaarb17893a2020-03-14 08:19:51 +010011506 " The second tab page, with three horizontally split
11507 " windows, with two vertically split windows in the
11508 " middle window
Bram Moolenaar0f6b4f02018-08-21 16:56:34 +020011509 :echo winlayout(2)
Bram Moolenaarb17893a2020-03-14 08:19:51 +010011510 ['col', [['leaf', 1002], ['row', [['leaf', 1003],
11511 ['leaf', 1001]]], ['leaf', 1000]]]
Bram Moolenaar0f6b4f02018-08-21 16:56:34 +020011512<
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011513 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11514 GetTabnr()->winlayout()
11515<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011516 *winline()*
11517winline() The result is a Number, which is the screen line of the cursor
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020011518 in the window. This is counting screen lines from the top of
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011519 the window. The first line is one.
Bram Moolenaarbfd8fc02005-09-20 23:22:24 +000011520 If the cursor was moved the view on the file will be updated
11521 first, this may cause a scroll.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011522
11523 *winnr()*
Bram Moolenaar5eb86f92004-07-26 12:53:41 +000011524winnr([{arg}]) The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
11525 window. The top window has number 1.
Bram Moolenaar560979e2020-02-04 22:53:05 +010011526 Returns zero for a popup window.
Bram Moolenaar46ad2882019-04-08 20:01:47 +020011527
11528 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
11529 $ the number of the last window (the window
11530 count).
11531 # the number of the last accessed window (where
11532 |CTRL-W_p| goes to). If there is no previous
11533 window or it is in another tab page 0 is
11534 returned.
11535 {N}j the number of the Nth window below the
11536 current window (where |CTRL-W_j| goes to).
11537 {N}k the number of the Nth window above the current
11538 window (where |CTRL-W_k| goes to).
11539 {N}h the number of the Nth window left of the
11540 current window (where |CTRL-W_h| goes to).
11541 {N}l the number of the Nth window right of the
11542 current window (where |CTRL-W_l| goes to).
Bram Moolenaar5eb86f92004-07-26 12:53:41 +000011543 The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
11544 |:wincmd|.
Bram Moolenaar690afe12017-01-28 18:34:47 +010011545 Also see |tabpagewinnr()| and |win_getid()|.
Bram Moolenaar46ad2882019-04-08 20:01:47 +020011546 Examples: >
11547 let window_count = winnr('$')
11548 let prev_window = winnr('#')
11549 let wnum = winnr('3k')
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011550
11551< Can also be used as a |method|: >
11552 GetWinval()->winnr()
Bram Moolenaar46ad2882019-04-08 20:01:47 +020011553<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011554 *winrestcmd()*
11555winrestcmd() Returns a sequence of |:resize| commands that should restore
11556 the current window sizes. Only works properly when no windows
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +000011557 are opened or closed and the current window and tab page is
11558 unchanged.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011559 Example: >
11560 :let cmd = winrestcmd()
11561 :call MessWithWindowSizes()
11562 :exe cmd
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +000011563<
11564 *winrestview()*
11565winrestview({dict})
11566 Uses the |Dictionary| returned by |winsaveview()| to restore
11567 the view of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar82c25852014-05-28 16:47:16 +020011568 Note: The {dict} does not have to contain all values, that are
11569 returned by |winsaveview()|. If values are missing, those
11570 settings won't be restored. So you can use: >
11571 :call winrestview({'curswant': 4})
11572<
11573 This will only set the curswant value (the column the cursor
11574 wants to move on vertical movements) of the cursor to column 5
11575 (yes, that is 5), while all other settings will remain the
11576 same. This is useful, if you set the cursor position manually.
11577
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +000011578 If you have changed the values the result is unpredictable.
11579 If the window size changed the result won't be the same.
11580
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011581 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11582 GetView()->winrestview()
11583<
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +000011584 *winsaveview()*
11585winsaveview() Returns a |Dictionary| that contains information to restore
11586 the view of the current window. Use |winrestview()| to
11587 restore the view.
11588 This is useful if you have a mapping that jumps around in the
11589 buffer and you want to go back to the original view.
11590 This does not save fold information. Use the 'foldenable'
Bram Moolenaardb552d602006-03-23 22:59:57 +000011591 option to temporarily switch off folding, so that folds are
Bram Moolenaar07d87792014-07-19 14:04:47 +020011592 not opened when moving around. This may have side effects.
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +000011593 The return value includes:
11594 lnum cursor line number
Bram Moolenaar82c25852014-05-28 16:47:16 +020011595 col cursor column (Note: the first column
11596 zero, as opposed to what getpos()
11597 returns)
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +000011598 coladd cursor column offset for 'virtualedit'
11599 curswant column for vertical movement
11600 topline first line in the window
11601 topfill filler lines, only in diff mode
Bram Moolenaarcb80aa22020-10-26 21:12:46 +010011602 leftcol first column displayed; only used when
11603 'wrap' is off
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +000011604 skipcol columns skipped
11605 Note that no option values are saved.
11606
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011607
11608winwidth({nr}) *winwidth()*
11609 The result is a Number, which is the width of window {nr}.
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +020011610 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011611 When {nr} is zero, the width of the current window is
11612 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
11613 An existing window always has a width of zero or more.
11614 Examples: >
11615 :echo "The current window has " . winwidth(0) . " columns."
11616 :if winwidth(0) <= 50
Bram Moolenaar7567d0b2017-11-16 23:04:15 +010011617 : 50 wincmd |
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011618 :endif
Bram Moolenaarf8be4612017-06-23 20:52:40 +020011619< For getting the terminal or screen size, see the 'columns'
11620 option.
Bram Moolenaar22fcfad2016-07-01 18:17:26 +020011621
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011622 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11623 GetWinid()->winwidth()
11624
Bram Moolenaar22fcfad2016-07-01 18:17:26 +020011625
Bram Moolenaared767a22016-01-03 22:49:16 +010011626wordcount() *wordcount()*
11627 The result is a dictionary of byte/chars/word statistics for
11628 the current buffer. This is the same info as provided by
11629 |g_CTRL-G|
11630 The return value includes:
11631 bytes Number of bytes in the buffer
11632 chars Number of chars in the buffer
11633 words Number of words in the buffer
11634 cursor_bytes Number of bytes before cursor position
11635 (not in Visual mode)
11636 cursor_chars Number of chars before cursor position
11637 (not in Visual mode)
11638 cursor_words Number of words before cursor position
11639 (not in Visual mode)
11640 visual_bytes Number of bytes visually selected
Bram Moolenaarf8be4612017-06-23 20:52:40 +020011641 (only in Visual mode)
Bram Moolenaared767a22016-01-03 22:49:16 +010011642 visual_chars Number of chars visually selected
Bram Moolenaarf8be4612017-06-23 20:52:40 +020011643 (only in Visual mode)
Bram Moolenaarc572da52017-08-27 16:52:01 +020011644 visual_words Number of words visually selected
Bram Moolenaarf8be4612017-06-23 20:52:40 +020011645 (only in Visual mode)
Bram Moolenaared767a22016-01-03 22:49:16 +010011646
11647
Bram Moolenaar3a7c85b2005-02-05 21:39:53 +000011648 *writefile()*
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +010011649writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
11650 When {object} is a |List| write it to file {fname}. Each list
11651 item is separated with a NL. Each list item must be a String
11652 or Number.
Bram Moolenaar6b2e9382014-11-05 18:06:01 +010011653 When {flags} contains "b" then binary mode is used: There will
Bram Moolenaar3a7c85b2005-02-05 21:39:53 +000011654 not be a NL after the last list item. An empty item at the
11655 end does cause the last line in the file to end in a NL.
Bram Moolenaar6b2e9382014-11-05 18:06:01 +010011656
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +010011657 When {object} is a |Blob| write the bytes to file {fname}
11658 unmodified.
11659
Bram Moolenaar6b2e9382014-11-05 18:06:01 +010011660 When {flags} contains "a" then append mode is used, lines are
Bram Moolenaar46fceaa2016-10-23 21:21:08 +020011661 appended to the file: >
Bram Moolenaar6b2e9382014-11-05 18:06:01 +010011662 :call writefile(["foo"], "event.log", "a")
11663 :call writefile(["bar"], "event.log", "a")
Bram Moolenaar7567d0b2017-11-16 23:04:15 +010011664<
11665 When {flags} contains "s" then fsync() is called after writing
11666 the file. This flushes the file to disk, if possible. This
11667 takes more time but avoids losing the file if the system
11668 crashes.
Bram Moolenaar74240d32017-12-10 15:26:15 +010011669 When {flags} does not contain "S" or "s" then fsync() is
11670 called if the 'fsync' option is set.
Bram Moolenaar7567d0b2017-11-16 23:04:15 +010011671 When {flags} contains "S" then fsync() is not called, even
11672 when 'fsync' is set.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010011673
Bram Moolenaar7567d0b2017-11-16 23:04:15 +010011674 All NL characters are replaced with a NUL character.
Bram Moolenaar3a7c85b2005-02-05 21:39:53 +000011675 Inserting CR characters needs to be done before passing {list}
11676 to writefile().
11677 An existing file is overwritten, if possible.
11678 When the write fails -1 is returned, otherwise 0. There is an
11679 error message if the file can't be created or when writing
11680 fails.
11681 Also see |readfile()|.
11682 To copy a file byte for byte: >
11683 :let fl = readfile("foo", "b")
11684 :call writefile(fl, "foocopy", "b")
Bram Moolenaard6e256c2011-12-14 15:32:50 +010011685
Bram Moolenaarf92e58c2019-09-08 21:51:41 +020011686< Can also be used as a |method|: >
11687 GetText()->writefile("thefile")
11688
Bram Moolenaard6e256c2011-12-14 15:32:50 +010011689
11690xor({expr}, {expr}) *xor()*
11691 Bitwise XOR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
11692 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
11693 Example: >
11694 :let bits = xor(bits, 0x80)
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020011695<
11696 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar073e4b92019-08-18 23:01:56 +020011697 :let bits = bits->xor(0x80)
Bram Moolenaar6ee8d892012-01-10 14:55:01 +010011698<
Bram Moolenaard6e256c2011-12-14 15:32:50 +010011699
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011700 *feature-list*
Bram Moolenaarade0d392020-01-21 22:33:58 +010011701There are three types of features:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000117021. Features that are only supported when they have been enabled when Vim
11703 was compiled |+feature-list|. Example: >
11704 :if has("cindent")
117052. Features that are only supported when certain conditions have been met.
11706 Example: >
11707 :if has("gui_running")
11708< *has-patch*
Bram Moolenaar2f018892018-05-18 18:12:06 +0200117093. Beyond a certain version or at a certain version and including a specific
11710 patch. The "patch-7.4.248" feature means that the Vim version is 7.5 or
11711 later, or it is version 7.4 and patch 248 was included. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarbcb98982014-05-01 14:08:19 +020011712 :if has("patch-7.4.248")
Bram Moolenaar2f018892018-05-18 18:12:06 +020011713< Note that it's possible for patch 248 to be omitted even though 249 is
11714 included. Only happens when cherry-picking patches.
11715 Note that this form only works for patch 7.4.237 and later, before that
11716 you need to check for the patch and the v:version. Example (checking
11717 version 6.2.148 or later): >
11718 :if v:version > 602 || (v:version == 602 && has("patch148"))
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011719
Bram Moolenaard823fa92016-08-12 16:29:27 +020011720Hint: To find out if Vim supports backslashes in a file name (MS-Windows),
11721use: `if exists('+shellslash')`
11722
11723
Bram Moolenaar7cba6c02013-09-05 22:13:31 +020011724acl Compiled with |ACL| support.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011725all_builtin_terms Compiled with all builtin terminals enabled.
11726amiga Amiga version of Vim.
11727arabic Compiled with Arabic support |Arabic|.
11728arp Compiled with ARP support (Amiga).
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010011729autocmd Compiled with autocommand support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar91f84f62018-07-29 15:07:52 +020011730autochdir Compiled with support for 'autochdir'
Bram Moolenaare42a6d22017-11-12 19:21:51 +010011731autoservername Automatically enable |clientserver|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011732balloon_eval Compiled with |balloon-eval| support.
Bram Moolenaar45360022005-07-21 21:08:21 +000011733balloon_multiline GUI supports multiline balloons.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011734beos BeOS version of Vim.
11735browse Compiled with |:browse| support, and browse() will
11736 work.
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +020011737browsefilter Compiled with support for |browsefilter|.
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010011738bsd Compiled on an OS in the BSD family (excluding macOS).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011739builtin_terms Compiled with some builtin terminals.
11740byte_offset Compiled with support for 'o' in 'statusline'
Bram Moolenaarbc93ceb2020-02-26 13:36:21 +010011741channel Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011742cindent Compiled with 'cindent' support.
11743clientserver Compiled with remote invocation support |clientserver|.
11744clipboard Compiled with 'clipboard' support.
Bram Moolenaar4999a7f2019-08-10 22:21:48 +020011745clipboard_working Compiled with 'clipboard' support and it can be used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011746cmdline_compl Compiled with |cmdline-completion| support.
11747cmdline_hist Compiled with |cmdline-history| support.
11748cmdline_info Compiled with 'showcmd' and 'ruler' support.
11749comments Compiled with |'comments'| support.
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +010011750compatible Compiled to be very Vi compatible.
Bram Moolenaaraa5df7e2019-02-03 14:53:10 +010011751conpty Platform where |ConPTY| can be used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011752cryptv Compiled with encryption support |encryption|.
11753cscope Compiled with |cscope| support.
Bram Moolenaar314dd792019-02-03 15:27:20 +010011754cursorbind Compiled with |'cursorbind'| (always true)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011755debug Compiled with "DEBUG" defined.
11756dialog_con Compiled with console dialog support.
11757dialog_gui Compiled with GUI dialog support.
11758diff Compiled with |vimdiff| and 'diff' support.
11759digraphs Compiled with support for digraphs.
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020011760directx Compiled with support for DirectX and 'renderoptions'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011761dnd Compiled with support for the "~ register |quote_~|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011762ebcdic Compiled on a machine with ebcdic character set.
11763emacs_tags Compiled with support for Emacs tags.
11764eval Compiled with expression evaluation support. Always
11765 true, of course!
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010011766ex_extra |+ex_extra| (always true)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011767extra_search Compiled with support for |'incsearch'| and
11768 |'hlsearch'|
Bram Moolenaar4ceaa3a2019-12-03 22:49:09 +010011769farsi Support for Farsi was removed |farsi|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011770file_in_path Compiled with support for |gf| and |<cfile>|
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +000011771filterpipe When 'shelltemp' is off pipes are used for shell
11772 read/write/filter commands
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011773find_in_path Compiled with support for include file searches
11774 |+find_in_path|.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000011775float Compiled with support for |Float|.
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +010011776fname_case Case in file names matters (for Amiga and MS-Windows
11777 this is not present).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011778folding Compiled with |folding| support.
11779footer Compiled with GUI footer support. |gui-footer|
11780fork Compiled to use fork()/exec() instead of system().
11781gettext Compiled with message translation |multi-lang|
11782gui Compiled with GUI enabled.
11783gui_athena Compiled with Athena GUI.
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +010011784gui_gnome Compiled with Gnome support (gui_gtk is also defined).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011785gui_gtk Compiled with GTK+ GUI (any version).
11786gui_gtk2 Compiled with GTK+ 2 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
Bram Moolenaar98921892016-02-23 17:14:37 +010011787gui_gtk3 Compiled with GTK+ 3 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
Bram Moolenaarb3f74062020-02-26 16:16:53 +010011788gui_haiku Compiled with Haiku GUI.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011789gui_mac Compiled with Macintosh GUI.
11790gui_motif Compiled with Motif GUI.
11791gui_photon Compiled with Photon GUI.
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +010011792gui_running Vim is running in the GUI, or it will start soon.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011793gui_win32 Compiled with MS Windows Win32 GUI.
11794gui_win32s idem, and Win32s system being used (Windows 3.1)
Bram Moolenaarb3f74062020-02-26 16:16:53 +010011795haiku Haiku version of Vim.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011796hangul_input Compiled with Hangul input support. |hangul|
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010011797hpux HP-UX version of Vim.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011798iconv Can use iconv() for conversion.
