1 files changed, 3 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/runtime/lua/vim/lsp/inlay_hint.lua b/runtime/lua/vim/lsp/inlay_hint.lua
index 61d119e653..e5892928cf 100644
--- a/runtime/lua/vim/lsp/inlay_hint.lua
+++ b/runtime/lua/vim/lsp/inlay_hint.lua
@@ -70,20 +70,12 @@ function M.on_inlayhint(err, result, ctx, _)
   end
 
   local lines = api.nvim_buf_get_lines(bufnr, 0, -1, false)
-  ---@param position lsp.Position
-  ---@return integer
-  local function pos_to_byte(position)
-    local col = position.character
-    if col > 0 then
-      local line = lines[position.line + 1] or ''
-      return util._str_byteindex_enc(line, col, client.offset_encoding)
-    end
-    return col
-  end
 
   for _, hint in ipairs(result) do
     local lnum = hint.position.line
-    hint.position.character = pos_to_byte(hint.position)
+    local line = lines and lines[lnum + 1] or ''
+    hint.position.character =
+      vim.str_byteindex(line, client.offset_encoding, hint.position.character, false)
     table.insert(new_lnum_hints[lnum], hint)
   end