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diff --git a/runtime/doc/eval.txt b/runtime/doc/eval.txt index b6534e0e91..a1c751d08e 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/eval.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/eval.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -*eval.txt* For Vim version 7.0aa. Last change: 2006 Feb 26 +*eval.txt* For Vim version 7.0aa. Last change: 2006 Feb 27 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar @@ -3361,12 +3361,6 @@ match({expr}, {pat}[, {start}[, {count}]]) *match()* "\c" to the pattern to ignore case: > :let idx = match(haystack, '\cneedle') < - When {count} is given use the {count}'th match. When a match - is found in a String the search for the next one starts on - character further. Thus this example results in 1: > - echo match("testing", "..", 0, 2) -< In a |List| the search continues in the next item. - If {start} is given, the search starts from byte index {start} in a String or item {start} in a |List|. The result, however, is still the index counted from the @@ -3377,11 +3371,19 @@ match({expr}, {pat}[, {start}[, {count}]]) *match()* < result is again "4". > :echo match("testing", "t", 2) < result is "3". + For a String, if {start} > 0 then it is like the string starts + {start} bytes later, thus "^" will match there. For a String, if {start} < 0, it will be set to 0. For a list the index is counted from the end. If {start} is out of range (> strlen({expr} for a String or > len({expr} for a |List|) -1 is returned. + When {count} is given use the {count}'th match. When a match + is found in a String the search for the next one starts on + character further. Thus this example results in 1: > + echo match("testing", "..", 0, 2) +< In a |List| the search continues in the next item. + See |pattern| for the patterns that are accepted. The 'ignorecase' option is used to set the ignore-caseness of the pattern. 'smartcase' is NOT used. The matching is always |