11799insert_expand Compiled with support for CTRL-X expansion commands in
Bram Moolenaare49fbff2019-08-21 22:50:07 +020011800 Insert mode. (always true)
Bram Moolenaard1caa942020-04-10 22:10:56 +020011801job Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
Bram Moolenaar352f5542020-04-13 19:04:21 +020011802ipv6 Compiled with support for IPv6 networking in |channel|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011803jumplist Compiled with |jumplist| support.
11804keymap Compiled with 'keymap' support.
Bram Moolenaar437bafe2016-08-01 15:40:54 +020011805lambda Compiled with |lambda| support.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011806langmap Compiled with 'langmap' support.
11807libcall Compiled with |libcall()| support.
Bram Moolenaar597a4222014-06-25 14:39:50 +020011808linebreak Compiled with 'linebreak', 'breakat', 'showbreak' and
11809 'breakindent' support.
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010011810linux Linux version of Vim.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011811lispindent Compiled with support for lisp indenting.
11812listcmds Compiled with commands for the buffer list |:files|
11813 and the argument list |arglist|.
11814localmap Compiled with local mappings and abbr. |:map-local|
Bram Moolenaar0ba04292010-07-14 23:23:17 +020011815lua Compiled with Lua interface |Lua|.
Bram Moolenaard0573012017-10-28 21:11:06 +020011816mac Any Macintosh version of Vim cf. osx
11817macunix Synonym for osxdarwin
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011818menu Compiled with support for |:menu|.
11819mksession Compiled with support for |:mksession|.
11820modify_fname Compiled with file name modifiers. |filename-modifiers|
Bram Moolenaara0d1fef2019-09-04 22:29:14 +020011821 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar3132cdd2020-11-05 20:41:49 +010011822mouse Compiled with support for mouse.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011823mouse_dec Compiled with support for Dec terminal mouse.
11824mouse_gpm Compiled with support for gpm (Linux console mouse)
Bram Moolenaar4b8366b2019-05-04 17:34:34 +020011825mouse_gpm_enabled GPM mouse is working
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011826mouse_netterm Compiled with support for netterm mouse.
11827mouse_pterm Compiled with support for qnx pterm mouse.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000011828mouse_sysmouse Compiled with support for sysmouse (*BSD console mouse)
Bram Moolenaar9b451252012-08-15 17:43:31 +020011829mouse_sgr Compiled with support for sgr mouse.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +010011830mouse_urxvt Compiled with support for urxvt mouse.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011831mouse_xterm Compiled with support for xterm mouse.
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +010011832mouseshape Compiled with support for 'mouseshape'.
Bram Moolenaar4c92e752019-02-17 21:18:32 +010011833multi_byte Compiled with support for 'encoding' (always true)
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +020011834multi_byte_encoding 'encoding' is set to a multibyte encoding.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011835multi_byte_ime Compiled with support for IME input method.
11836multi_lang Compiled with support for multiple languages.
Bram Moolenaar325b7a22004-07-05 15:58:32 +000011837mzscheme Compiled with MzScheme interface |mzscheme|.
Bram Moolenaarb26e6322010-05-22 21:34:09 +020011838netbeans_enabled Compiled with support for |netbeans| and connected.
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +010011839netbeans_intg Compiled with support for |netbeans|.
Bram Moolenaar22fcfad2016-07-01 18:17:26 +020011840num64 Compiled with 64-bit |Number| support.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011841ole Compiled with OLE automation support for Win32.
Bram Moolenaard0573012017-10-28 21:11:06 +020011842osx Compiled for macOS cf. mac
11843osxdarwin Compiled for macOS, with |mac-darwin-feature|
Bram Moolenaar91c49372016-05-08 09:50:29 +020011844packages Compiled with |packages| support.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011845path_extra Compiled with up/downwards search in 'path' and 'tags'
11846perl Compiled with Perl interface.
Bram Moolenaar55debbe2010-05-23 23:34:36 +020011847persistent_undo Compiled with support for persistent undo history.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011848postscript Compiled with PostScript file printing.
11849printer Compiled with |:hardcopy| support.
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +000011850profile Compiled with |:profile| support.
Bram Moolenaar84b242c2018-01-28 17:45:49 +010011851python Python 2.x interface available. |has-python|
11852python_compiled Compiled with Python 2.x interface. |has-python|
11853python_dynamic Python 2.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
11854python3 Python 3.x interface available. |has-python|
11855python3_compiled Compiled with Python 3.x interface. |has-python|
11856python3_dynamic Python 3.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
Bram Moolenaarbc93ceb2020-02-26 13:36:21 +010011857pythonx Python 2.x and/or 3.x interface available. |python_x|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011858qnx QNX version of Vim.
11859quickfix Compiled with |quickfix| support.
Bram Moolenaard68071d2006-05-02 22:08:30 +000011860reltime Compiled with |reltime()| support.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011861rightleft Compiled with 'rightleft' support.
11862ruby Compiled with Ruby interface |ruby|.
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010011863scrollbind Compiled with 'scrollbind' support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011864showcmd Compiled with 'showcmd' support.
11865signs Compiled with |:sign| support.
11866smartindent Compiled with 'smartindent' support.
Bram Moolenaar427f5b62019-06-09 13:43:51 +020011867sound Compiled with sound support, e.g. `sound_playevent()`
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +010011868spell Compiled with spell checking support |spell|.
Bram Moolenaaref94eec2009-11-11 13:22:11 +000011869startuptime Compiled with |--startuptime| support.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011870statusline Compiled with support for 'statusline', 'rulerformat'
11871 and special formats of 'titlestring' and 'iconstring'.
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010011872sun SunOS version of Vim.
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +010011873sun_workshop Support for Sun |workshop| has been removed.
Bram Moolenaar82cf9b62005-06-07 21:09:25 +000011874syntax Compiled with syntax highlighting support |syntax|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011875syntax_items There are active syntax highlighting items for the
11876 current buffer.
11877system Compiled to use system() instead of fork()/exec().
11878tag_binary Compiled with binary searching in tags files
11879 |tag-binary-search|.
Bram Moolenaar723dd942019-04-04 13:11:03 +020011880tag_old_static Support for old static tags was removed, see
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011881 |tag-old-static|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011882tcl Compiled with Tcl interface.
Bram Moolenaar91c49372016-05-08 09:50:29 +020011883termguicolors Compiled with true color in terminal support.
Bram Moolenaarc2ce52c2017-08-01 18:35:38 +020011884terminal Compiled with |terminal| support.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011885terminfo Compiled with terminfo instead of termcap.
11886termresponse Compiled with support for |t_RV| and |v:termresponse|.
11887textobjects Compiled with support for |text-objects|.
Bram Moolenaar98aefe72018-12-13 22:20:09 +010011888textprop Compiled with support for |text-properties|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011889tgetent Compiled with tgetent support, able to use a termcap
11890 or terminfo file.
Bram Moolenaar975b5272016-03-15 23:10:59 +010011891timers Compiled with |timer_start()| support.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011892title Compiled with window title support |'title'|.
11893toolbar Compiled with support for |gui-toolbar|.
Bram Moolenaar2cab0e12016-11-24 15:09:07 +010011894ttyin input is a terminal (tty)
11895ttyout output is a terminal (tty)
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +020011896unix Unix version of Vim. *+unix*
Bram Moolenaar3df01732017-02-17 22:47:16 +010011897unnamedplus Compiled with support for "unnamedplus" in 'clipboard'
Bram Moolenaarac9fb182019-04-27 13:04:13 +020011898user_commands User-defined commands. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar4ceaa3a2019-12-03 22:49:09 +010011899vartabs Compiled with variable tabstop support |'vartabstop'|.
Bram Moolenaar22f1d0e2018-02-27 14:53:30 +010011900vcon Win32: Virtual console support is working, can use
11901 'termguicolors'. Also see |+vtp|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011902vertsplit Compiled with vertically split windows |:vsplit|.
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010011903 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +010011904vim_starting True while initial source'ing takes place. |startup|
Bram Moolenaar4f3f6682016-03-26 23:01:59 +010011905 *vim_starting*
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +010011906viminfo Compiled with viminfo support.
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +020011907vimscript-1 Compiled Vim script version 1 support
11908vimscript-2 Compiled Vim script version 2 support
Bram Moolenaar911ead12019-04-21 00:03:35 +020011909vimscript-3 Compiled Vim script version 3 support
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010011910virtualedit Compiled with 'virtualedit' option. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar5b69c222019-01-11 14:50:06 +010011911visual Compiled with Visual mode. (always true)
11912visualextra Compiled with extra Visual mode commands. (always
11913 true) |blockwise-operators|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011914vms VMS version of Vim.
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010011915vreplace Compiled with |gR| and |gr| commands. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar98ef2332018-03-18 14:44:37 +010011916vtp Compiled for vcon support |+vtp| (check vcon to find
Bram Moolenaar5a3a49e2018-03-20 18:35:53 +010011917 out if it works in the current console).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011918wildignore Compiled with 'wildignore' option.
11919wildmenu Compiled with 'wildmenu' option.
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010011920win16 old version for MS-Windows 3.1 (always false)
Bram Moolenaard58e9292011-02-09 17:07:58 +010011921win32 Win32 version of Vim (MS-Windows 95 and later, 32 or
11922 64 bits)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011923win32unix Win32 version of Vim, using Unix files (Cygwin)
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +010011924win64 Win64 version of Vim (MS-Windows 64 bit).
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010011925win95 Win32 version for MS-Windows 95/98/ME (always false)
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +010011926winaltkeys Compiled with 'winaltkeys' option.
11927windows Compiled with support for more than one window.
Bram Moolenaar39536dd2019-01-29 22:58:21 +010011928 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011929writebackup Compiled with 'writebackup' default on.
11930xfontset Compiled with X fontset support |xfontset|.
11931xim Compiled with X input method support |xim|.
Bram Moolenaar7cba6c02013-09-05 22:13:31 +020011932xpm Compiled with pixmap support.
11933xpm_w32 Compiled with pixmap support for Win32. (Only for
11934 backward compatibility. Use "xpm" instead.)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011935xsmp Compiled with X session management support.
11936xsmp_interact Compiled with interactive X session management support.
11937xterm_clipboard Compiled with support for xterm clipboard.
11938xterm_save Compiled with support for saving and restoring the
11939 xterm screen.
11940x11 Compiled with X11 support.
11941
11942 *string-match*
11943Matching a pattern in a String
11944
11945A regexp pattern as explained at |pattern| is normally used to find a match in
11946the buffer lines. When a pattern is used to find a match in a String, almost
11947everything works in the same way. The difference is that a String is handled
11948like it is one line. When it contains a "\n" character, this is not seen as a
11949line break for the pattern. It can be matched with a "\n" in the pattern, or
11950with ".". Example: >
11951 :let a = "aaaa\nxxxx"
11952 :echo matchstr(a, "..\n..")
11953 aa
11954 xx
11955 :echo matchstr(a, "a.x")
11956 a
11957 x
11958
11959Don't forget that "^" will only match at the first character of the String and
11960"$" at the last character of the string. They don't match after or before a
11961"\n".
11962
11963==============================================================================
119645. Defining functions *user-functions*
11965
11966New functions can be defined. These can be called just like builtin
11967functions. The function executes a sequence of Ex commands. Normal mode
11968commands can be executed with the |:normal| command.
11969
Bram Moolenaar8a7d6542020-01-26 15:56:19 +010011970This section is about the legacy functions. For the Vim9 functions, which
11971execute much faster, support type checking and more, see |vim9.txt|.
11972
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011973The function name must start with an uppercase letter, to avoid confusion with
11974builtin functions. To prevent from using the same name in different scripts
11975avoid obvious, short names. A good habit is to start the function name with
11976the name of the script, e.g., "HTMLcolor()".
11977
Bram Moolenaar92d640f2005-09-05 22:11:52 +000011978It's also possible to use curly braces, see |curly-braces-names|. And the
11979|autoload| facility is useful to define a function only when it's called.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011980
11981 *local-function*
11982A function local to a script must start with "s:". A local script function
11983can only be called from within the script and from functions, user commands
11984and autocommands defined in the script. It is also possible to call the
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +000011985function from a mapping defined in the script, but then |<SID>| must be used
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011986instead of "s:" when the mapping is expanded outside of the script.
Bram Moolenaarbcb98982014-05-01 14:08:19 +020011987There are only script-local functions, no buffer-local or window-local
11988functions.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000011989
11990 *:fu* *:function* *E128* *E129* *E123*
11991:fu[nction] List all functions and their arguments.
11992
11993:fu[nction] {name} List function {name}.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000011994 {name} can also be a |Dictionary| entry that is a
11995 |Funcref|: >
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000011996 :function dict.init
Bram Moolenaar92d640f2005-09-05 22:11:52 +000011997
11998:fu[nction] /{pattern} List functions with a name matching {pattern}.
11999 Example that lists all functions ending with "File": >
12000 :function /File$
Bram Moolenaar5b8d8fd2005-08-16 23:01:50 +000012001<
12002 *:function-verbose*
12003When 'verbose' is non-zero, listing a function will also display where it was
12004last defined. Example: >
12005
12006 :verbose function SetFileTypeSH
12007 function SetFileTypeSH(name)
12008 Last set from /usr/share/vim/vim-7.0/filetype.vim
12009<
Bram Moolenaar8aff23a2005-08-19 20:40:30 +000012010See |:verbose-cmd| for more information.
Bram Moolenaar5b8d8fd2005-08-16 23:01:50 +000012011
Bram Moolenaarbcb98982014-05-01 14:08:19 +020012012 *E124* *E125* *E853* *E884*
Bram Moolenaar10ce39a2016-07-29 22:37:06 +020012013:fu[nction][!] {name}([arguments]) [range] [abort] [dict] [closure]
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +010012014 Define a new function by the name {name}. The body of
12015 the function follows in the next lines, until the
12016 matching |:endfunction|.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010012017
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +010012018 The name must be made of alphanumeric characters and
12019 '_', and must start with a capital or "s:" (see
12020 above). Note that using "b:" or "g:" is not allowed.
12021 (since patch 7.4.260 E884 is given if the function
12022 name has a colon in the name, e.g. for "foo:bar()".
12023 Before that patch no error was given).
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012024
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000012025 {name} can also be a |Dictionary| entry that is a
12026 |Funcref|: >
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012027 :function dict.init(arg)
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012028< "dict" must be an existing dictionary. The entry
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012029 "init" is added if it didn't exist yet. Otherwise [!]
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012030 is required to overwrite an existing function. The
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012031 result is a |Funcref| to a numbered function. The
12032 function can only be used with a |Funcref| and will be
12033 deleted if there are no more references to it.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012034 *E127* *E122*
12035 When a function by this name already exists and [!] is
Bram Moolenaarded5f1b2018-11-10 17:33:29 +010012036 not used an error message is given. There is one
12037 exception: When sourcing a script again, a function
12038 that was previously defined in that script will be
12039 silently replaced.
12040 When [!] is used, an existing function is silently
12041 replaced. Unless it is currently being executed, that
12042 is an error.
Bram Moolenaarf8be4612017-06-23 20:52:40 +020012043 NOTE: Use ! wisely. If used without care it can cause
12044 an existing function to be replaced unexpectedly,
12045 which is hard to debug.
Bram Moolenaar388a5d42020-05-26 21:20:45 +020012046 NOTE: In Vim9 script script-local functions cannot be
12047 deleted or redefined.
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +000012048
12049 For the {arguments} see |function-argument|.
12050
Bram Moolenaar8d043172014-01-23 14:24:41 +010012051 *:func-range* *a:firstline* *a:lastline*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012052 When the [range] argument is added, the function is
12053 expected to take care of a range itself. The range is
12054 passed as "a:firstline" and "a:lastline". If [range]
12055 is excluded, ":{range}call" will call the function for
12056 each line in the range, with the cursor on the start
12057 of each line. See |function-range-example|.
Bram Moolenaar2df58b42012-11-28 18:21:11 +010012058 The cursor is still moved to the first line of the
12059 range, as is the case with all Ex commands.
Bram Moolenaar8d043172014-01-23 14:24:41 +010012060 *:func-abort*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012061 When the [abort] argument is added, the function will
12062 abort as soon as an error is detected.
Bram Moolenaar8d043172014-01-23 14:24:41 +010012063 *:func-dict*
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +000012064 When the [dict] argument is added, the function must
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012065 be invoked through an entry in a |Dictionary|. The
Bram Moolenaar2fda12f2005-01-15 22:14:15 +000012066 local variable "self" will then be set to the
12067 dictionary. See |Dictionary-function|.
