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+" Tests for getwinvar(), gettabvar() and gettabwinvar().
+func Test_var()
+  " Use strings to test for memory leaks.  First, check that in an empty
+  " window, gettabvar() returns the correct value
+  let t:testvar='abcd'
+  call assert_equal('abcd', gettabvar(1, 'testvar'))
+  call assert_equal('abcd', gettabvar(1, 'testvar'))
+
+  " test for getwinvar()
+  let w:var_str = "Dance"
+  let def_str = "Chance"
+  call assert_equal('Dance', getwinvar(1, 'var_str'))
+  call assert_equal('Dance', getwinvar(1, 'var_str', def_str))
+  call assert_equal({'var_str': 'Dance'}, getwinvar(1, ''))
+  call assert_equal({'var_str': 'Dance'}, getwinvar(1, '', def_str))
+  unlet w:var_str
+  call assert_equal('Chance', getwinvar(1, 'var_str', def_str))
+  call assert_equal({}, getwinvar(1, ''))
+  call assert_equal({}, getwinvar(1, '', def_str))
+  call assert_equal('', getwinvar(9, ''))
+  call assert_equal('Chance', getwinvar(9, '', def_str))
+  call assert_equal(0, getwinvar(1, '&nu'))
+  call assert_equal(0, getwinvar(1, '&nu', 1))
+  unlet def_str
+
+  " test for gettabvar()
+  tabnew
+  tabnew
+  let t:var_list = [1, 2, 3]
+  let t:other = 777
+  let def_list = [4, 5, 6, 7]
+  tabrewind
+  call assert_equal([1, 2, 3], gettabvar(3, 'var_list'))
+  call assert_equal([1, 2, 3], gettabvar(3, 'var_list', def_list))
+  call assert_equal({'var_list': [1, 2, 3], 'other': 777}, gettabvar(3, ''))
+  call assert_equal({'var_list': [1, 2, 3], 'other': 777},
+					\ gettabvar(3, '', def_list))
+
+  tablast
+  unlet t:var_list
+  tabrewind
+  call assert_equal([4, 5, 6, 7], gettabvar(3, 'var_list', def_list))
+  call assert_equal('', gettabvar(9, ''))
+  call assert_equal([4, 5, 6, 7], gettabvar(9, '', def_list))
+  call assert_equal('', gettabvar(3, '&nu'))
+  call assert_equal([4, 5, 6, 7], gettabvar(3, '&nu', def_list))
+  unlet def_list
+  tabonly
+
+  " test for gettabwinvar()
+  tabnew
+  tabnew
+  tabprev
+  split
+  split
+  wincmd w
+  vert split
+  wincmd w
+  let w:var_dict = {'dict': 'tabwin'}
+  let def_dict = {'dict2': 'newval'}
+  wincmd b
+  tabrewind
+  call assert_equal({'dict': 'tabwin'}, gettabwinvar(2, 3, 'var_dict'))
+  call assert_equal({'dict': 'tabwin'},
+				\ gettabwinvar(2, 3, 'var_dict', def_dict))
+  call assert_equal({'var_dict': {'dict': 'tabwin'}}, gettabwinvar(2, 3, ''))
+  call assert_equal({'var_dict': {'dict': 'tabwin'}},
+				\ gettabwinvar(2, 3, '', def_dict))
+
+  tabnext
+  3wincmd w
+  unlet w:var_dict
+  tabrewind
+  call assert_equal({'dict2': 'newval'},
+				\ gettabwinvar(2, 3, 'var_dict', def_dict))
+  call assert_equal({}, gettabwinvar(2, 3, ''))
+  call assert_equal({}, gettabwinvar(2, 3, '', def_dict))
+  call assert_equal("", gettabwinvar(2, 9, ''))
+  call assert_equal({'dict2': 'newval'}, gettabwinvar(2, 9, '', def_dict))
+  call assert_equal('', gettabwinvar(9, 3, ''))
+  call assert_equal({'dict2': 'newval'}, gettabwinvar(9, 3, '', def_dict))
+
+  unlet def_dict
+
+  call assert_equal('', gettabwinvar(2, 3, '&nux'))
+  call assert_equal(1, gettabwinvar(2, 3, '&nux', 1))
+  tabonly
+endfunc