2 files changed, 21 insertions, 25 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/search.c b/src/nvim/search.c
index 11d40c058c..c79ce08cd7 100644
--- a/src/nvim/search.c
+++ b/src/nvim/search.c
@@ -204,31 +204,6 @@ char_u *get_search_pat(void)
   return mr_pattern;
 }
 
-/*
- * Reverse text into allocated memory.
- * Returns the allocated string.
- *
- * TODO(philix): move reverse_text() to strings.c
- */
-char_u *reverse_text(char_u *s) FUNC_ATTR_NONNULL_RET
-{
-  /*
-   * Reverse the pattern.
-   */
-  size_t len = STRLEN(s);
-  char_u *rev = xmalloc(len + 1);
-  size_t rev_i = len;
-  for (size_t s_i = 0; s_i < len; s_i++) {
-    const int mb_len = utfc_ptr2len((char *)s + s_i);
-    rev_i -= mb_len;
-    memmove(rev + rev_i, s + s_i, mb_len);
-    s_i += mb_len - 1;
-  }
-  rev[len] = NUL;
-
-  return rev;
-}
-
 void save_re_pat(int idx, char_u *pat, int magic)
 {
   if (spats[idx].pat != pat) {
diff --git a/src/nvim/strings.c b/src/nvim/strings.c
index cde2059a9d..ab5beb17bc 100644
--- a/src/nvim/strings.c
+++ b/src/nvim/strings.c
@@ -1507,3 +1507,24 @@ int kv_do_printf(StringBuilder *str, const char *fmt, ...)
   str->size += (size_t)printed;
   return printed;
 }
+
+/// Reverse text into allocated memory.
+///
+/// @return  the allocated string.
+char_u *reverse_text(char_u *s)
+  FUNC_ATTR_NONNULL_RET
+{
+  // Reverse the pattern.
+  size_t len = STRLEN(s);
+  char_u *rev = xmalloc(len + 1);
+  size_t rev_i = len;
+  for (size_t s_i = 0; s_i < len; s_i++) {
+    const int mb_len = utfc_ptr2len((char *)s + s_i);
+    rev_i -= (size_t)mb_len;
+    memmove(rev + rev_i, s + s_i, (size_t)mb_len);
+    s_i += (size_t)mb_len - 1;
+  }
+  rev[len] = NUL;
+
+  return rev;
+}