On Mon, 19 Jan 2015 22:50:49 -0600 Tim Chase <v...@tim.thechases.com> wrote:
> On 2015-01-19 20:31, Bao Niu wrote: > > I am learning Vimscript and I wonder if there is any difference > > between writing "function!" vs. "function"? What is that > > exclamation point for here? > > As detailed at > > :help E123 > > If a function already exists with the same name as you want to > create, the "!" will tell it to overwrite the previously-existing > function. Thus, you might have > > function Hello() > echo 'Hello' > endfunction > > and then want to change it, so you'd use > > function! Hello() > echoerr 'Hello' > endfunction > > to overwrite it. Because of the behavior, I just use the "!" *every* > time that I define a function. That way, I don't have to think about > whether it already exists or not. > > -tim Tim, Thanks for the complete explanation. I always wondered that myself. SteveT Steve Litt * http://www.troubleshooters.com/ Troubleshooting Training * Human Performance -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" 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_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vim_use+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
