VIM: help writing a function... - Editors

On 30/05/08 20:28, Karlo Lozovina wrote:
> Hi guys, I'm a total Vim scripting newbie, and I would like to make a
> function that on keypress "escapes" the cursor from a closed pair of
> parentheses or quotes. For example, this is the scenario ("|" marks the
> cursor):
>
> def function(|):
>
> After pressing some key combination, I wan't it to be like this:
>
> def function()|:
>
> Also, it should work for nested pairs, so for example, it should be able
> to repeatedly escape the cursor from this situation (listed below are the
> steps it takes):
>
> hasmap[funtion('argument|')]
> hasmap[funtion('argument'|)]
> hasmap[funtion('argument')|]
> hasmap[funtion('argument')]|
>
> I'm not looking for the complete function, just some ideas and Vim
> functions I should use so I know what to Google for .
>
> Thanks a lot...
>
>

The way you show it, the right-arrow key would do it, but I suppose
that's not what you mean. I guess a few additional counterexamples would
help.

About the quotes, remember that quote characters are not always paired,
as in
"It's an apostrophe but not a quote"
or
" a Vim command rarely contains a second quote

To find help about Vim, don't use Google, use Vim's own help system,
and, about how to search it, see

:help :help
:help {subject}
where {subject} is brace, s, u, b, j, e, c, t, brace
:help :helpgrep

Best regards,
Tony.
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