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-rw-r--r--runtime/doc/eval.txt20
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/runtime/doc/eval.txt b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
index 518a190d3c..072d894aff 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/eval.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
@@ -2569,20 +2569,20 @@ text...
{endmarker}.
If "eval" is not specified, then each line of text is
- used as a |literal-string|. If "eval" is specified,
- then any Vim expression in the form ``={expr}`` is
- evaluated and the result replaces the expression.
+ used as a |literal-string|, except that single quotes
+ doe not need to be doubled.
+ If "eval" is specified, then any Vim expression in the
+ form {expr} is evaluated and the result replaces the
+ expression, like with |interp-string|.
Example where $HOME is expanded: >
let lines =<< trim eval END
some text
- See the file `=$HOME`/.vimrc
+ See the file {$HOME}/.vimrc
more text
END
< There can be multiple Vim expressions in a single line
but an expression cannot span multiple lines. If any
expression evaluation fails, then the assignment fails.
- once the "`=" has been found {expr} and a backtick
- must follow. {expr} cannot be empty.
{endmarker} must not contain white space.
{endmarker} cannot start with a lower case character.
@@ -2635,10 +2635,10 @@ text...
DATA
let code =<< trim eval CODE
- let v = `=10 + 20`
- let h = "`=$HOME`"
- let s = "`=Str1()` abc `=Str2()`"
- let n = `=MyFunc(3, 4)`
+ let v = {10 + 20}
+ let h = "{$HOME}"
+ let s = "{Str1()} abc {Str2()}"
+ let n = {MyFunc(3, 4)}
CODE
<
*E121*