How to check if a buffer hidden in all tabs?

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As title. I want to check that a buffer is not shown in any tabs. How to do so?

Matt · Accepted Answer · 2022-01-10 12:26:13Z

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Buffer is called "hidden" if it's

:echo bufloaded(N) && win_findbuf(N)->empty()

or

:echo bufexists(N) && getbufinfo(N)[0].hidden

answered Jan 10, 2022 at 12:26

Matt

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Additional one: Do you know the api to do the same in Lua(for NeoVim)? While your current one is really helpful since now I really understand hidden mean and I can still use NeoVim's API to write VimScript.
– NeoZoom.lua
Commented Jan 10, 2022 at 18:05
@job_start Neovim API is documented in :h api.txt. AFAIR, there's none.
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Commented Jan 10, 2022 at 18:21

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NeoZoom.lua · Accepted Answer · 2023-02-06 14:14:28Z

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FYI: You can use the following APIs in Lua:

local is_hidden_buffer = vim.api.nvim_buf_is_loaded(buf)
                         and vim.api.nvim_buf_get_option(buf, 'buflisted')

answered Feb 6, 2023 at 14:14

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