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author | Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> | 2005-01-06 23:24:37 +0000 |
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committer | Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> | 2005-01-06 23:24:37 +0000 |
commit | de8866baa831be671f0be423a317178b8baf547a (patch) | |
tree | 1e9bf9f760264bb86aa109fa14fb173536518a59 /runtime | |
parent | 8a7e52f4c22c5c29d2ee4c5c9654cd67ce31970b (diff) | |
download | vim-git-de8866baa831be671f0be423a317178b8baf547a.tar.gz |
updated for version 7.0032
Diffstat (limited to 'runtime')
-rw-r--r-- | runtime/doc/eval.txt | 123 |
1 files changed, 104 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/runtime/doc/eval.txt b/runtime/doc/eval.txt index e71380e0f..7c6a1fdab 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 Jan 05 +*eval.txt* For Vim version 7.0aa. Last change: 2005 Jan 06 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar @@ -169,7 +169,10 @@ Expression syntax summary, from least to most significant: etc. As above, append ? for ignoring case, # for matching case -|expr5| expr6 + expr6 .. number addition + expr5 is expr5 same List instance + expr5 isnot expr5 different List instance + +|expr5| expr6 + expr6 .. number addition or list concatenation expr6 - expr6 .. number subtraction expr6 . expr6 .. string concatenation @@ -282,6 +285,7 @@ if it evaluates to true. *expr-<#* *expr-<=#* *expr-=~#* *expr-!~#* *expr-==?* *expr-!=?* *expr->?* *expr->=?* *expr-<?* *expr-<=?* *expr-=~?* *expr-!~?* + *expr-is* use 'ignorecase' match case ignore case ~ equal == ==# ==? not equal != !=# !=? @@ -291,12 +295,28 @@ smaller than < <# <? smaller than or equal <= <=# <=? regexp matches =~ =~# =~? regexp doesn't match !~ !~# !~? +same instance is +different instance isnot Examples: "abc" ==# "Abc" evaluates to 0 "abc" ==? "Abc" evaluates to 1 "abc" == "Abc" evaluates to 1 if 'ignorecase' is set, 0 otherwise +A List can only be compared with a List and only "equal", "not equal" and "is" +can be used. This compares the values of the list, recursively. Ignoring +case means case is ignored when comparing item values. + +A Funcref can only be compared with a Funcref and only "equal" and "not equal" +can be used. Case is never ignored. + +When using "is" or "isnot" with a List this checks if the expressions are +referring to the same List instance. A copy of a List is different from the +original List. When using "is" without a List it is equivalent to using +"equal", using "isnot" equivalent to using "not equal". Except that a +different type means the values are different. "4 == '4'" is true, "4 is '4'" +is false. + When comparing a String with a Number, the String is converted to a Number, and the comparison is done on Numbers. This means that "0 == 'x'" is TRUE, because 'x' converted to a Number is zero. @@ -326,13 +346,16 @@ can be matched like an ordinary character. Examples: expr5 and expr6 *expr5* *expr6* --------------- -expr6 + expr6 .. number addition *expr-+* -expr6 - expr6 .. number subtraction *expr--* -expr6 . expr6 .. string concatenation *expr-.* +expr6 + expr6 .. Number addition or List concatenation *expr-+* +expr6 - expr6 .. Number subtraction *expr--* +expr6 . expr6 .. String concatenation *expr-.* + +For Lists only "+" is possible and then both expr6 must be a list. The result +is a new list with the two lists Concatenated. -expr7 * expr7 .. number multiplication *expr-star* -expr7 / expr7 .. number division *expr-/* -expr7 % expr7 .. number modulo *expr-%* +expr7 * expr7 .. number multiplication *expr-star* +expr7 / expr7 .. number division *expr-/* +expr7 % expr7 .. number modulo *expr-%* For all, except ".", Strings are converted to Numbers. @@ -343,6 +366,8 @@ Note the difference between "+" and ".": When the righthand side of '/' is zero, the result is 0x7fffffff. When the righthand side of '%' is zero, the result is 0. +None of these work for Funcrefs. + expr7 *expr7* ----- @@ -925,12 +950,14 @@ bufnr( {expr}) Number Number of the buffer {expr} bufwinnr( {expr}) Number window number of buffer {expr} byte2line( {byte}) Number line number at byte count {byte} byteidx( {expr}, {nr}) Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr} +call( {func}, {arglist}) any call {func} with arguments {arglist} char2nr( {expr}) Number ASCII value of first char in {expr} cindent( {lnum}) Number C indent for line {lnum} col( {expr}) Number column nr of cursor or mark confirm( {msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]]) Number number of choice picked by user copy( {expr}) any make a shallow copy of {expr} +count( {list}, {expr} [, {ic}]) Number count how many {expr} are in {list} cscope_connection( [{num} , {dbpath} [, {prepend}]]) Number checks existence of cscope connection cursor( {lnum}, {col}) Number position cursor at {lnum}, {col} @@ -985,6 +1012,7 @@ hlID( {name}) Number syntax ID of highlight group {name} hostname() String name of the machine Vim is running on iconv( {expr}, {from}, {to}) String convert encoding of {expr} indent( {lnum}) Number indent of line {lnum} +index( {list}, {expr} [, {ic}]) Number index in {list} where {expr} appears input( {prompt} [, {text}]) String get input from the user inputdialog( {p} [, {t} [, {c}]]) String like input() but in a GUI dialog inputrestore() Number restore typeahead @@ -1019,7 +1047,7 @@ remote_peek( {serverid} [, {retvar}]) remote_read( {serverid}) String read reply string