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| author | Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> | 2016-03-12 19:03:59 +0100 |
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| committer | Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> | 2016-03-12 19:03:59 +0100 |
| commit | f6f32c38bf3319144a84a01a154c8c91939e7acf (patch) | |
| tree | efc1285b32b8d994767094aab02e25639191da89 /runtime/doc | |
| parent | b4ebf9ae3b93d082ab3b9f4aab2f6729f77fa46a (diff) | |
| download | vim-f6f32c38bf3319144a84a01a154c8c91939e7acf.zip | |
patch 7.4.1546
Problem: Sticky type checking is more annoying than useful.
Solution: Remove the error for changing a variable type.
Diffstat (limited to 'runtime/doc')
| -rw-r--r-- | runtime/doc/eval.txt | 27 |
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/runtime/doc/eval.txt b/runtime/doc/eval.txt index 0bb4b83b2..370d64b44 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/eval.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/eval.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -*eval.txt* For Vim version 7.4. Last change: 2016 Mar 08 +*eval.txt* For Vim version 7.4. Last change: 2016 Mar 12 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar @@ -113,16 +113,8 @@ to Float, printf() for Float to String and float2nr() for Float to Number. *E891* *E892* *E893* *E894* *E907* *E911* *E914* When expecting a Float a Number can also be used, but nothing else. - *E706* *sticky-type-checking* -You will get an error if you try to change the type of a variable. You need -to |:unlet| it first to avoid this error. String and Number are considered -equivalent though, as well are Float and Number. Consider this sequence of -commands: > - :let l = "string" - :let l = 44 " changes type from String to Number - :let l = [1, 2, 3] " error! l is still a Number - :let l = 4.4 " changes type from Number to Float - :let l = "string" " error! + *no-type-checking* +You will not get an error if you try to change the type of a variable. 1.2 Function references ~ @@ -1969,6 +1961,7 @@ islocked( {expr}) Number TRUE if {expr} is locked isnan( {expr}) Number TRUE if {expr} is NaN items( {dict}) List key-value pairs in {dict} job_getchannel( {job}) Channel get the channel handle for {job} +job_info( {job}) Dict get information about {job} job_setoptions( {job}, {options}) none set options for {job} job_start( {command} [, {options}]) Job start a job job_status( {job}) String get the status of {job} @@ -4473,10 +4466,18 @@ job_getchannel({job}) *job_getchannel()* < {only available when compiled with the |+job| feature} +job_info({job}) *job_info()* + Returns a Dictionary with information about {job}: + "status" what |job_status()| returns + "channel" what |job_getchannel()| returns + "exitval" only valid when "status" is "dead" + "exit-cb" function to be called on exit + "stoponexit" |job-stoponexit| + job_setoptions({job}, {options}) *job_setoptions()* Change options for {job}. Supported are: - "stoponexit" |job-stoponexit| - "exit-cb" |job-exit-cb| + "stoponexit" |job-stoponexit| + "exit-cb" |job-exit-cb| job_start({command} [, {options}]) *job_start()* Start a job and return a Job object. Unlike |system()| and |