Re: [vim 9 script] String indexing behavior different from legacy Vim

Hi Bram,

Sorry but,

Out of well indexing,

which is faster ?

1) indexing by bytes -> legacy

2) indexing by characters -> vim9script

Thank you for your answer.

Nicolas
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Le samedi 3 juin 2023 à 13:12:53 UTC+2, Bram Moolenaar a écrit :

> Legacy Vim script:
>
> let text = 'àbc'
> echo text[2]
>
> Result: 'b'
>
> Vim 9 script:
>
> const text = 'àbc'
> echo text[2]
>
> Result: 'c'
>
> Is the different behavior (counting chars vs bytes?) intentional?

Yes, in Vim9 script the index is in characters. In legacy script it is
in bytes.

The help for this doesn't have it's own tag, I'll add one.
You can find it above ":help vim9-gotchas".

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