“With” statement equivalent for Scala?

Question

Idle pondering from a Scala learner perhaps, but ... in my tinkerings I\'ve written the following:

( n.child.size > 0 ) && ( n.child.filter( ! _.isIns         


        

Answer 1

class Tap[A](underlying:A){
   def tap[B](func: A=>B) = func(underlying)
}

implicit def anyToTap[A](underlying:A)=new Tap(underlying)

n.child.tap{x =>
   ( x.size > 0 ) &&
   ( x.filter( ! _.isInstanceOf[Text] ).size == 0 )
}