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-rw-r--r--runtime/doc/builtin.txt128
-rw-r--r--runtime/doc/eval.txt6
-rw-r--r--runtime/doc/usr_41.txt5
3 files changed, 120 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/runtime/doc/builtin.txt b/runtime/doc/builtin.txt
index 327b8dc4d9..c68e86462d 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/builtin.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/builtin.txt
@@ -75,12 +75,13 @@ changenr() Number current change number
chanclose({id}[, {stream}]) Number Closes a channel or one of its streams
chansend({id}, {data}) Number Writes {data} to channel
char2nr({expr}[, {utf8}]) Number ASCII/UTF-8 value of first char in {expr}
+charcol({expr}) Number column number of cursor or mark
charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc}])
Number char index of byte {idx} in {string}
chdir({dir}) String change current working directory
cindent({lnum}) Number C indent for line {lnum}
clearmatches([{win}]) none clear all matches
-col({expr}) Number column nr of cursor or mark
+col({expr}) Number column byte index of cursor or mark
complete({startcol}, {matches}) none set Insert mode completion
complete_add({expr}) Number add completion match
complete_check() Number check for key typed during completion
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@ getchangelist([{buf}]) List list of change list items
getchar([expr]) Number or String
get one character from the user
getcharmod() Number modifiers for the last typed character
+getcharpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
getcharsearch() Dict last character search
getcharstr([expr]) String get one character from the user
getcmdline() String return the current command-line
@@ -178,7 +180,8 @@ getcmdtype() String return current command-line type
getcmdwintype() String return current command-line window type
getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}])
List list of cmdline completion matches
-getcurpos() List position of the cursor
+getcurpos([{winnr}]) List position of the cursor
+getcursorcharpos([{winnr}]) List character position of the cursor
getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) String get the current working directory
getenv({name}) String return environment variable
getfontname([{name}]) String name of font being used
@@ -387,8 +390,10 @@ setbufline( {expr}, {lnum}, {line})
Number set line {lnum} to {line} in buffer
{expr}
setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val}) set {varname} in buffer {buf} to {val}
+setcharpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
setcharsearch({dict}) Dict set character search from {dict}
setcmdpos({pos}) Number set cursor position in command-line
+setcursorcharpos({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
setenv({name}, {val}) none set environment variable
setfperm({fname}, {mode} Number set {fname} file permissions to {mode}
setline({lnum}, {line}) Number set line {lnum} to {line}
@@ -949,8 +954,8 @@ byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr}) *byteidxcomp()*
< The first and third echo result in 3 ('e' plus composing
character is 3 bytes), the second echo results in 1 ('e' is
one byte).
- Only works differently from byteidx() when 'encoding' is set to
- a Unicode encoding.
+ Only works differently from byteidx() when 'encoding' is set
+ to a Unicode encoding.
Can also be used as a |method|: >
GetName()->byteidxcomp(idx)
@@ -1035,6 +1040,18 @@ char2nr({string} [, {utf8}]) *char2nr()*
Can also be used as a |method|: >
GetChar()->char2nr()
<
+ *charcol()*
+charcol({expr}) Same as |col()| but returns the character index of the column
+ position given with {expr} instead of the byte position.
+
+ Example:
+ With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
+ charcol('.') returns 3
+ col('.') returns 7
+
+< Can also be used as a |method|: >
+ GetPos()->col()
+<
*charidx()*
charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc}])
Return the character index of the byte at {idx} in {string}.
@@ -1120,7 +1137,8 @@ col({expr}) The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the column
out of range then col() returns zero.
To get the line number use |line()|. To get both use
|getpos()|.
- For the screen column position use |virtcol()|.
+ For the screen column position use |virtcol()|. For the
+ character position use |charcol()|.
Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
Examples: >
col(".") column of cursor
@@ -1443,6 +1461,9 @@ cursor({list})
This is like the return value of |getpos()| or |getcurpos()|,
but without the first item.
+ To position the cursor using the character count, use
+ |setcursorcharpos()|.
+
Does not change the jumplist.
If {lnum} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
the cursor will be positioned at the last line in the buffer.
@@ -2652,6 +2673,20 @@ getcharmod() *getcharmod()*
character itself are obtained. Thus Shift-a results in "A"
without a modifier.
+ *getcharpos()*
+getcharpos({expr})
+ Get the position for String {expr}. Same as |getpos()| but the
+ column number in the returned List is a character index
+ instead of a byte index.
+
+ Example:
+ With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
+ getcharpos('.') returns [0, 5, 3, 0]
+ getpos('.') returns [0, 5, 7, 0]
+<
+ Can also be used as a |method|: >
+ GetMark()->getcharpos()
+
getcharsearch() *getcharsearch()*
Return the current character search information as a {dict}
with the following entries:
@@ -2786,12 +2821,22 @@ getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}]) *getcompletion()*
GetPattern()->getcompletion('color')
<
*getcurpos()*
-getcurpos() Get the position of the cursor. This is like getpos('.'), but
+getcurpos([{winid}])
+ Get the position of the cursor. This is like getpos('.'), but
includes an extra "curswant" in the list:
[0, lnum, col, off, curswant] ~
The "curswant" number is the preferred column when moving the
- cursor vertically. Also see |getpos()|.
- The first "bufnum" item is always zero.
+ cursor vertically. Also see |getcursorcharpos()| and
+ |getpos()|.
+ The first "bufnum" item is always zero. The byte position of
+ the cursor is returned in 'col'. To get the character
+ position, use |getcursorcharpos()|.
+
+ The optional {winid} argument can specify the window. It can
+ be the window number or the |window-ID|. The last known
+ cursor position is returned, this may be invalid for the
+ current value of the buffer if it is not the current window.
