Could really do with a Delphi "WITH" equivalent

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ziggy

I don't tink having with is a good idea, not only becouse it makes code more difficult to read, but also becouse it could introduce scope 'visual' confusion

Example:

SuperStrict
For Local X:int = 0 to 10
   Local I:Int = 8
   Print I
Next
Print I

This code generates a compilation bug, becouse the I variable outside the For block is out of scope (remember block-scoping on SuperStrict)

SuperStrict
With Somethig.MethodReturiningType1.FieldType
   .Property = "Hello"
   Local I:Int = 8
   Print I
End With
Print I

this code would compile, confusing the real scope of the I variable. I mean, it is a code block not really scope-oriented so it will not follow any other code block rules on BlitzMax, and I think this is not a good idea. Otherwise, making this with block a real scope will be absurd as it is not controlling any program flow or logic.