Is there a Java equivalent to Javascript's with statement? [duplicate]

Question

Is there a similar way to declare a with-statement in Java (as in Javascript), or are there structural reasons why this would not be possible?

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For example, this Javascript:

with(obj)
{
  getHomeworkAverage();
  getTestAverage();
  getAttendance();
}

...is nice and easy. However, it would seem that method calls have to be chained to their object(s) every time in Java, with no such graceful shortcuts avaiable:

obj.getHomeworkAverage();
obj.getTestAverage();
obj.getAttendance();

This is very redundant, and especially irritating when there are many methods to call.

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• So, is there any similar way to declare a with-statement in Java?
• And if this is not possible, what are the reasons that it is possible in Javascript as compared to not possible in Java?

Answer 1

There is no direct equivalent of "with".

If the methods are instance methods, you can give the target object reference a short identifier for use in a block:

{
  Student s = student;
  s.getHomeworkAverage();
  s.getTestAverage();
  s.getAttendance();
}

If the methods are static, you can use "import static":

import static java.lang.Math.*;

public class Test {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    System.out.println(sqrt(2));
  }
}

Answer 2

No, there's no with statement or a similar construct in Java.