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class="RktStxLink">begin0</span></span></a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">4.8.3 </td><td><a href="#%28part._when%2Bunless%29" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Effects If...:<span class="mywbr"> </span> <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">when</span></span> and <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">unless</span></span></a></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div class="tocsub"><div class="tocsubtitle">On this page:</div><table class="tocsublist" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><span class="tocsublinknumber">4.8.1<tt> </tt></span><a href="#%28part._.Effects_.Before__begin%29" class="tocsubseclink" data-pltdoc="x">Effects Before:<span class="mywbr"> </span> <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">begin</span></span></a></td></tr><tr><td><span class="tocsublinknumber">4.8.2<tt> </tt></span><a href="#%28part._.Effects_.After__begin0%29" class="tocsubseclink" data-pltdoc="x">Effects After:<span class="mywbr"> </span> <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">begin0</span></span></a></td></tr><tr><td><span class="tocsublinknumber">4.8.3<tt> </tt></span><a href="#%28part._when%2Bunless%29" class="tocsubseclink" data-pltdoc="x">Effects If...:<span class="mywbr"> </span> <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">when</span></span> and <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">unless</span></span></a></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="maincolumn"><div class="main"><div class="navsettop"><span class="navleft"><form class="searchform"><input class="searchbox" style="color: #888;" type="text" value="...search manuals..." title="Enter a search string to search the manuals" onkeypress="return DoSearchKey(event, this, "6.1", "../");" onfocus="this.style.color="black"; this.style.textAlign="left"; if (this.value == "...search manuals...") this.value="";" onblur="if (this.value.match(/^ *$/)) { this.style.color="#888"; this.style.textAlign="center"; this.value="...search manuals..."; }"/></form> <a href="../index.html" title="up to the documentation top" data-pltdoc="x" onclick="return GotoPLTRoot("6.1");">top</a></span><span class="navright"> <a href="conditionals.html" title="backward to "4.7 Conditionals"" data-pltdoc="x">← prev</a> <a href="scheme-forms.html" title="up to "4 Expressions and Definitions"" data-pltdoc="x">up</a> <a href="set_.html" title="forward to "4.9 Assignment: set!"" data-pltdoc="x">next →</a></span> </div><h4 x-source-module="(lib "scribblings/guide/guide.scrbl")" x-part-tag=""begin"">4.8<tt> </tt><a name="(part._begin)"></a>Sequencing</h4><p>Racket programmers prefer to write programs with as few side-effects
as possible, since purely functional code is more easily tested and
composed into larger programs. Interaction with the external
environment, however, requires sequencing, such as when writing to a
display, opening a graphical window, or manipulating a file on disk.</p><h5 x-source-module="(lib "scribblings/guide/guide.scrbl")" x-part-tag=""Effects_Before__begin"">4.8.1<tt> </tt><a name="(part._.Effects_.Before__begin)"></a>Effects Before: <span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=begin.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._begin%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">begin</a></span></h5><blockquote class="refpara"><blockquote class="refcolumn"><blockquote class="refcontent"><p><span class="imageleft"><img src="magnify.png" alt="+" width="24" height="24"/></span><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=begin.html&version=6.1" class="Sq" data-pltdoc="x">Sequencing: <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">begin</span></span>, <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">begin0</span></span>, and <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">begin-for-syntax</span></span></a> in <a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=index.html&version=6.1" class="Sq" data-pltdoc="x"><span style="font-weight: bold">The Racket Reference</span></a> also documents <span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=begin.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._begin%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">begin</a></span>.</p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><p>A <span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=begin.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._begin%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">begin</a></span> expression sequences expressions:</p><blockquote class="leftindent"><blockquote class="SVInsetFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="boxed RBoxed"><tr><td><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=begin.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._begin%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">begin</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVar">expr</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktMeta">...+</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr></table></blockquote></blockquote><p>The <span class="RktVar">expr</span>s are evaluated in order, and the result of all but
the last <span class="RktVar">expr</span> is ignored. The result from the last
<span class="RktVar">expr</span> is the result of the <span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=begin.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._begin%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">begin</a></span> form, and it is in
tail position with respect to the <span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=begin.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._begin%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">begin</a></span> form.</p><p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><p>Examples:</p></td></tr><tr><td><blockquote class="SCodeFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=define.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fbase..rkt%2529._define%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">define</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">print-triangle</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">height</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=if.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._if%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">if</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=number-types.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._zero%7E3f%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">zero?</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">height</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=void.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._void%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">void</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=begin.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._begin%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">begin</a></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=Writing.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._display%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">display</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=strings.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._make-string%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">make-string</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">height</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">#\*</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=Byte_and_String_Output.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._newline%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">newline</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">print-triangle</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=generic-numbers.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._sub1%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">sub1</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">height</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">print-triangle</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">4</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td><p><span class="RktOut">****</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktOut">***</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktOut">**</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktOut">*</span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></blockquote></td></tr></table></p><p>Many forms, such as <span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=lambda.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fbase..rkt%2529._lambda%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">lambda</a></span> or <span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=if.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fletstx-scheme..rkt%2529._cond%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">cond</a></span> support a
sequence of expressions even without a <span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=begin.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._begin%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">begin</a></span>. Such positions are
sometimes said to have an <a name="(tech._implicit._begin)"></a><span style="font-style: italic">implicit begin</span>.</p><p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><p>Examples:</p></td></tr><tr><td><blockquote class="SCodeFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=define.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fbase..rkt%2529._define%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">define</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">print-triangle</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">height</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=if.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fletstx-scheme..rkt%2529._cond%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">cond</a></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">[</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=number-types.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._positive%7E3f%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">positive?</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">height</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=Writing.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._display%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">display</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=strings.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._make-string%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">make-string</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">height</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">#\*</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=Byte_and_String_Output.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._newline%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">newline</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">print-triangle</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=generic-numbers.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._sub1%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">sub1</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">height</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">]</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">print-triangle</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">4</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td><p><span class="RktOut">****</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktOut">***</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktOut">**</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktOut">*</span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></blockquote></td></tr></table></p><p>The <span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=begin.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._begin%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">begin</a></span> form is special at the top level, at module level,
