use Perl

• I'm guessing matchstr is what you're after (Score:2)

  by wickline (135)

  function! GotoCFile()
      :write!
      :redraw!
   
      let cfile_prefix     = '#\s*cfile:\s*'
      let cfile_expression = cfile_prefix . '\w\+'
      if match(getline('.'), cfile_expression) > -1
          let good_line = matchstr(getline('.'), cfile_expression)
          " probably need some more interesting way to make a relative path
          " also need to get rid of any stuff that might
  • Re:I'm guessing matchstr is what you're after (Score:1)

    by Smylers (2592)

    Unfortunately matchstr() operates on a string, not the current buffer, so you've first of all had to read the current line into a string.

    This has the distinct disadvantage that it only works if you already happen to be on the line that you're looking for.

    Smylers
    • Re:I'm guessing matchstr is what you're after (Score:2)

      by wickline (135) on 2005.09.14 0:28 (#43267) Journal

      > only works if you already happen to be on the line
      
      I'm relying on some inside information to guess that he's expecting to be on the line when he uses this command. I could be wrong.
      
      We used to work at the same shop where we had a bunch of shortcuts that worked in that sort of fashion (go to test, implementation, module, base class, mason component).

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