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diff --git a/runtime/doc/eval.txt b/runtime/doc/eval.txt index 9ee13e3937..9eb1ba645d 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/eval.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/eval.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -*eval.txt* For Vim version 7.0aa. Last change: 2005 Jun 29 +*eval.txt* For Vim version 7.0aa. Last change: 2005 Jul 03 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar @@ -241,15 +241,23 @@ the same value. > Note about comparing lists: Two lists are considered equal if they have the same length and all items compare equal, as with using "==". There is one -exception: When comparing a number with a string and the string contains extra -characters beside the number they are not equal. Example: > - echo 4 == "4x" +exception: When comparing a number with a string they are considered +different. There is no automatic type conversion, as with using "==" on +variables. Example: > + echo 4 == "4" < 1 > - echo [4] == ["4x"] + echo [4] == ["4"] < 0 -This is to fix the odd behavior of == that can't be changed for backward -compatibility reasons. +Thus comparing Lists is more strict than comparing numbers and strings. You +can compare simple values this way too by putting them in a string: > + + :let a = 5 + :let b = "5" + echo a == b +< 1 > + echo [a] == [b] +< 0 List unpack ~ |