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class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">parameterize</span></span></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_2");">►</a></td><td>4.4 </td><td><a href="lambda.html" class="tocviewselflink" data-pltdoc="x">Functions:<span class="mywbr"> </span> <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">lambda</span></span></a></td></tr></table><div class="tocviewsublistbottom" style="display: none;" id="tocview_2"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td align="right">4.4.1 </td><td><a href="lambda.html#%28part._rest-args%29" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Declaring a Rest Argument</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">4.4.2 </td><td><a href="lambda.html#%28part._.Declaring_.Optional_.Arguments%29" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Declaring Optional Arguments</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">4.4.3 </td><td><a href="lambda.html#%28part._lambda-keywords%29" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Declaring Keyword Arguments</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">4.4.4 </td><td><a href="lambda.html#%28part._case-lambda%29" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Arity-<wbr></wbr>Sensitive Functions:<span class="mywbr"> </span> <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">case-<wbr></wbr>lambda</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><span class="tocsublinknumber">4.4.1<tt> </tt></span><a href="lambda.html#%28part._rest-args%29" class="tocsubseclink" data-pltdoc="x">Declaring a Rest Argument</a></td></tr><tr><td><span class="tocsublinknumber">4.4.2<tt> </tt></span><a href="lambda.html#%28part._.Declaring_.Optional_.Arguments%29" class="tocsubseclink" data-pltdoc="x">Declaring Optional Arguments</a></td></tr><tr><td><span class="tocsublinknumber">4.4.3<tt> </tt></span><a href="lambda.html#%28part._lambda-keywords%29" class="tocsubseclink" data-pltdoc="x">Declaring Keyword Arguments</a></td></tr><tr><td><span class="tocsublinknumber">4.4.4<tt> </tt></span><a href="lambda.html#%28part._case-lambda%29" class="tocsubseclink" data-pltdoc="x">Arity-<wbr></wbr>Sensitive Functions:<span class="mywbr"> </span> <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">case-<wbr></wbr>lambda</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" id="searchbox" type="text" tabindex="1" placeholder="...search manuals..." title="Enter a search string to search the manuals" onkeypress="return DoSearchKey(event, this, "8.6", "../");"/></form> <a href="https://docs.racket-lang.org/index.html" title="up to the documentation top" data-pltdoc="x" onclick="return GotoPLTRoot("8.6");">top</a><span class="tocsettoggle"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" title="show/hide table of contents" onclick="TocsetToggle();">contents</a></span></span><span class="navright"> <a href="application.html" title="backward to "4.3 Function Calls (Procedure Applications)"" data-pltdoc="x">← prev</a> <a href="scheme-forms.html" title="up to "4 Expressions and Definitions"" data-pltdoc="x">up</a> <a href="define.html" title="forward to "4.5 Definitions: define"" data-pltdoc="x">next →</a></span> </div><h4 x-source-module="(lib "scribblings/guide/guide.scrbl")" x-source-pkg="racket-doc" x-part-tag=""lambda"">4.4<tt> </tt><a name="(part._lambda)"></a>Functions (Procedures): <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._lambda%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">lambda</a></span></h4><p>A <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._lambda%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">lambda</a></span> expression creates a function. In the simplest
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case, a <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._lambda%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">lambda</a></span> expression has the form</p><blockquote class="leftindent"><blockquote class="SVInsetFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="boxed RBoxed"><tr><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><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._lambda%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">lambda</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktVar">arg-id</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktMeta">...</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVar">body</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktMeta">...+</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></blockquote></blockquote><p>A <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._lambda%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">lambda</a></span> form with <span style="font-style: italic">n</span> <span class="RktVar">arg-id</span>s accepts
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<span style="font-style: italic">n</span> arguments:</p><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="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._lambda%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">lambda</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">x</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">x</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">1</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="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._lambda%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">lambda</a></span><span class="hspace"> </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="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="RktSym">x</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">y</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </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></table></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="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._lambda%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">lambda</a></span><span class="hspace"> </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="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="RktSym">x</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">y</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktErr">arity mismatch;</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktErr"></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktErr">the expected number of arguments does not match the given</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktErr">number</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktErr"></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktErr">expected: 2</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktErr"></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktErr">given: 1</span></p></td></tr></table></blockquote><h5 x-source-module="(lib "scribblings/guide/guide.scrbl")" x-source-pkg="racket-doc" x-part-tag=""rest-args"">4.4.1<tt> </tt><a name="(part._rest-args)"></a>Declaring a Rest Argument</h5><p>A <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._lambda%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">lambda</a></span> expression can also have the form</p><blockquote class="leftindent"><blockquote class="SVInsetFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="boxed RBoxed"><tr><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><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._lambda%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">lambda</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVar">rest-id</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVar">body</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktMeta">...+</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></blockquote></blockquote><p>That is, a <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._lambda%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">lambda</a></span> expression can have a single
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<span class="RktVar">rest-id</span> that is not surrounded by parentheses. The resulting
