Re: retrieve variable name

Hi and thanks to all of you for your help.

On Sun, Dec 15, 2013 at 09:12:21PM +0400, Nikolay Pavlov wrote:
> Not possible.
>
> This looks like XY problem. What for do you need such thing?

I probably don't. I am not a dev and a noob at Vim scripting, so I try
things.

Here, I was trying to do something like this :

define some data -->
let s:data_1 = {
\ 'a_key': 'some_data'
\, 'another_key': 'data...'
...
\}

let s:data_2 = {
\ 'a_key': 'some_other_data'
"similar (but not necessarily strictly identical) structure as data_1...
\}
.
.

let s:data_n...
<--

And later, put those sharing common treatments in lists. The following
example is why I was trying to retrieve the variable ?name? :

-->
let s:candidates_for_anonymous_function_a = [ s:data_x, s:data_y, ... ]

for candidate in s:candidates_for_anonymous_function_a
function {?name?(candidate)}.function_a()
return some_fancy_function(self.a_key)
endfunction
endfor
<--

Which would allow me to later use 's:data_n.function_a()'.

I thought that would be fun as a composing tool, rather flexible and,
more importantly, complying with my way of thinking.

I could still do it if I store my variables in lists as strings, and
later use 'eval()' on them, as suggested by Tony.

But perhaps this is just my inexperience which leads me to weird
constructions. ^^

Thanks again and best regards,

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