[vim/vim] getreg('abcde') returns the contents of register a (#7814)

[Timothée Sterle]

Describe the bug
When calling getreg(), if the {regname} string is longer than one character, Vim only reads the first character and silently ignores the rest of the string

To Reproduce
Detailed steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Run vim --clean (or gvim --clean, etc.)
2. :call setreg('a', 'this is a test string')
3. :echo getreg('abcde')
4. Vim prints this is a test string

Expected behavior
If this behavior is not intended, throw an error to let the user know this is not a valid register name.
If this is indeed the intended behavior, maybe it should be documented in :help?

Environment

• Vim version: 8.2.2493
• OS: Solus 4.2 Fortitude
• Terminal: Konsole

Additional context
This also affects setreg(), getregtype() and getreginfo()

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[Bram Moolenaar]

Closed #7814 via 418a29f.