freebsd-nq/contrib/nvi/perl_api/VI.pod
Peter Wemm b8ba871bd9 Import of nvi-1.79, minus a few bits that we dont need (eg: postscript
files, curses, db, regex etc that we already have).  The other glue will
follow shortly.

Obtained from: Keith Bostic <bostic@bostic.com>
1996-11-01 06:45:43 +00:00

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=head1 NAME
VI - VI module within perl embedded nvi
=head1 SYNOPSIS
sub wc {
my $words;
$i = $VI::StartLine;
while ($i <= $VI::StopLine) {
$_ = VI::GetLine($VI::ScreenId, $i++);
$words+=split;
}
VI::Msg($VI::ScreenId,"$words words");
}
=head1 DESCRIPTION
This pseudo module is available to perl programs run from within nvi and
provides access to the files being edited and some internal data.
Beware that you should not use this module from within a C<perldo> or
from within an C<END> block or a C<DESTROY> method.
=head2 Variables
These are set by nvi before starting each perl command.
=over 8
=item * $ScreenId
Screen id of the current screen.
=item * $StartLine
Line number of the first line of the selected range or of the file if no
range was specified.
=item * $StopLine
Line number of the last line of the selected range or of the file if no
range was specified.
=back
=head2 Functions
=over 8
=item * AppendLine
VI::AppendLine(screenId,lineNumber,text);
Append the string text after the line in lineNumber.
=item * DelLine
VI::DelLine(screenId,lineNum);
Delete lineNum.
=item * EndScreen
VI::EndScreen(screenId);
End a screen.
=item * FindScreen
VI::FindScreen(file);
Return the screen id associated with file name.
=item * GetCursor
($line, $column) = VI::GetCursor(screenId);
Return the current cursor position as a list with two elements.
=item * GetLine
VI::GetLine(screenId,lineNumber);
Return lineNumber.
=item * GetMark
($line, $column) = VI::GetMark(screenId,mark);
Return the mark's cursor position as a list with two elements.
=item * GetOpt
VI::GetOpt(screenId,option);
Return the value of an option.
=item * InsertLine
VI::InsertLine(screenId,lineNumber,text);
Insert the string text before the line in lineNumber.
=item * LastLine
VI::LastLine(screenId);
Return the last line in the screen.
=item * MapKey
VI::MapKey(screenId,key,perlproc);
Associate a key with a perl procedure.
=item * Msg
VI::Msg(screenId,text);
Set the message line to text.
=item * NewScreen
VI::NewScreen(screenId);
VI::NewScreen(screenId,file);
Create a new screen. If a filename is specified then the screen is
opened with that file.
=item * Run
VI::Run(screenId,cmd);
Run the ex command cmd.
=item * SetCursor
VI::SetCursor(screenId,line,column);
Set the cursor to the line and column numbers supplied.
=item * SetLine
VI::SetLine(screenId,lineNumber,text);
Set lineNumber to the text supplied.
=item * SetMark
VI::SetMark(screenId,mark,line,column);
Set the mark to the line and column numbers supplied.
=item * SetOpt
VI::SetOpt(screenId,command);
Set an option.
=item * SwitchScreen
VI::SwitchScreen(screenId,screenId);
Change the current focus to screen.
=item * UnmapKey
VI::UnmmapKey(screenId,key);
Unmap a key.
=item * Warn
This is the default warning handler.
It adds any warnings to the error string.
=back
=head1 EXAMPLES
sub showmarks {
my ($mark, $all);
for $mark ('a' .. 'z') {
eval {VI::GetMark($VI::ScreenId, $mark)};
$all .= $mark unless ($@);
}
VI::Msg($VI::ScreenId,"Set marks: $all");
}
sub forall {
my ($code) = shift;
my ($i) = $VI::StartLine-1;
while (++$i <= $VI::StopLine) {
$_ = VI::GetLine($VI::ScreenId, $i);
VI::SetLine($VI::ScreenId, $i, $_) if(&$code);
}
}
Now you can do
:perl forall sub{s/perlre/substitution/}
Although you'll probably use
:perldo s/perlre/substitution/
instead.
See L<perlre> for perl regular expressions.
=head1 SEE ALSO
L<nviperl>
=head1 AUTHOR
Sven Verdoolaege <skimo@dns.ufsia.ac.be>