changeset 28011:d10d5cc8e657 v8.2.4530

patch 8.2.4530: making comparison with null work changes legacy behavior Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/f3507a517c38bee5498736607ead64c8ae6b5941 Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Wed Mar 9 11:56:21 2022 +0000 patch 8.2.4530: making comparison with null work changes legacy behavior Problem: Making comparison with null work changes legacy behavior. Solution: Only use the better comparison in Vim9 script. (closes https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/9910)
author Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
date Wed, 09 Mar 2022 13:00:03 +0100
parents c968191a8557
children f93f7e634c40
files src/testdir/test_expr.vim src/typval.c src/version.c
diffstat 3 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/src/testdir/test_expr.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_expr.vim
@@ -181,6 +181,38 @@ func Test_loop_over_null_list()
   call v9.CheckScriptFailure(lines, 'E121: Undefined variable: null_list')
 endfunc
 
+func Test_compare_with_null()
+  let s:value = v:null
+  call assert_true(s:value == v:null)
+  let s:value = v:true
+  call assert_false(s:value == v:null)
+  let s:value = v:none
+  call assert_false(s:value == v:null)
+  let s:value = 0
+  call assert_true(s:value == v:null)
+  if has('float')
+    let s:value = 0.0
+    call assert_true(s:value == v:null)
+  endif
+  let s:value = ''
+  call assert_false(s:value == v:null)
+  let s:value = 0z
+  call assert_false(s:value == v:null)
+  let s:value = []
+  call assert_false(s:value == v:null)
+  let s:value = {}
+  call assert_false(s:value == v:null)
+  let s:value = function('len')
+  call assert_false(s:value == v:null)
+  if has('job')
+    let s:value = test_null_job()
+    call assert_true(s:value == v:null)
+    let s:value = test_null_channel()
+    call assert_true(s:value == v:null)
+  endif
+  unlet s:value
+endfunc
+
 func Test_setreg_null_list()
   let lines =<< trim END
       call setreg('x', test_null_list())
--- a/src/typval.c
+++ b/src/typval.c
@@ -1381,7 +1381,7 @@ typval_compare_list(
 }
 
 /*
- * Compare v:null/v:none with another type.  Return TRUE if the value is NULL.
+ * Compare v:null with another type.  Return TRUE if the value is NULL.
  */
     int
 typval_compare_null(typval_T *tv1, typval_T *tv2)
@@ -1417,6 +1417,9 @@ typval_compare_null(typval_T *tv1, typva
 	    default: break;
 	}
     }
+    if (!in_vim9script())
+	return FALSE;  // backwards compatible
+
     semsg(_(e_cannot_compare_str_with_str),
 			 vartype_name(tv1->v_type), vartype_name(tv2->v_type));
     return MAYBE;
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -751,6 +751,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    4530,
+/**/
     4529,
 /**/
     4528,