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authorBram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>2013-06-15 21:39:51 +0200
committerBram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>2013-06-15 21:39:51 +0200
commit52b91d801aa1af208aeb25f707da823d40671e4a (patch)
tree6b59e56acd017613258a4f91752cc4dde9cadc94 /runtime/doc/if_lua.txt
parentdf9259abcee07f217e36f85f4fd77d059fb1bbe7 (diff)
Updated runtime files.
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diff --git a/runtime/doc/if_lua.txt b/runtime/doc/if_lua.txt
index f6f56048a7..56685d0f14 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/if_lua.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/if_lua.txt
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ The Lua Interface to Vim *lua* *Lua*
2. The vim module |lua-vim|
3. List userdata |lua-list|
4. Dict userdata |lua-dict|
-5. Buffer userdata |lua-buffer|
-6. Window userdata |lua-window|
-7. The luaeval function |lua-luaeval|
+5. Funcref userdata |lua-funcref|
+6. Buffer userdata |lua-buffer|
+7. Window userdata |lua-window|
+8. The luaeval function |lua-luaeval|
{Vi does not have any of these commands}
@@ -110,9 +111,31 @@ input range are stored in "vim.firstline" and "vim.lastline" respectively. The
module also includes routines for buffer, window, and current line queries,
Vim evaluation and command execution, and others.
- vim.list() Returns an empty list (see |List|).
-
- vim.dict() Returns an empty dictionary (see |Dictionary|).
+ vim.list([arg]) Returns an empty list or, if "arg" is a Lua
+ table with numeric keys 1, ..., n (a
+ "sequence"), returns a list l such that l[i] =
+ arg[i] for i = 1, ..., n (see |List|).
+ Non-numeric keys are not used to initialize
+ the list. See also |lua-eval| for conversion
+ rules. Example: >
+ :lua t = {math.pi, false, say = 'hi'}
+ :echo luaeval('vim.list(t)')
+ :" [3.141593, 0], 'say' is ignored
+<
+ vim.dict([arg]) Returns an empty dictionary or, if "arg" is a
+ Lua table, returns a dict d such that d[k] =
+ arg[k] for all string keys k in "arg" (see
+ |Dictionary|). Number keys are converted to
+ strings. Keys that are not strings are not
+ used to initialize the dictionary. See also
+ |lua-eval| for conversion rules. Example: >
+ :lua t = {math.pi, false, say = 'hi'}
+ :echo luaeval('vim.dict(t)')
+ :" {'say': 'hi'}, numeric keys ignored
+<
+ vim.funcref({name}) Returns a Funcref to function {name} (see
+ |Funcref|). It is equivalent to Vim's
+ "function".
vim.buffer([arg]) If "arg" is a number, returns buffer with
number "arg" in the buffer list or, if "arg"
@@ -131,9 +154,9 @@ Vim evaluation and command execution, and others.
vim.type({arg}) Returns the type of {arg}. It is equivalent to
Lua's "type" function, but returns "list",
- "dict", "buffer", or "window" if {arg} is a
- list, dictionary, buffer, or window,
- respectively. Examples: >
+ "dict", "funcref", "buffer", or "window" if
+ {arg} is a list, dictionary, funcref, buffer,
+ or window, respectively. Examples: >
:lua l = vim.list()
:lua print(type(l), vim.type(l))
:" userdata list
@@ -229,7 +252,40 @@ Examples:
<
==============================================================================
-5. Buffer userdata *lua-buffer*
+5. Funcref userdata *lua-funcref*
+
+Funcref userdata represent funcref variables in Vim. Funcrefs that were
+defined with a "dict" attribute need to be obtained as a dictionary key
+in order to have "self" properly assigned to the dictionary (see examples
+below.) A funcref "f" has the following properties:
+
+Properties
+----------
+ o "#f" is the name of the function referenced by "f"
+ o "f(...)" calls the function referenced by "f" (with arguments)
+
+Examples:
+>
+ :function I(x)
+ : return a:x
+ : endfunction
+ :let R = function('I')
+ :lua i1 = vim.funcref('I')
+ :lua i2 = vim.eval('R')
+ :lua print(#i1, #i2) -- both 'I'
+ :lua print(i1, i2, #i2(i1) == #i1(i2))
+ :function Mylen() dict
+ : return len(self.data)
+ : endfunction
+ :let mydict = {'data': [0, 1, 2, 3]}
+ :lua d = vim.eval('mydict'); d.len = vim.funcref('Mylen')
+ :echo mydict.len()
+ :lua l = d.len -- assign d as 'self'
+ :lua print(l())
+<
+
+==============================================================================
+6. Buffer userdata *lua-buffer*
Buffer userdata represent vim buffers. A buffer userdata "b" has the following
properties and methods:
@@ -281,7 +337,7 @@ Examples:
<
==============================================================================
-6. Window userdata *lua-window*
+7. Window userdata *lua-window*
Window objects represent vim windows. A window userdata "w" has the following
properties and methods:
@@ -313,7 +369,7 @@ Examples:
<
==============================================================================
-7. The luaeval function *lua-luaeval* *lua-eval*
+8. The luaeval function *lua-luaeval* *lua-eval*
The (dual) equivalent of "vim.eval" for passing Lua values to Vim is
"luaeval". "luaeval" takes an expression string and an optional argument and
@@ -325,7 +381,13 @@ returns the result of the expression. It is semantically equivalent in Lua to:
return chunk(arg) -- return typval
end
<
-Note that "_A" receives the argument to "luaeval". Examples: >
+Note that "_A" receives the argument to "luaeval". Lua numbers, strings, and
+list, dict, and funcref userdata are converted to their Vim respective types,
+while Lua booleans are converted to numbers. An error is thrown if conversion
+of any of the remaining Lua types, including userdata other than lists, dicts,
+and funcrefs, is attempted.
+
+Examples: >
:echo luaeval('math.pi')
:lua a = vim.list():add('newlist')