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diff --git a/runtime/doc/eval.txt b/runtime/doc/eval.txt index ca03ee0374..610d8da822 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/eval.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/eval.txt @@ -2288,6 +2288,7 @@ nr2char({expr}[, {utf8}]) String single char with ASCII/UTF8 value {expr} nvim_...({args}...) any call nvim |api| functions or({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise OR pathshorten({expr}) String shorten directory names in a path +perleval({expr}) any evaluate |perl| expression pow({x}, {y}) Float {x} to the power of {y} prevnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line <= {lnum} printf({fmt}, {expr1}...) String format text @@ -6423,6 +6424,21 @@ pathshorten({expr}) *pathshorten()* < ~/.c/n/a/file1.vim ~ It doesn't matter if the path exists or not. +perleval({expr}) *perleval()* + Evaluate |perl| expression {expr} and return its result + converted to Vim data structures. + Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are + copied though). + Lists are represented as Vim |List| type. + Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type, + non-string keys result in error. + + Note: If you want an array or hash, {expr} must return a + reference to it. + Example: > + :echo perleval('[1 .. 4]') +< [1, 2, 3, 4] + pow({x}, {y}) *pow()* Return the power of {x} to the exponent {y} as a |Float|. {x} and {y} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|. |