ADA File Type Plugin: Functions and Extra Plugins

search for Ada words. *g:ada#DotWordRegex* g:ada#DotWordRegex string Regular expression to search for Ada words separated by dots. *g:ada#Comment* g:ada#Comment string Regular expression to search for Ada comments. *g:ada#Keywords* g:ada#Keywords list of dictionaries List of keywords, attributes etc. pp. in the format used by omni completion. See |complete-items| for details. *g:ada#Ctags_Kinds* g:ada#Ctags_Kinds dictionary of lists Dictionary of the various kinds of items which the Ada support for Ctags generates. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5.5 Functions ~ *ft-ada-functions* ada#Word([{line}, {col}]) *ada#Word()* Return full name of Ada entity under the cursor (or at given line/column), stripping white space/newlines as necessary. ada#List_Tag([{line}, {col}]) *ada#Listtags()* List all occurrences of the Ada entity under the cursor (or at given line/column) inside the quick-fix window. ada#Jump_Tag ({ident}, {mode}) *ada#Jump_Tag()* List all occurrences of the Ada entity under the cursor (or at given line/column) in the tag jump list. Mode can either be "tjump" or "stjump". ada#Create_Tags ({option}) *ada#Create_Tags()* Creates tag file using Ctags. The option can either be "file" for the current file, "dir" for the directory of the current file or a file name. gnat#Insert_Tags_Header() *gnat#Insert_Tags_Header()* Adds the tag file header (!_TAG_) information to the current file which are missing from the GNAT XREF output. ada#Switch_Syntax_Option ({option}) *ada#Switch_Syntax_Option()* Toggles highlighting options on or off. Used for the Ada menu. *gnat#New()* gnat#New () Create a new gnat object. See |g:gnat| for details. ============================================================================== 6. Extra Plugins ~ *ada-extra-plugins* You can optionally install the following extra plug-ins. They work well with Ada and enhance the ability of the Ada mode: backup.vim https://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1537 Keeps as many backups as you like so you don't have to. rainbow_parenthesis.vim https://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1561 Very helpful since Ada uses only '(' and ')'. nerd_comments.vim https://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1218 Excellent commenting and uncommenting support for almost any programming language. matchit.vim https://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=39 '%' jumping for any language. The normal '%' jump only works for '{}' style languages. The Ada mode will set the needed search patterns. taglist.vim https://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=273 Source code explorer sidebar. There is a patch for Ada available. The GNU Ada Project distribution (http://gnuada.sourceforge.net) of Vim contains all of the above. vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl:

This section describes the 'ada#Word()', 'ada#List_Tag()', 'ada#Jump_Tag()', 'ada#Create_Tags()', 'gnat#Insert_Tags_Header()', 'ada#Switch_Syntax_Option()', and 'gnat#New()' functions used in the Ada file type plugin for Vim. It also lists several recommended extra Vim plugins that enhance Ada development, including backup.vim, rainbow_parenthesis.vim, nerd_comments.vim, matchit.vim, and taglist.vim, with links provided for each.