Reference object instance created using “with” in Delphi

Question

is there a way to reference an object instance that is created using the \"with\" statement?

Example:

with TAnObject.Create do
begin
  DoSomething(in         


        

Answer 1

I've learnt the hard way - only use 'With' in the following scenarios:

With TMyForm.Create( Owner ) do
  try
    ShowModal
  finally
    Free;
  end;


procedure Notify( Sender : TObject );
begin
  With Sender as TSomething do
    VerySimpleProperty := Something      
end;

i.e keep the visibility of With as simple as possible. When you take into account the fact that the debugger cant resolve 'With', it's actually better and clearer to use a simple local variable or to fully declare the target i.e MyRecord.Something