Bram Moolenaar10ce39a2016-07-29 22:37:06 +020012068 *:func-closure* *E932*
12069 When the [closure] argument is added, the function
12070 can access variables and arguments from the outer
12071 scope. This is usually called a closure. In this
12072 example Bar() uses "x" from the scope of Foo(). It
12073 remains referenced even after Foo() returns: >
12074 :function! Foo()
12075 : let x = 0
12076 : function! Bar() closure
12077 : let x += 1
12078 : return x
12079 : endfunction
Bram Moolenaarbc8801c2016-08-02 21:04:33 +020012080 : return funcref('Bar')
Bram Moolenaar10ce39a2016-07-29 22:37:06 +020012081 :endfunction
12082
12083 :let F = Foo()
12084 :echo F()
12085< 1 >
12086 :echo F()
12087< 2 >
12088 :echo F()
12089< 3
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012090
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000012091 *function-search-undo*
Bram Moolenaar98692072006-02-04 00:57:42 +000012092 The last used search pattern and the redo command "."
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000012093 will not be changed by the function. This also
12094 implies that the effect of |:nohlsearch| is undone
12095 when the function returns.
Bram Moolenaar98692072006-02-04 00:57:42 +000012096
Bram Moolenaarf8be4612017-06-23 20:52:40 +020012097 *:endf* *:endfunction* *E126* *E193* *W22*
Bram Moolenaar663bb232017-06-22 19:12:10 +020012098:endf[unction] [argument]
12099 The end of a function definition. Best is to put it
12100 on a line by its own, without [argument].
12101
12102 [argument] can be:
12103 | command command to execute next
12104 \n command command to execute next
12105 " comment always ignored
Bram Moolenaarf8be4612017-06-23 20:52:40 +020012106 anything else ignored, warning given when
12107 'verbose' is non-zero
Bram Moolenaar663bb232017-06-22 19:12:10 +020012108 The support for a following command was added in Vim
12109 8.0.0654, before that any argument was silently
12110 ignored.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012111
Bram Moolenaarf8be4612017-06-23 20:52:40 +020012112 To be able to define a function inside an `:execute`
12113 command, use line breaks instead of |:bar|: >
12114 :exe "func Foo()\necho 'foo'\nendfunc"
12115<
Bram Moolenaar437bafe2016-08-01 15:40:54 +020012116 *:delf* *:delfunction* *E130* *E131* *E933*
Bram Moolenaar663bb232017-06-22 19:12:10 +020012117:delf[unction][!] {name}
12118 Delete function {name}.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000012119 {name} can also be a |Dictionary| entry that is a
12120 |Funcref|: >
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012121 :delfunc dict.init
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012122< This will remove the "init" entry from "dict". The
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012123 function is deleted if there are no more references to
12124 it.
Bram Moolenaar663bb232017-06-22 19:12:10 +020012125 With the ! there is no error if the function does not
12126 exist.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012127 *:retu* *:return* *E133*
12128:retu[rn] [expr] Return from a function. When "[expr]" is given, it is
12129 evaluated and returned as the result of the function.
12130 If "[expr]" is not given, the number 0 is returned.
12131 When a function ends without an explicit ":return",
12132 the number 0 is returned.
12133 Note that there is no check for unreachable lines,
12134 thus there is no warning if commands follow ":return".
12135
12136 If the ":return" is used after a |:try| but before the
12137 matching |:finally| (if present), the commands
12138 following the ":finally" up to the matching |:endtry|
12139 are executed first. This process applies to all
12140 nested ":try"s inside the function. The function
12141 returns at the outermost ":endtry".
12142
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +000012143 *function-argument* *a:var*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012144An argument can be defined by giving its name. In the function this can then
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +000012145be used as "a:name" ("a:" for argument).
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000012146 *a:0* *a:1* *a:000* *E740* *...*
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +000012147Up to 20 arguments can be given, separated by commas. After the named
12148arguments an argument "..." can be specified, which means that more arguments
12149may optionally be following. In the function the extra arguments can be used
12150as "a:1", "a:2", etc. "a:0" is set to the number of extra arguments (which
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000012151can be 0). "a:000" is set to a |List| that contains these arguments. Note
12152that "a:1" is the same as "a:000[0]".
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +000012153 *E742*
12154The a: scope and the variables in it cannot be changed, they are fixed.
Bram Moolenaar069c1e72016-07-15 21:25:08 +020012155However, if a composite type is used, such as |List| or |Dictionary| , you can
12156change their contents. Thus you can pass a |List| to a function and have the
12157function add an item to it. If you want to make sure the function cannot
12158change a |List| or |Dictionary| use |:lockvar|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012159
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +000012160It is also possible to define a function without any arguments. You must
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +010012161still supply the () then.
12162
Bram Moolenaar98ef2332018-03-18 14:44:37 +010012163It is allowed to define another function inside a function body.
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +000012164
Bram Moolenaar42ae78c2019-05-09 21:08:58 +020012165 *optional-function-argument*
12166You can provide default values for positional named arguments. This makes
12167them optional for function calls. When a positional argument is not
12168specified at a call, the default expression is used to initialize it.
Bram Moolenaard1caa942020-04-10 22:10:56 +020012169This only works for functions declared with `:function` or `:def`, not for
12170lambda expressions |expr-lambda|.
Bram Moolenaar42ae78c2019-05-09 21:08:58 +020012171
12172Example: >
12173 function Something(key, value = 10)
Bram Moolenaar8aad88d2019-05-12 13:53:50 +020012174 echo a:key .. ": " .. a:value
Bram Moolenaar42ae78c2019-05-09 21:08:58 +020012175 endfunction
12176 call Something('empty') "empty: 10"
Bram Moolenaar8aad88d2019-05-12 13:53:50 +020012177 call Something('key', 20) "key: 20"
Bram Moolenaar42ae78c2019-05-09 21:08:58 +020012178
12179The argument default expressions are evaluated at the time of the function
12180call, not definition. Thus it is possible to use an expression which is
Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +020012181invalid the moment the function is defined. The expressions are also only
Bram Moolenaar42ae78c2019-05-09 21:08:58 +020012182evaluated when arguments are not specified during a call.
Bram Moolenaar2547aa92020-07-26 17:00:44 +020012183 *none-function_argument*
Bram Moolenaar42ae78c2019-05-09 21:08:58 +020012184You can pass |v:none| to use the default expression. Note that this means you
12185cannot pass v:none as an ordinary value when an argument has a default
12186expression.
12187
12188Example: >
12189 function Something(a = 10, b = 20, c = 30)
12190 endfunction
12191 call Something(1, v:none, 3) " b = 20
12192<
12193 *E989*
12194Optional arguments with default expressions must occur after any mandatory
12195arguments. You can use "..." after all optional named arguments.
12196
12197It is possible for later argument defaults to refer to prior arguments,
12198but not the other way around. They must be prefixed with "a:", as with all
12199arguments.
12200
12201Example that works: >
12202 :function Okay(mandatory, optional = a:mandatory)
12203 :endfunction
12204Example that does NOT work: >
12205 :function NoGood(first = a:second, second = 10)
12206 :endfunction
12207<
Bram Moolenaard1caa942020-04-10 22:10:56 +020012208When not using "...", the number of arguments in a function call must be at
12209least equal to the number of mandatory named arguments. When using "...", the
12210number of arguments may be larger than the total of mandatory and optional
12211arguments.
Bram Moolenaar42ae78c2019-05-09 21:08:58 +020012212
Bram Moolenaar8f999f12005-01-25 22:12:55 +000012213 *local-variables*
Bram Moolenaar069c1e72016-07-15 21:25:08 +020012214Inside a function local variables can be used. These will disappear when the
12215function returns. Global variables need to be accessed with "g:".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012216
12217Example: >
12218 :function Table(title, ...)
12219 : echohl Title
12220 : echo a:title
12221 : echohl None
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +000012222 : echo a:0 . " items:"
12223 : for s in a:000
12224 : echon ' ' . s
12225 : endfor
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012226 :endfunction
12227
12228This function can then be called with: >
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +000012229 call Table("Table", "line1", "line2")
12230 call Table("Empty Table")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012231
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000012232To return more than one value, return a |List|: >
12233 :function Compute(n1, n2)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012234 : if a:n2 == 0
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000012235 : return ["fail", 0]
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012236 : endif
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000012237 : return ["ok", a:n1 / a:n2]
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012238 :endfunction
12239
12240This function can then be called with: >
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000012241 :let [success, div] = Compute(102, 6)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012242 :if success == "ok"
12243 : echo div
12244 :endif
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000012245<
Bram Moolenaar39f05632006-03-19 22:15:26 +000012246 *:cal* *:call* *E107* *E117*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012247:[range]cal[l] {name}([arguments])
12248 Call a function. The name of the function and its arguments
Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +020012249 are as specified with `:function`. Up to 20 arguments can be
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000012250 used. The returned value is discarded.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012251 Without a range and for functions that accept a range, the
12252 function is called once. When a range is given the cursor is
12253 positioned at the start of the first line before executing the
12254 function.
12255 When a range is given and the function doesn't handle it
12256 itself, the function is executed for each line in the range,
12257 with the cursor in the first column of that line. The cursor
12258 is left at the last line (possibly moved by the last function
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012259 call). The arguments are re-evaluated for each line. Thus
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012260 this works:
12261 *function-range-example* >
12262 :function Mynumber(arg)
12263 : echo line(".") . " " . a:arg
12264 :endfunction
12265 :1,5call Mynumber(getline("."))
12266<
12267 The "a:firstline" and "a:lastline" are defined anyway, they
12268 can be used to do something different at the start or end of
12269 the range.
12270
12271 Example of a function that handles the range itself: >
12272
12273 :function Cont() range
12274 : execute (a:firstline + 1) . "," . a:lastline . 's/^/\t\\ '
12275 :endfunction
12276 :4,8call Cont()
12277<
12278 This function inserts the continuation character "\" in front
12279 of all the lines in the range, except the first one.
12280
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000012281 When the function returns a composite value it can be further
12282 dereferenced, but the range will not be used then. Example: >
12283 :4,8call GetDict().method()
12284< Here GetDict() gets the range but method() does not.
12285
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012286 *E132*
12287The recursiveness of user functions is restricted with the |'maxfuncdepth'|
12288option.
12289
Bram Moolenaar25e42232019-08-04 15:04:10 +020012290It is also possible to use `:eval`. It does not support a range, but does
12291allow for method chaining, e.g.: >
12292 eval GetList()->Filter()->append('$')
12293
Bram Moolenaar088e8e32019-08-08 22:15:18 +020012294A function can also be called as part of evaluating an expression or when it
12295is used as a method: >
12296 let x = GetList()
12297 let y = GetList()->Filter()
12298
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012299
12300AUTOMATICALLY LOADING FUNCTIONS ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012301 *autoload-functions*
12302When using many or large functions, it's possible to automatically define them
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012303only when they are used. There are two methods: with an autocommand and with
12304the "autoload" directory in 'runtimepath'.
12305
12306
12307Using an autocommand ~
12308
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +000012309This is introduced in the user manual, section |41.14|.
12310
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012311The autocommand is useful if you have a plugin that is a long Vim script file.
Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +020012312You can define the autocommand and quickly quit the script with `:finish`.
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012313That makes Vim startup faster. The autocommand should then load the same file
Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +020012314again, setting a variable to skip the `:finish` command.
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012315
12316Use the FuncUndefined autocommand event with a pattern that matches the
12317function(s) to be defined. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012318
12319 :au FuncUndefined BufNet* source ~/vim/bufnetfuncs.vim
12320
12321The file "~/vim/bufnetfuncs.vim" should then define functions that start with
12322"BufNet". Also see |FuncUndefined|.
12323
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012324
12325Using an autoload script ~
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +000012326 *autoload* *E746*
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +000012327This is introduced in the user manual, section |41.15|.
12328
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012329Using a script in the "autoload" directory is simpler, but requires using
12330exactly the right file name. A function that can be autoloaded has a name
12331like this: >
12332
Bram Moolenaara7fc0102005-05-18 22:17:12 +000012333 :call filename#funcname()
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012334
Bram Moolenaar65e0d772020-06-14 17:29:55 +020012335These functions are always global, in Vim9 script "g:" needs to be used: >
12336 :call g:filename#funcname()
12337
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012338When such a function is called, and it is not defined yet, Vim will search the
12339"autoload" directories in 'runtimepath' for a script file called
12340"filename.vim". For example "~/.vim/autoload/filename.vim". That file should
12341then define the function like this: >
12342
Bram Moolenaara7fc0102005-05-18 22:17:12 +000012343 function filename#funcname()
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012344 echo "Done!"
12345 endfunction
12346
Bram Moolenaar60a795a2005-09-16 21:55:43 +000012347The file name and the name used before the # in the function must match
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012348exactly, and the defined function must have the name exactly as it will be
Bram Moolenaar65e0d772020-06-14 17:29:55 +020012349called. In Vim9 script the "g:" prefix must be used: >
12350 function g:filename#funcname()
12351
12352or for a compiled function: >
12353 def g:filename#funcname()
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012354
Bram Moolenaara7fc0102005-05-18 22:17:12 +000012355It is possible to use subdirectories. Every # in the function name works like
12356a path separator. Thus when calling a function: >
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012357
Bram Moolenaara7fc0102005-05-18 22:17:12 +000012358 :call foo#bar#func()
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012359
12360Vim will look for the file "autoload/foo/bar.vim" in 'runtimepath'.
12361
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +000012362This also works when reading a variable that has not been set yet: >
12363
Bram Moolenaara7fc0102005-05-18 22:17:12 +000012364 :let l = foo#bar#lvar
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +000012365
Bram Moolenaara5792f52005-11-23 21:25:05 +000012366However, when the autoload script was already loaded it won't be loaded again
12367for an unknown variable.
12368
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +000012369When assigning a value to such a variable nothing special happens. This can
12370be used to pass settings to the autoload script before it's loaded: >
12371
Bram Moolenaara7fc0102005-05-18 22:17:12 +000012372 :let foo#bar#toggle = 1
12373 :call foo#bar#func()
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +000012374
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +000012375Note that when you make a mistake and call a function that is supposed to be
12376defined in an autoload script, but the script doesn't actually define the
Bram Moolenaarcb80aa22020-10-26 21:12:46 +010012377function, you will get an error message for the missing function. If you fix
12378the autoload script it won't be automatically loaded again. Either restart
12379Vim or manually source the script.
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +000012380
12381Also note that if you have two script files, and one calls a function in the
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000012382other and vice versa, before the used function is defined, it won't work.
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +000012383Avoid using the autoload functionality at the toplevel.
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +000012384
Bram Moolenaar433f7c82006-03-21 21:29:36 +000012385Hint: If you distribute a bunch of scripts you can pack them together with the
12386|vimball| utility. Also read the user manual |distribute-script|.
12387
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012388==============================================================================
123896. Curly braces names *curly-braces-names*
12390
Bram Moolenaar84f72352012-03-11 15:57:40 +010012391In most places where you can use a variable, you can use a "curly braces name"
12392variable. This is a regular variable name with one or more expressions
12393wrapped in braces {} like this: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012394 my_{adjective}_variable
12395
12396When Vim encounters this, it evaluates the expression inside the braces, puts
12397that in place of the expression, and re-interprets the whole as a variable
12398name. So in the above example, if the variable "adjective" was set to
12399"noisy", then the reference would be to "my_noisy_variable", whereas if
12400"adjective" was set to "quiet", then it would be to "my_quiet_variable".
12401
12402One application for this is to create a set of variables governed by an option
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012403value. For example, the statement >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012404 echo my_{&background}_message
12405
12406would output the contents of "my_dark_message" or "my_light_message" depending
12407on the current value of 'background'.
12408
12409You can use multiple brace pairs: >
12410 echo my_{adverb}_{adjective}_message
12411..or even nest them: >
12412 echo my_{ad{end_of_word}}_message
12413where "end_of_word" is either "verb" or "jective".
12414
12415However, the expression inside the braces must evaluate to a valid single
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +000012416variable name, e.g. this is invalid: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012417 :let foo='a + b'
12418 :echo c{foo}d
12419.. since the result of expansion is "ca + bd", which is not a variable name.
12420
12421 *curly-braces-function-names*
12422You can call and define functions by an evaluated name in a similar way.
