maps can't access class instance variable 'this'

[Christian J. Robinson]

As the subject says, if I create a class that ultimately defines a mapping when a new instance is created, unfortunately the mapping can't access the "this" variable of the instance.

Is there a way to do this I'm not seeing in the documentation?

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Christian J. Robinson <hep...@gmail.com>

[Bram Moolenaar]

> As the subject says, if I create a class that ultimately defines a mapping
> when a new instance is created, unfortunately the mapping can't access the
> "this" variable of the instance.
>
> Is there a way to do this I'm not seeing in the documentation?

You probably need to use a closure. That is the only way you can bind a
variable and pass the reference around. You can find hints around
":help E1271".

Keep in mind that mappings work in the global namespace. To access
something local to the script you can use <SID> or <ScriptCmd>.
You may first give <ScriptCmd> a try.

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[Christian J. Robinson]

Neither worked for me, so I guess what I'm trying to do is a non-starter.