improves the snippet syntax section

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@ -324,129 +324,215 @@ EXAMPLES *neosnippet-examples*
==============================================================================
SNIPPET SYNTAX *neosnippet-snippet-syntax*
The neosnippet snippet syntax is quite similar to the snippet syntax
of |snipMate|.
It is quite easy to create your own snippets starting with the example below.
The snippet syntax is close to the one of |snipMate|.
Example:
>
snippet if
abbr if endif
options head
snippet [name]
abbr [abbreviation]
alias [aliases]
prev_word '^'
if ${1:condition}
${2}
endif
<
The example above displays the structure of the syntax. Each snippet starts with
the keyword "snippet" which is directly followed by the snippet name. After
that you can define an abbreviation which will be used for the drop down menu
of neocomplcache. The options line restricts the environment the snippet gets
expanded. In this case it is restricted to the head of the line.
Snippet Keywords:
Note: If a snippets is defined multiple times in different snippet files,
neosnippet produces a warning. If you want to overwrite a snippet explicitly,
please use:
- snippet [name] (obligatory)
Each snippet starts with the keyword "snippet". This keyword is directly
followed by the snippet name. The snippet name is used for the expansion of
the snippet.
- abbr [name] (optional)
Here you can define an abbreviation of the snippet which will be used in the
drop down menu of neocomplcache.
- alias [aliases] (optional)
If you specify an alias it will be also used to expand a snippet. You can
define multiple aliases either using the separators ' ' or ','.
Example
>
alias hoge hogera hogehoge
<
- prev_word [definition] (optional)
In the next line, here already starts the snippet which gets expanded. After
snippet expansion you can jump to the placeholders and replace them with desired
text.
The structure of a placeholder can be:
- ${number:placeholder text}
Here the number of the placeholder and the placeholder text that are
seperated by a ":" are embraced by a pair of "{}". The text is displayed
after the snippet expansion and gets replaced by your text. If you jump over
the snippet and do not insert any text in that position the placeholder text
remains there. This can be used as a standard value for a certain position.
Example
>
snippet if
if ${1:condition}
${2}
endif
<
- ${number:#:placeholder text}
Here the number is followd by the "#" character. If you jump over this
placeholder and do not insert any text, the placeholder text will be removed.
Example
>
snippet if
if ${1:#:condition}
${2}
endif
<
- ${number:TARGET}
This is the target placeholder which will be replaced by the text which is
selected before snippet expansion. Note: You need to expand you snippet with
the key mapping below for this to work.
|<Plug>(neosnippet_expand_target)|.
This is very useful if you edit text and decide to put something in an
environment or some sort of brackets.
Example
>
snippet if
if ${1:#:condition}
${2:TARGET}
endif
<
- ${number}
This is a placeholder which you can use as a simple jump position. This
can be useful if you edit a placeholder inside of some sort of brackets or
environment and after that want to go on behind that.
Example
>
snippet if
if ${1:#:condition}
${2:do}
endif
${3}
<
- $number
This is the synchronized placeholder. Sometimes it is required to repat a value in
several places inside a snippet. If you set the number of this placeholder
to the same number as one of the other placeholders in the snippet it will
repeat its content if you insert something. $1 is synchronized to ${1} and
so on. $0 will be the final jump placeholder.
Example
>
snippet if
if ${1:#:condition}
${2:do}
endif
${3}
<
Note: If you like to include characters in snippets that already have a special
meaning to neosnippet you need to escape them with a backslash.
>
snippet code
\`${1}\`${2}
snippet test
${1:escape \} value}
<
A placeholder value can not contain new lines. The snippet below isn't valid.
>
snippet invalid
${1:constructor: (${2:args\}) ->
${3:# do smth}}
<
Vim has a built-in expression evaluation. You can also use this feature inside
of snippets if you use back ticks like in the example below where "%:t" gets
expanded to name of the current active file when the snippet gets expanded and
the current time gets inserted by the expansion of the strftime command.
>
snippet header
File: ${1:`expand('%:t')`}
${2:Created at: `strftime("%B %d, %Y")`}
<
You can also nest the placeholders if you escape the special characters.
>
snippet div
<div ${1:id="${2:someid\}"}>${3}</div>${4}
<
In some cases you need to escape the "}" twice as the example below shows.