12423Example: >
12424 :let func_end='whizz'
12425 :call my_func_{func_end}(parameter)
12426
12427This would call the function "my_func_whizz(parameter)".
12428
Bram Moolenaar84f72352012-03-11 15:57:40 +010012429This does NOT work: >
12430 :let i = 3
12431 :let @{i} = '' " error
12432 :echo @{i} " error
12433
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012434==============================================================================
124357. Commands *expression-commands*
12436
Bram Moolenaar65e0d772020-06-14 17:29:55 +020012437Note: in Vim9 script `:let` is used for variable declaration, not assignment.
12438An assignment leaves out the `:let` command. |vim9-declaration|
12439
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012440:let {var-name} = {expr1} *:let* *E18*
12441 Set internal variable {var-name} to the result of the
12442 expression {expr1}. The variable will get the type
12443 from the {expr}. If {var-name} didn't exist yet, it
12444 is created.
12445
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +000012446:let {var-name}[{idx}] = {expr1} *E689*
12447 Set a list item to the result of the expression
12448 {expr1}. {var-name} must refer to a list and {idx}
12449 must be a valid index in that list. For nested list
12450 the index can be repeated.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000012451 This cannot be used to add an item to a |List|.
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012452 This cannot be used to set a byte in a String. You
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000012453 can do that like this: >
12454 :let var = var[0:2] . 'X' . var[4:]
Bram Moolenaar6e5ea8d2019-01-12 22:47:31 +010012455< When {var-name} is a |Blob| then {idx} can be the
12456 length of the blob, in which case one byte is
12457 appended.
12458
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012459 *E711* *E719*
12460:let {var-name}[{idx1}:{idx2}] = {expr1} *E708* *E709* *E710*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000012461 Set a sequence of items in a |List| to the result of
12462 the expression {expr1}, which must be a list with the
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +000012463 correct number of items.
12464 {idx1} can be omitted, zero is used instead.
12465 {idx2} can be omitted, meaning the end of the list.
12466 When the selected range of items is partly past the
12467 end of the list, items will be added.
12468
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +020012469 *:let+=* *:let-=* *:letstar=*
12470 *:let/=* *:let%=* *:let.=* *:let..=* *E734* *E985*
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012471:let {var} += {expr1} Like ":let {var} = {var} + {expr1}".
12472:let {var} -= {expr1} Like ":let {var} = {var} - {expr1}".
Bram Moolenaarff697e62019-02-12 22:28:33 +010012473:let {var} *= {expr1} Like ":let {var} = {var} * {expr1}".
12474:let {var} /= {expr1} Like ":let {var} = {var} / {expr1}".
12475:let {var} %= {expr1} Like ":let {var} = {var} % {expr1}".
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012476:let {var} .= {expr1} Like ":let {var} = {var} . {expr1}".
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +020012477:let {var} ..= {expr1} Like ":let {var} = {var} .. {expr1}".
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012478 These fail if {var} was not set yet and when the type
12479 of {var} and {expr1} don't fit the operator.
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +020012480 `.=` is not supported with Vim script version 2 and
12481 later, see |vimscript-version|.
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012482
12483
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012484:let ${env-name} = {expr1} *:let-environment* *:let-$*
12485 Set environment variable {env-name} to the result of
12486 the expression {expr1}. The type is always String.
Bram Moolenaar56c860c2019-08-17 20:09:31 +020012487
12488 On some systems making an environment variable empty
12489 causes it to be deleted. Many systems do not make a
12490 difference between an environment variable that is not
12491 set and an environment variable that is empty.
12492
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012493:let ${env-name} .= {expr1}
12494 Append {expr1} to the environment variable {env-name}.
12495 If the environment variable didn't exist yet this
12496 works like "=".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012497
12498:let @{reg-name} = {expr1} *:let-register* *:let-@*
12499 Write the result of the expression {expr1} in register
12500 {reg-name}. {reg-name} must be a single letter, and
12501 must be the name of a writable register (see
12502 |registers|). "@@" can be used for the unnamed
12503 register, "@/" for the search pattern.
12504 If the result of {expr1} ends in a <CR> or <NL>, the
12505 register will be linewise, otherwise it will be set to
12506 characterwise.
12507 This can be used to clear the last search pattern: >
12508 :let @/ = ""
12509< This is different from searching for an empty string,
12510 that would match everywhere.
12511
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012512:let @{reg-name} .= {expr1}
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012513 Append {expr1} to register {reg-name}. If the
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012514 register was empty it's like setting it to {expr1}.
12515
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000012516:let &{option-name} = {expr1} *:let-option* *:let-&*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012517 Set option {option-name} to the result of the
Bram Moolenaarfca34d62005-01-04 21:38:36 +000012518 expression {expr1}. A String or Number value is
12519 always converted to the type of the option.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012520 For an option local to a window or buffer the effect
12521 is just like using the |:set| command: both the local
Bram Moolenaara5fac542005-10-12 20:58:49 +000012522 value and the global value are changed.
Bram Moolenaarfca34d62005-01-04 21:38:36 +000012523 Example: >
12524 :let &path = &path . ',/usr/local/include'
Bram Moolenaar3df01732017-02-17 22:47:16 +010012525< This also works for terminal codes in the form t_xx.
12526 But only for alphanumerical names. Example: >
12527 :let &t_k1 = "\<Esc>[234;"
12528< When the code does not exist yet it will be created as
12529 a terminal key code, there is no error.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012530
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012531:let &{option-name} .= {expr1}
12532 For a string option: Append {expr1} to the value.
12533 Does not insert a comma like |:set+=|.
12534
12535:let &{option-name} += {expr1}
12536:let &{option-name} -= {expr1}
12537 For a number or boolean option: Add or subtract
12538 {expr1}.
12539
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012540:let &l:{option-name} = {expr1}
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012541:let &l:{option-name} .= {expr1}
12542:let &l:{option-name} += {expr1}
12543:let &l:{option-name} -= {expr1}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012544 Like above, but only set the local value of an option
12545 (if there is one). Works like |:setlocal|.
12546
12547:let &g:{option-name} = {expr1}
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012548:let &g:{option-name} .= {expr1}
12549:let &g:{option-name} += {expr1}
12550:let &g:{option-name} -= {expr1}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012551 Like above, but only set the global value of an option
12552 (if there is one). Works like |:setglobal|.
12553
Bram Moolenaar13065c42005-01-08 16:08:21 +000012554:let [{name1}, {name2}, ...] = {expr1} *:let-unpack* *E687* *E688*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000012555 {expr1} must evaluate to a |List|. The first item in
Bram Moolenaarfca34d62005-01-04 21:38:36 +000012556 the list is assigned to {name1}, the second item to
12557 {name2}, etc.
12558 The number of names must match the number of items in
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000012559 the |List|.
Bram Moolenaarfca34d62005-01-04 21:38:36 +000012560 Each name can be one of the items of the ":let"
12561 command as mentioned above.
12562 Example: >
12563 :let [s, item] = GetItem(s)
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012564< Detail: {expr1} is evaluated first, then the
12565 assignments are done in sequence. This matters if
12566 {name2} depends on {name1}. Example: >
12567 :let x = [0, 1]
12568 :let i = 0
12569 :let [i, x[i]] = [1, 2]
12570 :echo x
12571< The result is [0, 2].
12572
12573:let [{name1}, {name2}, ...] .= {expr1}
12574:let [{name1}, {name2}, ...] += {expr1}
12575:let [{name1}, {name2}, ...] -= {expr1}
12576 Like above, but append/add/subtract the value for each
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000012577 |List| item.
Bram Moolenaarfca34d62005-01-04 21:38:36 +000012578
Bram Moolenaard1caa942020-04-10 22:10:56 +020012579:let [{name}, ..., ; {lastname}] = {expr1} *E452*
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000012580 Like |:let-unpack| above, but the |List| may have more
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012581 items than there are names. A list of the remaining
12582 items is assigned to {lastname}. If there are no
12583 remaining items {lastname} is set to an empty list.
Bram Moolenaarfca34d62005-01-04 21:38:36 +000012584 Example: >
12585 :let [a, b; rest] = ["aval", "bval", 3, 4]
12586<
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012587:let [{name}, ..., ; {lastname}] .= {expr1}
12588:let [{name}, ..., ; {lastname}] += {expr1}
12589:let [{name}, ..., ; {lastname}] -= {expr1}
12590 Like above, but append/add/subtract the value for each
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000012591 |List| item.
Bram Moolenaar4a748032010-09-30 21:47:56 +020012592
Bram Moolenaar24582002019-07-21 14:14:26 +020012593 *:let=<<* *:let-heredoc*
12594 *E990* *E991* *E172* *E221*
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020012595:let {var-name} =<< [trim] {endmarker}
Bram Moolenaarf5842c52019-05-19 18:41:26 +020012596text...
12597text...
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020012598{endmarker}
Bram Moolenaare46a4402020-06-30 20:38:27 +020012599 Set internal variable {var-name} to a |List|
12600 containing the lines of text bounded by the string
Bram Moolenaaraa970ab2020-08-02 16:10:39 +020012601 {endmarker}. The lines of text is used as a
12602 |literal-string|.
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020012603 {endmarker} must not contain white space.
12604 {endmarker} cannot start with a lower case character.
12605 The last line should end only with the {endmarker}
12606 string without any other character. Watch out for
12607 white space after {endmarker}!
Bram Moolenaarf5842c52019-05-19 18:41:26 +020012608
Bram Moolenaare7eb9272019-06-24 00:58:07 +020012609 Without "trim" any white space characters in the lines
12610 of text are preserved. If "trim" is specified before
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020012611 {endmarker}, then indentation is stripped so you can
12612 do: >
Bram Moolenaare7eb9272019-06-24 00:58:07 +020012613 let text =<< trim END
12614 if ok
12615 echo 'done'
12616 endif
12617 END
12618< Results in: ["if ok", " echo 'done'", "endif"]
12619 The marker must line up with "let" and the indentation
12620 of the first line is removed from all the text lines.
12621 Specifically: all the leading indentation exactly
12622 matching the leading indentation of the first
12623 non-empty text line is stripped from the input lines.
12624 All leading indentation exactly matching the leading
12625 indentation before `let` is stripped from the line
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020012626 containing {endmarker}. Note that the difference
12627 between space and tab matters here.
Bram Moolenaarf5842c52019-05-19 18:41:26 +020012628
12629 If {var-name} didn't exist yet, it is created.
12630 Cannot be followed by another command, but can be
12631 followed by a comment.
12632
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020012633 To avoid line continuation to be applied, consider
12634 adding 'C' to 'cpoptions': >
12635 set cpo+=C
12636 let var =<< END
12637 \ leading backslash
12638 END
12639 set cpo-=C
12640<
Bram Moolenaarf5842c52019-05-19 18:41:26 +020012641 Examples: >
12642 let var1 =<< END
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020012643 Sample text 1
12644 Sample text 2
12645 Sample text 3
12646 END
Bram Moolenaarf5842c52019-05-19 18:41:26 +020012647
12648 let data =<< trim DATA
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +020012649 1 2 3 4
12650 5 6 7 8
Bram Moolenaarf5842c52019-05-19 18:41:26 +020012651 DATA
12652<
Bram Moolenaar4a748032010-09-30 21:47:56 +020012653 *E121*
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020012654:let {var-name} .. List the value of variable {var-name}. Multiple
Bram Moolenaardcaf10e2005-01-21 11:55:25 +000012655 variable names may be given. Special names recognized
12656 here: *E738*
Bram Moolenaarca003e12006-03-17 23:19:38 +000012657 g: global variables
12658 b: local buffer variables
12659 w: local window variables
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +000012660 t: local tab page variables
Bram Moolenaarca003e12006-03-17 23:19:38 +000012661 s: script-local variables
12662 l: local function variables
Bram Moolenaardcaf10e2005-01-21 11:55:25 +000012663 v: Vim variables.
Bram Moolenaar65e0d772020-06-14 17:29:55 +020012664 This does not work in Vim9 script. |vim9-declaration|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012665
Bram Moolenaard7ee7ce2005-01-03 21:02:03 +000012666:let List the values of all variables. The type of the
12667 variable is indicated before the value:
12668 <nothing> String
12669 # Number
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +000012670 * Funcref
Bram Moolenaar65e0d772020-06-14 17:29:55 +020012671 This does not work in Vim9 script. |vim9-declaration|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012672
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000012673:unl[et][!] {name} ... *:unlet* *:unl* *E108* *E795*
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +000012674 Remove the internal variable {name}. Several variable
12675 names can be given, they are all removed. The name
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000012676 may also be a |List| or |Dictionary| item.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012677 With [!] no error message is given for non-existing
12678 variables.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000012679 One or more items from a |List| can be removed: >
Bram Moolenaar9cd15162005-01-16 22:02:49 +000012680 :unlet list[3] " remove fourth item
12681 :unlet list[3:] " remove fourth item to last
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000012682< One item from a |Dictionary| can be removed at a time: >
Bram Moolenaar9cd15162005-01-16 22:02:49 +000012683 :unlet dict['two']
12684 :unlet dict.two
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +000012685< This is especially useful to clean up used global
12686 variables and script-local variables (these are not
12687 deleted when the script ends). Function-local
12688 variables are automatically deleted when the function
12689 ends.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012690
Bram Moolenaar137374f2018-05-13 15:59:50 +020012691:unl[et] ${env-name} ... *:unlet-environment* *:unlet-$*
12692 Remove environment variable {env-name}.
12693 Can mix {name} and ${env-name} in one :unlet command.
12694 No error message is given for a non-existing
12695 variable, also without !.
12696 If the system does not support deleting an environment
Bram Moolenaar9937a052019-06-15 15:45:06 +020012697 variable, it is made empty.
Bram Moolenaar137374f2018-05-13 15:59:50 +020012698
Bram Moolenaar1c196e72019-06-16 15:41:58 +020012699 *:cons* *:const*
Bram Moolenaar9937a052019-06-15 15:45:06 +020012700:cons[t] {var-name} = {expr1}
12701:cons[t] [{name1}, {name2}, ...] = {expr1}
Bram Moolenaar9937a052019-06-15 15:45:06 +020012702:cons[t] [{name}, ..., ; {lastname}] = {expr1}
12703:cons[t] {var-name} =<< [trim] {marker}
12704text...
12705text...
12706{marker}
12707 Similar to |:let|, but additionally lock the variable
12708 after setting the value. This is the same as locking
12709 the variable with |:lockvar| just after |:let|, thus: >
12710 :const x = 1
12711< is equivalent to: >
12712 :let x = 1
Bram Moolenaar021bda52020-08-17 21:07:22 +020012713 :lockvar! x
Bram Moolenaara187c432020-09-16 21:08:28 +020012714< NOTE: in Vim9 script `:const` works differently, see
12715 |vim9-const|
12716 This is useful if you want to make sure the variable
Bram Moolenaar021bda52020-08-17 21:07:22 +020012717 is not modified. If the value is a List or Dictionary
12718 literal then the items also cannot be changed: >
12719 const ll = [1, 2, 3]
12720 let ll[1] = 5 " Error!
12721< Nested references are not locked: >
12722 let lvar = ['a']
12723 const lconst = [0, lvar]
12724 let lconst[0] = 2 " Error!
12725 let lconst[1][0] = 'b' " OK
12726< *E995*
Bram Moolenaar9b283522019-06-17 22:19:33 +020012727 |:const| does not allow to for changing a variable: >
Bram Moolenaar9937a052019-06-15 15:45:06 +020012728 :let x = 1
12729 :const x = 2 " Error!
Bram Moolenaar1c196e72019-06-16 15:41:58 +020012730< *E996*
12731 Note that environment variables, option values and
12732 register values cannot be used here, since they cannot
12733 be locked.
12734
Bram Moolenaar85850f32019-07-19 22:05:51 +020012735:cons[t]
12736:cons[t] {var-name}
12737 If no argument is given or only {var-name} is given,
12738 the behavior is the same as |:let|.
12739
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +000012740:lockv[ar][!] [depth] {name} ... *:lockvar* *:lockv*
12741 Lock the internal variable {name}. Locking means that
12742 it can no longer be changed (until it is unlocked).
12743 A locked variable can be deleted: >
12744 :lockvar v
12745 :let v = 'asdf' " fails!
