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@@ -1971,6 +1971,7 @@ server2client( {clientid}, {string})
Number send reply string
serverlist() String get a list of available servers
setbufvar( {expr}, {varname}, {val}) set {varname} in buffer {expr} to {val}
+setcharsearch( {dict}) Dict set character search from {dict}
setcmdpos( {pos}) Number set cursor position in command-line
setline( {lnum}, {line}) Number set line {lnum} to {line}
setloclist( {nr}, {list}[, {action}])
@@ -3361,6 +3362,26 @@ getcharmod() *getcharmod()*
character itself are obtained. Thus Shift-a results in "A"
without a modifier.
+getcharsearch() *getcharsearch()*
+ Return the current character search information as a {dict}
+ with the following entries:
+
+ char character previously used for a character
+ search (|t|, |f|, |T|, or |F|); empty string
+ if no character search has been performed
+ forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
+ 0 for backward
+ until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
+ character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
+ character search
+
+ This can be useful to always have |;| and |,| search
+ forward/backward regardless of the direction of the previous
+ character search: >
+ :nnoremap <expr> ; getcharsearch().forward ? ';' : ','
+ :nnoremap <expr> , getcharsearch().forward ? ',' : ';'
+< Also see |setcharsearch()|.
+
getcmdline() *getcmdline()*
Return the current command-line. Only works when the command
line is being edited, thus requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or
@@ -5397,6 +5418,26 @@ setbufvar({expr}, {varname}, {val}) *setbufvar()*
:call setbufvar("todo", "myvar", "foobar")
< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
+setcharsearch() *setcharsearch()*
+ Set the current character search information to {dict},
+ which contains one or more of the following entries:
+
+ char character which will be used for a subsequent
+ |,| or |;| command; an empty string clears the
+ character search
+ forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
+ 0 for backward
+ until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
+ character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
+ character search
+
+ This can be useful to save/restore a user's character search
+ from a script: >
+ :let prevsearch = getcharsearch()
+ :" Perform a command which clobbers user's search
+ :call setcharsearch(prevsearch)
+< Also see |getcharsearch()|.
+
setcmdpos({pos}) *setcmdpos()*
Set the cursor position in the command line to byte position
{pos}. The first position is 1.