On Wed, Apr 06, 2016 at 10:21:42PM -0700, Ben Fritz wrote: > On Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at 2:44:23 PM UTC-5, Albert Berger wrote: > > Greetings! > > > > How does one detect the file type in .vimrc? AFAIU, 'filetype' setting is > > not yet set when .vimrc is processed. The following check doesn't > > work in .vimrc: > > > > if &filetype==cpp > > ... > > > > I want to distinguish between 'c' and 'cpp' for *.h files in which > > the file type is specified in the modline. Is there a function which > > can be called for reading the modline? I know that one can use autocmd, > > when the file type read from the modline is already set, but is there a > > way to get the modline variables in .vimrc? > > > > Thanks, > > Albert. > > No, you'll need to use an autocmd. In which case you may as well use a > FileType autocmd. The modeline, like the filetype, has not been processed yet > while reading the .vimrc. > > Indeed, I'm pretty sure the file itself hasn't been read yet when reading the > .vimrc, but I may be wrong about that. >
Looks like this is the case. Will use FileType autocmd. Thanks. Albert. -- -- 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 [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
