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Using a special key in function


Using an environment variable name as function argumentEscape return value key in mapping functionHow to escape strings containing keys (when mapping) or call function with noremapCarriage return as argument breaks the functionExecute normal is inserting “<tab>” instead of hitting tab keyE129 when calling the function by call()Converting from A to B using mapped keyHow to have vnoremap call function once?Why do functions in Vimscript require a “call” statement?Vim+Tmux: How to switch between Tmux Windows and Vim Tab Pages Seamlessly using the Alt Key?













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I am trying to remap <PageUp> key to call this function:



function! PageUp()
let l:line = line('.')
if(l:line != 1)
if(l:line != winline())
:set syntax=off
<PageUp>
:set syntax=on
else
normal! 1G
endif
endif
endfunction


but gvim complains that I cannot do it.



So what is the proper way to use the keys in a function ?










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    I am trying to remap <PageUp> key to call this function:



    function! PageUp()
    let l:line = line('.')
    if(l:line != 1)
    if(l:line != winline())
    :set syntax=off
    <PageUp>
    :set syntax=on
    else
    normal! 1G
    endif
    endif
    endfunction


    but gvim complains that I cannot do it.



    So what is the proper way to use the keys in a function ?










    share|improve this question
























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      I am trying to remap <PageUp> key to call this function:



      function! PageUp()
      let l:line = line('.')
      if(l:line != 1)
      if(l:line != winline())
      :set syntax=off
      <PageUp>
      :set syntax=on
      else
      normal! 1G
      endif
      endif
      endfunction


      but gvim complains that I cannot do it.



      So what is the proper way to use the keys in a function ?










      share|improve this question














      I am trying to remap <PageUp> key to call this function:



      function! PageUp()
      let l:line = line('.')
      if(l:line != 1)
      if(l:line != winline())
      :set syntax=off
      <PageUp>
      :set syntax=on
      else
      normal! 1G
      endif
      endif
      endfunction


      but gvim complains that I cannot do it.



      So what is the proper way to use the keys in a function ?







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          First of all, you use the PageUp key in Normal mode so the underlying functionality is a Normal mode command. You can't use such commands directly while in an Ex command-line or function/script. You need to use the Ex command :norm for this.



          Further, to use "key codes" (:h key-codes) of non-printing characters like <PageUp> you need to construct the :norm command as an expression and pass it to the :exe command (see last paragraph of :h :norm).



          That gives us:



          :exe "norm <PageUp>"


          The double quotes are required as is the to escape the keycode and indicate that you want the special meaning not the literal string "<PageUp>".



          (Note: Usually we want to use norm! instead of norm in order to avoid conflicts with mappings but that's not a critical element of this answer so omitted.)






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            To send special key to :normal, you need to get it's raw code by using "<key>" notation.



            exec "norm! <PageUp>"


            You can also use raw code directly if you want(not recommended, hard to read):



            norm! <80>kP
            ^----------<80> is 0x80


            <80>kP is raw code of <PageUp>, you can enter it like this in normal mode:



            "="<PageUp>"<cr>p
            ^----------press carriage return


            If raw code of the key doesn't start with 0x80, it's the same as terminal code (not sure), you can use the :h i_CTRL-V to insert terminal code:



            norm! <c-v><c-p>
            ^------------press ctrl-v ctrl-p


            • :h :exec

            • :h quote=

            • :h string





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              First of all, you use the PageUp key in Normal mode so the underlying functionality is a Normal mode command. You can't use such commands directly while in an Ex command-line or function/script. You need to use the Ex command :norm for this.



              Further, to use "key codes" (:h key-codes) of non-printing characters like <PageUp> you need to construct the :norm command as an expression and pass it to the :exe command (see last paragraph of :h :norm).



              That gives us:



              :exe "norm <PageUp>"


              The double quotes are required as is the to escape the keycode and indicate that you want the special meaning not the literal string "<PageUp>".



              (Note: Usually we want to use norm! instead of norm in order to avoid conflicts with mappings but that's not a critical element of this answer so omitted.)






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                First of all, you use the PageUp key in Normal mode so the underlying functionality is a Normal mode command. You can't use such commands directly while in an Ex command-line or function/script. You need to use the Ex command :norm for this.



                Further, to use "key codes" (:h key-codes) of non-printing characters like <PageUp> you need to construct the :norm command as an expression and pass it to the :exe command (see last paragraph of :h :norm).



                That gives us:



                :exe "norm <PageUp>"


                The double quotes are required as is the to escape the keycode and indicate that you want the special meaning not the literal string "<PageUp>".



