Web platform features explorer - with

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This feature is discouraged — JavaScript strict mode prohibits the with statement.

Consider using Destructuring instead.

For more information, see: https://tc39.es/ecma262/multipage/ecmascript-language-statements-and-declarations.html#sec-with-statement

The with JavaScript statement adds a given object to the chain of scopes used to evaluate names.

Status

Discouraged

MDN documentation

with

Specifications

ECMAScript® 2026 Language Specification (#sec-with-statement), from TC39 (Ecma International).

Browser support

Chrome 38 Released on 2014-10-07
Chrome Android 38 Released on 2014-10-08
Edge 12 Released on 2015-07-29
Firefox 48 Released on 2016-08-02
Firefox for Android 48 Released on 2016-08-02
Safari 10 Released on 2016-09-20
Safari on iOS 10 Released on 2016-09-13

Usage (according to Chrome Platform Status)

~7.911% of page loads. More data at chromestatus.com.

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