annotate runtime/doc/if_lua.txt @ 23452:8fa9d31cd248 v8.2.2269

patch 8.2.2269: not all :hardcopy code covered by tests Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/edc10b541b468f5f5aa2e2d5ef58a3e17e043bff Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Fri Jan 1 21:34:37 2021 +0100 patch 8.2.2269: not all :hardcopy code covered by tests Problem: Not all :hardcopy code covered by tests. Solution: Test more combinations. (Dominique Pell?, closes https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/7595)
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1 *if_lua.txt* For Vim version 8.2. Last change: 2020 Jun 28
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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Luis Carvalho
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7 The Lua Interface to Vim *lua* *Lua*
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9 1. Commands |lua-commands|
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10 2. The vim module |lua-vim|
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11 3. List userdata |lua-list|
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12 4. Dict userdata |lua-dict|
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13 5. Blob userdata |lua-blob|
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14 6. Funcref userdata |lua-funcref|
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15 7. Buffer userdata |lua-buffer|
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16 8. Window userdata |lua-window|
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17 9. luaeval() Vim function |lua-luaeval|
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18 10. Dynamic loading |lua-dynamic|
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20 {only available when Vim was compiled with the |+lua| feature}
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22 ==============================================================================
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23 1. Commands *lua-commands*
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25 *:lua*
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26 :[range]lua {chunk}
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27 Execute Lua chunk {chunk}.
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29 Examples:
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30 >
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31 :lua print("Hello, Vim!")
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32 :lua local curbuf = vim.buffer() curbuf[7] = "line #7"
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33 <
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35 :[range]lua << [trim] [{endmarker}]
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36 {script}
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37 {endmarker}
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38 Execute Lua script {script}.
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39 Note: This command doesn't work when the Lua
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40 feature wasn't compiled in. To avoid errors, see
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41 |script-here|.
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43 If [endmarker] is omitted from after the "<<", a dot '.' must be used after
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44 {script}, like for the |:append| and |:insert| commands. Refer to
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45 |:let-heredoc| for more information.
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47 This form of the |:lua| command is mainly useful for including Lua code
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48 in Vim scripts.
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50 Example:
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51 >
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52 function! CurrentLineInfo()
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53 lua << EOF
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54 local linenr = vim.window().line
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55 local curline = vim.buffer()[linenr]
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56 print(string.format("Current line [%d] has %d chars",
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57 linenr, #curline))
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58 EOF
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59 endfunction
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61 To see what version of Lua you have: >
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62 :lua print(_VERSION)
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64 If you use LuaJIT you can also use this: >
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65 :lua print(jit.version)
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66 <
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68 *:luado*
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69 :[range]luado {body} Execute Lua function "function (line, linenr) {body}
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70 end" for each line in the [range], with the function
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71 argument being set to the text of each line in turn,
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72 without a trailing <EOL>, and the current line number.
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73 If the value returned by the function is a string it
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74 becomes the text of the line in the current turn. The
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75 default for [range] is the whole file: "1,$".
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77 Examples:
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78 >
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79 :luado return string.format("%s\t%d", line:reverse(), #line)
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81 :lua require"lpeg"
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82 :lua -- balanced parenthesis grammar:
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83 :lua bp = lpeg.P{ "(" * ((1 - lpeg.S"()") + lpeg.V(1))^0 * ")" }
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84 :luado if bp:match(line) then return "-->\t" .. line end
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85 <
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87 *:luafile*
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88 :[range]luafile {file}
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89 Execute Lua script in {file}.
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90 The whole argument is used as a single file name.
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92 Examples:
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93 >
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94 :luafile script.lua
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95 :luafile %
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98 All these commands execute a Lua chunk from either the command line (:lua and
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99 :luado) or a file (:luafile) with the given line [range]. Similarly to the Lua
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100 interpreter, each chunk has its own scope and so only global variables are
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101 shared between command calls. All Lua default libraries are available. In
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102 addition, Lua "print" function has its output redirected to the Vim message
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103 area, with arguments separated by a white space instead of a tab.
