With keyword [can't be resolved]

VB got at least one thing right with the With keyword. You could use it like this:

VB Code:

' Before
Combo1.AddItem "stuff"
Combo1.AddItem "things"
Combo1.AddItem "fun thingies"
 
' After
With Combo1
    .AddItem "stuff"
    .AddItem "things"
    .AddItem "fun thingies"
End With

Is there a similar keyword in Java? I'm adding stuff to a vector repeatedly but seeing "slogans.addElement" millions of times looks better like ".addElement."

I haven't found anything like that.

:(

Me neither and my mentor at work told me that such a thing doesn't exist. :(

what's the name of that book DoaK, and is it worth buying?

"How to program in Java" by Deitel and Deitel

It's a hug book. I use it as a reference but it have a lots of example. Personnaly I have some difficulties to read line by line so I just check fast code and try to learn from them.

I have the french version of that book ( I know that it have about 150 pages more that the english version ) and it have a lots of detail... a little to much but it's a great book :)

Filbert. I used to use the "with" keyword a lot when i programmed in VB but it's been a while. :p I know it's a short hand notation for being able to set a controls properties without having to refrence the control everytime. But can it be used with "non-gui" objects such as collections? I forget. Thanks

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Originally posted by Dilenger4
But can it be used with "non-gui" objects such as collections? I forget. Thanks

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Yup, recordsets, collections, etc., all can use With.

:)

O yeah recordsets! Right. I forgot. I haven't used Visual Basic in awhile. I have to get back into VBA programming for Access. Java is so time consuming :p

yeah, i really do wish they would awith keyword, and a mathematical operator for "to the power of", that would make math things a lot nicer<sigh>.....