lcd wrote: > There is an asymmetry in handling indices for lists and strings. > Lists accept things like lst[n], lst[n1:n2], lst[n1:-n2], and lst[-n]. > Strings accept str[n], str[n1:n2], str[n1:-n2] (all with the same > meanings as the corresponding operations for lists), but not str[-n]. > Negative indices in strings always return '', which is frustrating. :) > > The patch below makes negative indices behave the same way for > string as they do for lists (but they don't rise exceptions when out of > range): > > :let a = '12345' > :echo a[-1] > 5 > :echo string(a[-6]) > '' > > Negative indices for strings never did anything useful (at least as > far as I can tell), so this is unlikely to break existing code.
I suppose that would be OK, and useful, to add. Can you also add a test? -- Not too long ago, compress was something you did to garbage... /// Bram Moolenaar -- [email protected] -- 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 [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