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into a list bound to <span class="RktVar">rest-id</span>.</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="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._lambda%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">lambda</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">x</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">x</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </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></table></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">'(1 2 3)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">> </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=lambda.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fbase..rkt%2529._lambda%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">lambda</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">x</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">x</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">'()</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="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._lambda%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">lambda</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">x</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._car%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">car</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">x</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </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></table></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">1</span></p></td></tr></table></blockquote></div></p><p>Functions with a <span class="RktVar">rest-id</span> often use <span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=procedures.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fbase..rkt%2529._apply%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">apply</a></span> to call
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another function that accepts any number of arguments.</p><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="application.html#%28part._apply%29" data-pltdoc="x">The <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktValLink">apply</span></span> Function</a> describes <span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=procedures.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fbase..rkt%2529._apply%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">apply</a></span>.</p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><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="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="RktSym">max-mag</span></td></tr><tr><td><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._lambda%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">lambda</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">nums</span></td></tr><tr><td><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=procedures.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fbase..rkt%2529._apply%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">apply</a></span><span class="hspace"> </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._max%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">max</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%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fmap..rkt%2529._map%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">map</a></span><span class="hspace"> </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._magnitude%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">magnitude</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">nums</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr></table></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=generic-numbers.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._max%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">max</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal"><span class="nobreak">-2</span></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">0</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">1</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">max-mag</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal"><span class="nobreak">-2</span></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">0</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">2</span></p></td></tr></table></blockquote></div></p><p>The <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._lambda%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">lambda</a></span> form also supports required arguments combined
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with a <span class="RktVar">rest-id</span>:</p><blockquote class="leftindent"><blockquote class="SVInsetFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="boxed RBoxed"><tr><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><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._lambda%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">lambda</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktVar">arg-id</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktMeta">...+</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">. </span><span class="RktVar">rest-id</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVar">body</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktMeta">...+</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></blockquote></blockquote><p>The result of this form is a function that requires at least as many
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arguments as <span class="RktVar">arg-id</span>s, and also accepts any number of
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additional arguments.</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="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="RktSym">max-mag</span></td></tr><tr><td><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._lambda%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">lambda</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">num</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">. </span><span class="RktSym">nums</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><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=procedures.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fbase..rkt%2529._apply%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">apply</a></span><span class="hspace"> </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._max%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">max</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%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fmap..rkt%2529._map%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">map</a></span><span class="hspace"> </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._magnitude%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">magnitude</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._cons%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">cons</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">num</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">nums</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> </td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">max-mag</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">1</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal"><span class="nobreak">-2</span></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">0</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">2</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">max-mag</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktErr">max-mag: arity mismatch;</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktErr"></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktErr">the expected number of arguments does not match the given</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktErr">number</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktErr"></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktErr">expected: at least 1</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktErr"></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktErr">given: 0</span></p></td></tr></table></blockquote></div></p><p>A <span class="RktVar">rest-id</span> variable is sometimes called a <a name="(tech._rest._argument)"></a><span style="font-style: italic">rest
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argument</span>, because it accepts the “rest” of the function arguments.</p><h5 x-source-module="(lib "scribblings/guide/guide.scrbl")" x-source-pkg="racket-doc" x-part-tag=""Declaring_Optional_Arguments"">4.4.2<tt> </tt><a name="(part._.Declaring_.Optional_.Arguments)"></a>Declaring Optional Arguments</h5><p>Instead of just an identifier, an argument (other than a rest
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argument) in a <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._lambda%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">lambda</a></span> form can be specified with an
