It can definitely be useful depending on what you want to achieve. However, I wouldn't necessarily call it "better" without a context.
To elaborate, while :let @/=""<CR> clears the search pattern, what I have (i.e.,:noh/:nohlsearch) only clears the highlighting (i.e., search pattern remains the same, just without highlighting), which is exactly what I want in most cases. This way, if I need to jump to the next occurrence of search pattern, I only need to press n which will do so, as well as start highlighting again.
I guess I'm too used to my typical workflow: while I still need my search result - I want it highlighted, but after I'm done with it - it should be gone.
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nnoremap <Leader>/ :let @/=""<CR>Might be a better way to clear / after the search. See stackoverflow.com/a/657484 (+ comments)
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:command! C let @/=""so I can simply hit:Cto clearWell, mapping is one's personal preference of course :)
It can definitely be useful depending on what you want to achieve. However, I wouldn't necessarily call it "better" without a context.
To elaborate, while
:let @/=""<CR>clears the search pattern, what I have (i.e.,:noh/:nohlsearch) only clears the highlighting (i.e., search pattern remains the same, just without highlighting), which is exactly what I want in most cases. This way, if I need to jump to the next occurrence of search pattern, I only need to pressnwhich will do so, as well as start highlighting again.Sure, different workflow, different approach.
I guess I'm too used to my typical workflow: while I still need my search result - I want it highlighted, but after I'm done with it - it should be gone.