Re: Search for the visually select text

2013-11-15 17:45, Bee skrev:
> On Friday, November 15, 2013 1:42:07 AM UTC-8, Paolo Bolzoni wrote:
>> seldom I need to search specific part of text that are not simply the current
>> word (where * is handy). And I instinctively select the part visually, only to
>> notice I do not know how to search for it in the whole text.
>>
>> Example, assuming the caret is on the beginning of the sequence I want to seek,
>> I tend to do:
>> vwwe
>> and I am stuck. Is there a way to search for what I have selected?
>> Thanks,
>> Paolo
>
> Paolo
>
> I have substuted my own function in place of *.
> The following is best viewed in a mono-spaced font.
> It works the same as the regular *
> but also works with a selection, even a multiline selection.
>
> Bill
>
> nnoremap * g*
> " multi line search -- selection literal :help c_<C-R>
> " substitute({expr}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags})
> vnoremap * y/\c\V<C-R><C-R>=substitute(escape(@@,'/\'),'\n','\\n','g')<cr><cr>
> " '''''' ||| | | | | | | | | | +{flags} g=all
> " '''''' ||| | | | | | | | | +{sub}
> " '''''' ||| | | | | | | | +{pat}
> " '''''' ||| | | | | | | +chars to escape
> " '''''' ||| | | | | | +contents of unnamed register
> " '''''' ||| | | | | +{expr}
> " '''''' ||| | | | +expression register
> " '''''' ||| | | +contents of register LITERALLY
> " '''''' ||| | +contents of register
> " '''''' ||| +VERY nomagic, only \ is magic
> " '''''' ||+ignore case
> " '''''' |+search
> " '''''' +yank selected into unnamed register
>

I don't get the idea with the substitute(); would someone please
enlighten me? I speak only pidgin vimscript! :-)

/bpj

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