+ If {winid} is invalid a list with zeroes is returned.
This can be used to save and restore the cursor position: >
let save_cursor = getcurpos()
@@ -2800,6 +2845,22 @@ getcurpos() Get the position of the cursor. This is like getpos('.'), but
< Note that this only works within the window. See
|winrestview()| for restoring more state.
+ Can also be used as a |method|: >
+ GetWinid()->getcurpos()
+<
+ *getcursorcharpos()*
+getcursorcharpos([{winid}])
+ Same as |getcurpos()| but the column number in the returned
+ List is a character index instead of a byte index.
+
+ Example:
+ With the cursor on '보' in line 3 with text "여보세요": >
+ getcursorcharpos() returns [0, 3, 2, 0, 3]
+ getcurpos() returns [0, 3, 4, 0, 3]
+<
+ Can also be used as a |method|: >
+ GetWinid()->getcursorcharpos()
+
getcwd([{winnr}[, {tabnr}]]) *getcwd()*
With no arguments, returns the name of the effective
|current-directory|. With {winnr} or {tabnr} the working
@@ -3079,14 +3140,15 @@ getpos({expr}) Get the position for String {expr}. For possible values of
(visual line mode) the column of '< is zero and the column of
'> is a large number.
The column number in the returned List is the byte position
- within the line.
+ within the line. To get the character position in the line,
+ use |getcharpos()|.
The column number can be very large, e.g. 2147483647, in which
case it means "after the end of the line".
This can be used to save and restore the position of a mark: >
let save_a_mark = getpos("'a")
...
call setpos("'a", save_a_mark)
-< Also see |getcurpos()| and |setpos()|.
+< Also see |getcharpos()|, |getcurpos()| and |setpos()|.
Can also be used as a |method|: >
GetMark()->getpos()
@@ -4848,8 +4910,10 @@ matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstrpos()*
GetText()->matchstrpos('word')
<
*max()*
-max({expr}) Return the maximum value of all items in {expr}.
- {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
+max({expr}) Return the maximum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
+ echo max([apples, pears, oranges])
+
+< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
it returns the maximum of all values in the Dictionary.
If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
@@ -4905,8 +4969,10 @@ menu_get({path} [, {modes}]) *menu_get()*
<
*min()*
-min({expr}) Return the minimum value of all items in {expr}.
- {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
+min({expr}) Return the minimum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
+ echo min([apples, pears, oranges])
+
+< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
it returns the minimum of all values in the Dictionary.
If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
@@ -6447,6 +6513,20 @@ setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val}) *setbufvar()*
third argument: >
GetValue()->setbufvar(buf, varname)
+setcharpos({expr}, {list}) *setcharpos()*
+ Same as |setpos()| but uses the specified column number as the
+ character index instead of the byte index in the line.
+
+ Example:
+ With the text "여보세요" in line 8: >
+ call setcharpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
+< positions the cursor on the fourth character '요'. >
+ call setpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
+< positions the cursor on the second character '보'.
+
+ Can also be used as a |method|: >
+ GetPosition()->setcharpos('.')
+
setcharsearch({dict}) *setcharsearch()*
Set the current character search information to {dict},
which contains one or more of the following entries:
@@ -6488,6 +6568,21 @@ setcmdpos({pos}) *setcmdpos()*
Can also be used as a |method|: >
GetPos()->setcmdpos()
+setcursorcharpos({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *setcursorcharpos()*
+setcursorcharpos({list})
+ Same as |cursor()| but uses the specified column number as the
+ character index instead of the byte index in the line.
+
+ Example:
+ With the text "여보세요" in line 4: >
+ call setcursorcharpos(4, 3)
+< positions the cursor on the third character '세'. >
+ call cursor(4, 3)
+< positions the cursor on the first character '여'.
+
+ Can also be used as a |method|: >
+ GetCursorPos()->setcursorcharpos()
+
setenv({name}, {val}) *setenv()*
Set environment variable {name} to {val}. Example: >
call setenv('HOME', '/home/myhome')
@@ -6600,7 +6695,8 @@ setpos({expr}, {list})
"lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
column is 1. Use a zero "lnum" to delete a mark. If "col" is
- smaller than 1 then 1 is used.
+ smaller than 1 then 1 is used. To use the character count
+ instead of the byte count, use |setcharpos()|.
The "off" number is only used when 'virtualedit' is set. Then
it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
@@ -6620,7 +6716,7 @@ setpos({expr}, {list})
Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
An error message is given if {expr} is invalid.
- Also see |getpos()| and |getcurpos()|.
+ Also see |setcharpos()|, |getpos()| and |getcurpos()|.
This does not restore the preferred column for moving
vertically; if you set the cursor position with this, |j| and
diff --git a/runtime/doc/eval.txt b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
index d6486073cf..2b79b0280f 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/eval.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
@@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@ 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 +1228,8 @@ 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 +1486,7 @@ 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|
==============================================================================
diff --git a/runtime/doc/usr_41.txt b/runtime/doc/usr_41.txt
index 5dde170a12..bf29c94d51 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/usr_41.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/usr_41.txt
@@ -746,6 +746,11 @@ Cursor and mark position: *cursor-functions* *mark-functions*
screenchar() get character code at a screen line/row
screenchars() get character codes at a screen line/row
screenstring() get string of characters at a screen line/row
+ charcol() character number of the cursor or a mark
+ getcharpos() get character position of cursor, mark, etc.
+ setcharpos() set character position of cursor, mark, etc.
+ getcursorcharpos() get character position of the cursor
+ setcursorcharpos() set character position of the cursor
Working with text in the current buffer: *text-functions*
getline() get a line or list of lines from the buffer