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105 Lua uses the "vim" module (see |lua-vim|) to issue commands to Vim
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106 and manage buffers (|lua-buffer|) and windows (|lua-window|). However,
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107 procedures that alter buffer content, open new buffers, and change cursor
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108 position are restricted when the command is executed in the |sandbox|.
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111 ==============================================================================
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112 2. The vim module *lua-vim*
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114 Lua interfaces Vim through the "vim" module. The first and last line of the
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115 input range are stored in "vim.firstline" and "vim.lastline" respectively. The
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116 module also includes routines for buffer, window, and current line queries,
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117 Vim evaluation and command execution, and others.
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118
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119 vim.list([arg]) Returns an empty list or, if "arg" is a Lua
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120 table with numeric keys 1, ..., n (a
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121 "sequence"), returns a list l such that l[i] =
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122 arg[i] for i = 1, ..., n (see |List|).
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123 Non-numeric keys are not used to initialize
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124 the list. See also |lua-eval| for conversion
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125 rules. Example: >
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126 :lua t = {math.pi, false, say = 'hi'}
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127 :echo luaeval('vim.list(t)')
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128 :" [3.141593, v:false], 'say' is ignored
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129 <
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130 vim.dict([arg]) Returns an empty dictionary or, if "arg" is a
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131 Lua table, returns a dict d such that d[k] =
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132 arg[k] for all string keys k in "arg" (see
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133 |Dictionary|). Number keys are converted to
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134 strings. Keys that are not strings are not
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135 used to initialize the dictionary. See also
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136 |lua-eval| for conversion rules. Example: >
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137 :lua t = {math.pi, false, say = 'hi'}
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138 :echo luaeval('vim.dict(t)')
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139 :" {'1': 3.141593, '2': v:false,
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140 :" 'say': 'hi'}
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141 <
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142 vim.blob([arg]) Returns an empty blob or, if "arg" is a Lua
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143 string, returns a blob b such that b is
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144 equivalent to "arg" as a byte string.
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145 Examples: >
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146 :lua s = "12ab\x00\x80\xfe\xff"
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147 :echo luaeval('vim.blob(s)')
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148 :" 0z31326162.0080FEFF
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149 <
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150 vim.funcref({name}) Returns a Funcref to function {name} (see
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151 |Funcref|). It is equivalent to Vim's
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152 function().
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154 vim.buffer([arg]) If "arg" is a number, returns buffer with
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155 number "arg" in the buffer list or, if "arg"
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156 is a string, returns buffer whose full or short
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157 name is "arg". In both cases, returns 'nil'
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158 (nil value, not string) if the buffer is not
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159 found. Otherwise, if "toboolean(arg)" is
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160 'true' returns the first buffer in the buffer
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161 list or else the current buffer.
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163 vim.window([arg]) If "arg" is a number, returns window with
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164 number "arg" or 'nil' (nil value, not string)
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165 if not found. Otherwise, if "toboolean(arg)"
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166 is 'true' returns the first window or else the
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167 current window.
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169 vim.type({arg}) Returns the type of {arg}. It is equivalent to
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170 Lua's "type" function, but returns "list",
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171 "dict", "funcref", "buffer", or "window" if
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172 {arg} is a list, dictionary, funcref, buffer,
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173 or window, respectively. Examples: >
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174 :lua l = vim.list()
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175 :lua print(type(l), vim.type(l))
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176 :" list
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177 <
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178 vim.command({cmd}) Executes the vim (ex-mode) command {cmd}.
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180 :lua vim.command"set tw=60"
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181 :lua vim.command"normal ddp"
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183 vim.eval({expr}) Evaluates expression {expr} (see |expression|),
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185 Vim strings and numbers are directly converted
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187 lists and dictionaries are converted to Lua
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188 userdata (see |lua-list| and |lua-dict|).
