ap schrieb:
>
> On Jan 9, 1:52 pm, Andy Wokula <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> I tried to write a function that collects all the matches for a given
>> pattern in the text.
>>
>> For that purpose, it would be very nice if the following worked:
>> :%s/{pattern}/\=MyAddMatch(submatch(0))/gn
>
> Remove the 'n' and let MyAddMatch() return submatch(0).
> Not very eficient, but easy.
> I am sorry if that is beside your point.
Yeah, this could be accepted as a workaround.
but: it doesn't work safely in all situations (e.g. ambigious NUL
characters in the returned string).
Also it would unnecessarily change the buffer (ugly in readonly
buffers) and add useless undo information.
>> but it doesn't, because the "n" flag disables evaluation of the
>> expression after '\='.
>>
>> IMHO the "n" flag should only ignore the result of the expression.
>>
>> --
>> Andy
>
> -ap
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