How to create a if estatement inside a function to check file type in vimscript?

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I need to check the file type I have opened in Vim to do one thing or another inside a function.

This is what my vimrc looks like:

function! MyFunction()
    autocmd filetype typescript <C-V>%
    autocmd filetype go <C-V>%
endfunction

nnoremap <Leadar>f :call MyFunction()<CR>

Next to <C-V>% will be more instructions, but for now this is what I'm testing.

My function has to detect the file I have openend, according to its type do one thing or another. I'm doing this inside a function because in the near future I will move this to a separete plugin, but for now it is my vimrc file.

Another thing I've tried already and I know it works is this

autocmd filetype typescript nnoremap <Leader>f <C-V>% DoTypescriptThings
autocmd filetype go nnoremap <Leader>f <C-V>% DoGolangThings

If I move this lines outside of a function body I works. But this way I couldn't change the <Leader> KEY easily if I make this a plugin. That's why I moved it to a function.

How can I make my function detect my types so my function works?

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1 Answers

If I can understand clearly, you actually want to pull out the filetype checking from auto-command so that remapping the main key (<LEADER>f) becomes easy.

You can do this by using &filetype. Your function will look something like this:

function! MyFunction()
    if &filetype ==# 'typescript'
        autocmd filetype typescript <C-V>%

        " Now you dont need autocmds here to be precise;
        " But you may consider some other autocmd-events in future
        " Until then a simple :execute or :execute "normal!..." should be sufficient instead

    elseif &filetype ==# 'go'
        autocmd filetype go <C-V>%
    endif
endfunction

nnoremap <Leadar>f :call MyFunction()<CR>

Now considering the fact that autocmd also does the same thing (checking filetype and applying a mapping) so I guess your main motivation is not to use autocmd but to be able to remap main key (<LEADER>f) easily.

So in conclusion, I would suggest to not use autocmd here and go with a function definition only so that one key can rule your function call. (Of course, unless you decide to use some other autocmd-events too)

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