13 Legacy Forms

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13 Legacy Forms

The following forms are provided by Typed Racket for backwards compatibility.

syntax
(lambda: formals maybe-ret . body)

maybe-ret =
| : type

formals = ([v : t] ...)
| ([v : t] ... v : t *)
| ([v : t] ... v : t ooo bound)

A function of the formal arguments v, where each formal argument has the associated type. If a rest argument is present, then it has type (Listof t).

syntax
(λ: formals maybe-ret . body)

An alias for the same form using lambda:.

syntax
(plambda: (a ...) formals maybe-ret . body)
(plambda: (a ... b ooo) formals maybe-ret . body)

A polymorphic function, abstracted over the type variables a. The type variables a are bound in both the types of the formal, and in any type expressions in the body.

syntax
(opt-lambda: formals maybe-ret . body)

formals = ([v : t] ... [v : t default] ...)
| ([v : t] ... [v : t default] ... v : t *)
| ([v : t] ... [v : t default] ... v : t ooo bound)

A function with optional arguments.

syntax
(popt-lambda: (a ...) formals maybe-ret . body)
(popt-lambda: (a ... a ooo) formals maybe-ret . body)

A polymorphic function with optional arguments.

syntax
case-lambda:

An alias for case-lambda.

syntax
(pcase-lambda: (a ...) [formals body] ...)
(pcase-lambda: (a ... b ooo) [formals body] ...)

A polymorphic function of multiple arities.

syntax
(let: ([v : t e] ...) . body)
(let: loop : t0 ([v : t e] ...) . body)

Local bindings, like let, each with associated types. In the second form, t0 is the type of the result of loop (and thus the result of the entire expression as well as the final expression in body). Type annotations are optional.

Examples:

> (: filter-even : (Listof Natural) (Listof Natural) -> (Listof Natural))
> (define (filter-even lst accum)
    (if (null? lst)
        accum
        (let: ([first : Natural (car lst)]
               [rest  : (Listof Natural) (cdr lst)])
              (if (even? first)
                  (filter-even rest (cons first accum))
                  (filter-even rest accum)))))
> (filter-even (list 1 2 3 4 5 6) null)
- : (Listof Nonnegative-Integer)
'(6 4 2)

Examples:

> (: filter-even-loop : (Listof Natural) -> (Listof Natural))
> (define (filter-even-loop lst)
    (let: loop : (Listof Natural)
          ([accum : (Listof Natural) null]
           [lst   : (Listof Natural) lst])
          (cond
            [(null? lst)       accum]
            [(even? (car lst)) (loop (cons (car lst) accum) (cdr lst))]
            [else              (loop accum (cdr lst))])))
> (filter-even-loop (list 1 2 3 4))
- : (Listof Nonnegative-Integer)
'(4 2)

syntax
(plet: (a ...) ([v : t e] ...) : t0 . body)

A polymorphic version of let:, abstracted over the type variables a. The type variables a are bound in both the types of the formal, and in any type expressions in the body. Does not support the looping form of let.

syntax
(letrec: ([v : t e] ...) . body)
syntax
(let*: ([v : t e] ...) . body)
syntax
(let-values: ([([v : t] ...) e] ...) . body)
syntax
(letrec-values: ([([v : t] ...) e] ...) . body)
syntax
(let*-values: ([([v : t] ...) e] ...) . body)

Type-annotated versions of letrec, let*, let-values, letrec-values, and let*-values. As with let:, type annotations are optional.

syntax
(let/cc: v : t . body)
syntax
(let/ec: v : t . body)

Type-annotated versions of let/cc and let/ec. As with let:, the type annotation is optional.

syntax
(define: v : t e)
(define: (a ...) v : t e)
(define: (a ... a ooo) v : t e)
(define: (f . formals) : t . body)
(define: (a ...) (f . formals) : t . body)
(define: (a ... a ooo) (f . formals) : t . body)

These forms define variables, with annotated types. The first form defines v with type t and value e. The second form does the same, but allows the specification of type variables. The third allows for polydotted variables. The fourth, fifth, and sixth forms define a function f with appropriate types. In most cases, use of : is preferred to use of define:.

Examples:

> (define: foo : Integer 10)
> (define: (A) mt-seq : (Sequenceof A) empty-sequence)
> (define: (add [first : Integer]
                [rest  : Integer]) : Integer
    (+ first rest))
> (define: (A) (poly-app [func : (A A -> A)]
                         [first : A]
                         [rest  : A]) : A
    (func first rest))

syntax
(define-struct/exec name-spec ([f : t] ...) [e : proc-t] maybe-type-name)

name-spec = name-id
| (name-id parent)

maybe-type-name =
| #:type-name type-id

Equivalent to using define-struct to define a structure with the property prop:procedure supplied with the procedure e of type proc-t.

Changed in version 1.13 of package typed-racket-lib: Deprecated

Changed in version 1.4 of package typed-racket-lib: Added the #:type-name option.

syntax
struct:

An alias for struct.

syntax
define-struct:

An alias for define-struct.

syntax
define-struct/exec:

An alias for define-struct/exec.

syntax
for:

An alias for for.

syntax
for*/and:
syntax
for*/first:
syntax
for*/flvector:
syntax
for*/extflvector:
syntax
for*/fold:
syntax
for*/foldr:
syntax
for*/hash:
syntax
for*/hasheq:
syntax
for*/hasheqv:
syntax
for*/hashalw:
syntax
for*/last:
syntax
for*/list:
syntax
for*/lists:
syntax
for*/set:
syntax
for*/or:
syntax
for*/product:
syntax
for*/sum:
syntax
for*/vector:
syntax
for*:
syntax
for/and:
syntax
for/first:
syntax
for/flvector:
syntax
for/extflvector:
syntax
for/fold:
syntax
for/foldr:
syntax
for/hash:
syntax
for/hasheq:
syntax
for/hasheqv:
syntax
for/hashalw:
syntax
for/last:
syntax
for/list:
syntax
for/lists:
syntax
for/set:
syntax
for/or:
syntax
for/product:
syntax
for/sum:
syntax
for/vector:

Aliases for the same iteration forms without a :.

Changed in version 1.12 of package typed-racket-lib: Added for/foldr: and for*/foldr:.

syntax
do:

An alias for do.

syntax
define-type-alias

Equivalent to define-type.

syntax
define-typed-struct

Equivalent to define-struct:

syntax
require/opaque-type

Similar to using the opaque keyword with require/typed.

syntax
require-typed-struct

Similar to using the struct keyword with require/typed.

syntax
require-typed-struct/provide

Similar to require-typed-struct, but also provides the imported identifiers.

syntax
pdefine:

Defines a polymorphic function.

syntax
(pred t)

Equivalent to (Any -> Boolean : t).

type constructor
Un

An alias for U.

syntax
mu

An alias for Rec.

type constructor
Tuple

An alias for List.

type constructor
Parameter

An alias for Parameterof.

type constructor
Pair

An alias for Pairof.

type constructor
values

An alias for Values.

1	Type Reference
2	Special Form Reference
3	Libraries Provided With Typed Racket
4	Typed Classes
5	Typed Units
6	Utilities
7	Exploring Types
8	Deep, Shallow, and Optional Semantics
9	Typed Racket Syntax Without Type Checking
10	Typed Regions
11	Optimization in Typed Racket
12	Unsafe Typed Racket operations
13	Legacy Forms
14	Compatibility Languages
15	Experimental Features
	Bibliography
	Index