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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="application.html" class="tocviewlink" 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="" class="tocviewselflink" 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%2Fshared..rkt%29._shared%29%29" class="tocsublink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">shared</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" 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="local.html" title="backward to &quot;3.10 Local Definitions: local&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="if.html" title="forward to &quot;3.12 Conditionals: if, cond, and, and or&quot;" data-pltdoc="x">next &rarr;</a></span>&nbsp;</div><h4 x-source-module="(lib &quot;scribblings/reference/reference.scrbl&quot;)" x-part-tag="&quot;shared&quot;">3.11<tt>&nbsp;</tt><a name="(part._shared)"></a><a name="(mod-path._racket/shared)"></a>Constructing Graphs: <span class="RktSym"><a href="#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fshared..rkt%29._shared%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">shared</a></span></h4><p><div class="SIntrapara"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="defmodule"><tr><td align="left"><span class="hspace">&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="stt"> </span><a href="" class="RktModLink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="RktSym">racket/shared</span></a><span class="RktPn">)</span></td><td align="right"><span class="RpackageSpec"><span class="Smaller">&nbsp;package:</span> <span class="stt">base</span></span></td></tr></table></div><div class="SIntrapara">The bindings documented in this section are provided by the <a href="" class="RktModLink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="RktSym">racket/shared</span></a> and <a href="index.html" class="RktModLink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="RktSym">racket</span></a> libraries, but not <a href="index.html" class="RktModLink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="RktSym">racket/base</span></a>.</div></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/shared..rkt)._shared))"></a><span title="Provided from: racket/shared, racket | Package: base"><span class="RktSym"><a href="#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fshared..rkt%29._shared%29%29" class="RktStxDef RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">shared</a></span></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktPn">[</span><span class="RktVar">id</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">expr</span><span class="RktPn">]</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktMeta">...</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">body</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktMeta">...+</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></p></blockquote></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="SIntrapara">Binds <span class="RktVar">id</span>s with shared structure according to <span class="RktSym">exprs</span>
and then evaluates the <span class="RktSym">body-expr</span>s, returning the result of
the last expression.</div></p><p>The <span class="RktSym"><a href="#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fshared..rkt%29._shared%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">shared</a></span> form is similar to <span class="RktSym"><a href="let.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fletstx-scheme..rkt%29._letrec%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">letrec</a></span>, except that
special forms of <span class="RktVar">expr</span> are recognized (after partial macro
expansion) to construct graph-structured data, where the corresponding
<span class="RktSym"><a href="let.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fletstx-scheme..rkt%29._letrec%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">letrec</a></span> would instead produce a use-before-initialization error.</p><p>Each <span class="RktVar">expr</span> (after partial expansion) is matched against the
following <span class="RktVar">shared-expr</span> grammar, where earlier variants in a
production take precedence over later variants:</p><p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td align="right" valign="baseline"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">shared-expr</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="center" valign="baseline">=</td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="RktVar">shell-expr</span></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="center" valign="baseline">|</td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="RktVar">plain-expr</span></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="center" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="baseline"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">shell-expr</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="center" valign="baseline">=</td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="RktPn">(</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="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">in-immutable-expr</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">in-immutable-expr</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="center" valign="baseline">|</td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><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="RktVar">in-immutable-expr</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktMeta">...</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="center" valign="baseline">|</td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="pairs.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._list%2A%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">list*</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">in-immutable-expr</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktMeta">...</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="center" valign="baseline">|</td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="pairs.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._append%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">append</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">early-expr</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktMeta">...</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">in-immutable-expr</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="center" valign="baseline">|</td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="vectors.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._vector-immutable%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">vector-immutable</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">in-immutable-expr</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktMeta">...</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="center" valign="baseline">|</td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="boxes.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._box-immutable%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">box-immutable</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">in-immutable-expr</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="center" valign="baseline">|</td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="mpairs.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._mcons%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">mcons</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">patchable-expr</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">patchable-expr</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="center" valign="baseline">|</td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="vectors.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._vector%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">vector</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">patchable-expr</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktMeta">...</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="center" valign="baseline">|</td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="boxes.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._box%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">box</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">patchable-expr</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="center" valign="baseline">|</td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktVar">prefix:</span><span class="RktSym">make-</span><span class="RktVar">id</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">patchable-expr</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktMeta">...