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Matching</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">10 </td><td><a href="control.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Control Flow</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">11 </td><td><a href="concurrency.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Concurrency and Parallelism</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">12 </td><td><a href="Macros.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Macros</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">13 </td><td><a href="input-and-output.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Input and Output</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">14 </td><td><a href="security.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Reflection and Security</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">15 </td><td><a href="os.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Operating System</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">16 </td><td><a href="memory.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Memory Management</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">17 </td><td><a href="unsafe.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Unsafe Operations</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">18 </td><td><a href="running.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Running Racket</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right"></td><td><a href="doc-bibliography.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Bibliography</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right"></td><td><a href="doc-index.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Index</a></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="tocviewlist"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td style="width: 1em;"><a href="javascript:void(0);" title="Expand/Collapse" class="tocviewtoggle" onclick="TocviewToggle(this,"tocview_1");">▼</a></td><td>3 </td><td><a href="syntax.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Syntactic Forms</a></td></tr></table><div class="tocviewsublistbottom" style="display: block;" id="tocview_1"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td align="right">3.1 </td><td><a href="module.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Modules:<span class="mywbr"> </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 </td><td><a href="require.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Importing and Exporting:<span class="mywbr"> </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 </td><td><a href="quote.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Literals:<span class="mywbr"> </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 </td><td><a href="__expression.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Expression Wrapper:<span class="mywbr"> </span> <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">#%expression</span></span></a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">3.5 </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 </td><td><a href="Locations____variable-reference.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Locations:<span class="mywbr"> </span> <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">#%variable-<wbr></wbr>reference</span></span></a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">3.7 </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 </td><td><a href="lambda.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Procedure Expressions:<span class="mywbr"> </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 </td><td><a href="let.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Local Binding:<span class="mywbr"> </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 </td><td><a href="local.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Local Definitions:<span class="mywbr"> </span> <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">local</span></span></a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">3.11 </td><td><a href="shared.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Constructing Graphs:<span class="mywbr"> </span> <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">shared</span></span></a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">3.12 </td><td><a href="if.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Conditionals:<span class="mywbr"> </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 </td><td><a href="case.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Dispatch:<span class="mywbr"> </span> <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">case</span></span></a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">3.14 </td><td><a href="define.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Definitions:<span class="mywbr"> </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 </td><td><a href="" class="tocviewselflink" data-pltdoc="x">Sequencing:<span class="mywbr"> </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 </td><td><a href="when_unless.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Guarded Evaluation:<span class="mywbr"> </span> <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">when</span></span> and <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">unless</span></span></a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">3.17 </td><td><a href="set_.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Assignment:<span class="mywbr"> </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 </td><td><a href="for.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Iterations and Comprehensions:<span class="mywbr"> </span> <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">for</span></span>, <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">for/<span class="mywbr"> </span>list</span></span>, ...</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">3.19 </td><td><a href="wcm.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Continuation Marks:<span class="mywbr"> </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 </td><td><a href="quasiquote.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Quasiquoting:<span class="mywbr"> </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 </td><td><a href="Syntax_Quoting__quote-syntax.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Syntax Quoting:<span class="mywbr"> </span> <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">quote-<wbr></wbr>syntax</span></span></a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">3.22 </td><td><a href="__top-interaction.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Interaction Wrapper:<span class="mywbr"> </span> <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">#%top-<wbr></wbr>interaction</span></span></a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">3.23 </td><td><a href="block.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Blocks:<span class="mywbr"> </span> <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">block</span></span></a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">3.24 </td><td><a href="stratified-body.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Internal-<wbr></wbr>Definition Limiting:<span class="mywbr"> </span> <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">#%stratified-<wbr></wbr>body</span></span></a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">3.25 </td><td><a href="performance-hint.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Performance Hints:<span class="mywbr"> </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 </td><td><a href="lazy-require.