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align="right">3.1&nbsp;</td><td><a href="module.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Modules:<span class="mywbr"> &nbsp;</span> <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">module</span></span>, <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">module*</span></span>, ...</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">3.2&nbsp;</td><td><a href="require.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Importing and Exporting:<span class="mywbr"> &nbsp;</span> <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">require</span></span> and <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">provide</span></span></a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">3.3&nbsp;</td><td><a href="quote.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Literals:<span class="mywbr"> &nbsp;</span> <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">quote</span></span> and <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">#%datum</span></span></a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">3.4&nbsp;</td><td><a href="__expression.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Expression Wrapper:<span class="mywbr"> &nbsp;</span> <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">#%expression</span></span></a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">3.5&nbsp;</td><td><a href="__top.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Variable References and <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">#%top</span></span></a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">3.6&nbsp;</td><td><a href="Locations____variable-reference.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Locations:<span class="mywbr"> &nbsp;</span> <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">#%variable-<wbr></wbr>reference</span></span></a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">3.7&nbsp;</td><td><a href="" class="tocviewselflink" data-pltdoc="x">Procedure Applications and <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">#%app</span></span></a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">3.8&nbsp;</td><td><a href="lambda.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Procedure Expressions:<span class="mywbr"> &nbsp;</span> <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">lambda</span></span> and <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">case-<wbr></wbr>lambda</span></span></a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">3.9&nbsp;</td><td><a href="let.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Local Binding:<span class="mywbr"> &nbsp;</span> <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">let</span></span>, <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">let*</span></span>, <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">letrec</span></span>, ...</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">3.10&nbsp;</td><td><a href="local.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Local Definitions:<span class="mywbr"> &nbsp;</span> <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">local</span></span></a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">3.11&nbsp;</td><td><a href="shared.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Constructing Graphs:<span class="mywbr"> &nbsp;</span> <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">shared</span></span></a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">3.12&nbsp;</td><td><a href="if.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Conditionals:<span class="mywbr"> &nbsp;</span> <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">if</span></span>, <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">cond</span></span>, <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">and</span></span>, and <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">or</span></span></a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">3.13&nbsp;</td><td><a href="case.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Dispatch:<span class="mywbr"> &nbsp;</span> <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">case</span></span></a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">3.14&nbsp;</td><td><a href="define.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Definitions:<span class="mywbr"> &nbsp;</span> <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">define</span></span>, <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">define-<wbr></wbr>syntax</span></span>, ...</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">3.15&nbsp;</td><td><a href="begin.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Sequencing:<span class="mywbr"> &nbsp;</span> <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-<wbr></wbr>for-<wbr></wbr>syntax</span></span></a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">3.16&nbsp;</td><td><a href="when_unless.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Guarded Evaluation:<span class="mywbr"> &nbsp;</span> <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">when</span></span> and <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">unless</span></span></a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">3.17&nbsp;</td><td><a href="set_.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Assignment:<span class="mywbr"> &nbsp;</span> <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">set!</span></span> and <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">set!-<wbr></wbr>values</span></span></a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">3.18&nbsp;</td><td><a href="for.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Iterations and Comprehensions:<span class="mywbr"> &nbsp;</span> <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">for</span></span>, <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">for/<span class="mywbr"> &nbsp;</span>list</span></span>, ...</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">3.19&nbsp;</td><td><a href="wcm.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Continuation Marks:<span class="mywbr"> &nbsp;</span> <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">with-<wbr></wbr>continuation-<wbr></wbr>mark</span></span></a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">3.20&nbsp;</td><td><a href="quasiquote.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Quasiquoting:<span class="mywbr"> &nbsp;</span> <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">quasiquote</span></span>, <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">unquote</span></span>, and <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">unquote-<wbr></wbr>splicing</span></span></a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">3.21&nbsp;</td><td><a href="Syntax_Quoting__quote-syntax.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Syntax Quoting:<span class="mywbr"> &nbsp;</span> <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">quote-<wbr></wbr>syntax</span></span></a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">3.22&nbsp;</td><td><a href="__top-interaction.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Interaction Wrapper:<span class="mywbr"> &nbsp;</span> <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">#%top-<wbr></wbr>interaction</span></span></a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">3.23&nbsp;</td><td><a href="block.