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diff --git a/runtime/doc/builtin.txt b/runtime/doc/builtin.txt
index aa9bc4836f..290fba5281 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/builtin.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/builtin.txt
@@ -2918,14 +2918,25 @@ getreginfo([{regname}]) *getreginfo()*
If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
The returned Dictionary can be passed to |setreg()|.
-getregion({pos1}, {pos2}, {type}) *getregion()*
- Returns the list of strings from {pos1} to {pos2} as if it's
- selected in visual mode of {type}.
- For possible values of {pos1} and {pos2} see |line()|.
- {type} is the selection type:
- "v" for |charwise| mode
- "V" for |linewise| mode
- "<CTRL-V>" for |blockwise-visual| mode
+getregion({pos1}, {pos2} [, {opts}]) *getregion()*
+ Returns the list of strings from {pos1} to {pos2} in current
+ buffer.
+
+ {pos1} and {pos2} must both be |List|s with four numbers.
+ See |getpos()| for the format of the list.
+
+ The optional argument {opts} is a Dict and supports the
+ following items:
+
+ type Specify the selection type
+ (default: "v"):
+ "v" for |charwise| mode
+ "V" for |linewise| mode
+ "<CTRL-V>" for |blockwise-visual| mode
+
+ exclusive If |TRUE|, use exclusive selection
+ for the end position 'selection'.
+
You can get the last selection type by |visualmode()|.
If Visual mode is active, use |mode()| to get the Visual mode
(e.g., in a |:vmap|).
@@ -2943,16 +2954,13 @@ getregion({pos1}, {pos2}, {type}) *getregion()*
- If the selection starts or ends in the middle of a multibyte
character, it is not included but its selected part is
substituted with spaces.
- - If {pos1} or {pos2} equals "v" (see |line()|) and it is not in
- |visual-mode|, an empty list is returned.
- - If {pos1}, {pos2} or {type} is an invalid string, an empty
- list is returned.
- - If {pos1} or {pos2} is a mark in different buffer, an empty
+ - If {pos1} or {pos2} is not current in the buffer, an empty
list is returned.
Examples: >
:xnoremap <CR>
- \ <Cmd>echom getregion('v', '.', mode())<CR>
+ \ <Cmd>echom getregion(
+ \ getpos('v'), getpos('.'), #{ type: mode() })<CR>
<
getregtype([{regname}]) *getregtype()*