Select disjoint chunks of code in Vim for yanking - vim

Question

I am wondering if I am able to do this in Vim:
Sample code:
require 'abstract_controller/collector'
require 'active_support/core_ext/hash/reverse_merge'
require 'active_support/core_ext/array/extract_options'
require 'IDONTWANTTHISLINETOBEINCLUDEDINMYYANKREGISTER'
require 'IDONTWANTTHISLINETOBEINCLUDEDINMYYANKREGISTER'
module ActionMailer #:nodoc:
class Collector
include AbstractController::Collector
attr_reader :responses
def initialize(context, &block)
#context = context
#responses = []
#default_render = block
end
def any(*args, &block)
options = args.extract_options!
raise "You have to supply at least one format" if args.empty?
args.each { |type| send(type, options.dup, &block) }
end
alias :all :any
def custom(mime, options={})
options.reverse_merge!(:content_type => mime.to_s)
#context.freeze_formats([mime.to_sym])
options[:body] = block_given? ? yield : #default_render.call
#responses << options
end
end
end
Now suppose I want to yank just some lines and put them in another file. Suppose I want to yank these block of lines:
Chunk 1:
require 'abstract_controller/collector'
require 'active_support/core_ext/hash/reverse_merge'
require 'active_support/core_ext/array/extract_options'
Chunk 2:
module ActionMailer #:nodoc:
class Collector
include AbstractController::Collector
attr_reader :responses
def initialize(context, &block)
#context = context
#responses = []
#default_render = block
end
Chunk 3:
def custom(mime, options={})
options.reverse_merge!(:content_type => mime.to_s)
#context.freeze_formats([mime.to_sym])
options[:body] = block_given? ? yield : #default_render.call
#responses << options
end
end
end
These lines don't form a continuous line group, they are separated. So to achieve what I want I have to yank these blocks in 3 steps, which I find quite annoying. Because I have to yank, switch buffer, put, switch buffer, yank, switch buffer, put... so on...
So, is there a way to do this more efficiently (in one step)?

Answer 1

Use a register in append mode:
Visually select first three lines, "ay
Visually select next 10 lines, "Ay (note the capital letter)
Visually select chunk 3, "Ay
Go to other buffer, "ap
You like registers? This answer is more in-depth.