12746 :unlet v
Bram Moolenaare7877fe2017-02-20 22:35:33 +010012747< *E741* *E940*
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +000012748 If you try to change a locked variable you get an
Bram Moolenaare7877fe2017-02-20 22:35:33 +010012749 error message: "E741: Value is locked: {name}".
12750 If you try to lock or unlock a built-in variable you
12751 get an error message: "E940: Cannot lock or unlock
12752 variable {name}".
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +000012753
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000012754 [depth] is relevant when locking a |List| or
12755 |Dictionary|. It specifies how deep the locking goes:
Bram Moolenaara187c432020-09-16 21:08:28 +020012756 0 Lock the variable {name} but not its
12757 value.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000012758 1 Lock the |List| or |Dictionary| itself,
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +000012759 cannot add or remove items, but can
12760 still change their values.
12761 2 Also lock the values, cannot change
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000012762 the items. If an item is a |List| or
12763 |Dictionary|, cannot add or remove
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +000012764 items, but can still change the
12765 values.
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000012766 3 Like 2 but for the |List| /
12767 |Dictionary| in the |List| /
12768 |Dictionary|, one level deeper.
12769 The default [depth] is 2, thus when {name} is a |List|
12770 or |Dictionary| the values cannot be changed.
Bram Moolenaara187c432020-09-16 21:08:28 +020012771
12772 Example with [depth] 0: >
12773 let mylist = [1, 2, 3]
12774 lockvar 0 mylist
12775 let mylist[0] = 77 " OK
12776 call add(mylist, 4] " OK
12777 let mylist = [7, 8, 9] " Error!
12778< *E743*
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +000012779 For unlimited depth use [!] and omit [depth].
12780 However, there is a maximum depth of 100 to catch
12781 loops.
12782
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +000012783 Note that when two variables refer to the same |List|
12784 and you lock one of them, the |List| will also be
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +000012785 locked when used through the other variable.
12786 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +000012787 :let l = [0, 1, 2, 3]
12788 :let cl = l
12789 :lockvar l
12790 :let cl[1] = 99 " won't work!
12791< You may want to make a copy of a list to avoid this.
12792 See |deepcopy()|.
12793
12794
12795:unlo[ckvar][!] [depth] {name} ... *:unlockvar* *:unlo*
12796 Unlock the internal variable {name}. Does the
12797 opposite of |:lockvar|.
12798
Bram Moolenaar61da1bf2019-06-06 12:14:49 +020012799:if {expr1} *:if* *:end* *:endif* *:en* *E171* *E579* *E580*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012800:en[dif] Execute the commands until the next matching ":else"
12801 or ":endif" if {expr1} evaluates to non-zero.
12802
12803 From Vim version 4.5 until 5.0, every Ex command in
12804 between the ":if" and ":endif" is ignored. These two
12805 commands were just to allow for future expansions in a
Bram Moolenaar85084ef2016-01-17 22:26:33 +010012806 backward compatible way. Nesting was allowed. Note
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012807 that any ":else" or ":elseif" was ignored, the "else"
12808 part was not executed either.
12809
12810 You can use this to remain compatible with older
12811 versions: >
12812 :if version >= 500
12813 : version-5-specific-commands
12814 :endif
12815< The commands still need to be parsed to find the
12816 "endif". Sometimes an older Vim has a problem with a
12817 new command. For example, ":silent" is recognized as
12818 a ":substitute" command. In that case ":execute" can
12819 avoid problems: >
12820 :if version >= 600
12821 : execute "silent 1,$delete"
12822 :endif
12823<
12824 NOTE: The ":append" and ":insert" commands don't work
12825 properly in between ":if" and ":endif".
12826
12827 *:else* *:el* *E581* *E583*
12828:el[se] Execute the commands until the next matching ":else"
12829 or ":endif" if they previously were not being
12830 executed.
12831
12832 *:elseif* *:elsei* *E582* *E584*
12833:elsei[f] {expr1} Short for ":else" ":if", with the addition that there
12834 is no extra ":endif".
12835
12836:wh[ile] {expr1} *:while* *:endwhile* *:wh* *:endw*
Bram Moolenaar3a3a7232005-01-17 22:16:15 +000012837 *E170* *E585* *E588* *E733*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012838:endw[hile] Repeat the commands between ":while" and ":endwhile",
12839 as long as {expr1} evaluates to non-zero.
12840 When an error is detected from a command inside the
12841 loop, execution continues after the "endwhile".
Bram Moolenaar12805862005-01-05 22:16:17 +000012842 Example: >
12843 :let lnum = 1
12844 :while lnum <= line("$")
12845 :call FixLine(lnum)
12846 :let lnum = lnum + 1
12847 :endwhile
12848<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012849 NOTE: The ":append" and ":insert" commands don't work
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +000012850 properly inside a ":while" and ":for" loop.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012851
Bram Moolenaar5e66b422019-01-24 21:58:10 +010012852:for {var} in {object} *:for* *E690* *E732*
Bram Moolenaar12805862005-01-05 22:16:17 +000012853:endfo[r] *:endfo* *:endfor*
12854 Repeat the commands between ":for" and ":endfor" for
Bram Moolenaar5e66b422019-01-24 21:58:10 +010012855 each item in {object}. {object} can be a |List| or
12856 a |Blob|. Variable {var} is set to the value of each
12857 item. When an error is detected for a command inside
12858 the loop, execution continues after the "endfor".
12859 Changing {object} inside the loop affects what items
12860 are used. Make a copy if this is unwanted: >
Bram Moolenaarde8866b2005-01-06 23:24:37 +000012861 :for item in copy(mylist)
Bram Moolenaar5e66b422019-01-24 21:58:10 +010012862<
12863 When {object} is a |List| and not making a copy, Vim
12864 stores a reference to the next item in the |List|
12865 before executing the commands with the current item.
12866 Thus the current item can be removed without effect.
12867 Removing any later item means it will not be found.
12868 Thus the following example works (an inefficient way
12869 to make a |List| empty): >
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010012870 for item in mylist
12871 call remove(mylist, 0)
12872 endfor
Bram Moolenaar5e66b422019-01-24 21:58:10 +010012873< Note that reordering the |List| (e.g., with sort() or
Bram Moolenaar9588a0f2005-01-08 21:45:39 +000012874 reverse()) may have unexpected effects.
Bram Moolenaar12805862005-01-05 22:16:17 +000012875
Bram Moolenaar5e66b422019-01-24 21:58:10 +010012876 When {object} is a |Blob|, Vim always makes a copy to
12877 iterate over. Unlike with |List|, modifying the
12878 |Blob| does not affect the iteration.
12879
Bram Moolenaar12805862005-01-05 22:16:17 +000012880:for [{var1}, {var2}, ...] in {listlist}
12881:endfo[r]
12882 Like ":for" above, but each item in {listlist} must be
12883 a list, of which each item is assigned to {var1},
12884 {var2}, etc. Example: >
12885 :for [lnum, col] in [[1, 3], [2, 5], [3, 8]]
12886 :echo getline(lnum)[col]
12887 :endfor
12888<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012889 *:continue* *:con* *E586*
Bram Moolenaar12805862005-01-05 22:16:17 +000012890:con[tinue] When used inside a ":while" or ":for" loop, jumps back
12891 to the start of the loop.
12892 If it is used after a |:try| inside the loop but
12893 before the matching |:finally| (if present), the
12894 commands following the ":finally" up to the matching
12895 |:endtry| are executed first. This process applies to
12896 all nested ":try"s inside the loop. The outermost
12897 ":endtry" then jumps back to the start of the loop.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012898
12899 *:break* *:brea* *E587*
Bram Moolenaar12805862005-01-05 22:16:17 +000012900:brea[k] When used inside a ":while" or ":for" loop, skips to
12901 the command after the matching ":endwhile" or
12902 ":endfor".
12903 If it is used after a |:try| inside the loop but
12904 before the matching |:finally| (if present), the
12905 commands following the ":finally" up to the matching
12906 |:endtry| are executed first. This process applies to
12907 all nested ":try"s inside the loop. The outermost
12908 ":endtry" then jumps to the command after the loop.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012909
12910:try *:try* *:endt* *:endtry* *E600* *E601* *E602*
12911:endt[ry] Change the error handling for the commands between
12912 ":try" and ":endtry" including everything being
12913 executed across ":source" commands, function calls,
12914 or autocommand invocations.
12915
12916 When an error or interrupt is detected and there is
12917 a |:finally| command following, execution continues
12918 after the ":finally". Otherwise, or when the
12919 ":endtry" is reached thereafter, the next
12920 (dynamically) surrounding ":try" is checked for
12921 a corresponding ":finally" etc. Then the script
Bram Moolenaarbc93ceb2020-02-26 13:36:21 +010012922 processing is terminated. Whether a function
12923 definition has an "abort" argument does not matter.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012924 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarbc93ceb2020-02-26 13:36:21 +010012925 try | call Unknown() | finally | echomsg "cleanup" | endtry
12926 echomsg "not reached"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012927<
12928 Moreover, an error or interrupt (dynamically) inside
12929 ":try" and ":endtry" is converted to an exception. It
12930 can be caught as if it were thrown by a |:throw|
12931 command (see |:catch|). In this case, the script
12932 processing is not terminated.
12933
12934 The value "Vim:Interrupt" is used for an interrupt
12935 exception. An error in a Vim command is converted
12936 to a value of the form "Vim({command}):{errmsg}",
12937 other errors are converted to a value of the form
12938 "Vim:{errmsg}". {command} is the full command name,
12939 and {errmsg} is the message that is displayed if the
12940 error exception is not caught, always beginning with
12941 the error number.
12942 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarbc93ceb2020-02-26 13:36:21 +010012943 try | sleep 100 | catch /^Vim:Interrupt$/ | endtry
12944 try | edit | catch /^Vim(edit):E\d\+/ | echo "error" | endtry
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012945<
12946 *:cat* *:catch* *E603* *E604* *E605*
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010012947:cat[ch] /{pattern}/ The following commands until the next |:catch|,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012948 |:finally|, or |:endtry| that belongs to the same
12949 |:try| as the ":catch" are executed when an exception
12950 matching {pattern} is being thrown and has not yet
12951 been caught by a previous ":catch". Otherwise, these
12952 commands are skipped.
12953 When {pattern} is omitted all errors are caught.
12954 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaar647e24b2019-03-17 16:39:46 +010012955 :catch /^Vim:Interrupt$/ " catch interrupts (CTRL-C)
12956 :catch /^Vim\%((\a\+)\)\=:E/ " catch all Vim errors
12957 :catch /^Vim\%((\a\+)\)\=:/ " catch errors and interrupts
12958 :catch /^Vim(write):/ " catch all errors in :write
12959 :catch /^Vim\%((\a\+)\)\=:E123:/ " catch error E123
12960 :catch /my-exception/ " catch user exception
12961 :catch /.*/ " catch everything
12962 :catch " same as /.*/
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012963<
12964 Another character can be used instead of / around the
12965 {pattern}, so long as it does not have a special
12966 meaning (e.g., '|' or '"') and doesn't occur inside
12967 {pattern}.
Bram Moolenaar7e38ea22014-04-05 22:55:53 +020012968 Information about the exception is available in
12969 |v:exception|. Also see |throw-variables|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000012970 NOTE: It is not reliable to ":catch" the TEXT of
12971 an error message because it may vary in different
12972 locales.
12973
12974 *:fina* *:finally* *E606* *E607*
12975:fina[lly] The following commands until the matching |:endtry|
12976 are executed whenever the part between the matching
12977 |:try| and the ":finally" is left: either by falling
12978 through to the ":finally" or by a |:continue|,
12979 |:break|, |:finish|, or |:return|, or by an error or
12980 interrupt or exception (see |:throw|).
12981
12982 *:th* *:throw* *E608*
12983:th[row] {expr1} The {expr1} is evaluated and thrown as an exception.
12984 If the ":throw" is used after a |:try| but before the
12985 first corresponding |:catch|, commands are skipped
12986 until the first ":catch" matching {expr1} is reached.
12987 If there is no such ":catch" or if the ":throw" is
12988 used after a ":catch" but before the |:finally|, the
12989 commands following the ":finally" (if present) up to
12990 the matching |:endtry| are executed. If the ":throw"
12991 is after the ":finally", commands up to the ":endtry"
12992 are skipped. At the ":endtry", this process applies
12993 again for the next dynamically surrounding ":try"
12994 (which may be found in a calling function or sourcing
12995 script), until a matching ":catch" has been found.
12996 If the exception is not caught, the command processing
12997 is terminated.
12998 Example: >
12999 :try | throw "oops" | catch /^oo/ | echo "caught" | endtry
Bram Moolenaar662db672011-03-22 14:05:35 +010013000< Note that "catch" may need to be on a separate line
13001 for when an error causes the parsing to skip the whole
13002 line and not see the "|" that separates the commands.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013003
13004 *:ec* *:echo*
13005:ec[ho] {expr1} .. Echoes each {expr1}, with a space in between. The
13006 first {expr1} starts on a new line.
13007 Also see |:comment|.
13008 Use "\n" to start a new line. Use "\r" to move the
13009 cursor to the first column.
13010 Uses the highlighting set by the |:echohl| command.
13011 Cannot be followed by a comment.
13012 Example: >
13013 :echo "the value of 'shell' is" &shell
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000013014< *:echo-redraw*
13015 A later redraw may make the message disappear again.
13016 And since Vim mostly postpones redrawing until it's
13017 finished with a sequence of commands this happens
13018 quite often. To avoid that a command from before the
13019 ":echo" causes a redraw afterwards (redraws are often
13020 postponed until you type something), force a redraw
13021 with the |:redraw| command. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013022 :new | redraw | echo "there is a new window"
13023<
13024 *:echon*
13025:echon {expr1} .. Echoes each {expr1}, without anything added. Also see
13026 |:comment|.
13027 Uses the highlighting set by the |:echohl| command.
13028 Cannot be followed by a comment.
13029 Example: >
13030 :echon "the value of 'shell' is " &shell
13031<
13032 Note the difference between using ":echo", which is a
13033 Vim command, and ":!echo", which is an external shell
13034 command: >
13035 :!echo % --> filename
13036< The arguments of ":!" are expanded, see |:_%|. >
13037 :!echo "%" --> filename or "filename"
13038< Like the previous example. Whether you see the double
13039 quotes or not depends on your 'shell'. >
13040 :echo % --> nothing
13041< The '%' is an illegal character in an expression. >
13042 :echo "%" --> %
13043< This just echoes the '%' character. >
13044 :echo expand("%") --> filename
13045< This calls the expand() function to expand the '%'.
13046
13047 *:echoh* *:echohl*
13048:echoh[l] {name} Use the highlight group {name} for the following
13049 |:echo|, |:echon| and |:echomsg| commands. Also used
13050 for the |input()| prompt. Example: >
13051 :echohl WarningMsg | echo "Don't panic!" | echohl None
13052< Don't forget to set the group back to "None",
13053 otherwise all following echo's will be highlighted.
13054
13055 *:echom* *:echomsg*
13056:echom[sg] {expr1} .. Echo the expression(s) as a true message, saving the
13057 message in the |message-history|.
13058 Spaces are placed between the arguments as with the
13059 |:echo| command. But unprintable characters are
13060 displayed, not interpreted.
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000013061 The parsing works slightly different from |:echo|,
13062 more like |:execute|. All the expressions are first
13063 evaluated and concatenated before echoing anything.
Bram Moolenaar461a7fc2018-12-22 13:28:07 +010013064 If expressions does not evaluate to a Number or
13065 String, string() is used to turn it into a string.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013066 Uses the highlighting set by the |:echohl| command.
13067 Example: >
13068 :echomsg "It's a Zizzer Zazzer Zuzz, as you can plainly see."
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000013069< See |:echo-redraw| to avoid the message disappearing
13070 when the screen is redrawn.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013071 *:echoe* *:echoerr*
13072:echoe[rr] {expr1} .. Echo the expression(s) as an error message, saving the
13073 message in the |message-history|. When used in a
13074 script or function the line number will be added.
13075 Spaces are placed between the arguments as with the
Bram Moolenaar461a7fc2018-12-22 13:28:07 +010013076 |:echomsg| command. When used inside a try conditional,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013077 the message is raised as an error exception instead
13078 (see |try-echoerr|).
13079 Example: >
13080 :echoerr "This script just failed!"
13081< If you just want a highlighted message use |:echohl|.
