> On 2023-06-03, Bram Moolenaar <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> 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". > > I was expecting to find it under `:help vim9-differences`, but either > I missed the relevant item, or it's not there, in which case it could be > added there.
Well, that's an overview, not a complete list. There is no objective way to decide what to put there, what is important enough. I can add this one, but for expressions there are more things that can matter. Adding a link to vim9-gotchas also would be useful. -- Execuses for making a mistake: In the morning: "I didn't have enough coffee yet!" In the afternoon: "Look at all the things that I did right!" In the evening: "I'm too tired!" /// Bram Moolenaar -- [email protected] -- http://www.Moolenaar.net \\\ /// \\\ \\\ sponsor Vim, vote for features -- http://www.Vim.org/sponsor/ /// \\\ help me help AIDS victims -- http://ICCF-Holland.org /// -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/20230603145544.246A01C0595%40moolenaar.net.
