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<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=0.8"/><title>4.11 Quasiquoting: quasiquote and lsquo</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../scribble.css" title="default"/><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../racket.css" title="default"/><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="icons.css" title="default"/><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../manual-style.css" title="default"/><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../manual-racket.css" title="default"/><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../manual-racket.css" title="default"/><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../doc-site.css" title="default"/><script type="text/javascript" src="../scribble-common.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="../manual-racket.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="../manual-racket.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="../doc-site.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="../local-redirect/local-redirect.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="../local-redirect/local-user-redirect.js"></script><!--[if IE 6]><style type="text/css">.SIEHidden { overflow: hidden; }</style><![endif]--></head><body id="doc-racket-lang-org"><div class="tocset"><div class="tocview"><div class="tocviewlist tocviewlisttopspace"><div class="tocviewtitle"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td style="width: 1em;"><a href="javascript:void(0);" title="Expand/Collapse" class="tocviewtoggle" onclick="TocviewToggle(this,"tocview_0");">►</a></td><td></td><td><a href="index.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">The Racket Guide</a></td></tr></table></div><div class="tocviewsublisttop" style="display: none;" id="tocview_0"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td align="right">1 </td><td><a href="intro.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Welcome to Racket</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">2 </td><td><a href="to-scheme.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Racket Essentials</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">3 </td><td><a href="datatypes.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Built-<wbr></wbr>In Datatypes</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">4 </td><td><a href="scheme-forms.html" class="tocviewselflink" data-pltdoc="x">Expressions and Definitions</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">5 </td><td><a href="define-struct.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Programmer-<wbr></wbr>Defined Datatypes</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">6 </td><td><a href="modules.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Modules</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">7 </td><td><a href="contracts.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Contracts</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">8 </td><td><a href="i_o.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Input and Output</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">9 </td><td><a href="regexp.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Regular Expressions</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">10 </td><td><a href="control.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Exceptions and Control</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">11 </td><td><a href="for.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Iterations and Comprehensions</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">12 </td><td><a href="match.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Pattern Matching</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">13 </td><td><a href="classes.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Classes and Objects</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">14 </td><td><a href="units.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Units</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">15 </td><td><a href="reflection.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Reflection and Dynamic Evaluation</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">16 </td><td><a href="macros.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Macros</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">17 </td><td><a href="languages.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Creating Languages</a>
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that appears within the <span class="RktVar">datum</span>, the <span class="RktVar">expr</span> is
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evaluated to produce a value that takes the place of the
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<span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=quasiquote.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._unquote%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">unquote</a></span> sub-form.</p><p><div class="SIntrapara">Example:</div><div class="SIntrapara"><blockquote class="SCodeFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><span class="stt">> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=quasiquote.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fletstx-scheme..rkt%2529._quasiquote%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">quasiquote</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">2</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=quasiquote.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._unquote%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">unquote</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=generic-numbers.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._%252B%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">+</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="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=quasiquote.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._unquote%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">unquote</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=generic-numbers.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._-%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="nobreak">-</span></a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">5</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">'(1 2 3 4)</span></p></td></tr></table></blockquote></div></p><p>This form can be used to write functions that build lists according to
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certain patterns.</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="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=define.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fbase..rkt%2529._define%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">define</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">deep</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">n</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="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=if.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fletstx-scheme..rkt%2529._cond%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">cond</a></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">[</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=number-types.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._zero%7E3f%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">zero?</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">n</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">0</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="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=if.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fletstx-scheme..rkt%2529._else%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">else</a></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=quasiquote.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fletstx-scheme..rkt%2529._quasiquote%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">quasiquote</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=quasiquote.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._unquote%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">unquote</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">n</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=quasiquote.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._unquote%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">unquote</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">deep</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=generic-numbers.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._-%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="nobreak">-</span></a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">n</span><span class=
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you should be using a <a href="macros.html" data-pltdoc="x">macro</a> to do this
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(the 10th time being when you’re working through
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a textbook like <a href="https://www.cs.brown.edu/~sk/Publications/Books/ProgLangs/">PLAI</a>).)</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="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=define.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fbase..rkt%2529._define%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">define</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">build-exp</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">n</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">add-lets</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">n</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">make-sum</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">n</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr></table></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="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=define.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fbase..rkt%2529._define%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">define</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">add-lets</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">n</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">body</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="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=if.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fletstx-scheme..rkt%2529._cond%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">cond</a></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">[</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=number-types.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._zero%7E3f%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">zero?</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">n</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">body</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="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=if.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fletstx-scheme..rkt%2529._else%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">else</a></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=quasiquote.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fletstx-scheme..rkt%2529._quasiquote%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">quasiquote</a></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="hspace"> &nbs
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its <span class="RktVar">expr</span> must produce a list, and the
