is there a xojo equivilant to "with"

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#1

In VB there is a With command which allows short hand access to another window.

ex

with  window1
   .var1
   .var2
   .var3
end with

where .var1 is really “window1.var1”

#2

using

#3

so i tried that with a window and it did not work, i got errors.

Using MainWin
.var1
.var2
.var3
End Using
#4

No there is no equivalent. Using lets you not specify module names when accessing proprieties, functions, and classes contained in them, but there is nothing like with from VB.

#5

can you provide a code example of “Using”

#6

Say you have a module with two classes Orange and Apple contained in a module called Fruit. Then in a method you could have either of the following:

Dim a as new Fruit.Apple
A.color="Red"
A.price=0.5

Or

Using Fruit
Dim a as new Apple
A.color="Red"
A.price=0.5

Obviously this is a silly example, but it can be very useful when you have many modules being used together in a method and you don’t want to have to type out the same module name over and over. Hopefully that makes sense?

#7

using isnt the equivalent of VB’s with

With is a interesting linguistic short cut until you try to nest WITH’s and then all hell breaks lose

When I did work in VB many many years ago for an MS premiere partner our rule was “DO NOT USE WITH”
Ever. Period. Full Stop.

#8

Yes i Understand now

Thank you

#9