patch 8.2.0775: not easy to call a Vim function from Luav8.2.0775

Problem:    Not easy to call a Vim function from Lua.
Solution:   Add vim.call() and vim.fn(). (Prabir Shrestha, closes #6063)

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/runtime/doc/if_lua.txt b/runtime/doc/if_lua.txt
index 75bb963a9..ff108eebb 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/if_lua.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/if_lua.txt
@@ -199,6 +199,15 @@ Vim evaluation and command execution, and others.
 				returns it. Note that the buffer is not set as
 				current.
 
+	vim.call({name} [,{args}])
+				Proxy to call Vim function named {name} with 
+				arguments {args}.  Example: >
+					:lua print(vim.call('has', 'timers'))
+<
+	vim.fn			Proxy to call Vim functions. Proxy methods are
+				created on demand.  Example: >
+					:lua print(vim.fn.has('timers'))
+<
 
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