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Blocks:<span class="mywbr"> &nbsp;</span> <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">block</span></span></a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">3.24&nbsp;</td><td><a href="stratified-body.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Internal-<wbr></wbr>Definition Limiting:<span class="mywbr"> &nbsp;</span> <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">#%stratified-<wbr></wbr>body</span></span></a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">3.25&nbsp;</td><td><a href="performance-hint.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Performance Hints:<span class="mywbr"> &nbsp;</span> <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">begin-<wbr></wbr>encourage-<wbr></wbr>inline</span></span></a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">3.26&nbsp;</td><td><a href="lazy-require.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Importing Modules Lazily:<span class="mywbr"> &nbsp;</span> <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">lazy-<wbr></wbr>require</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><a href="#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._~23~25app%29%29" class="tocsublink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">#%app</span></span></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._~23~25plain-app%29%29" class="tocsublink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">#%plain-<wbr></wbr>app</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, &quot;6.1&quot;, &quot;../&quot;);" onfocus="this.style.color=&quot;black&quot;; this.style.textAlign=&quot;left&quot;; if (this.value == &quot;...search manuals...&quot;) this.value=&quot;&quot;;" onblur="if (this.value.match(/^ *$/)) { this.style.color=&quot;#888&quot;; this.style.textAlign=&quot;center&quot;; this.value=&quot;...search manuals...&quot;; }"/></form>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="../index.html" 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data-pltdoc="x">#%app</a></span></h4><blockquote class="refpara"><blockquote class="refcolumn"><blockquote class="refcontent"><p><span class="imageleft"><img src="finger.png" alt="+" width="24" height="24"/></span><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=guide&amp;rel=application.html&amp;version=6.1" class="Sq" data-pltdoc="x">Function Calls</a> in <a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=guide&amp;rel=index.html&amp;version=6.1" class="Sq" data-pltdoc="x"><span style="font-weight: bold">The Racket Guide</span></a> introduces procedure applications.</p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><p><div class="SIntrapara"><blockquote class="SVInsetFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="boxed RBoxed"><tr><td><blockquote class="SubFlow"><div class="RBackgroundLabel SIEHidden"><div class="RBackgroundLabelInner"><p>syntax</p></div></div><p class="RForeground"><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktVar">proc-expr</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">arg</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktMeta">...</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></p></blockquote></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="SIntrapara">Applies a procedure, when <span class="RktVar">proc-expr</span> is not an
identifier that has a transformer binding (see
<a href="syntax-model.html#%28part._expansion%29" data-pltdoc="x">Expansion</a>).</div></p><p>More precisely, the expander converts this form to
<span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">#%app</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktVar">proc-expr</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktVar">arg</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktMeta"><a href="stx-patterns.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fstxcase-scheme..rkt%29._......%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">...</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span>, giving
<span class="RktSym">#%app</span> the lexical context that is associated with the
original form (i.e., the pair that combines <span class="RktVar">proc-expr</span> and its
arguments). Typically, the lexical context of the pair indicates the
procedure-application <span class="RktSym"><a href="#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._~23~25app%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">#%app</a></span> that is described next. See also
<a href="syntax-model.html#%28part._expand-steps%29" data-pltdoc="x">Expansion Steps</a>.</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><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="generic-numbers.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._%2B%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">+</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">2</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">3</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="lambda.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._lambda%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">lambda</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">x</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">#:arg</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">y</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="pairs.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._list%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">list</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">y</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">x</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">#:arg</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">2</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">'(2 1)</span></p></td></tr></table></blockquote></td></tr></table></p><p><div class="SIntrapara"><blockquote class="SVInsetFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="boxed RBoxed"><tr><td><blockquote class="SubFlow"><div class="RBackgroundLabel SIEHidden"><div class="RBackgroundLabelInner"><p>syntax</p></div></div><p class="RForeground"><span class="RktPn">(</span><a name="(form._((lib._racket/private/base..rkt)._~23~25app))"></a><span title="Provided from: racket/base, racket | Package: base"><span class="RktSym"><a href="#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._~23~25app%29%29" class="RktStxDef RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">#%app</a></span></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">proc-expr</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">arg</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktMeta">...</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></p></blockquote></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="SIntrapara">Applies a procedure. Each <span class="RktVar">arg</span> is one of the following:</div></p><blockquote class="leftindent"><blockquote class="SVInsetFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="boxed RBoxed"><tr><td><span class="RktVar">arg-expr</span></td></tr></table></blockquote><p>The resulting value is a non-keyword
