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-rw-r--r--runtime/doc/eval.txt15
-rw-r--r--src/nvim/eval.c15
-rw-r--r--src/nvim/testdir/Makefile1
-rw-r--r--src/nvim/testdir/test_assign.vim9
-rw-r--r--src/nvim/version.c2
5 files changed, 15 insertions, 27 deletions
diff --git a/runtime/doc/eval.txt b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
index 0ca41370e9..efb8da0cfa 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/eval.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
@@ -103,18 +103,9 @@ to Float, printf() for Float to String and float2nr() for Float to Number.
*E891* *E892* *E893* *E894*
When expecting a Float a Number can also be used, but nothing else.
- *E706* *sticky-type-checking*
-You will get an error if you try to change the type of a variable. You need
-to |:unlet| it first to avoid this error. String and Number are considered
-equivalent though, as well are Float and Number. Consider this sequence of
-commands: >
- :let l = "string"
- :let l = 44 " changes type from String to Number
- :let l = [1, 2, 3] " error! l is still a Number
- :let l = 4.4 " changes type from Number to Float
- :let l = "string" " error!
-
-
+ *no-type-checking*
+You will not get an error if you try to change the type of a variable.
+
1.2 Function references ~
*Funcref* *E695* *E718*
A Funcref variable is obtained with the |function()| function. It can be used
diff --git a/src/nvim/eval.c b/src/nvim/eval.c
index 47d44b148a..a43a389478 100644
--- a/src/nvim/eval.c
+++ b/src/nvim/eval.c
@@ -18886,19 +18886,6 @@ set_var (
|| tv_check_lock(v->di_tv.v_lock, name, false)) {
return;
}
- if (v->di_tv.v_type != tv->v_type
- && !((v->di_tv.v_type == VAR_STRING
- || v->di_tv.v_type == VAR_NUMBER)
- && (tv->v_type == VAR_STRING
- || tv->v_type == VAR_NUMBER))
- && !((v->di_tv.v_type == VAR_NUMBER
- || v->di_tv.v_type == VAR_FLOAT)
- && (tv->v_type == VAR_NUMBER
- || tv->v_type == VAR_FLOAT))
- ) {
- EMSG2(_("E706: Variable type mismatch for: %s"), name);
- return;
- }
// Handle setting internal v: variables separately where needed to
// prevent changing the type.
@@ -18908,7 +18895,7 @@ set_var (
if (copy || tv->v_type != VAR_STRING)
v->di_tv.vval.v_string = vim_strsave(get_tv_string(tv));
else {
- /* Take over the string to avoid an extra alloc/free. */
+ // Take over the string to avoid an extra alloc/free.
v->di_tv.vval.v_string = tv->vval.v_string;
tv->vval.v_string = NULL;
}
diff --git a/src/nvim/testdir/Makefile b/src/nvim/testdir/Makefile
index 4b0b5e8d26..30923101bc 100644
--- a/src/nvim/testdir/Makefile
+++ b/src/nvim/testdir/Makefile
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ SCRIPTS := \
# Tests using runtest.vim.vim.
# Keep test_alot*.res as the last one, sort the others.
NEW_TESTS = \
+ test_assign.res \
test_cursor_func.res \
test_hardcopy.res \
test_help_tagjump.res \
diff --git a/src/nvim/testdir/test_assign.vim b/src/nvim/testdir/test_assign.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3d2e7a8998
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nvim/testdir/test_assign.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+" Test for assignment
+
+func Test_no_type_checking()
+ let v = 1
+ let v = [1,2,3]
+ let v = {'a':1, 'b':2}
+ let v = 3.4
+ let v = 'hello'
+endfunc
diff --git a/src/nvim/version.c b/src/nvim/version.c
index 966e4f9b4f..e45d61014e 100644
--- a/src/nvim/version.c
+++ b/src/nvim/version.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ static int included_patches[] = {
// 1549,
// 1548,
// 1547,
- // 1546,
+ 1546,
// 1545 NA
// 1544 NA
// 1543 NA