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Switch function arguments

How to switch two arguments of a function.

Start file

function testFunction (foo, bar) {
}

End file

function testFunction (bar, foo) {
}

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< function testFunction (foo, bar) {
---
> function testFunction (bar, foo) {

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:s<BS><BS>ffvi(:s/\w{3}, <BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS>(\w*\), \w<BS>(\w*\)\\2, <BS><BS><BS><BS><BS>/\2, \1/<CR>ZZ

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