3.5 Block

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3.5 Block🔗ℹ

expression

block:

body

...

repetition

block:

repet

...

Returns the result of the body block, which may include local definitions in the case of an expression use of block (but not a repetition use of block).

> block:
    1
    2
2
> block:
    let one = 1
    one + one
2

1	Notation and Conventions
2	Implicits and Context
3	Names and Definitions
4	Functions and Operators
5	Comparison and Branching
6	Objects and Annotations
7	Basic Data
8	Collections and Iteration
9	Object Protocols
10	Higher-Order Control
11	Code as Data
12	String Formatting and Matching
13	Input and Output
14	Operating System
15	Threads and Concurrency
16	Reflection and Security
17	Runtime System

3.1	Modules and Submodules
3.2	Namespaces
3.3	Import
3.4	Export
3.5	Block
3.6	Definitions
3.7	Multiple Values
3.8	Mutable Variables and Assignment