13082 And to get a beep: >
13083 :exe "normal \<Esc>"
13084<
Bram Moolenaar09c6f262019-11-17 15:55:14 +010013085 *:eval*
13086:eval {expr} Evaluate {expr} and discard the result. Example: >
13087 :eval Getlist()->Filter()->append('$')
13088
13089< The expression is supposed to have a side effect,
13090 since the resulting value is not used. In the example
13091 the `append()` call appends the List with text to the
13092 buffer. This is similar to `:call` but works with any
13093 expression.
13094
13095 The command can be shortened to `:ev` or `:eva`, but
13096 these are hard to recognize and therefore not to be
13097 used.
13098
Bram Moolenaarbc93ceb2020-02-26 13:36:21 +010013099 The command cannot be followed by "|" and another
13100 command, since "|" is seen as part of the expression.
13101
Bram Moolenaar09c6f262019-11-17 15:55:14 +010013102
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013103 *:exe* *:execute*
13104:exe[cute] {expr1} .. Executes the string that results from the evaluation
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +020013105 of {expr1} as an Ex command.
13106 Multiple arguments are concatenated, with a space in
Bram Moolenaar7e6a5152021-01-02 16:39:53 +010013107 between. To avoid the extra space use the ".."
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +020013108 operator to concatenate strings into one argument.
13109 {expr1} is used as the processed command, command line
13110 editing keys are not recognized.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013111 Cannot be followed by a comment.
13112 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +020013113 :execute "buffer" nextbuf
13114 :execute "normal" count . "w"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013115<
13116 ":execute" can be used to append a command to commands
13117 that don't accept a '|'. Example: >
13118 :execute '!ls' | echo "theend"
13119
13120< ":execute" is also a nice way to avoid having to type
13121 control characters in a Vim script for a ":normal"
13122 command: >
13123 :execute "normal ixxx\<Esc>"
13124< This has an <Esc> character, see |expr-string|.
13125
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000013126 Be careful to correctly escape special characters in
13127 file names. The |fnameescape()| function can be used
Bram Moolenaar05bb9532008-07-04 09:44:11 +000013128 for Vim commands, |shellescape()| for |:!| commands.
13129 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000013130 :execute "e " . fnameescape(filename)
Bram Moolenaar251835e2014-02-24 02:51:51 +010013131 :execute "!ls " . shellescape(filename, 1)
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000013132<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013133 Note: The executed string may be any command-line, but
Bram Moolenaar76f3b1a2014-03-27 22:30:07 +010013134 starting or ending "if", "while" and "for" does not
13135 always work, because when commands are skipped the
13136 ":execute" is not evaluated and Vim loses track of
13137 where blocks start and end. Also "break" and
13138 "continue" should not be inside ":execute".
13139 This example does not work, because the ":execute" is
13140 not evaluated and Vim does not see the "while", and
13141 gives an error for finding an ":endwhile": >
13142 :if 0
13143 : execute 'while i > 5'
13144 : echo "test"
13145 : endwhile
13146 :endif
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013147<
13148 It is allowed to have a "while" or "if" command
13149 completely in the executed string: >
13150 :execute 'while i < 5 | echo i | let i = i + 1 | endwhile'
13151<
13152
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010013153 *:exe-comment*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013154 ":execute", ":echo" and ":echon" cannot be followed by
13155 a comment directly, because they see the '"' as the
13156 start of a string. But, you can use '|' followed by a
13157 comment. Example: >
13158 :echo "foo" | "this is a comment
13159
13160==============================================================================
131618. Exception handling *exception-handling*
13162
13163The Vim script language comprises an exception handling feature. This section
13164explains how it can be used in a Vim script.
13165
13166Exceptions may be raised by Vim on an error or on interrupt, see
13167|catch-errors| and |catch-interrupt|. You can also explicitly throw an
13168exception by using the ":throw" command, see |throw-catch|.
13169
13170
13171TRY CONDITIONALS *try-conditionals*
13172
13173Exceptions can be caught or can cause cleanup code to be executed. You can
13174use a try conditional to specify catch clauses (that catch exceptions) and/or
13175a finally clause (to be executed for cleanup).
13176 A try conditional begins with a |:try| command and ends at the matching
13177|:endtry| command. In between, you can use a |:catch| command to start
13178a catch clause, or a |:finally| command to start a finally clause. There may
13179be none or multiple catch clauses, but there is at most one finally clause,
13180which must not be followed by any catch clauses. The lines before the catch
13181clauses and the finally clause is called a try block. >
13182
13183 :try
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000013184 : ...
13185 : ... TRY BLOCK
13186 : ...
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013187 :catch /{pattern}/
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000013188 : ...
13189 : ... CATCH CLAUSE
13190 : ...
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013191 :catch /{pattern}/
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000013192 : ...
13193 : ... CATCH CLAUSE
13194 : ...
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013195 :finally
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000013196 : ...
13197 : ... FINALLY CLAUSE
13198 : ...
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013199 :endtry
13200
13201The try conditional allows to watch code for exceptions and to take the
13202appropriate actions. Exceptions from the try block may be caught. Exceptions
13203from the try block and also the catch clauses may cause cleanup actions.
13204 When no exception is thrown during execution of the try block, the control
13205is transferred to the finally clause, if present. After its execution, the
13206script continues with the line following the ":endtry".
13207 When an exception occurs during execution of the try block, the remaining
13208lines in the try block are skipped. The exception is matched against the
13209patterns specified as arguments to the ":catch" commands. The catch clause
13210after the first matching ":catch" is taken, other catch clauses are not
13211executed. The catch clause ends when the next ":catch", ":finally", or
13212":endtry" command is reached - whatever is first. Then, the finally clause
13213(if present) is executed. When the ":endtry" is reached, the script execution
13214continues in the following line as usual.
13215 When an exception that does not match any of the patterns specified by the
13216":catch" commands is thrown in the try block, the exception is not caught by
13217that try conditional and none of the catch clauses is executed. Only the
13218finally clause, if present, is taken. The exception pends during execution of
13219the finally clause. It is resumed at the ":endtry", so that commands after
13220the ":endtry" are not executed and the exception might be caught elsewhere,
13221see |try-nesting|.
13222 When during execution of a catch clause another exception is thrown, the
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020013223remaining lines in that catch clause are not executed. The new exception is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013224not matched against the patterns in any of the ":catch" commands of the same
13225try conditional and none of its catch clauses is taken. If there is, however,
13226a finally clause, it is executed, and the exception pends during its
13227execution. The commands following the ":endtry" are not executed. The new
13228exception might, however, be caught elsewhere, see |try-nesting|.
13229 When during execution of the finally clause (if present) an exception is
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020013230thrown, the remaining lines in the finally clause are skipped. If the finally
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013231clause has been taken because of an exception from the try block or one of the
13232catch clauses, the original (pending) exception is discarded. The commands
13233following the ":endtry" are not executed, and the exception from the finally
13234clause is propagated and can be caught elsewhere, see |try-nesting|.
13235
13236The finally clause is also executed, when a ":break" or ":continue" for
13237a ":while" loop enclosing the complete try conditional is executed from the
13238try block or a catch clause. Or when a ":return" or ":finish" is executed
13239from the try block or a catch clause of a try conditional in a function or
13240sourced script, respectively. The ":break", ":continue", ":return", or
13241":finish" pends during execution of the finally clause and is resumed when the
13242":endtry" is reached. It is, however, discarded when an exception is thrown
13243from the finally clause.
13244 When a ":break" or ":continue" for a ":while" loop enclosing the complete
13245try conditional or when a ":return" or ":finish" is encountered in the finally
13246clause, the rest of the finally clause is skipped, and the ":break",
13247":continue", ":return" or ":finish" is executed as usual. If the finally
13248clause has been taken because of an exception or an earlier ":break",
13249":continue", ":return", or ":finish" from the try block or a catch clause,
13250this pending exception or command is discarded.
13251
13252For examples see |throw-catch| and |try-finally|.
13253
13254
13255NESTING OF TRY CONDITIONALS *try-nesting*
13256
13257Try conditionals can be nested arbitrarily. That is, a complete try
13258conditional can be put into the try block, a catch clause, or the finally
13259clause of another try conditional. If the inner try conditional does not
13260catch an exception thrown in its try block or throws a new exception from one
13261of its catch clauses or its finally clause, the outer try conditional is
13262checked according to the rules above. If the inner try conditional is in the
13263try block of the outer try conditional, its catch clauses are checked, but
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020013264otherwise only the finally clause is executed. It does not matter for
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013265nesting, whether the inner try conditional is directly contained in the outer
13266one, or whether the outer one sources a script or calls a function containing
13267the inner try conditional.
13268
13269When none of the active try conditionals catches an exception, just their
13270finally clauses are executed. Thereafter, the script processing terminates.
13271An error message is displayed in case of an uncaught exception explicitly
13272thrown by a ":throw" command. For uncaught error and interrupt exceptions
13273implicitly raised by Vim, the error message(s) or interrupt message are shown
13274as usual.
13275
13276For examples see |throw-catch|.
13277
13278
13279EXAMINING EXCEPTION HANDLING CODE *except-examine*
13280
13281Exception handling code can get tricky. If you are in doubt what happens, set
13282'verbose' to 13 or use the ":13verbose" command modifier when sourcing your
13283script file. Then you see when an exception is thrown, discarded, caught, or
13284finished. When using a verbosity level of at least 14, things pending in
13285a finally clause are also shown. This information is also given in debug mode
13286(see |debug-scripts|).
13287
13288
13289THROWING AND CATCHING EXCEPTIONS *throw-catch*
13290
13291You can throw any number or string as an exception. Use the |:throw| command
13292and pass the value to be thrown as argument: >
13293 :throw 4711
13294 :throw "string"
13295< *throw-expression*
13296You can also specify an expression argument. The expression is then evaluated
13297first, and the result is thrown: >
13298 :throw 4705 + strlen("string")
13299 :throw strpart("strings", 0, 6)
13300
13301An exception might be thrown during evaluation of the argument of the ":throw"
13302command. Unless it is caught there, the expression evaluation is abandoned.
13303The ":throw" command then does not throw a new exception.
13304 Example: >
13305
13306 :function! Foo(arg)
13307 : try
13308 : throw a:arg
13309 : catch /foo/
13310 : endtry
13311 : return 1
13312 :endfunction
13313 :
13314 :function! Bar()
13315 : echo "in Bar"
13316 : return 4710
13317 :endfunction
13318 :
13319 :throw Foo("arrgh") + Bar()
13320
13321This throws "arrgh", and "in Bar" is not displayed since Bar() is not
13322executed. >
13323 :throw Foo("foo") + Bar()
13324however displays "in Bar" and throws 4711.
13325
13326Any other command that takes an expression as argument might also be
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020013327abandoned by an (uncaught) exception during the expression evaluation. The
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013328exception is then propagated to the caller of the command.
13329 Example: >
13330
13331 :if Foo("arrgh")
13332 : echo "then"
13333 :else
13334 : echo "else"
13335 :endif
13336
13337Here neither of "then" or "else" is displayed.
13338
13339 *catch-order*
13340Exceptions can be caught by a try conditional with one or more |:catch|
13341commands, see |try-conditionals|. The values to be caught by each ":catch"
13342command can be specified as a pattern argument. The subsequent catch clause
13343gets executed when a matching exception is caught.
13344 Example: >
13345
13346 :function! Foo(value)
13347 : try
13348 : throw a:value
13349 : catch /^\d\+$/
13350 : echo "Number thrown"
13351 : catch /.*/
13352 : echo "String thrown"
13353 : endtry
13354 :endfunction
13355 :
13356 :call Foo(0x1267)
13357 :call Foo('string')
13358
13359The first call to Foo() displays "Number thrown", the second "String thrown".
13360An exception is matched against the ":catch" commands in the order they are
13361specified. Only the first match counts. So you should place the more
13362specific ":catch" first. The following order does not make sense: >
13363
13364 : catch /.*/
13365 : echo "String thrown"
13366 : catch /^\d\+$/
13367 : echo "Number thrown"
13368
13369The first ":catch" here matches always, so that the second catch clause is
13370never taken.
13371
13372 *throw-variables*
13373If you catch an exception by a general pattern, you may access the exact value
13374in the variable |v:exception|: >
13375
13376 : catch /^\d\+$/
13377 : echo "Number thrown. Value is" v:exception
13378
13379You may also be interested where an exception was thrown. This is stored in
13380|v:throwpoint|. Note that "v:exception" and "v:throwpoint" are valid for the
13381exception most recently caught as long it is not finished.
13382 Example: >
13383
13384 :function! Caught()
13385 : if v:exception != ""
13386 : echo 'Caught "' . v:exception . '" in ' . v:throwpoint
13387 : else
13388 : echo 'Nothing caught'
13389 : endif
13390 :endfunction
13391 :
13392 :function! Foo()
13393 : try
13394 : try
13395 : try
13396 : throw 4711
13397 : finally
13398 : call Caught()
13399 : endtry
13400 : catch /.*/
13401 : call Caught()
13402 : throw "oops"
13403 : endtry
13404 : catch /.*/
13405 : call Caught()
13406 : finally
13407 : call Caught()
13408 : endtry
13409 :endfunction
13410 :
13411 :call Foo()
13412
13413This displays >
13414
13415 Nothing caught
13416 Caught "4711" in function Foo, line 4
13417 Caught "oops" in function Foo, line 10
13418 Nothing caught
13419
13420A practical example: The following command ":LineNumber" displays the line
13421number in the script or function where it has been used: >
13422
13423 :function! LineNumber()
13424 : return substitute(v:throwpoint, '.*\D\(\d\+\).*', '\1', "")
13425 :endfunction
13426 :command! LineNumber try | throw "" | catch | echo LineNumber() | endtry
13427<
13428 *try-nested*
13429An exception that is not caught by a try conditional can be caught by
13430a surrounding try conditional: >
13431
13432 :try
13433 : try
13434 : throw "foo"
13435 : catch /foobar/
13436 : echo "foobar"
13437 : finally
13438 : echo "inner finally"
13439 : endtry
13440 :catch /foo/
13441 : echo "foo"
13442 :endtry
13443
13444The inner try conditional does not catch the exception, just its finally
13445clause is executed. The exception is then caught by the outer try
13446conditional. The example displays "inner finally" and then "foo".
13447
13448 *throw-from-catch*
13449You can catch an exception and throw a new one to be caught elsewhere from the
13450catch clause: >
13451
13452 :function! Foo()
13453 : throw "foo"
13454 :endfunction
13455 :
13456 :function! Bar()
13457 : try
13458 : call Foo()
13459 : catch /foo/
13460 : echo "Caught foo, throw bar"
13461 : throw "bar"
13462 : endtry
13463 :endfunction
13464 :
13465 :try
13466 : call Bar()
13467 :catch /.*/
13468 : echo "Caught" v:exception
13469 :endtry
13470
13471This displays "Caught foo, throw bar" and then "Caught bar".
13472
13473 *rethrow*
13474There is no real rethrow in the Vim script language, but you may throw
13475"v:exception" instead: >
13476
13477 :function! Bar()
13478 : try
13479 : call Foo()
13480 : catch /.*/
13481 : echo "Rethrow" v:exception
13482 : throw v:exception
13483 : endtry
13484 :endfunction
13485< *try-echoerr*
13486Note that this method cannot be used to "rethrow" Vim error or interrupt
13487exceptions, because it is not possible to fake Vim internal exceptions.
13488Trying so causes an error exception. You should throw your own exception
13489denoting the situation. If you want to cause a Vim error exception containing
13490the original error exception value, you can use the |:echoerr| command: >
13491
13492 :try
13493 : try
13494 : asdf
13495 : catch /.*/
13496 : echoerr v:exception
13497 : endtry
13498 :catch /.*/
13499 : echo v:exception
13500 :endtry
13501
13502This code displays
13503
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000013504 Vim(echoerr):Vim:E492: Not an editor command: asdf ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013505
13506
13507CLEANUP CODE *try-finally*
13508
13509Scripts often change global settings and restore them at their end. If the
13510user however interrupts the script by pressing CTRL-C, the settings remain in
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020013511an inconsistent state. The same may happen to you in the development phase of
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013512a script when an error occurs or you explicitly throw an exception without
13513catching it. You can solve these problems by using a try conditional with
13514a finally clause for restoring the settings. Its execution is guaranteed on
13515normal control flow, on error, on an explicit ":throw", and on interrupt.