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189 Examples: >
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190 :lua tw = vim.eval"&tw"
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191 :lua print(vim.eval"{'a': 'one'}".a)
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193 vim.line() Returns the current line (without the trailing
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194 <EOL>), a Lua string.
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196 vim.beep() Beeps.
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198 vim.open({fname}) Opens a new buffer for file {fname} and
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199 returns it. Note that the buffer is not set as
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202 vim.call({name} [, {args}])
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203 Proxy to call Vim function named {name} with
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204 arguments {args}. Example: >
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205 :lua print(vim.call('has', 'timers'))
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206 <
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207 vim.fn Proxy to call Vim functions. Proxy methods are
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208 created on demand. Example: >
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209 :lua print(vim.fn.has('timers'))
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210 <
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212 ==============================================================================
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213 3. List userdata *lua-list*
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214
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215 List userdata represent vim lists, and the interface tries to follow closely
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216 Vim's syntax for lists. Since lists are objects, changes in list references in
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217 Lua are reflected in Vim and vice-versa. A list "l" has the following
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218 properties and methods:
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219
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220 NOTE: In patch 8.2.1066 array indexes were changed from zero-based to
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221 one-based. You can check with: >
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222 if has("patch-8.2.1066")
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223
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224 Properties
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225 ----------
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226 o "#l" is the number of items in list "l", equivalent to "len(l)"
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227 in Vim.
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228 o "l[k]" returns the k-th item in "l"; "l" is one-indexed, as in Lua.
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229 To modify the k-th item, simply do "l[k] = newitem"; in
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230 particular, "l[k] = nil" removes the k-th item from "l". Item can
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231 be added to the end of the list by "l[#l + 1] = newitem"
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232 o "l()" returns an iterator for "l".
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233 o "table.insert(l, newitem)" inserts an item at the end of the list.
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234 (only Lua 5.3 and later)
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235 o "table.insert(l, position, newitem)" inserts an item at the
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236 specified position. "position" is one-indexed. (only Lua 5.3 and
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237 later)
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238 o "table.remove(l, position)" removes an item at the specified
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239 position. "position" is one-indexed.
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240
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242 Methods
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243 -------
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244 o "l:add(item)" appends "item" to the end of "l".
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245 o "l:insert(item[, pos])" inserts "item" at (optional)
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246 position "pos" in the list. The default value for "pos" is 0.
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247
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248 Examples:
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249 >
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250 :let l = [1, 'item']
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251 :lua l = vim.eval('l') -- same 'l'
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252 :lua l:add(vim.list())
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253 :lua l[1] = math.pi
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254 :echo l[0] " 3.141593
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255 :lua l[1] = nil -- remove first item
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256 :lua l:insert(true, 1)
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257 :lua print(l, #l, l[1], l[2])
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258 :lua l[#l + 1] = 'value'
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259 :lua table.insert(l, 100)
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260 :lua table.insert(l, 2, 200)
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261 :lua table.remove(l, 1)
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262 :lua for item in l() do print(item) end
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263
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264 ==============================================================================
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265 4. Dict userdata *lua-dict*
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266
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267 Similarly to list userdata, dict userdata represent vim dictionaries; since
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268 dictionaries are also objects, references are kept between Lua and Vim. A dict
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269 "d" has the following properties:
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270
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271 Properties
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272 ----------
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273 o "#d" is the number of items in dict "d", equivalent to "len(d)"
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274 in Vim.
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275 o "d.key" or "d['key']" returns the value at entry "key" in "d".
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276 To modify the entry at this key, simply do "d.key = newvalue"; in
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277 particular, "d.key = nil" removes the entry from "d".
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278 o "d()" returns an iterator for "d" and is equivalent to "items(d)" in
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279 Vim.