remote_send( {server}, {string} [, {idvar}]) String send key sequence -remove( {list}, {idx}) any remove item {idx} from {list} +remove( {list}, {idx} [, {end}]) any remove items {idx}-{end} from {list} rename( {from}, {to}) Number rename (move) file from {from} to {to} repeat( {expr}, {count}) String repeat {expr} {count} times resolve( {filename}) String get filename a shortcut points to @@ -1235,6 +1263,13 @@ byteidx({expr}, {nr}) *byteidx()* If there are exactly {nr} characters the length of the string is returned. +call({func}, {arglist}) *call()* + Call function {func} with the items in List {arglist} as + arguments. + {func} can either be a Funcref or the name of a function. + a:firstline and a:lastline are set to the cursor line. + Returns the return value of the called function. + char2nr({expr}) *char2nr()* Return number value of the first char in {expr}. Examples: > char2nr(" ") returns 32 @@ -1333,6 +1368,12 @@ copy({expr}) Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't changing an item changes the contents of both Lists. Also see |deepcopy()|. +count({list}, {expr} [, {ic}]) *count()* + Return the number of times an item with value {expr} appears + in List {list}. + When {ic} is given and it's non-zero then case is ignored. + + *cscope_connection()* cscope_connection([{num} , {dbpath} [, {prepend}]]) Checks for the existence of a |cscope| connection. If no @@ -1590,6 +1631,23 @@ expand({expr} [, {flag}]) *expand()* See |glob()| for finding existing files. See |system()| for getting the raw output of an external command. +extend({list1}, {list2} [, {idx}]) *extend()* + Append {list2} to {list1}. + If {idx} is given insert the items of {list2} before item + {idx} in {list1}. When {idx} is zero insert before the first + item. When {idx} is equal to len({list1}) {list2} is + appended. + {list1} is changed when {list2} is not empty. + {list2} remains unchanged. + {list1} and {list2} must be Lists. + Returns {list1}. + Examples: > + :echo sort(extend(mylist, [7, 5])) + :call extend(mylist, [2, 3], 1) +< Use |append()| to concatenate one item to a list. To + concatenate two lists into a new list use the + operator: > + :let newlist = [1, 2, 3] + [4, 5] + filereadable({file}) *filereadable()* The result is a Number, which is TRUE when a file with the name {file} exists, and can be read. If {file} doesn't exist, @@ -2067,6 +2125,17 @@ indent({lnum}) The result is a Number, which is indent of line {lnum} in the |getline()|. When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. + +index({list}, {expr} [, {ic}]) *index()* + Return the lowest index in List {list} where the item has a + value equal to {expr}. + When {ic} is given and it is non-zero, ignore case. Otherwise + case must match. + -1 is returned when {expr} is not found in {list}. + Example: > + :let idx = index(words, "the") + + input({prompt} [, {text}]) *input()* The result is a String, which is whatever the user typed on the command-line. The parameter is either a prompt string, or @@ -2484,11 +2553,17 @@ remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}]) \ 'server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")<CR>') -remove({list}, {idx}) *remove()* - Remove the item at {idx} from List {list} and return it. - See |list-index| for possible values of {idx}. +remove({list}, {idx} [, {end}]) *remove()* + Without {end}: Remove the item at {idx} from List {list} and + return it. + With {end}: Remove items from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and + return a list with these items. When {idx} points to the same + item as {end} a list with one item is returned. When {end} + points to an item before {idx} this is an error. + See |list-index| for possible values of {idx} and {end}. Example: > :echo "last item: " . remove(mylist, -1) + :call remove(mylist, 0, 9) < Use |delete()| to remove a file. rename({from}, {to}) *rename()* @@ -2503,6 +2578,10 @@ repeat({expr}, {count}) *repeat()* result. Example: > :let seperator = repeat('-', 80) < When {count} is zero or negative the result is empty. + When {expr} is a list the result is {expr} concatenated + {count} times. Example: > + :let longlist = repeat(['a', 'b'], 3) +< Results in ['a', 'b', 'a', 'b', 'a', 'b']. resolve({filename}) *resolve()* *E655* On MS-Windows, when {filename} is a shortcut (a .lnk file), @@ -3633,14 +3712,20 @@ This would call the function "my_func_whizz(parameter)". :for {var} in {list} *:for* :endfo[r] *:endfo* *:endfor* Repeat the commands between ":for" and ":endfor" for - each item in {list}. {var} is set to the value of the - item. - When an error is detected from a command inside the + each item in {list}. variable {var} is set to the + value of each item. + When an error is detected for a command inside the loop, execution continues after the "endfor". - A copy of {list} is made, so that it cannot change - while executing the commands. Example (an inefficient - way to make a list empty): > - :for a in mylist + Changing {list} affects what items are used. Make a + copy if this is unwanted: > + :for item in copy(mylist) +< When not making a copy, Vim stores a reference to the + next item in the list, before executing the commands + with the current item. Thus the current item can be + removed without effect. Removing any later item means + it will not be found. Thus the following example + works (an inefficient way to make a list empty): > + :for item in mylist :call remove(mylist, 0) :endfor < Note that the type of each list item should be |