                (Note: Usually we want to use norm! instead of norm in order to avoid conflicts with mappings but that's not a critical element of this answer so omitted.)






                share|improve this answer



























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                  First of all, you use the PageUp key in Normal mode so the underlying functionality is a Normal mode command. You can't use such commands directly while in an Ex command-line or function/script. You need to use the Ex command :norm for this.



                  Further, to use "key codes" (:h key-codes) of non-printing characters like <PageUp> you need to construct the :norm command as an expression and pass it to the :exe command (see last paragraph of :h :norm).



                  That gives us:



                  :exe "norm <PageUp>"


                  The double quotes are required as is the to escape the keycode and indicate that you want the special meaning not the literal string "<PageUp>".



                  (Note: Usually we want to use norm! instead of norm in order to avoid conflicts with mappings but that's not a critical element of this answer so omitted.)






                  share|improve this answer















                  First of all, you use the PageUp key in Normal mode so the underlying functionality is a Normal mode command. You can't use such commands directly while in an Ex command-line or function/script. You need to use the Ex command :norm for this.



                  Further, to use "key codes" (:h key-codes) of non-printing characters like <PageUp> you need to construct the :norm command as an expression and pass it to the :exe command (see last paragraph of :h :norm).



                  That gives us:



                  :exe "norm <PageUp>"


                  The double quotes are required as is the to escape the keycode and indicate that you want the special meaning not the literal string "<PageUp>".



                  (Note: Usually we want to use norm! instead of norm in order to avoid conflicts with mappings but that's not a critical element of this answer so omitted.)







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                      To send special key to :normal, you need to get it's raw code by using "<key>" notation.



                      exec "norm! <PageUp>"


                      You can also use raw code directly if you want(not recommended, hard to read):



                      norm! <80>kP
                      ^----------<80> is 0x80


                      <80>kP is raw code of <PageUp>, you can enter it like this in normal mode:



                      "="<PageUp>"<cr>p
                      ^----------press carriage return


                      If raw code of the key doesn't start with 0x80, it's the same as terminal code (not sure), you can use the :h i_CTRL-V to insert terminal code:



                      norm! <c-v><c-p>
                      ^------------press ctrl-v ctrl-p


                      • :h :exec

                      • :h quote=

                      • :h string





                      share|improve this answer





























                        1














                        To send special key to :normal, you need to get it's raw code by using "<key>" notation.



                        exec "norm! <PageUp>"


                        You can also use raw code directly if you want(not recommended, hard to read):



                        norm! <80>kP
                        ^----------<80> is 0x80


                        <80>kP is raw code of <PageUp>, you can enter it like this in normal mode:



                        "="<PageUp>"<cr>p
                        ^----------press carriage return


                        If raw code of the key doesn't start with 0x80, it's the same as terminal code (not sure), you can use the :h i_CTRL-V to insert terminal code:



                        norm! <c-v><c-p>
                        ^------------press ctrl-v ctrl-p


                        • :h :exec

                        • :h quote=

                        • :h string





                        share|improve this answer



























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                          To send special key to :normal, you need to get it's raw code by using "<key>" notation.



                          exec "norm! <PageUp>"


                          You can also use raw code directly if you want(not recommended, hard to read):



                          norm! <80>kP
                          ^----------<80> is 0x80


                          <80>kP is raw code of <PageUp>, you can enter it like this in normal mode:



                          "="<PageUp>"<cr>p
                          ^----------press carriage return


                          If raw code of the key doesn't start with 0x80, it's the same as terminal code (not sure), you can use the :h i_CTRL-V to insert terminal code:



                          norm! <c-v><c-p>
                          ^------------press ctrl-v ctrl-p


                          • :h :exec

                          • :h quote=

                          • :h string





                          share|improve this answer















                          To send special key to :normal, you need to get it's raw code by using "<key>" notation.



                          exec "norm! <PageUp>"


                          You can also use raw code directly if you want(not recommended, hard to read):



                          norm! <80>kP
                          ^----------<80> is 0x80


                          <80>kP is raw code of <PageUp>, you can enter it like this in normal mode:



                          "="<PageUp>"<cr>p
                          ^----------press carriage return


                          If raw code of the key doesn't start with 0x80, it's the same as terminal code (not sure), you can use the :h i_CTRL-V to insert terminal code:



                          norm! <c-v><c-p>
                          ^------------press ctrl-v ctrl-p


                          • :h :exec

                          • :h quote=

                          • :h string






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