13516(Note that errors and interrupts from inside the try conditional are converted
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020013517to exceptions. When not caught, they terminate the script after the finally
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013518clause has been executed.)
13519Example: >
13520
13521 :try
13522 : let s:saved_ts = &ts
13523 : set ts=17
13524 :
13525 : " Do the hard work here.
13526 :
13527 :finally
13528 : let &ts = s:saved_ts
13529 : unlet s:saved_ts
13530 :endtry
13531
13532This method should be used locally whenever a function or part of a script
13533changes global settings which need to be restored on failure or normal exit of
13534that function or script part.
13535
13536 *break-finally*
13537Cleanup code works also when the try block or a catch clause is left by
13538a ":continue", ":break", ":return", or ":finish".
13539 Example: >
13540
13541 :let first = 1
13542 :while 1
13543 : try
13544 : if first
13545 : echo "first"
13546 : let first = 0
13547 : continue
13548 : else
13549 : throw "second"
13550 : endif
13551 : catch /.*/
13552 : echo v:exception
13553 : break
13554 : finally
13555 : echo "cleanup"
13556 : endtry
13557 : echo "still in while"
13558 :endwhile
13559 :echo "end"
13560
13561This displays "first", "cleanup", "second", "cleanup", and "end". >
13562
13563 :function! Foo()
13564 : try
13565 : return 4711
13566 : finally
13567 : echo "cleanup\n"
13568 : endtry
13569 : echo "Foo still active"
13570 :endfunction
13571 :
13572 :echo Foo() "returned by Foo"
13573
13574This displays "cleanup" and "4711 returned by Foo". You don't need to add an
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020013575extra ":return" in the finally clause. (Above all, this would override the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013576return value.)
13577
13578 *except-from-finally*
13579Using either of ":continue", ":break", ":return", ":finish", or ":throw" in
13580a finally clause is possible, but not recommended since it abandons the
13581cleanup actions for the try conditional. But, of course, interrupt and error
13582exceptions might get raised from a finally clause.
13583 Example where an error in the finally clause stops an interrupt from
13584working correctly: >
13585
13586 :try
13587 : try
13588 : echo "Press CTRL-C for interrupt"
13589 : while 1
13590 : endwhile
13591 : finally
13592 : unlet novar
13593 : endtry
13594 :catch /novar/
13595 :endtry
13596 :echo "Script still running"
13597 :sleep 1
13598
13599If you need to put commands that could fail into a finally clause, you should
13600think about catching or ignoring the errors in these commands, see
13601|catch-errors| and |ignore-errors|.
13602
13603
13604CATCHING ERRORS *catch-errors*
13605
13606If you want to catch specific errors, you just have to put the code to be
13607watched in a try block and add a catch clause for the error message. The
13608presence of the try conditional causes all errors to be converted to an
13609exception. No message is displayed and |v:errmsg| is not set then. To find
13610the right pattern for the ":catch" command, you have to know how the format of
13611the error exception is.
13612 Error exceptions have the following format: >
13613
13614 Vim({cmdname}):{errmsg}
13615or >
13616 Vim:{errmsg}
13617
13618{cmdname} is the name of the command that failed; the second form is used when
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020013619the command name is not known. {errmsg} is the error message usually produced
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013620when the error occurs outside try conditionals. It always begins with
13621a capital "E", followed by a two or three-digit error number, a colon, and
13622a space.
13623
13624Examples:
13625
13626The command >
13627 :unlet novar
13628normally produces the error message >
13629 E108: No such variable: "novar"
13630which is converted inside try conditionals to an exception >
13631 Vim(unlet):E108: No such variable: "novar"
13632
13633The command >
13634 :dwim
13635normally produces the error message >
13636 E492: Not an editor command: dwim
13637which is converted inside try conditionals to an exception >
13638 Vim:E492: Not an editor command: dwim
13639
13640You can catch all ":unlet" errors by a >
13641 :catch /^Vim(unlet):/
13642or all errors for misspelled command names by a >
13643 :catch /^Vim:E492:/
13644
13645Some error messages may be produced by different commands: >
13646 :function nofunc
13647and >
13648 :delfunction nofunc
13649both produce the error message >
13650 E128: Function name must start with a capital: nofunc
13651which is converted inside try conditionals to an exception >
13652 Vim(function):E128: Function name must start with a capital: nofunc
13653or >
13654 Vim(delfunction):E128: Function name must start with a capital: nofunc
13655respectively. You can catch the error by its number independently on the
13656command that caused it if you use the following pattern: >
13657 :catch /^Vim(\a\+):E128:/
13658
13659Some commands like >
13660 :let x = novar
13661produce multiple error messages, here: >
13662 E121: Undefined variable: novar
13663 E15: Invalid expression: novar
13664Only the first is used for the exception value, since it is the most specific
13665one (see |except-several-errors|). So you can catch it by >
13666 :catch /^Vim(\a\+):E121:/
13667
13668You can catch all errors related to the name "nofunc" by >
13669 :catch /\<nofunc\>/
13670
13671You can catch all Vim errors in the ":write" and ":read" commands by >
13672 :catch /^Vim(\(write\|read\)):E\d\+:/
13673
13674You can catch all Vim errors by the pattern >
13675 :catch /^Vim\((\a\+)\)\=:E\d\+:/
13676<
13677 *catch-text*
13678NOTE: You should never catch the error message text itself: >
13679 :catch /No such variable/
Bram Moolenaar2b8388b2015-02-28 13:11:45 +010013680only works in the English locale, but not when the user has selected
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013681a different language by the |:language| command. It is however helpful to
13682cite the message text in a comment: >
13683 :catch /^Vim(\a\+):E108:/ " No such variable
13684
13685
13686IGNORING ERRORS *ignore-errors*
13687
13688You can ignore errors in a specific Vim command by catching them locally: >
13689
13690 :try
13691 : write
13692 :catch
13693 :endtry
13694
13695But you are strongly recommended NOT to use this simple form, since it could
13696catch more than you want. With the ":write" command, some autocommands could
13697be executed and cause errors not related to writing, for instance: >
13698
13699 :au BufWritePre * unlet novar
13700
13701There could even be such errors you are not responsible for as a script
13702writer: a user of your script might have defined such autocommands. You would
13703then hide the error from the user.
13704 It is much better to use >
13705
13706 :try
13707 : write
13708 :catch /^Vim(write):/
13709 :endtry
13710
13711which only catches real write errors. So catch only what you'd like to ignore
13712intentionally.
13713
13714For a single command that does not cause execution of autocommands, you could
13715even suppress the conversion of errors to exceptions by the ":silent!"
13716command: >
13717 :silent! nunmap k
13718This works also when a try conditional is active.
13719
13720
13721CATCHING INTERRUPTS *catch-interrupt*
13722
13723When there are active try conditionals, an interrupt (CTRL-C) is converted to
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020013724the exception "Vim:Interrupt". You can catch it like every exception. The
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013725script is not terminated, then.
13726 Example: >
13727
13728 :function! TASK1()
13729 : sleep 10
13730 :endfunction
13731
13732 :function! TASK2()
13733 : sleep 20
13734 :endfunction
13735
13736 :while 1
13737 : let command = input("Type a command: ")
13738 : try
13739 : if command == ""
13740 : continue
13741 : elseif command == "END"
13742 : break
13743 : elseif command == "TASK1"
13744 : call TASK1()
13745 : elseif command == "TASK2"
13746 : call TASK2()
13747 : else
13748 : echo "\nIllegal command:" command
13749 : continue
13750 : endif
13751 : catch /^Vim:Interrupt$/
13752 : echo "\nCommand interrupted"
13753 : " Caught the interrupt. Continue with next prompt.
13754 : endtry
13755 :endwhile
13756
13757You can interrupt a task here by pressing CTRL-C; the script then asks for
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020013758a new command. If you press CTRL-C at the prompt, the script is terminated.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013759
13760For testing what happens when CTRL-C would be pressed on a specific line in
13761your script, use the debug mode and execute the |>quit| or |>interrupt|
13762command on that line. See |debug-scripts|.
13763
13764
13765CATCHING ALL *catch-all*
13766
13767The commands >
13768
13769 :catch /.*/
13770 :catch //
13771 :catch
13772
13773catch everything, error exceptions, interrupt exceptions and exceptions
13774explicitly thrown by the |:throw| command. This is useful at the top level of
13775a script in order to catch unexpected things.
13776 Example: >
13777
13778 :try
13779 :
13780 : " do the hard work here
13781 :
13782 :catch /MyException/
13783 :
13784 : " handle known problem
13785 :
13786 :catch /^Vim:Interrupt$/
13787 : echo "Script interrupted"
13788 :catch /.*/
13789 : echo "Internal error (" . v:exception . ")"
13790 : echo " - occurred at " . v:throwpoint
13791 :endtry
13792 :" end of script
13793
13794Note: Catching all might catch more things than you want. Thus, you are
13795strongly encouraged to catch only for problems that you can really handle by
13796specifying a pattern argument to the ":catch".
13797 Example: Catching all could make it nearly impossible to interrupt a script
13798by pressing CTRL-C: >
13799
13800 :while 1
13801 : try
13802 : sleep 1
13803 : catch
13804 : endtry
13805 :endwhile
13806
13807
13808EXCEPTIONS AND AUTOCOMMANDS *except-autocmd*
13809
13810Exceptions may be used during execution of autocommands. Example: >
13811
13812 :autocmd User x try
13813 :autocmd User x throw "Oops!"
13814 :autocmd User x catch
13815 :autocmd User x echo v:exception
13816 :autocmd User x endtry
13817 :autocmd User x throw "Arrgh!"
13818 :autocmd User x echo "Should not be displayed"
13819 :
13820 :try
13821 : doautocmd User x
13822 :catch
13823 : echo v:exception
13824 :endtry
13825
13826This displays "Oops!" and "Arrgh!".
13827
13828 *except-autocmd-Pre*
13829For some commands, autocommands get executed before the main action of the
13830command takes place. If an exception is thrown and not caught in the sequence
13831of autocommands, the sequence and the command that caused its execution are
13832abandoned and the exception is propagated to the caller of the command.
13833 Example: >
13834
13835 :autocmd BufWritePre * throw "FAIL"
13836 :autocmd BufWritePre * echo "Should not be displayed"
13837 :
13838 :try
13839 : write
13840 :catch
13841 : echo "Caught:" v:exception "from" v:throwpoint
13842 :endtry
13843
13844Here, the ":write" command does not write the file currently being edited (as
13845you can see by checking 'modified'), since the exception from the BufWritePre
13846autocommand abandons the ":write". The exception is then caught and the
13847script displays: >
13848
13849 Caught: FAIL from BufWrite Auto commands for "*"
13850<
13851 *except-autocmd-Post*
13852For some commands, autocommands get executed after the main action of the
13853command has taken place. If this main action fails and the command is inside
13854an active try conditional, the autocommands are skipped and an error exception
13855is thrown that can be caught by the caller of the command.
13856 Example: >
13857
13858 :autocmd BufWritePost * echo "File successfully written!"
13859 :
13860 :try
13861 : write /i/m/p/o/s/s/i/b/l/e
13862 :catch
13863 : echo v:exception
13864 :endtry
13865
13866This just displays: >
13867
13868 Vim(write):E212: Can't open file for writing (/i/m/p/o/s/s/i/b/l/e)
13869
13870If you really need to execute the autocommands even when the main action
13871fails, trigger the event from the catch clause.
13872 Example: >
13873
13874 :autocmd BufWritePre * set noreadonly
13875 :autocmd BufWritePost * set readonly
13876 :
13877 :try
13878 : write /i/m/p/o/s/s/i/b/l/e
13879 :catch
13880 : doautocmd BufWritePost /i/m/p/o/s/s/i/b/l/e
13881 :endtry
13882<
13883You can also use ":silent!": >
13884
13885 :let x = "ok"
13886 :let v:errmsg = ""
13887 :autocmd BufWritePost * if v:errmsg != ""
13888 :autocmd BufWritePost * let x = "after fail"
13889 :autocmd BufWritePost * endif
13890 :try
13891 : silent! write /i/m/p/o/s/s/i/b/l/e
13892 :catch
13893 :endtry
13894 :echo x
13895
13896This displays "after fail".
13897
13898If the main action of the command does not fail, exceptions from the
13899autocommands will be catchable by the caller of the command: >
13900
13901 :autocmd BufWritePost * throw ":-("
13902 :autocmd BufWritePost * echo "Should not be displayed"
13903 :
13904 :try
13905 : write
13906 :catch
13907 : echo v:exception
13908 :endtry
13909<
13910 *except-autocmd-Cmd*
13911For some commands, the normal action can be replaced by a sequence of
13912autocommands. Exceptions from that sequence will be catchable by the caller
13913of the command.
13914 Example: For the ":write" command, the caller cannot know whether the file
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020013915had actually been written when the exception occurred. You need to tell it in
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013916some way. >
13917
13918 :if !exists("cnt")
13919 : let cnt = 0
13920 :
13921 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * if &modified
13922 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * let cnt = cnt + 1
13923 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * if cnt % 3 == 2
13924 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * throw "BufWriteCmdError"
13925 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * endif
13926 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * write | set nomodified
13927 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * if cnt % 3 == 0
13928 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * throw "BufWriteCmdError"
13929 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * endif
13930 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * echo "File successfully written!"
13931 : autocmd BufWriteCmd * endif
13932 :endif
13933 :
13934 :try
13935 : write
13936 :catch /^BufWriteCmdError$/
13937 : if &modified
13938 : echo "Error on writing (file contents not changed)"
13939 : else
13940 : echo "Error after writing"
13941 : endif
13942 :catch /^Vim(write):/
13943 : echo "Error on writing"
13944 :endtry
13945
13946When this script is sourced several times after making changes, it displays
13947first >
13948 File successfully written!
13949then >
13950 Error on writing (file contents not changed)
13951then >
13952 Error after writing
13953etc.
13954
13955 *except-autocmd-ill*
13956You cannot spread a try conditional over autocommands for different events.
13957The following code is ill-formed: >
13958
13959 :autocmd BufWritePre * try
13960 :
13961 :autocmd BufWritePost * catch
13962 :autocmd BufWritePost * echo v:exception
13963 :autocmd BufWritePost * endtry
13964 :
13965 :write
13966
13967
13968EXCEPTION HIERARCHIES AND PARAMETERIZED EXCEPTIONS *except-hier-param*
13969
13970Some programming languages allow to use hierarchies of exception classes or to
13971pass additional information with the object of an exception class. You can do
13972similar things in Vim.
13973 In order to throw an exception from a hierarchy, just throw the complete
13974class name with the components separated by a colon, for instance throw the
13975string "EXCEPT:MATHERR:OVERFLOW" for an overflow in a mathematical library.
13976 When you want to pass additional information with your exception class, add
13977it in parentheses, for instance throw the string "EXCEPT:IO:WRITEERR(myfile)"
13978for an error when writing "myfile".
13979 With the appropriate patterns in the ":catch" command, you can catch for
13980base classes or derived classes of your hierarchy. Additional information in
13981parentheses can be cut out from |v:exception| with the ":substitute" command.
13982 Example: >
13983
13984 :function! CheckRange(a, func)
13985 : if a:a < 0
13986 : throw "EXCEPT:MATHERR:RANGE(" . a:func . ")"
13987 : endif
13988 :endfunction
13989 :
13990 :function! Add(a, b)
13991 : call CheckRange(a:a, "Add")
13992 : call CheckRange(a:b, "Add")
13993 : let c = a:a + a:b
13994 : if c < 0
13995 : throw "EXCEPT:MATHERR:OVERFLOW"
13996 : endif
13997 : return c
13998 :endfunction
13999 :
14000 :function! Div(a, b)
14001 : call CheckRange(a:a, "Div")
14002 : call CheckRange(a:b, "Div")
14003 : if (a:b == 0)
14004 : throw "EXCEPT:MATHERR:ZERODIV"
14005 : endif
14006 : return a:a / a:b
14007 :endfunction
14008 :
14009 :function! Write(file)
14010 : try
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000014011 : execute "write" fnameescape(a:file)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014012 : catch /^Vim(write):/
14013 : throw "EXCEPT:IO(" . getcwd() . ", " . a:file . "):WRITEERR"
14014 : endtry
14015 :endfunction
14016 :
14017 :try
14018 :
14019 : " something with arithmetics and I/O
14020 :
14021 :catch /^EXCEPT:MATHERR:RANGE/
14022 : let function = substitute(v:exception, '.*(\(\a\+\)).*', '\1', "")
14023 : echo "Range error in" function
14024 :
14025 :catch /^EXCEPT:MATHERR/ " catches OVERFLOW and ZERODIV
14026 : echo "Math error"
14027 :
14028 :catch /^EXCEPT:IO/
14029 : let dir = substitute(v:exception, '.*(\(.\+\),\s*.\+).*', '\1', "")
14030 : let file = substitute(v:exception, '.*(.\+,\s*\(.\+\)).*', '\1', "")
14031 : if file !~ '^/'
14032 : let file = dir . "/" . file
14033 : endif
14034 : echo 'I/O error for "' . file . '"'
14035 :
14036 :catch /^EXCEPT/
14037 : echo "Unspecified error"
14038 :
14039 :endtry
14040
14041The exceptions raised by Vim itself (on error or when pressing CTRL-C) use
14042a flat hierarchy: they are all in the "Vim" class. You cannot throw yourself
14043exceptions with the "Vim" prefix; they are reserved for Vim.
