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diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/zle.yo b/Doc/Zsh/zle.yo index ffce54c84..653678eba 100644 --- a/Doc/Zsh/zle.yo +++ b/Doc/Zsh/zle.yo @@ -743,6 +743,21 @@ local scope, like parameters created in a function using tt(local). Inside completion widgets and traps called while ZLE is active, these parameters are available read-only. +Note that the parameters appear as local to any ZLE widget in +which they appear. Hence if it is desired to override them this needs +to be done within a nested function: + +example(widget-function+LPAR()+RPAR() { + # $WIDGET here refers to the special variable + # that is local inside widget-function + +LPAR()+RPAR() { + # This anonymous nested function allows WIDGET + # to be used as a local variable. The -h + # removes the special status of the variable. + local -h WIDGET + } +}) + startitem() vindex(BUFFER) item(tt(BUFFER) (scalar))( |