Feature Request: Expose the context pointer of nested classes, please

[Tom S]

Ivan Senji wrote:
> icee wrote:
>> Keyword for direct access of the outer from the inner of nested 
>> classes, the "context pointer".
> 
> I agree 100% on this. This is really missing. There is a workaround but 
> it is IMO stupid to have to add a member to outer class that a inner 
> class can access something it already contains (hidden).

I second that. Frank Benoit has proposed the keyword 'outer' before and 
I'm surprised the idea hasn't been adapted yet.