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diff --git a/runtime/doc/eval.txt b/runtime/doc/eval.txt index d6486073cf..fc788fba59 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/eval.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/eval.txt @@ -372,8 +372,8 @@ Changing the order of items in a list: > For loop ~ -The |:for| loop executes commands for each item in a |List| or |Blob|. -A variable is set to each item in the sequence. Example with a List: > +The |:for| loop executes commands for each item in a |List|, |String| or |Blob|. +A variable is set to each item in sequence. Example with a List: > :for item in mylist : call Doit(item) :endfor @@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ If all you want to do is modify each item in the list then the |map()| function will be a simpler method than a for loop. Just like the |:let| command, |:for| also accepts a list of variables. This -requires the argument to be a list of lists. > +requires the argument to be a List of Lists. > :for [lnum, col] in [[1, 3], [2, 8], [3, 0]] : call Doit(lnum, col) :endfor @@ -408,6 +408,12 @@ It is also possible to put remaining items in a List variable: > For a Blob one byte at a time is used. +For a String one character, including any composing characters, is used as a +String. Example: > + for c in text + echo 'This character is ' .. c + endfor + List functions ~ *E714* @@ -1066,7 +1072,7 @@ expr7 *expr7* For '!' |TRUE| becomes |FALSE|, |FALSE| becomes |TRUE| (one). For '-' the sign of the number is changed. -For '+' the number is unchanged. +For '+' the number is unchanged. Note: "++" has no effect. A String will be converted to a Number first. @@ -1228,8 +1234,8 @@ And NOT: > number ------ number number constant *expr-number* - *hex-number* *octal-number* *binary-number* + *0x* *hex-number* *0o* *octal-number* *binary-number* Decimal, Hexadecimal (starting with 0x or 0X), Binary (starting with 0b or 0B) and Octal (starting with 0, 0o or 0O). @@ -1486,7 +1492,7 @@ Notice how execute() is used to execute an Ex command. That's ugly though. Lambda expressions have internal names like '<lambda>42'. If you get an error for a lambda expression, you can find what it is with the following command: > - :function {'<lambda>42'} + :function <lambda>42 See also: |numbered-function| ============================================================================== |