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authorBram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>2005-02-12 14:29:27 +0000
committerBram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>2005-02-12 14:29:27 +0000
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updated for version 7.0050
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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*eval.txt* For Vim version 7.0aa. Last change: 2005 Feb 07
+*eval.txt* For Vim version 7.0aa. Last change: 2005 Feb 11
VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -1899,7 +1899,7 @@ cursor({lnum}, {col}) *cursor()*
If {col} is zero, the cursor will stay in the current column.
-deepcopy({expr}) *deepcopy()* *E698*
+deepcopy({expr}[, {noref}]) *deepcopy()* *E698*
Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
different from using {expr} directly.
When {expr} is a List a full copy is created. This means
@@ -1907,10 +1907,15 @@ deepcopy({expr}) *deepcopy()* *E698*
copy, and vise versa. When an item is a List, a copy for it
is made, recursively. Thus changing an item in the copy does
not change the contents of the original List.
+ When {noref} is omitted or zero a contained List or Dictionary
+ is only copied once. All references point to this single
+ copy. With {noref} set to 1 every occurrence of a List or
+ Dictionary results in a new copy. This also means that a
+ cyclic reference causes deepcopy() to fail.
*E724*
Nesting is possible up to 100 levels. When there is an item
- that refers back to a higher level making a deep copy will
- fail.
+ that refers back to a higher level making a deep copy with
+ {noref} set to 1 will fail.
Also see |copy()|.
delete({fname}) *delete()*
@@ -4399,8 +4404,9 @@ Vim will look for the file "autoload/foo/bar.vim" in 'runtimepath'.
The name before the first colon must be at least two characters long,
otherwise it looks like a scope, such as "s:".
-Note that the script will be sourced again and again if a function is called
-that looks like it is defined in the autoload script but it isn't.
+Note that when you make a mistake and call a function that is supposed to be
+defined in an autoload script, but the script doesn't actually define the
+function, the script will be sourced every time you try to call the function.
==============================================================================
6. Curly braces names *curly-braces-names*