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identifier and a default value:</p><blockquote class="leftindent"><blockquote class="SVInsetFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="boxed RBoxed"><tr><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><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._lambda%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">lambda</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVar">gen-formals</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVar">body</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktMeta">...+</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt"> </span></td></tr><tr><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="specgrammar"><tr><td align="right" valign="baseline"><span class="RktVar">gen-formals</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="center" valign="baseline">=</td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktVar">arg</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktMeta">...</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="center" valign="baseline">|</td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="RktVar">rest-id</span></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="center" valign="baseline">|</td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktVar">arg</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktMeta">...+</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">. </span><span class="RktVar">rest-id</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="center" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="baseline"><span class="RktVar">arg</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="center" valign="baseline">=</td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="RktVar">arg-id</span></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="center" valign="baseline">|</td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="RktPn">[</span><span class="RktVar">arg-id</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVar">default-expr</span><span class="RktPn">]</span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></blockquote></blockquote><p>An argument of the form <span class="RktPn">[</span><span class="RktSym">arg-id</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym">default-expr</span><span class="RktPn">]</span> is
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optional. When the argument is not supplied in an application,
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<span class="RktVar">default-expr</span> produces the default value. The
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<span class="RktVar">default-expr</span> can refer to any preceding <span class="RktVar">arg-id</span>,
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and every following <span class="RktVar">arg-id</span> must have a default as well.</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="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="RktSym">greet</span></td></tr><tr><td><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._lambda%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">lambda</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">given</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">[</span><span class="RktSym">surname</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">"Smith"</span><span class="RktPn">]</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><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=strings.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._string-append%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">string-append</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">"Hello, "</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">given</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">" "</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">surname</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">greet</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">"John"</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">"Hello, John Smith"</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">greet</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">"John"</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">"Doe"</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">"Hello, John Doe"</span></p></td></tr></table></blockquote></div></p><blockquote class="SCodeFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><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="RktSym">greet</span></td></tr><tr><td><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._lambda%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">lambda</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">given</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">[</span><span class="RktSym">surname</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%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._if%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">if</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=Equality.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._equal%7E3f%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">equal?</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">given</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">"John"</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">"Doe"</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">"Smith"</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">]</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><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=strings.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._string-append%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">string-append</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">"Hello, "</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">given</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">" "</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">surname</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><p> </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">greet</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">"John"</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">"Hello, John Doe"</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">greet</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">"Adam"</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">"Hello, Adam Smith"</span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></blockquote><h5 x-source-module="(lib "scribblings/guide/guide.scrbl")" x-source-pkg="racket-doc" x-part-tag=""lambda-keywords"">4.4.3<tt> </tt><a name="(part._lambda-keywords)"></a>Declaring Keyword Arguments</h5><p>A <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._lambda%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">lambda</a></span> form can declare an argument to be passed by
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keyword, instead of position. Keyword arguments can be mixed with
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by-position arguments, and default-value expressions can be supplied
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for either kind of argument:</p><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="application.html#%28part._keyword-args%29" data-pltdoc="x">Keyword Arguments</a> introduces function
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calls with keywords.</p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote class="leftindent"><blockquote class="SVInsetFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="boxed RBoxed"><tr><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><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._lambda%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">lambda</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVar">gen-formals</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVar">body</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktMeta">...+</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt"> </span></td></tr><tr><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="specgrammar"><tr><td align="right" valign="baseline"><span class="RktVar">gen-formals</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="center" valign="baseline">=</td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktVar">arg</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktMeta">...</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="center" valign="baseline">|</td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="RktVar">rest-id</span></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="center" valign="baseline">|</td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktVar">arg</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktMeta">...+</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">. </span><span class="RktVar">rest-id</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="center" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="baseline"><span class="RktVar">arg</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="center" valign="baseline">=</td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="RktVar">arg-id</span></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="center" valign="baseline">|</td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="RktPn">[</span><span class="RktVar">arg-id</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVar">default-expr</span><span class="RktPn">]</span></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="center" valign="baseline">|</td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="RktVar">arg-keyword</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVar">arg-id</span></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="center" valign="baseline">|</td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="RktVar">arg-keyword</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">[</span><span class="RktVar">arg-id</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVar">default-expr</span><span class="RktPn">]</span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></blockquote></blockquote><p>An argument specified as <span class="RktVar">arg-keyword</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktVar">arg-id</span> is
