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Set iskeyword selectively

Often I need to search large xml mode files for the next occurrence of the word under the cursor but preferably not if it's a tag the closing tag

In the below example # is where the cursor is. Using * or # with iskeyword not including > or < will move between <Dealid> and </Dealid>.

<Deali#d>4444</Dealid>
... 50 lines
<Dealid>6666</Dealid>
... n lines
<Dealid>5643</Dealid>

I tried :set iskeyword+=< which worked fine for moving to the next match but it changed vey to include the < of the closing tag so moving to the start of 6666, for eg, and typing vey will yank 6666< rather than 6666.

Anyway of getting the best of both words or limit the iskeyword+=< to the * and # operators?

Solution

  • This should do what you want.

    nnoremap * :set iskeyword+=<<CR>*:set iskeyword-=<<CR>
nnoremap # :set iskeyword+=<<CR>#:set iskeyword-=<<CR>

    It sets changes iskeyword before executing * or # and then resets it.