On 2016-12-14 04:34, Slartibartfast wrote:
> >   :nnoremap * :let @/='\<lt>'.expand('<lt>cword>').'\>'<cr>
> 
> Wow, what on earth does that mean?
> 
> I tried it all the same and yes it does indeed work in gVim but I
> have no idea why.

It remaps the "*" key to run the ex command that follows.

let @/=          " assign to the search register
'\<lt>'          " a literal \<
.                " followed by
expand(...)      " the current word under the cursor
  '<lt>cword>'   "   (need to escape the opening < sign)
.                " followed by
'\>'             " a literal \>
<cr>             " actually execute the assignment

> I also tried it in Notepad++ and Android Studio (with their
> respective Vim plugins) and unfortunately it doesn't for either of
> them.

Can't speak to the vim-nature of non-vim.  Sorry ;-)

-tim



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