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3.23 Blocks: block🔗ℹ

 (require racket/block) package: base
The bindings documented in this section are provided by the racket/block library, not racket/base or racket.

syntax

(block defn-or-expr ...)

Supports a mixture of expressions and mutually recursive definitions, as in a module body. Unlike an internal-definition context, the last defn-or-expr need not be an expression.

The result of the block form is the result of the last defn-or-expr if it is an expression, #<void> otherwise. If no defn-or-expr is provided (after flattening begin forms), the result is #<void>.

The final defn-or-expr is executed in tail position, if it is an expression.

Examples:
> (define (f x)
    (block
      (define y (add1 x))
      (displayln y)
      (define z (* 2 y))
      (+ 3 z)))
> (f 12)

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