or as a <span class="RktSym">body</span> after only internal definitions. In those
positions, instead of forming an expression, the content of
<span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=begin.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._begin%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">begin</a></span> is spliced into the surrounding context.</p><p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><p>Example:</p></td></tr><tr><td><blockquote class="SCodeFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><span class="stt">> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=let.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fletstx-scheme..rkt%2529._let%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">let</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktPn">[</span><span class="RktSym">curly</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">0</span><span class="RktPn">]</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=begin.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._begin%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">begin</a></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=define.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fbase..rkt%2529._define%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">define</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">moe</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=generic-numbers.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._%252B%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">+</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">curly</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=define.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fbase..rkt%2529._define%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">define</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">larry</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=generic-numbers.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._%252B%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">+</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">moe</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=pairs.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._list%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">list</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">larry</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">curly</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">moe</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">'(2 0 1)</span></p></td></tr></table></blockquote></td></tr></table></p><p>This splicing behavior is mainly useful for macros, as we discuss
later in <a href="macros.html" data-pltdoc="x">Macros</a>.</p><h5 x-source-module="(lib "scribblings/guide/guide.scrbl")" x-part-tag=""Effects_After__begin0"">4.8.2<tt> </tt><a name="(part._.Effects_.After__begin0)"></a>Effects After: <span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=begin.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._begin0%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">begin0</a></span></h5><blockquote class="refpara"><blockquote class="refcolumn"><blockquote class="refcontent"><p><span class="imageleft"><img src="magnify.png" alt="+" width="24" height="24"/></span><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=begin.html&version=6.1" class="Sq" data-pltdoc="x">Sequencing: <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">begin</span></span>, <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">begin0</span></span>, and <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">begin-for-syntax</span></span></a> in <a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=index.html&version=6.1" class="Sq" data-pltdoc="x"><span style="font-weight: bold">The Racket Reference</span></a> also documents <span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=begin.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._begin0%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">begin0</a></span>.</p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><p>A <span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=begin.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._begin0%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">begin0</a></span> expression has the same syntax as a <span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=begin.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._begin%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">begin</a></span>
expression:</p><blockquote class="leftindent"><blockquote class="SVInsetFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="boxed RBoxed"><tr><td><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=begin.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._begin0%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">begin0</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVar">expr</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktMeta">...+</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr></table></blockquote></blockquote><p>The difference is that <span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=begin.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._begin0%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">begin0</a></span> returns the result of the first
<span class="RktSym">expr</span>, instead of the result of the last <span class="RktSym">expr</span>. The
<span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=begin.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._begin0%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">begin0</a></span> form is useful for implementing side-effects that
happen after a computation, especially in the case where the
computation produces an unknown number of results.</p><p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><p>Examples:</p></td></tr><tr><td><blockquote class="SCodeFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=define.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fbase..rkt%2529._define%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">define</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">log-times</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">thunk</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=Writing.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._printf%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">printf</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">"Start: ~s\n"</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=time.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._current-inexact-milliseconds%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">current-inexact-milliseconds</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=begin.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._begin0%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">begin0</a></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">thunk</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=Writing.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._printf%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">printf</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">"End..: ~s\n"</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=time.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._current-inexact-milliseconds%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">current-inexact-milliseconds</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">log-times</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=lambda.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fbase..rkt%2529._lambda%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">lambda</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=threads.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._sleep%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">sleep</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">0.1</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">0</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td><p><span class="RktOut">Start: 1414141821307.381</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktOut">End..: 1414141821407.449</span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">0</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">log-times</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=lambda.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fbase..rkt%2529._lambda%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">lambda</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=values.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._values%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">values</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">2</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td><p><span class="RktOut">Start: 1414141821407.954</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktOut">End..: 1414141821408.024</span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">1</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">2</span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></blockquote></td></tr></table></p><h5 x-source-module="(lib "scribblings/guide/guide.scrbl")" x-part-tag=""when+unless"">4.8.3<tt> </tt><a name="(part._when+unless)"></a>Effects If...: <span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=when_unless.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fletstx-scheme..rkt%2529._when%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">when</a></span> and <span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=when_unless.