patch 9.0.0916: getbufline() is inefficient for getting a single line Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ce30ccc06af7f2c03762e5b18dde37b26ea6ec42 Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Mon Nov 21 19:57:04 2022 +0000 patch 9.0.0916: getbufline() is inefficient for getting a single line Problem: getbufline() is inefficient for getting a single line. Solution: Add getbufoneline().

" Script to fill the window with emoji characters, one per line.
" Source this script: :source %

if &modified
  new
else
  enew
endif

" Use a compiled Vim9 function for speed
def DoIt()
  var lnum = 1
  for c in range(0x100, 0x1ffff)
    var cs = nr2char(c)
    if charclass(cs) == 3
      setline(lnum, '|' .. cs .. '| ' .. strwidth(cs))
      lnum += 1
    endif
  endfor
enddef

call DoIt()
set nomodified