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authorBram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>2021-03-13 13:28:13 +0100
committerBram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>2021-03-13 13:28:13 +0100
commitc8cdf0f80b3cfd88a4490d80572062c1fd1a96ca (patch)
tree614f36d3f295a1db8023aedc8cfb20740d7a2d50 /runtime/doc/eval.txt
parent6fd367a97c8653a2d734a38252c7d68d4b2ebaa7 (diff)
Update runtime files.
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diff --git a/runtime/doc/eval.txt b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
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--- a/runtime/doc/eval.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*eval.txt* For Vim version 8.2. Last change: 2021 Feb 10
+*eval.txt* For Vim version 8.2. Last change: 2021 Mar 10
VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -5300,6 +5300,9 @@ getcharpos({expr})
Get the position for {expr}. Same as |getpos()| but the column
number in the returned List is a character index instead of
a byte index.
+ If |getpos()| returns a very large column number, such as
+ 2147483647, then getcharpos() will return the character index
+ of the last character.
Example:
With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
@@ -5779,6 +5782,8 @@ getpos({expr}) Get the position for {expr}. For possible values of {expr}
The column number in the returned List is the byte position
within the line. To get the character position in the line,
use |getcharpos()|
+ The column number can be very large, e.g. 2147483647, in which
+ case it means "after the end of the line".
This can be used to save and restore the position of a mark: >
let save_a_mark = getpos("'a")
...
@@ -7450,7 +7455,8 @@ matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
to be used when fast match additions and deletions are
required, for example to highlight matching parentheses.
- The list {pos} can contain one of these items:
+ {pos} is a list of positions. Each position can be one of
+ these:
- A number. This whole line will be highlighted. The first
line has number 1.
- A list with one number, e.g., [23]. The whole line with this
@@ -7463,7 +7469,7 @@ matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
- A list with three numbers, e.g., [23, 11, 3]. As above, but
the third number gives the length of the highlight in bytes.
- The maximum number of positions is 8.
+ The maximum number of positions in {pos} is 8.
Example: >
:highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
@@ -7472,8 +7478,7 @@ matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
:call matchdelete(m)
< Matches added by |matchaddpos()| are returned by
- |getmatches()| with an entry "pos1", "pos2", etc., with the
- value a list like the {pos} item.
+ |getmatches()|.
Can also be used as a |method|: >
GetGroup()->matchaddpos([23, 11])
@@ -10273,7 +10278,8 @@ str2nr({expr} [, {base} [, {quoted}]]) *str2nr()*
strcharpart({src}, {start} [, {len}]) *strcharpart()*
Like |strpart()| but using character index and length instead
- of byte index and length.
+ of byte index and length. Composing characters are counted
+ separately.
When a character index is used where a character does not
exist it is assumed to be one character. For example: >
strcharpart('abc', -1, 2)
@@ -13142,7 +13148,7 @@ text...
Cannot be followed by a comment.
Examples: >
:execute "buffer" nextbuf
- :execute "normal" count . "w"
+ :execute "normal" count .. "w"
<
":execute" can be used to append a command to commands
that don't accept a '|'. Example: >
@@ -13158,8 +13164,8 @@ text...
file names. The |fnameescape()| function can be used
for Vim commands, |shellescape()| for |:!| commands.
Examples: >
- :execute "e " . fnameescape(filename)
- :execute "!ls " . shellescape(filename, 1)
+ :execute "e " .. fnameescape(filename)
+ :execute "!ls " .. shellescape(filename, 1)
<
Note: The executed string may be any command-line, but
starting or ending "if", "while" and "for" does not