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fletstx-scheme..rkt%2529._unless%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">unless</a></span></h5><blockquote class="refpara"><blockquote class="refcolumn"><blockquote class="refcontent"><p><span class="imageleft"><img src="magnify.png" alt="+" width="24" height="24"/></span><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=when_unless.html&version=6.1" class="Sq" data-pltdoc="x">Guarded Evaluation: <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">when</span></span> and <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">unless</span></span></a> in <a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=index.html&version=6.1" class="Sq" data-pltdoc="x"><span style="font-weight: bold">The Racket Reference</span></a> also documents <span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=when_unless.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fletstx-scheme..rkt%2529._when%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">when</a></span> and <span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=when_unless.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fletstx-scheme..rkt%2529._unless%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">unless</a></span>.</p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><p>The <span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=when_unless.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fletstx-scheme..rkt%2529._when%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">when</a></span> form combines an <span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=if.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._if%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">if</a></span>-style conditional with
sequencing for the “then” clause and no “else” clause:</p><blockquote class="leftindent"><blockquote class="SVInsetFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="boxed RBoxed"><tr><td><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=when_unless.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fletstx-scheme..rkt%2529._when%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">when</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVar">test-expr</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVar">then-body</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktMeta">...+</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr></table></blockquote></blockquote><p>If <span class="RktVar">test-expr</span> produces a true value, then all of the
<span class="RktVar">then-body</span>s are evaluated. The result of the last
<span class="RktVar">then-body</span> is the result of the <span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=when_unless.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fletstx-scheme..rkt%2529._when%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">when</a></span> form.
Otherwise, no <span class="RktVar">then-body</span>s are evaluated and the
result is <a href="void_undefined.html" class="RktModLink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="nobreak"><span class="RktRes">#<void></span></span></a>.</p><p>The <span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=when_unless.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fletstx-scheme..rkt%2529._unless%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">unless</a></span> form is similar:</p><blockquote class="leftindent"><blockquote class="SVInsetFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="boxed RBoxed"><tr><td><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=when_unless.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fletstx-scheme..rkt%2529._unless%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">unless</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVar">test-expr</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVar">then-body</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktMeta">...+</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr></table></blockquote></blockquote><p>The difference is that the <span class="RktVar">test-expr</span> result is inverted: the
<span class="RktVar">then-body</span>s are evaluated only if the <span class="RktVar">test-expr</span>
result is <span class="RktVal">#f</span>.</p><p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><p>Examples:</p></td></tr><tr><td><blockquote class="SCodeFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=define.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fbase..rkt%2529._define%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">define</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">enumerate</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">lst</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=if.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._if%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">if</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=pairs.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._null%7E3f%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">null?</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=pairs.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._cdr%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">cdr</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">lst</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=Writing.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._printf%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">printf</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">"~a.\n"</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=pairs.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._car%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">car</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">lst</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=begin.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._begin%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">begin</a></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=Writing.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._printf%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">printf</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">"~a, "</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=pairs.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._car%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">car</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">lst</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=when_unless.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fletstx-scheme..rkt%2529._when%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">when</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=pairs.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._null%7E3f%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">null?</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=pairs.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._cdr%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">cdr</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=pairs.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._cdr%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">cdr</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">lst</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=Writing.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._printf%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">printf</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">"and "</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">enumerate</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=pairs.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._cdr%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">cdr</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">lst</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">enumerate</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">(</span><span class="RktVal">"Larry"</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">"Curly"</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">"Moe"</span><span class="RktVal">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktOut">Larry, Curly, and Moe.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></blockquote></td></tr></table></p><blockquote class="SCodeFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=define.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fbase..rkt%2529._define%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">define</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">print-triangle</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">height</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=when_unless.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fletstx-scheme..rkt%2529._unless%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">unless</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=number-types.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._zero%7E3f%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">zero?</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">height</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=Writing.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._display%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">display</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=strings.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._make-string%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">make-string</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">height</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">#\*</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=Byte_and_String_Output.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._newline%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">newline</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">print-triangle</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=generic-numbers.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._sub1%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">sub1</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">height</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><span class="stt">> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">print-triangle</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">4</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td><p><span class="RktOut">****</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktOut">***</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktOut">**</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktOut">*</span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></blockquote><div class="navsetbottom"><span class="navleft"><form class="searchform"><input class="searchbox" style="color: #888;" type="text" value="...search manuals..." title="Enter a search string to search the manuals" onkeypress="return DoSearchKey(event, this, "6.1", "../");" onfocus="this.style.color="black"; this.style.textAlign="left"; if (this.value == 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