On 2026-03-25 12:01, S. Cowles wrote: > i would like to do the following operation: > let m = match( "foo" , "foo\|beep" ) > however, i get no match. (m is (-1).) > what is the correct pattern syntax to enable this match?
Because they're strings, do you need to escape the "\", making it let m = match( "foo" , "foo\\|beep" ) -tim -- -- -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/acQ5bWo0u3TymbWb%40thechases.com.