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Importing Modules Lazily:<span class="mywbr"> </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%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._begin%29%29" class="tocsublink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">begin</span></span></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="#%28form._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._begin0%29%29" class="tocsublink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">begin0</span></span></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="#%28form._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._begin-for-syntax%29%29" class="tocsublink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">begin-<wbr></wbr>for-<wbr></wbr>syntax</span></span></a></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="maincolumn"><div class="main"><div class="navsettop"><span class="navleft"><form class="searchform"><input class="searchbox" style="color: #888;" type="text" value="...search manuals..." title="Enter a search string to search the manuals" onkeypress="return DoSearchKey(event, this, "6.7", "../");" onfocus="this.style.color="black"; this.style.textAlign="left"; if (this.value == "...search manuals...") this.value="";" onblur="if (this.value.match(/^ *$/)) { this.style.color="#888"; this.style.textAlign="center"; this.value="...search manuals..."; }"/></form> <a href="../index.html" title="up to the documentation top" data-pltdoc="x" onclick="return GotoPLTRoot("6.7");">top</a></span><span class="navright"> <a href="define.html" title="backward to "3.14 Definitions: define, define-syntax, ..."" data-pltdoc="x">← prev</a> <a href="syntax.html" title="up to "3 Syntactic Forms"" data-pltdoc="x">up</a> <a href="when_unless.html" title="forward to "3.16 Guarded Evaluation: when and unless"" data-pltdoc="x">next →</a></span> </div><h4 x-source-module="(lib "scribblings/reference/reference.scrbl")" x-source-pkg="racket-doc" x-part-tag=""begin"">3.15<tt> </tt><a name="(part._begin)"></a>Sequencing: <span class="RktSym"><a href="#%28form._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._begin%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">begin</a></span>, <span class="RktSym"><a href="#%28form._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._begin0%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">begin0</a></span>, and <span class="RktSym"><a href="#%28form._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._begin-for-syntax%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">begin-for-syntax</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="https://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.7/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=guide&rel=begin.html&version=6.7" class="Sq" data-pltdoc="x">Sequencing</a> in <a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.7/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=guide&rel=index.html&version=6.7" class="Sq" data-pltdoc="x"><span style="font-weight: bold">The Racket Guide</span></a> introduces <span class="RktSym"><a href="#%28form._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._begin%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">begin</a></span> and <span class="RktSym"><a href="#%28form._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._begin0%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">begin0</a></span>.</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><a name="(form._((quote._~23~25kernel)._begin))"></a><span title="Provided from: racket/base, racket | Package: base"><span class="RktSym"><a href="#%28form._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._begin%29%29" class="RktStxDef RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">begin</a></span></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVar">form</span><span class="hspace"> </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%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._begin%29%29" class="RktStxDef RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">begin</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVar">expr</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktMeta"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.7/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=syntax&rel=stxparse-patterns.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._syntax%252Fparse..rkt%2529._......%252B%2529%2529&version=6.7" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">...+</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="SIntrapara">The first form applies when <span class="RktSym"><a href="#%28form._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._begin%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">begin</a></span> appears at the top level,
at module level, or in an internal-definition position (before any
expression in the internal-definition sequence). In that case, the
<span class="RktSym"><a href="#%28form._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._begin%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">begin</a></span> form is equivalent to splicing the <span class="RktVar">form</span>s into
the enclosing context.</div></p><p>The second form applies for <span class="RktSym"><a href="#%28form._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._begin%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">begin</a></span> in an expression position.
In that case, the <span class="RktVar">expr</span>s are evaluated in order, and the
results are ignored for all but the last <span class="RktVar">expr</span>. The last
<span class="RktVar">expr</span> is in tail position with respect to the <span class="RktSym"><a href="#%28form._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._begin%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">begin</a></span>
form.</p><p><div class="SIntrapara">Examples:</div><div class="SIntrapara"><blockquote class="SCodeFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><span class="stt">> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="#%28form._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._begin%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">begin</a></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="define.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._define%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">define</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">x</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">10</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">x</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">10</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><span class="stt">> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="generic-numbers.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._%2B%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">+</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="#%28form._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._begin%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">begin</a></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Writing.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._printf%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">printf</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">"hi\n"</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">2</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktOut">hi</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">3</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><span class="stt">> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="let.html#%28form._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._let-values%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">let-values</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktPn">[</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">x</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">y</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="#%28form._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._begin%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">begin</a></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="values.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._values%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">values</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">2</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">3</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="values.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._values%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">values</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">2</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">]</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="pairs.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._list%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">list</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">x</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">y</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">'(1 2)</span></p></td></tr></table></blockquote></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._((quote._~23~25kernel)._begin0))"></a><span title="Provided from: racket/base, racket | Package: base"><span class="RktSym"><a href="#%28form._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._begin0%29%29" class="RktStxDef RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">begin0</a></span></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVar">expr</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktMeta"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.7/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=syntax&rel=stxparse-patterns.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._syntax%252Fparse..rkt%2529._......%252B%2529%2529&version=6.7" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">...+</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span></p></blockquote></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="SIntrapara">Evaluates the first <span class="RktVar">expr</span>, then evaluates the other <span class="RktSym">exprs</span>s
