Shorter forms of {}-using statements

[HugoRoss]

I would find it helpful if variable declarations could be skipped in pre-8.0 using declarations with the (inferred) variable still accessible through a leading dot.

Current syntax:

using (var myStream = File.OpenRead(filePath)) {
    return myStream.ReadByte();
}

Suggested new syntax:

using (File.OpenRead(filePath)) {
    return .ReadByte();
}

(Suggestion of single line statements removed again, not practical)

(see also discussion of #2894)

[redradist]

WTF !!

Man, seriously =))))))))
Unfortunately it is very hard to read ...

It seems very similar with some Kotlin feature ...
If I would suggest something like this it would be with the following syntax:

context (File.OpenRead(filePath))
{
    return ReadByte();
}

where context is a new keyword ;)

This code will transformed into:

{
  var myStream = File.OpenRead(filePath);
  return myStream .ReadByte();
}

[HaloFour]

A with statement by any other name....

[redradist]

A with statement by any other name....

@HaloFour Yeah, it is very good !! ;)

[agocke]

using (File.OpenRead(filePath)) {
...
}

This is already valid C# code and it does not mean what you want it to mean.