Go to the end of the C++ function in Vim

Question

If I am in the middle of the function, I would like go to the very end of it in vim. I run into this problem as we sometimes have function of 500+ lines long (don't ask why).

I use vim, gvim.

Ammadas

Answer 1

You can use the "]}" command. You may have to repeat it depending on how nested you are.

Bougainville

the OP may also want to investigate the '%' command, which jumps to the opening or closing brace/paren/bracket that is paired with whatever is under the cursor. – Stanwinn

Yes, % is useful as well but not for a quick jump out of a large function. – Bougainville

You might also be interested in [[ and ]], they take you to the beginning of a function or the start of the next function. – Pictograph

Answer 2

][ goes to the next '}' in the first column.

Read :help 29.3 to find out more about moving through a program.

Codycoe

I found your solution more generic than the accepted solution, because the accepted solution didn't work for me in JavaScript. – Avlona

Although thinking about it, if it goes to the next '}' in the first column, then it might find difficulty with nested functions. – Avlona

Answer 3

][ or [] will do this for you.

Mihrab

but only if the function's opening and closing curly braces are the first character on the line. – Orthopedic

Answer 4

Make sure you're using :split and code folding to your advantage - keep a folded view at the top of the screen, unfold a function, split, edit the function, close the split window, collapse the fold.

Pogonia

This one is also good, but to be honest, I didn't like folding in Vim so far, I just feel it is hard, probably I need to spend some time reading about it, which I don't have unfortunately. Do you have any quick suggestion to make me like it? :-) – Avlona

Answer 5

SHIFT+5 toggles between { and }. You can use it to identify the top most block of code.

Czech

I believe that's % which shifts :-) – Deterioration

Yes... but to make it simpler I used this approach :) – Czech

@MighMoS, this seems to be better for certain cases, because % only works if you are on the bracket. – Avlona

Answer 6

I found that @Ana Betts's answer is the most helpful after gone through nearly an hour of "research" . I tried to add some buffer mappings to make perfection:

autocmd BufReadPre *.js nnoremap <buffer> [[ []%0
autocmd BufReadPre *.js nnoremap <buffer> ]] ][%0

And this to your .vimrc and type ]] or ]] to see magic happen :)

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