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Vim: Invert function's parameter order?

Suppose I got this function call:

cook("rice", kitchen->pot);

After writing that, I notice parameter order is wrong, I should have done

cook(kitchen->pot, "rice");

To fix that, I could do:

    1: move cursor over "rice": $b
    2: delete a ": da"
    3: move to (: %
    4: paste "rice": p
    5: insert new ,: a, 
    6: find and delete spare ,: f,x

But im using VIM! We edit code faster with vim, any ideas?

Solution

  • Your answers are really helpful, but I just found a solution by myself:

    :s/\v(\w+\()([^,]+)(,\s*)([^\),]+)/\1\4\3\2

    That will work with most kinds of parameters, and specially for my php-like function calls.