in order, ignoring their results. The results of the first <span class="RktVar">expr</span>
are the results of the <span class="RktSym"><a href="#%28form._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._begin0%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">begin0</a></span> form; the first <span class="RktVar">expr</span> is
in tail position only if no other <span class="RktVar">expr</span>s are present.</div></p><p><div class="SIntrapara">Example:</div><div class="SIntrapara"><blockquote class="SCodeFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><span class="stt">> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="#%28form._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._begin0%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">begin0</a></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="values.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._values%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">values</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">2</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="Writing.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._printf%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">printf</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">"hi\n"</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktOut">hi</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">1</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">2</span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></blockquote></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._((quote._~23~25kernel)._begin-for-syntax))"></a><span title="Provided from: racket/base, racket | Package: base"><span class="RktSym"><a href="#%28form._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._begin-for-syntax%29%29" class="RktStxDef RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">begin-for-syntax</a></span></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVar">form</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktMeta">...</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></p></blockquote></td></tr></table></blockquote></div><div class="SIntrapara">Allowed only in a <a href="syntax-model.html#%28tech._top._level._context%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">top-level context</span></a> or <a href="syntax-model.html#%28tech._module._context%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">module context</span></a>,
shifts the <a href="syntax-model.html#%28tech._phase._level%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">phase level</span></a> of each <span class="RktVar">form</span> by one:</div></p><ul><li><p>expressions reference bindings at a <a href="syntax-model.html#%28tech._phase._level%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">phase level</span></a> one
greater than in the context of the <span class="RktSym"><a href="#%28form._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._begin-for-syntax%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">begin-for-syntax</a></span>
form;</p></li><li><p><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="RktSym"><a href="define.html#%28form._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._define-values%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">define-values</a></span>,
<span class="RktSym"><a href="define.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._define-syntax%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">define-syntax</a></span>, and <span class="RktSym"><a href="define.html#%28form._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._define-syntaxes%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">define-syntaxes</a></span> forms bind
at a <a href="syntax-model.html#%28tech._phase._level%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">phase level</span></a> one greater than in the context of the
<span class="RktSym"><a href="#%28form._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._begin-for-syntax%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">begin-for-syntax</a></span> form;</p></li><li><p>in <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> and <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> forms, the default
<a href="syntax-model.html#%28tech._phase._level%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">phase level</span></a> is greater, which is roughly like wrapping
the content of the <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> form with
<span class="RktSym"><a href="require.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fbase..rkt%29._for-syntax%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">for-syntax</a></span>;</p></li><li><p>expression form <span class="RktVar">expr</span>: converted to
<span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="define.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fdefine..rkt%29._define-values-for-syntax%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">define-values-for-syntax</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="#%28form._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._begin%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">begin</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktVar">expr</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="values.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._values%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">values</a></span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span>, which
effectively evaluates the expression at expansion time and, in
the case of a <a href="syntax-model.html#%28tech._module._context%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">module context</span></a>, preserves the expression
for future <a href="syntax-model.html#%28tech._visit%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">visit</span></a>s of the module.</p></li></ul><p>See also <span class="RktSym"><a href="module.html#%28form._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._module%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">module</a></span> for information about expansion order and
partial expansion for <span class="RktSym"><a href="#%28form._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._begin-for-syntax%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">begin-for-syntax</a></span> within a module
context. Evaluation of an <span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.7/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=syntax&rel=Library_Syntax_Classes_and_Literal_Sets.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._syntax%252Fparse..rkt%2529._expr%2529%2529&version=6.7" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">expr</a></span> within
<span class="RktSym"><a href="#%28form._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._begin-for-syntax%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">begin-for-syntax</a></span> is <span class="RktSym"><a href="parameters.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fmore-scheme..rkt%29._parameterize%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">parameterize</a></span>d to set
<span class="RktSym"><a href="Namespaces.html#%28def._%28%28quote._~23~25kernel%29._current-namespace%29%29" class="RktValLink" data-pltdoc="x">current-namespace</a></span> as in <span class="RktSym"><a href="let.html#%28form._%28%28lib._racket%2Fprivate%2Fletstx-scheme..rkt%29._let-syntax%29%29" class="RktStxLink" data-pltdoc="x">let-syntax</a></span>.</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, "6.7", "../");" onfocus="this.style.color="black"; this.style.textAlign="left"; if (this.value == "...search manuals...") this.value="";" onblur="if (this.value.match(/^ *$/)) { this.style.color="#888"; this.style.textAlign="center"; this.value="...search manuals..."; }"/></form> <a href="../index.html" title="up to the documentation top" data-pltdoc="x" onclick="return GotoPLTRoot("6.7");">top</a></span><span class="navright"> <a href="define.html" title="backward to "3.14 Definitions: define, define-syntax, ..."" data-pltdoc="x">← prev</a> <a href="syntax.html" title="up to "3 Syntactic Forms"" data-pltdoc="x">up</a> <a href="when_unless.html" title="forward to "3.16 Guarded Evaluation: when and unless"" data-pltdoc="x">next →</a></span> </div></div></div><div id="contextindicator"> </div></body></html>
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