In a script when one calls "cursor(line, column)" or
"execute normal 4rx", implicitly it is the current buffer
that is the target; it is the current buffer that is changed.
I'd like to know if its possible to explicitly alter the
target buffer in scripts such that, optionally, the same
edit commands can be applied to either the default buffer
or to some other, possibly hidden buffer.
function doSomeEdits()
if g:writeToHiddenBuffer
" save current buffer
" make hidden buffer the target
endif
try
call cursor(someLine, someColumn)
execute "normal 4rX"
call cursor(someLine, someColumn+4)
execute "normal iyyyy"
let line = getline('.')
return len(line)
finally
if g:writeToHiddenBuffer
" restore current buffer
endif
endtry
endfuncion
Here, either the current, normal buffer is altered or, if
g:writeToHiddenBuffer is true, then some other buffer
is changed, but the exact same editiing commands are used.
So, is it possible?
Thanks.
Richard
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