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author | Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> | 2013-06-15 21:39:51 +0200 |
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committer | Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> | 2013-06-15 21:39:51 +0200 |
commit | 52b91d801aa1af208aeb25f707da823d40671e4a (patch) | |
tree | 6b59e56acd017613258a4f91752cc4dde9cadc94 /runtime/doc/if_lua.txt | |
parent | df9259abcee07f217e36f85f4fd77d059fb1bbe7 (diff) |
Updated runtime files.
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1 files changed, 75 insertions, 13 deletions
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') |