> I see a typo and have some questions: > > > ! To change a sequence of bytes the [:] notation can be used: > > > ! let blob[1:3] = 0z445566 > > ! The length of the replaced bytes much be exactly the same as the value > > Typo: much -> must > > > ! To change part of a blob you can specify the first and last byte to be > > ! modified. The value must at least have the number of bytes in the > range: > > > ! :let blob[3:5] = [3, 4, 5] > > Suddenly it's possible to specify longer sequences? The paragraph above > prohibits this.
No, this was indeed a copy-paste leftover. > Or is this paragraph a copy-paste leftover? Except for the length thing it > seems to say almost the same thing as the previous one. > Also the example uses a list as a replacement value, not a blob. Is it > intentional? What if the list contains something other than what fits in > bytes? The value must be a blob, a list doesn't work. > > + < *blob-identity* *E977* > > + When variable "aa" is a Blob and you assign it to another variable > "bb", both > > + variables refer to the same Blob. Then the "is" operator returns true. > > + > > + When making a copy using [:] or |copy()| the values are the same, but > the > > + identity is different: > > > + :let blob = 0z112233 > > + :let blob2 = blob > > + :echo blob == blob2 > > + < 1 > > > + :echo blob is blob2 > > + < 1 > > > + :let blob3 = blob[:] > > + :echo blob == blob3 > > + < 1 > > > + :echo blob is blob3 > > + < 0 > > + > > + ! Making a copy of a list is done with the |copy()| function. Using > [:] also > > + ! works, as explained above. > > Wasn't this meant to say "copy of a blob" instead of "copy of a list"? Yes, I'll fix it. -- hundred-and-one symptoms of being an internet addict: 222. You send more than 20 personal e-mails a day. /// Bram Moolenaar -- b...@moolenaar.net -- http://www.Moolenaar.net \\\ /// sponsor Vim, vote for features -- http://www.Vim.org/sponsor/ \\\ \\\ an exciting new programming language -- http://www.Zimbu.org /// \\\ help me help AIDS victims -- http://ICCF-Holland.org /// -- -- You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vim_dev+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
