Robert and David are right - you can use instance_eval. If you really
want with, it is very easy to add:

module Kernel
  def with(object,&block)
    object.instance_eval &block
  end
end

with([1,2,3]) { length } # =>  3


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Dan Yoder
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Ruby And JavaScript Consulting


On Oct 21, 8:15 am, Perry Smith <p...@[...].com>  wrote:
>  Pascal has a with statement.  (I'm showing my age).  It would be nice
>  instead of:
> 
>      <td><%= h relationship.parent_id %></td>
>      <td><%= h relationship.link_type.pcln %></td>
>      <td><%= h relationship.child_id %></td>
>      <td><%= h relationship.active %></td>
>      <td><%= h relationship.notes %></td>
>      <td><%= h relationship.created_at %></td>
>      <td><%= h relationship.updated_at %></td>
> 
>  I could do:
> 
>      with(relationship) {
>        <td><%= h parent_id %></td>
>        <td><%= h link_type.pcln %></td>
>        <td><%= h child_id %></td>
>        <td><%= h active %></td>
>        <td><%= h notes %></td>
>        <td><%= h created_at %></td>
>        <td><%= h updated_at %></td>
>      }
> 
>  I bet there is a clever way to do this -- I just don't know now.
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