14044 Vim error exceptions are parameterized with the name of the command that
14045failed, if known. See |catch-errors|.
14046
14047
14048PECULIARITIES
14049 *except-compat*
14050The exception handling concept requires that the command sequence causing the
14051exception is aborted immediately and control is transferred to finally clauses
14052and/or a catch clause.
14053
14054In the Vim script language there are cases where scripts and functions
14055continue after an error: in functions without the "abort" flag or in a command
14056after ":silent!", control flow goes to the following line, and outside
14057functions, control flow goes to the line following the outermost ":endwhile"
14058or ":endif". On the other hand, errors should be catchable as exceptions
14059(thus, requiring the immediate abortion).
14060
14061This problem has been solved by converting errors to exceptions and using
14062immediate abortion (if not suppressed by ":silent!") only when a try
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020014063conditional is active. This is no restriction since an (error) exception can
14064be caught only from an active try conditional. If you want an immediate
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014065termination without catching the error, just use a try conditional without
14066catch clause. (You can cause cleanup code being executed before termination
14067by specifying a finally clause.)
14068
14069When no try conditional is active, the usual abortion and continuation
14070behavior is used instead of immediate abortion. This ensures compatibility of
14071scripts written for Vim 6.1 and earlier.
14072
14073However, when sourcing an existing script that does not use exception handling
14074commands (or when calling one of its functions) from inside an active try
14075conditional of a new script, you might change the control flow of the existing
14076script on error. You get the immediate abortion on error and can catch the
14077error in the new script. If however the sourced script suppresses error
14078messages by using the ":silent!" command (checking for errors by testing
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020014079|v:errmsg| if appropriate), its execution path is not changed. The error is
14080not converted to an exception. (See |:silent|.) So the only remaining cause
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014081where this happens is for scripts that don't care about errors and produce
14082error messages. You probably won't want to use such code from your new
14083scripts.
14084
14085 *except-syntax-err*
14086Syntax errors in the exception handling commands are never caught by any of
14087the ":catch" commands of the try conditional they belong to. Its finally
14088clauses, however, is executed.
14089 Example: >
14090
14091 :try
14092 : try
14093 : throw 4711
14094 : catch /\(/
14095 : echo "in catch with syntax error"
14096 : catch
14097 : echo "inner catch-all"
14098 : finally
14099 : echo "inner finally"
14100 : endtry
14101 :catch
14102 : echo 'outer catch-all caught "' . v:exception . '"'
14103 : finally
14104 : echo "outer finally"
14105 :endtry
14106
14107This displays: >
14108 inner finally
14109 outer catch-all caught "Vim(catch):E54: Unmatched \("
14110 outer finally
14111The original exception is discarded and an error exception is raised, instead.
14112
14113 *except-single-line*
14114The ":try", ":catch", ":finally", and ":endtry" commands can be put on
14115a single line, but then syntax errors may make it difficult to recognize the
14116"catch" line, thus you better avoid this.
14117 Example: >
14118 :try | unlet! foo # | catch | endtry
14119raises an error exception for the trailing characters after the ":unlet!"
14120argument, but does not see the ":catch" and ":endtry" commands, so that the
14121error exception is discarded and the "E488: Trailing characters" message gets
14122displayed.
14123
14124 *except-several-errors*
14125When several errors appear in a single command, the first error message is
14126usually the most specific one and therefor converted to the error exception.
14127 Example: >
14128 echo novar
14129causes >
14130 E121: Undefined variable: novar
14131 E15: Invalid expression: novar
14132The value of the error exception inside try conditionals is: >
14133 Vim(echo):E121: Undefined variable: novar
14134< *except-syntax-error*
14135But when a syntax error is detected after a normal error in the same command,
14136the syntax error is used for the exception being thrown.
14137 Example: >
14138 unlet novar #
14139causes >
14140 E108: No such variable: "novar"
14141 E488: Trailing characters
14142The value of the error exception inside try conditionals is: >
14143 Vim(unlet):E488: Trailing characters
14144This is done because the syntax error might change the execution path in a way
14145not intended by the user. Example: >
14146 try
14147 try | unlet novar # | catch | echo v:exception | endtry
14148 catch /.*/
14149 echo "outer catch:" v:exception
14150 endtry
14151This displays "outer catch: Vim(unlet):E488: Trailing characters", and then
14152a "E600: Missing :endtry" error message is given, see |except-single-line|.
14153
14154==============================================================================
141559. Examples *eval-examples*
14156
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014157Printing in Binary ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014158>
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010014159 :" The function Nr2Bin() returns the binary string representation of a number.
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014160 :func Nr2Bin(nr)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014161 : let n = a:nr
14162 : let r = ""
14163 : while n
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014164 : let r = '01'[n % 2] . r
14165 : let n = n / 2
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014166 : endwhile
14167 : return r
14168 :endfunc
14169
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014170 :" The function String2Bin() converts each character in a string to a
14171 :" binary string, separated with dashes.
14172 :func String2Bin(str)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014173 : let out = ''
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014174 : for ix in range(strlen(a:str))
14175 : let out = out . '-' . Nr2Bin(char2nr(a:str[ix]))
14176 : endfor
14177 : return out[1:]
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014178 :endfunc
14179
14180Example of its use: >
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014181 :echo Nr2Bin(32)
14182result: "100000" >
14183 :echo String2Bin("32")
14184result: "110011-110010"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014185
14186
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014187Sorting lines ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014188
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014189This example sorts lines with a specific compare function. >
14190
14191 :func SortBuffer()
14192 : let lines = getline(1, '$')
14193 : call sort(lines, function("Strcmp"))
14194 : call setline(1, lines)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014195 :endfunction
14196
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014197As a one-liner: >
14198 :call setline(1, sort(getline(1, '$'), function("Strcmp")))
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014199
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014200
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014201scanf() replacement ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014202 *sscanf*
14203There is no sscanf() function in Vim. If you need to extract parts from a
14204line, you can use matchstr() and substitute() to do it. This example shows
14205how to get the file name, line number and column number out of a line like
14206"foobar.txt, 123, 45". >
14207 :" Set up the match bit
14208 :let mx='\(\f\+\),\s*\(\d\+\),\s*\(\d\+\)'
14209 :"get the part matching the whole expression
14210 :let l = matchstr(line, mx)
14211 :"get each item out of the match
14212 :let file = substitute(l, mx, '\1', '')
14213 :let lnum = substitute(l, mx, '\2', '')
14214 :let col = substitute(l, mx, '\3', '')
14215
14216The input is in the variable "line", the results in the variables "file",
14217"lnum" and "col". (idea from Michael Geddes)
14218
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014219
14220getting the scriptnames in a Dictionary ~
14221 *scriptnames-dictionary*
14222The |:scriptnames| command can be used to get a list of all script files that
14223have been sourced. There is no equivalent function or variable for this
14224(because it's rarely needed). In case you need to manipulate the list this
14225code can be used: >
14226 " Get the output of ":scriptnames" in the scriptnames_output variable.
14227 let scriptnames_output = ''
14228 redir => scriptnames_output
14229 silent scriptnames
14230 redir END
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +010014231
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000014232 " Split the output into lines and parse each line. Add an entry to the
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014233 " "scripts" dictionary.
14234 let scripts = {}
14235 for line in split(scriptnames_output, "\n")
14236 " Only do non-blank lines.
14237 if line =~ '\S'
14238 " Get the first number in the line.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000014239 let nr = matchstr(line, '\d\+')
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014240 " Get the file name, remove the script number " 123: ".
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000014241 let name = substitute(line, '.\+:\s*', '', '')
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014242 " Add an item to the Dictionary
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +000014243 let scripts[nr] = name
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014244 endif
14245 endfor
14246 unlet scriptnames_output
14247
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014248==============================================================================
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +02001424910. Vim script versions *vimscript-version* *vimscript-versions*
Bram Moolenaar911ead12019-04-21 00:03:35 +020014250 *scriptversion*
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +020014251Over time many features have been added to Vim script. This includes Ex
14252commands, functions, variable types, etc. Each individual feature can be
14253checked with the |has()| and |exists()| functions.
14254
14255Sometimes old syntax of functionality gets in the way of making Vim better.
14256When support is taken away this will break older Vim scripts. To make this
14257explicit the |:scriptversion| command can be used. When a Vim script is not
14258compatible with older versions of Vim this will give an explicit error,
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +020014259instead of failing in mysterious ways.
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +020014260
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +020014261 *scriptversion-1* >
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +020014262 :scriptversion 1
14263< This is the original Vim script, same as not using a |:scriptversion|
14264 command. Can be used to go back to old syntax for a range of lines.
14265 Test for support with: >
14266 has('vimscript-1')
14267
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +020014268< *scriptversion-2* >
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +020014269 :scriptversion 2
Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +020014270< String concatenation with "." is not supported, use ".." instead.
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +020014271 This avoids the ambiguity using "." for Dict member access and
14272 floating point numbers. Now ".5" means the number 0.5.
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +020014273
14274 *scriptversion-3* >
Bram Moolenaar911ead12019-04-21 00:03:35 +020014275 :scriptversion 3
14276< All |vim-variable|s must be prefixed by "v:". E.g. "version" doesn't
14277 work as |v:version| anymore, it can be used as a normal variable.
14278 Same for some obvious names as "count" and others.
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +020014279
Bram Moolenaar911ead12019-04-21 00:03:35 +020014280 Test for support with: >
14281 has('vimscript-3')
Bram Moolenaar60a8de22019-09-15 14:33:22 +020014282<
14283 *scriptversion-4* >
14284 :scriptversion 4
Bram Moolenaarc17e66c2020-06-02 21:38:22 +020014285< Numbers with a leading zero are not recognized as octal. "0o" or "0O"
14286 is still recognized as octal. With the
Bram Moolenaar60a8de22019-09-15 14:33:22 +020014287 previous version you get: >
Bram Moolenaarc17e66c2020-06-02 21:38:22 +020014288 echo 017 " displays 15 (octal)
14289 echo 0o17 " displays 15 (octal)
14290 echo 018 " displays 18 (decimal)
Bram Moolenaar60a8de22019-09-15 14:33:22 +020014291< with script version 4: >
Bram Moolenaarc17e66c2020-06-02 21:38:22 +020014292 echo 017 " displays 17 (decimal)
14293 echo 0o17 " displays 15 (octal)
14294 echo 018 " displays 18 (decimal)
Bram Moolenaar60a8de22019-09-15 14:33:22 +020014295< Also, it is possible to use single quotes inside numbers to make them
14296 easier to read: >
14297 echo 1'000'000
14298< The quotes must be surrounded by digits.
14299
14300 Test for support with: >
14301 has('vimscript-4')
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +020014302
14303==============================================================================
1430411. No +eval feature *no-eval-feature*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014305
14306When the |+eval| feature was disabled at compile time, none of the expression
14307evaluation commands are available. To prevent this from causing Vim scripts
14308to generate all kinds of errors, the ":if" and ":endif" commands are still
14309recognized, though the argument of the ":if" and everything between the ":if"
14310and the matching ":endif" is ignored. Nesting of ":if" blocks is allowed, but
14311only if the commands are at the start of the line. The ":else" command is not
14312recognized.
14313
14314Example of how to avoid executing commands when the |+eval| feature is
14315missing: >
14316
14317 :if 1
14318 : echo "Expression evaluation is compiled in"
14319 :else
14320 : echo "You will _never_ see this message"
14321 :endif
14322
Bram Moolenaar773a97c2019-06-06 20:39:55 +020014323To execute a command only when the |+eval| feature is disabled can be done in
14324two ways. The simplest is to exit the script (or Vim) prematurely: >
14325 if 1
14326 echo "commands executed with +eval"
14327 finish
14328 endif
14329 args " command executed without +eval
14330
14331If you do not want to abort loading the script you can use a trick, as this
14332example shows: >
Bram Moolenaar45d2cca2017-04-30 16:36:05 +020014333
14334 silent! while 0
14335 set history=111
14336 silent! endwhile
14337
14338When the |+eval| feature is available the command is skipped because of the
14339"while 0". Without the |+eval| feature the "while 0" is an error, which is
14340silently ignored, and the command is executed.
Bram Moolenaarcd5c8f82017-04-09 20:11:58 +020014341
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014342==============================================================================
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +02001434312. The sandbox *eval-sandbox* *sandbox* *E48*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014344
Bram Moolenaar368373e2010-07-19 20:46:22 +020014345The 'foldexpr', 'formatexpr', 'includeexpr', 'indentexpr', 'statusline' and
14346'foldtext' options may be evaluated in a sandbox. This means that you are
14347protected from these expressions having nasty side effects. This gives some
14348safety for when these options are set from a modeline. It is also used when
14349the command from a tags file is executed and for CTRL-R = in the command line.
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +000014350The sandbox is also used for the |:sandbox| command.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014351
14352These items are not allowed in the sandbox:
14353 - changing the buffer text
Bram Moolenaarb477af22018-07-15 20:20:18 +020014354 - defining or changing mapping, autocommands, user commands
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014355 - setting certain options (see |option-summary|)
Bram Moolenaaref2f6562007-05-06 13:32:59 +000014356 - setting certain v: variables (see |v:var|) *E794*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014357 - executing a shell command
14358 - reading or writing a file
14359 - jumping to another buffer or editing a file
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +000014360 - executing Python, Perl, etc. commands
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +000014361This is not guaranteed 100% secure, but it should block most attacks.
14362
14363 *:san* *:sandbox*
Bram Moolenaar045e82d2005-07-08 22:25:33 +000014364:san[dbox] {cmd} Execute {cmd} in the sandbox. Useful to evaluate an
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +000014365 option that may have been set from a modeline, e.g.
14366 'foldexpr'.
14367
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +000014368 *sandbox-option*
14369A few options contain an expression. When this expression is evaluated it may
Bram Moolenaar9b2200a2006-03-20 21:55:45 +000014370have to be done in the sandbox to avoid a security risk. But the sandbox is
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +000014371restrictive, thus this only happens when the option was set from an insecure
14372location. Insecure in this context are:
Bram Moolenaar551dbcc2006-04-25 22:13:59 +000014373- sourcing a .vimrc or .exrc in the current directory
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +000014374- while executing in the sandbox
14375- value coming from a modeline
Bram Moolenaarb477af22018-07-15 20:20:18 +020014376- executing a function that was defined in the sandbox
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +000014377
14378Note that when in the sandbox and saving an option value and restoring it, the
14379option will still be marked as it was set in the sandbox.
14380
14381==============================================================================
Bram Moolenaar558ca4a2019-04-04 18:15:38 +02001438213. Textlock *textlock*
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +000014383
14384In a few situations it is not allowed to change the text in the buffer, jump
14385to another window and some other things that might confuse or break what Vim
14386is currently doing. This mostly applies to things that happen when Vim is
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +020014387actually doing something else. For example, evaluating the 'balloonexpr' may
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +000014388happen any moment the mouse cursor is resting at some position.
14389
14390This is not allowed when the textlock is active:
14391 - changing the buffer text
14392 - jumping to another buffer or window
14393 - editing another file
14394 - closing a window or quitting Vim
14395 - etc.
14396
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014397
Bram Moolenaar91f84f62018-07-29 15:07:52 +020014398 vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: