From 6525832a8c4d44a8ebabba02a5ea1ce09b389a4f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: zeertzjq Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2024 06:43:08 +0800 Subject: vim-patch:9.1.0155: can only get getregion() from current buffer (#27757) Problem: can only call getregion() for current buffer Solution: Allow to retrieve selections from different buffers (Shougo Matsushita) closes: vim/vim#14131 https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/84bf6e658da51126bdd2e50af1f40cabd149343f Co-authored-by: Shougo Matsushita --- src/nvim/eval.lua | 13 ++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'src/nvim/eval.lua') diff --git a/src/nvim/eval.lua b/src/nvim/eval.lua index 2984ce29c6..94c9af50d4 100644 --- a/src/nvim/eval.lua +++ b/src/nvim/eval.lua @@ -4359,11 +4359,13 @@ M.funcs = { args = { 2, 3 }, base = 1, desc = [=[ - Returns the list of strings from {pos1} to {pos2} in current + Returns the list of strings from {pos1} to {pos2} from a buffer. {pos1} and {pos2} must both be |List|s with four numbers. - See |getpos()| for the format of the list. + See |getpos()| for the format of the list. It's possible + to specify positions from a different buffer, but please + note the limitations at |getregion-notes| The optional argument {opts} is a Dict and supports the following items: @@ -4384,6 +4386,7 @@ M.funcs = { This function is useful to get text starting and ending in different columns, such as a |charwise-visual| selection. + *getregion-notes* Note that: - Order of {pos1} and {pos2} doesn't matter, it will always return content from the upper left position to the lower @@ -4393,8 +4396,12 @@ M.funcs = { - If the region is blockwise and it starts or ends in the middle of a multi-cell character, it is not included but its selected part is substituted with spaces. - - If {pos1} or {pos2} is not current in the buffer, an empty + - If {pos1} and {pos2} are not in the same buffer, an empty list is returned. + - {pos1} and {pos2} must belong to a |bufloaded()| buffer. + - It is evaluated in current window context, this makes a + different if a buffer is displayed in a different window and + 'virtualedit' or 'list' is set Examples: > :xnoremap -- cgit