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authorDaniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>2024-04-13 07:39:41 +0000
committerDaniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>2024-04-13 07:39:41 +0000
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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*eval.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2023 Dec 09
+*eval.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2024 Mar 20
VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -303,10 +303,15 @@ List concatenation ~
*list-concatenation*
Two lists can be concatenated with the "+" operator: >
:let longlist = mylist + [5, 6]
- :let mylist += [7, 8]
+ :let longlist = [5, 6] + mylist
+To prepend or append an item, turn it into a list by putting [] around it.
-To prepend or append an item, turn the item into a list by putting [] around
-it. To change a list in-place, refer to |list-modification| below.
+A list can be concatenated with another one in-place using |:let+=| or
+|extend()|: >
+ :let mylist += [7, 8]
+ :call extend(mylist, [7, 8])
+<
+See |list-modification| below for more about changing a list in-place.
Sublist ~
@@ -425,6 +430,18 @@ To change part of a list you can specify the first and last item to be
modified. The value must at least have the number of items in the range: >
:let list[3:5] = [3, 4, 5]
+To add items to a List in-place, you can use |:let+=| (|list-concatenation|): >
+ :let listA = [1, 2]
+ :let listA += [3, 4]
+<
+When two variables refer to the same List, changing one List in-place will
+cause the referenced List to be changed in-place: >
+ :let listA = [1, 2]
+ :let listB = listA
+ :let listB += [3, 4]
+ :echo listA
+ [1, 2, 3, 4]
+<
Adding and removing items from a list is done with functions. Here are a few
examples: >
:call insert(list, 'a') " prepend item 'a'
@@ -745,12 +762,15 @@ This calls Doit() with 0x11, 0x22 and 0x33.
Blob concatenation ~
-
+ *blob-concatenation*
Two blobs can be concatenated with the "+" operator: >
:let longblob = myblob + 0z4455
+ :let longblob = 0z4455 + myblob
+<
+A blob can be concatenated with another one in-place using |:let+=|: >
:let myblob += 0z6677
-
-To change a blob in-place see |blob-modification| below.
+<
+See |blob-modification| below for more about changing a blob in-place.
Part of a blob ~
@@ -793,6 +813,18 @@ To change part of a blob you can specify the first and last byte to be
modified. The value must have the same number of bytes in the range: >
:let blob[3:5] = 0z334455
+To add items to a Blob in-place, you can use |:let+=| (|blob-concatenation|): >
+ :let blobA = 0z1122
+ :let blobA += 0z3344
+<
+When two variables refer to the same Blob, changing one Blob in-place will
+cause the referenced Blob to be changed in-place: >
+ :let blobA = 0z1122
+ :let blobB = blobA
+ :let blobB += 0z3344
+ :echo blobA
+ 0z11223344
+<
You can also use the functions |add()|, |remove()| and |insert()|.
@@ -2005,9 +2037,14 @@ v:collate The current locale setting for collation order of the runtime
*v:colornames*
v:colornames A dictionary that maps color names to hex color strings. These
color names can be used with the |highlight-guifg|,
- |highlight-guibg|, and |highlight-guisp| parameters. Updating
- an entry in v:colornames has no immediate effect on the syntax
- highlighting. The highlight commands (probably in a
+ |highlight-guibg|, and |highlight-guisp| parameters.
+
+ The key values in the dictionary (the color names) should be
+ lower cased, because Vim looks up a color by its lower case
+ name.
+
+ Updating an entry in v:colornames has no immediate effect on
+ the syntax highlighting. The highlight commands (probably in a
colorscheme script) need to be re-evaluated in order to use
the updated color values. For example: >
@@ -2039,6 +2076,10 @@ v:colornames A dictionary that maps color names to hex color strings. These
both automatically load all `colors/lists/default.vim` color
scripts.
+ You can make changes to that file, but make sure to add new
+ keys instead of updating existing ones, otherwise Vim will skip
+ loading the file (thinking is hasn't been changed).
+
*v:completed_item* *completed_item-variable*
v:completed_item
|Dictionary| containing the |complete-items| for the most
@@ -2568,8 +2609,9 @@ v:termresponse The escape sequence returned by the terminal for the |t_RV|
'c', with only digits and ';' in between.
When this option is set, the TermResponse autocommand event is
fired, so that you can react to the response from the
- terminal. You can use |terminalprops()| to see what Vim
- figured out about the terminal.
+ terminal. The TermResponseAll event is also fired, with
+ <amatch> set to "version". You can use |terminalprops()| to see
+ what Vim figured out about the terminal.
The response from a new xterm is: "<Esc>[> Pp ; Pv ; Pc c". Pp
is the terminal type: 0 for vt100 and 1 for vt220. Pv is the
patch level (since this was introduced in patch 95, it's
@@ -2581,27 +2623,37 @@ v:termresponse The escape sequence returned by the terminal for the |t_RV|
*v:termblinkresp*
v:termblinkresp The escape sequence returned by the terminal for the |t_RC|
termcap entry. This is used to find out whether the terminal
- cursor is blinking. This is used by |term_getcursor()|.
+ cursor is blinking. This is used by |term_getcursor()|. When
+ this option is set, the TermResponseAll autocommand event is
+ fired, with <amatch> set to "cursorblink".
*v:termstyleresp*
v:termstyleresp The escape sequence returned by the terminal for the |t_RS|
termcap entry. This is used to find out what the shape of the
- cursor is. This is used by |term_getcursor()|.
+ cursor is. This is used by |term_getcursor()|. When this
+ option is set, the TermResponseAll autocommand event is fired,
+ with <amatch> set to "cursorshape".
*v:termrbgresp*
v:termrbgresp The escape sequence returned by the terminal for the |t_RB|
termcap entry. This is used to find out what the terminal
- background color is, see 'background'.
+ background color is; see 'background'. When this option is
+ set, the TermResponseAll autocommand event is fired, with
+ <amatch> set to "background".
*v:termrfgresp*
v:termrfgresp The escape sequence returned by the terminal for the |t_RF|
termcap entry. This is used to find out what the terminal
- foreground color is.
+ foreground color is. When this option is set, the
+ TermResponseAll autocommand event is fired, with <amatch> set
+ to "foreground".
*v:termu7resp*
v:termu7resp The escape sequence returned by the terminal for the |t_u7|
termcap entry. This is used to find out what the terminal
- does with ambiguous width characters, see 'ambiwidth'.
+ does with ambiguous width characters, see 'ambiwidth'. When
+ this option is set, the TermResponseAll autocommand event is
+ fired, with <amatch> set to "ambiguouswidth".
*v:testing* *testing-variable*
v:testing Must be set before using `test_garbagecollect_now()`.
@@ -2793,6 +2845,8 @@ declarations and assignments do not use a command. |vim9-declaration|
:let {var} ..= {expr1} Like ":let {var} = {var} .. {expr1}".
These fail if {var} was not set yet and when the type
of {var} and {expr1} don't fit the operator.
+ `+=` modifies a |List| or a |Blob| in-place instead of
+ creating a new one.
`.=` is not supported with Vim script version 2 and
later, see |vimscript-version|.