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<span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=quasiquote.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._unquote-splicing%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">unquote-splicing</a></span> form must appear in a context that produces
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either a list or a vector. As the name suggests, the resulting list
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is spliced into the context of its use.</p><p><div class="SIntrapara">Example:</div><div class="SIntrapara"><blockquote class="SCodeFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><span class="stt">> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=quasiquote.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fletstx-scheme..rkt%2529._quasiquote%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">quasiquote</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">2</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=quasiquote.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._unquote-splicing%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">unquote-splicing</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=pairs.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._list%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">list</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=generic-numbers.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._%252B%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">+</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="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=generic-numbers.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._-%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="nobreak">-</span></a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">5</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">5</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">'(1 2 3 4 5)</span></p></td></tr></table></blockquote></div></p><p>Using splicing we can revise the construction of our example expressions above
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to have just a single <span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=let.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fletstx-scheme..rkt%2529._let%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">let</a></span> expression and a single <span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=generic-numbers.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._%252B%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">+</a></span> expression.</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="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=define.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fbase..rkt%2529._define%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">define</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">build-exp</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">n</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">add-lets</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">n</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=quasiquote.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fletstx-scheme..rkt%2529._quasiquote%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">quasiquote</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=generic-numbers.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._%252B%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">+</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=quasiquote.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._unquote-splicing%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">unquote-splicing</a></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=pairs.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Flist..rkt%2529._build-list%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">build-list</a></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">n</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=lambda.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fbase..rkt%2529._%7Ece%7Ebb%2529%2529&
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<span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=quasiquote.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fletstx-scheme..rkt%2529._quasiquote%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">quasiquote</a></span> form, then the inner <span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=quasiquote.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fletstx-scheme..rkt%2529._quasiquote%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">quasiquote</a></span>
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effectively cancels one layer of <span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=quasiquote.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._unquote%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">unquote</a></span> and
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<span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=quasiquote.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._unquote-splicing%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">unquote-splicing</a></span> forms, so that a second <span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=quasiquote.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._unquote%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">unquote</a></span>
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or <span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=quasiquote.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._unquote-splicing%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">unquote-splicing</a></span> is needed.</p><p><div class="SIntrapara">Examples:</div><div class="SIntrapara"><blockquote class="SCodeFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><span class="stt">> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=quasiquote.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fletstx-scheme..rkt%2529._quasiquote%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">quasiquote</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">2</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=quasiquote.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fletstx-scheme..rkt%2529._quasiquote%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">quasiquote</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=quasiquote.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._unquote%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">unquote</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=generic-numbers.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._%252B%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">+</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><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">'(1 2 (quasiquote (unquote (+ 1 2))))</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=quasiquote.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fletstx-scheme..rkt%2529._quasiquote%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">quasiquote</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">2</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=quasiquote.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fletstx-scheme..rkt%2529._quasiquote%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">quasiquote</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=quasiquote.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._unquote%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">unquote</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=quasiquote.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._unquote%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">unquote</a></span><span class="hspace">
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shorthand form of <span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=quasiquote.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fletstx-scheme..rkt%2529._quasiquote%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">quasiquote</a></span> and <span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=quasiquote.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._unquote%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">unquote</a></span> will be
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used: <span class="RktInBG"><span class="hspace"></span><span class="RktIn">`</span><span class="hspace"></span></span> (i.e., a backquote) and <span class="RktInBG"><span class="hspace"></span><span class="RktIn">,</span><span class="hspace"></span></span> (i.e., a comma).
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The same shorthands can be used in expressions:</p><p><div class="SIntrapara">Example:</div><div class="SIntrapara"><blockquote class="SCodeFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><span class="stt">> </span><span class="RktVal">`</span><span class="RktVal">(</span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">2</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">`</span><span class="RktVal">(</span><span class="RktVal">,</span><span class="RktVal">(</span><span class="RktVal">+</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">2</span><span class="RktVal">)</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">,</span><span class="RktRdr">,</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=generic-numbers.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._-%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="nobreak">-</span></a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">5</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktVal">)</span><span class="RktVal">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">'(1 2 `(,(+ 1 2) ,4))</span></p></td></tr></table></blockquote></div></p><p>The shorthand form of <span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=quasiquote.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._unquote-splicing%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">unquote-splicing</a></span> is <span class="RktInBG"><span class="hspace"></span><span class="RktIn">,@</span><span class="hspace"></span></span>:</p><p><div class="SIntrapara">Example:</div><div class="SIntrapara"><blockquote class="SCodeFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><span class="stt">> </span><span class="RktVal">`</span><span class="RktVal">(</span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">2</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktRdr">,@</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=pairs.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._list%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">list</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=generic-numbers.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._%252B%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">+</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="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=generic-numbers.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._-%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="nobreak">-</span></a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">5</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktVal">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">'(1 2 3 4)</span></p></td></tr></table></blockquote></div></p><div class="navsetbottom"><span class="navleft"><form class="searchform"><input class="searchbox" id="searchbox" type="text" tabindex="1" placeholder="...search manuals..." title="Enter a search string to search the manuals" onkeypress="return DoSearchKey(event, this, &qu
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