Delphi to C++.. The "with" reserved word. What is it in C++?

[Genesis]

Nobody on the C++ forum knows what I mean when I try to explain:

/*

with DXDraw1.Surface.Canvas do begin
pen.mode := pmNotXor;
MoveTo(x,y);
LineTo(x,y);
LineTo(x,y);
LineTo(x,y);
...
release;
end;

// is better than

DXDraw1.Surface.Canvas.pen.mode := pmNotXor;
DXDraw1.Surface.Canvas.MoveTo(x,y);
DXDraw1.Surface.Canvas.LineTo(x,y);
DXDraw1.Surface.Canvas.LineTo(x,y);
DXDraw1.Surface.Canvas.LineTo(x,y);
...
DXDraw1.Surface.Canvas.release;

*/

They don't know what I mean. Maybe this means there ISN'T one for C++? Oh well, just love the with statement so much, don't want to live without it!

Anyone know if there is a "with" statement in C++, and if so, what is it?

Thanx

[MrBaseball34]

No, there is no with in C++. You will have to prefix
each call with the object type.

[Paul_Farr]

It is possible to use a C macro to create this. I had a
need for this last year, no longer have the code.

Sorry!

BTW: I have seen similar threads on this elsewhere, some
C++ compilers accept :

struct {
int x,y;
} MyStruct;

MyStruct *MyObject;

MyObject->X=1
->Y=2;

/* note myobject is omitted, and previous semi is
also
*/


I guess the short summary is: C is more verbose, and
literal. There is often a general consensus to stay
away from void* (pointers) in C, while in Delphi it is
a mainstay. Once you code Delphi, C will always seem to
take longer!

Just my 2 cents.....