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href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=stx-patterns.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fstxcase-scheme..rkt%2529._with-syntax%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">with-syntax</a></span> and <span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=stxops.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fstxcase-scheme..rkt%2529._generate-temporaries%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">generate-temporaries</a></span></h5><p>Since <span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=stx-patterns.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fstxcase-scheme..rkt%2529._syntax-case%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">syntax-case</a></span> lets us compute with arbitrary Racket
expressions, we can more simply solve a problem that we had in
writing <span class="RktSym">define-for-cbr</span> (see
<a href="pattern-macros.html#%28part._pattern-macro-example%29" data-pltdoc="x">Extended Example: Call-by-Reference Functions</a>), where we needed to generate a
set of names based on a sequence <span class="RktSym">id</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=stx-patterns.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fstxcase-scheme..rkt%2529._......%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">...</a></span>:</p><blockquote class="SCodeFlow"><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-syntax%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">define-syntax</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">define-for-cbr</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">stx</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=stx-patterns.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fstxcase-scheme..rkt%2529._syntax-case%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">syntax-case</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">stx</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktPn">)</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=stx-patterns.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fstxcase-scheme..rkt%2529.__%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">_</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">do-f</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">id</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=stx-patterns.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fstxcase-scheme..rkt%2529._......%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">...</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">body</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">....</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktRdr">#'</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="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">do-f</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">get</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=stx-patterns.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fstxcase-scheme..rkt%2529._......%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">...</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">put</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=stx-patterns.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fstxcase-scheme..rkt%2529._......%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">...</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">define-get/put-id</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">id</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">get</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">put</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=stx-patterns.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fstxcase-scheme..rkt%2529._......%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">...</a></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">body</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">....</span><span class="RktPn">]</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr></table></blockquote><p>In place of the <span class="RktSym">....</span>s above, we need to bind <span class="RktSym">get</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=stx-patterns.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fstxcase-scheme..rkt%2529._......%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">...</a></span> and <span class="RktSym">put</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=stx-patterns.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fstxcase-scheme..rkt%2529._......%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">...</a></span> to lists of generated identifiers. We
cannot use <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> to bind <span class="RktSym">get</span> and <span class="RktSym">put</span>,
because we need bindings that count as pattern variables, instead
of normal local variables. The <span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=stx-patterns.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fstxcase-scheme..rkt%2529._with-syntax%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">with-syntax</a></span> form lets us
bind pattern variables:</p><blockquote class="SCodeFlow"><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-syntax%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">define-syntax</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">define-for-cbr</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">stx</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=stx-patterns.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fstxcase-scheme..rkt%2529._syntax-case%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">syntax-case</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">stx</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktPn">)</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=stx-patterns.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fstxcase-scheme..rkt%2529.__%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">_</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">do-f</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">id</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=stx-patterns.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fstxcase-scheme..rkt%2529._......%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">...</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">body</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=stx-patterns.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fstxcase-scheme..rkt%2529._with-syntax%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">with-syntax</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktPn">[</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">get</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=stx-patterns.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fstxcase-scheme..rkt%2529._......%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">...</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">....</span><span class="RktPn">]</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">[</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">put</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=stx-patterns.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fstxcase-scheme..rkt%2529._......%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">...</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">....</span><span class="RktPn">]</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktRdr">#'</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="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">do-f</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">get</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=stx-patterns.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fstxcase-scheme..rkt%2529._......%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">...</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">put</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=stx-patterns.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fstxcase-scheme..rkt%2529._......%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">...</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">define-get/put-id</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">id</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">get</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">put</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=stx-patterns.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fstxcase-scheme..rkt%2529._......%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">...</a></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">body</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">]</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr></table></blockquote><p>Now we need an expression in place of <span class="RktSym">....</span> that
generates as many identifiers as there are <span class="RktSym">id</span> matches in
the original pattern. Since this is a common task, Racket
provides a helper function, <span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=stxops.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fstxcase-scheme..rkt%2529._generate-temporaries%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">generate-temporaries</a></span>, that
takes a sequence of identifiers and returns a sequence of
generated identifiers:</p><blockquote class="SCodeFlow"><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-syntax%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">define-syntax</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">define-for-cbr</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">stx</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=stx-patterns.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fstxcase-scheme..rkt%2529._syntax-case%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">syntax-case</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">stx</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktPn">)</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=stx-patterns.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fstxcase-scheme..rkt%2529.__%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">_</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">do-f</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">id</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=stx-patterns.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fstxcase-scheme..rkt%2529._......%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">...</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">body</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=stx-patterns.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fstxcase-scheme..rkt%2529._with-syntax%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">with-syntax</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktPn">[</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">get</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=stx-patterns.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fstxcase-scheme..rkt%2529._......%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">...</a></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=stxops.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fstxcase-scheme..rkt%2529._generate-temporaries%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">generate-temporaries</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktRdr">#'</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">id</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=stx-patterns.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fstxcase-scheme..rkt%2529._......%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">...</a></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="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">put</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=stx-patterns.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fstxcase-scheme..rkt%2529._......%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">...</a></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=stxops.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fstxcase-scheme..rkt%2529._generate-temporaries%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">generate-temporaries</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktRdr">#'</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">id</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=stx-patterns.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fstxcase-scheme..rkt%2529._......%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">...</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">]</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktRdr">#'</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="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">do-f</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">get</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=stx-patterns.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fstxcase-scheme..rkt%2529._......%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">...</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">put</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=stx-patterns.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fstxcase-scheme..rkt%2529._......%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">...</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">define-get/put-id</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">id</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">get</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">put</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=stx-patterns.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fstxcase-scheme..rkt%2529._......%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">...</a></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">body</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">]</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr></table></blockquote><p>This way of generating identifiers is normally easier to think
about than tricking the macro expander into generating names with
purely pattern-based macros.</p><p>In general, the left-hand side of a <span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=stx-patterns.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fstxcase-scheme..rkt%2529._with-syntax%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">with-syntax</a></span>
binding is a pattern, just like in <span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=stx-patterns.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fstxcase-scheme..rkt%2529._syntax-case%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">syntax-case</a></span>. In fact,
a <span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=stx-patterns.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fstxcase-scheme..rkt%2529._with-syntax%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">with-syntax</a></span> form is just a <span class="RktSym"><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=stx-patterns.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fstxcase-scheme..rkt%2529._syntax-case%2529%2529&version=6.1" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">syntax-case</a></span> form
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