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supplied by an application using the same <span class="RktVar">arg-keyword</span>. The
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position of the keyword–identifier pair in the argument list does not
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matter for matching with arguments in an application, because it will
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be matched to an argument value by keyword instead of by position.</p><blockquote class="SCodeFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><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="RktSym">greet</span></td></tr><tr><td><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._lambda%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">lambda</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">given</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">#:last</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">surname</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><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=strings.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._string-append%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">string-append</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">"Hello, "</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">given</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">" "</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">surname</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><p> </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">greet</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">"John"</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">#:last</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">"Smith"</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">"Hello, John Smith"</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">greet</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">#:last</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">"Doe"</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">"John"</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">"Hello, John Doe"</span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></blockquote><p>An <span class="RktVar">arg-keyword</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktPn">[</span><span class="RktVar">arg-id</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktVar">default-expr</span><span class="RktPn">]</span> argument
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specifies a keyword-based argument with a default value.</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="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="RktSym">greet</span></td></tr><tr><td><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._lambda%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">lambda</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktPn">#:hi</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">[</span><span class="RktSym">hi</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">"Hello"</span><span class="RktPn">]</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">given</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">#:last</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">[</span><span class="RktSym">surname</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">"Smith"</span><span class="RktPn">]</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><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=strings.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._string-append%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">string-append</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">hi</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">", "</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">given</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">" "</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">surname</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">greet</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">"John"</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">"Hello, John Smith"</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">greet</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">"Karl"</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">#:last</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">"Marx"</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">"Hello, Karl Marx"</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">greet</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">"John"</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">#:hi</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">"Howdy"</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">"Howdy, John Smith"</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">greet</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">"Karl"</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">#:last</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">"Marx"</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">#:hi</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">"Guten Tag"</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">"Guten Tag, Karl Marx"</span></p></td></tr></table></blockquote></div></p><p>The <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._lambda%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">lambda</a></span> form does not directly support the creation
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of a function that accepts “rest” keywords. To construct a
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function that accepts all keyword arguments, use
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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=procedures.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fbase..rkt%2529._make-keyword-procedure%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">make-keyword-procedure</a></span>. The function supplied to
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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=procedures.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fbase..rkt%2529._make-keyword-procedure%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">make-keyword-procedure</a></span> receives keyword arguments
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through parallel lists in the first two (by-position) arguments,
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and then all by-position arguments from an application as the
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remaining by-position arguments.</p><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="application.html#%28part._apply%29" data-pltdoc="x">The <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktValLink">apply</span></span> Function</a> introduces <span class="RktSym"><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=procedures.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fbase..rkt%2529._keyword-apply%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">keyword-apply</a></span>.</p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><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="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">trace-wrap</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">f</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><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=procedures.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fbase..rkt%2529._make-keyword-procedure%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">make-keyword-procedure</a></span></td></tr><tr><td><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._lambda%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">lambda</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">kws</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">kw-args</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">. </span><span class="RktSym">rest</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><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=Writing.