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280
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281 Examples:
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282 >
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283 :let d = {'n':10}
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284 :lua d = vim.eval('d') -- same 'd'
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285 :lua print(d, d.n, #d)
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286 :let d.self = d
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287 :lua for k, v in d() do print(d, k, v) end
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288 :lua d.x = math.pi
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289 :lua d.self = nil -- remove entry
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290 :echo d
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291 <
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292
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293 ==============================================================================
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294 5. Blob userdata *lua-blob*
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295
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296 Blob userdata represent vim blobs. A blob "b" has the following properties:
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297
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298 Properties
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299 ----------
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300 o "#b" is the length of blob "b", equivalent to "len(b)" in Vim.
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301 o "b[k]" returns the k-th item in "b"; "b" is zero-indexed, as in Vim.
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302 To modify the k-th item, simply do "b[k] = number"; in particular,
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303 "b[#b] = number" can append a byte to tail.
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304
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305 Methods
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306 -------
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307 o "b:add(bytes)" appends "bytes" to the end of "b".
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308
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309 Examples:
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310 >
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311 :let b = 0z001122
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312 :lua b = vim.eval('b') -- same 'b'
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313 :lua print(b, b[0], #b)
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314 :lua b[1] = 32
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315 :lua b[#b] = 0x33 -- append a byte to tail
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316 :lua b:add("\x80\x81\xfe\xff")
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317 :echo b
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318 <
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319
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320 ==============================================================================
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321 6. Funcref userdata *lua-funcref*
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322
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323 Funcref userdata represent funcref variables in Vim. Funcrefs that were
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324 defined with a "dict" attribute need to be obtained as a dictionary key
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325 in order to have "self" properly assigned to the dictionary (see examples
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326 below.) A funcref "f" has the following properties:
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327
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328 Properties
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329 ----------
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330 o "#f" is the name of the function referenced by "f"
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331 o "f(...)" calls the function referenced by "f" (with arguments)
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332
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333 Examples:
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334 >
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335 :function I(x)
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336 : return a:x
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337 : endfunction
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338 :let R = function('I')
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339 :lua i1 = vim.funcref('I')
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340 :lua i2 = vim.eval('R')
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341 :lua print(#i1, #i2) -- both 'I'
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342 :lua print(i1, i2, #i2(i1) == #i1(i2))
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343 :function Mylen() dict
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344 : return len(self.data)
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345 : endfunction
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346 :let mydict = {'data': [0, 1, 2, 3]}
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347 :lua d = vim.eval('mydict'); d.len = vim.funcref('Mylen')
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348 :echo mydict.len()
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349 :lua l = d.len -- assign d as 'self'
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350 :lua print(l())
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351 <
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352 Lua functions and closures are automatically converted to a Vim |Funcref| and
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353 can be accessed in Vim scripts. Example:
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354 >
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355 lua <<EOF
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356 vim.fn.timer_start(1000, function(timer)
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357 print('timer callback')
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358 end)
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359 EOF
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360
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361 ==============================================================================
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362 7. Buffer userdata *lua-buffer*
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363
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364 Buffer userdata represent vim buffers. A buffer userdata "b" has the following
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365 properties and methods:
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366
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367 Properties
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368 ----------
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369 o "b()" sets "b" as the current buffer.
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370 o "#b" is the number of lines in buffer "b".
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371 o "b[k]" represents line number k: "b[k] = newline" replaces line k
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372 with string "newline" and "b[k] = nil" deletes line k.
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373 o "b.name" contains the short name of buffer "b" (read-only).
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374 o "b.fname" contains the full name of buffer "b" (read-only).
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375 o "b.number" contains the position of buffer "b" in the buffer list
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376 (read-only).
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378 Methods
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379 -------
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380 o "b:insert(newline[, pos])" inserts string "newline" at (optional)
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381 position "pos" in the buffer. The default value for "pos" is
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382 "#b + 1". If "pos == 0" then "newline" becomes the first line in
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383 the buffer.
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384 o "b:next()" returns the buffer next to "b" in the buffer list.
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385 o "b:previous()" returns the buffer previous to "b" in the buffer
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386 list.
