# HG changeset patch # User Christian Brabandt # Date 1707325204 -3600 # Node ID 167d80fce1b17b43587e3e49900261bbb3685f05 # Parent 3b7889be5f34b32a5943ccdf694527170c7ee23a runtime(doc): Clarify list-concatenation a bit more Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/c9c2e2d2ff4429a6b5876ee919f15c1dc0018e86 Author: qeatzy Date: Wed Feb 7 17:52:25 2024 +0100 runtime(doc): Clarify list-concatenation a bit more Make doc list-concatenation more clear as for += and extend(). 1. describe `+=` for list-concatenation more accurately 2. add `extend()` example for list-concatenation 3. Fix CI errors for missing helptags reference |+=| closes: #13983 Signed-off-by: qeatzy Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt diff --git a/runtime/doc/eval.txt b/runtime/doc/eval.txt --- a/runtime/doc/eval.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/eval.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -*eval.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2024 Feb 06 +*eval.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2024 Feb 07 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar @@ -303,7 +303,9 @@ List concatenation ~ *list-concatenation* Two lists can be concatenated with the "+" operator: > :let longlist = mylist + [5, 6] +A list can be concatenated with another one in place using the "+=" operator or |extend()|: > :let mylist += [7, 8] + :call extend(mylist, [7, 8]) 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. @@ -425,7 +427,8 @@ To change part of a list you can specify 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 the |+=| operator: > +To add items to a List in-place, you can use the += operator +|list-concatenation|: > :let listA = [1, 2] :let listA += [3, 4] <