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._printf%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">printf</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">"Called with ~s ~s ~s\n"</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">kws</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">kw-args</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">rest</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><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=procedures.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528lib._racket%252Fprivate%252Fbase..rkt%2529._keyword-apply%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">keyword-apply</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">f</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">kws</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">kw-args</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">rest</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">trace-wrap</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">greet</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">"John"</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">#:hi</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">"Howdy"</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktOut">Called with (#:hi) ("Howdy") ("John")</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">"Howdy, John Smith"</span></p></td></tr></table></blockquote></div></p><blockquote class="refpara"><blockquote class="refcolumn"><blockquote class="refcontent"><p><span class="imageleft"><img src="magnify.png" alt="+" width="24" height="24"/></span><a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=lambda.html&version=8.6" class="Sq" data-pltdoc="x">Procedure Expressions: <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">lambda</span></span> and <span class="RktSym"><span class="RktStxLink">case-lambda</span></span></a> in <a href="https://download.racket-lang.org/releases/8.6/doc/local-redirect/index.html?doc=reference&rel=index.html&version=8.6" class="Sq" data-pltdoc="x">The Racket Reference</a> provides more on function expressions.</p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><h5 x-source-module="(lib "scribblings/guide/guide.scrbl")" x-source-pkg="racket-doc" x-part-tag=""case-lambda"">4.4.4<tt> </tt><a name="(part._case-lambda)"></a>Arity-Sensitive Functions: <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%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._case-lambda%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">case-lambda</a></span></h5><p>The <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%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._case-lambda%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">case-lambda</a></span> form creates a function that can have
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completely different behaviors depending on the number of arguments
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that are supplied. A case-lambda expression has the form</p><blockquote class="leftindent"><blockquote class="SVInsetFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="boxed RBoxed"><tr><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><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%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._case-lambda%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">case-lambda</a></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">[</span><span class="RktVar">formals</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVar">body</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktMeta">...+</span><span class="RktPn">]</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktMeta">...</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt"> </span></td></tr><tr><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="specgrammar"><tr><td align="right" valign="baseline"><span class="RktVar">formals</span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="center" valign="baseline">=</td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktVar">arg-id</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktMeta">...</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="center" valign="baseline">|</td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="RktVar">rest-id</span></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="center" valign="baseline">|</td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="stt"> </span></td><td align="left" valign="baseline"><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktVar">arg-id</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktMeta">...+</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">. </span><span class="RktVar">rest-id</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></blockquote></blockquote><p>where each <span class="RktPn">[</span><span class="RktVar">formals</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktVar">body</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym">...+</span><span class="RktPn">]</span> is analogous to <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._lambda%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">lambda</a></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktVar">formals</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktVar">body</span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym">...+</span><span class="RktPn">)</span>. Applying a function produced by
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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=lambda.html%23%2528form._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._case-lambda%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">case-lambda</a></span> is like applying a <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._lambda%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">lambda</a></span> for the first
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case that matches the number of given arguments.</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="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="RktSym">greet</span></td></tr><tr><td><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%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._case-lambda%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">case-lambda</a></span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">[</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">name</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=strings.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._string-append%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">string-append</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">"Hello, "</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">name</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">]</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktPn">[</span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">given</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">surname</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=strings.html%23%2528def._%2528%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._string-append%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktValLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">string-append</a></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">"Hello, "</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">given</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">" "</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">surname</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">]</span><span class="RktPn">)</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">greet</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">"John"</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">"Hello, John"</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">greet</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">"John"</span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktVal">"Smith"</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktRes">"Hello, John Smith"</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span class="stt">> </span><span class="RktPn">(</span><span class="RktSym">greet</span><span class="RktPn">)</span></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktErr">greet: arity mismatch;</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktErr"></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktErr">the expected number of arguments does not match the given</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktErr">number</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span class="RktErr"></span><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktErr">given: 0</span></p></td></tr></table></blockquote></div></p><p>A <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%2528quote._%7E23%7E25kernel%2529._case-lambda%2529%2529&version=8.6" class="RktStxLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x">case-lambda</a></span> function cannot directly support optional or
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