</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="center" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="baseline"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">in-immutable-expr</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="center" valign="baseline">=</td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="RktVar">shell-id</span></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="center" valign="baseline">|</td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="RktVar">shell-expr</span></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="center" valign="baseline">|</td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="RktVar">early-expr</span></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="center" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="baseline"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">shell-id</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="center" valign="baseline">=</td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="RktVar">id</span></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="center" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="baseline"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">patchable-expr</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="center" valign="baseline">=</td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="RktVar">expr</span></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="center" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="baseline"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">early-expr</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="center" valign="baseline">=</td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="RktVar">expr</span></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="center" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="baseline"><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVar">plain-expr</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="center" valign="baseline">=</td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt">&nbsp;</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="RktVar">expr</span></td></tr></table></p><p>The <span class="RktVar">prefix:</span><span class="RktSym">make-</span><span class="RktVar">id</span> identifier above matches three kinds of references. The
first kind is any binding whose name has <span class="RktSym">make-</span> in the
middle, and where <span class="RktVar">prefix:</span><span class="RktVar">id</span> has a <a href="syntax-model.html#%28tech._transformer._binding%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">transformer binding</span></a> to
structure information with a full set of mutator bindings; see
<a href="structinfo.html" data-pltdoc="x">Structure Type Transformer Binding</a>. The second kind is an identifier that itself has a
<a href="syntax-model.html#%28tech._transformer._binding%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">transformer binding</span></a> to structure information. The third kind is an
identifier that has a <span class="RktVal">'</span><span class="RktVal">constructor-for</span> <a href="stxprops.html#%28tech._syntax._property%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">syntax property</span></a>
whose value is an identifier with a <a href="syntax-model.html#%28tech._transformer._binding%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">transformer binding</span></a> to structure
information. A <span class="RktVar">shell-id</span>, meanwhile, must be one of the
<span class="RktVar">id</span>s bound by the <span class="RktSym"><a href="#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fshared..rkt%29._shared%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">shared</a></span> form to a
<span class="RktVar">shell-expr</span>.</p><p>When the <span class="RktVar">expr</span>s of the <span class="RktSym"><a href="#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fshared..rkt%29._shared%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">shared</a></span> form are parsed as
<span class="RktVar">shared-expr</span> (taking into account the order of the variants
for parsing precedence), the sub-expressions that were parsed via
<span class="RktVar">early-expr</span> will be evaluated first when the <span class="RktSym"><a href="#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fshared..rkt%29._shared%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">shared</a></span>
form is evaluated. Among such expressions, they are evaluated in the
order as they appear within the <span class="RktSym"><a href="#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fshared..rkt%29._shared%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">shared</a></span> form. However, any
reference to an <span class="RktVar">id</span> bound by <span class="RktSym"><a href="#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fshared..rkt%29._shared%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">shared</a></span> produces
a use-before-initialization errror, even if the binding for the <span class="RktVar">id</span> appears
before the corresponding <span class="RktVar">early-expr</span> within the
<span class="RktSym"><a href="#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fshared..rkt%29._shared%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">shared</a></span> form.</p><p>The <span class="RktVar">shell-id</span>s and <span class="RktVar">shell-expr</span>s (not counting
<span class="RktVar">patchable-expr</span> and <span class="RktVar">early-expr</span> sub-expressions) are
effectively evaluated next:</p><ul><li><p>A <span class="RktVar">shell-id</span> reference produces the same value as the
corresponding <span class="RktVar">id</span> will produce within the
<span class="RktVar">body</span>s, assuming that <span class="RktVar">id</span> is never mutated
with <span class="RktSym"><a href="set_.html#%28form._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._set%21%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">set!</a></span>.  This special handling of a
<span class="RktVar">shell-id</span> reference is one way in which
<span class="RktSym"><a href="#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fshared..rkt%29._shared%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">shared</a></span> supports the creation of cyclic data, including
immutable cyclic data.</p></li><li><p>A <span class="RktVar">shell-expr</span> of the form <span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="mpairs.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._mcons%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">mcons</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktVar">patchable-expr</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktVar">patchable-expr</span><span class="RktPn">)</span>, <span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="vectors.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._vector%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">vector</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktVar">patchable-expr</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>, <span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="boxes.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._box%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">box</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktVar">patchable-expr</span><span class="RktPn">)</span>, or <span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktVar">prefix:</span><span class="RktSym">make-</span><span class="RktVar">id</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktVar">patchable-expr</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> produces a mutable value whose content
positions are initialized to <span class="RktSym">undefined</span>. Each content
position is <a name="(tech._patched)"></a><span style="font-style: italic">patched</span> (i.e., updated) after the
corresponding <span class="RktVar">patchable-expr</span> expression is later
evaluated.</p></li></ul><p>Next, the <span class="RktVar">plain-expr</span>s are evaluated as for <span class="RktSym"><a href="let.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fletstx-scheme..rkt%29._letrec%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">letrec</a></span>,
where a reference to an <span class="RktVar">id</span> raises <span class="RktSym"><a href="exns.html#%28def._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._exn~3afail~3acontract~3avariable%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">exn:fail:contract:variable</a></span> if it
is evaluated before the right-hand side of the <span class="RktVar">id</span> binding.</p><p>Finally, the <span class="RktVar">patchable-expr</span>s are evaluated and their values
replace <span class="RktSym">undefined</span>s in the results of
<span class="RktVar">shell-expr</span>s. At this point, all <span class="RktVar">id</span>s are bound, so
<span class="RktVar">patchable-expr</span>s can create data cycles (but only with cycles
