2.24 Blocks: block

The bindings documented in this section are provided by the racket/block library, not racket/base or racket.

(block defn-or-expr ...)

Supports a mixture of expressions and mutually recursive definitions, as in a module body. Unlike an internal-definition context, the last defn-or-expr need not be an expression.

The result of the block form is the result of the last defn-or-expr if it is an expression, #<void> otherwise. If no defn-or-expr is provided (after flattening begin forms), the result is #<void>.

The final defn-or-expr is executed in tail position, if it is an expression.

Examples:
  > (define (f x)
      (block
        (define y (add1 x))
        (displayln y)
        (define z (* 2 y))
        (+ 3 z)))
  > (f 12)
  13
  29

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2.1	Modules: module, ...
2.2	Importing and Exporting: require and provide
2.3	Literals: quote and #%datum
2.4	Expression Wrapper: #%expression
2.5	Variable References and #%top
2.6	Locations: #%variable-reference
2.7	Procedure Applications and #%app
2.8	Procedure Expressions: lambda and case-lambda
2.9	Local Binding: let, let*, letrec, ...
2.10	Local Definitions: local
2.11	Constructing Graphs: shared
2.12	Conditionals: if, cond, and, and or
2.13	Dispatch: case
2.14	Definitions: define, define-syntax, ...
2.15	Sequencing: begin, begin0, and begin-for-syntax
2.16	Guarded Evaluation: when and unless
2.17	Assignment: set! and set!-values
2.18	Iterations and Comprehensions: for, for/ list, ...
2.19	Continuation Marks: with-continuation-mark
2.20	Quasiquoting: quasiquote, unquote, and unquote-splicing
2.21	Syntax Quoting: quote-syntax
2.22	Interaction Wrapper: #%top-interaction
2.23	Limiting Scope: define-package, open-package, ...
2.24	Blocks: block
2.25	Internal-Definition Limiting: #%stratified-body