Show function name in status line

Question

I edit a large C, C++, or Java file, say, about 15000 lines, with pretty long function definitions, say, about 400 lines. When the cursor is in middle of a function definiti

Answer 1

To show current function name in C programs add following in your vimrc:

fun! ShowFuncName()
  let lnum = line(".")
  let col = col(".")
  echohl ModeMsg
  echo getline(search("^[^ \t#/]\\{2}.*[^:]\s*$", 'bW'))
  echohl None
  call search("\\%" . lnum . "l" . "\\%" . col . "c")
endfun
map f :call ShowFuncName() 

Or if you need the "f" key, just map the function to whatever you like.