What is the with statement?

What is the with statement?

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The with statement helps the users to write shorter code related to an object. The properties and methods of that object can be invoked without writing the lengthy object references. This can help to reduce the file size and also to check and debug the code.

The syntax of using the with statement is as follows:

with(object)
{
       statements
}

The following example will demonstrate the use of the with statement:

<script language="javascript">
function mywith()
{
       with(document.form1)
       {
               elements[0].value="text1"
               elements[1].value="text2"
               elements[2].value="text3"
               elements[3].value="text4"
       }
}
</script>

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