► |  | Reference: PLT Scheme

1 | Language Model
2 | Syntactic Forms
3 | Datatypes
4 | Structures
5 | Classes and Objects
6 | Units
7 | Contracts
8 | Pattern Matching
9 | Control Flow
10 | Concurrency
11 | Macros
12 | Input and Output
13 | Reflection and Security
14 | Operating System
15 | Memory Management
16 | Unsafe Operations
17 | Running PLT Scheme
| Bibliography
| Index

▼ | 2 | Syntactic Forms

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 | Flattening Syntactic Sequences: nest

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#### 2.16`` Guarded Evaluation: when and unless

> > > Effects If...: when and unless in Guide: PLT Scheme introduces when and unless.

(when test-expr expr ...)

Evaluates the text-expr. If the result is #f, then the result of the when expression is #<void>. Otherwise, the exprs are evaluated, and the last expr is in tail position with respect to the when form.

Examples:

> (when (positive? -5)
(display "hi"))

> (when (positive? 5)
(display "hi")
(display " there"))

hi there

(unless test-expr expr ...)

Equivalent to (when (not test-expr) expr ...).

Examples:

> (unless (positive? 5)
(display "hi"))

> (unless (positive? -5)
(display "hi")
(display " there"))

hi there

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