argument.</p></blockquote><blockquote class="leftindent"><blockquote class="SVInsetFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="boxed RBoxed"><tr><td><span class="RktVar">keyword</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">arg-expr</span></td></tr></table></blockquote><p>The resulting value is a
keyword argument using <span class="RktVar">keyword</span>. Each
<span class="RktVar">keyword</span> in the application must be distinct.</p></blockquote><p>The <span class="RktVar">proc-expr</span> and <span class="RktVar">arg-expr</span>s are evaluated in order,
left to right. If the result of <span class="RktVar">proc-expr</span> is a procedure that
accepts as many arguments as non-<span class="RktVar">keyword</span>
<span class="RktVar">arg-expr</span>s, if it accepts arguments for all of the
<span class="RktVar">keyword</span>s in the application, and if all required
keyword-based arguments are represented among the <span class="RktVar">keyword</span>s
in the application, then the procedure is called with the values of
the <span class="RktSym">arg-expr</span>s. Otherwise, the <span class="RktSym"><a href="exns.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._exn~3afail~3acontract%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">exn:fail:contract</a></span> exception is raised.</p><p>The continuation of the procedure call is the same as the continuation
of the application expression, so the results of the procedure are the
results of the application expression.</p><p>The relative order of <span class="RktVar">keyword</span>-based arguments matters only
for the order of <span class="RktVar">arg-expr</span> evaluations; the arguments are
associated with argument variables in the applied procedure based on
the <span class="RktVar">keyword</span>s, and not their positions. The other
<span class="RktVar">arg-expr</span> values, in contrast, are associated with variables
according to their order in the application form.</p><p>See also <a href="syntax-model.html#%28part._expand-steps%29" data-pltdoc="x">Expansion Steps</a> for information on how the
expander introduces <span class="RktSym">#%app</span> identifiers.</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><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._~23~25app%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">#%app</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="generic-numbers.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._%2B%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">+</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">2</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">3</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._~23~25app%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">#%app</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="lambda.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._lambda%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">lambda</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">x</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">#:arg</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">y</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="pairs.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._list%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">list</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">y</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">x</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">#:arg</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">2</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">'(2 1)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._~23~25app%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">#%app</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="pairs.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._cons%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">cons</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktErr">cons: arity mismatch;</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktErr"></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktErr">the expected number of arguments does not match the given</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktErr">number</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktErr"></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktErr">expected: 2</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktErr"></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktErr">given: 0</span></p></td></tr></table></blockquote></td></tr></table></p><p><div class="SIntrapara"><blockquote class="SVInsetFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="boxed RBoxed"><tr><td><blockquote class="SubFlow"><div class="RBackgroundLabel SIEHidden"><div class="RBackgroundLabelInner"><p>syntax</p></div></div><p class="RForeground"><span class="RktPn">(</span><a name="(form._((lib._racket/private/base..rkt)._~23~25plain-app))"></a><span title="Provided from: racket/base, racket | Package: base"><span class="RktSym"><a href="#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._~23~25plain-app%29%29" class="RktStxDef RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">#%plain-app</a></span></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">proc-expr</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">arg-expr</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktMeta">...</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></p></blockquote></td></tr><tr><td><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._~23~25plain-app%29%29" class="RktStxDef RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">#%plain-app</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="SIntrapara">Like <span class="RktSym"><a href="#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._~23~25app%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">#%app</a></span>, but without support for keyword arguments.
As a special case, <span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._~23~25plain-app%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">#%plain-app</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span> produces <span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">(</span><span class="RktVal">)</span>.</div></p><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, &quot;6.1&quot;, &quot;../&quot;);" onfocus="this.style.color=&quot;black&quot;; this.style.textAlign=&quot;left&quot;; if (this.value == &quot;...search manuals...&quot;) this.value=&quot;&quot;;" onblur="if (this.value.match(/^ *$/)) { this.style.color=&quot;#888&quot;; this.style.textAlign=&quot;center&quot;; this.value=&quot;...search manuals...&quot;; }"/></form>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="../index.html" title="up to the documentation top" data-pltdoc="x" onclick="return GotoPLTRoot(&quot;6.1&quot;);">top</a></span><span class="navright">&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="Locations____variable-reference.html" title="backward to &quot;3.6 Locations: #%variable-reference&quot;" data-pltdoc="x">&larr; prev</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="syntax.html" title="up to &quot;3 Syntactic Forms&quot;" data-pltdoc="x">up</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="lambda.html" title="forward to &quot;3.8 Procedure Expressions: lambda and case-lambda&quot;" data-pltdoc="x">next &rarr;</a></span>&nbsp;</div></div></div><div id="contextindicator">&nbsp;</div></body></html>