Re: Why does synID() always return zero when inserting at the end of a line?

On Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 12:01:52 PM UTC-5, Tony Mechelynck wrote:
> Maybe because in Insert mode at the end of the line, the cursor is one
> past the last character on the line?
>

Sure, but the region extends past this line on the next line. It's inside a /* ... */ syntax region. So Vim should be able to know what the syntax region is.

> How exactly do you call synID()? In a script or at i_CTRL-O on the
> command line? Or in a mapping?
> Tests I did here were inconclusive.
>

Two ways I experienced while debugging this:
1. In a CursorMovedI autocmd.
2. Using i_CTRL-R with the expression register.

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