Is it possible in vimscript to save and reuse a (complex)
(sub)pattern similar te Perl's qr// ?
While I don't know what Perl's "qr//" does (I'm more of a Python
guy), you can certainly save complex patterns and reuse them:
Save something recently searched:
/complex_pattern_1
:let cp1=@/
Save something without searching for it first:
:let cp2='complex pattern 2'
(be aware of various needs for escaping)
Then you can use control-R followed by equals to insert the
saved-names into your search register:
/search for<C-R>=cp1<CR> and <C-R>=cp2<CR> that I saved
(where "<C-R>" means control+R and "<CR>" means pressing enter to
accept the expression).
You can also use the history window:
q/
to go back and modify/re-execute a previous search.
For more details:
:help @/
:help c_CTRL-R_=
:help q/
Hope this helps get you something like what you want.
-tim
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