[RESOLVED] [2.0] vb6 "With" Statement

[MadCatVB]

Hi,

I recall using the With statement in vb6 when i wanted to set a number of variables relating to the same object, something like this:

with tempObject
    .Name = "name";
    .Value = "Bob";
end with

Is there a c# equivelant to this and if so could somenbody let me know what it is please.

Many thanks,

Grant

[Shuja Ali]

No there isn't any With in C#.

These should be of some interest
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vcsharp/pr...withstatement/


And this one is good
http://www.programmersheaven.com/art...rik/clause.htm

[MadCatVB]

Thanks for this.

This is indeed useful. Unfortunate though that it isn't implemented.

[jmcilhinney]

The addition of a 'with' key word would be of no practical use whatsoever. The two advantages of using 'With' in VB are reduced typing and reduced need to re-evaluate the same properties repeatedly. The first is negated by Intellisense and copy-and-paste and the second can be achieved simply by declaring a local variable. One problem with the 'With' block in VB is that people tend to use them in places that they shouldn't and end up making their code less readable rather than the other way around.

[mendhak]

Don't fret, it's just having to type a few more characters on each line. Keyboards aren't very expensive these days.

[David Anton]

In addition to the other comments, AutoComplete is much better in C# 2005 than in VB (I rarely have to type an entire identifier), so you shouldn't miss 'With' that much.