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387 o "b:isvalid()" returns 'true' (boolean) if buffer "b" corresponds to
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388 a "real" (not freed from memory) Vim buffer.
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390 Examples:
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391 >
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392 :lua b = vim.buffer() -- current buffer
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393 :lua print(b.name, b.number)
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394 :lua b[1] = "first line"
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396 :lua b[1] = nil -- delete top line
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397 :lua for i=1,3 do b:insert(math.random()) end
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402 lua << EOF
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403 local b = vim.buffer(true) -- first buffer in list
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405 print(b.number, b.name, #b)
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406 b = b:next()
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407 end
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408 vim.beep()
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409 EOF
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410 endfunction
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411 <
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414 8. Window userdata *lua-window*
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417 properties and methods:
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419 Properties
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421 o "w()" sets "w" as the current window.
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422 o "w.buffer" contains the buffer of window "w" (read-only).
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423 o "w.line" represents the cursor line position in window "w".
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424 o "w.col" represents the cursor column position in window "w".
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425 o "w.width" represents the width of window "w".
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426 o "w.height" represents the height of window "w".
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428 Methods
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429 -------
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430 o "w:next()" returns the window next to "w".
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431 o "w:previous()" returns the window previous to "w".
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432 o "w:isvalid()" returns 'true' (boolean) if window "w" corresponds to
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433 a "real" (not freed from memory) Vim window.
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435 Examples:
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436 >
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437 :lua w = vim.window() -- current window
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438 :lua print(w.buffer.name, w.line, w.col)
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442 :lua print("There are " .. n .. " windows")
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443 <
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446 9. luaeval() Vim function *lua-luaeval* *lua-eval*
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447
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448 The (dual) equivalent of "vim.eval" for passing Lua values to Vim is
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449 "luaeval". "luaeval" takes an expression string and an optional argument and
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450 returns the result of the expression. It is semantically equivalent in Lua to:
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451 >
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452 local chunkheader = "local _A = select(1, ...) return "
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453 function luaeval (expstr, arg)
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454 local chunk = assert(loadstring(chunkheader .. expstr, "luaeval"))
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455 return chunk(arg) -- return typval
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456 end
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457 <
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458 Note that "_A" receives the argument to "luaeval". Lua numbers, strings, and
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459 list, dict, blob, and funcref userdata are converted to their Vim respective
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460 types, while Lua booleans are converted to numbers. An error is thrown if
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461 conversion of any of the remaining Lua types, including userdata other than
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462 lists, dicts, blobs, and funcrefs, is attempted.
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464 Examples: >
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465
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466 :echo luaeval('math.pi')
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467 :lua a = vim.list():add('newlist')
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468 :let a = luaeval('a')
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469 :echo a[0] " 'newlist'
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470 :function Rand(x,y) " random uniform between x and y
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471 : return luaeval('(_A.y-_A.x)*math.random()+_A.x', {'x':a:x,'y':a:y})
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472 : endfunction
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473 :echo Rand(1,10)
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474
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476 ==============================================================================
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477 10. Dynamic loading *lua-dynamic*
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479 On MS-Windows and Unix the Lua library can be loaded dynamically. The
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480 |:version| output then includes |+lua/dyn|.
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482 This means that Vim will search for the Lua DLL or shared library file only
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483 when needed. When you don't use the Lua interface you don't need it, thus
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484 you can use Vim without this file.
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487 MS-Windows ~
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488
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489 To use the Lua interface the Lua DLL must be in your search path. In a
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490 console window type "path" to see what directories are used. The 'luadll'
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491 option can be also used to specify the Lua DLL. The version of the DLL must
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492 match the Lua version Vim was compiled with.
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495 Unix ~
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497 The 'luadll' option can be used to specify the Lua shared library file instead
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498 of DYNAMIC_LUA_DLL file what was specified at compile time. The version of
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499 the shared library must match the Lua version Vim was compiled with.
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503 vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: