JavaScript: refering to the default object when using with()

Hello,

can anybody tell me how I can refer to the default object in the with-statement? Is there an expression or statement or something?

I have figured out a workaround, but it's not really elegant. I will post it to point out my problem more clearer:

<pre>
for (n=0; n < document.links.length; n++)
with(document.links[n]) {
alert('Default object in with-Statement is: '+ childNodes[0].parentNode); // this shows the original object (in fact, the URL)
...
}
</pre>

Of course this is not "the right way", but it works I guess (though I'm not sure, if every link has childNodes - but then, I want a general solution, working for any object).

I hope you understand the problem, since I'm not a native-english speaker

Mirkoo

I have no idea about a with statement, but try



however, I would tend to just use variables:


I have used with in Visual BASIC and always found it to be very clumsy. The fact that javascript does not enforce strict typing makes it really easy to just use variables for this type of work.

Plus you can have multiple object variables. Using multiple with's just gets messy.

Hope this helps

I have tried "this" already - doesn't work.

But using variables is a good idea, thanks. I've already done so in other cases, don't know why I didn't do so here. Seems very handy and useful.

Mirkoo