that can be created via mutation).</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="stt">&gt; </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fshared..rkt%29._shared%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">shared</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktPn">[</span><span class="RktSym">a</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</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="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">a</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">]</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">a</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">#0='(1 . #0#)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><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%2Fshared..rkt%29._shared%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">shared</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktPn">[</span><span class="RktSym">a</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</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="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">b</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">]</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">[</span><span class="RktSym">b</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</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="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">2</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">a</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">]</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">a</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">#0='(1 2 . #0#)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><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%2Fshared..rkt%29._shared%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">shared</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktPn">[</span><span class="RktSym">a</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</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="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">b</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">]</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">[</span><span class="RktSym">b</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">7</span><span class="RktPn">]</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">a</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">'(1 . 7)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><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%2Fshared..rkt%29._shared%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">shared</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktPn">[</span><span class="RktSym">a</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">a</span><span class="RktPn">]</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktCmt">;</span><span class="RktCmt">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktCmt">no indirection...</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">a</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktErr">a: undefined;</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktErr"></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktErr">cannot use before initialization</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><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%2Fshared..rkt%29._shared%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">shared</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktPn">[</span><span class="RktSym">a</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</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="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">b</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">]</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktCmt">;</span><span class="RktCmt">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">b</span><span class="RktCmt"> is early...</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">[</span><span class="RktSym">b</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">a</span><span class="RktPn">]</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">a</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktErr">a: undefined;</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktErr"></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktErr">cannot use before initialization</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><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%2Fshared..rkt%29._shared%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">shared</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktPn">[</span><span class="RktSym">a</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="mpairs.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._mcons%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">mcons</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">b</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">]</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktCmt">;</span><span class="RktCmt">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">b</span><span class="RktCmt"> is patchable...</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">[</span><span class="RktSym">b</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">a</span><span class="RktPn">]</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">a</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">#0=(mcons 1 #0#)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><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%2Fshared..rkt%29._shared%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">shared</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktPn">[</span><span class="RktSym">a</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="vectors.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._vector%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">vector</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">b</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">b</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">b</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">]</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">[</span><span class="RktSym">b</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="boxes.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._box%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">box</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">]</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="boxes.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._set-box%21%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">set-box!</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">b</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktVal">5</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">a</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">'#(#&amp;5 #&amp;5 #&amp;5)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><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%2Fshared..rkt%29._shared%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">shared</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktPn">[</span><span class="RktSym">a</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="boxes.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._box%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">box</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">b</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">]</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">[</span><span class="RktSym">b</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="vectors.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._vector%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">vector</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="boxes.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._unbox%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">unbox</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">a</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktCmt">;</span><span class="RktCmt">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="boxes.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._unbox%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">unbox</a></span><span class="RktCmt"> after </span><span class="RktSym">a</span><span class="RktCmt"> is patched</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="boxes.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._unbox%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">unbox</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">c</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">]</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktCmt">;</span><span class="RktCmt">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="boxes.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._unbox%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">unbox</a></span><span class="RktCmt"> before </span><span class="RktSym">c</span><span class="RktCmt"> is patched</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">[</span><span class="RktSym">c</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="boxes.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._box%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">box</a></span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">b</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">]</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="hspace">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="RktSym">b</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">#0='#(#0# #&lt;undefined&gt;)</span></p></td></tr></table></blockquote></td></tr></table></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;; 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