Bob Hiestand wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 11:38 AM, Ben Fritz<[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 6:38 PM, Edward Beach<[email protected]> wrote: > >> > I'm trying to write a script that will toggle an autocommand on/off > >> > and I'm looking for a function to return it's existence. I've found > >> > the built-in exists function and from the help it gives me this: > >> > #group#event autocommand defined for this > >> > group and event. > >> > So from my command line I enter in the following > >> > :aug TestGroup | aug END | echo exists("#TestGroup#BufWritePost") > >> > and it comes back 1 -- but shouldn't it be 0 since I haven't created a > >> > BufWritePost event and since > >> > :au TestGroup > >> > returns nothing? > >> > >> It looks like the #group#event code doesn't check for an autocommand > >> for that event being defined *within* the group, just whether both the > >> group and the autocommand exist. The #group#event#pattern does check > >> for an autocommand defined within the specified group, though, so that > >> may be helpful to you. > > > Since this is a patch for some VERY unexpected behavior, I'm cc'ing > > vim_dev where such things are normally discussed. > > > > My opinion is that this is a bug, if it can be reliably reproduced. I > > can't imagine any situation where the described behavior would be > > helpful. > > Here's a probably better patch, and a test case to show the behavior I > expect from exists() with respect to autocommands: Thanks for the patch and testcase script. Would you be able to turn the script into a test for src/testdir? That will greatly help avoid regressions. -- hundred-and-one symptoms of being an internet addict: 178. You look for an icon to double-click to open your bedroom window. /// Bram Moolenaar -- [email protected] -- http://www.Moolenaar.net \\\ /// sponsor Vim, vote for features -- http://www.Vim.org/sponsor/ \\\ \\\ download, build and distribute -- http://www.A-A-P.org /// \\\ help me help AIDS victims -- http://ICCF-Holland.org /// --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
