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&quot;scribblings/reference/reference.scrbl&quot;)" x-part-tag="&quot;load-lang&quot;">14.3<tt>&nbsp;</tt><a name="(part._load-lang)"></a><a name="(mod-path._racket/load)"></a>The <a href="" class="RktModLink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="RktSym">racket/load</span></a> Language</h4><p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="defmodule"><tr><td align="left"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=guide&amp;rel=Module_Syntax.html%23%2528part._hash-lang%2529&amp;version=6.1" class="RktModLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="RktMod">#lang</span></a><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><a href="" class="RktModLink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="RktSym">racket/load</span></a></td><td align="right"><span class="RpackageSpec"><span class="Smaller">&nbsp;package:</span> <span class="stt">base</span></span></td></tr></table></p><p>The <a href="" class="RktModLink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="RktSym">racket/load</span></a> language supports evaluation where
each top-level form in the module body is separately passed to
<span class="RktSym"><a href="eval.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._eval%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">eval</a></span> in the same way as for <span class="RktSym"><a href="eval.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._load%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">load</a></span>.</p><p>The namespace for evaluation shares the <a href="syntax-model.html#%28tech._module._registry%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">module registry</span></a> with
the <a href="" class="RktModLink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="RktSym">racket/load</span></a> module instance, but it has a separate
top-level environment, and it is initialized with the bindings of
<a href="index.html" class="RktModLink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="RktSym">racket</span></a>. A single namespace is created for each
instance of the <a href="" class="RktModLink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="RktSym">racket/load</span></a> module (i.e., multiple
modules using the <a href="" class="RktModLink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="RktSym">racket/load</span></a> language share a
namespace). The <span class="RktSym">racket/load</span> library exports only
<span class="RktSym">#%module-begin</span> and <span class="RktSym">#%top-interaction</span>
forms that effectively swap in the evaluation namespace and call
<span class="RktSym"><a href="eval.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._eval%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">eval</a></span>.</p><p>For example, the body of a module using <span class="RktSym">racket/load</span> can
include <span class="RktSym"><a href="module.html#%28form._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._module%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">module</a></span> forms, so that running the following module
prints <span class="RktRes">5</span>:</p><blockquote class="SCodeFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=guide&amp;rel=Module_Syntax.html%23%2528part._hash-lang%2529&amp;version=6.1" class="RktModLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="RktMod">#lang</span></a><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><a href="" class="RktModLink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="RktSym">racket/load</span></a></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="module.html#%28form._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._module%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">module</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">m</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">racket/base</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="require.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._provide%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">provide</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">x</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="define.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._define%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">define</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">x</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">5</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="module.html#%28form._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._module%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">module</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">n</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">racket/base</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="require.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._require%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">require</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">m</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Writing.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._display%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">display</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">x</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="require.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._require%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">require</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">n</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr></table></blockquote><p>Definitions in a module using <span class="RktSym">racket/load</span> are evaluated in
the current namespace, which means that <span class="RktSym"><a href="eval.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._load%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">load</a></span> and
<span class="RktSym"><a href="eval.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._eval%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">eval</a></span> can see the definitions. For example, running the
following module prints <span class="RktRes">6</span>:</p><blockquote class="SCodeFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=guide&amp;rel=Module_Syntax.html%23%2528part._hash-lang%2529&amp;version=6.1" class="RktModLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="RktMod">#lang</span></a><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><a href="" class="RktModLink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="RktSym">racket/load</span></a></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="define.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._define%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">define</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">x</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">6</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Writing.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._display%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">display</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="eval.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._eval%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">eval</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">x</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr></table></blockquote><p>Since all forms within a <a href="" class="RktModLink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="RktSym">racket/load</span></a> module are
evaluated in the top level, bindings cannot be exported from the
module using <span class="RktSym"><a href="require.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._provide%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">provide</a></span>. Similarly, since evaluation of the
module-body forms is inherently dynamic, compilation of the module
provides essentially no benefit. For these reasons, use
<a href="" class="RktModLink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="RktSym">racket/load</span></a> for interactive exploration of top-level
forms only, and not for constructing larger programs.</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="eval.html" title="backward to &quot;14.2 Evaluation and Compilation&quot;" data-pltdoc="x">&larr; prev</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="security.html" title="up to &quot;14 Reflection and Security&quot;" data-pltdoc="x">up</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="Module_Names_and_Loading.html" title="forward to &quot;14.4 Module Names and Loading&quot;" data-pltdoc="x">next &rarr;</a></span>&nbsp;</div></div></div><div id="contextindicator">&nbsp;</div></body></html>