>
snippet catch
options head
catch ${1:/${2:pattern: empty, E484, Vim(cmdname):{errmsg\\}\}/}
<
This is because ${1:} substitutes the pattern to "/${2:pattern: empty, E484,
Vim(cmdname):{errmsg\}}" and ${2:} substitutes the pattern to "pattern: empty,
E484, Vim(cmdname):{errmsg}"
If you create a snippet file and prepend the filename with a "_" neosnippet
treats the snippets inside the file as global. This means that they will be
available for all file types (e.g _.snip). You can include snippet files with
>
include c.snip
<
or if you want to include a whole directory with file type snippets.
>
include javascript/*
<
If you include snippet files it can happen that the same snippet name is used
multiple times in different snippet files. Neosnippet produces a warning if it
detects this. If you want to overwrite a snippet explicitly, please use:
>
delete snippets_name
<
After that you can redefine the snippet. But this does not work if you include
other files or external snippet files. If you include external snippet file's
there will be no warning when snippets of those files get overwritten.
external snippet files. There will be no warning when snippets get overwritten.
Snippet include feature is available.
>
include c.snip
<
If you want to include a whole filetype directory snippets.
>
include javascript/*
<
Eval snippet feature is available.
>
snippet hoge
options head
`expand("%")`
<
Note: You want to use backticks in snippet, you must escape backticks.
>
snippet code
abbr code
\`${1}\`${2}
<
If you use |:NeoSnippetEdit| command for easy snippet editing, the file will
be loaded automatically when you save the file.
Neosnippet doesn't map snippet-expand key by default. If you want to use
snippet feature, you can define below mappings in your .vimrc:
>
imap <C-l> <Plug>(neosnippet_expand_or_jump)
smap <C-l> <Plug>(neosnippet_expand_or_jump)
<
Placeholder feature is available. The string after ":" is default value.
>
snippet if
abbr if endif
options head
if ${1:condition}
${2}
endif
<
Commented placeholder feature is available. If the default value starts with
"#:", neosnippet will the delete default value when jump to next placeholder.
>
snippet if
abbr if endif
options head
if ${1:#:condition}
${2}
endif
<
Targetted placeholder feature is available. If the default value starts with
"TARGET:", neosnippet will insert selected text in
|<Plug>(neosnippet_expand_target)|.
>
snippet if
abbr if endif
options head
if ${1:#:condition}
${2:TARGET}
endif
<
Note: To contain "}" character in default value, you must escape "}".
>
snippet test
${1:escape \} value}
<
'_' (global) snippet feature is available. Neosnippet loads '_' snippet for
all filetypes.
Neosnippet can load snipMate snippets as well.
Alias feature is available. The separator is either ' ' or ','.
>
alias hoge hogera hogehoge
<
Synchronized placeholder feature is supported. $1 is synchronized to ${1}.
When you jump next, it will be synchronized. $0 will be the final jump
placeholder.
The placeholder value can't contain new lines. The snippet below isn't valid:
>
snippet test
${1:constructor: (${2:args\}) ->
${3:# do smth}}
<
Multi snippet feature in snipMate is available.
Neosnippet substitutes trigger and descriptions spaces to '_'.
>
@ -455,24 +541,6 @@ Neosnippet substitutes trigger and descriptions spaces to '_'.
snippet trigger description2
piyo
<
Choose snippets using <C-n> or <C-p> and expand it with
|<Plug>(neosnippet_expand_or_jump)| key-mappings.
Nested placeholder feature is available, But you must escape inner "}". "\" is
the eacape sequence.
>
snippet div
<div ${1:id="${2:someid\}"}>${3}</div>${4}
<
You must escape "}" twice in following case.
>
snippet catch
options head
catch ${1:/${2:pattern: empty, E484, Vim(cmdname):{errmsg\\}\}/}
<
Because ${1:} substitutes the pattern to "/${2:pattern: empty, E484,
Vim(cmdname):{errmsg\}}" and ${2:} substitutes the pattern to "pattern:
empty, E484, Vim(cmdname):{errmsg}"
If you use hard-tab for indentation in snippet file, neosnippet will use
'shiftwidth' instead of Vim indent plugin. This feature is useful while some